Patents Examined by Lam S Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12259692
    Abstract: A method for estimating a Remaining Useful Life of a subject equipment, with a preliminary phase including the following steps: acquire test observations (step 10) and produce test time series (Sx) of at least one signature; partition the test time series to obtain severity classes corresponding to the ageing phases of the test equipment devices (step 14); carry out an initial learning of a diagnosis model on the test equipment devices (step 45); perform a second learning of a signature prediction model (step 51). There is also an operational phase including the following steps: acquire observations when in operation on the subject equipment and produce an extrapolated time series using the prediction model; classify the extrapolated time series using the diagnosis model and derive the remaining useful life of the subject equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Badr Mansouri, Romain Breuneval, Guy Clerc, Babak Nahid-Mobarakeh
  • Patent number: 12259949
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for improving object recognition accuracy. A feature amount obtained by a point cloud that is a dense detection point of LiDAR or the like and a feature amount of a sparse detection point of a millimeter wave radar or the like within a predetermined distance are grouped and integrated with reference to the position of the feature amount of the dense detection point, the point cloud is restored using an integrated feature amount of the dense detection point, and object recognition processing such as semantic segmentation is performed. The present disclosure can be applied to a mobile body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Hieida, Suguru Aoki, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12253549
    Abstract: A decoding method for a supplying-end module of an induction type power supply system where the supplying-end module includes a supplying-end coil is provided. The decoding method includes steps of: receiving and storing a plurality of trigger data, each corresponding to a resonant cycle of a coil signal on the supplying-end coil; determining a plurality of rising or falling features in the plurality of trigger data, and marking a plurality of anchor points at positions corresponding to the plurality of rising or falling features; determining whether distances between the plurality of anchor points comply with an encoding interval, to obtain a plurality of valid anchor points from the plurality of anchor points; and obtaining a plurality of data codes according to the plurality of valid anchor points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Fu Da Tong Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Chiu Tsai, Chi-Che Chan
  • Patent number: 12248026
    Abstract: An impedance measurement system configured to measure impedance of a measurement target capable of supplying power to an electrical load device includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more processors are configured to perform a process including: acquiring data about output power from the measurement target when an alternating current signal of at least one frequency is superimposed on the output power; calculating impedance at the at least one frequency with data about an exclusion period when waveform distortion of the output power is detected being excluded; and in a case where how many times the data about the exclusion period is excluded at a certain frequency is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, changing of a setting of an operating condition of an electronic device coupled to the measurement target or the electrical load device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Abe
  • Patent number: 12240231
    Abstract: A fluidic die including an array of fluid actuating devices addressable by a set of addresses, and an array of memory elements including a first portion to receive a first set of address bits representative of a first portion of an address of the set of addresses, and a second portion to receive a second set of address bits representative of a second portion of the address of the set of addresses. A first address driver is to provide a first portion of the address of the set of addresses based on the first set of address bits received by the first portion of memory elements, and a second address driver is to provide a remaining portion of the address of the set of addresses based on a second set of address bits received by the second portion of memory elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott A. Linn, James Michael Gardner, Michael W. Cumbie
  • Patent number: 12241648
    Abstract: A Non-invasive Temperature-based Diagnostic (NTD) method for evaluating Air Conditioning (AC) system faults based on Return-air Drybulb Temperature (RDT), Return-air Wetbulb Temperature (RWT), Supply-air Drybulb Temperature (SDT), Suction Temperature (ST), Liquid Temperature (LT), Outdoor-Air Temperature (OAT), Delta Temperature Split (DTS) equal to Actual Temperature Split (ATS) minus Required Temperature Split (RTS), and Liquid Over Ambient Temperature (LOA) equal to LT minus OAT. The method diagnoses proper Refrigerant Charge and Airflow (RCA) based on DTS and LOA or at least one AC system fault based on DTS, ST, and LOA. The processing order comprises at least one diagnostic selected from the group consisting of: low cooling capacity, condenser heat exchanger, refrigerant restriction, evaporator heat exchanger, proper RCA, refrigerant undercharge, overcharge, non-condensables, and low airflow. DTS is used to determine an undercharge amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventor: Robert J. Mowris
  • Patent number: 12234729
    Abstract: A method can include receiving input for a multiwell pad; selecting, based at least in part on a portion of the input, a template for the multiwell pad; generating, based at least in part on the template, well trajectories for the multiwell pad, where each of the well trajectories extends from a surface location of the multiwell pad to one or more reservoir target locations and where each of the well trajectories includes at least one curve generated using one or more dogleg severity values and one or more geometric control points that are not required to lie on one or more of the well trajectories; and outputting specifications for the generated trajectories of the multiwell pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peng Jin, Qing Liu, Lu Jiang, Wanning Liu, XiaoWei Sheng, Zhenyu Chen, Hai Feng Li
  • Patent number: 12228319
    Abstract: There is provided a maintenance recommendation system that creates an estimation model of failure modes of a new model of a device only from an occurrence probability of a failure mode. Based on an estimation model for an old model, the occurrence probability of a failure mode where a component is changed from the old model is updated only on a spot of a component change, and this creates an estimation model of failure modes intended for a new model newly commercially available. Thus, the attachment of the inspection result and the failure mode of a faulty facility is learned, an estimation model of failure modes is created to support facility maintenance services for a new model newly commercially available having a small amount of data of inspection results in failure daily reports for difficulty in learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Uchida, Kazuki Horiwaki, Shuntaro Hitomi, Yasuharu Namba
  • Patent number: 12214589
    Abstract: An indirect printing system is disclosed having an intermediate transfer member (ITM) in the form of an endless belt that circulates during operation to transport ink images from an image forming station. Ink images are deposited on an outer surface of the ITM by one or a plurality of print bars. At an impression station, the ink images are transferred from the outer surface of the ITM onto a printing substrate. In some embodiments, the outer surface of the ITM 20 is maintained within the image forming station at a predetermined distance from the one or each of the print bars 10, 12, 14 and 16 by means of a plurality of support rollers 11, 13, 15, 17 that have a common flat tangential plane and contact the inner surface of the ITM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LANDA CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Benzion Landa, Aharon Shmaiser, Alon Siman-Tov, Alon Levy
  • Patent number: 12216052
    Abstract: A turbidity calibration-correction apparatus is configured for an automated calibration-correction of a turbidity. The calibration-correction apparatus includes: a turbidity calibration standard configured for calibration of the turbidity measurement apparatus, a memory configured to store an attribute-value including at least a correction-value that is a function of a turbidity value of the turbidity calibration standard measured by the turbidity measurement apparatus, where the calibration-correction is based on the correction-value, and a communicator configured to transfer at least an identity of the turbidity measurement apparatus and the correction-value from the turbidity measurement apparatus to the calibration-correction apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Carr
  • Patent number: 12216101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented method (600) performed by a chromatography apparatus (400) configured to separate molecules, having varying size, from an eluent, the method comprising obtaining (610) reference data for a chromatography column of the chromatography apparatus, wherein the reference data is indicative of elution characteristics for a set of molecular sizes, obtaining (620) an elution progress measure and a corresponding quantitative measure indicative of a concentration of molecules in an eluate of the chromatograph) apparatus, estimating (630) a size measure indicative of molecular size of the molecules in the eluate, rendering (640) a representation (300) indicative of the quantitative measure and the size measure, controlling (650) a display to display the representation to a user of the chromatography apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cytiva Sweden AB
    Inventor: Ana Stern
  • Patent number: 12204827
    Abstract: A method for establishing an electrochemical model for an ion battery is provided. The ion battery includes a negative electrode region, a positive electrode region, and a diaphragm arranged between the negative electrode region and the positive electrode region. The negative electrode region includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode liquid phase and a negative electrode solid phase. The positive electrode region includes a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode liquid phase and a positive electrode solid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SHANGHAI MAKESENS ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enhai Zhao, Xiao Yan, Xiaohua Chen, Danfei Gu, Pingchao Hao, Pei Song, Peng Ding, Weikun Wu
  • Patent number: 12202711
    Abstract: In a method for determining a load that is lifted or to be lifted by a hydraulic lifting device, for the determining the load lifted or to be lifted, in a reference phase, the lifting device is moved into a reference position in a first loading state of the lifting device. A first detection of the forces currently acting on the lifting device and the current geometry of the lifting device occurs in the reference position. In a measurement phase, the lifting device is moved into a measurement position in a second loading state, and a second detection of the forces currently acting on the lifting device and the current geometry of the lifting device occurs in the measurement position. In a comparison phase, the lifted load is characterized by a comparison of the respective detected forces currently acting on the lifting device and the respective detected current geometry of the lifting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PALFINGER AG
    Inventors: Richard Reischauer, Alexander Schalber, Dominik Graml
  • Patent number: 12203995
    Abstract: A battery control device includes a processor that is configured to estimate a full charge capacity of a battery based on an amount of current supplied to the battery from a start of charging to an end of charging and voltages of the battery at the start of charging and the end of charging when the battery is charged from a state where a voltage of the battery is below a predetermined start voltage threshold value to a state where the voltage exceeds a predetermined end voltage threshold value, and the battery satisfies a predetermined permission condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Onishi, Kenta Fujimoto, Yoshihiro Uchida, Yuki Sugo, Ryota Takizawa
  • Patent number: 12203918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for prediction of reservoir fluid properties of a hydrocarbon reservoir fluid, such as the density, the saturation pressure, the formation volume factor and the gas-oil ratio of the reservoir fluid. To predict the reservoir fluid properties, a model is generated by selecting a subset of available reservoir samples based on a degree of biodegradation of the samples, generating an input data set comprising input data and target data, the input data comprising measured or predicted mud-gas data; and generating a model using the input data. The application of this technique allows a continuous log of the selected property to be generated using mud-gas data collected during the well drilling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Equinor Energy AS
    Inventors: Tao Yang, Ibnu Hafidz Arief, Martin Niemann, Thibault Forest, Knut Kristian Meisingset
  • Patent number: 12205681
    Abstract: A nuclide identification method, a system and an electronic device are provided, which relates to the field of nuclide identification. According to statistical characteristics, a background probability density function and a Compton probability density function in a ROI are determined. An energy Bayesian factor and a time Bayesian factor are determined based on energy and time interval information in a sequence of the nuclear detection events obtained by measurement. By combining the two factors, Compton plateau can be effectively identified and distinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: National Institute of Metrology, China
    Inventors: Jianwei Huang, Xuan Zhang, Linjian Wan, Dehong Li, Zhijun Yang, Chuanfeng Liu, Xiaole Zhang, Siming Guo, Yang Yang, Jianbo Cheng, Yilun Xu
  • Patent number: 12197307
    Abstract: An adaptive feedback timing system and method includes receiving, by a performance observation system, monitoring data associated with electronically monitoring a lesson by a variable feedback teaching device. Adaptive feedback timing also includes receiving, by the performance observation system, error detection data associated with the variable feedback teaching device automatically detecting an error made by a student during the lesson. After receiving the error detection data, a feedback pattern is automatically selected based on a performance history criterion. Feedback data is then communicated to the variable feedback teaching device for presentation to the student according to the automatically selected feedback pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: THE BOIENG COMPANY
    Inventor: Cristina Boyer
  • Patent number: 12187054
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a controller of an image forming apparatus collects data relating to maintenance of the image forming apparatus. If failing to collect data, the controller confirms a cause of the collection failure and sets, if the cause of the collection failure is an interruption of a print job, an image forming job as a held job. Subsequently, the controller resumes the collection of the maintenance data that the controller has failed to collect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuuki Okada
  • Patent number: 12162281
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid from a nozzle; a drive waveform generator configured to generate a drive waveform including multiple drive pulses to be applied to the liquid discharge head, the multiple drive pulses successively including: a first drive pulse configured to cause the liquid discharge head to discharge the liquid; a second drive pulse configured to cause the liquid discharge head not to discharged the liquid while causing meniscus of the liquid in the nozzle in the liquid discharge head to vibrate; and a third drive pulse configured to cause the liquid discharge head to discharge the liquid; in time series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12164289
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus according to the present invention includes: a predicting unit configured to, based on a correlation model that corresponds to processing executed in a monitored object in accordance with a preset operation plan and represents a mutual relation between one measured value and other measured value measured from the monitored object, predict the other measured value when the one measured value is changed; and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the predicted other measured value exceeds an allowable value set for the other measured value during the processing executed in the monitored object in accordance with the operation plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Kato