Patents Issued in August 16, 2018
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Publication number: 20180231972Abstract: In a system for performing a task in an operating region, there is a plurality of agents. Each of the plurality of agents has a start position in the operating region and an end position in the operating region. There is a ground control device comprising: a processor; and a storage device for storing one or more routines which, when executed under control of the processor, control the ground control device to: divide the operating region into a plurality of sub-regions based on the start and end positions of the plurality of agents so as to assign ones of the plurality of agents to each sub-region, wherein a number of the ones of the plurality of agents in each sub-region is smaller than a number of the plurality of agents in the operating region; generate sub-region data of each of the sub-regions; and generate a plurality of paths of movement based on the sub-region data of the sub-regions for allowing the plurality of agents to move in the operating region to perform the task.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Junyang Woon, Weihua Zhao, Soon Hooi Chiew, Richard Eka
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Publication number: 20180231973Abstract: Described in detail herein are systems and methods for a virtual reality based fulfillment system. A virtual reality headset can render a 3D virtual simulation environment on including simulated representations of physical objects. The virtual reality headset receives a selection of the at least one of the simulated representations of the physical objects in response to detection of a user gesture. The virtual reality headset transmits a request to retrieve at least one of the selected physical objects from a facility. A computing system can instruct an autonomous robot device to retrieve the at least one of the physical objects. The autonomous robot device, autonomously retrieves and transports, the at least one of the physical objects to a specified location in the facility at which the user can retrieve the at least one of the physical objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Todd Davenport Mattingly, David G. Tovey
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Publication number: 20180231974Abstract: An automotive driver assistance for a vehicle with an improved capability to handle obstructed sensor coverage includes steps of acquiring sensor data on an environment of the vehicle from at least one sensor, of generating an environment representation based on the acquired sensor data and of predicting at least one behavior of the vehicle. The method determines at least one area in the environment of the vehicle wherein for the at least one area either a confidence for the sensor data is below a threshold or no sensor data is available and generates at least one virtual traffic entity in the at least one determined area, wherein the virtual traffic entity is adapted to interact with the at least one predicted behavior of the vehicle. A risk measure for each combination of the at least one virtual traffic entity and the predicted behavior of the vehicle is estimated, the calculated risk measure is evaluated and a controlling action for the vehicle is executed based on the evaluated risk measure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Julian EGGERT, Tim PUPHAL, Tsukasa SUGINO, Florian DAMEROW
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Publication number: 20180231975Abstract: A vehicle includes an autonomous driving system and a vehicle entertainment system. The autonomous driving system has an environmental monitoring system that is configured to monitor an object within an external operating environment. The autonomous driving system is configured to control the vehicle in an autonomous mode. The vehicle entertainment system is configured to output for display, user-selected media via a display system and is configured to output for display, a first indicator indicative of the object within the external operating environment, while the vehicle is operating in the autonomous mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Anil K. Sachdev, Thomas A. Seder, Omer Tsimhoni
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Publication number: 20180231976Abstract: A driving assist system for a vehicle includes a driver monitoring system that includes a plurality of sensors disposed in a vehicle and sensing driver hand positions of a driver driving the vehicle. A control includes a processor operable to process data sensed by the sensors to determine the driver hand positions of the driver driving the vehicle. The control, responsive to processing of data sensed by the sensors and at least in part responsive to the determined sensed driver hand positions, is operable to determine a level of attentiveness of the driver. The driving assistance system of the vehicle operates to provide driving assistance of the vehicle responsive at least in part to the determined level of attentiveness of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Harjeet Singh
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Publication number: 20180231977Abstract: A vehicle communication system includes: a communication server and a vehicle control device. The vehicle control device (102) includes at least one electronic control unit configured to: recognize a position of the host vehicle; acquire section information on the communication established section and the communication interrupted section; determine in which section, either the communication established section or the communication interrupted section, the host vehicle is traveling or is to travel; perform system driven control of the host vehicle based on the road condition information when the host vehicle travels in the communication established section; and perform driver driven control of the host vehicle when the host vehicle travels in the communication interrupted section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoshi UNO
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Publication number: 20180231978Abstract: An information sharing method, apparatus and system applicable to an unmanned vehicle and a device. A specific embodiment of the method includes: collecting travel information of an unmanned vehicle, the travel information being configured to indicate a travel state of the unmanned vehicle; determining driving control information adapted to the travel information, and controlling the unmanned vehicle by using the driving control information; and sending the travel information, the driving control information and a safety sign for indicating the unmanned vehicle being in a safe state to a server, in response to determining the unmanned vehicle being in the safe state, to enable the server to push the travel information, the driving control information and the safety sign to an unmanned vehicle in the travel state indicated by the travel information. The present embodiment achieves an improvement of the driving control efficiency of the unmanned vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Gaifan Li, Yongyi Sun
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Publication number: 20180231979Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling use of an autonomous vehicle includes an interior occupant sensing system to obtain data of occupants from a video camera. An occupant sensing controller is configured to receive the video and detect a number of faces of occupants disposed in the vehicle. Further, the occupant sensing controller determines demographic information from the video data of each of the detected faces and then stores the vehicle location, the number of faces, and the demographic information for occupants as data in the vehicle. The occupant sensing controller determines from the demographic information an age of occupants in the autonomous vehicle, and when the demographic information indicates that all occupants in the autonomous vehicle are less than a certain age, limits travel to a destination or operation of the autonomous vehicle in response to age.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: James Stephen MILLER, Patrick GRAF, Frank RIGGI
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Publication number: 20180231980Abstract: A method for maintaining a marine vessel at a global position and/or heading includes receiving measurements related to vessel attitude and estimating water roughness conditions based on the measurements. A difference between the vessel's actual global position and the target global position and/or a difference between the vessel's actual heading and the target heading are determined. The method includes calculating a desired linear velocity based on the position difference and/or a desired rotational velocity based on the heading difference. The vessel's actual linear velocity and/or actual rotational velocity are filtered based on the roughness conditions. The method includes determining a difference between the desired linear velocity and the filtered actual linear velocity and/or a difference between the desired rotational velocity and the filtered actual rotational velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Jason S. Arbuckle, Steven J. Andrasko, David M. Van Buren
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Publication number: 20180231981Abstract: Techniques for navigating semi-autonomous mobile robots are described. A semi-autonomous mobile robot moves within an environment to complete a task. A navigation server communicates with the robot and provides the robot information. The robot includes a navigation map of the environment, interaction information, and a security level. To complete the task, the robot transmits a route reservation request to the navigation server, the route reservation request including a priority for the task, a timeslot, and a route. The navigation server grants the route reservation if the task priority is higher than the task priorities of conflicting route reservation requests from other robots. As the robot moves within the environment, the robot detects an object and attempts to classify the detected object as belonging to an object category. The robot retrieves an interaction profile for the object, and interacts with the object according to the retrieved interaction profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Lior Storfer, Tamara Gaidar, Ido Lapidot
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Publication number: 20180231982Abstract: A moving object movement system includes a moving object that moves in accordance with any one method of autonomous movement or remote controlled movement, a control server that is connected to the moving object via wireless communication, and a traveling path deciding unit that calculates an unable-to-move risk indicating a possibility that movement is unable to be performed in accordance with any one method of the autonomous movement or the remote controlled movement on the basis of map information including movement paths of the moving object, autonomous movement difficulty level information indicating a difficulty level of the autonomous movement by the moving object, and communication quality information indicating a communication quality necessary for the moving object to perform the remote controlled movement, and decides a movement path in which the calculated unable-to-move risk is smallest among the movement paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Shoji YUNOKI, Hiroyuki KUBO, Hideki ENDO
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Publication number: 20180231983Abstract: A mobile unit control device includes an imaging unit, an identification unit, and a control unit. When installed on a mobile unit, the imaging unit captures at least a portion of the surroundings of the mobile unit to obtain an image thereof. When the image captured by the imaging unit includes a figure of a person, the identification unit determines a trunk of the person in the figure of the person as a representative point. The control unit controls a movement of the mobile unit on the basis of the position of the representative point determined by the identification unit in the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Ousmane Monzon SANGARE, Masahiro AKAMATSU, Masayuki OTANI
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Publication number: 20180231984Abstract: Described are concepts, systems, devices and techniques for real-time high-capacity ride-sharing that (i) scales to large numbers of passengers and trips and (ii) dynamically generates routes (e.g. optimal or near optimal routes) in response to online demand and vehicle locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Javier Alonso-Mora, Samitha Samaranayake, Alexander J. Wallar, Daniela L. Rus
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Publication number: 20180231985Abstract: A system and a method for vision-based self-stabilization by deep gated recurrent Q-networks (DGRQNs) for unmanned arial vehicles (UAVs) are provided. The method comprises receiving a plurality of raw images captured by a camera installed on a UAV; receiving an initial reference image for stabilization and obtaining an initial camera pose from the initial reference image; extracting a fundamental matrix between consecutive images and estimating a current camera pose relative to the initial camera pose, wherein the camera pose includes an orientation and a location of the camera; based on the estimated current camera pose, predicting an action to counteract a lateral disturbance of the UAV based on the DGRQNs; and based on the predicted action to counteract the lateral disturbance of the UAV, driving the UAV back to the initial camera pose.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Xinyao SUN, Xinpeng LIAO, Xiaobo REN, Haohong WANG
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Publication number: 20180231986Abstract: An aircraft includes an airframe with an upper portion and an extending tail, a counter-rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly disposed at the upper portion of the airframe, a translational thrust system, including a propeller, disposed at the extending tail of the airframe and a flight control system configured to control at least one of revolutions-per-minute (RPM) and pitch of the propeller of the translational thrust system in response to an input speed or acceleration command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Matthew A. White, Matthew T. Luszcz
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Publication number: 20180231987Abstract: Controlling release of earthquake energy, in one aspect, may include a controller device injecting fluid into bore holes at dynamically regulated levels to cause controlled seismic events. The bore holes are placed along a fault line with a potential for hazardous earthquakes, and installed with sensors and fluid flow controls communicating with the controller device. The seismic events caused by injecting the fluid are monitored via the sensors. Based on the monitoring, the injecting of the fluid to one or more of the bore holes may be regulated dynamically to control the sizes of the seismic events along the fault line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Christopher R. Florence, Eric B. Libow, Jordan T. Moore, Walker L. Sherk, Thomas S. Wallace, Pu Yang
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Publication number: 20180231988Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to manipulating pressure-related hysteresis in a pressurized flow system by setting the pressure of the system to a predetermined location in the hysteresis band to advantageously minimize an effect of the pressure related hysteresis on the pressure of the system or to advantageously benefit from the effects of the hysteresis on the pressure of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Joshua A. Shreve, Paul Keenan, Steven J. Ciavarini
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Publication number: 20180231989Abstract: An electronics (100, 400) with cascaded adaptive filters for attenuating noise in a feedback path of a flow controller is provided. The electronics (100, 400) includes a signal processor (110, 410) configured to receive a flow signal (220a) from a flow sensor (220), the flow sensor (220) being configured to measure a flow rate of the pulsating flow, generate a noise reference signal (110b, 410b) from the flow signal (220a) and generate a flow rate signal (110a, 410a) using the noise reference signal (110b, 410b). The electronics (100, 400) also includes a controller (120) communicatively coupled to the signal processor (110), the controller (120) being configured to generate a flow rate control signal (120a) using the flow rate signal (110a, 410a), and a signal generator (130) communicatively coupled to the controller (120).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Mark Richard GRUBB
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Publication number: 20180231990Abstract: An electronics (100) with a DCC adaptive filter (112) for attenuating noise in a feedback path of a flow controller is provided. The electronics (100) includes a signal processor (110) configured to receive a flow signal (220a) from a flow sensor (220), the flow sensor (220) is configured to measure a flow rate of a pulsating fluid flow, receive a constant reference signal (112c), and generate a flow rate signal (110a) using the constant reference signal (112c) and the flow signal (220a). The electronics (100) also includes a controller (120) communicatively coupled to the signal processor (110), which is configured to generate a flow rate control signal (120a) using the flow rate signal (110a). The electronics (100) additionally includes a signal generator (130) communicatively coupled to the controller (120).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Mark Richard Grubb
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Publication number: 20180231991Abstract: A system, and a method, are disclosed with a plurality of valves acting as a group. The valves of the group are instructed by a master controller or other device to oscillate more open and more closed around a set point. The system controls the oscillation using an instruction to oscillate in a sine waveform pattern; the valves of the group oscillate so that the sine waveform is a positive phase shift of at least one other valve in the group. The phase shift may be calculated as 360/n degrees, where n represents the number of valves in the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Larry Baxter, Eric Mansfield, Kyler Stitt, Stephanie Burt, Christopher Hoeger
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Publication number: 20180231992Abstract: A system and method for injecting slurry includes first and second elongated tanks. Tanks include pipes extending therefrom. Slurry valves and clear fluid valves are fluidically are coupled the first and second elongated tanks. Slurry valves have a first state communicating high pressure slurry from a second volume of the first tank to the injection site and communicating low pressure slurry to a fourth volume of the second tank, and a second state communicating low pressure slurry to the second volume and high pressure slurry from the fourth volume to the injection site. The clear fluid valves communicate pressurized clear fluid to the first volume of the first tank and communicate low pressure clear fluid from the third volume of the second tank in a first state and communicating low pressure clear fluid to the first volume and pressurized clear fluid to the third volume in a second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: VECTOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Eli Oklejas, JR.
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Publication number: 20180231993Abstract: A system and method for injecting slurry includes a first elongated tank comprising a first end having a first volume and a second end having a second volume, said first volume separated from the second volume, a first pipe having a first end external to the first elongated tank receiving clear fluid and a second end coupled to the first volume and a plurality of slurry valves fluidically coupled to the first elongated tank. The plurality of slurry valves have a first state communicating high pressure slurry from the second volume to the slurry injection site and a second state communicating low pressure slurry into the second volume. A plurality of clear fluid valves are fluidically coupled to the first elongated tank and communicate high pressure clear fluid to the first volume in the first state and communicate low pressure clear fluid from the first volume in the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: VECTOR TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Eli Oklejas, JR., Robert A. Oklejas, Ryan Kitzmiller
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Publication number: 20180231994Abstract: An HVAC controller configured to control a VAV box including a damper may include a temperature sensor that is configured to sense a temperature proximate the HVAC controller and a touch screen user interface that is configured to display the sensed temperature and to enable a user to input a temperature set point. A controller may be operatively coupled to the touch screen user interface and the temperature sensor and may be configured to regulate operation of the VAV box in accordance with the sensed temperature and the temperature set point. The HVAC controller may be programmed with a test and balance procedure that is user-accessible via the touch screen user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Shanna Leeland, Brent Barker, Albert Holaso, Jennifer Teves, Kevin Clinger, Philip Shen, Fred Becher, Kevin Callahan
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Publication number: 20180231995Abstract: An HVAC controller for controlling an HVAC system may be configured to enroll one or more wireless devices, and once one or more wireless devices are enrolled, to prompt the user to enter an identifier, a location, a device type and/or a function for one or more of the enrolled wireless devices. The HVAC controller may use the identifier, location and/or device type to identify each of the enrolled devices. This may facilitate a user in selecting various sensors to participate in sensor averaging, identifying where certain sensor data is originating, identifying devices having a low battery condition, as well as performing other tasks as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Stan Zywicki, Cary Leen, Barbara Dean-Henricks, Steve C. Nichols, Jeffrey Holmquist, Jan Tesitel, David Schultz, Jaromir Cechak, Patrick Tessier
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Publication number: 20180231996Abstract: A circuit includes a regulation control circuit. The regulation control circuit includes an error amplifier to generate a control output signal based on an error signal input and a reference input. The regulation control circuit includes a level shifter to receive a negative voltage supplied to a load and to provide a positive error signal to the error signal input of the error amplifier. A driver circuit receives the control output signal from the error amplifier and generates a drive output signal in response to the control output signal. A regulation output circuit regulates the negative voltage supplied to the load in response to the drive output signal from the driver circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN SHAY
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Publication number: 20180231997Abstract: According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided voltage reference generator comprising: a voltage reference, a variable gain amplifier connected to an output terminal of the voltage reference, a sampling capacitor connected to an output terminal of the voltage reference generator and further connected to an output terminal of the variable gain amplifier via a sampling switch, said switch being adapted to close during a first portion of a switching period of said switch and said switch being adapted to open during a second portion of the switching period, a ripple monitor adapted to estimate a magnitude of variation of an output voltage of the voltage reference generator resulting from charging and discharging of the sampling capacitor, and to, based on the estimate, perform one of: control of the sampling switch to reduce a switching frequency of the sampling switch to increase a magnitude of the variation of the output voltage, and control of the sampling switch to increase the sType: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Stefano STANZIONE
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Publication number: 20180231998Abstract: Provided are an electronic circuit, a linear regulating circuit, and a DC-DC converting circuit. An embodiment of the inventive concept includes a linear regulating circuit unit for generating, by comparing output voltages and corresponding reference voltages, a transient signal indicating that at least one of the output voltages is in a transient state, or a steady signal indicating that each of the output voltages is in a steady state, and for controlling the output voltages on the basis of the steady signal and the transient signal, an energy storing unit for storing energy used to generate the output voltages, a ground switch unit for controlling connection between the energy storing unit and a ground terminal, an input switch unit for controlling connection between at least one input terminal and the energy storing unit, and an output switch unit for controlling connection between output loads and the energy storing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Jong Pil IM, Jung Hee SUK, Yil Suk YANG, Jimin OH
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Publication number: 20180231999Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing power in an integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The IC includes at least one electrically conductive bump coupled to a true voltage node. Power may be distributed to the IC from an external power source coupled to the bump. The integrated circuit further includes a virtual voltage node. A power switch may be implemented, with the power switch being located directly beneath the bump. A first vertical connector may couple one portion of the power switch to the bump, while a second vertical conductor may couple another portion of the switch to the virtual voltage node.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Shingo Suzuki
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Publication number: 20180232000Abstract: A start-up circuit for a bandgap reference voltage generator circuit, including a first native transistor with a drain connected to a supply voltage of the bandgap reference voltage generator circuit and a source connected to a gate of the first native transistor; a low voltage transistor with a source connected to ground, a drain connected to the source of the first native transistor, and a gate connected to a resistor; a second native transistor with a source connected to the resistor, a gate connected to the source of the first native transistor; a high voltage transistor with a drain connected to a drain of the second native transistor and a source connected to the supply voltage; and a transistor with a gate connected to the gate of the first high voltage transistor and a drain which provides a start-up current for the bandgap reference voltage generator circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Christopher D. Nilson
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Publication number: 20180232001Abstract: The present invention relates to an illuminated releasable rotary knob for use in an appliance, in particular in a cooking appliance comprising a panel which includes a regulator shaft; and a control unit which has an electrical connection for supplying electric power. The knob comprises non-transparent handle, a hub for releasably receiving the shaft, a cavity, an illuminating device for illuminating the cavity, a connector for receiving the electrical connection and a transparent indicator which receives the illumination from the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Metin GUR, Abdurrahman SAHIN, Fatih CEYLAN, Ugur CAMLI
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Publication number: 20180232002Abstract: An active vibratory pedal comprising a pedal housing and a pedal housing cover. A pedal arm extends into the pedal housing. An electric vibratory motor is mounted on the pedal arm. A power cable extends from the motor into the end of the pedal arm extending into the pedal housing. A motor power connection assembly includes, in one embodiment, electrical contactors coupled to the end of the power cable and located in an open recess defined in the drum of the pedal arm. Conductive tracks are formed on the cover of the pedal housing. The contactors are in sliding contact with the contactor tracks. Power connection terminals extend through the cover and into electrical contact with the conductive tracks. In another embodiment, terminals extend through the cover and into electrical contact with the end of the power cable extending into the open recess defined in the drum of the pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: CTS CorporationInventors: Steven Brown, Gerard McCafferty, Stephen Debon
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Publication number: 20180232003Abstract: A brake pedal device 1 has: a pedal bracket 5 having a first side plate member 10 and a second side plate member 20; and an operating pedal 30 supported pivotally by a first support shaft 6 comprising a caulking pin 50. The caulking pin 50 has a large-diameter section 51 and a pair of caulked portions 52. A load receiving part 13, etc. have a predetermined load receiving part thickness T at the opening peripheral of an insertion hole 12, etc. irrespective of a side plate thickness t of the first side plate member 10 etc. The caulked portions 52 protrude axially from each of end surfaces of the large diameter section 51 by a second axial length LB larger than the load receiving part thickness T. The caulked portions 52 are compressed and deformed axially by a work load of a caulking.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomohiro TSUGUMA
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Publication number: 20180232004Abstract: An operator mechanism for a control enclosure includes a shaft assembly having an adjustable length. A shaft extender may be selectively slidable longitudinally along an operator shaft to selectively adjust the length of the shaft assembly, and selectively lockable on the operator shaft to inhibit sliding of the shaft extender on the operator shaft to retain a selected length of the shaft assembly. A shaft extender may be received in a longitudinal passage of a mount sleeve and extend distally outward from the mount sleeve. The shaft extender may be selectively movable longitudinally within a longitudinal passage of the mount sleeve relative to a shaft operator to selectively adjust the length of the shaft assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Andrew James Butler, Graig Edmund DeCarr, Joseph Michael Manahan
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Publication number: 20180232005Abstract: Aspects include a method for generating a signal in response to an event. The method includes receiving, from a clock signal generator, a clock signal, wherein the clock signal has a fixed clock period. The method further includes receiving an indication of a pulse and, responsive to receiving the indication of the pulse, generating an output comprising a high voltage having a starting time and an ending time. The starting time is a first time when the indication of the asynchronous event is received, and the ending time is a second time at one fixed clocked period from the starting time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: DANIEL J. FRIEDMAN, SEONGWON KIM, BIPIN RAJENDRAN
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Publication number: 20180232006Abstract: A time of day (TOD) synchronization mechanism in a first processor transmits a latency measure message simultaneously on two links to a second processor. In response, the receiver in the second processor detects latency differential between the two links, detects the delay in the second processor, and sends the latency differential and delay to the first processor on one of the two links. The first processor stores TOD delay values in the two links that account for the latency differential between the two links. When a TOD message needs to be sent, a link loads a counter with its stored TOD delay value, then decrements the counter until the TOD message is ready to be sent. The resulting counter value is the receiver delay value, which is transmitted to the receiver as data in the TOD message, thereby reducing TOD jitter between the two links.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Paul A. Ganfield, David J. Krolak, Luis A. Lastras-Montano
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Publication number: 20180232007Abstract: A computer docking station for supporting a portable computer includes a body with a cradle portion configured to support a portion of the portable computer, and an arm portion spaced from the cradle portion. A latching member is coupled with the arm portion and movable between a first position relative to the arm portion, in which the portable computer can be removed from the docking station, and a second position relative to the arm portion, in which the portable computer cannot be removed from the docking station. The computer moves the latching member from the second position to the first position, in a direction toward the cradle portion, as the computer is inserted into the docking station and the latching member automatically moves from the first position to the second position, in a direction away from the cradle portion, as the computer is fully inserted into the docking station.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: Matthew S. Tarnoff
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Publication number: 20180232008Abstract: A housing for a display device is disclosed. The housing includes a back plate configured to be deformable to change its curvature; and at least one curvature retaining unit located on a first side of the back plate that is convex when the back plate is bent. Each curvature retaining unit includes a plurality of supporting members arranged in a row, a first side of each of the supporting members is pivotably mounted to the back plate, and each curvature retaining unit has a non-supporting state and a supporting state. In the non-supporting state of the curvature retaining unit, the back plate is in a flat state; and in the supporting state of the curvature retaining unit, two opposite sides of adjacent supporting members abut against each other such that the back plate is in a bent shape. Moreover, a display device having the housing is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Li Sun
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Publication number: 20180232009Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which a display is mounted. A gasket may be mounted in a groove between the display and housing. The gasket may contain an embedded stiffener. Corner brackets may be installed in the corners of the housing. The housing may have inner and outer concentric ribs. Recesses in the housing may be configured to receive the corner brackets. The recesses may be formed between the inner and outer concentric ribs. Gap filling structures such as a foam layer may be interposed between a rear housing wall and a display backlight unit. Display color variations may be corrected by using a backlight unit having an array of light-emitting diodes of different colors. An electrostatic discharge protection layer may be grounded to a housing using conductive tape. Black edge coatings and adhesive-based structures may block stray light. Camera window regions may be supported using adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Dinesh C. Mathew, Bryan W. Posner, Keith J. Hendren, Adam T. Garelli, Joss Nathan Giddings, Thomas W. Wilson, JR., Victor H. Yin, Jun Qi, Paul Xiaopeng Wang
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Publication number: 20180232010Abstract: Described are devices and methods for providing an extendable screen in a portable communications device. The device may include a first display, at least one second display, and a graphics processor, coupled to each of the first and second display. The graphics processor may be configured to perform computer executable instructions for configuring the communications device to facilitate the presenting of a first graphical image on a first display configured into a portable orientation display configuration, into an expanded orientation display configuration, where the first graphical image is presented on both the first display and the at least one second display, for into a second expanded orientation display configuration where the first graphical image is presented on one of the first display and the at least one second display, while a user interface control is presented on the other of the first display and the at least one second display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: David A. Kummer, Danny J. Minnick
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Publication number: 20180232011Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the display technology field, and more particularly to a display device, which includes a flexible display panel and a carrier assembly; the carrier assembly includes: a base; a first support and a second support mirror-symmetrical arranged on the base; a third support arranged on the base by a spring. When the first support and the second support are in contact or phase away from each other, the third support can rely on the falling or uplift of the elastic such that the carrier assembly obtains a different plane that carries the flexible display panel. The disclosure is applicable to the display device of the flexible display panel, which can realize the flexible display panel to be easily folded, and the display area can be scaled at any time while satisfying the requirement of the stable carrying flexible display panel and ensuring the display quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guodong JIANG, Shuru LIN
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Publication number: 20180232012Abstract: According to one example, a ceramic housing for an electronic device includes a surface and an elastomer, where the elastomer covers from ten percent to eighty-five percent of a total surface area of the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: KUAN-TING WU, CHI-HAO CHANG, CHENG-FENG LIAO
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Publication number: 20180232013Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Kenchi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
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Publication number: 20180232014Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of electronics and provide a display device including a housing and a camera movably connected to the housing through a connecting part. The camera is movable between a position where it is affixed onto the housing and a position where it extends beyond the periphery of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Kunpeng Zhu, Inho Park, Zhanchang Bu, Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20180232015Abstract: A chassis structure including a box body and a plurality of assembling components is provided. The box body includes a main plate and a plurality of side plates, wherein the side plates surround a periphery of the main plate and define an accommodating space. The assembling components are bonded to the main plate and are located in the accommodating space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventor: Liang-Cheng Chiu
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Publication number: 20180232016Abstract: A chassis structure including a box body, a bracket, and a cover plate is provided. The box body includes a base portion and a plurality of sidewall portions, wherein the sidewall portions are connected to a periphery of the base portion. The bracket is connected to the sidewall portions and includes a first engagement portion. The cover plate is assembled to the sidewall portions and covers the bracket, wherein the cover plate includes a second engagement portion, and the second engagement portion is engaged with the first engagement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventor: Liang-Cheng Chiu
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Publication number: 20180232017Abstract: A chassis structure includes a box assembly and a cover plate. The box assembly includes a main plate, a plurality of side plates, a base and a pressing element. The base is disposed on one of the plurality of side plates and has a plurality of first locking portions. The pressing element is slidably disposed on the base. The cover plate is assembled on the side plate and has a plurality of second locking portions, wherein the first locking portions are adaptable to be locked with the second locking portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventor: Liang-Cheng Chiu
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Publication number: 20180232018Abstract: A holding structure adapted to position a storage device is provided. The holding structure includes an integrally formed metal bracket. The integrally formed metal bracket includes a plurality of first segments and a second segment. The first segments are sequentially connected to each other and define an accommodating space, wherein any two adjacent first segments are bent relatively to each other, and the storage device is adapted to be positioned in the accommodating space. A first end of the second segment is connected to one of the first segments, and a second end of the second segment is detachably assembled to another one of the first segments to confine the storage device in the accommodating space. Moreover, a mounting structure including the holding structure is also mentioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Chung-Nan Lin, Liang-Cheng Chiu
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Publication number: 20180232019Abstract: A fixing mechanism and a computer chassis are provided. The fixing mechanism includes a main member and a first locking member. The first locking member includes a fixing portion, a support portion and a stop portion. The fixing portion includes a first part and a second part, and two ends of the first part are respectively connected to the main member and the second part. The support portion is connected to the fix portion, and the second part and the support portion are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the first part. The stop portion is connected to the support portion, and located on a bottom surface of the support portion. An electronic device is assembled in the main member, and the first locking member is locked to a circuit board of a computer chassis to fix the fixing mechanism in a casing of the computer chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Jen-Wei Tsai, Liang-Cheng Chiu, Chih-Cheng Huang
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Publication number: 20180232020Abstract: A mounting apparatus for data storage devices includes a plurality of installing racks and a plurality of data storage devices. The installing racks are stackable together and can be fixed together, or can be installed singly to match the required number of data storage devices. Each installing rack defines a receiving space into which one data storage device can be received.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventor: HUNG-WEI CHEN
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Publication number: 20180232021Abstract: A system to regulate the temperature of a Source Port that includes a Port Controller having a first source power capabilities list stored thereon in a non-transitory digital media, the source capabilities list identifying a plurality of first power delivery capabilities that, based on their power requirements, may be negotiated by the Port Controller, a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the power system and communicates that measured temperature to a comparator. The comparator compares the measured temperature to predefined limit temperatures and when the measured temperature crosses a predefined limit temperature threshold, the first source capabilities list being replaced with a second source capabilities list identifying a plurality of second power capabilities that, based on their power requirements, may be connected to the Source Port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: David Perchlik, Reid Adriance