Patents Issued in September 15, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160266548
    Abstract: An electronic device has a first hand that displays a first time; a secondhand that displays a second time; an indicator hand; a detection device that outputs a first time selection signal when it detects a first time selection operation of an input device, and outputs a second time selection signal when it detects a second time selection operation of the input device; a mode setter that sets a first time correction mode to correct the first time when the first time selection signal is received, and sets a second time correction mode to correct the second time when the second time selection signal is received; and a display controller that points the indicator hand to a position other than that of the second hand when the first time correction mode is set, and points the indicator hand to the second hand when the second time correction mode is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Toshikazu Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20160266549
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pivoting assembly comprising an arbor rotatably mounted between two bearings, a member mounted between a shoulder of the arbor and a resilient washer, at least one of the two bearings comprising a limit stop which is arranged to enter into direct contact with the resilient washer in order to restrict the relative movement between the arbor and its bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventor: Marc STRANCZL
  • Publication number: 20160266550
    Abstract: A clock is adapted to operate in a first mode and a secondary mode. The clock includes a body having a display surface. When the clock operates in the first mode, the clock displays a time information on the display surface. When the clock operates in the secondary mode, the clock acts as a dart and receives at least one external signal. The clock displays at least one interactive information on the display surface according to the external signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Wei-Yao WANG
  • Publication number: 20160266551
    Abstract: A process for decorating a dial; wherein it comprises a step (E1) of engraving a pattern in a pad-printing cliché with a femtosecond laser, then wherein it comprises a step (E20) of transferring said pattern to the dial using the pad-printing cliché.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Alexandre Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20160266552
    Abstract: A time measuring circuit is provided with an oscillating circuit configured to generate a low-speed clock signal and a high-speed clock signal; and a measuring circuit configured to measure target time based on clock number of the low-speed clock signal and the high-speed clock signal outputted from the oscillating circuit, wherein the low-speed clock signal has a relatively low frequency and the high-speed clock signal has a relatively high frequency. The oscillating circuit is configured to switch from outputting the low-speed clock signal to outputting the high-speed clock signal when elapsed time from when a measurement of the target time started reaches a set value, and the set value is calculated by subtracting a predetermined value from a preliminary value which is provided by a preliminary measurement measuring the target time using only the low-speed clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hideto SHIMADA, Kentaro MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20160266553
    Abstract: The analog electronic timepiece includes rotatable plural hands, a current position acquisition unit, a processor and a counting unit. The current position acquisition unit acquires a current position and stores local time settings therein. The local time settings include time zones and daylight saving time implementation information in each area. The processor rotates the plural hands, reads and acquires a local time setting corresponding to the acquired current position from the current position acquisition unit, and selects and sets a time zone. The counting unit counts the local time, based on a later action which the processor performs either the acquired local time setting or the set time zone. The processor controls at least one of the plural hands to display a local time determination result as to whether the counted local time is based on the acquired local time setting in correspondence to the current position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160266554
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least an acquisition unit, an input unit, a time correction amount calculation unit, and a transmitting unit. A timepiece includes at least a receiving unit, a power storage unit, a drive unit, and a control unit. The input unit receives an input of the time displayed by the display unit of the timepiece. The time correction amount calculation unit calculates a time correction amount for correcting the time of the timepiece from a difference between the time, the input of which is received by the input unit and the current time acquired by the acquisition unit. The transmitting unit transmits the time correction amount to the timepiece by using light. The receiving unit receives the time correction amount. The power storage unit stores electricity by using power converted from the light. The drive unit drives the indicating hand. The control unit corrects the time displayed by the indicating hand, based on the time correction amount received, by the receiving unit .
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji OGASAWARA, Akira TAKAKURA, Kazumi SAKUMOTO, Tamotsu MAESAWA, Kazuhiro KOYAMA, Tomohiro IHASHI, Kosuke YAMAMOTO, Ayumi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160266555
    Abstract: Apparatus are provided for motor control systems and related medical devices. In one embodiment, a control system includes a motor having a rotor, a sensor to obtain a measured displacement that is influenced by rotation of the rotor, and a control module coupled to the sensor. The control module adjusts a duty cycle for a modulated voltage applied to the motor in response to a difference between an expected displacement and the measured displacement. The expected displacement is influenced by or otherwise corresponds to a commanded rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jacques L. Favreau
  • Publication number: 20160266556
    Abstract: A graphically based tool and method for generating programming for a fire monitoring system. The locations of existing devices, such as detectors, in a building being monitored, can be visually presented in the context of the building. New devices can be installed, or the location of existing devices changed since all devices report their locations in the building to the tool. Device location information can be combined with building information to create a multi-dimensional representation of parts of the building being monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Charles T. Pearson, Jonathan W. Leach, George J. Magyar
  • Publication number: 20160266557
    Abstract: The application provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a smart home device. The method includes: obtaining a first linkage rule for controlling a first response device to enter into a first state based on a first parameter of a first condition device; traversing a plurality of linkage rules to search linkage rules matching a second state of the first response device and generating a second linkage rule based on a preset strategy in case that no linkage rule matching the second state is found, the second linage rule is operable to control the first response device to enter into the second state based on a second parameter of a second condition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Jinfeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160266558
    Abstract: A method for controlling intelligent device based on linkage rules and a control device are disclosed. The method includes: executing a first linkage rule based on a first parameter of a first condition device to control a first response device to be in a first state; determining that the first response device switches from the first state to a second state different from the first state; disabling the first linkage rule; determining a second linkage rule among a plurality of linkage rules based on the second state of the first response device, the second linkage rule is provided to control the first response device to be in the second state; and setting a third linkage rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinfeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160266559
    Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes synchronously reconnecting a microgrid to a main grid after islanding of the microgrid. The synchronously reconnecting step includes calculating a phase angle difference between synchrophasor measurements collected from a common coupling on the main grid and synchrophasor measurements collected from a common coupling on the microgrid. The synchronously reconnecting step further includes calculating, by a controller, a frequency reference deviation based on the phase angle difference. The synchronously reconnecting step also includes adjusting a frequency of the diesel generator based on the frequency reference deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Di Shi, Ratnesh Sharma, Yusheng Luo
  • Publication number: 20160266560
    Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to thermal management in a multi-node computing device. The present technology discloses techniques that can receive multiple control signals from multiple computing nodes, each of the control signals being associated with a fan duty request, which is a request for a fan duty needed to keep a related computing node operating within a predetermined temperature range. The logic controller can rank the received control signals and select a control signal that requests a highest fan duty; lastly, the logic controller can cause multiple cooling fans to operate at the selected highest fan duty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Le-Sheng CHOU, Sz-Chin SHIH
  • Publication number: 20160266561
    Abstract: A control device of an electrical apparatus configured to receive power from a facility that receives a supply of power from a system power supply, the facility including an energy management system that manages a power feeding schedule according to a first management function provided for managing the power feeding schedule for feeding power to the electrical apparatus, the control device includes an electronic control unit configured to: communicate with the energy management system; manage the power feeding schedule according to a second management function provided for managing the power feeding schedule in the control device; and determine whether the electronic control unit or the energy management system of the facility, will manage the power feeding schedule by comparing the first management function of the energy management system and the second management function of the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoya OONO
  • Publication number: 20160266562
    Abstract: A network system and a method for controlling the same include where a power consumption amount of an electrical appliance is monitored based on an operation of the electrical appliance. If a demand response (DR) signal for requesting power saving is received, it is determined whether a user is to participate in a DR event for a power-saving operation of the electrical appliance. If it is determined that the user is to participate in the DR event, the power-saving operation of the electrical appliance is performed based on previously mapped information on a discomfort caused by the power-saving operation of the electrical appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jusu KIM, Sangwon KIM, Daehyun CHOI, Kyoungteak LEE
  • Publication number: 20160266563
    Abstract: A controller constituting at least a portion of a control system includes a master control unit, and one or more slave control units connected to the master control unit with at least a communication line. The slave control units each include a timer that is synchronized with the master control unit, an input unit that receives an interrupt signal, a notification unit that obtains, upon receipt of the interrupt signal through the input unit, timing information from the timer and transmits notification about an input of the interrupt signal to the master control unit, and a transmission unit that transmits, upon receipt of a request from the master control unit via the communication line, the timing information to the master control unit via the communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji MIZUTANI, Masaichi TAKAI, Hedon RI
  • Publication number: 20160266564
    Abstract: Safety and/or reliability may he improved in industrial control systems by optimally utilizing integrated circuit elements to reduce the amount of components required and to provide cross monitoring. In one aspect, circuitry that is part of an Integrated Circuit (IC) for controlling a first channel may also be used to monitor and provide safe operation for circuitry for controlling a second channel, and the circuitry for controlling the second channel may similarly be used to monitor and provide safe operation for the circuitry controlling the first channel. Circuitry may include a windowed watchdog circuit which may be used to monitor various events of the other circuitry, and safe operation may be provided by removing power from the other circuitry to provide a safe state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Edward C. Hopsecger, Joseph G. Vazach
  • Publication number: 20160266565
    Abstract: An automation interface is provided for interacting with industrial controllers. The automation interface provides for programming, editing, monitoring and maintenance of industrial controllers programmatically from a local or remote location. The automation interface component is adapted to communicate with industrial controllers by integrating a computer process interface library into the automation interface component. The computer process interface library exposes the automation interface component to client application processes, so that the client application processes can communicate with the at least one industrial controller programmatically. The automation interface is provided with functionality for downloading, uploading and programming of control programs to the processors of the industrial controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. McKelvey, Mike D'Amico
  • Publication number: 20160266566
    Abstract: Automation equipment (21) including at least one automation device (9) and an operator system (22) for the visualization and operation of at least one sequencer (SFC) of a sequential control. Objects (24) created from the sequencer (16) are processed during a RUN operation of the automation device (9). The objects (24) parameterize and activate CFC functions (15) loaded into the automation device (9) and defined by a Continuous Function Chart editor. The interaction and link between the objects (24) and the CFC functions (15) are effected via process values (18) and control signals (19). Modification of the sequential control is enabled during the RUN operation of the automation device (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Benjamin LUTZ
  • Publication number: 20160266567
    Abstract: A numerical control device includes a phase-difference calculation unit that, when machining with vibrations is performed on a movement path, calculates a phase difference between a vibrational forward-moving position and a vibrational backward-moving position from a vibration amplitude-to-feed ratio between amplitude of the vibrations and a feed speed of a tool to a workpiece, a movement-path generation unit generating the vibrational forward-moving position and the vibrational backward-moving position as the movement path for each drive shaft by using the phase difference, a vibration-waveform generation unit generating a reference vibration waveform to be superimposed on the movement path for each drive shaft by using vibration conditions, a vibrational-movement-amount generation unit calculating a vibrational-movement amount on the movement path for each drive shaft by using the reference vibration waveform, and a movement-amount combining unit generating a combined movement amount for each drive shaft by
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuo WATANABE, Masakazu SAGASAKI, Yuki HIRATA, Hitoshi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160266568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a configuration which enables an improvement in the workability of wiring of a sensor in a servo system. An encoder detects the operation of a motor driven by a servo driver, and generates a feedback signal indicating the detected operation. Further, the encoder receives detected signals output from sensors for detecting an object driven by the motor via sensor cables. The encoder outputs the feedback signal and the input detected signals to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi KIRIBUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160266569
    Abstract: A robot arm having seven axes of actuation imparts to a toroidal support a circumferential distribution motion about its own geometric axis simultaneously with controlled transverse distribution displacements in front of a dispensing organ of a strip of elastomeric material. The strip thus forms a plurality of turns, the orientation and mutual superposition whereof are controlled in such a way as to control the thickness variations to be conferred to a component of a tyre being manufactured, based on a pre-determined laying scheme pre-set on an electronic computer. The rotation of the toroidal support is controlled in such a way as to obtain a peripheral speed of application exceeding the theoretical feeding rate of the strip, able to be increased or decreased as needed to form turns with reduced or, respectively, enlarged cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Renato CARETTA, Marco CANTU, Maurizio MARCHINI, Ignazio DE GESE
  • Publication number: 20160266570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for monitoring plant. A sensor means can be adapted for receiving plant growth information of the plant being received inside a container. An instruction means can be adapted for sending instruction to the plant growth information. A wireless communication means can be adapted for transmitting the plant growth information to an external device. A control means can select a working mode of the instruction means and the wireless communication means. Through the cooperative effect of the sensor means, the storage means, the instruction means and the wireless communication means, operators do not have to take along with instruments to perform measurement reading of the on-site plant growth information at a regular time, thereby saving labor cost and time cost of monitoring the plant growth information and improving efficiency of plant monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Kwai Sang So
  • Publication number: 20160266571
    Abstract: A sensor assignment device includes a movement instruction generator for generating and submitting a movement instruction to a distinct one of a plurality of actuators to move a distinct one of a plurality of machine parts, a sensor data receiver for receiving sensor data acquired by a subset of a plurality of sensors, a degree of correlation determiner for determining sensor-specific degrees of correlation between the detected sensor data and the movement instruction, and a sensor assigner for assigning those sensors to the distinct machine part whose sensor-specific degrees of correlation exceed a predetermined threshold or a multiple-step fashion as refinement in case of insufficiently reliable map of affiliations between sensors and machine parts. The received sensor data is used to influence the movement instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: ANTHONY PETER HULBERT, MARTIN KIESEL
  • Publication number: 20160266572
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing method and a three dimensional printing apparatus are provided. Layer information of a three dimensional object is obtained, wherein the three dimensional object includes at least one layer object and the layer information includes a plurality of coordinate point locations of the at least one layer object. A geometry parameter is calculated according to the coordinate point locations, and whether the layer object includes at least one small-area object is determined according to the geometry parameter. If the layer object includes the at least one small-area object, a feed-material output amount associated with the small-area object is reduced. A printing module is controlled to print the small-area object according to the reduced feed-material output amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan Chang, Hsin-Ta Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20160266573
    Abstract: A system and method for additive manufacturing of otherwise thermosetting polymers, such as PAI, is disclosed. The system includes fast-curing hardware that facilitates curing each deposited layer before a successive layer is deposited. This reduces the time to provide a finished part from weeks to hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Hemant Bheda, Riley Reese
  • Publication number: 20160266574
    Abstract: A method of generating a machining program that can be interpreted by a physical controller of a numerical control machine tool. The machining program is generated from a prerecorded set of machine parameters representative of the machine tool, and a prerecorded set of machining sequences on the basis of at least some of the said machine parameters and of at least some of the machining sequences, a computer simulation program carries out machining feasibility tests (TST), the machining program being generated in a format that can be executed by the said physical controller only if it passes the machining feasibility tests beforehand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe LEGOUPI, Olivier BELLATON
  • Publication number: 20160266575
    Abstract: A workpiece processing system and method to process a workpiece in processing chambers in order, in which even if processing duration varies at any chamber, such a variation does not affect the processing of the workpiece in other chambers. Each chamber performs processing of a workpiece in a predetermined order; a conveyor that conveys a workpiece to a next chamber; and a control device controls at least a start time of predetermined processing at each processing chamber. The control device sets: predetermined representative processing at a first chamber as a reference processing step, start time of the reference processing step as control start time, necessary processing duration specific to each chamber, necessary conveyance duration required to convey a workpiece between the chambers, and controls starting of the representative processing at each chamber while considering the control start time as origination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Seiichi ASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160266576
    Abstract: An intermediary system and processes for controlling cable processing on plural cable processing machines. The intermediary system receives operators' location data, as determined by location sensors; receives from each cable processing machine technical status data based on a physical parameter indicating a capability of the respective machine in executing a cable processing step; forwards an operator request to a wearable audio output device of an operator; and, receives from a particular machine's technical status update when capability for executing a particular cable processing step is restored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mustafa Ayabakan, Martin Stier
  • Publication number: 20160266577
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes multiple robotic devices, multiple sensors, wherein the multiple sensors includes a first sensor, multiple charging stations, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit may include a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, accessing information describing the capabilities of the each of the robotic devices, selecting a subset of robotic devices from the multiple robotic devices, and transmitting a command to each robotic device in the subset of robotic devices that instructs each respective robotic device to deploy to the location of the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel Kerzner
  • Publication number: 20160266578
    Abstract: AGVs receive instructions regarding tasks to be performed via localized wireless I/O communication devices (604) onboard the AGVs from localized wireless communications units (600) positioned about the facility, for example, at conveyors (202). The wireless communications units (600) utilize I/O devices (604) which have a limited range so as to be truly localized in their operation. The AGVs have a sophisticated onboard control system (130) that includes a destination determination system (140), a routing system (142), a navigation system (144), and a crash avoidance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: John Bean Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Douglas, Mark Weninger
  • Publication number: 20160266579
    Abstract: An automated drone security system for surveilling a location includes one or more drones with onboard sensors and an imaging device for measuring surveillance data. The surveillance data may include images, telemetry data, infrared data, or other detectable information of the location. Drones may be capable of executing one or multiple flight operations as well as storing and transmitting the surveillance data to a server assembly operable for coordinating the drone and receiving the surveillance data. A drone dock may be included for drone launching, landing, and/or storing the drones. A user computing device may be in communication with the server assembly and the drone(s), the user computing device being capable of receiving user input and displaying surveillance data from the drone. Flight operations associated with surveilling the location may be automatically and/or manually controlled by the user computing device and/or or the server assembly in connection with the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: NIGHTINGALE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Ian CHEN, Hugo BOYER, John Ming-Jey HSU, Frank Berthold Alfons GAUGEL, Davor BAUK, Arnd SCHÖTER, Cyril DAMM, Jack WU
  • Publication number: 20160266580
    Abstract: A jet propulsion watercraft includes a vessel body, an engine, a jet propulsion unit, a weight information obtaining processor, an engine controller, and a target rotational speed determining processor. The engine is accommodated in the vessel body. The jet propulsion unit is driven by the engine and propels the vessel body. The weight information obtaining processor obtains weight information regarding a weight of the vessel body. The engine controller controls an engine rotational speed such that a vessel velocity reaches a predetermined set velocity. The target rotational speed determining processor determines a target engine rotational speed corresponding to the set velocity in accordance with the weight information. The engine controller controls the engine rotational speed such that the vessel velocity reaches the set velocity based on the target engine rotational speed determined in accordance with the weight information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yukitaka OKAMOTO, Wataru IKEYA
  • Publication number: 20160266581
    Abstract: Models can be generated of a vehicle's view of its environment and used to maneuver the vehicle. This view need not include what objects or features the vehicle is actually seeing, but rather those areas that the vehicle is able to observe using its sensors if the sensors were completely un-occluded. For example, for each of a plurality of sensors of the object detection component, a computer may generate an individual 3D model of that sensor's field of view. Weather information is received and used to adjust one or more of the models. After this adjusting, the models may be aggregated into a comprehensive 3D model. The comprehensive model may be combined with detailed map information indicating the probability of detecting objects at different locations. The model of the vehicle's environment may be computed based on the combined comprehensive 3D model and detailed map information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Dmitri A. Dolgov, Christopher Paul Urmson
  • Publication number: 20160266582
    Abstract: A guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system guides an aircraft based on a special partial differential equation (PDE). The system does not depend on a predetermined desired flight path. To overcome effects of unpredictable wind speed and direction, systems and methods effectively repeatedly determine the worst landing the wind can cause and issue flight control commands that minimize among these worst outcomes. A function C that satisfies the PDE calculates smallest miss distance a guidance system can bring about by appropriately steering an aircraft, given the aircraft's current heading, current location relative to a target and current remaining amount of time to fly. The system repeatedly determines at least a component of a current gradient of the function C. A value of the gradient component is used to select an appropriate flight control command, such as turn left or turn right.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: David W. Carter, Scott A. Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20160266583
    Abstract: A biased spool valve restrictor member for positioning in the scavenge channel in a viscous fluid fan drive where it can restrict the flow of scavenge pump-out at low fan speed, and thereby improving the ability of the fan drive to engage at such speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Gerard M. Light
  • Publication number: 20160266584
    Abstract: An automatic balancing valve is described, wherein a pressure regulator device is provided and comprises a sleeve sliding axially between a position opening at least one passage port for the fluid towards the outlet channel and a position closing the passage port/s depending on the pressure difference detected between two different chambers separated by an elastic membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Giulio PETTINAROLI, Liborio SPAGNOLO, Sergio D'ANDREA
  • Publication number: 20160266585
    Abstract: A pressure-regulating valve includes a body and a valve member. The valve member divides an inner side of the body into a pressure regulation chamber and an atmospheric pressure chamber, which is in communication with the atmosphere. The valve member is configured so that pressure of the pressure regulation chamber moves the valve member in a direction that changes a volume of the pressure regulation chamber. The pressure-regulating valve includes a cap that covers a portion of the body where the atmospheric pressure chamber is in communication with the atmosphere and a communication portion having a labyrinth structure and located between an inner surface of the cap and an outer surface of the body opposing the inner surface. The atmospheric pressure chamber is in communication with the atmosphere through the communication portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicants: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideyuki FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20160266586
    Abstract: An automatic balancing valve is described, wherein a flow controller device is provided and comprises at least translationally movable plug and a respective valve seat that cooperates with the plug in order to automatically adjust the fluid flow rate through the valve. A ring nut, combined with the flow controller device, is rotationally hand-operated to move a choking member placed inside the valve. The movement transmission from the ring nut to the choking member is achieved by a mechanism comprising a plurality of toothed gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Giulio PETTINAROLI, Liborio SPAGNOLO
  • Publication number: 20160266587
    Abstract: A cartridge with a controller for controlling cold and hot fluid flows to form a mixture, a slide valve for controlling a mixture temperature, a thermostatic element that controls a position of the slide valve along an axis, and a single handle for controlling the mixture flow and temperature, which is movably mounted to actuate and drive the controller and move the thermostatic element along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Matthieu DRABER, William DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20160266588
    Abstract: Hot water heater systems and methods for controlling electronic mixing valves of hot water heater systems are disclosed. An electronic mixing valve provides a flow of water in a mixed output line. A method includes determining a temperature value inside a hot water tank of the hot water heater, and comparing the hot water tank temperature value to a setpoint temperature value. The method further includes comparing a temperature value for water in the mixed output line to a lower setpoint threshold value when the hot water tank temperature value is greater than the setpoint temperature value, wherein the lower setpoint threshold value is less than the setpoint temperature, and setting the electronic mixing valve to a safe position wherein the electronic mixing valve is less than fully open when the temperature value for water in the mixed output line is less than the lower setpoint threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Shaun Michael Ward, Jacob Gregory Powers
  • Publication number: 20160266589
    Abstract: Hot water heater systems and methods for controlling electronic mixing valves of hot water heater systems are disclosed. An electronic mixing valve provides a flow of water in a mixed output line. A method includes determining a first temperature value for water in the mixed output line, comparing the first temperature value to a setpoint temperature value to determine a first temperature error value, and setting a temperature tolerance to a first value when the first temperature error value is greater than a first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Shaun Michael Ward
  • Publication number: 20160266590
    Abstract: Detection circuits cause a power supply circuit to start an initialization sequence by detecting abnormal behavior where an external power supply voltage is cut off, the power supply circuit generating a first internal power supply voltage from a first external power supply voltage and generating a second internal power supply voltage from a second external power supply voltage higher than the first external power supply voltage in terms of an absolute value, and an auxiliary amplifier that makes up for a drop in the first internal power supply voltage, using the second external power supply voltage as an operation power supply after detecting the abnormal behavior of the first external power supply voltage. A sample and hold circuit of a reference voltage of the auxiliary amplifier is configured in a hold state after detecting the abnormal behavior of the first external power supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Synaptics Display Devices GK
    Inventor: Yoshinori URA
  • Publication number: 20160266591
    Abstract: Disclosed is circuitry having an input stage and an output stage. A first compensation network may be connected to the input and output stages, and configured to split a pole at the input stage and a pole at the output stage. A second compensation network may be connected to the input and output stage. The second compensation network may be configured to suppress peaking of a gain of the circuit at frequencies near the pole at the output stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jun Hua, Iulian Mirea
  • Publication number: 20160266592
    Abstract: A system for controlling voltage unbalance in a direct current distribution system includes a measurement processor configured to measure a positive load current, and a negative load current at a first load point, including a first load connected to a positive line and a neutral line and a second load connected to the neutral line and a negative line, and at a second load point in a power distribution system; and a control processor configured to determine whether to activate a first load point switching signal based on the positive and negative load currents at the first and second load points to control the first load point to switch the connections of the first load and the second load between the positive line and the negative line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chul Hwan KIM, Gi Hyeon GWON, Tack Hyun JUNG, Joon HAN, Yun Sik OH, Doo Ung KIM, Chul Ho NOH
  • Publication number: 20160266593
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling power on a communication network bus connecting an auxiliary device and a control device in a pool or spa system. The control device includes a power source for providing voltage to the device and a power detector. The auxiliary device can provide additional voltage to the control device via the communication network bus. The power detector may be capable of detecting voltage received by the control device via the communication network bus. The power detector may also be capable of detecting traffic (e.g., communication) by the control device or the auxiliary device via the bus and/or data collision on the bus. The power detector is configured to enable or disable the power source of the control device based on voltage detected on the communication network bus, traffic detected on the communication network bus, and/or data collision detected on the communication network bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Eusebio Domingo Bareng
  • Publication number: 20160266594
    Abstract: A system and method of determining energy inefficiency of a dwelling comprising obtaining energy data, obtaining weather data, calculating at least one energy metric for the dwelling, and ranking multiple dwellings based on the at least one energy metric. The ranking of the dwelling indicates a source of energy inefficiency of the dwelling and can provide a recommendation to improve the energy efficiency of the dwelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Kauffman, Sebastian Morgan
  • Publication number: 20160266595
    Abstract: Methods and control apparatus are presented for controlling supply of electrical power to a micro-grid power system, in which a master controller automatically rebalances the micro-grid by changing an activation state of one or more loads and/or activating and deactivating individual power supplies to preferentially activate non-fuel consuming power supplies and deactivate fuel consuming power supplies so as to minimize fuel consumption for the micro-grid power system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Hunter Defense Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John L. Creed
  • Publication number: 20160266596
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a capacitor and a die. The die comprises a resistor switch coupled between a power line and the capacitor, wherein the resistor switch has an adjustable resistance, and the power line and the capacitor are both external to the die. The die also comprises a circuit configured to receive power from the power line, and a controller configured to open the resistor switch if the power line is powered down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Coutts, Mikhail Popovich
  • Publication number: 20160266597
    Abstract: A current mirror circuit includes a first current mirror leg and a second current mirror leg. The first current mirror leg is configured with N stages of first transistors coupled in series and with their respective gates tied together. The second current mirror leg is configured with N stages of second transistors coupled in series and with their respective gates tied together. The first transistors and the second transistors are implemented within a transistor array, the first transistors and the second transistors are coupled between a first reference terminal and a second reference terminal, the first transistors and the second transistors at 1st to Kth stages adjacent to the first reference terminal are implemented at corner regions of the transistor array, N and K are positive integers and K<N. The first transistors have the same channel length, and the second transistors have the same channel length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ching-Ho Chang, Jaw-Juinn Horng, Yung-Chow Peng