Patents Examined by Hien Vo
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Patent number: 9218527Abstract: An example method for anomaly detection in streaming data includes applying statistical analysis to streaming data in a sliding window. The method also includes extracting a feature. The method also includes determining class assignment for the feature using class conditional probability densities and a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Choudur Lakshminarayan, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Jose C. Principe, Evan Kriminger
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Patent number: 9182221Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of positions on a surface of a measurement target object using information of light reflected from the measurement target object on which structured light is projected, a position of a light source of the structured light, and a position of a light reception unit configured to receive the reflected light and acquire the information of the reflected light, a calculation unit configured to acquire at least one of a position and a direction on the surface of the measurement target object based on the plurality of the positions, and a correction unit configured to correct at least one of the plurality of the positions based on information about an error in measurement for acquiring the plurality of the positions and at least one of the position and the direction on the surface of the measurement target object.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yusuke Nakazato, Shinji Uchiyama
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Patent number: 9157737Abstract: An altitude dead reckoning system using measurements of forward speed, a yaw angle rate and external altitude information in order to estimate an error in the acceleration due to an accelerometer bias; and an output converter configured to use the forward speed, yaw angel rate, acceleration and estimated accelerometer bias to calculate a change in altitude.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Trimble Navigation LimitedInventor: Peter Van Wyck Loomis
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Patent number: 9151687Abstract: A measuring apparatus for producing a sequence of measured values of a measured variable, which is a function of a first auxiliary measured variable and at least a second auxiliary measured variable.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Marc Schlachter, Romuald Girardey
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Patent number: 9146213Abstract: A method for matching a precursor ion with one or more related product ions includes providing input data sets obtained from sample injections, each of the data sets including a precursor ion and one or more product ions, normalizing the input data sets in accordance with a single retention time for the precursor ion, determining which product ions are within a predetermined retention time window with respect to the single retention time, and, if a product ion is within the predetermined retention time window for a specified number of the input data sets, determining that the product ion is related to the precursor having the single retention time. An apparatus for analyzing a sample includes a chromatography module, a mass-spectrometry module in communication with the chromatography module, and control unit in communication with the chromatography module and the mass-spectrometry module.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Waters Technologies CorporationInventors: Marc Victor Gorenstein, Scott J. Geromanos, Jeffrey Cruz Silva, Guo-Zhong Li
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Patent number: 9109902Abstract: A monitoring device with a pedometer preferably comprises an article, an optical sensor, an accelerometer, a short range wireless transceiver, and processor. The optical sensor preferably comprises a photodetector and a plurality of light emitting diodes. A sensor signal from the optical sensor is processed with a filtered accelerometer output signal from the accelerometer to generate a pedometer function.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Impact Sports Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Nikolai Rulkov, Mark Hunt, Donald Brady
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Patent number: 9112474Abstract: An RC filter that is tunable in terms of its cut-off frequency comprising a drop placed on one or more dielectric layers, a conducting layer underneath the dielectric layer, a nonconducting layer underneath the conducting layer, and an external resistor attached to the drop via an electrode, wherein the cut-off frequency of the filter is tuned by changing the shape or composition of the drop and methods of using the filter as a detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Daniel W. Armstrong, Yasith S. Nanayakkara, Hyejin Moon
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Patent number: 9097690Abstract: In a large-scale analyzing system arrangement with a multi-sample processing capability, connecting a plurality of analyzing systems each having a minimum analyzer configuration makes it difficult for each analyzing system to continue analysis while managing and sharing the consumables information required for measurement between the analyzers. Additionally, since the sample preprocessing and conveying system does not recognize operational states of the analyzing systems during the analysis, conveyance of the sample to an analyzing system unable to conduct the analysis is likely to occur, resulting in delays in reporting the test results on the sample. The internal operational status of a plurality of analyzing systems is collectively managed and samples are conveyed between the analyzing systems. If the analysis is determined not to be capable of being continued, the sample is temporarily placed in a stand-by condition and then the analysis, after returning to a restartable state, is automatically continued.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeru Yano, Atsushi Suzuki, Yasushi Aoki, Tatsuya Fukugaki
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Patent number: 9069927Abstract: A method of monitoring advanced separation and/or ion exchange processes through the collection of localized data. The data is manipulated to generate preconfigured performance, maintenance, quality assurance, quality control, regulatory, cost reports, performance graphing and historical trends. The data is collected from sensors located at an equipment site and transferred to a remote located by use of the Internet, further all data received and used for generation of reports is also accessible by Internet connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Hach CompanyInventor: Thomas D. Wolfe
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Patent number: 9055897Abstract: A method of measuring an otoacoustic emission (OAE) is provided. The method comprises generating a frequency OAE graph with N plot lines, by performing frequency sweeping on N signals having different levels, wherein N is a natural number of at least 2; and when there are plot lines that overlap each other in the frequency OAE graph, compensating values of the N plot lines of the frequency OAE graph in a predetermined frequency section including a frequency section where the plot lines overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yong-sun Choi
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Patent number: 9057894Abstract: A calibration system may be provided for calibrating displays in electronic devices during manufacturing. The calibration system may include calibration computing equipment and a test chamber having a light sensor. The calibration computing equipment may be configured to operate the light sensor and the display to gather display performance data. The calibration computing equipment may extract display performance statistics from the display performance data and adaptively select and perform display calibration sequences using the display performance statistics. The calibration computing equipment may be configured to determine whether or not to perform display calibration and whether or not to gather additional display performance data based on display performance statistics extracted during a preceding display calibration sequence. The calibration computing equipment may be configured to iteratively and adaptively perform display calibration sequences until a display is successfully calibrated.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gabriel Marcu, Jun Qi
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Patent number: 9048781Abstract: There is provided an abnormality diagnosis device including: a storage storing power generation output data representing a current and a voltage of electrical power generated by each of the subsystems according to sampling time; a correcting unit configured to correct, for each of the subsystems, at least the current out of the current and the voltage in the power generation output data to a current corresponding to a standard insolation condition to generate corrected data including a corrected current and either one of a corrected voltage or the voltage in the power generation output data; a gradient estimating unit configured to produce, for each of the subsystems, an approximation graph of the corrected data and calculate a gradient of the approximation graph; and an abnormality diagnosing unit determining a subsystem for which the gradient satisfies a first threshold to be a subsystem including an abnormal module.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Makoto Sato, Yoshiaki Hasegawa
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Patent number: 9043153Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to determine a volume of clearance surrounding a wellbore. A logging tool is provided. The logging tool may be disposed on a wireline, a drill string, or a wired drill pipe. A formation property is obtained using the logging tool. The formation property may include a voltage, a bulk resistivity, a horizontal resistivity, a vertical resistivity, a porosity, a permeability, a fluid saturation, an NMR relaxation time, a borehole size, a borehole shape, a borehole fluid composition, an MWD parameter, or an LWD parameter. The maximum depth of investigation into the subsurface formation is determined using a model response and a noise level, and the volume of clearance is determined using the determined maximum depth of investigation. The maximum depth of investigation and volume of clearance may be determined even though no boundary layers are detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventor: Jean-Michel Denichou
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Patent number: 9031810Abstract: A system and method for enhanced and expanded localized geometry characterization. Objects of interest are enhanced, detected, and classified according to user-defined parameters, and this enables enhanced contrast and more accurate feature detection, as well as more accurately defined feature object regions for feature geometry measurement and characterization.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Inventors: Haiguang Chen, Jaydeep K. Sinha, Sergey Kamensky
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Patent number: 9015003Abstract: An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. The system includes the collection of data from the water distribution system and from the water treatment facility and from advanced separation processes which are integrated into analytical instruments. The data collected are stored in a remote database on a remote server computer or bank of computers and accessible by Homeland Security or its designated agency. Preferred parameters of monitoring include the turbidity and disinfectant such as chlorine, hypochlorous acid, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, ozone, chlorine dioxide, chloramines, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Hach CompanyInventor: Thomas D. Wolfe
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Patent number: 9008986Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to calibrate logging measurements from a logging tool for which one or more attributes vary over the course of logging. A logging tool is provided and a pre-logging calibration function for the logging tool is obtained. Logging measurements are made using the logging tool, and a post-logging calibration function for the logging tool is obtained. A variable calibration function using the pre-logging calibration function and the post-logging calibration function is determined, and the logging measurements are calibrated using the variable calibration function. The variable calibration function may be discrete or continuous and linear or non-linear. A non-linear calibration function may be based on measurements of one or more of the varying attributes of the logging tool. A discrete calibration function may have three or more calibration factors.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Mark Kenneth Dennis, Swapnesh Ramachandran
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Patent number: 9008987Abstract: An electronic device is provided with an inclination sensor for computing inclination, a control unit which conducts predetermined control based on a value computed by the inclination sensor, a case which has the inclination sensor and the control unit therein, and a suspension portion for suspending the case, and the control unit controls correction of the reference value of the inclination sensor based on a state where the case is suspended by the suspension portion and still.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Junya Yano, Yuuya Hirose
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Patent number: 9002650Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining phase fractions (relative concentrations) within a multiphase fluid mixture, in the presence of an injected hydrate inhibitor. Combining this phase fraction information with a hydrate inhibitor injection rate (HIIR) enables resolving oil and water flow rates for the phase fractions. The liquid flow rates and a total combined flow rate of the fluid mixture—determined based on a differential pressure of the fluid mixture through a given area—enable resolving a gas flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.Inventors: John Lievois, Vijay Ramakrishnan, Babajide Adejuyigbe
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Patent number: 8983788Abstract: A method includes detecting a first event and executing a first procedure to identify a sensor offset in response to detecting the first event. The method further includes determining, via a computing device, whether the sensor offset was measured during the execution of the first procedure, scheduling a second procedure to execute in response to detecting a second event if the sensor offset was not measured during the first procedure, and scheduling the first procedure to execute in response to detecting a subsequent occurrence of the first event if the sensor offset was measured during the first procedure.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Wei D. Wang, Steven E. Schulz, Jeffrey David, Jackie L Cui, Andrew M. Zettel, Hanne Buur
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Patent number: 8977509Abstract: An operation information output device includes: a power data acquirer that acquires time-series data of a physical quantity consumed or generated when production equipment executes a process; a single-cycle detector that detects time-series data of predetermined duration from the time-series data acquired by the power data acquirer, and an operation information acquirer that acquires operation information of the production equipment by use of the time-series data detected by the single-cycle detector, hence it becomes possible to easily calculate and determine detailed operation information.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Kenji Yamamura, Hiroshi Saito, Shintaro Kitagawa, Taisuke Tateishi, Maki Endo, Chisato Nakashima