Patents Examined by Mussa A Shaawat
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Patent number: 12036868Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes multiple tractive elements, a prime mover, and an independent accessory system. The prime mover is configured to generate mechanical energy to drive one or more of the tractive elements. The independent accessory system includes one or more storage tanks configured to store a fuel, and an accessory primary mover. The accessory primary mover is configured to fluidly couple with the one or more storage tanks to receive the fuel from the one or more storage tanks and operate to pressurize a hydraulic fluid to drive an accessory of the refuse vehicle. The accessory primary mover is configured to pressurize the hydraulic fluid to drive the accessory of the refuse vehicle independently of operation of the prime mover.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Christopher K. Yakes, Nader Nasr, Robert S. Messina, Joshua D. Rocholl, Derek A. Wente, Vincent Hoover, Zachary L. Klein, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Skylar A. Wachter, Jeff Koga, Emily Davis
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Patent number: 12033522Abstract: The disclosure herein describes use of an air corridor model to enable aerial vehicles to travel an air corridor while maintaining safe separation distance from other vehicles. A trained air corridor model associated with an air corridor is received by an aerial vehicle, wherein the trained air corridor model is configured to maintain safe separation distance between vehicles in the air corridor. The current position of the aerial vehicle in the air corridor is identified and positions of other agents in the air corridor are received. A next position of the aerial vehicle is determined based on the trained air corridor model, the current position, and the agent positions. The aerial vehicle is controlled to travel from the current position to the determined next position, whereby the aerial vehicle and other agents are enabled to efficiently use the airspace of the air corridor while maintaining safe distances between each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Samet M. Ayhan, Ian Andrew Byham Wilson
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Patent number: 12020579Abstract: A system may include an aircraft including a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive a lead aircraft assignment instruction, the lead aircraft assignment instruction instructing the aircraft to follow a lead aircraft; determine whether the aircraft is receiving sufficient lead aircraft traffic data from the lead aircraft to record a four-dimensional (4D) track of the lead aircraft; upon a determination that the aircraft is receiving the sufficient lead aircraft traffic data, output an acceptance of the lead aircraft assignment instruction; receive the lead aircraft traffic data from the lead aircraft, the lead aircraft traffic data including information at least one of associated with or of the track of the lead aircraft; record the track of the lead aircraft; and output commands configured to cause (a) the aircraft to follow the recorded track, or (b) guidance content for following the recorded track of the lead aircraft to be presented.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Krenz, Stefano Riverso, Ellen L. McGaughy
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Patent number: 12012231Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring at least one aircraft engine, said method including an acquisition (100) according to the first and second sets of measurements of respectively endogenous and exogenous variables. The method also includes: a normalization (200) of the measurements of the first set relative to the measurements of the second set, a generation (300) of a current model representative of the evolution of the behavior of the engine based on the normalized measurements, a detection (400) of potential abnormality in the behavior of the engine based on a comparison of the current model with a reference model, a generation (500) of a maintenance message, a transmission (600) of said ground message, the acquisition, normalization, generation of a current model, the detection and generation of a maintenance message being made on board the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Guillaume RĂ©mi Bonnet, Josselin Xavier Coupard
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Patent number: 12014640Abstract: One example method of operation may include receiving, at a first drone, one or more communications from a second drone, identifying, via the first drone, the one or more communications comprises at least one of an identifier of the second drone and a request for an identifier of the first drone, transmitting, via the first drone, an authentication request comprising the identifier of the second drone to a server, receiving, via the first drone, a confirmation from the server indicating the second drone is assigned a valid token and is authorized to participate in a current mission, and transmitting, via the first drone, an instruction associated with the current mission to the second drone.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: MetroStar Systems LLCInventors: Ali Reza Manouchehri, Udaya Chundury, Vy Truong
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Patent number: 11999232Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a vehicle body, a plurality of RF signal receivers located at a plurality of locations within the vehicle, an RF signal transmitter configured to be located on a pet for transmitting an RF signal, and a controller for processing the RF signal received by each of the plurality of RF signal receivers and determining a location of the pet based on the received RF signals, wherein the controller generates an output based on the location of the pet and controls at least one vehicle function based on the output.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, Hussein H. Berry, Annette Lynn Huebner, Marguerite Lynn Kimball, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 11999267Abstract: A power line system is provided for efficiently using excess electrical energy produced by electric vehicles in a generation mode. A power line detector on the vehicle senses the power line to determine if voltage ripples are present before supplying excess electrical energy from the vehicle to the power line. First voltage ripples are generated on the line by a substation providing power to the power line. Second voltage ripples are also generated on the power line by a ripple generator to allow excess energy from the vehicle to be supplied to the power line in order to charge an energy storage system.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Adam Ruszczyk, Rafal Jackowicz, Nicolae Stefan Preda
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Patent number: 11996692Abstract: Technologies are described herein to prioritize delivery of power to electrical components associated with a vehicle and an electrically powered accessory. A power distribution unit may assess real-time power needs for the electrical storage system associated with the vehicle and electrical storage device of the electrically powered accessory and direct incoming power to the electrical storage system associated with the vehicle and the electrical storage device of the electrically powered accessory based on a prioritization of various factors.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: THERMO KING LLCInventors: Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Michael James Vanous, Mark D. Leasure, Nicholas Allan Cregan, Matt Srnec, Alessandro Silvestri
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Patent number: 11993154Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a primary power supply system for supplying power to a motor for rotary-driving a running wheel; a voltage converter unit for converting voltage by being supplied with a part of the power from the primary power supply system; a secondary power supply system for supplying electric power converted by the voltage converter unit to a steering device; and a primary backup power supply for supplying power to the voltage converter unit. The primary backup power supply makes it possible to supply the power to the voltage converter unit when the voltage of the power detected by a VD of the primary power supply system becomes smaller than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazutaka Shimizu, Keisuke Kimura, Eigo Hayashi
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Patent number: 11987379Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and systems for facilitating pilots in determining current and predicted performance specifications of their aircraft. According to one embodiment, a method is implemented on a mobile computing device. The method includes receiving static pilot data, receiving static aircraft data associated with an aircraft, receiving dynamic aircraft data over a time period, determining aircraft performance data based on the static aircraft data and the dynamic aircraft data, providing the aircraft performance data to a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the mobile computing device, and storing the static pilot data and the aircraft performance data.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventor: Chris Rowan
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Patent number: 11987082Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a tire pressure and temperature measuring system. More specifically, the system is comprised of an ergonomic and durable tire pressure and temperature gauge that does not require any external buttons, displays, or indicia, and that is capable of measuring the internal pressure and air temperature of a tire. The system is further comprised of an accompanying mobile application or computer-based software program that allows the collected pressure and/or temperature data to be wirelessly transmitted and formatted into a report that is accessible via a user interface on a remote device. The system is also capable of making recommendations to the user based on the collected pressure and/or temperature data.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventors: Adam M. Kemp, Justin T. Gloeckner, Justin Thaler, Tyler Young, Kenneth J. Coyne
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Patent number: 11981406Abstract: Objects of the present invention are provide as evaluation method of ship propulsive performance in actual seas, an evaluation program of ship propulsive performance in actual seas and an evaluation. system of ship propulsive performance in actual seas capable of precisely evaluating ship propulsive performance in actual seas on the same scale also before the ship sails for example. As solving means of the objects, a standard sailing model 2 of the ship in actual seas is set, a sailing condition of the ship and a ship condition of the ship are input to the standard sailing model 2, the standard sailing model 2 into which the sailing condition and the ship condition are input and the ship condition are applied to a previously verified calculating method 1 of ship performance is actual seas, and ship propulsive performance in actual seas is evaluated.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARITIME, PORT AND AVIATION TECHNOLOGYInventor: Masaru Tsujimoto
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Patent number: 11981309Abstract: A vehicle includes friction brakes, an electronic park brake system, and controllers. The controllers, responsive to the vehicle coming to a stop, and the vehicle being on plug, a driver door of the vehicle being open, or a driver seatbelt being unbuckled, issue a standstill friction brake request for the friction brakes and an electronic park brake request for the electronic park brake system. The controllers also, responsive to engagement of the electronic park brake system, discontinue the issue of the standstill friction brake request.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Sergey Gennadievich Semenov, Angel Fernando Porras, Devin James O'Donnell
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Patent number: 11976935Abstract: A route recommendation method, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided, which relate to the field of data processing and especially relate to the field of intelligent recommendation. The method includes: receiving a route recommendation request, wherein the route recommendation request comprises N-dimension itinerary label information; selecting M theme routes from a theme route library according to the N-dimension itinerary label information; determining a recommended route from the M theme routes, wherein the selecting the M theme routes from the theme route library according to the N-dimension itinerary label information, comprises: selecting at least one theme route from the theme route library according to i-th-dimension itinerary label information in the N-dimension itinerary label information and theme information of respective theme routes in the theme route library.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Chen, Runmei Zhao
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Patent number: 11976998Abstract: A device for controlling a balance of an urban air mobility, may include a receiver configured to receive occupant information related to the urban air mobility from a cloud server; and a controller configured to control the balance of the urban air mobility according to the received occupant information.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Tae Ho Lee
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Patent number: 11970172Abstract: An information processing method to be executed by a computer includes: obtaining a driving skill of a person who rides an autonomous vehicle, which represents at least one of whether the person can drive a manually-drivable autonomous vehicle or a level at which the person can drive; obtaining specifications of autonomous vehicles about autonomous driving; obtaining a route for transporting the person; determining deviation risks, each of which includes at least one of a possibility of deviation of an autonomous driving system including a corresponding one of the autonomous vehicles from an operational design domain or a degree of the deviation, based on the specifications and the route; selecting an autonomous vehicle assigned to transportation of the person from the autonomous vehicles according to each of the deviation risks and the driving skill; and sending a notification of the selected autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryota Ohnishi, Hiroaki Urabe
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Patent number: 11966226Abstract: A delivery robot can include an image sensor; a drive par; and a controller configured to detect a revolving door from an image in front of the delivery robot, detect a feature of at least one door blade of a revolving door from the image, generate an entry path including an initial location of the delivery robot and an entry time point for entering into the revolving door, and generate a departure path including a departure time point and a departure point for exiting from the revolving door, and control the drive part to move the delivery robot along the entry path and the departure path to pass through the revolving door.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyungho Yoo, Donghoon Yi
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Patent number: 11965371Abstract: A vehicle that can effectively prevent a collision between the tail gate and an obstacle in the situation where the tail gate is automatically opened or closed includes: a tail gate; a driving unit engaged to the tail gate and configured to open or close the tail gate; a UWB module configured to communicate with a smart key according to an authentication signal transmitted from the smart key in a first mode, and transmit a detection signal to an object and detect the object according to the detection signal reflected from the object in a second mode; and a controller connected to the UWB module and configured to operate the UWB module in the second mode when the driving unit operates, and stop the operation of the driving unit when the object is detected from the UWB module operating in the second mode during operation of the driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Daeyun An
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Patent number: 11958626Abstract: An aircraft has a first principles takeoff processor (PCE), a predictive flight envelope protection processor (PFEP), and a maximum takeoff weight processor. The PCE is programmed to predict a liftoff location and an energy state of the aircraft at a liftoff on a runway. The PFEP is programmed to assess each of a plurality of potential trajectories for compliance with or violation of a predetermined flight envelope. The maximum weight processor is programmed to: indicate that the aircraft may takeoff at the aircraft weight when any one of the plurality of potential trajectories is in compliance with the predetermined flight envelope; iteratively reduce an input of the aircraft weight to the PCE until the PCE indicates that any one of the plurality of potential trajectories is in compliance with the predetermined flight envelope; and indicate that the input of the aircraft weight as reduced is a maximum allowable takeoff weight.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas Kershaw, Jeffrey Hausmann
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Patent number: 11955021Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method and system (10) for classifying vehicle behaviour, particularly abnormal behaviour of civil aircraft (12). The method may comprise receiving aircraft data from an aircraft (12) which is to be classified; and determining whether the received aircraft data comprises identification information for the aircraft (12). In response to a determination that the received aircraft data comprises identification information, the method may comprise using said identification information to classify the behaviour of the aircraft (12). In response to a determination that the received aircraft data does not comprises identification information, the method may comprise obtaining the position of the aircraft and comparing the obtained position to an expected route for the aircraft to classify the behaviour of the aircraft (12).Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Benjamin Thomas Chehade, Markus Deittert, Matthew Neil Joseph, Simon Jonathan Mettrick, Yohahn Aleixo Hubert Ribeiro, Frederic Francis Taylor