Patents Examined by Quan-Zhen Wang
  • Patent number: 12112616
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a haptic feedback system including a movable part, a fixing assembly, a driving assembly, and a circuit assembly. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable part to move relative to the fixed assembly to generate a feedback force. The circuit assembly is configured to be electrically connected to the driving assembly. The circuit assembly is electrically connected to an external circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Ko-Lun Chao, Liang-Ting Ho
  • Patent number: 12102872
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for measuring angles, such as foot angle at each of a plurality of positions during a plurality of successive strides during activity such as bicycling or running. Optionally, acceleration and gyroscopic/rotational data is wireless received from a foot-mounted sensor module having accelerometers for acceleration measurements in orthogonal directions and gyroscope sensors to provide rotational measurements around orthogonal axial directions; and a processor that calculates foot angles at a plurality of successive positions within each of a plurality of strides of a human user during an athletic activity; and an output device in the personal electronic device that presents human-perceptible indications based on the calculated foot-angle data. In some embodiments, the output data is presented visually and/or audibly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventor: Bryan L. Striemer
  • Patent number: 12105877
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for haptic stimulation. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a haptic stimulation system comprising a haptic stimulation interface comprising a pattern of stimulation elements configured to stimulate receptors in skin of a user. The haptic stimulation system further comprises a control circuit configured to present information in the haptic stimulation interface in accordance with a presentation mode that is tailored to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Xu, Fei Liu
  • Patent number: 12106659
    Abstract: A haptics signal generator configured to generate a haptics signal for driving a haptics transducer by amplitude modulating and frequency modulating a carrier signal based on an input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Lal, Michael Kurek, Hamid Sepehr
  • Patent number: 12096536
    Abstract: A lighting system uses AC power lines to distribute both power and control signalling from a Powerline Communication (PLC) control transmitter to a number of lighting modules. Each lighting module has PLC communication and digital control circuitry for operating a DC lighting element. Power is fed from the AC power lines to a AC/DC power via electrical filtering which substantially blocks absorption of signals in the PLC control signal band, allowing PLC control signals greater range along the AC power lines. Each lighting module may be adapted to ignore, after receiving a first command from the PLC control transmitter, subsequent commands from the PLC control transmitter for a period of time. The period of time may be signalled from the PLC control transmitter or determined by each lighting module. In this period the lighting module may repeat a previously received command or send other traffic over PLC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SEALITE USA LLC
    Inventors: Doug Donaldson, David Mark Shemwell, Josh Putaansuu
  • Patent number: 12084197
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to foreign object detection with respect to stowage compartments or other regions of a vehicle are provided. According to one example, sensor data is captured via a sensor subsystem that includes a sensor associated with each of a plurality of stowage compartments. For each of the stowage compartments, a baseline condition is identified in which foreign objects are absent from the stowage compartment. A foreign object is detected within a stowage compartment based on the sensor data received for the stowage compartment and the baseline condition identified for the stowage compartment. An indication that the foreign object is detected within the stowage compartment is output. This indication may identify the stowage compartment containing the foreign object among the plurality of stowage compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ralf Rene Cabos, Nils Kneuper, Jennifer Mayer
  • Patent number: 12084079
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for operating an assistance system in a motor vehicle with which a driving a shoulder by the motor vehicle is detected by means of at least one detection device in the assistance system, and with which a control signal is generated by means of an electronic computing device in the assistance system for engaging with a functional unit in the motor vehicle. The shoulder that is detected is evaluated in terms of the type of shoulder, and a critical or non-critical driving of the vehicle on the shoulder is determined on the basis of the type of shoulder, and the control signal is generated in the case of a critical driving on the shoulder. The present disclosure also relates to an assistance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arne Bartels, Frank Bärecke, Timo Klingemann, Thomas Kolms
  • Patent number: 12086316
    Abstract: The invention provides a haptic feedback data processing method. During the running of the preset application process, the haptic feedback data of the actuator is collected in real time. At the time of reference data sampling, all collected haptic feedback data are integrated and processed to generate recorded data. Store the executable data corresponding to the recorded data. Through the implementation of the present invention, the haptic feedback data generated in real time is recorded and stored during the running of the application. Therefore, in the application data playback scenario, the haptic feedback data during the running of the application can be output accordingly, which can provide users with a more extreme recording file playback experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai)Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiuyue Wang, Yulei Zhang, Xiaojie Shao
  • Patent number: 12062274
    Abstract: To appropriately exclude alarms not requiring maintenance operator confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Sakata, Motomu Nakajima, Kyoko Yamagoe
  • Patent number: 12061748
    Abstract: A haptic touchpad may include a seamless layer of glass; a touchpad assembly, including: a capacitive touch printed circuit board (PCB) operatively coupled to a bottom side of the seamless layer of glass via a first adhesive; a contact foil operatively coupled to the bottom surface of the capacitive touch PCB via a second adhesive; a piezoelectric element array operatively coupled to a bottom side of the contact foil to receive an applied mechanical stress; and a controller of the information handling system operatively coupled to the piezoelectric element array to: receive electric actuation signals from the piezoelectric element array placed under the mechanical stress via the contact foil; and send an electrical response signal to the piezoelectric element array to cause the piezoelectric element array to generate haptic feedback; and a unibody C-cover support frame to support the touchpad assembly and the seamless layer of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Priyank J. Gajiwala, Nicholas G. DiLoreto, Brian J. Yates, Joseph McDonald, Duck Soo Choi, Mark A. Schwager
  • Patent number: 12051318
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for receiving electronic healthcare records and wearable device data associated with multiple users from multiple data sources, which are configured to generate and store the data in various data model regimes, many of which are not standardized or are variants of a standard. The data is standardized, aggregated, and then analyzed to generate reports. The reports are used to provide a plurality of customized execution environments and user interfaces on computing devices of the users, based on a report of each user. The data is used to determine distress situations and provide alert notifications in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Architecture Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph Cascioli
  • Patent number: 12050282
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting, by a first transmitter of a first device, a first wireless signal, wherein the first wireless signal utilizes a first signaling technology, receiving, by a second receiver of the first device, a second wireless signal generated by a second device, wherein the second wireless signal utilizes a second signaling technology that differs from the first signaling technology, and transmitting, by a second transmitter of the first device, a third wireless signal responsive to receiving the second wireless signal, wherein the third wireless signal utilizes the second signaling technology, and wherein the third wireless signal enables the second device to determine location information associated with the first device and the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Red Point Positioning Corporation
    Inventors: Chunjie Duan, Georgiy Pekhteryev, Serhii Rybalko, Zhenzhen Ye
  • Patent number: 12033747
    Abstract: A device is configured to process medical-event related information, such as associated with a medical code event, such as by receiving medical-event related information, recording medical event information with timestamps, generating additional medical information, displaying medical events and additional medical information on media display, visual indicators, and user devices to provide real-time notifications of recorded and reminders for upcoming medical events, and sending medical events with timestamps and additional medical information to other devices for further processing. The device may be configured as a code clock which includes an analog clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Brooke Johns
  • Patent number: 12033487
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for gas leakage emergency treatment based on indoor safety and a smart gas Internet of Things system. The method includes obtaining a gas data of a first area from at least one gas detection device; obtaining the gas data of the first area from a smart gas data center, predicting a gas concentration of a second area; judging whether the gas leakage occurs and determining a diffusion range of the gas leakage, and determining an emergency treatment plan; sending gas leakage information to the smart gas data center, and sending the gas leakage information to a smart gas user platform; and generating a remote control instruction based on the emergency treatment plan and sending the remote control instruction to the smart gas data center, and sending the remote control instruction to an indoor gas device object platform to execute control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zehua Shao, Junyan Zhou, Guanghua Huang, Lei Zhang, Xiaojun Wei
  • Patent number: 12033057
    Abstract: A system for classifying the usage of a handheld consumer device having a sensor and an analyzer. The sensor determines usage data at successive time instants and provides a temporally successive sequence of usage data during a usage session. The analyzer classifies the usage of the device with respect to at least one set usage classes and assembles a temporally successive sequence of input tuples of usage data relating to a predetermined time period of the usage session, each of the input tuples having at least one element representing the usage data at the respective time instant and for inputting the sequence of input tuples into at least one artificial neural network arranged to output at least one output tuple comprising a number of elements in accordance with the number of usage classes, each element of the output tuple representing a prediction value that the usage of the consumer device at the given time instant relates to a respective usage class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Faiz Feisal Sherman, Xiaole Mao
  • Patent number: 12024300
    Abstract: A system including an apparatus for determining the presence of ice on an external surface of a structure is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor that includes first and second parallel ink or paint conductive traces separated by a gap. The apparatus also includes a circuit configured to measure the impedance or change in impedance between the first and second parallel ink or paint conductive traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey Stewart
  • Patent number: 12021383
    Abstract: Systems and methods comprising a metering device located on an electricity distribution grid, the metering device comprising one or more processors and memory. The metering device can detect a drop in characteristic of electricity below a threshold indicating a fault on the electricity distribution grid. The metering device can generate, responsive to the drop in the characteristic of electricity below the threshold, a time series of a rate of change of the characteristic of electricity for a predetermined number of cycles subsequent to the detection of the drop. The metering device can determine, based on a comparison of the time series of the rate of change with a predetermined pattern, a location of the metering device on the electricity distribution grid relative to a location of the fault on the electricity distribution grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Inventors: Taylor Spalt, Ning Li, Marissa Hummon
  • Patent number: 12020559
    Abstract: A tactile sensation presentation device includes a light source that emits a laser beam toward a test site that is a region of a skin surface of a biological object and a control device that generates a control signal that controls the light source and causes the light source to emit the laser beam in a modulated manner. The laser beam emitted from the light source in a manner modulated in accordance with the control signal from the control device whereby the test site is irradiated is absorbed at the test site and generates a pressure wave that is a thermoelastic wave by the photoacoustic phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Okabe, Toshishige Shimamura, Yoshiyuki Doi, Yuzo Ishii
  • Patent number: 12020550
    Abstract: A system for detecting and discriminating the severity of a fall includes a mobile device configured to communicate a network, a notification module, and a wearable device configured to communicate with the mobile device, the wearable device including a fall monitor and an activity log resident on the wearable device, where the fall monitor is configured to record detected movement on the activity log. The notification module is configured to effect a selectable setting of a rate of communication between the mobile device and the wearable device based on at least part of a predetermined pattern of a fall discriminator within the activity log, where the selectable setting defines a predetermined period of communication between the mobile device and the wearable device. The fall discriminator is configured to determine when the activity log includes a notable fall event based on the predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: FALLCALL SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Shea C. Gregg
  • Patent number: 12019104
    Abstract: A power monitoring and signal unit provided with projecting connectors at a first face and sockets for receiving like connectors in a second opposite face, and circuitry for monitoring power flow through said unit when projecting connectors are plugged into a mains power outlet; said unit further provided with transceiver circuitry for the transmission and reception of data including command and control data. The power monitoring and signal unit may be in communication with a programmable sensor device comprising an individual signal unit registered by an owner of individual signal unit with a central control facility; The individual signal unit communicates with central control facility when an even sensor activates said individual signal unit; central control facility executing a user-assembled schedule of predefined steps on receipt of a communication from individual signal unit, predefined steps configured or reconfigurable by an owner of said individual signal unit from a web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Imprenditore Pty Limited
    Inventor: Patrick Jeremy Rice