Patents Examined by Kelvin Booker
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Patent number: 10281884Abstract: A servo control system includes a position command generator, a position detector for a feed axis, a positional deviation obtainer for calculating a positional deviation, a position control loop, a band limiting filter for attenuating a high frequency component of the positional deviation, a dynamic characteristic compensation element for advancing a phase, a learning controller including the band limiting filter and the dynamic characteristic compensation element, a sine wave sweep input unit for applying a sine wave sweep to the position control loop, a frequency characteristic calculator for estimating the gain and phase of position control loop input and output signals, and a learning control characteristic evaluation function calculator for calculating an evaluation function, which indicates a position control characteristic with the learning controller based on a frequency characteristic by actual measurement and a frequency characteristic of the learning controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Kazunori Iijima
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Patent number: 10279759Abstract: An electric system of an aircraft includes a power stabilizing device connected to a primary AC bus and a secondary battery. The secondary battery has a rated voltage which allows the secondary battery to absorb regenerative power from a control surface actuator. Based on a voltage and a frequency in the primary AC bus, charging/discharging of the secondary battery is controlled to stabilize the electric system.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Atsushi Iwashima, Kazushige Sugimoto, Kazuya Matsuo, Joseph S. Breit, Farhad Nozari
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Patent number: 10261501Abstract: A system for optimizing blending. The system can include a processor configured to aggregate material information, aggregate production information, model consumer liking of the at least one product, and provide plan information for controlling production resources based on the material information, the production information, and the consumer liking. The material information can be associated with a product input of the at least one product. The production information can be associated with the production resources of the at least one product.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: The Coca-Cola CompanyInventors: Douglas A. Bippert, Sherri Lynn Hutter, Timothy A. Anglea, Jon A. Higbie, Jr., David Quinton Cross, Seonah Lee, Sean Patrick Lennon
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Patent number: 10248104Abstract: A remote machining optimization system for a machine tool is provided, which includes an input unit configured to input a machining parameter including a spindle speed and a cut depth; a receiving unit configured to receive sound signals and vibration signals from the machine tool; a processing unit configured to generate a machining program with a program generating module, to modify the spindle speed and the cut depth according to the sound signals with a speed optimization module and a depth optimization module, respectively; a communication unit configured to send the machining program to the machine tool; and a storage unit configured to store the modified spindle speed and the cut depth.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Hsuan Chen, Ta-Jen Peng, Yi-Ming Chen, Shu-Chung Liao, Sheng-Ming Ma
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Patent number: 10233727Abstract: A system, method and a computer program product may be provided for characterizing natural resource subsurface attributes and compositions. The system prescribes alterations of one or more controls of a natural resource. The system applies the altered controls to the natural resource wells. The system collects measurement data of the natural resource wells that responds to the applied altered controls. The system determines, based on the collected measurement data, the natural resource subsurface attributes and compositions that pertain to the natural resource.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Andrew R. Conn, Lior Horesh, Eduardo Antonio Jimenez Arismendi, Ulisses Mello, Gijs Van Essen
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Patent number: 10228685Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls manufacturing devices in a manufacturing environment. One or more processors receive sensor readings, which detect conditions that are unique to different areas within the manufacturing environment, in order to generate models of operations for each area in the manufacturing environment. One or more processors generate an ensemble model by extracting information from the models to describe a relationship between the conditions. One or more processors generate a device control signal, based on the ensemble model, that adjusts operations in the different areas in order to ameliorate the detected conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: John Z. Colt, Jr., Venkata N. Pavuluri
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Patent number: 10209694Abstract: An input-output apparatus which is used in a process control system is provided. The input-output apparatus includes a first interface to which a lower-level apparatus is connected; a second interface to which a higher-level apparatus is connected; a third interface to which an external setting apparatus is connected; a switcher which switches between a connection of the second interface to the first interface and a connection of the third interface to the first interface; and a control device which, when in a first state in which the second interface is connected to the first interface by the switcher and the connection of the third interface to the first interface is permitted, controls the switcher to cause transitioning to a second state in which the third interface and the first interface are connected when a connection request to the first interface is input through the third interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventors: Masahiro Hashiguchi, Kenji Torigoe, Nobuaki Ema, Naruaki Shimizu
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Patent number: 10207390Abstract: A processing end point detection method detects a timing of a processing end point (e.g., polishing stop, changing of polishing conditions) by calculating a characteristic value of a surface of a workpiece (an object of polishing) such as a substrate. This method includes producing a spectral waveform indicating a relationship between reflection intensities and wavelengths at a processing end point, with use of a reference workpiece or simulation calculation, based on the spectral waveform, selecting wavelengths of a local maximum value and a local minimum value of the reflection intensities, calculating the characteristic value with respect to a surface, to be processed, from reflection intensities at the selected wavelengths, setting a distinctive point of time variation of the characteristic value at a processing end point of the workpiece as the processing end point, and detecting the processing end point of the workpiece by detecting the distinctive point during processing of the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Noburu Shimizu, Shinro Ohta, Koji Maruyama, Yoichi Kobayashi, Ryuichiro Mitani, Shunsuke Nakai, Atsushi Shigeta
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Patent number: 10209751Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of a relay switch control configured for connection between a power source and a load. The control includes a processor having a clock upon which an operating frequency of the processor is based, and a sealed relay operable by the processor to electrically connect or disconnect the power source and the load. The relay switch control can start power to the load through the relay after a randomized time delay determined by the processor using a value of a counter of the processor. The counter is updated as a function of cycles of the clock.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.Inventors: Bradley C. Zikes, David L. Vie, Randy T. Ruiz
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Patent number: 10198696Abstract: An apparatus for use in adjusting a controllable system based on a user-communication input, such as non-detailed or indiscriminate input. The apparatus includes a processor and a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations for determining an objective system command, corresponding to the user input, for use in adjusting the controllable system.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Claudia V. Goldman-Shenhar, Asaf Degani, Omer Deutsch, Sean Richard Stelzer, Timothy J. Grost
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Patent number: 10199863Abstract: Techniques for curtailing a power generation system utilizing a message bus may be provided. Power generation data of a message bus system associated with an energy generation system may be subscribed to over a network. The message bus system may be configured to manage messages between the energy generation system, a system load metering device, and/or a server computer. The power generation data of the energy generation system may be received from the message bus system. In some examples, a control signal may be generated to curtail an overgeneration condition of the energy generation system based at least in part on the received power generation data when the overgeneration condition is occurring. The control signal may be published to the message bus system for communication to the energy generation system.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: SolarCity CorporationInventor: Eric Daniel Carlson
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Patent number: 10198935Abstract: A controlling device having an activity mode corresponding to a controllable activity in which activation of a command key within a logical group of command keys of the controlling device causes a transmission of command data to control one or more functional operations of an intended target appliance. For a controllable activity the controlling device has a memory in which is stored a plurality of predetermined appliance to logical group of command keys mappings. To configure the controlling device for the controllable activity one or more predetermined keys of the controlling device are activated to thereby designate one or more intended target appliances for the controllable activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Kohanek, Ramzi Ammari
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Patent number: 10185334Abstract: The present application provides a method and device for detecting temperature of a radio remote unit, to solve the problem that an RRU could be damaged due to an excessively high temperature. The method includes: acquiring temperature data of a radio remote unit; configuring power data of the radio remote unit according to the temperature data, when the temperature data is less than a temperature threshold or within the temperature threshold; and closing radio frequency channel(s) of the radio remote unit when the temperature data is more than the temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoyu Lei, Tao Duan, Huarong Sun, Liqiang Xing
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Patent number: 10186874Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system, and particularly, to an HVDC transmission system control device associated with a power generation energy system. An HVDC transmission system control device according to an embodiment includes a wind power generation amount predicting unit configured to receive energy generated by a wind power generation device for a predetermined time, and predict a wind power generation amount on the basis of the received energy, a possible power generation amount predicting unit configured to determine an amount of energy generated by the wind power generation device and a transmission capacity corresponding to the amount of energy, on the basis of the predicted wind power generation amount, and a control unit configured to output energy to a power transformation device on the basis of the amount of energy and the transmission capacity predicted by the possible power generation amount predicting unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Kil Choi, Ho Seok Choi
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Patent number: 10182869Abstract: Systems and methods for wearable injection guides are described, which include: acquiring one or more digital images of a body region of an individual with at least one image capture device; creating a digitally rendered model of a wearable injection guide from the one or more digital images of the body region of the individual; adding one or more digitally rendered fiducials indicative of at least one treatment parameter to the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide; and forming the wearable injection guide from the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide, the formed wearable injection guide including one or more fiducials corresponding to the one or more digitally rendered fiducials on the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera, Edward S. Boyden, Hon Wah Chin, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Daniel Hawkins, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Robert Langer, Eric C. Leuthardt, Stephen L. Malaska, Terence Myckatyn, Parag Jitendra Parikh, Dennis J. Rivet, Joshua S. Shimony, Michael A. Smith, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Sharon L. Wolda, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 10180671Abstract: The invention discloses a context awareness control device, system and method. The context awareness control device comprises a connection module, a sensor module, an emission control module, an information processing module and an adjustment control module. The sensor module collects environmental information and transmits the environmental information to the information processing module. The information processing module collects use information of a terminal device through the connection module. The adjustment control module makes a comparison between the function situation information and the pre-stored better environment value according to the detected currently executing function, outputs a first environment control signal according to the comparison results to adjust the working state of the terminal device and emits a second environment control signal through the emission control module to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: SHENZHEN SKYWORTH-RGB ELECTRONIC CO., LTDInventor: Chunyuan Fu
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Patent number: 10166123Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system for mode selection of a prosthesis is provided. A processor of a wearable device receives a first input from a user. A processor of a wearable device determines the first input indicates a change to a mode of operation of the prosthesis. A processor of a wearable device sends a first command to the prosthesis to change the mode of operation of the prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eli M. Dow, Thomas D. Fitzsimmons, Joseph D. Harvey, Douglas E. Rohde
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Patent number: 10156224Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a wind turbine based on sensor readings are provided. A signal path between a sensor and a turbine controller can be modified and a secondary controller can be inserted between the turbine controller and the sensor. The secondary controller can receive a signal from the sensor and adjust the signal to an adjusted signal. The adjusted signal can be communicated to the turbine controller which can control operation of the wind turbine based at least in part on the adjusted signal. In this way, the operation of the wind turbine based on various sensor readings can be adjusted to provide for increased energy production without requiring access to computer-readable instructions, such as source code, implemented by the wind turbine controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Joseph Lawrence Chacon, Kristina Anne Gerber, Noah Pennington
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Patent number: 10139787Abstract: Exemplary systems, methods, and apparatuses for distributed intelligence in facility lighting control are provided. A facility lighting system may be organized into multiple control areas, each of which may include one or more component devices. Each lighting control area may be associated with a control apparatus, which controls the operation of the lighting devices of the associated control area based on various types of signal information. Signal information may include information concerning local conditions or environments, as well as information from a centralized control server. Some embodiments further include monitoring the operation and predicting fault states of the lighting control area.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Charles Huizenga, Alex Do
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Patent number: 10141780Abstract: A smart grid monitoring device with multi-agent function is provided, which may include a measurement module, a communication module and a control module. The measurement module may measure at least one real-time electric signal of a power transaction system or an electric unit. The control module may execute a self-developed program to provide at least one agent functionality and then control the electric unit according to the at least one real-time electric signals measured; the communication module can transmit the at least one real-time electric signal to other monitoring devices or the main computer of the power dispatch transaction system, and can control the electric unit according to the at least one electric signal. The communication module can receive electric demand signals from the power company or other monitoring devices of the power dispatch transaction system via the main computer to execute the electricity transaction with the bidding mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN, R.O.C.Inventors: Shyh-Wern Sun, Chen-Min Chan, Yih-Der Lee, Yung-Ruei Chang