Patents Examined by R A Smith
  • Patent number: 11926415
    Abstract: Physical and logical components of a long line loiter control system address control of a long line loiter maneuver conducted beneath a carrier, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. Control may comprise identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states of the carrier, a suspended load control system, and a long line. Identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states may comprise determining characteristics of state conditions over time as well as response time between state conditions. Reacting may comprise controlling a hoist of the carrier, controlling thrusters of the suspended load control system, and or controlling or issuing flight control instructions to the carrier so as not to increase the response time and or to avoid a hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Logan Goodrich
  • Patent number: 11927672
    Abstract: This application provides a data processing method and apparatus and a storage medium. The data processing method includes: obtaining K idle calculation blocks in real time, where K is greater than or equal to 1; invoking first K pieces of detected data from a cache stack in a preset priority sequence of detected data, and inputting the detected data into the K idle calculation blocks; sequentially processing K pieces of detected data on the K idle calculation blocks in the preset priority sequence; and integrating sensing calculation results of the K pieces of detected data in real time based on a boundary relationship between detection ranges of the K pieces of detected data, and outputting a sensing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Leilei Shinohara
  • Patent number: 11919508
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for vehicle perception. A first contour of a current image a dna second contour of a next image are determined relative to an optical center. The current image is scaled to the next image relative to the optical center, wherein the scaling includes applying a scale vector to the first contour. A frame offset vector is determined, and the second contour is translated, based on the frame offset vector and the scale vector, to align the translated second contour to a focus of expansion. An image velocity is determined, based on the first contour and the translated second contour, wherein the image velocity is used to determine object movement from the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edmund Dawes Zink, Qiang Liu, Jens Langenberg
  • Patent number: 11923567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell for evaluating an internal short circuit, and a method for evaluating using the battery cell, wherein an internal short circuit state of a battery cell can be easily induced and, at the same time, an effective internal short circuit evaluation is possible, and the battery cell comprising: first and second electrodes which comprise a coated region on which an electrode mixture layer is coated on a metal current collector and a non-coated region on which an electrode mixture layer is not coated, and which comprise first and second electrode tabs which protrude in one direction from the coated region and do not have an electrode mixture layer coated thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sol Nip Lee, Jeong Min Yang
  • Patent number: 11923496
    Abstract: A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery, the separator including a porous substrate; and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a binder and inorganic particles, the binder including a polyurethane and a polyvinyl alcohol, and the polyurethane and the polyvinyl alcohol are included in a weight ratio of about 5:5 to about 9:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungsue Jang, Minho Cho, Hana Kim, Myungkook Park, Seung Rim Yang, Byungmin Lee, Bokyung Jung, Rae Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 11917117
    Abstract: a processing system comprises a plurality of image capturing units configured to capture a space including an object and configured to be used for generating a virtual viewpoint image representing a view from a virtual viewpoint; and a presenting unit configured to perform presentation for determining an orientation of the object in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daichi Adachi, Hajime Sato
  • Patent number: 11912626
    Abstract: A polycrystalline fused product based on brownmillerite, includes, for more than 95% of its weight, of the elements Ca, Sr, Fe, O, M and M?, the contents of the elements being defined by the formula XyMzFetM?uO2.5, wherein the atomic indices are such that 0.76?y?1.10, z?0.21, 0.48?t?1.15 and u?0.52, 0.95?y+z?1.10, and 0.95?t+u?1.10, X being Ca or Sr or a mixture of Ca and Sr, M being an element chosen from the group formed by La, Ba and mixtures thereof, M? being an element chosen from the group formed by Ti, Cu, Gd, Mn, Al, Sc, Ga, Mg, Ni, Zn, Pr, In, Co, and mixtures thereof, the sum of the atomic indices of Ti and Cu being less than or equal to 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Helena Kaper, Pierre-Alexis Repecaud
  • Patent number: 11917326
    Abstract: A recording reproduction apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a captured data acquisition unit that acquires first captured data captured by a first camera that captures an image of an outside of a vehicle; an event detection unit that detects an event regarding the vehicle; a recording controller that stores the first captured data in a period including at least a timing of occurrence of the event as event recording data; a reproduction controller that reproduces the event recording data; a display controller that causes a display unit to display the event recording data reproduced by the reproduction controller; and an attachment/detachment detection unit that detects an attachment/detachment state of the display unit to/from the vehicle, in which the reproduction controller starts, when it has been detected by the attachment/detachment detection unit that the display unit has been detached from the vehicle, reproduction of event recording data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuji Teruuchi
  • Patent number: 11912318
    Abstract: A transportation system is provided. The system includes: a highway vehicle, a first set of highway points located along a path of the vehicle, a second set of highway points located along a traffic signal section, at least one RFID tag located at each of the first set and the second set of highway points, and at least one RFID tag reader located on the highway vehicle connected to a network. The at least one RFID tag located at the first set of highway points is configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the highway vehicle as it passes the first set of highway points and the at least one RFID tag located at the second set of highway points is configured to store dynamic and static characteristics of the vehicle as it passes the second set of highway points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ARUP VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenneth Garmson
  • Patent number: 11916265
    Abstract: A fuel cell system conduit assembly includes a dielectric tube having a first end and a second end, a metallic first flange press-fit to the first end of the dielectric tube, a metallic second flange press-fit to the second end of the dielectric tube, a first snap ring disposed between the first flange and the dielectric tube, and a second snap ring disposed between the second flange and the dielectric tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Huynh, Michael Petrucha
  • Patent number: 11911824
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a material layer includes a first step S101 of arranging first particles P1 in a pattern on a base material 11 and a second step S102 of arranging second particles in regions in which the first particles P1 are not arranged on the base material 11. The second step S102 includes a step of rubbing bearing materials S2 that carry the second particles P2 against the base material 11 on which the first particles P1 are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Kubo, Hiroshi Taniuchi
  • Patent number: 11908320
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to define a strand upstream of a direction based traffic (DBT) link. In a method, a strand is defined upstream of a DBT link. The method includes extending the strand so as to include one or more links upstream of the DBT link. The strand is extended by determining whether a link is to be added to the strand based upon evaluation of a termination criteria. The termination criteria is at least partially based upon a relationship of a function class of the link to the function class of one or more other links. In an instance in which the termination criteria is satisfied, the method ceases further extension of the strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: James Fowe, Aditya Jadhav, Earl Hammond
  • Patent number: 11898062
    Abstract: A method of repairing a surface defect with a patch is provided. A fibrous substrate is impregnated with a formulation that includes a polyester resin, a crosslinking agent, a solvent, and a particulate filler. The fibrous substrate is contacted with the surface defect. The formulation is exposed to actinic radiation to induce cure of the formulation to form the patch to repair the surface defect. A kit is also provided that includes a bottle containing the formulation. A sheet of fibrous support material is also provided that is adapted to receive the formulation therethrough. Instructions for repairing a surface defect by the aforementioned method are also provided as part of the kit. 3D printing of an article to fit in the surface defect is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Habibpour, Matt James Lertola, Carlton G. Seaboldt, Grant Shouldice
  • Patent number: 11897403
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting and executing automated control of adjustable components of a vehicle based on occupant classification in a group identity database. Methods and systems for generating and employing the group identity database are also disclosed. Occupancy information may be utilized to determine how the group identity database is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Alfred Ostrowski, Leopoldo Urbina, Akshay Dirisala, Elizabeth Anne Manwell, Austin Kirchner
  • Patent number: 11900688
    Abstract: A computer vision processor of a camera generates hyperzooms for persons or vehicles from image frames captured by the camera. The hyperzooms include a first hyperzoom associated with the persons or vehicles. The computer vision processor tracks traffic patterns of the persons or vehicles while obviating network usage by the camera by predicting positions of the persons or vehicles using a Kalman Filter from the first hyperzoom. The persons or vehicles are detected in the second hyperzoom. The positions of the persons or vehicles are updated based on detecting the persons or vehicles in the second hyperzoom. The first hyperzoom is removed from the camera. Tracks of the persons or vehicles are generated based on the updated positions. The second hyperzoom is removed from the camera. Track metadata is generated from the tracks for storing in a key-value database located on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Verkada Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Xu, Mayank Gupta, Xia Yang, Yuanyuan Chen, Zixiao (Shawn) Wang, Qiang (Kevin) Fu, Yunchao Gong, Naresh Nagabushan
  • Patent number: 11891775
    Abstract: The hydraulic excavator 1 includes a work implement 7, a detection device that detects an obstacle around the hydraulic excavator 1, and a controller 27 that controls the operation of the work implement 7. The controller 27 has a driving assistance function and a work assistance function. The work assistance function is switchable between enabled and disabled. When the work assistance function is switched to enabled, the controller 27 suppresses, for an obstacle detected in a monitoring range but outside of a work range, the driving assistance function in comparison with when the work assistance function is switched to disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Chiba, Kento Kumagai
  • Patent number: 11893883
    Abstract: A framework for modeling traffic speed in a transportation network analyzes both the spatial and temporal dependencies in probe-based traffic speeds, historical weather data, and forecasted weather data, using multiple machine learning models. A decentralized partial least squares (PLS) regression model predicts short-term speed using localized, historical probe-based traffic data, and a deep learning model applies the predicted short-term speed to further estimate traffic speed at specified times and at specific locations in the transportation network for predicting traffic bottlenecks and other future traffic states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ITERIS, INC.
    Inventors: Tiffany E. Symes, Pouyan Hosseini, Shayan Khoshmagham
  • Patent number: 11890696
    Abstract: Systems and methods for additively manufacturing or repairing a component from a base material. The system may include an inoculation source to direct inoculation materials and a laser metal deposition (LMD) system to direct laser energy during laser processing of additive materials deposited in a melt pool on the base material. The LMD system includes a laser energy source configured to direct laser energy towards the base material and inoculation materials to form the melt pool thereon and to process the deposited additive materials and inoculation materials to form layers on the base material upon solidification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Burbaum, Ahmed Kamel
  • Patent number: 11888185
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a cell structure, an oxidizing agent flow path, a fuel flow path, and an anode-side current collector. The cell structure includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode. The oxidizing agent flow path is formed adjacent to the cathode and away from the solid electrolyte layer. The oxidizing agent flow path is a flow path for supplying a gas that contains an oxidizing agent to the cathode. The fuel flow path is formed adjacent to the anode and away from the solid electrolyte layer. The fuel flow path is a flow path for supplying a fuel gas that contains water vapor and a hydrocarbon to the anode. The anode-side current collector is disposed adjacent to the anode and away from the solid electrolyte layer. The anode-side current collector is in contact with the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Takahiro Higashino, Masatoshi Majima, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Mitsuyasu Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11887630
    Abstract: Provided are a multimedia data processing method, a multimedia data generation method, and a related device, which relate to the technical field of computers. The processing method comprises: acquiring multimedia data; displaying an editing page, wherein the editing page displays material data in the multimedia data; in response to a marking operation being carried out on at least one piece of material data, marking the at least one piece of material data; and in response to a template generation instruction, removing the marked material data from the multimedia data and generating a template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Fan Wu, Xiaoran Zhang, Qiong Shan, Xin Li, Wenhai Zhang, Jinmin Li, Longkai Wen, Lifeng Zeng