Patents Examined by Roy Y Yi
  • Load status of transport chassis
    Patent number: 11001230
    Abstract: In some examples, a system receives sensor data from a sensor of a transport chassis configured to carry a cargo transportation unit (CTU), and determines, based on the sensor data and a profile learned based on past data, whether the transport chassis is loaded with a CTU or cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Conrad Delbert Seaman, Stephen West, Christopher Scott Travers
  • Method for deghosting and redatuming operator estimation
    Patent number: 11002870
    Abstract: A method is described for removing the surface ghost from and/or separating wave field data and/or for estimating redatuming operators of the wave field data by effective use of a transform that that relies on the non-uniform distribution of distances with respect to a reference surface or of tuned-source radiation directions of sources and or the non-uniform distribution of receivers with respect to a reference surface to partition or map the wave field from at least two different cones in the transformed domain and using the contribution of sources and or receivers inside at least one of the at least two different cones to estimate a first wave field of interest, a second separated or ghost wave field and/or redatuming operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SEISMIC APPARITION GmbH
    Inventors: Johan Robertsson, Dirk-Jan Van Manen, Fredrik Andersson, Kurt Eggenberger
  • Method and system for detection of inclement weather through engine parameters
    Patent number: 11002881
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting inclement weather in the vicinity of an aircraft engine are described herein. At least a first engine parameter and a second engine parameter are obtained, each engine parameter varies with changing weather conditions. An arithmetic value is determined as a function of at least the first engine parameter and the second engine parameter. The arithmetic value varies with changing weather conditions. A rate of change of the arithmetic value is determined. Inclement weather is detected when the rate of change exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Andrea Henning, Jasmin Turcotte
  • Method and system for providing quality controlled data from a redundant sensor system
    Patent number: 10996663
    Abstract: A method for determining a quality controlled sensor set from a redundant sensor set comprising calculating a first time correlation coefficient and a first autocorrelation coefficient based on a first sensor time series data, calculating a second time correlation coefficient and a second autocorrelation coefficient based on a second sensor time series data, calculating a first and second sensor correlation coefficient based on the first sensor time series data and the second sensor time series data, and determining the quality controlled sensor set with a highest confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Inventors: Andrew Gaydos, Robert Kent Goodrich, Scott Landolt
  • Method for identifying the molecular configuration of ganoderic acid A from
    Patent number: 10998085
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying the molecular configuration of ganoderic acid A which comprises extracting ganoderic acid A from fruit bodies of Ganoderma lucidum, producing crystals of the ganoderic acid A, analyzing the crystals of the ganoderic acid A by X-ray structural analysis to obtain values of the three-dimensional coordinate of the crystals of the ganoderic acid A and using the values of the three-dimensional coordinate of the crystals of the ganoderic acid A obtained from the X-ray structural analysis as initial coordinates in the input to the calculation program of the B3LYP method included in the Gaussian 03 package software together with the 6-31G* basis set function of the density functional theory (DFT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Tian-Jye Hsieh
  • Apparatus and method for detecting battery state of health
    Patent number: 10989762
    Abstract: This application provides a method for detecting a battery state of health. In the method, for a battery that does not supply power to a load within a time period, a detected unit is determined; an open-circuit voltage and a temperature of the detected unit are collected; a battery state of charge value and a loss capacity of the detected unit are obtained by means of calculation; and a battery state of health value of the detected unit is obtained by means of calculation according to a ratio of the loss capacity of the detected unit to an original capacity. This application further provides an apparatus for detecting a battery state of health. By means of technical solutions provided in this application, a deterioration degree of battery performance can be accurately monitored, and impact on a service is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianping Jiang, Laisuo Su, Jianbo Zhang
  • Position detection device and position detection method
    Patent number: 10989568
    Abstract: There is provided a position detection device to suppress an influence of a signal distortion due to a processing error, an assembly error of a sensor, or the like. The position detection device includes: a waveform correction unit that corrects waveforms of a first signal and a second signal, the first signal being detected from a first track provided on a moving body and having a scale of predetermined cycles, and the second signal being detected from a second track provided on the moving body and having a scale of cycles less than the predetermined cycles; and a position calculation unit that calculates a position of the moving body on the basis of the corrected first signal and second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Narita
  • Locating a device that is moved in a three-dimensional space
    Patent number: 10976466
    Abstract: A method of location of a device includes a displacement law containing a corrective factor of a bias combined by an arithmetical operation with a measured variable, and particles, each particle being associated with a current value of the corrective factor. The current value of the corrective factor being constructed at each iteration on the basis of a previous current value of the corrective factor, computed during a previous iteration, to which is added a random variable drawn according to a predefined probability law. The current values of various particles are initialized, before the first iteration, to various initial values, and during each iteration, for each particle whose coordinates are updated with the aid of this displacement law, the value of the corrective factor in the displacement law is taken equal to this corrective factor's current value associated with the particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: MOVEA, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventor: Christophe Villien
  • On-the-fly calibration for catheter location and orientation
    Patent number: 10973588
    Abstract: A method includes retrieving from a memory a stored sensitivity table that associates magnetic position sensor readings with measured magnetic fields. One or more calibration values for the magnetic position sensor are estimated during a catheterization procedure in which a magnetic position sensor, fitted at a distal end of a catheter, is placed in an organ of a patient, based on (i) the stored sensitivity table and (ii) readings acquired by the magnetic position sensor while in the organ. Based on the one or more calibration values, a location of the distal end in the organ is magnetically tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
    Inventors: Meir Bar-Tal, Ran Peled, Fares Safe, David Izraeli
  • Methods and apparatus for early sensory integration and robust acquisition of real world knowledge
    Patent number: 10974389
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein include a path integration system that calculates optic flow, infers angular velocity from the flow field, and incorporates this velocity estimate into heading calculations. The resulting system fuses heading estimates from accelerometers, 5 gyroscopes, engine torques, and optic flow to determine self-localization. The system also includes a motivational system that implements a reward drive, both positive and negative, into the system. In some implementations, the drives can include: a) a curiosity drive that encourages exploration of new areas, b) a resource drive that attracts the agent towards the recharging base when the battery is low, and c) a mineral reward drive that attracts the agent 10 towards previously explored scientific targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Neurala, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoly Gorshechnikov, Massimiliano Versace
  • Methods for measuring real-time dew-point value and total moisture content of material to be molded or extruded
    Patent number: 10969356
    Abstract: A method for accurately measuring the real-time valid dew-point value of a material and determining the total moisture content of the material by using an algorithm during the material drying process. The algorithm estimates the valid dew-point value of the material and the total moisture content of the material by analyzing sensor data received on a server. The algorithm determines a valid dew-point value by estimating an inflection point of the moisture content versus time friction/curve for the material, and the total moisture content of the material is determined within the valid dew-point value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MachineSense, LLC
    Inventor: Biplab Pal
  • Light scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 10962896
    Abstract: An optical scanning device includes: a polygon mirror deflecting light beams; and a plurality of reflective mirrors reflecting the light beams so as to guide the light beams to respective photosensitive drums. A first f? lens is provided on an optical path of the light beam from the polygon mirror to a first reflective mirror. The optical path of the light beam reflected by a third reflective mirror crosses the optical path between the first reflective mirror and a second reflective mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsuo Nakao, Takaharu Motoyama, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Reishi Aoki
  • Method for compressing and reconstructing data
    Patent number: 10962504
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for compressing and reconstructing data. The method includes: disposing a transmitting EMAT array and a receiving EMAT array; exciting a Lamb wave, receiving the Lamb wave, subjecting the Lamb wave to narrowband filtering with the narrowband frequency, to form detecting data x(n); analysing the detecting data with a DFT; reconstructing original detecting data and calculating a reconstruction error according to the measurement vector and the recovery matrix by using a TLBO algorithm; optimizing measurement vector and recovery matrix; transmitting the measurement vector to a supervisory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, CHINA SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INSPECTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, EDDYSUN (XIAMEN) ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Songling Huang, Xiaochun Song, Gongtian Shen, Wei Zhao, Junming Lin, Yihua Kang, Yu Zhang, Shen Wang
  • Systems and methods for identifying subsurface features as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest
    Patent number: 10962675
    Abstract: Exemplary implementations may: obtain subsurface relaxation time data specifying subsurface relaxation time values corresponding to a well in the subsurface volume of interest; generating a subsurface relaxation time distribution using the subsurface relaxation time data; generating a subsurface porosity distribution using the subsurface relaxation time distribution; generating a representation of the subsurface porosity distribution in the subsurface volume of interest using visual effects to depict at least one of the one or more subsurface relaxation time values; and display the representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Boqin Sun, Simon Clinch, Dustin J. Keele, Byron Dean Gulick
  • System for active data acquisition management in a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10958542
    Abstract: An aircraft sensor system includes a first sensor configured to detect a parameter of an aircraft system and a first micro electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) disposed local to a first component within the aircraft system. The first MEMS is communicatively connected to a controller, and is configured to trigger in response to a corresponding parameter exceeding a threshold. The controller is connected to an output of the first sensor and includes a non-transitory memory storing instructions configured to cause the controller to increase a sampling rate of the first sensor to a sampling rate corresponding to the first component for at least a predetermined length of time in response to the first MEMS being triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Sheridon Everette Haye
  • System and method for extracting principal time series data
    Patent number: 10955818
    Abstract: A method for extracting a set of principal time series data of dynamic latent variables. The method includes detecting, by a plurality of sensors, dynamic samples of data each corresponding to one of a plurality of original variables. The method also includes analyzing, using a controller, the dynamic samples of data to determine a plurality of latent variables that represent variation in the dynamic samples of data. The method also includes selecting, by the controller, at least one inner latent variable that corresponds to at least one of the plurality of original variables. The method also includes estimating an estimated current value of the at least one inner latent variable based on previous values of the at least one inner latent variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Si-Zhao Qin, Yining Dong
  • Application control and monitoring apparatus, systems and methods
    Patent number: 10952367
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for determining corrected population based on a meter drive signal. Systems, methods, and apparatus are additionally provided for determining a stability metric based on a meter drive signal. A method for monitoring a seed application rate of a seed planter includes measuring a rotation of a seed disc of a seed meter, measuring a performance value corresponding to the seed meter, and calculating the population value based on the rotation and the meter performance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
    Inventors: Derek Sauder, Phil Baurer, Ryan Allgaier
  • Generating a velocity model for a subsurface structure using refraction travel time tomography
    Patent number: 10948617
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems, for generating a velocity model for a subsurface structure. One computer-implemented method for determining velocity model for a subsurface structure includes generating, by at least one hardware processor, a first velocity model for the subsurface structure by performing a refraction traveltime tomography procedure based on an initial velocity model; and generating, by the at least one hardware processor, a first refined velocity model based on the first velocity model and a structure skeleton model, wherein the structure skeleton model is determined based on reflection seismic data of the subsurface structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Fuhao Qin, Constantinos Tsingas, Tong Wang Fei
  • Ultra-wideband radio frequency tracking of an implement on a work vehicle relative to a main body of the work vehicle
    Patent number: 10952021
    Abstract: A method and system of position determination of an implement on a work vehicle. The method includes determining a position of a first radio frequency (RF) device relative to a local reference frame using ultra-wideband ranging between the first RF device and at least one additional RF device. The first RF device is coupled to a fixed location on the implement, and the additional RF device is mounted at a fixed location relative to the local reference frame. The implement is controllably movable relative to the local reference frame. A position and orientated of the implement is determined relative to the local reference frame based at least in part on the determined position of the first RF device relative to the local reference frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael G. Kean, Mark J. Cherney
  • Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 10942470
    Abstract: A developing apparatus, includes: a developer bearing member that encloses a magnet roller having a plurality of magnetic poles and is rotatable; a wall that forms a developer storing chamber for storing a magnetic developer therein; a restricting member configured to restrict a layer thickness of the magnetic developer carried by the developer bearing member; and a moving member configured to move the magnetic developer carried by the developer bearing member before the magnetic developer is restricted by the restricting member, the moving member being brought into contact with a surface of the developer bearing member, the moved developer being on the developer veering member after the moving member moved the developer on the developer bearing member, wherein the moving member is disposed at a position opposed to any of the magnetic pole positions of the plurality of magnetic poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Fujino, Naoki Fukushima, Atsushi Toda, Daisuke Baba, Yosuke Kishi, Masahito Kato, Masaki Hirose