Patents Examined by Leo T. Hinze
  • Patent number: 12216088
    Abstract: A method for imaging a structure composed of at least one wave guide connected to a junction, the structure supporting elastic wave guided propagation modes, the method includes the following steps: for at least one operating frequency, acquiring a plurality of measurements of signals propagating in the structure by means of a plurality of pairs of non-colocalized elastic wave sensors, determining a plurality of propagation modes guided by the structure, correcting the measurements on the basis of ultrasound signals measured or simulated for the same structure in the absence of any defect, converting the measurement matrix M into a wave field scattering matrix U, determining, at each point of a sampling grid, a test vector F characteristic of the structure without any defect, applying a numerical inversion method to determine a vector H of modal components such that U.H=F at each point of a sampling grid, determining an image of the structure on the basis of the vector H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE TECHNIQUES AVANCEES
    Inventors: Arnaud Recoquillay, Jean-François Fritsch, Laurent Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 12203828
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for detecting anomalies in a semiconductor processing system. According to certain embodiments, one or more external sensors are mounted to a sub-fab component, communicating with the processing system via a communication channel different than a communication channel utilized by the sub-fab component and providing extrinsic sensor data that the sub-fab component is not configured to provide. The extrinsic sensor data may be combined with sensor data from a processing tool of the system and/or intrinsic sensor data of the sub-fab component to form virtual sensor data. In the event the virtual data exceeds or falls below a threshold, an intervention or a maintenance signal is dispatched, and in certain embodiments, an intervention or maintenance action is taken by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Downey, Hemant P. Mungekar, James L'Heureux, Andreas Neuber, Michael W. Johnson, Joseph A. Van Gompel, Gino Gerardo Crispieri, Tony H. Tong, Maxime Cayer, John L Koenig, Mike M. Huang
  • Patent number: 12202291
    Abstract: An imaging printing form having a base body with an elastomeric coating, in which the elastomeric coating carries an engraving pattern. The elastomeric coating has a hard rubber with a hardness of greater than 40 Shore D, and more particularly greater than 70 Shore D. The hard rubber is based on butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber (NBR), carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber (XNBR), hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene Rubber (HNBR) or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ContiTech Elastomer-Beschichtungen GmbH
    Inventor: Armin Senne
  • Patent number: 12174094
    Abstract: A twin pneumatic hammer is provided. The twin pneumatic hammer includes a first hammer head connected to a first pneumatic cylinder mounted on a first caliper arm, and a second hammer head connected to a second pneumatic cylinder mounted on a second caliper arm. The second hammer head is positioned opposite to the first hammer head. The first and second caliper arms are slidably coupled to a sliding track of a caliper base such that a distance between the first and second caliper arms may be adjusted. A plurality of tubing connects the first and the second pneumatic cylinders to a source of compressed air. An air controller is connected to the source of compressed air and performs a simultaneous impact stroke of the first and second hammer heads by controlling the release of compressed air into the plurality of tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventor: Djamel Ouis
  • Patent number: 12172425
    Abstract: A drum support assembly (30, 32) for a printing machine is presented. It comprises a drum support body (30a, 32a) having a bearing interface (30b, 32b) for a drum, a lower guide (34) supporting the drum support body (30a, 32a) at a lower end thereof, and an upper guide (36) supporting the drum support body (30a, 32a) at an upper end thereof. Additionally, a pre-tensioning unit (50) is provided pre-tensioning the drum support body (30a, 32a) against the lower guide (34) and/or the upper guide (36). Furthermore, a printing machine is described, comprising a drum and a drum support assembly (30, 32) as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BOBST BIELEFELD GmbH
    Inventor: Renzo Melotti
  • Patent number: 12152960
    Abstract: A failure diagnosis device for a reduction gear is a failure diagnosis device for a reduction gear provided to a mechanical apparatus driven by a motor so that the reduction gear slows down rotation power of the motor and transmits the power to an operating part of the mechanical apparatus. The device identifies an acceleration/deceleration period during which operation of the mechanical apparatus accelerates and/or decelerates, and determines whether the reduction gear indicates a sign of failure based on a change in frequency spectrum of motor current with respect to a change in a rotation speed of the motor during the acceleration/deceleration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Taguchi, Shinji Kitamura, Makoto Kawai, Tetsuo Kaneda
  • Patent number: 12152871
    Abstract: A method for determining a vertical position of a horizontally extending interface between first and second components is presented. The first and second components are contained in a laboratory sample container in layers vertically separated from each other. The method comprises generating first data, generating second data in the form of picture data of the laboratory sample container containing the first and second components, determining a first probability distribution function in response to the first data, determining a second probability distribution function in response to the second data, and determining the vertical position of the horizontally extending interface depending on the first and second probability distribution functions. The first data depend on the vertical position of the horizontally extending interface. The first and second probability distribution functions assign a probability of the presence of the horizontally extending interface to a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Rein
  • Patent number: 12146273
    Abstract: A paving machine includes a plurality of sensor(s) for generating sensor data associated with a paving operation. Criteria associated with paving mat defects are compared against the sensor data to determine whether the criteria is satisfied and whether paving mat defects are predicted. For example, criteria may include whether a hopper of the paving machine is activated, whether a screed assembly of the paving machine is floating, a speed of the paving machine, and whether heat is applied to the screed assembly. In instances where defects are predicted, notifications of such may be provided, or displayed, on a control interface of the paving machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Steffen, Toby A. Frelich, John L. Marsolek
  • Patent number: 12123854
    Abstract: A method and test system for calculating and evaluating hardness and other properties of a material are disclosed. The method and test system use a 3D measurement equipment to read a shape of an indent created on a surface of the material, process the topographic map of the indent and generate a profile of the indent together with a corresponding HB value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SSAB TECHNOLOGY AB
    Inventor: Anders Carlestam
  • Patent number: 12103298
    Abstract: A printing system for printing on a material has an ink formulation module (18) for providing an ink recipe, a printing unit (12), a sensor for generating color measurement data (CMD), and a control module (16) being connected to the sensor (14) and to the printing unit (12). The color measurement data (CMD) comprises at least one actual ink color value and the control module (16) is configured to receive at least one unit parameter (UP) from the printing unit (12), to receive the color measurement data (CMD) from the sensor (14) and to transmit the at least one unit parameter (UP) and the color measurement data (CMD) to the ink formulation module (18). Moreover, the ink formulation module (18) is configured to create at least one adjusted recipe (AR). Furthermore, a method for adjusting an ink recipe of a printing system (10) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BOBST BIELEFELD GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Garbsch, Heiner Vedder
  • Patent number: 12104987
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated MIMO force-response characterization of a structure-under-test. The structure-under-test is coupled to a plurality of exciter devices and a plurality of response sensors. An excitation signal is automatically and iteratively applied to each exciter device while sensor data is collected from each response sensor to collect response data for a plurality of different exciter-sensor combinations (i.e., response data collected by a single response sensor while the excitation signal is applied to a single exciter device). A signal quality test is applied to the collected sensor data and, in response to determining that the collected response data for a particular exciter-sensor combination is of insufficient quality, the data collection for that exciter-sensor combination is automatically repeated. The excitation signal can be automatically adjusted before repeating the data collection to improve the quality of the collected data for the exciter-sensor combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Sturm, Kevin Wienen, Michael Yankonis
  • Patent number: 12098967
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a torque and angle sensing device. A sensor and a processing circuit are integrated into the device. The sensor is configured to generate a first signal indicative of a first angle and/or speed. The device includes an input contact configured to receive a second reference signal indicative of a second reference angle and/or speed. The processing circuit is configured to generate an indication of torque based on at least the first signal and the second signal. In certain applications, the processing circuit is capable of pre-programming and/or learning and storing the reference information and generating an indication of torque based on the first signal generated internally and the reference information. An output contact of the device can provide the indication of torque. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: BOURNS, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Jamshid Khazaai, Gregory S. DePue
  • Patent number: 12064953
    Abstract: A printing machine includes: a printing plate attached to a plate cylinder; a blanket configured to transfer ink from the printing plate to a printed material; a blanket wheel configured to rotate the blanket; and at least one of a distance sensor or a temperature sensor. The distance sensor is provided in the blanket wheel and configured to measure a distance of the printing plate to the blanket wheel, and the temperature sensor is provided in the blanket wheel and configured to measure a temperature of the printing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iori Takatori, Hanjiro Hokamura, Osamu Hatano
  • Patent number: 12059887
    Abstract: A printing press (10) has at least one electric motor (14), which is arranged at a distance of less than 0.5 m from an emission source (18). At least one explosion protection wall (22) is provided, such that the thread measure (F) between the emission source (18) and the electric motor (14) is greater than 0.5 m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: BOBST BIELEFELD GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Schmidt, Dieter Betzmeier
  • Patent number: 12055379
    Abstract: A device for measuring elevations of a surface of a rotary body embodied as a cylinder, roller, sleeve, plate or flexographic printing plate for graphic industry machines includes a first motor for rotating the rotary body about an axis of rotation and a measuring device for contactless measurement which is part of or integrated into a mounter for printing plates. The measuring device allows the printing forme to be measured and analyzed to check mounting quality and to detect diameter differences. The measuring device preferably further includes a reference object, such as a wire tautened in an axially parallel direction, a second motor and, if desired, a further second motor for adjusting the measuring device and/or the reference object in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The device provides a fast way of measuring the elevations, such as flexographic print dots, with great accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Werner Schwab
  • Patent number: 12053972
    Abstract: A blade assembly of a waste catchment system for a roller having a support plate for attachment to a tray of the waste catchment system and a blade holder. The blade holder configured to receive a blade having a longitudinal axis and a free edge extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and adapted to engage with the roller to be cleaned. The blade holder configured to receive and retain the blade, the blade being removably attachable to the blade holder. One of the blade holder and blades includes a channel and the other of the blade holder and blade includes a protrusion configured to be seated in and retained within the channel. There is a clearance fit between the channel and the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Rogerson
  • Patent number: 12050204
    Abstract: Method and system are disclosed for characterizing and quantifying composite laminate structures. The method and system take a composite laminate of unknown ply stack composition and sequence and determine various information about the individual plies, such as ply stack, orientation, microstructure, and type. The method and system distinguishes between weave types that exhibit similar planar stiffness behaviors, but which produce different failure mechanisms. Individual ply information then is used to derive the laminate bulk properties from externally provided constitutive properties of the fiber and matrix, including extensional stiffness, bending-extension coupling stiffness, bending stiffness, and the like. The laminate bulk properties are then used to generate a probabilistic failure envelope for the composite laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: VERIFI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Jack, John E. Fitch, Theresa Vo
  • Patent number: 12050203
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for characterizing and quantifying composite laminate structures. The embodiments take a composite laminate of unknown ply stack composition and sequence and determine various information about the individual plies, such as ply stack, orientation, microstructure, and type. The embodiments distinguish between weave types that exhibit similar planar stiffness behaviors, but produce different failure mechanisms. Individual ply information is then used to derive the laminate bulk properties from externally provided constitutive properties of the fiber and matrix, including extensional stiffness, bending-extension coupling stiffness, bending stiffness, and the like. The laminate bulk properties are then used to generate a probabilistic failure envelope for the composite laminate. In some embodiments, ply stack type and sequence are also determined for a curved composite laminate using the disclosed embodiments by adding a rotational stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: VERIFI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Jack, John E. Fitch, Theresa Vo
  • Patent number: 12045104
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computing device and computer readable media to receive a temperature, operating speed, maximum operating speed, and utilization rate of a processor. A processor performance metric may be calculated based on the operating speed, maximum operating speed, and utilization rate. The processor performance metric and temperature may be used to retrieve a value in a thermal mapping. The value in the thermal mapping may be compared against a threshold to determine if a processor thermal metric event has occurred. An indication to the user may be presented in the event of a thermal metric event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Maikel Maciel Ronnau, Matheus Eichelberger, Franco Vieira e Souza
  • Patent number: 12030300
    Abstract: A printing machine for printing on a printing substrate web includes a plurality of inline flexographic printing units which are disposed in a plane accessible to an operator of the machine. Each one of the two flexographic printing units of a respective duplex printing station includes a respective impression cylinder and a dryer disposed between the two impression cylinders along a path of web travel of the web of printing substrate. A method of operating the printing machine is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Werner Schwab, Hans Schadl