Patents Issued in January 19, 2017
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Publication number: 20170016718Abstract: A computer numerical control machine tool with a machine head having one or more process tools. The machine head is moveable with respect to a workpiece. A position sensor system detects the position of the machine head relative to the workpiece. A controller coupled to the position sensor system provides closed loop control of the position of the machine head relative to the workpiece. The position sensor system includes an ultrasonic probe. Also a method of controlling the position of a computer numerical control machine tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Matthew GODFREY
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Publication number: 20170016719Abstract: A computer-implemented method for computing a measurement on a set of geometric elements of a modeled object. The method comprises displaying a modeled object and selecting a first geometric element of the modeled object. The method also comprises displaying at least one icon that represents a computable measurement. The icon is selected according to the first geometric element. The method further comprises selecting a second geometric element of the modeled object, computing a measurement represented by the said at least one icon according to the selected first and second geometric elements. Then a value of the computed measurement is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Dassault SystemesInventors: Christophe DELFINO, Amal PLAUDET-HAMMANI
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Publication number: 20170016720Abstract: There is provided a flexible display capable of improving an angle-measuring accuracy using different kinds of sensors and a method of measuring an angle thereof. The flexible display includes a first sensor unit disposed in a first region and including different kinds of sensors, a second sensor unit disposed in a second region adjacent to the first region and including different kinds of sensors, and an angle-measuring unit measuring a folding angle between the first region and the second region in response to sensing signals outputted from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Jae-Won CHOI, Chan-Sung JUNG
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Publication number: 20170016721Abstract: A determination system determining a measurement standard includes a memory that stores information concerning a three-dimensional shape of a produced workpiece and the measurement standard set in a surface forming the workpiece in response to a location where the workpiece is supported when a length of the workpiece is measured, a calculating unit that calculates, in a projection plane perpendicular to a line normal to the surface having the measurement standard set thereon, an area of a first region based on an external shape of a projection image of the entire workpiece, and an area of a second region based on only a projection image of the surface having the measurement standard set thereon, and a determining unit that determines that the measurement standard is appropriate if a magnitude of the area of the second region to the area of the first region is higher than a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Junya HANADA, Toshihiro NUMAUCHI, Masanori YOSHIZUKA
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Publication number: 20170016722Abstract: A ground surface marking system including a beam transmitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation and a distal target. The distal target is oriented to be impacted along a first target surface by at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation. The distal target is mounted on a target stand configured for adjustment with respect to a vertical axis. The system also includes a target applicator having a second target surface, a base including a shaft, and a container attached to the base and configured to hold and dispense markers for placement along the ground surface extending between the beam transmitter and the distal target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Raul Romero, Jeff Stacy
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Publication number: 20170016723Abstract: A gyroscope system comprises a MEMS gyroscope coupled to a drive system and a sense system. The drive system maintains the MEMS gyroscope in a state of oscillation and the sense system for receiving, amplifying, and demodulating an output signal of the MEMS gyroscope that is indicative of the rate of rotation. The gyroscope system further includes a phase-locked look (PLL) which receives a reference clock (REFCLK) from the drive system and produces a system clock (CLK). Finally, the gyroscope system includes a controller operating on the system clock sets an operating state of the drive system and the sense system and also controls a state of the PLL. One or more system state variables are maintained in a substantially fixed state during a protect mode thereby enabling rapid transitions between a low-power mode and a normal operating mode of the gyroscope system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Derek SHAEFFER, Stanley WANG
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Publication number: 20170016724Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes a first substrate having first and second surfaces, a vibrating member disposed on the first substrate and including a drive piece capable of vibrating along the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first surface side, a first drive piece control electrode, a first drive piece auxiliary electrode, and a first drive piece control circuit applying a voltage to the first drive piece auxiliary electrode. The first drive piece control circuit adjusts, based on the capacitance generated between the first drive piece control electrode and the first drive piece auxiliary electrode, the voltage to be applied to the first drive piece auxiliary electrode to maintain a constant distance between the first drive piece control electrode and the first drive piece auxiliary electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Minekazu SAKAI, Naoki YOSHIDA, Kiyomasa SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20170016725Abstract: An electronic device includes: a base; a support unit that includes first and second attaching portions disposed to be separated from each other in a first direction via a middle portion having a conductive pattern formed from a conductive member and is attached to the base in the first and second attaching portions; and a functional element that is supported by the support unit. The conductive pattern includes a broad width portion having a width W1 in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and a narrow width portion having a width W2 narrower than the width W1 in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Norifumi SHIMIZU, Takayuki KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20170016726Abstract: A multiaxial rotation rate sensor for detecting rotation rates on three mutually perpendicular rotation axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Mirko Hattass, David Csima, Thorsten Balslink
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Publication number: 20170016727Abstract: A sensor device has a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor. The gyro sensor has a fixed base portion formed in a rectangular frame shape. The acceleration sensor is formed in an inside space of the fixed base portion of the rectangular frame shape. The gyro sensor is formed in an outside space formed between the fixed base portion and an outer frame portion of a sensor base plate. The gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor are formed in one chip. As a result, the sensor device can be made smaller in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Takeru KANAZAWA, Minekazu SAKAI
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Publication number: 20170016728Abstract: An inertial measurement system for a longitudinal projectile comprising: a first, roll gyro to be oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile; a second gyro and a third gyro with axes arranged with respect to the roll gyro such that they define a three dimensional coordinate system; a controller, arranged to: compute a current projectile attitude from the outputs of the first, second and third gyros, the computed attitude comprising a roll angle, a pitch angle and a yaw angle; compare the computed pitch and yaw angles with expected values for the pitch and yaw angles; calculate a roll angle error and a roll scale factor error based on the difference between the computed pitch and yaw angles and the expected pitch and yaw angles; and apply the calculated roll angle error and roll scale factor error to the output of the roll gyro.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: John Keith Sheard, Nicholas Mark Faulkner
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Publication number: 20170016729Abstract: In a method for determining navigation data, positional angle measurement values are determined using a first navigation device (310). A second navigation device (320) is then initialized using the positional angle measurement values determined by the first navigation device (310) Both navigation devices are supplied with rotational rate and acceleration measurement values from a common sensor unit in order to determine the positional angle measurement values. In the process, the first navigation device (310) produces erroneous measurements of the positional angle measurement values with a probability which is lower than as specified positional angle error rate, and the second navigation device (320) produces erroneous measurements of the positional angle measurement values with a probability which is higher than the specified positional angle error rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: MANFRED HUELLENKREMER, MANFRED KRINGS
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Publication number: 20170016730Abstract: A navigation device (300) transmits data indicative of an origin and destination of a desired route through a navigable network to a server. The server (310) generates a recommended route and provides data indicative of the route to a system (320) which provides a polyline representative of the route. The polyline is provided to the navigation device (300), which uses the polyline data to reconstruct the route. The navigation device (300) determines a least cost route through the network using the polyline data in order to reconstruct the route in respect to its own electronic map data. This is done by penalising segments depending upon their distance from the polyline, such that segments further from the polyline are less likely to be included in the route.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Ewgenij GAWRILOW
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Publication number: 20170016731Abstract: Map information generation systems, methods, and programs acquire a movement track of a mobile body, and correct a position of the movement track such that the movement track approaches an existing road. The systems, methods, and programs acquire a section in which the corrected movement track does not correspond to the existing road as a new road, and add information that indicates the new road to map information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Sadahiro KOSHIBA, Morihiro HIRATE
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Publication number: 20170016732Abstract: Embodiments relate to calculating a journey time for a planned journey between a chosen origin and a chosen destination over a network of roads in a region. A first journey time for the journey is estimated using a route scheduling algorithm and a second journey time for the journey is estimated using selected historical journeys characterized by journey origins and destinations. The historical journeys are selected based on their vicinity to the planned journey. An error in the second journey time is calculated based on the standard deviation in the selected historical journeys. The second journey time is selected as the estimated journey time from the planned journey if this error is below a defined threshold, otherwise the first journey time is selected as the estimated journey time for the planned journey.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Jean S. Ashton, Thomas Baudel, Sebastien Blandin
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Publication number: 20170016733Abstract: A method and apparatus for indexing routes using similarity hashing. In an embodiment, a processor identifies a route wherein the route includes one or more links. The processor identifies a route attribute wherein the route attribute describes the route. The processor hashes the one or more links to determine a minimum link with a minimum hash value. The processor assigns the route attribute to the minimum link.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Daniel Rolf
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Publication number: 20170016734Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for generating turn predictions or predictions are provided herein. Environment layout information of an operating environment through which a first vehicle is travelling may be received. A current location of the first vehicle may be received. One or more other vehicles may be detected. Additional environment layout information from other vehicles may be received. A model including the operating environment, the first vehicle, and one or more of the other vehicles may be built. The model may be based on the environment layout information and the additional environment layout information and indicative of an intent of a driver of one of the other vehicles. Further, predictions may be generated based on the model, which may be based on a Hidden Markov Model (HMM), a Support Vector Machine (SVM), a Dynamic Bayesian Network (DBN), or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Rakesh Gupta, Bo Tang, Salman Anwar Khokhar
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Publication number: 20170016735Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for route planning and management with a drone. Aspects include receiving a destination for an individual and determining multiple routes between a position of the individual and the destination. Aspects further include deploying the drone to determine safety and accessibility risks associated with the multiple routes and determining a preferred route from the multiple routes based on the safety and accessibility risks associated with the multiple routes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: MICHAEL S. GORDON, JAMES R. KOZLOSKI, PETER K. MALKIN, CLIFFORD A. PICKOVER
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Publication number: 20170016736Abstract: One or more processors analyze at least one first user input. One or more processors determine one or more interests of a first user based, at least in part, on the at least one first user input. One or more processors determine a proximity of the first user to one or more points of interest within a first threshold distance of the first user while the first user is mobile. One or more processors match at least one interest of the first user with one or more interests associated with a point of interest of the one or more points of interest. One or more processors provide a notification that the first user is within the first threshold distance of the point of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Li-Ju Chen, Jeff HC Kuo, Chih-Wen Su, Ying-Chen Yu
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Publication number: 20170016737Abstract: Driving assistance systems, methods, and programs for a vehicle, acquire a travel history of a vehicle, acquire a guidance target point at which a guidance target event has occurred based on the travel history, and acquire a tendency of a driving operation of a driver of the vehicle based on the travel history. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether to provide guidance on the guidance target point based on the tendency of the driving operation, and provide guidance relating to the guidance target point for which it is determined to provide the guidance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventor: Masatoshi TAKAHARA
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Publication number: 20170016738Abstract: A vehicle operation device is used in an autonomous vehicle autonomously controlled to drive along a determined driving route, and includes: a destination setting circuit configured to set a destination to a wide area for determining the driving route; a route setting circuit configured to allot a provisional destination on the boundary of the area of the destination according to route search conditions including a current position and the destination, so as to determine the driving route passing through the provisional destination; and a presenting circuit configured to provide a user with a task indicated by an item operated by the user while the autonomous vehicle is moving along the driving route toward the provisional destination, so that the task is executed in the area of the destination after reaching the provisional destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Sakuma
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Publication number: 20170016739Abstract: In a vehicle, positional information of the vehicle and status determination information are serially acquired. Each time a user speaks a speech, speech data is acquired. A storage section stores the acquired speech data, and the positional information and status determination information acquired when the speech data is acquired, in association in a memory, as stored speech data, stored positional information, and stored status determination information. For each stored speech data in the memory, a determination is made whether a first status indicated by the stored positional information and stored status determination information associated with the stored speech data is similar to a second status indicated by the positional information and status determination information newly acquired at a current time. A reporting processor reports, to a driver, information based on the stored speech data when the determination is affirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Kazuhiro MATSUI, Takahira KATO, Takamitsu SUZUKI, Yuko NAKAMURA, Takeshi YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170016740Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive image data gathered by a vehicle camera, relating to a fixed environmental feature. The processor is also configured to determine a vehicle position relative to the fixed environmental feature and determine a vehicle lane-level location on a digital map, based on the vehicle position relative to the fixed environmental feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Dehua CUI, David A. Herman, Oleg Yurievitch GUSIKHIN, Perry Robinson MacNEILLE, David Allen KOWALSKI, Omar MAKKE
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Publication number: 20170016741Abstract: Some embodiments provide a program that receives from several data providers route data and graphical representation of route data (e.g., transit systems, schedules, stops, etc.) for different localities. The program also stores this data on a set of servers for later retrieval and transmission to commute applications operating in different localities. The program further retrieves from external vendors location data of transit vehicles that traverse routes based on the route data and schedule data. The location data is for transmitting to commute applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: May-Li Khoe, Joseph A. Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20170016742Abstract: A method of making a Coriolis vibratory gyroscope with a three dimensional mushroom resonator element includes defining a cavity in a substrate wafer; bonding a cap wafer onto the substrate over the cavity from which cap wafer the resonator element will be formed; heating the substrate and cap wafer to generate a pressure build-up within the cavity; plastically deforming the cap wafer by the pressure build-up to form the mushroom resonator element having a perimeter around the mushroom resonator element; releasing the three dimensional mushroom resonator element at the perimeter by selectively removing material so that the perimeter of mushroom resonator element is free to vibrate; and disposing a layer of conductive material on the mushroom resonator element to form electrodes thereon for use in driving and sensing vibrations of the mushroom resonator element and its perimeter. A microgyroscope made by such a method is also included within the embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Andrei M. Shkel, Doruk Senkal, Mohammed Ahamed
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Publication number: 20170016743Abstract: Calibration device and calibration method for calibration of a laser beam horizontal trueness testing device whereby the calibration device comprises an elongated support body for support of an elongated laser housing with a longitudinal axis and a laser source, whereby a laser beam is emittable in a direction of the longitudinal axis. According to the calibration method, calibration parameters are determined based on at least three impinging positions of the laser beam of the laser housing for at least two different rotational positions of the laser housing in a first face and at least one position of the laser housing in a second opposing face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGInventors: Charles Leopold Elisabeth DUMOULIN, Katherine BRODER
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Publication number: 20170016744Abstract: A method and apparatus for computing the angle (a) of rotation of a rotational-angle sensor apparatus (10) with a first Hall measuring plate (20) and a second Hall measuring plate (30) which are arranged orthogonally to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Lothar Schmidt
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Publication number: 20170016745Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a substrate, a magnetoresistive element group, and a magnet group. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The magnetoresistive element group includes a first magnetoresistive element and a second magnetoresistive element. The first magnetoresistive element and the second magnetoresistive element are located on the first surface of the substrate. The magnet group includes a first magnet opposing the first magnetoresistive element and a second magnet opposing the second magnetoresistive element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: KAZUHIRO ONAKA, NORITAKA ICHINOMIYA, KIYOTAKA YAMADA, SHIGEHIRO YOSHIUCHI
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Publication number: 20170016746Abstract: The present application describes methods and apparatus relating to sensor assemblies and fibre optic assemblies. In one example, a method is described of deploying a sensor assembly (1) for sensing a property associated with a structure of interest (100). The sensor assembly (1) includes an elongate member (2) configurable between a coiled form and an extended form and at least one sensor (3) disposed along at least a part of the longitudinal extent of the member. The method comprises uncoiling the elongate member (2) and positioning the sensor assembly (1), and then forming the structure of interest around the sensor assembly (1) or introducing a filler material in the space between the sensor assembly (1) and the structure of interest such that the sensor assembly (1) is coupled to the structure and the property of the structure can be sensed by the sensor (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Andrew James Daton-Lovett
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Publication number: 20170016748Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of sensing rotation of a rotation member and an electronic device performing the method, wherein the electronic device may include: a housing including one side having a substantially circular opening; a substantially circular structure configured to be rotatably positioned in or around the opening of the housing; a first sensor configured to detect a first rotation of the structure to generate a first signal; a second sensor configured to detect a second rotation of the structure, to generate a second signal; a processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions to enable the processor, on execution, to detect the rotation of the structure based on at least a part of the first signal or a part of the second signal, to correct the first signal to reflect actual rotation of the structure, and to perform a predetermined action based on at least part of the corrected first signalType: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Younghoon SONG, Min-Su HAN, Geon-Soo KIM, Doo-Suk KANG
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Publication number: 20170016749Abstract: Actuator bracket having a sensor is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a bracket having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side is to couple to a first surface of an actuator. The second side is to couple to a controller. The apparatus also includes a first sensor coupled to the first side of the bracket. When the bracket is coupled to the first surface of the actuator, the first sensor is adjacent the first surface to measure a characteristic of the first surface of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Shannon Eugene Jelken, Mark Allen Rachuy, Benjamin Uriah Good
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Publication number: 20170016750Abstract: A fluid sensor comprises a fluid conduit having a wall defining a fluid flow path and an acoustic transducer located externally of the fluid flow path. The wall of the fluid conduit comprises a composite region between the acoustic transducer and the fluid flow path, the composite region comprising a composite material including a polymer matrix material and one or more reinforcing elements embedded within the polymer matrix material. Such a fluid sensor may be used for sensing a property of a fluid and, in particular though not exclusively for sensing a property of a fluid produced from or injected into an oil or gas well.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: M-FLOW Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Giles Edward, Alan David Parker
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Publication number: 20170016751Abstract: Described and shown is a method for operating a Coriolis mass flowmeter (1) having at least one measuring tube (2), an oscillation exciting device (3) for exciting the measuring tube (2) to an oscillation (4), at least a first oscillation sensor (5) and a second oscillation sensor (6) and at least a first sensor signal path and a second sensor signal path. The object of the invention is to provide a method in which the measuring accuracy is increased compared to the prior art.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Alexander ERKELENZ, Ralf STROM
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Publication number: 20170016752Abstract: A flow sensor assembly includes a housing that defines an inlet port, an outlet port, a main channel and a bypass channel. An inlet flow channel fluidly connects the inlet port of the flow sensor assembly to the main channel and an outlet flow channel fluidly connects the main channel to the outlet port. A bypass feeder input channel fluidly connects the main channel to the bypass channel and a bypass feeder output channel fluidly connect the bypass channel to the main channel. In some instances, at least 40 percent of an input pressure differential applied between the inlet port and the outlet port of the flow sensor assembly drops across the inlet flow channel and the outlet flow channel collectively. A sensor is exposed to a fluid in the bypass channel and senses a measure related to a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the bypass channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Jamie Speldrich, Richard C. Sorenson
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Publication number: 20170016753Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for measuring parameters based on the presence or absence of fluid at a plurality of fluid sensing zones in a disposable cassette are described herein. In an embodiment, a fluidic device includes a disposable cartridge including a fluid channel, an instrument configured to receive the disposable cartridge, the instrument including at least one sensor having a plurality of fluid sensing zones spaced along the fluid channel when the disposable cartridge is received by the disposable cartridge, each fluid sensing zone configured to determine a presence or absence of fluid at a respective portion of the fluid channel, and a control unit configured to determine at least one of a fluid volume, a volume displacement, a flow rate, a flow velocity or a volume ratio of gas bubbles of the fluid based on the presence or absence of the fluid at each of the fluid sensing zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Wendian Shi, Yuzhe Ding
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Publication number: 20170016754Abstract: A FMCW fill level sensor comprising an equaliser that equalizes the intermediate frequency signal digitalised by an analogue-digital converter. Equalising is carried out, for example, in the form of convoluting the digitalised intermediate frequency signal by an equalising function in the time domain. It is also possible to equalise the digitalised intermediate frequency signal by multiplying the signal by an equalising function in the form of a transfer function G(?k) to form the discrete frequency in the frequency domain. A digital filter can also be used. This can increase the accuracy with which the fill level is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: VEGA GRIESHABER KGInventors: Michael FISCHER, Roland WELLE, Karl GRIESSBAUM
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Publication number: 20170016755Abstract: A method of determining a flow rate of a liquid includes collecting the liquid in a container; monitoring the collection of liquid in the container with respect to time; and determining a first value of the flow rate based on the monitored collection of liquid in the container with respect to time. An apparatus for determining a flow rate of a liquid is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Nicolas Boussange, Christophe Lallemant
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Publication number: 20170016756Abstract: A system includes a span block configured to couple with an extension from a top drive at a first end of the span block and configured to couple to a tubular at a second end of the span block. The system also includes a sensor block of the span block. The sensor block extends between the first end and the second end of the span block. Moreover, the sensor block is configured to provide an electronic indication of deformation of a portion of the sensor block in response to forces placed on the span block.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Brian Dale Dewald
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Publication number: 20170016757Abstract: An axle load monitoring system is disclosed for a load-transporting motor vehicle having two or more primary axles and one or more auxiliary axles wherein the monitoring system detects a noncompliant axle carrying weight condition when the weight of the vehicle acting on any primary axle exceeds a prescribed maximum allowable axle carrying weight assigned to that axle and also when the weight acting on any group of the axles arranged consecutively exceeds a prescribed maximum allowable axle group carrying weight assigned to that axle group. And on such detection, the monitoring system recommends auxiliary axle usage that would result in no maximum allowable axle carrying weight and maximum allowable axle group carrying weight being exceeded provided the current gross vehicle weight does not exceed a prescribed maximum allowable gross vehicle weight determined by all of the axles and the current center of gravity of the vehicle is located within a certain compliance-manageable range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Brooks Strong, Joshua Cayne Fisher
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Publication number: 20170016758Abstract: A device for identifying obstacles for rail vehicles includes a force measuring device that generates a collision force measuring signal in the event of a collision between a collision beam of the rail vehicle and a mass of the collision object, where the collision force measuring signal is directed to an evaluation device together with a rail vehicle speed signal and the evaluation device is configured to integrate the collision force measuring signal via an integrator located in the evaluation device and by using the rail vehicle speed signal in order to determine the mass of the collision object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: Gerard SALZGEBER
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Publication number: 20170016759Abstract: A material containment and delivery system includes a base assembly and a vessel comprising a housing configured to contain a material. In embodiments, the base is a free standing assembly, is anchored to the ground or a structure, is configured to be coupled to a vehicle, and/or the like. The vessel may be rotatably coupled to the base assembly near the second end, and may include a positioning assembly configured to move the vessel from a first position to a second position. The system may further include a load cell assembly, coupled to the positioning assembly and configured to determine a weight of material within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Blake Alan Nichols, Colemon Eugene Dean, Camdon John DePaolo
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Publication number: 20170016760Abstract: In a device for measuring the vibrational amplitude of a capillary tube of a wire bonder, the capillary tube is placed between a light source and a detector system, so that the vibrational amplitude is able to be ascertained from the shading of a beam of light by the capillary tube. The beam of light emitted by the light source is split into a measuring beam of light and a reference beam of light, an edge of the capillary tube at least partially shading the measuring beam of light in the vibrating state, while the reference beam of light is not shaded. The detector system includes a measuring detector assigned to the measuring beam of light as well as at least one reference detector assigned to the reference beam of light, and the vibrational amplitude of the capillary tube is ascertainable from the interconnected output signals of the measuring detector and the reference detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Walter HUBER, Wolfgang HOLZAPFEL
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Publication number: 20170016761Abstract: A method of detecting a defect light sensor, includes the operations of:—collecting data, comprising collecting light sensor data;—performing a preparation procedure on the collected data in order to determine a template; and—performing a detection procedure for determining a light sensor status. The operation of performing a preparation procedure includes determining a template of the behavior of the light sensor data collected during a time period constituting a part of a day with well-defined conditions The operation of performing a detection procedure includes the operations of:—collecting light sensor data for several further days during the corresponding time period;—selecting representative days thereof;—determining a corresponding behavior for each selected day; and—comparing the corresponding behavior with the template to detect any defect of the light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: THEODORUS JACOBUS JOHANNES DENTENEER
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Publication number: 20170016762Abstract: An infrared sensor assembly for sensing infrared radiation from an object is disclosed. The infrared sensor assembly comprises a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensing elements, provided on or embedded in a substrate extending in a substrate plane. The sensor array comprises at least two infrared sensing elements, each infrared sensing element having a radiation responsive element providing a proportionate electrical signal in response to infrared radiation incident thereto and at least two blind sensing elements, at least one blind sensing element being interspersed among the at least two sensing elements, each blind sensing element being shielded from incident infrared radiation from the object and providing a proportionate electrical signal in response to parasitic thermal fluxes. The output of the sensor array is a function of the infrared sensing elements and of the blind sensing elements such that parasitic thermal fluxes are at least partly compensated for.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Carl VAN BUGGENHOUT, Ben MAES, Karel VANROYE, Stijn REEKMANS
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Publication number: 20170016763Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor for recognizing objects or object properties comprises a light transmitter for transmitting transmitted light into a detection zone, a light receiver for receiving received light and an evaluation unit which is configured to detect an object located in or projecting into a detection zone and/or to determine a property of such an object with reference to the received light received by the light receiver. The light transmitter comprises a monolithic semi-conductor component having a first light emitting layer and a second light emitting layer, with the first light emitting layer being configured for emitting red light and the second light emitting layer being configured for emitting infrared light, and with the second light emitting layer defining a central light emitting surface and the first light emitting layer defining an outer light emitting surface surrounding the central light emitting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Ingolf HORSCH, Gerhard MERETTIG, Roland BERGBACH, Felix LANG, Gunter LEUKER
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Publication number: 20170016764Abstract: A visual inspection method for a light-emitting device includes: providing a light-emitting device having a substrate and a light-emitting portion, the substrate having a substrate upper surface and a substrate bottom surface, the light-emitting portion being provided on the substrate upper surface and having a light-emitting upper surface, a light-emitting lower surface, and a lateral surface which is provided between the light-emitting lower surface and the light-emitting upper surface and which is surrounded by a light shielding member; placing the light-emitting device on an inspection surface so that the substrate bottom surface is opposite to the inspection surface; supplying power to the light-emitting device so that the light-emitting portion emits light from the light-emitting upper surface; and capturing brightness on the inspection surface surrounding an entire outer periphery of the light-emitting device viewed in the height direction while the light-emitting portion emits light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Kenta KAZAO
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Publication number: 20170016765Abstract: The circuit of detection of light radiation includes a photodetector. The photodetector is coupled to three capacitors by way of three switches. The capacitors are parallel mounted to form a capacitive load whose value of electrical capacity changes as a function of the openings/closures of the switches. This configuration allows to stabilise the voltage present on the output terminal in the detection circuit for a wider range of illumination sustained by photodetector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DE DÉTECTEURS INFRAROUGES - SOFRADIRInventor: Patrick MAILLART
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Publication number: 20170016766Abstract: A spectroscopic analysis device for analysis of a sample comprising: a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising: an input (DEF) for receiving light from the sample; and a demultiplexer (DEMUX) arranged to distribute the received light into at least a first optical chain (C1) and a second optical chain (C2); wherein each optical chain (C1, C2) of the photonic integrated circuit C(PIC) further comprises a tunable bandpass filter (TBF1, TBF2) and a variable attenuator (ATT1, ATT2) and a photodetector (PD1, PD2) arranged respectively to filter and to attenuate and to detect the light distributed into its corresponding optical chain (C1, C2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: KLAAS CORNELIS JAN WIJBRANS, GERHARDUS WILHELMUS LUCASSEN, BERNARDUS HENDRIKUS WILHELMUS HENDRIKS
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Publication number: 20170016767Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a spectrometer (10) and method for generating a two dimensional spectrum (S). The spectrometer (10) comprises a main grating (3) and cross dispersion element (2). An imaging mirror (4) is arranged for reflecting and focussing dispersed radiation (R3) from the main grating (3) towards an image plane (IP) for imaging the two dimensional spectrum (S) onto an image plane (IP) of the spectrometer (10). A correction lens (6) is arranged for correcting optical aberrations in the imaging of the two dimensional spectrum (S) in the image plane (IP). The imaging mirror (4) and correction lens (6) have a coinciding axis of cylindrical symmetry (AS).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: James Peter Robert DAY, Kees MODDEMEIJER, Daniel PEREZ CALERO, Tom DUIVENVOORDE, Marijn SANDTKE
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Publication number: 20170016768Abstract: Snapshot spectral imagers comprise an imaging lens, a dispersed image sensor and a restricted isometry property (RIP) diffuser inserted in the optical path between the source image and the image sensor. The imagers are used to obtain a plurality of spectral images of the source object in different spectral bands in a single shot. In some embodiments, the RIP diffuser is one dimensional. An optional disperser may be added in the optical path, to provide further dispersion at the image sensor. In some embodiments, all imager components except the RIP diffuser may be part of a digital camera, with the RIP diffuser added externally. In some embodiments, the RIP diffuser may be included internally in a digital camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Michael Golub, Amir Averbuch, Menachem Nathan