Patents Issued in November 30, 2017
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Publication number: 20170343317Abstract: A system, method, and device for configuring an optical aiming device for ballistic drop compensation (BDC). The optical aiming device can include a housing with a reticle pane defining a reticle display field viewable by a user and indicating a zero point, the housing further including a plurality of axially spaced lenses and defining an optical path therethrough. In various embodiments the system includes a display device configured to project an image generated from a display, a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer readable data storage medium can include instructions executable by the processor to receive a first set of ballistics input data indicating a first type of ammunition, determine a BDC pattern including at least two holdover marks corresponding to at least two ranges for the first type of ammunition, and project the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Jacob C. VanBecelaere
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Publication number: 20170343318Abstract: A laser targeting apparatus rests on a surface and moves, such as by vibrating, wobbling, or shaking, when struck by laser light of sufficient intensity. The apparatus is designed not to fall over, so a user does not have to move to the apparatus and pick it up after a strike. The apparatus has a body that includes a structure, which is preferably one or more printed circuit boards including light sensors, for detecting strikes of laser light, and a motor. When a strike of laser light is detected, power is provided to the motor, which vibrates and causes the apparatus to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Larry E. Moore, Aaron Moore
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Publication number: 20170343319Abstract: An electronic weapon accessory system includes an electronic weapon accessory, such as a light, and a detachable mount with integrated controls. The electronic weapon accessory includes an electronic component, such as an LED, and a power source disposed within a housing. The electronic component and the battery are electrically connected with a circuit having electrical contacts exposed on an outer surface of the housing. The mount has a body with a clamp structure, a switch disposed on an outer surface of the mount body and a circuit having electrical contacts exposed on the outer surface of the mount body. Fasteners removably secure the mount body and accessory housing in assembled relation. When the electronic weapon accessory and mount are assembled, the accessory electrical contacts physically and electrically engaging the mount electrical contacts to complete an electronic control circuit and provide integrated control and operation of the electronic accessory.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Emissive Energy Corp.Inventor: Robert D. Galli
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Publication number: 20170343320Abstract: A releasable vest having a front panel, front shoulder strap elements that include at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening; a back panel; a first waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one waist belt element attachment opening formed through the waist belt element; a second waist belt element that extends from the front panel and has at least one release loop attached thereto, wherein the at least one release loop is capable of being passed through the waist belt attachment opening of the first waist belt element and the at least one front shoulder strap attachment opening of the front shoulder strap elements; and a release lanyard that is capable of being passed through the release loop so as to releasably secure the first waist belt element and the at least one shoulder strap element to the release loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Frederick W. Storms, Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx, Marty Goldman
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Publication number: 20170343321Abstract: Modular armour is provided. The armour comprises a series of regularly-shaped armour elements and corresponding anchor elements releasably to anchor the armour elements to a platform. Each anchor element comprises an armour engaging section extending between first and second ends thereof, the first end being engageable with an armour mount on the platform and the second end including means releasably to secure the armour element, while engaged with the anchor element, to the platform. The platform may be fixed or mobile and includes land, water-born and air vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: NICHOLAS PARK, SIMON ANTHONY JENKINS, ANDREW DAVID WESCOTT, ELENA MAEVE WATSON
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Publication number: 20170343322Abstract: A bulletproof panel includes: (i) a ceramic plate A; (ii) at least one phenol resin impregnated aramid fabric laminate C having phenol resin impregnated aramid fabrics C1, C2 and C3 which are laminated thereon; and (iii) an epoxy resin impregnated fabric B disposed between the ceramic plate A and the phenol resin impregnated aramid fabric laminate C, and impregnated with an epoxy resin. The phenol resin impregnated aramid fabrics C1, C2 and C3 may be aramid fabrics impregnated with a phenol resin, and aramid fabrics impregnated with a phenol/polyvinyl butyral mixture resin. The ceramic plate A and the phenol resin impregnated aramid fabric laminate C are not delaminated from each other even under a high-temperature environment, and thereby greatly enhancing the bulletproof performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventor: Jae Hyung SIM
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Publication number: 20170343323Abstract: A system with a spool base frame having an initiator, an interrupter, control electronics, and a proximity sensor connected thereto, wherein the spool base frame is configured to hold a shock tube spooling mechanism, the interrupter is configured to allow installation and spooling of a spool of shock tube disposed on the shock tube spooling mechanism, the interrupter is configured to cut spooled shock tube from the spool of shock tube, the control electronics are configured to send a signal directing the interrupter to cut the spooled shock tube from the spool, the interruptor is configured to physically redirect and splice the cut shock tube to a second shock tube connected to the initiator, and the interrupter is configured to discharge the cut shock tube after the shock tube is fired and spent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Aaron Bruce Burmeister, Kurt Arthur Talke, Daniel Tai Yung Leung, Mendel Lewis Baker, JR., Matthew E. Jones
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Publication number: 20170343324Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a post used to support a ballistic target. A post is supported in a vertical position by retention in a post stand. The post stand is assembled using a bottom plate, a top plate and two side plates. Once assembled, the post stand receives a post. Two types of posts are contemplated. One post type is made of wood. A second post type is made of steel and projects a low profile toward a shooter. A top hanger is then installed over the post and provides mounting holes so that a target can be suspended therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: ANDREW FERNANDEZ
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Publication number: 20170343325Abstract: An inflatable dummy target comprising a chassis of inflatable ducts wrapped with a sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Jacob ROVINSKY, Yoav TOURGEMAN
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Publication number: 20170343326Abstract: A sensor system is provided for monitoring anti-personnel effectiveness of a gun that fires a projectile against a mannequin target. The system includes an instrumentation sensor, an aggregation controller and a base station. The instrumentation sensor is disposed on the target. The sensor transmits a status condition based on electrical integrity. The status condition is either intact as default or else disablement in response to impact from the projectile. The aggregation controller receives the status condition from the sensor and transmits the status information as aggregated information. The base station receives the aggregated information for analysis to determine the effectiveness in response to the gun firing at the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Christopher J. Weiland, Daniel P. Holden, John W. Deasy
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Publication number: 20170343327Abstract: A system of missile control surfaces includes a control surface housing, a control surface shaft which is rotatably mounted in the control surface housing, a control surface secured on the control surface shaft, a control surface drive and a coupling unit. The coupling unit couples the control surface drive to the control surface shaft in such a way that a movement of the control surface drive produces a rotation of the control surface shaft. To enable high forces to be applied reliably to a guided missile control surface, it is proposed that the coupling unit has at least one flexible tension element, which is secured on the control surface drive and is rolled up onto the control surface shaft to a certain extent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: HAGEN KEMPAS
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Publication number: 20170343328Abstract: A munition including: a control surface actuation device including: an actuator comprising two or more pistons, each of the pistons being movable between an extended and retracted position, the retracted position resulting from an activation of each of the two or more pistons; and a rotatable plate having a pocket corresponding to each of the two or more pistons, each pocket being engageable with a corresponding portion of each of the two or more pistons, a distance between the pockets being different than a distance between the portions of the two or more pistons, such that activation of the portion into the corresponding pocket sequentially rotates the plate; and a control surface operatively connected to the plate such that rotation of the plate rotates the control surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Omnitek Partners LLCInventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, Jacques Fischer
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Publication number: 20170343329Abstract: The present invention relates to warheads with blast wave conditioners and in particular to devices for quickly removing a door to permit entry through the doorway. It discloses a device and method of shaping the pressure wave pattern by the use of inert material. The inert material of the present invention is used to reduce localized directional effects occurring at the point of impact, instead generating a more diffuse pressure-wave pattern across the target surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Yosef TEPER, Tal NADAV, Vitali LAOS
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Publication number: 20170343330Abstract: The invention relates to a detonator system for hand grenades, having an ignition element (1) which after initiation triggers a delay and safety device, which, with a time delay after the initiation, fires a detonator (7), which then ignites an ignition booster (8), wherein the delay and safety device includes a dual safety device of two independent parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Michael MUSTER, Markus GFELLER, Werner KNUBEL
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Publication number: 20170343331Abstract: A linear measuring device includes a tape housing and a semi-flexible measuring tape housed within the tape housing of a length L in a generally spiral configuration with an outer end extendable through a tape outlet opening and having a flange thereon. The tape having two sets of measurements, a first set displayed on a top side of the measuring tape with a first incremental measurement X, and second set displayed on a bottom side of the measuring tape with a first incremental measurement X+L.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Dennis E. Drury, Sr.
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Publication number: 20170343332Abstract: This invention relates to a container wall thickness inspection device 1 for inspecting a container 10A in which regions with a relatively greater wall thickness (flat portion Rf) and regions with a relatively smaller wall thickness (corner portion Rc) are distributed in the circumferential direction, the container wall thickness inspection device 1 comprising: a wall thickness measurement device (electrostatic capacity detector 4) with a sensor unit 5 for measuring a wall thickness of a site facing the sensor unit 5 on the outer peripheral surface of the container 10A; a rotary drive mechanism for axially rotating the container 10A around the central axis of the container in order to measure a wall thickness of the container over the entire circumference by the wall thickness measurement device; a region detection device (photoelectric sensor 8) for detecting which region of the container 10A corresponds to the site being measured for its wall thickness by the wall thickness measurement device; and a determiType: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: NIHON YAMAMURA GLASS CO., LTD.Inventors: Goro TAMBO, Naohiro TANAKA
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Publication number: 20170343333Abstract: Length metrology apparatuses and methods are disclosed for measuring both specular and non-specular surfaces with high accuracy and precision, and with suppressed phase induced distance errors. In one embodiment, a system includes a laser source exhibiting a first and second laser outputs with optical frequencies that are modulated linearly over large frequency ranges. The system further includes calibration and signal processing portions configured to determine a calibrated distance to at least one sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Bridger Photonics, Inc.Inventors: Michael Thorpe, Aaron Kreitinger, Randy Reibel
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Publication number: 20170343334Abstract: A method of measuring the clearance between a rotating component and a static component in a rotating machine. The method comprises installing a rub pin on an interior surface of the static component, operating the rotating machine such that the rotating component impinges on the rub pin, securing the rotating machine, and inserting an optical device to visually ascertain the length of rub pin remaining. The method reduces the time and cost of clearance determinations by avoiding disassembly or the degree of disassembly of the rotating machine required to conduct a clearance determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Rolls-Royce CorporationInventors: Mark Whitlock, Jonathan Acker
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Publication number: 20170343335Abstract: A dimension measuring system includes a target positioning system mounted on a railroad track's parallel rails. The target positioning system includes two targets positioned at fixed positions in a first plane perpendicular to the rails, and another two targets positioned at fixed positions in a second plane perpendicular to the rails and spaced-apart from the first plane. A laser-based distance measuring device measures vector distances to the four targets. A processor, coupled to the laser-based distance measuring device, determines an elevation of each of the rails in the first plane and second plane using the vector distances and the fixed positions of the targets in the first and second planes. The elevation of each the rails in the first and second planes define a top-of-rail reference plane used by the processor when dimensions of an object above the top-of-rail reference plane are to be measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Brian S. Daniel
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Publication number: 20170343336Abstract: The invention relates to a handheld measuring aid for use in a system having a station for determining the position and orientation of the measuring aid, the handheld measuring aid for surveying an object surface. The measuring aid has a body and visual markings disposed in a defined spatial relationship, forming a pattern, on the body in a marking region. In addition, the measuring aid has a connection for receiving a measuring, inspection or processing tool, wherein the connection has a joint, such that the tool is pivotable or rotatable in at least one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Leica Geosystems AgInventor: Michael LETTAU
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Publication number: 20170343337Abstract: A sensor device (100), for measuring a surface (101), includes a lighting device (103) emitting a light beam (105); an optical device (107) splitting the light beam (105) into partial light beams (109, 111), and emitting the first partial light beam (109) toward a first surface area (113) and emitting the second partial light beam (111) toward a second surface area (115). A light sensor (117) is configured to receive a first surface area reflection (109-1) of the first partial light beam (109) and a second surface area reflection (111-1) of the second partial light beam (111). A processor (119) is configured to detect a distance of the first surface area (113) and of the second surface area (115) to the sensor device (100) based on a position of the first partial light beam reflection (109-1) and the second partial light beam reflection (111-1) on the light sensor (117).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Klaus Friedrich MÜLLER, Sven BAUER
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Publication number: 20170343338Abstract: An image capture device assembly includes: a light source 110 that emits a reference light pattern; an image capture device 120; and a control device 130 that controls the light source and the image capture device. The light source 110 emits the reference light pattern to a subject 140 with high brightness and low brightness, respectively, under the control of the control device 130, the image capture device 120 captures an image of the reference light pattern and the subject 140 in a high brightness irradiation state and outputs a first image signal to the control device 130, or captures an image of at least the subject 140 in a low brightness irradiation state and outputs a second image signal to the control device 130, and the control device 130 generates a reference light pattern image signal from a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: YUICHI HAMAGUCHI, SHIRO OMORI, HAJIME NUMATA, MASAHIDE HIRAMA, YASUMASA ODA
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Publication number: 20170343339Abstract: Disclosed is an optoelectronic measuring device having an electronic magnetic compass for determining an azimuthal alignment of the measuring device and a compensation unit, which is associated with the magnetic compass, for compensating for device-fixed interference fields, wherein the measuring device assumes at least two defined, repeatable operating states, has a different device-fixed interference field in each of the operating states, and the compensation unit carries out an initial compensation of the electronic magnetic compass in a first operating state of the measuring device, wherein the compensation unit has a detection unit for detecting a present operating state, a memory unit for storing a magnetic offset resulting from the different device-fixed interference fields between the first and a second operating state of the measuring device, and a computer unit for computing the azimuthal alignment of the measuring device depending on an ascertained operating state and based on the magnetic offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Ivo ANNEN, Silvio GNEPF
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Publication number: 20170343340Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a height measurement device capable of highly accurate measurement in the depth direction of a structure on a sample. To achieve this objective, proposed are a charged particle beam device and a height measurement device that is provided with a calculation device for determining the size of a structure on a sample on the basis of a detection signal obtained by irradiating the sample with a charged particle beam, wherein the calculation device calculates the distance from a first charged particle beam irradiation mark formed at a first height on the sample and a second charged particle beam irradiation mark formed at a second height on the sample and on the basis of this distance and the charged particle beam irradiation angle when the first charged particle beam irradiation mark and second charged particle beam irradiation mark were formed, calculates the distance between the first height and the second height.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Hitachi High-Tecnologies CorporationInventors: Hiroki KAWADA, Muneyuki FUKUDA, Yoshinori MOMONOI, Shou TAKAMI
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Publication number: 20170343341Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of fingerprint sensor detection, and in particular, relate to a method and system for detecting a thickness of a protection layer of a fingerprint sensor. The method includes the following steps: step a: collecting fingerprint data via a fingerprint sensor, the fingerprint sensor comprising a plurality of chip sensing units, arranged in an array; step b: calculating a derivative of the fingerprint data, normalizing the derivative of the fingerprint data, and calculating an integration according to the normalized derivative of the fingerprint data; and step c: acquiring a thickness of a protection layer of the fingerprint sensor according to the integration result.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Shu Pang, Xiaochun Cai
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Publication number: 20170343342Abstract: The present invention provides a method of measuring the placement of material forming a blow-molded plastic container after the container is released from a mold of a blow molder having a plurality of molds, wherein each plastic container comprises a continuous sidewall and a base, the method comprising the steps of: detecting with an infrared camera infrared light emitted from the container after the container is released from a mold; converting the detected infrared light into corresponding electrical signals; transmitting the electrical signals to a microprocessor; comparing in the microprocessor the electrical signals with stored data regarding desired material distribution forming the plastic container; and producing output information regarding the placement of material forming the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Patrick M. O'Connell, Garrett R. Pennington, Russell Varone
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Publication number: 20170343343Abstract: A positional variance based distance sensing apparatus has a physical marker that changes its position (either rotational or linear) in accordance to the distance of an object from the sensor. This positional change can be used to sense the distance using touch by humans. This positional variance can also be used to control triggers like switches, leavers, and steering based controllers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Nagasai Sreyash Sola, Hari Krishna Sola
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Publication number: 20170343344Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining material dimensions of a longitudinal profiled section (2) during a sawing process, in which a saw blade (3) is advanced, the longitudinal profiled section (2) being machined by said saw blade (3) along a saw groove during this time; advancement position data of said saw blade (3) along the advancement path (s) being determined and, during this sawing operation, additional measurement data being determined from the group of sawing force (Fs) or another variable which corresponds to the sawing force (Fs). The invention is characterised in that an actual profile is determined from the advancement position data and said additional measurement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Ulrich Rattunde
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Publication number: 20170343345Abstract: A distance to a target to be read by image capture over a range of working distances is determined by directing an aiming light spot along an aiming axis to the target, and by capturing a first image of the target containing the aiming light spot, and by capturing a second image of the target without the aiming light spot. Each image is captured in a frame over a field of view having an imaging axis offset from the aiming axis. An image pre-processor compares first image data from the first image with second image data from the second image over a common fractional region of both frames to obtain a position of the aiming light spot in the first image, and determines the distance to the target based on the position of the aiming light spot in the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: CARL D. WITTENBERG, DAVID P. GOREN
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Publication number: 20170343346Abstract: A device may include a surface at least partially defining an enclosed region, a plurality of fluids within the enclosed region, the plurality of fluids comprising at least a first fluid having a first acoustic impedance and a second fluid having a second acoustic impedance different from the first acoustic impedance, a first piezoelectric transducer disposed on the surface, the first piezoelectric transducer being configured to generate a first wave reception signal based, at least in part, on an ultrasonic return wave received through at least one of the plurality of fluids, and a processor coupled to the first piezoelectric transducer and configured to determine a measurement of a tilt of the device based, at least in part, on the first wave reception signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Firas SAMMOURA, Stephanie FUNG, Donald William KIDWELL, JR., Ravindra Vaman SHENOY, David William BURNS
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Publication number: 20170343347Abstract: An easy assembly level includes a body, a fixing assembly, and a bubble level vial. The body defines a compartment. The fixing assembly includes a first retainer and a second retainer. The first and second retainers are releasably joinable to each other and are releasably mountable on the body. The first retainer defines a channel and the bubble level vial is received in the channel. The first retainer is inserted in the compartment and is mounted on the body. The second retainer is inserted in the compartment and is mounted on the body. The first and second retainers are releasably joined together and encapsulate the bubble level vial. The first retainer defines a first window and the second retainer defines a second window respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Wen-Hsin Liao
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Publication number: 20170343348Abstract: A laser alignment guide. The laser alignment guide includes a housing having at least one sidewall and a base defining an interior volume therein. A cap is removably securable to an upper end of the housing. The cap further includes at least one light source that can emit a visible laser disposed thereon. A mounting bracket that can magnetically secure to a surface is disposed on a second end of the housing. In some embodiments, at least one light source is disposed on a sidewall of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Paul Joseph Doeren
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Publication number: 20170343349Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for obtaining first sensor data associated with a gyroscope and obtaining second sensor data associated with a magnetometer. Additionally, the first sensor data, the second sensor data and an extended Kalman filter may be used to calibrate the magnetometer. In one example, a sampling rate of the magnetometer is increased before obtaining the second sensor data and the sampling rate of the magnetometer is decreased after calibration of the magnetometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2014Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Ke Han, He Han, Zhifeng Wang, Feng Xu
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Publication number: 20170343350Abstract: A MEMS sensor for measuring rotational motion about a first axis includes a frame, a base structure under the frame, a drive mass mounted in the frame for rotational movement about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a first drive paddle in the drive mass. A first link includes a first end coupled to a first spring that movably couples the first drive paddle to the drive mass and a second end coupled to a second spring that movably couples the first link to the frame. A drive system includes an electrode aligned to exert electromotive force to pivot the first drive paddle and move the drive mass about the second axis. Deflection of the drive mass is greater than deflection of the first drive paddle when the drive system is operating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Aaron A. Geisberger
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Publication number: 20170343351Abstract: The disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical gyroscope comprising at least one mass element, a drive actuator and sense electrodes. The at least one mass element is configured to be driven by the drive actuator into oscillating movement with a drive oscillation frequency ?D, and the sense electrodes are configured to produce a sense signal from the oscillating movement of the at least one mass element. The gyroscope control circuit comprises an amplitude detection unit which detects a sense signal amplitude at the frequency 2?D. This amplitude yields a measure of drive oscillation amplitude. Amplitude detection at the frequency ?D yields a measure of angular rotation rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Kimmo TÖRMÄLEHTO
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Publication number: 20170343352Abstract: A method is described for determining a position of a two-wheeled vehicle. The single-track vehicle has a vehicle path yaw rate when driving along curves and a yaw rate according to the inclined orientation which differs from the vehicle path yaw rate. An inclined orientation of the single-track vehicle and a speed of the single-track vehicle are measured. The vehicle path yaw rate of the single-track vehicle is determined from the measured inclined orientation and the measured speed. A device for carrying out the method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Juergen SCHULZ
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Publication number: 20170343353Abstract: Anchor points associated with point of sale information may be ordered by segmenting a trajectory derived from sensor data defined by adjacent turns to generate candidate links for each segment from which possible paths for the trajectory are derived. Each derived possible path may be scored with a multi-objective function using a global optimization algorithm to select a solution path from the derived possible paths that may be used to order a plurality of anchor points.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Anas Mahmoud, Hussein Sahli, Da Wang, Jacques Georgy
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Publication number: 20170343354Abstract: A wearable smart device includes an outer casing wearable by a user and defining at least one cavity and having a neck portion, a first end portion designed to rest on a first shoulder of the user, and a second end portion designed to rest on a second shoulder of the user. The wearable smart device also includes a wireless communication port at least partially positioned within the cavity and designed to communicate with a remote device. The wireless communication port includes a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) port, a near field communication (NFC) port, an infrared communication port and/or an ultrasound communication port. A processor is positioned within the cavity, coupled to the wireless communication port and designed to transmit one or more signals to the remote device and/or receive one or more signals from the remote device via the wireless communication port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Suhas E. Chelian, Christopher P. Lee
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Publication number: 20170343355Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for estimating a relative angle (?) between heading (X10) of a person (10) and heading (X12) of a mobile device (12) carried by the person, which method comprises: determining a first estimate of the relative angle using a multi-axis accelerometer (18) of the mobile device; determining a second estimate of the relative angle using a multi-axis gyroscope (20) of the mobile device; and combining the first estimate and the second estimate to a combined estimate of the relative angle (?) between the person's heading and the mobile device's heading. The present invention also relates to a system for estimating a relative angle (?) between heading (X10) of a person (10) and heading (X12) of a mobile device (12) carried by the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: ASCOM SWEDEN ABInventors: Hampus Tengfjord, Jonatan Eriksson
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Publication number: 20170343356Abstract: A method includes: receiving, with a computing platform, respective trajectory data and map data independently generated by each of a plurality of vision-aided inertial navigation devices (VINS devices) traversing an environment, wherein the trajectory data specifies poses along a path through the environment for the respective VINS device and the map data specifies positions of observed features within the environment as determined by an estimator executed by the respective VINS device; determining, with the computing platform and based on the respective trajectory data and map data from each of the VINS devices, estimates for relative poses within the environment by determining transformations that geometrically relate the trajectory data and the map data between one or more pairs of the VINS devices; and generating, with the computing platform and based on the transformations, a composite map specifying positions within the environment for the features observed by the VINS devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Stergios I. Roumeliotis, Esha D. Nerurkar, Joel Hesch, Chao Guo, Ryan C. DuToit, Kourosh Sartipi, Georgios Georgiou
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Publication number: 20170343357Abstract: A flight management system for an aircraft and method of securing open world data using such a system. The flight management system includes at least two flight management computers including one computer termed active forming part of an active guidance subsystem configured to supply data for guiding the aircraft. Another computer is termed inactive at the current time. The flight management system includes a validation subsystem that includes the inactive flight management computer and a validation unit connected to the flight management computers. The validation subsystem is independent of the active guidance subsystem and configured to validate open world data and to transmit at least to the active flight management computer data that is validated during the validation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Jean-Claude MERE
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Publication number: 20170343358Abstract: Techniques for providing instructions to an operator of a sea vessel via a computing device are described. The computing device can request, from another computing device, instructions regarding one or more of an intended course and action plan for the sea vessel, which can include at least one navigational instruction and/or deployment instruction. The computing device can send data to a display device to cause a prompt to be displayed. The prompt can include options regarding the at least one instruction. The computing device can send state information of the sea vessel to the other computing device. The state information can include the received input and location information of the sea vessel. Additionally, data can be received by the computing device from a shore based operator and data can be sent to one or more clients on shore.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: John Darius ROBIDEAUX, Dickie Andrew MARTIN, Stephen John Wesley UNDERWOOD, Jacob Nicholas STANLEY
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Publication number: 20170343359Abstract: A navigation device is disclosed that provides navigational guidance to boats needing to cross a boundary line at a milestone event time. Port and starboard laylines and guidelines may be displayed with the boundary line using wind direction data. The port and starboard layline angles may change with the wind direction, while their lengths may represent a distance traversed by the boat tacking at the port and starboard layline angles for a target time period at a target speed. A predictor line may be displayed extending from the boat in the direction in which the boat is traveling and may have a length indicating a distance traversed by the boat at its current speed until the milestone event time. The predictor line length and color may provide feedback regarding whether the boat will cross the boundary too early or too late given its current speed and direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Jan O. Silfven, Ravinder Singh, David L. Gepner, Kyle A. Chappell
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Publication number: 20170343360Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to route navigation and tracking systems, and methods thereof, and more particularly, to method and system for managing adaptive, dynamic, domain and platform-agnostic navigation and tracking of portable computing and communications devices, thereby facilitating generation of at least one of contextual, configurable notifications, and combinations thereof, for instance at least one of adaptively and dynamically configurable contextual notifications as well as alerts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: HIMA HARIKRISHNAN, SUNITA BHAGWAT, SHWETA THANDAVESWARAN, CHANDU MOHAN
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Publication number: 20170343361Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for correcting a compass view using map data. In an implementation, a method comprises: receiving, by one or more sensors of a mobile device, sensor data; determining, by a processor of the mobile device, compass offset data for a compass view based on the sensor data and map data; determining, by the processor, a corrected compass view based on the compass offset data; and presenting, by the processor, the corrected compass view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anil K. Kandangath, Adam S. Howell, Ronald K. Huang, Xiaoyuan Tu
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Publication number: 20170343362Abstract: The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for generating a high precision map. According to an embodiment, the method comprises: acquiring three-dimensional (3D) laser point cloud data and information related to a grid map for generating the high precision map; determining position information of each piece of the 3D laser point data of the 3D laser point cloud data in the grid map; rendering each pixel point in the grid map, by using the reflection value of corresponding 3D laser point data of the 3D laser point cloud data, in order to generate each of grid images in the grid map; identifying, by using a machine learning algorithm, traffic information of each of the grid images in the grid map; clustering the traffic information of each of the grid images in the grid map to obtain the traffic information of the grid map; and loading the traffic information of the grid map into the grid map to generate the high precision map.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Lixia SHEN, Tianlei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170343363Abstract: A route navigation method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include a route navigation circuit configured to provide a navigation route for a user including navigation instructions, a route querying circuit configured to send queries to the user for a response from the user regarding information of the route, and a route query managing circuit configured to manage a delivery state of the queries sent to the user and to manage the user response such that the delivery state is modified so as to change a cognitive state of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Itzhack Goldberg, James Robert Kozloski, Clifford A. Pickover
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Publication number: 20170343364Abstract: Route search systems, methods, and programs acquire movement paths of a plurality of users, and classify, on the basis of a plurality of characteristics of the movement paths of the plurality of users, the movement paths of each of the users into a plurality of types such that movement paths with a plurality of similar characteristics belong to a same type. The systems, methods, and programs set a cost for each of the types and each attribute of a road on the basis of the plurality of movement paths of each of the types, classify, on the basis of a plurality of characteristics of a movement path of a route searcher, the route searcher into one of the types, and search for a route on the basis of the cost which is set for the type of the route searcher.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuhiko MUTSUGA, Atsushi MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20170343365Abstract: The invention is a method and system of creating and delivering dynamic and customized tour guides to a user through an electronic device. The system takes into account factors including the speed, direction of movement, and geographical location of a user's electronic device along with a user's preferences, and calculating a timeframe in which a user will be in proximity to a point of interest to create and deliver a customized and tailored tour guide experience. The system and method is scalable and allows a multitude of individual users simultaneously have individually tailored tour guides delivered to them covering a broad range of topics including architecture, history, surrounding nature, and current events of points of interest along a user's pre-defined or predicted user route.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventor: Maria MOKHNATKINA
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Publication number: 20170343366Abstract: A vehicle system includes: a battery; an input; and a processor configured to receive a user input setting a navigation destination through the input, to retrieve one or more first paths from a current location to the navigation destination, to retrieve charging stations which are able to arrive with a current drivable distance when the current drivable distance is smaller than a driving distance up to the navigation destination, to retrieve one or more second paths passing through the charging stations, to calculate a time taken to arrive at the navigation destination for each of the one or more second paths, and to select one path of the one or more second paths based on the time taken to arrive at the navigation destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Hyun Jong YOU, Jae Seok YOU