Patents Examined by Thomas S McCormack
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Patent number: 12722734Abstract: A system, a method, and a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium for bike fitting are provided. The system includes an image capture device, a first force sensor, and a processor. The image capture device captures an image of a user riding a first bicycle. The first force sensor is disposed on the first bicycle to detect a first force. The processor is communicatively connected to the image capture device and the first force sensor, in which the processor is configured to execute: determining a first riding position of the user according to the image; generating a first bicycle specification according to the first riding position and the first force; and outputting the first bicycle specification.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2024Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ya-Han Chang, Chin-Lai Huang, Chih-Kai Chang
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Patent number: 12708105Abstract: A livestock evaluation system for identifying the soundness of the livestock, comprising, a livestock evaluation application, a user profile, an interface, and a server. The interface provides a secure connection between the user and the server, and the user profile requiring specific livestock evaluation uploads the photos of livestock on the server. The livestock evaluation application uses an algorithm to identify structural components of livestock and the points are identified marking the major joints and skeletal features of livestock. The livestock can be cattle, horse, sheep, deer, and any other similar animal.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Inventors: Shannon Bellis, Garren Bellis
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Patent number: 12691591Abstract: A door opening detection device and a door opening recognition system are disclosed. The door opening recognition system comprises the door opening detection device and a robot. The door opening detection device is mounted to an inside door handle, and the robot comprises a communication module and performs a predetermined operation in an internal space located inside a door in a state where the door is closed. The door opening detection device is operated in a state where, when the door is closed, a door sensing unit connected to one end of a string is located inside the door and a tag connected to the other end of the string and connected to the door sensing unit is fixed to be located outside the door.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: BEAR ROBOTICS KOREA, INC.Inventors: Changhyun Ahn, Iljae Lee, Kyoungtae Kim
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Patent number: 12691817Abstract: A construction machine according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a rear member, which is provided at the rear of an engine room and has a through-hole allowing communication with the engine room; a support plate attached to the other surface of the rear member, which is opposite to one surface facing the engine room; a multifunctional auxiliary brake light, which is coupled to the support plate, and extends in the horizontal direction so as to express one selected from a plurality of on/off patterns; a cable connected to the multifunctional auxiliary brake light through the through-hole of the rear member; and a control device connected to the cable so as to control the multifunctional auxiliary brake light.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunjoo Park, Dongyoun Sohn, Byoungheon Park
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Patent number: 12691040Abstract: Introduced here are containers designed to promote compliance with regimens for administering the medications stored therein. These containers can facilitate the conveyance of information related to a regimen through the use of a non-written medium. A container may include one or more display elements configured to emit/reflect light to indicate when medication stored in the container should be administered. An example of a display element is a light-emitting diode (LED). Emittance/reflectance of the light by the display element(s) may be governed by a different clock signal than the clock signal used to determine whether doses of medication are due to be administered.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Verily Health Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Grossman, Jasper L. Steyn
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Patent number: 12679204Abstract: An instrument panel for a vehicle cabin includes a gauge cluster configured to display data. A vehicle instrument panel also includes a lighting arc, from the perspective of an operator of the vehicle. The lighting arc extends at least partially around the gauge cluster and generates a visual strip via one or more light emitting diode (LED) elements. The lighting arc is configured to represent a vehicle system operating parameter. A motor vehicle having an engine configured to generate torque, a vehicle cabin, and the vehicle instrument panel is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Dakota Rosell, Joseph Mitchell, Joel B. Thompson, Justin Klotz, Kaelan S. Goff
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Patent number: 12681131Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for estimating risk associated with a user of a wireless device. In some embodiments, the risk relates to a risk of infection by a contagious disease. For example, in some embodiments, the contagious disease is Coronavirus 2019. In some embodiments, locations of multiple wireless devices are estimated based on signal strengths of signals associated with the devices. Neighboring devices are identified based on highest probability regions of the devices that are determined based on associated signals. A measure of proximity to other devices is then determined based on probabilities that each device is located in neighboring regions. The risk is then based on the measure of proximity. In some embodiments, a risk of a first user associated with a first wireless device is based, in part, on a risk of a second user within a proximity of the first user.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Neal Dante Castagnoli, Mohammad Zohoorian
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Patent number: 12675147Abstract: An automatic power on apparatus, system, method, and circuit automatically control the on/off state of a first electronic device or a second electronic device. When the second electronic device is positioned on, in, or proximate to the mounting area of the first electronic device, the automatic power on circuit establishes a coupling signal between a first portion of the automatic power on circuit and a second portion of the automatic power on circuit, activates the automatic power on circuit based on the coupling signal, and automatically controls an on/off state of the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the activation of the automatic power on circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Georgios Kokovidis, Peter Andrew Lund
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Patent number: 12664515Abstract: Examples are directed to modifying RFID tag inventorying. A sequence of consecutive inventorying commands may be used to initiate an inventory round incorporating a selection functionality for efficient inventorying of large numbers of RFID tags. A command sequence may begin with a first inventorying command followed by one or more subsequent, consecutive inventorying commands, with each inventorying command defining a different filter criterion such that sub-group(s) of RFID tags identified by the combination of filter criteria may participate in the initiated inventory round. All inventorying commands in the sequence share a command code, but each inventorying command also has a starting signal and a continuation indicator, both used to begin, continue, and terminate the sequence.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Impinj, Inc.Inventors: Megan Marie Brewster, Jesse Paul Cooke, Christopher J. Diorio, Rene Dominic Martinez, Matthew Robshaw
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Patent number: 12664391Abstract: A system (10) including an energy harvesting circuit (12) connectable to an antenna (14) and configured to execute an autonomous matching procedure to match the antenna (14) to an electric load (15), a buffer capacitor (16) connected to the energy harvesting circuit (14) and chargeable by the energy harvesting circuit (14), and a control circuit (20) connected to the energy harvesting circuit (14) and to the buffer capacitor (16) and connectable to the electric load (15), wherein the control circuit (20) is configured to control a supply voltage of the electric load (15), and wherein the control circuit (20) comprises an auxiliary capacitor (22) chargeable during execution of the autonomous matching procedure.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SAInventor: Kevin Scott Buescher
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Patent number: 12665437Abstract: A storage unit, such as, for example, a toolbox or cabinet, having a power strip with power terminals adapted to operably couple to and provide electricity to a connected device. The storage unit further including an interrogation module adapted to interrogate or monitor electric supply information about electricity supplied to the connected devices via the power terminals, a computation module operably coupled to the interrogation module, and adapted to receive electric supply data signals from the interrogation module to determine a status of the connected device by comparing the electric supply data signals and usage characteristics of the connected device, and a communication module adapted to receive status data signals from the computation module and communicate the status data signals to a remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, William J. Tadda, Jr.
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Patent number: 12659707Abstract: A vehicle has a Global Satellite Navigation System receiver to determine a current location, a microphone to capture a voice command of a user and a processor executing a speech recognition module to process the voice command to determine that the user is requesting that a call be initiated a nearby vehicle and to determine from the voice command of the user a visual identification of the nearby vehicle to call. The vehicle includes a radiofrequency cellular transceiver cooperating with the processor to transmit the visual identification of the nearby vehicle and the current location to the remote server and to receive from the remote server a communication-availability of the nearby vehicle. The processor cooperates with the radiofrequency cellular transceiver or with a short-range vehicle-to-vehicle transceiver of the vehicle to initiate a voice communication with the one of the nearby vehicles with which the user wishes to initiate the call.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2025Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Inventor: Matthew MacGregor Roy
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Patent number: 12654714Abstract: A system (1) for determining a drive related information (10, 11) for a commutation being carried out by a user in a vehicle. The system includes a first processing unit (6) which receives and processes a motion statistical data (3), a driving pattern data (4), or, a sound data (5), or combination thereof based at least on one or more of trained machine learning models (7, 8, 9) to determine the drive related information (10, 11) for the commutation being carried out by the user in the vehicle. The motion statistical data (3) is derived from acceleration and/or speed of a vehicle at various instances during a trip. The driving pattern data (4) is related to driving patterns of a driver and/or a driving behaviour of a driver. The sound data (5) is related to statistical pattern, or frequency profile derived using a microphone kept inside the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Inventor: Kamal Aggarwal
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Patent number: 12654730Abstract: A method may provide a notification for handover of driving control from the autonomous driving system to the user. The method includes determining whether the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to a user based on an event occurring during autonomous driving of the vehicle, and providing the user with a notification indicating that the control of the vehicle needs to be handed over to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Jong Sung Park, Young Bin Min
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Patent number: 12643350Abstract: A method can include, wirelessly receiving tire information at a tire sensor device; acquiring sensor data with at least the tire sensor device; storing at least the tire information and sensor data in a tire profile data structure; periodically transmitting the tire profile data structure from the tire sensor device according to at least one wireless standard; and in response to changes in a state of the tire, updating the tire profile data structure; wherein the tire information identifies the tire. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
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Patent number: 12636917Abstract: A method can include wirelessly receiving sensor data from at least one vehicle system. By operation of vehicle processing circuits, a vehicle hazard event can be detected using at least the sensor data. In response to detecting the vehicle hazard event, event data for identifying the vehicle hazard event can be generated, time data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined, and geographic location data for the detected vehicle hazard event can be determined. By operation of vehicle wireless circuits, an event report can be wirelessly transmitted that includes event data and the geographic location data. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
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Patent number: 12633220Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating a safe Memory Parking Assist path by considering perception and positioning errors due to distortion of an SVM wide-angle camera are disclosed. The method for generating a parking path includes obtaining images around a vehicle by cameras; obtaining position of the vehicle and obstacles around the vehicle by using images; activating a Memory Parking Assist (MPA) in response to a determination that the vehicle approaches a memory path; predicting whether the vehicle collides with any of the obstacles if the vehicle tracks the memory path; determining whether the obstacles are avoidable in response to a determination that the vehicle is predicted to collide with the obstacle; and generating an avoidance path for the vehicle to avoid the obstacle and a convergence path for the vehicle to converge to the memory path.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2024Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Jin Han Jeong
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Patent number: 12635120Abstract: A material sheet is provided having antenna patterns that include first and second coupling portions that are transported toward a mounting position, and an adhesive member that is disposed on the material sheet before reaching the mounting position. At a pickup position, a mounting device picks up an RFIC module including an RFIC chip and first and second terminal electrodes connected to the RFIC chip. At the mounting position, the mounting device mounts the picked-up RFIC module onto the adhesive member on the material sheet so that the first coupling portion and the first terminal electrode face each other and so that the second coupling portion and the second terminal electrode face each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2024Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori Yamawaki, Ryosuke Washida, Noboru Kato
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Patent number: 12631052Abstract: An automatically-deactivated child safety lock system for use within a vehicle includes: an child lock system configured to selectively disconnect an interior latch controller from a door latch mechanism, thus selectively deactivating the interior latch controller; and an override system configured to receive an override signal from the vehicle and reconnect the interior latch controller with the door latch mechanism, thus reactivating the interior latch controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2025Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Inventor: David J. Ebrahimzadeh
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Patent number: 12626610Abstract: The present invention provides a walking evaluation apparatus (10) including: a position information acquisition unit (12) that acquires position information indicating a current position of a user during a movement by walking; a traffic rule information acquisition unit (13) that acquires, from a storage unit (17) that stores traffic rule information indicating a traffic rule for each position, the traffic rule information indicating the traffic rule around the current position of the user; a determination material acquisition unit (14) that acquires behavior information indicating a behavior content of the user; a determination unit (15) that determines whether the traffic rule around the current position of the user is observed, based on the behavior information; and an evaluation unit (16) that computes an evaluation value of a way of walking by the user, based on the determination result.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Nanami Kubota