Patents Examined by Rodney E Fuller
  • Patent number: 12001008
    Abstract: A new and improved tunable optical receiver based on thermal optics and controllers for technologies that require fast wavelength channel tuning. The device entails a thermal control system in which a wavelength tunable filter, a sensor and at least two thermal actuators enables fast tuning, which are controlled by advanced algorithms. The key compositions of both parts are outlined and their main requirements are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: PICADVANCED S.A.
    Inventors: Ricardo Manuel Da Silva Ferreira, Francisco Manuel Ruivo Rodrigues, José Miguel Laranjeira Lima
  • Patent number: 11988732
    Abstract: An improved technique for recording of scan data is provided, which includes recording scan data from at least two slices of an examination object simultaneously by means of a magnetic resonance system. The technique includes selecting a desired simultaneous recording of scan data from at least two slices (S1, . . . , Sn), determining an artifact-preventing minimum RF pulse duration (dRF) for a desired recording, considering desired recording parameters (PA), and performing the desired recording using the determined minimum RF pulse duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG
    Inventors: Flavio Carinci, Mario Zeller, Dominik Paul
  • Patent number: 11988946
    Abstract: A method for controlling a gimbal, implemented by a gimbal controller. The gimbal includes a gimbal assembly connected to the gimbal controller, the gimbal assembly being configured to mount an imaging device and drive the imaging device to rotate to adjust an imaging direction of the imaging device. The method includes determining whether the gimbal has entered a preset mode; and controlling rotation of the gimbal assembly to stabilize the imaging direction of the imaging device at a first balance direction when the gimbal enters the preset mode, and controlling a movement of the gimbal assembly such that the imaging direction of the imaging device is within a first cone angle range with the first balance direction as an axis before the gimbal exiting the preset mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Songwei Weng, Qiyu Liang
  • Patent number: 11988848
    Abstract: An optical anti-shake resilient support mechanism, an anti-shake driving device, a lens driving fitting, an imaging equipment and an electronic apparatus are provided. The optical anti-shake resilient support mechanism includes two X-direction resilient sheets symmetrically distributed with an optical axis of an optical component as an axis of symmetry and used to connect a focusing motor assembly and an optical anti-shake frame or to connect a base and the optical anti-shake frame; and two Y-direction resilient sheets symmetrically distributed with the optical axis of the optical component as an axis of symmetry and used to connect the base and the optical anti-shake frame or to connect the focusing motor assembly and the optical anti-shake frame. The unidirectional translation is one of X-axis unidirectional translation and Y-axis unidirectional translation, unidirectional performance is better than that of other optical anti-shake mechanisms, which can greatly simplify production process and reduce cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: NEW SHICOH MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zaiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11982728
    Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may include obtaining a plurality of first magnetic resonance (MR) data sets related to a region of interest (ROI) of a subject. The plurality of first MR data sets may be collected based on two or more different values of a scan parameter. The method may also include determining a plurality of second MR data sets based on the plurality of first MR data sets. Each of the plurality of second MR data sets may correspond to at least two of the plurality of first MR data sets. The method may also include generate, based on the plurality of second MR data sets, a plurality of T1 weighted images of the ROI each of which corresponds to a target time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongquan Ye
  • Patent number: 11977137
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining image data of a subject acquired by an imaging device. The method may also include determining one or more characteristics associated with a body part of the subject from the image data. The one or more characteristics of the body part of the subject may include at least one of position information of the body part in the subject, geometric morphology information of the body part, water content information, or fat content information. The method may also include determining, based on one or more characteristics associated with the body part, values of one or more individualized parameters corresponding to the subject. The method may further include causing the imaging device to perform an imaging scan on the subject according to the values of the one or more individualized parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liu Liu, Guannan Liu
  • Patent number: 11966146
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises an eye approach detection unit configured to detect an objective approaching to a finder, a sight line detection unit configured to detect a sight line position to a display unit that is arranged in the finder, and a control unit configured to perform control to drive the sight line detection unit and stop driving the approach detection unit when it is detected by the approach detection unit that an objective has been approached to the finder, wherein the control unit performs control to, based on a detection result of the sight line detection unit, drive the approach detection unit from a state in which a driving of the approach detection unit is stopped, and stop driving the sight line detection unit while driving the approach detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki Sugaya
  • Patent number: 11963739
    Abstract: In order to improve both spatial resolution and sensitivity for brain research and clinical activity, we have designed a combined PET/MRI insert for brain scanning, referred to herein as a “BrainPET insert” that can be fit onto and into a suitable MRI system. The BrainPET Insert comprises, in order, a receive (Rx) coil positioned within and adjacent to a transmit (Tx) coil and a PET ring, wherein both the Rx coil and the Tx coil are within the PET ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sino Canada Health Engineering Research Institute (Hefei) Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Goertzen, John Saunders, James Schellenberg, Ryan Sparkes, Gong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11958418
    Abstract: A camera arm device for a mirror replacement system for a motor vehicle having a boom element, which has at least one camera (30) of the mirror replacement system is provided. A. housing, which cooperates with an end portion of the boom element in order to hold the boom element. There is arranged in the housing a guide groove through which the boom element extends and along which the boom element is movably mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Lukas Pape
  • Patent number: 11959990
    Abstract: An MRI phantom for calibrated anisotropic imaging includes a plurality of separate sheathed taxons or integral taxons sharing common taxon walls, wherein each taxon has an inner diameter of less than 5 microns. The taxons form taxon filaments that are combined to form taxon ribbons. The taxons may have an average inner diameter of less than 1 micron, specifically about 0.8 microns with a packing density of about 1,000,000 per square millimeter. The filaments may include structural features such as an outer frame and crossing support ribs and may further include a visible alignment feature that allows for verifying orientation of an individual filament. The taxons may be formed as taxon fibers manufactured using a bi or tri-component textile/polymer manufacturing process. An anisotropic homogeneity phantom may include frame members that support fiber tracks extending in orthogonal directions, wherein each fiber track is formed of taxons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: PSYCHOLOGY SOFTWARE TOOLS, INC, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Anthony P. Zuccolotto, John Dzikiy, Leroy K. Basler, Benjamin A. Rodack, Walter Schneider, Sudhir K Pathak
  • Patent number: 11959803
    Abstract: An underwater device has a hyperspectral camera for capturing images of a seabed, a first housing part, a second housing part releasably connected to the first housing part in a watertight manner and enclosing with the first housing part a cavity in which the hyperspectral camera is arranged, and an electrical energy storage device for supplying electrical energy to the hyperspectral camera arranged in another cavity, wherein the other cavity is separated from the cavity by a wall section of the first and/or second housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PlanBlue GmbH
    Inventors: Raja Kandukuri, Guy Rigot, Alvaro Bueno
  • Patent number: 11953145
    Abstract: A tripod has three adjacent telescopic legs with identical locking mechanisms connected to a handle located above the central support element. The handle actuates the locking mechanisms simultaneously and independently of one another, whereby the legs can be telescopically adjusted from the free state to the locked position in the desired position when unfolding or folding the tripod. Locking mechanisms provide stability when loading the tripod. The telescopic legs of the tripod are pivotally connected to the central support element, so the different angles of the legs do not affect the effective operation of the locking mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Stoyko Georgiev Zahariev
  • Patent number: 11953809
    Abstract: A positional and postural accuracy of stereo cameras 30 is maintained. A camera support structure (100) includes a support frame (130) that is mounted on a housing (110) of a head-mounted display 1 and supports stereo cameras (30), and at least one rubber member (40) that is interposed between the housing (110) and the support frame (130) and has at least a portion elastically deformable between the housing (110) and the support frame (130) upon deformation or displacement of the support frame (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Fumihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 11953811
    Abstract: An adjustment support assembly and a surveillance camera are provided. The adjustment support assembly includes a first shell, a second shell, a first ball head, a second ball head, and a ball head connecting rod. The first ball head and the second ball head are fixed at two ends of the ball head connecting rod, respectively. The first shell is provided therein with a first ball head fixing portion, and the first ball head is rotatably arranged in the first ball head fixing portion. The second shell is provided therein with a second ball head fixing portion, and the second ball head is rotatably arranged in the second ball head fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shouze Zhang
  • Patent number: 11947248
    Abstract: A stop switch assembly includes a movable block, a pressing portion, a driving rod, a driving pin and an elastic member. The movable block includes a first pair and a second pair of opposite side surfaces, a hole is defined in the movable block passing through the first pair of side surfaces and an inclined slot is defined in the movable block passing through the second pair of side surfaces. The driving pin is inserted in the driving rod with its head movably arranged in the inclined slot. The elastic member is arranged between the pressing portion and the movable block for applying an elastic bias to the pressing portion to allow the pressing portion being away from the movable block. When the pressing part is pressed, the driving pin slides in the inclined slot and drives the movable block moving between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LEQI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Paihan Chen, Xingxing Yuan
  • Patent number: 11945375
    Abstract: Disclosed are an onboard camera holding method, an onboard camera, and a bracket that enable the onboard camera to be positionally aligned with precision. The holding method according to an aspect of the present technology is a method of holding the onboard camera that includes protruding portions having cylindrical faces respectively formed on a front face and left and right opposite side faces of a housing, by pressing the cylindrical faces of the respective protruding portions of the onboard camera against notches at insertion holes formed at positions of a bracket corresponding to positions of the respective protruding portions by use of forces applied by pressurizing members provided to the bracket, the pressurizing members applying the forces to predetermined positions of the housing. The present technology can be applied to the bracket of the onboard camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Tokito
  • Patent number: 11940276
    Abstract: An inertial point-source matter-wave atom interferometer gyroscope includes an analyzer that receives fringe images of gyroscope atoms and includes: a first fringe image that includes a first fringe phase, a second fringe image that includes a second fringe phase; and a third fringe image that includes a third fringe phase, wherein the first fringe phase, the second fringe phase, and the third fringe phase are different; a phase mapper of the analyzer that produces a interferometric phase map for the gyroscope atoms from the fringe images of the gyroscope atoms; and a fitter of the analyzer in communication with the phase mapper and that receives the interferometric phase map from the analyzer and determines inertial parameters of the gyroscope atoms from the interferometric phase map, the inertial parameters including an acceleration and a rotation rate of the inertial point-source matter-wave atom interferometer gyroscope relative to the gyroscope atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
    Inventors: John Edward Kitching, Elizabeth Ann Donley, Azure Lynn Hansen, Yun-Jhih Chen
  • Patent number: 11940516
    Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may include obtaining imaging signals related to a region of interest (ROI) of a subject. The method may also include selecting a portion of the imaging signals as auxiliary signals associated with at least one temporal dimension of the ROI. The method may also include generating at least one target image associated with the at least one temporal dimension of the ROI based on the imaging signals and the auxiliary signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi Liu, Jingyuan Lyu, Zhongqi Zhang, Jian Xu
  • Patent number: 11940723
    Abstract: A computing device includes: a housing supporting a transparent panel to define an enclosure; a camera supported within the enclosure, the camera having a field of view extending through the transparent panel; and a privacy shutter supported within the enclosure, between the transparent panel and the camera, the privacy shutter having a shutter magnet, and being movable via magnetic activation between (i) an enabled position obstructing the field of view, and (ii) a disabled position clearing the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Stone, David William Reber, Dennis Barrett
  • Patent number: 11933872
    Abstract: A phantom for calibration and quality assurance of an MR tomograph that comprises a phantom body with measuring aids and an intermediate bottom in at least four planes. The first plane contains only measuring fluid. The second plane contains wedge-shaped elements. The third plane contains marks of known distance. The fourth plane contains comb-shaped elements. The measuring aids of the second plane are arranged on one side of the intermediate bottom and those of the fourth plane on the other side. The marks of the third plane are arranged in the intermediate bottom. This arrangement enables reliable calibration of the MR tomograph in a few steps with only this phantom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MRI-STaR—Magnetic Resonance Institute for Safety, Technology and Research GmbH
    Inventors: Gregor Schaefers, Tobias Spronk