Patents Examined by Michael Dalbo
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Patent number: 9971053Abstract: Methods and systems for survey operations are provided. In some embodiments, crossline measurement data measured by at least one survey receiver is received. Based at least in part on a characteristic of the crossline measurement data, an option from among a plurality of candidate options is selected, where the selected option is for use in an action relating to survey of a target structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.Inventors: Susanne Rentsch-Smith, Philippe Caprioli, Massimiliano Vassallo, Dirk-Jan Van Manen
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Patent number: 9971668Abstract: A method for identifying performance bounds of a transmit-receive (T/R) module over a bandwidth ƒb when connected to an antenna, a transmitter, and a receiver all with known reflectance within the bandwidth ƒb; measuring a raw T/R module point representing isolation and insertion loss of the T/R module when connected to the antenna, the transmitter, and the receiver without a matching circuit; plotting the raw T/R module point on a performance image graph; using a mathematical representation of a multiport matching circuit that contains no gyrators and comprises a fixed number of capacitors and inductors to approximate a Pareto front comprised of a plurality of Pareto points; and connecting each Pareto point to the raw T/R module point on the performance image graph such that the performance image becomes a visual representation of the performance bounds of a class of multiport matching circuits having capacitors and inductors.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the NavyInventors: Jeffery C. Allen, Diana Arceo, John W. Rockway
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Patent number: 9897639Abstract: A measuring system for implementing impedance matching of an electromagnetic immunity filter comprises an impedance measuring chip, an impedance reading device, and a power supply module and a load circuit in a circuit to be applied by the electromagnetic immunity filter; wherein, the impedance measuring chip, connected between the power supply module and the load circuit, is configured to output an excitation voltage to the load circuit, receive a current returned by the load circuit, calculate an impedance of the load circuit based on the excitation voltage and the current returned by the load circuit, and output the impedance to the impedance reading device; and the impedance reading device is configured to read the impedance calculated by the impedance measuring chip. Accordingly, the present invention further provides a method for implementing impedance matching of an electromagnetic immunity filter.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Ming Zhou
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Patent number: 9880302Abstract: A method and system for identifying reservoir drainage patterns from microseismic data for illustrating flow paths towards ports. The method includes: determining moment tensor data for each of a plurality of microseismic events in the reservoir; inferring crack formation data in the reservoir in dependence on the moment tensor data; and calculating stream lines that represent predicted flow of fluids through the reservoir in dependence on the inferred crack formation data.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Engineering Seismology Group Canada Inc.Inventors: Andreas Wuestefeld, Adam Mirza Baig, Theodore Ivan Urbancic
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Patent number: 9872376Abstract: A method and system is proposed for providing automated, electronic testing of a linear accelerator from a remote position. According to one aspect of the claimed subject matter, a system is described which includes a linear accelerator with a scope circuit board, a multiplexer printed circuit board and a computing device. The multiplexer printed circuit board is coupled to the linear accelerator at a plurality of signal sites or locations corresponding to common areas of interest. Signal data received by the multiplexer circuit board may be continuously streamed from the linear accelerator to the multiplexer through each “channel” of data. The multiplexer circuit board is configured to receive, as input, the data corresponding to the electrical activity. In a further embodiment, the multiplexer outputs a selection of signals corresponding to a user selection of one or more channels from a remote terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Burton, Pierre Mallia, Jay Brown
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Patent number: 9857268Abstract: A remote assistant system capable of measuring a vibration velocity and then determining whether or not warning is required includes a vibration sensor unit which measures a vibration velocity, while transmitting information of a measured value of the measurement every ten minutes. A cloud server receives and saves the information of the measured value, while employing as an effective velocity value only a measured value within a range between an effective upper-limit velocity value and an effective lower-limit velocity value. Then, when a latest moving average value calculated by use of a latest effective velocity value and a saved effective velocity value exceeds a velocity threshold previously set as an upper limit for a vibration velocity in a case not requiring inspection, the cloud server transmits a warning e-mail to that effect to a previously set e-mail address.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.Inventors: Minoru Kondo, Kazuhisa Senoo, Kouichi Kusano
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Patent number: 9830429Abstract: A computer implemented method. The method includes generating, using a processor, a set of calibration data relating to a plurality of pigments that are present in a collection of coatings. Generating includes calculating an absorption/reflectance relationship of a plurality of samples coated with a plurality of the pigments, wherein calculating includes using a color matching calculation, and calculating a plurality of concentrations of a non-standard pigment. Generating also includes plotting a relationship between the concentrations and the absorption/reflectance relationships, and determining a correlation of the concentrations for a plurality of Fresnel coefficients relating to the samples. The method further includes determining, using the processor, a coating formulation of a target coating based on the correlation.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventor: Alison M. Norris
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Patent number: 9778083Abstract: A method of calculating a transient flow rate of a flowed process gas comprises flowing process gas through a mass flow controller into a chamber of known volume and measuring successive data sample points which include pressure data, temperature data, and a time value for each successive data sample point. Groups of successive data sample points are identified wherein each group shares one or more successive data sample points with another group, and ratio values are calculated for each of the successive data sample points wherein each ratio value is a ratio between the pressure data and a product of temperature and gas compressibility data for each respective time value.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATIONInventors: Evangelos Spyropoulos, Iqbal Shareef
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Patent number: 9731340Abstract: A process monitoring method for a joining operation of a joining element at a speed of at least 5 m/s, in particular placing a bolt at least 10 m/s into at least one component with the aid of a placing device which has the following features: A plunger for placing the joining element, a buffer which limits a maximum deflection of the plunger in the joining direction, and a distance measurement with which the deflection of the plunger can be detected, wherein the process monitoring comprises the following steps: Detecting the travel of the plunger during the joining operation as a function of time in the form of a distance-time curve, detecting a placement of the plunger on the buffer, evaluating the distance-time curve such that, in the presence of at least one maximum followed by at least one minimum in the distance-time curve and without the plunger contacting the buffer, a joint connection is judged to be OK.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbHInventors: Torsten Draht, Adnan Kolac
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Patent number: 9723987Abstract: Techniques for remotely calibrating an implanted patient sensor with a remote networking device are described. In some embodiments, the sensor is a component of an implantable medical device (IMD). The remote networking device communicates with the IMD via a network to which the IMD and/or external programmer is connected. The IMD may transmit sensor information to the remote networking device when the IMD detects a problem with the sensor or when the patient indicates that therapy is not correctly selected for different activities. New calibration settings may be remotely generated by directly interrogating the sensor and/or communicating with the patient in order to associate sensor output with patient activities, motions, or postures.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventor: Steven M. Goetz
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Patent number: 9706666Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a circuit board with an electronic component mounted thereon. The device, includes a measuring unit, a first database, a determination unit, and a presentation unit. The measuring unit measures an value of state of the electronic component. The first database stores data indicating correlation. The determination unit determines one of ways of applying a load to a junction, based on the value of state of the electronic component measured by the measuring unit, and referring to the first database. The presentation unit presents the determined way of applying the load to the junction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoko Monda, Minoru Mukai
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Patent number: 9702681Abstract: A computing device connects with a measurement machine. The measurement machine includes a raster ruler and a measurement unit. The computing device reads environmental temperatures from a temperature sensor. Compensation coefficients of the standard workpiece and compensation coefficients of the raster ruler are calculated. The computing device calculates total compensation coefficients of the standard workpiece and the raster ruler. When the measurement machine measures an object workpiece, the computing device calculates a total error of the object workpiece according to the total compensation coefficients of the standard workpiece and the total compensation coefficients of the raster ruler. Coordinates of the object workpiece are calculated according to the total error and mechanism coordinates of each axis of the measurement machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Kuang Chang, Hua-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 9678091Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a system comprising a data processor, a gas conducting device, and a sensor. The gas conducting device is submerged and transports a gas. The sensor is connected to the gas conducting device, is also submerged, and is operative to determine a characteristic of the gas conducting device or the gas. The sensor is further operative to transmit data representing the characteristic to the data processor. In one or more non-limiting embodiments, the system comprises a wastewater treatment system, and the gas conducting device comprises a pipe or a diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Inventors: Eric D. Duden, Marc D. Kessman, Thomas E. Frankel, Seoungil Kang, Todd D. Ritter
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Patent number: 9646717Abstract: A non-volatile memory device may be integrated in a chip of semiconductor material. The memory device may include circuitry for receiving a measure instruction for obtaining a numerical measure value of a selected one among a plurality of predefined memory operations of the memory device. The memory device may also include circuitry for enabling the execution of the selected memory operation in response to the measure instruction. The execution of the selected memory operation may generate a corresponding result. The memory device may further include circuitry for providing at least one time signal, different from the corresponding result, relating to the execution of each memory operation, and circuitry for determining the measure value according to the at least one time signal of the selected memory operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.Inventors: Maurizio Francesco Perroni, Giuseppe Castagna
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Patent number: 9639170Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, an activity monitoring device is provided, including: a memory configured to store a plurality of messages; a motion sensor; a display; logic configured to download the plurality of messages to the memory; logic implemented by a circuit configured to detect, based on output of the motion sensor, a stationary state of the activity monitoring device and a subsequent movement of the activity monitoring device from the stationary state, and, in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, select one of the plurality of messages from the memory, and render the selected message on the display; wherein selecting one of the plurality of messages includes determining a selection condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.Inventors: Shelten Yuen, Timothy Roberts
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Patent number: 9618363Abstract: A specimen analysis system, a specimen analyzer, and a specimen analysis method are provided by which reexamination of a specimen can be executed more quickly than in conventional technology. A specimen analyzer measures a specimen and obtains an analysis result. The specimen analyzer determines the necessity of remeasurement of the specimen, based on a specimen analysis result. Also, the specimen analyzer determines, based on the specimen analysis result, whether or not determination of the necessity of remeasurement of the specimen based on examination information by the examination information management device is necessary. If it is determined that determination of the necessity of remeasurement of the specimen based on the examination information is necessary, the specimen analyzer makes a request to determine the necessity of remeasurement of the specimen based on the examination information, to the examination information management device.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Oda, Keisuke Kuwano, Daigo Fukuma, Shunsuke Ariyoshi
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Patent number: 9606157Abstract: In one embodiment a method to evaluate a shielding effectiveness of an enclosed structure, comprising collecting synthetic aperture data from an electromagnetic transmission originating from within the enclosed structure to generate a synthetic aperture dataset, performing angular spectrum processing on the synthetic aperture dataset to generate an angle of arrival dataset and determining a shielding effectiveness parameter from the angle of arrival dataset. Other embodiments may be described.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Dennis Whetten, Dennis M. Lewis, Kenneth P. Kirchoff
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Patent number: 9606886Abstract: Disclosed are method and device for measuring system performance in real time. The method includes: the foreground receives a real-time measurement task comprising a measurement period parameter constructed by the background according to the concerned service data, with the quantity of the service data being lower than a preset value; the foreground extracts the current data corresponding to the real-time measurement task from a performance measurement cache area according to the measurement period parameter; the foreground acquires the real-time measurement data corresponding to the real-time measurement task according to the current data; and the foreground reports the real-time measurement data to the background. In the present invention, the background sends the concerned service data to the foreground by way of a real-time measurement task, and the foreground merely reports few service data.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Pan Li
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Patent number: 9599671Abstract: Exemplary method, computer-accessible medium, test architecture, and system can be provided for a partial-scan test of at least one integrated circuit. For example, it is possible to obtain a plurality of test cubes using a first combinational automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) and identify at least one flip-flop of the integrated circuit using the test cubes to convert to a non-scan flip-flop and facilitate the partial-scan test to utilize the cubes without a utilization of a sequential ATPG or a second combinational ATPG.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: New York UniversityInventor: Ozgur Sinanoglu
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Patent number: 9588168Abstract: The present disclosure relates to calculating a fault location in an electric power transmission system based on traveling waves. In one embodiment, a system consistent with the present disclosure may be configured to detect a fault in an electric power transmission system. The system may include a traveling wave detection subsystem configured to detect and measure traveling waves on a transmission line and a fault location estimation subsystem. The fault location estimation subsystem may receive from the traveling wave detection subsystem a first plurality of traveling waves on the transmission line generated during a reference event. The fault location estimation subsystem may receive from the traveling wave detection subsystem a second plurality of traveling waves generated during an unplanned event. An unmatched traveling wave in the second plurality of waves may be detected and a location of the unplanned event based on the unmatched traveling wave.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, Mangapathirao Venkata Mynam, Armando Guzman-Casillas