Patents Examined by Ronnie M Mancho
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System and method for the autonomous transition of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
Patent number: 11835969Abstract: A system for autonomous flight of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The system may include a pusher component, a lift component, a flight controller, and a pilot override switch. The pusher component is mechanically coupled to the eVTOL aircraft. The lift component is mechanically coupled to the eVTOL aircraft. The flight controller is communicatively connected to the pilot override switch. The flight controller is configured to identify a transition point, initiate operation of the pusher component, and terminate operation of the lift component. A method for flight control of an eVTOL aircraft is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Joshua E. Auerbach, Nicholas Moy -
Patent number: 11834201Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for predicting radio altimeter failures are provided. An example method may include determining a first plurality of altitude values associated with a first radio altimeter, determining a second plurality of altitude values associated with a second radio altimeter, calculating a first level feature based at least in part on the first plurality of altitude values and the second plurality of altitude values, and determining a radio altimeter failure indicator based at least in part on the first level feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Yuan Qin, Jan Zirnstein, Matthew Damon Emery, Nikhita Sagar
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Patent number: 11835713Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus includes a MEMS substrate, a substrate fixing section to which the MEMS substrate is fixed, and an environment detection sensor that detects an environment factor associated with the mirror. The environment detection sensor is disposed in a position where the environment detection sensor overlaps with or is adjacent to the substrate fixing section but does not overlap with the MEMS substrate in a plan view viewed in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the MEMS substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Kamakura, Hirokazu Yamaga, Takeshi Shimizu
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Patent number: 11834033Abstract: A power regeneration device 21 that converts the power of a main engine DC line 16 connected to a main engine power generator 12 through a rectification circuit 14 to supply the converted power to an accessory DC line 34 connected to an accessory power generator 31 through a rectification circuit 32 includes a plurality of power conversion modules 221 to 22N configured such that input sections 221a to 22Na are connected in series. The main engine power generator 12 and a power consumption device 15 are controlled such that a voltage input to the power regeneration device 21 does not exceed a voltage upper limit value Vm and a portion between a positive electrode terminal (+) and a negative electrode terminal (?) of each of the input sections of the power conversion modules to be stopped is short-circuited by a bypass device and the voltage upper limit value Vm is decreased when some of the plurality of power conversion modules 221 to 22N are stopped.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kadota, Masatsugu Arai, Takayuki Satou, Naoki Fukuda
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Patent number: 11834095Abstract: A method of brake steering in a four-wheel drive utility vehicle having a driven front axle carrying at least two front wheels, a driven rear axle carrying at least two rear wheels, a powertrain delivering torque to the front and rear axles via a connecting shaft, independently operable service brakes on each of the front and rear wheels, and independently operable parking brakes on each of the rear wheels. The method includes, on the vehicle entering a turn, applying the service brakes of the front and rear wheels on the inside of the turn and applying also, and to a controllably varied level of braking force, the parking brake on the rear wheel on the inside of the turn.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: AGCO International GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Zeiler
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Patent number: 11833663Abstract: A robotic kitchen assistant for frying includes a robotic arm, a fryer basket, and a robotic arm adapter assembly allowing the robotic arm to pick up and manipulate the fryer basket. The robotic arm adapter includes opposing gripping members to engage the fryer basket. A utensil adapter assembly is mounted to the handle of the fryer basket, and the opposing gripper members are actuated to capture a three-dimensional (3D) feature of the utensil adapter assembly. The robotic arm adapter assembly can include an agitator mechanism to shake the fryer basket or another utensil as desired. Related methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Miso Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Sinnet, Robert Anderson, William Werst
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Patent number: 11820409Abstract: A method produces movement information describing a movement of a vehicle. Accordingly, the vehicle is connected to a power transmission line, and at least one electrical variable relating to the power transmission line is measured, forming at least one line-based measured value, and the movement information is determined by using the at least one line-based measured value.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbHInventors: Boris Celan, Volker Knollmann
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Patent number: 11822355Abstract: The present invention relates to a user friendly method for programming a robot, where the method comprises placing the robot at a given position P0 in the surroundings and using a portion or point P of the robot (for instance the point to which a tool is attached during use of the robot) to define one or more geometrical features relative to the surroundings of the robot and establishing a relationship between the geometrical features and first coordinates of a robot-related coordinate system, whereby the robot can subsequently be instructed to carry out movements of specified portions of the robot relative to said surroundings by reference to said one or more geometrical features. By these means it becomes easy for users that are not experts in robot programming to program and use the robot. The geometrical features can according to the invention be stored in storage means and used subsequently also in other settings than the specific setting in which the programming took place.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: UNIVERSAL ROBOT A/SInventor: Esben Hallundbæk Østergaard
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Patent number: 11822331Abstract: The present invention relates to an environmental coverage oriented motion system. The system includes a rangefinder module configured to measure a distance in real time; an odometry module configured to measure a velocity or a position in real time; a powered vehicle carrying the rangefinder module and the odometry module; and a controller module carried by the powered vehicle, configured to receive one of the distance, the velocity and the position, performing an environmental coverage oriented motion scheme based on one of the distance, the velocity and the position to select a plurality of positions, and commanding the powered vehicle to move among the plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: National Central UniversityInventors: Kuo-Shih Tseng, Chih-Yuan Chou
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Patent number: 11810058Abstract: A method and system for managing carrier vessel information are provided. A carrier path and shipment planning system receives carrier information associated with individual carrier vessels from a plurality of carrier information sources. Based on the carrier information the carrier path and shipment planning system processes the carrier information to form complete path scenarios. The carrier path and shipment planning system associates control rules to the complete path scenarios to determine one or more candidate paths. The carrier path and shipment planning system can then generate various interfaces for identifying selected, ranked paths, information associated with a competitive marketplace and availability information for contracting for cargo shipment. A user can then further manipulate the user interfaces for scenario planning or filtering available selections.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Signal Ocean LtdInventors: Ioannis Martinos, Dimitrios Tasoulis, Michail Epitropakis, Roussos Paschopoulos, Emilio Frazzoli
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Patent number: 11806875Abstract: Disturbance compensation in computer-assisted devices include a first articulated arm configured to support an imaging device a second articulated arm configured to support an end effector, and a control unit coupled to the first articulated arm and the second articulated arm. The control unit is configured to set a first reference frame, where the first reference frame is based on a first position of the imaging device at a first time. The control unit is further configured to detect a first disturbance to the first articulated arm moving the imaging device away from the first position, receive a command to move the end effector, and transform the command to move the end effector from a command in the first reference frame to a command in a reference frame for the end effector.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Nitish Swamp, Paul G. Griffiths, Goran A. Lynch, Daniel N. Miller
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Patent number: 11801818Abstract: The present disclosure discloses multi-mode hydraulic braking systems and control methods thereof. The system includes a two-position three-way digital switch valve, an electromagnetic three-position three-way proportional reversing valve, a controller, a pressure detection system, a speed detection system, and a displacement detection system. The controller intelligently switches a digital braking mode, a composite braking mode, and an anti-lock braking mode after collecting a brake signal through the pressure detection system and speed detection system in real time.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignees: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, ZHEJIANG HAIHONG HYDRAULIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qi Zhong, Jun Wang, Xianjian He, Xingxing Wang, Enguang Xu, Tiwei Jia, Cheng Yu, Junxian Wang
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Patent number: 11802368Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously sorting dirty laundry articles into batched loads for washing are described. For example, an autonomous sorting system includes an enclosed channel including a stationary floor extending between an inlet end and an outlet end of the channel, a plurality of arms disposed in series along the enclosed channel for selectively grasping at least one of the plurality of deformable articles in sequence. The system includes an outlet orifice adjacent the outlet end through which each separated deformable article exits the enclosed channel upon release by the terminal gripper of the one of the plurality of arms, and one or more conveyors disposed adjacent the outlet end configured for receiving thereon a plurality of bins for collecting for washing together two or more articles of the plurality of deformable articles released through the outlet orifice having a common sensor-detected one or more characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Monotony.ai, Inc.Inventors: Stuart E. Schechter, Benjamin D. Bixby, Samuel Duffley, Samuel M. Felton, Wilson J. Mefford, Elliot Sinclair Pennington, Ross O. Schlaikjer, Jesse Sielaff, Gabriella McLellan, Marissa A. Bennett
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Patent number: 11801823Abstract: A computer-based system for testing a server-based vehicle function, which is designed to implement a method comprising the following steps: a function model of the vehicle function is simulated by a first simulator on a server, an at least partial vehicle model is simulated by a second simulator and the vehicle function is tested, while a data connection between the first simulator and the second simulator is systematically influenced.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Farzaneh Ghanbari Milani, Volker Blaschke
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Patent number: 11796337Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating a virtual navigation route, by obtaining multiple navigation points each with a flag data; identifying at least two lanes from a front video data; creating a navigation characteristic image according to the flag data, the navigation points, the front video data, and the at least two lanes, wherein the navigation characteristic image has multiple dotted grids; calculating a probability of a navigation route passing through each dotted grid, and setting the dotted grid with the highest probability calculated in each row of the navigation characteristic image as a first default value; and fitting curves for the grids with the first default value as the navigation route; the navigation route is generated in real time and projected over the front video data using an augmented reality (AR) method, achieving AR effects and navigating with better representation of the traffic.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Feng Chia UniversityInventors: Yu-Chen Lin, Yu-Ching Chan, Ming-Chih Lin
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Patent number: 11795012Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an end-of-arm tool having multiple robotic grippers, such as two or more grippers, and coordination of motion of the multiple grippers, so as to allow for automated testing and packaging of sealable bags conveyed to an inspection station.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventors: Aaron Thomas Bacon, Aerick William Bacon, Thomas Dell Bacon
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Patent number: 11780098Abstract: A robot is equipped with a processor. The processor detects external appearance or audio of a living being, and by controlling the robot, causes the robot to execute an operation in accordance with liking data indicating preferences of the robot regarding external appearance or audio and the detected external appearance or audio of the living being.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTDInventor: Masatoshi Watanuki
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Patent number: 11780289Abstract: A system includes a blower, a blower sensor, and at least one processor. The blower sensor is operably coupled to the blower and configured to obtain blower operational information. The at least one processor is operably coupled to the blower and the blower sensor, and is configured to determine an operational-based power using the blower operational information; determine an operational-based density using the operational-based power; and control the blower using the operational-based density.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Edward Thomas Petrak, Nicole Lyann Himmelwright, Jeffrey John Wolff
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Patent number: 11776834Abstract: Substrate processing apparatus including a wafer transport apparatus with a transport arm including an end effector, an arm pose deterministic feature integral to the substrate transport apparatus and disposed so that a static detection sensor of the substrate processing apparatus detects at least one edge of the at least one arm pose deterministic feature on the fly with radial motion of the transport arm, and a controller configured so that detection of the edge effects a determination of a proportion factor identifying at least a thermal expansion variance of the transport arm on the fly and includes a kinematic effects resolver configured to determine, from the detection of the edge on the fly, a discrete relation between the determined proportion factor and each different discrete variance respective to each different link of the transport arm determining at least the thermal expansion variance of the transport arm on the fly.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Brooks Automation US, LLCInventors: Bing Yin, Jairo Moura, Vincent Tsang, Aaron Gawlik, Nathan Spiker
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Patent number: 11760394Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes a first inverter that drives a first driving target in accordance with commands received via a first communication network, a second inverter that drives a second driving target in accordance with commands received via the first communication network, a first controller that is capable of controlling the first inverter and the second inverter by transmitting commands via the first communication network, and a second controller that is capable of controlling the first inverter and the second inverter by transmitting commands via the first communication network. Each of the first controller and the second controller is capable of transmitting, to the first inverter and the second inverter via the first communication network, an invalidation command for invalidating the commands therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Hattori, Yasuyuki Miyazaki, Yoshitaka Ono