Patents Examined by Suresh Suryawanshi
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Patent number: 12292723Abstract: A method includes providing a net consumption trajectory comprising net consumption targets for one or more subperiods of a time period. Each net consumption target indicates a target difference from a beginning of a time period to an end of the subperiod between total consumption and total production or offset. The method also includes generating, for a subperiod of the plurality of subperiods, a set of curtailment actions predicted to achieve the net consumption target for the subperiod and implementing the set of curtailment actions.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBHInventors: Young M. Lee, Michael J. Risbeck, Mohammad N. Elbsat, Michael J. Wenzel, Rajiv Ramanasankaran
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Patent number: 12287656Abstract: A method includes receiving temperature measurements from multiple temperature sensors in a power supply system that includes multiple coils arranged in a series downstream of a turbine, each coil configured to receive thermal energy from an air stream exhausted from the turbine as the air stream moves toward a data center, each coil associated with at least one fluid loop. The method also includes using a first subset of the temperature measurements to determine a blended fluid mix from a primary fluid path and a heated fluid reservoir in order to obtain a predetermined leaving fluid temperature at a first coil of the multiple coils. The method further includes controlling a position of one or more valves associated with the primary fluid path and the heated fluid reservoir to achieve the determined blended fluid mix.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Caeli, LLCInventors: Matthew Douglas Koerner, Brandon McDaniel, John A. Musilli, Jr.
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Patent number: 12276951Abstract: A hierarchical resource analysis system, for a building that has a plurality of zones each with a corresponding resource arranged to alter an environment of the zone, includes one or more processors that implement a plurality of causal agents and a causal coordinator. Each of the causal agents reports to the causal coordinator parameter values describing a state of the environment of one of the zones and parameter values describing a state of the corresponding resource for the zone. The causal coordinator, responsive to indication that at least one of the parameter values describing a state of the environment of one of the zones is outside a predefined zone range and all of the parameter values describing the states of the corresponding resources for the zones being within corresponding predefined resource ranges, commands at least one of the causal agents to operate the corresponding resource within an altered span.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: SMITHGROUP COMPANIES, INC.Inventors: Ionel Petrus, Elena Gowdy Charming, Ma Melissa Lim, Stet Sanborn
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Patent number: 12278409Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for managing a smart farm using a self-contained hydrogen power system. A system for managing a smart farm includes a self-contained hydrogen generation unit configured to purify intake-water, generate clean hydrogen through water electrolysis, generate energy through a fuel cell by using the generated clean hydrogen, and store the energy; and a growing condition control unit configured to receive, from the self-contained hydrogen generation unit, energy for driving a plurality of sensors and a camera and control an environment for growing agricultural produce.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: KWATERCRAFT CO., LTD.Inventor: Soon Pyo Kwon
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Patent number: 12270381Abstract: A control network for a wind turbine system, the wind turbine system comprising multiple rotor-nacelle assemblies mounted on a support structure, the control network comprising: a respective local network associated with each rotor-nacelle assembly, each local network comprising multiple nodes; a central network that is connected to each local network, the central network comprising multiple nodes; and a synchronization device that synchronizes data transmission throughout the control network.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: David Steele, Jens Steen Krogh
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Patent number: 12263947Abstract: An aircraft passenger suite is provided. The suite comprises an aircraft seat for use by a passenger. The suite also comprises a controller for controlling a number of output states of the suite, the controller comprising a logic condition receiver operable to receive a logic condition input. The suite also comprises sensor equipment operable to provide a sensor input to the controller, the sensor input providing an indication of at least one attribute of a passenger of the suite. The sensor equipment comprises one or more of: an image sensor a pressure sensor and a physiological sensor. The controller is configured to control at least one of the output states of the suite based on both the logic condition input and the sensor input.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Safran Seats GB LimitedInventors: Julian Guy, Rachel James, Huang-Yu Teh
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Patent number: 12264833Abstract: In a thermal load estimation device, a process in which a state estimating unit estimates a state amount indicating a state of a target area at an estimation target time by using measurement data obtained by measuring a state amount of the target area, air conditioner operation data indicating an operation state of an air conditioner disposed in the target area, and a thermal load of the target area estimated by a thermal load estimating unit, and a process in which the thermal load estimating unit estimates the thermal load of the target area by using the measurement data, the air conditioner operation data, and an estimation value of the state amount of the target area estimated by the state estimating unit are alternately performed, so that a thermal load likely to be the thermal load of the target area at the estimation target time is estimated.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koki Nakane, Toshisada Mariyama, Mio Motodani, Masae Sawada
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Patent number: 12253867Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing a thermostat-based demand response event. In one aspect, a method includes accessing, for sites, historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature and building a model for each of the sites using the historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature. The method also includes using a simulation engine to achieve a target load shed and load reduction shape for a thermostat-based demand response event, and performing the thermostat-based demand response event based on results of the simulation engine.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: EnergyHub, Inc.Inventors: Seth Frader-Thompson, Benjamin Hertz-Shargel, Michael DeBenedittis
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Patent number: 12251883Abstract: A build system is provided with: a build apparatus that performs a build process for forming a build object by supplying build materials to an irradiation area of an energy beam from a supply system while irradiating a target object with the energy beam from an irradiation system; and a change apparatus that is configured to change a relative position between the energy beam and the target object, wherein the build system differentiates a condition of the build process that is performed at a first area of the target object and a condition of the build process that is performed at a second area of the target object.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Ueno
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Patent number: 12248309Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for diagnosing a state of mechanical equipment. More particularly, provided are a system and a method for diagnosing a state of mechanical equipment, wherein a health index is calculated for various levels in the equipment using one or more sensor parameter values related to individual components of the equipment, and then a current state value of the equipment is finally derived.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: UDS, INC.Inventor: Jung Kweon Cho
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Patent number: 12235623Abstract: A 3D printing method and a device for performing same are disclosed. In some examples, a 3D printing output method according to may include generating raw material data for at least one raw material to be used for printing a 3D object on the basis of a raw material characteristic requirement; designing the 3D object. The 3D printing method and a device may include performing a simulation on the 3D object designed on the basis of the raw material data and generating the 3D printing data for performing 3D printing on the 3D object on the basis of an evaluation criterion and the result of the simulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: WHOBORN INC.Inventor: Young Sik Bae
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Patent number: 12237188Abstract: The current disclosure describes techniques for managing vertical alignment or overlay in semiconductor manufacturing using machine learning. Alignments of interconnection features in a fan-out WLP process are evaluated and managed through the disclosed techniques. Big data and neural networks system are used to correlate the overlay error source factors with overlay metrology categories. The overlay error source factors include tool related overlay source factors, wafer or die related overlay source factors and processing context related overlay error source factors.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tzu-Cheng Lin, Y. Y. Peng, Jerry Wang, Kewei Zuo, Chien Rhone Wang
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Patent number: 12189365Abstract: An agricultural operations validation system works with a task controller of an agricultural machine that communicates operating instructions over a bus to operating elements of the machine to execute agricultural operations. A controller of the system includes a system processor executing programming instructions to (i) receive an operating file defining the operating instructions from an external device, (ii) communicate with the task controller to transfer the operating instructions, (iii) acquire performance information related to execution of the operating instructions, and (iv) compare the performance information to the operating instructions.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Farmer's Edge Inc.Inventors: Ronald W. Osborne, Jr., Antoine Kandera
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Patent number: 12185505Abstract: The present application provides a scenario temperature planning method and apparatus, a computer device, and a medium, where the scenario temperature planning method includes: obtaining original data in a current temperature planning cycle in a target scenario, where the original data is data generated based on a user's temperature adjustment operation; performing data merging and data elimination processing on the original data to obtain valid data; and adjusting temperature planning data of the current temperature planning cycle based on the valid data to obtain temperature planning data of a next temperature planning cycle of the current temperature planning cycle, so as to adjust a temperature in a target scenario in the next temperature planning cycle. The technical solution enables the adjusted temperature to meet the user's temperature requirements without requiring the user to manually plan and set the temperature, thereby improving user experience.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Inventor: Yangguang Zhang
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Patent number: 12180061Abstract: Fuel management systems for a fuel dispensing facility including a fuel delivery system are disclosed. The fuel delivery system includes at least one storage tank configured to contain a fuel, at least one dispenser configured to receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, and a fuel handling system which is configured to one of (1) deliver the fuel to the at least one storage tank, (2) receive the fuel from the at least one storage tank, (3) monitor for a leak within the fuel delivery system, and (4) monitor for a fuel inventory within the fuel delivery system. The fuel management system may include installation records of the fuel handling components. The fuel management system may monitor cameras positioned in sumps of the fuel delivery system. The fuel delivery system may include a camera positioned to monitor an interior of a sump, the interior of the sump being provided by a sump basin and a sump cover. The sump cover may be a sump lid. The sump cover may be a dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.Inventors: Jay Jerard Walsh, Lisa Marie O'Leary, Bill Nelson
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Patent number: 12181940Abstract: An apparatus includes a first thermoelectric component (TEC), a second TEC, a thermal transfer component disposed between the first TEC and the second TEC and a thermal conduction layer. The thermal conduction layer is coupled to the second TEC. The thermal conduction layer includes a planar area configured to be positioned above two or more electronic devices of multiple electronic devices of an electronic system to transfer thermal energy at the two or more electronic devices based on the first TEC, the second TEC and the thermal transfer component.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel G. Scobee, Aleksandr Semenuk, Aswin Thiruvengadam
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Patent number: 12172756Abstract: Described is an integrated electronic control system including keypad with a keypad connector, one or more galley inserts controllable by the keypad; and a control board couplable with the keypad and the galley insert. The control board includes a first connector configured to removably and electrically couple with the keypad connector, a second connector configured to removably and electrically couple with a galley insert connector, and a processor implementing a plurality of control functions related to multiple galley inserts. The processor is configured to receive an input command related to a connected galley insert from the keypad, and generate a control signal, via a control function associated with the galley insert using the input command, to control the galley insert. Further, feedback from the galley insert is received, and based on the feedback, the keypad is configured to indicate a status of the galley insert.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Safran Cabin Germany GmbHInventor: Jens-Patrick Goos
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Patent number: 12170444Abstract: A method for calibrating a unit controller with a managing process determining a position of a decoupler mechanism on the pumping unit. The managing process can calibrate the unit controller with a dual pump mode in response to determining the decoupler mechanism is in a coupled position. The managing process can calibrate the unit controller with a single pump mode in response to determining the decoupler mechanism is in a decoupled position with the pumping unit operating with the first fluid end coupled to the power end and the second fluid end decoupled from the power end. The system controller can pump a wellbore treatment fluid in accordance with the pumping unit in i) the dual pump mode or ii) the single pump mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Glenn Howard Weightman, Carlos Alfredo Vallejo, David Norman Todd, Mohamad Alshutlawy, John Harold Fischer
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Patent number: 12159795Abstract: An enclosure system includes walls including sidewalls and a bottom wall. The enclosure system further includes an enclosure lid configured to removably attach to one or more of the sidewalls. The walls and the enclosure lid at least partially enclose an interior volume of the enclosure system. The enclosure system further includes an upper window disposed in the enclosure lid. The upper window is configured for orientation verification of objects disposed in the interior volume. The enclosure system further includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) holder coupled to a rear wall. The RFID holder is configured to secure an RFID component. The enclosure system further includes shelves disposed in the interior volume. Each of the shelves is configured to support a corresponding object of the objects.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: John C. Menk, Rachel Sara Stolzman, Douglas R. McAllister
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Patent number: 12160958Abstract: A mounting device includes a mounting section configured to pick up a component from a supply section that holds the component and execute a mounting process of the component on a mounting target, and a control section configured to acquire an inspection result obtained by executing an inspection process on the components placed on the mounting target and to notify an operator of the inspection result indicating that the component is defective at a timing before mounting an inspection resulted mounting component that is turned out to be mountable after the inspection result is determined.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsutaka Inagaki, Shigeto Oyama, Haruna Narita