Patents Issued in January 29, 2019
  • Patent number: 10190842
    Abstract: A toy projectile launch system comprises a launch base, a projectile and an activating device. The launch base may comprise a lever having first and second ends and a fulcrum. The lever may be pivotally movable between restricted and unrestricted states and biased to the restricted state. The projectile may comprise a resilient member and a receiving surface. The resilient member may be configured for biased engagement with the launch base. The second end of the lever may engage the receiving surface when the lever is in the restricted state and disengage from the receiving surface when the lever is in the unrestricted state. The activating device may be removably coupled to the launch base by engagement of a mating pair. One of the mating pair may is on the activating device and the other one of the mating pair is on the launch base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Riki Yoshida, Christopher R. Colangelo
  • Patent number: 10190843
    Abstract: A magazine for projectiles in a simulated weapon includes a housing defining an internal chamber. A gas inlet is situated at an inlet portion of the internal chamber. An outlet situated at an outlet portion of the internal chamber. The internal chamber of the housing is shaped to accommodate a series of spherical projectiles. A restraining element is positioned at the outlet portion of the internal chamber. The restraining element restrains a lead projectile of the series of projectiles against pressure from pressurized gas applied to the gas inlet. The restraining element releases the lead projectile as pressure within the internal chamber rises. The magazine can be integrated in a simulated grenade, simulated shotgun shell, and similar devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Carlton le Loong Chong
  • Patent number: 10190844
    Abstract: A sight adjustment device, which adjusts a course of a bullet to be shot when shooting the bullet loaded in a cartridge portion of each of barrels, in a simulation gun having a plurality of the barrels includes a plurality of pressurization members that add pressure to the bullet loaded in each cartridge portion such that rotation is applied to each bullet; link members that are provided on a side of a gun main body such that one end portion is disposed on a side of the pressurization members and the other end portion is disposed on a side of operation units, and transmit operations of the operation units to the pressurization members; and the operation units that are provided on the side of the gun main body in order to adjust a backspin amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO MARUI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Iwao Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 10190845
    Abstract: A pin pusher for firearms has a resilient generally annular split ring body adapted to encompass and resiliently compress about a periphery of at least one human phalange. At least one wing is provided at a first terminal end of the split ring, and a yoke is provided at a second terminal end of the split ring. A pin punch is affixed on a first end with, supported by, and extends radially from the finger ring. The pin punch is adapted to contact and transfer force to and thereby move a removable firearm pin relative to a firearm. A threaded removable punch tip terminates the pin punch distal to the finger ring and is adapted to engage with the removable firearm pin. A mirror is removably coupled to at least one of the finger ring and pin punch adjacent to a junction between the finger ring and pin punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Bradley S. Olson
  • Patent number: 10190846
    Abstract: A detector for detecting the removal and/or insertion of a firearm out of and/or into a holster. The detector may transmit a message each time the firearm is removed from the holster. A recording system may receive the message and determine whether or not it will begin recording the data it captures. A detector may detect the change in a magnitude of an inductance and/or an impedance of a circuit to detect insertion and removal of the firearm into and out of the holster. The holster is configured to couple to the detector to position the detector to detect insertion and removal of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Joesph Wagner, Nache D. Shekarri, William James Soper, Jon R. Hatcher, Lucas Kraft, Brian Piquette, Zach B. Williams, Jason Covey, Elliot W. Weber, Jason W. Haensly
  • Patent number: 10190847
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a target marker for a firearm may comprise a module having a first portion, and a second portion electrically connected and coupled to the first portion. A light source may be disposed within and electrically connected to the second portion. An optical component may be coupled to the first portion at a first fixed distance from the light source. A circuit board may be electrically connected to the light source via at least one lead, wherein the lead may permit relative movement between the circuit board and the light source and may maintain a second fixed distance between the circuit board and the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Crosman Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Kowalczyk, Jr., Jeffrey W. Mock, Jeffrey D. Tuller
  • Patent number: 10190848
    Abstract: An adjustable zero-stop turret assembly for an optical firearm scope, the turret assembly defining an axis and including: a turret housing with a cavity to receive a head portion of a main turret screw and including a wall portion defining an opening; a rotatable zero-stop element carrier including a base portion, an upper portion and a first zero-stop element coupled to the base portion; an adjustable set screw adjacent the opening; a second zero-stop element receiving the screw, a first portion of the second zero-stop element positioned within the opening, and a second portion of the second zero-stop element projecting outside the opening and into the turret-housing cavity. The second zero-stop element travels axially along the screw from a first position to a second position. In the second position, portions of the first zero-stop element and the second zero-stop element reside in a common plane perpendicular to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventor: Jacob C. VanBecelaere
  • Patent number: 10190849
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an adjustment mechanism for a scope comprising: a first surface and a second surface, the first surface configured to engage the second surface axially when an amount of force is applied to the first surface, the first surface also configured to transfer torque applied to it to the second surface when the first surface and the second surface are engaged, and a member adjustable to apply force to the first surface to engage the first surface and the second surface, the member being adjustable using only one or more human fingers, wherein an adjustment of the member can always be initiated using only one or more human fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Tangent Theta Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew S. Webber
  • Patent number: 10190850
    Abstract: A sniper dashboard for displaying ballistics data attaches to a rail interface system (RIS) of a rifle or other longarm. The dashboard comprises a support arm, a mounting block that is rotatably attached to the support arm, and a display panel to support a ballistic data card or calculator. The support arm includes a clamping mechanism for removably mounting the support arm to the firearm such that the display panel is positioned within the shooter's field of view while the shooter is taking aim at a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Chadwick Hampton Prater
  • Patent number: 10190851
    Abstract: A sight apparatus with a micro-adjustment mechanism and macro-adjustment mechanism, to laterally move a scope head and/or sight pin. The sight apparatus may also include adjustment mechanisms for pivotally adjusting the sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventors: Harold M. Hamm, Brian H. Hamm, Christopher A. Hamm
  • Patent number: 10190852
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mortar (1) comprising a stand (2) disposed on a mortar barrel (3), and a base plate (4) for setting up the mortar (1), characterized in that a device (10) for simulating the function of the mortar (1) is provided, wherein in a neutral position said device (10) is arranged almost completely inside the mortar barrel (3) and in an operating position from the mortar barrel (3) said device is arranged such that it protrudes from the mortar barrel (3) relative to the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: RHEINMETALL DEFENCE ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ernst Christians, Andree Hornhardt, Wolfgang Pietz, Holger Zielke
  • Patent number: 10190853
    Abstract: A system and method is described for easily creating textiles out of chains connected by thread. A dissolvable or removable substrate on which chains can be set is used whereby the thread stitching passes through the substrate. After the textile stitching is completed, the substrate is then removed, including by use of a dissolving solvent or by melting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Saadia Zafar
  • Patent number: 10190854
    Abstract: A shooting target system exhibiting a ballistic plate having a front face, capable of being struck by aimed projectiles, and an opposed rear face which is made to accept an array of sensors for the detection and transmittal of ballistic strike information. The array of sensors is applied to the opposed rear face and is made to cover a major portion of the rear face. Each sensor is responsive to discrete areas of vibration of the ballistic plate, resulting from a projectile strike, which generates a strike signal that is transmitted to a processor connected to each of the sensors. The processor determines which of the sensors is/are first activated by a projectile strike during a limited time interval and calculates the location of a projectile strike based on the location of the activated sensors and whether each sensor's input is above or below a preselected threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Smart Target Systems LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Lorenzo Gracia Elizondo, Alejandro Javier Goldsmith Llorens
  • Patent number: 10190855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bullet collecting box which is installed with a plurality of rubber plates in the bullet collecting box having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and filled with rubber powder filling materials having a particle size of 0.1 to 3 mm therein, thereby collecting the bullets fired in the indoor shooting range without damage, and a bullet collecting system which can be used by installing the bullet collecting box in the indoor shooting range. Also, the present invention provides a bullet collecting system for preventing occurrence of lead fume in the indoor shooting range, in which the beaten zone of the indoor shooting range is newly improved from an existing system of using an iron plate to a system of using powder filling materials, thereby preventing the leakage of lead fume, and contributing to an early normalization of the shooting range and a creative national defense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventors: Hee Joung Kim, Min A Kang, Sun Jae Kim, Sun Gu Kim
  • Patent number: 10190856
    Abstract: A projectile includes a toughened polymer resin, a curative agent and a particulate filler. The curative agent cures the toughened polymer resin. The particulate filler is distributed throughout the resin. The particulate filler has a density greater than a density of the resin. The particulate filler can be 70 to 80 percent by weight of the total projectile composition. The particulate filler can include at least one of copper, tungsten, lead, iron and steel. The projectile has an average density that is less than the density of lead. Additionally, the toughened polymer resin can be 20 to 30 percent by weight of the total projectile composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: EINSTEIN NOODLES, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Jonathan Seeman, Dewey Privette
  • Patent number: 10190857
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a subsonic ammunition having a polymeric casing body having a generally cylindrical hollow polymer body having a body base at a first end thereof and a mouth at a second end to define a propellant chamber; a propellant insert positioned in the propellant chamber to reduce the internal volume of the propellant chamber, wherein the propellant chamber has an internal volume that is at least 10% less than the open internal volume of a standard casing of equivalent caliber; and a primer insert positioned in the body base and in communication with the propellant chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Lonnie Burrow
  • Patent number: 10190858
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting gun magazines comprising: a plurality of readily connectable and disconnectable, pouches, each comprising a housing portion adapted to receive a gun magazine therein and each of said housing portions comprises a strap adapter assembly constructed and arranged to receive an elongate flexible strap member that is attachable to and detachable from a human body; said strap adapter assembly being configurable to receive elongate flexible straps of different widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: David George Barwin
  • Patent number: 10190859
    Abstract: An ammunition box with a rectangular molded thermoplastic material box body defining a rectangular storage space for ammunition. The box body opens to one side that can be closed with a flat rectangular molded thermoplastic material lid. The box body is provided with integrally molded hollow collapsible projections at its corners for preventing damage from impact to the ammunition box. The lid can be provided with corresponding integrally molded hollow collapsible projections that preferably form an extension of the integrated molded hollow collapsible projections of the box body when the lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: PLASTPACK DEFENCE APS
    Inventors: Jan Bendix Engmann, Jørgen Dahl
  • Patent number: 10190860
    Abstract: A measuring device includes a rotatable stage configured to receive and rotate an object long a rotational axis of the object. A housing is located adjacent to the rotatable stage and is movable along the rotational axis of the object. The housing has a pivoting arm located between a pair of opposing compression springs which are configured to provide a preload force in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the object. A probe tip is coupled to the pivoting arm and extends from the housing, the probe tip configured to contact a portion of the object. A displacement measuring device is coupled to the pivoting arm and is configured to measure displacement of the probe tip in the direction parallel to the rotational axis of the object based on movement of the pivoting arm against one of the opposing compression springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Adcole Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Richards, Stephen J. Corrado
  • Patent number: 10190861
    Abstract: A measuring device and related methods include, in at least one aspect, a method for controlling a measuring device: including processing data providing information on a shape of the part to determine a set of suitable surface touch positions, the set of suitable surface touch positions being used to generate a first queue; instructing the measuring device to move at least one of one or more probes to each position listed in the first queue, and to take a surface touch measurement at each position; calculating a set of suitable edge touch positions based on the surface touch measurements, the set of suitable edge touch positions being used to generate a second queue of measurements; and instructing the measuring device to move the at least one of the one or more probes to each position listed in the second queue, and to take an edge measurement at each position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Delcam Limited
    Inventor: Dmitriy Dolgikh
  • Patent number: 10190862
    Abstract: The systems include a transmitter, a receiver, a signal sampler and a cable length calculation unit. The transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of data symbols at a first data rate via a wired data communication link, and the receiver is configured to receive a reflection signal. The signal sampler is configured to sample the received reflection signal using a phase shift number of shifting sampling phases to generate reflection samples, and combine the reflection samples with different sampling phases to generate a series of reflection samples corresponding to a second data rate higher than the first data rate. The cable length calculation unit is configured to determine a delay parameter from the series of reflection samples, and generate an estimate of a length of the data communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaoan Dai, Kok-Wui Cheong, Zhenzhong Gu
  • Patent number: 10190863
    Abstract: A method is provided for measuring a thickness of a layer of rubber-like material. The layer of rubber-like material includes a free face in contact with air and a face joined to an adjacent reinforcement made of elements electrically insulated from one another. Each of the elements includes at least one hysteretic material having a magnetic permeability greater than the magnetic permeability of air. According to the method, a sensitive element, which emits an alternating magnetic field, is brought towards the layer of rubber-like material whose thickness is to be measured, hysteretic losses in the adjacent reinforcement are measured at terminals of the sensitive element, and a thickness of the layer of rubber-like material is evaluated based on the hysteretic losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Thomas Ledoux, Denis Martin, Alexandre Pernot, Guillaume Heredia, Patrick Meneroud, Cédric Goeau
  • Patent number: 10190864
    Abstract: A multipoint-measurement strain sensor which is free of a conduction failure originated from slippage at the time of lamination and which can reduce the material cost, and a method for producing the multipoint-measurement strain sensor are provided. A multipoint-measurement strain sensor 31 of the present invention includes a substrate film 34, a plurality of strain-sensing parts 33 formed on a first main surface 34a of the substrate film 34, routing circuits 37, 38 formed, in correspondence with the respective strain-sensing parts 33, on a second main surface 34b of the substrate film 34, and having outer connection terminals 37b, 38b near an outer edge of the substrate film 34, and a conductive paste 41, 42 to fill via holes 39, 40 such that each of the strain-sensing parts 33 is connected to the corresponding routing circuit 37, 38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NISSHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuto Nakamura, Yoshihiro Sakata, Eiji Kawashima, Rokusuke Takemura, Koji Okamoto, Hiroyuki Nagai
  • Patent number: 10190865
    Abstract: Methods, kits, systems, and apparatuses, for measuring and/or verifying end effector flatness using electrical continuity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Silvia Rocio Aguilar Amaya, Derek John Witkowicki, Damon Tyrone Genetti
  • Patent number: 10190866
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a Fabry-Perot cavity, a manufacturing method thereof, an interferometer and a measuring method for wavelength of light. The Fabry-Perot cavity includes two parallel substrates and a liquid crystal layer between the two parallel substrates, and a sealed cavity is defined between the two substrates; wherein the two substrates comprise a first substrate and a second substrate, light could enter through the first substrate and run out from the second substrate via the liquid crystal layer, and a deflection angle of the liquid crystal layer could be changed by applying various voltage between the two substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongxiao Li
  • Patent number: 10190867
    Abstract: The invention is a system and method that enable obtaining ultra-high resolution interference, phase and OCT images at high speed. The system uses neither mechanical moving elements nor any optical/electro optical modulating means for obtaining the OCT images. Two OCT operating modes are available: for ultra-high resolution the system allows either spatial coherence TD-FF-OCT or temporal coherence TD-FF-OCT imaging, whereas for high resolution and ultra-high speed the system allows FD-FF-OCT imaging with full range imaging. In the TD mode, the OCT enface images are obtained in real time. In the FD mode, the 2D complex signal is reconstructed in real time. In both cases the method has the advantage of very high speed imaging with great immunity to noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: B. G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS LTD., AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Avner Safrani, Ibrahim Abdulhalim
  • Patent number: 10190868
    Abstract: A metrology system, method, and computer program product that employ automatic transitioning between utilizing a library and utilizing regression for measurement processing are provided. In use, it is determined, by the metrology system, that a predetermined condition has been met. In response to determining that the predetermined condition has been met, the metrology system automatically transitions between utilizing a library and utilizing regression for measurement processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Liequan Lee, Raphael Jean Michel Marie Getin, Meng Cao, Leonid Poslavsky, Torsten Rudolf Kaack, Hong Qiu
  • Patent number: 10190869
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a processor configured to achieve a function of collecting information indicating visual target positions from a plurality of viewpoints existing in a space, and a function of evaluating positions in the space in accordance with density of the visual target positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru Aoki, Sho Murakoshi, Ryo Mukaiyama, Yoshihiro Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10190870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical displacement sensor comprising a first at least partially reflective surface and a second surface having a diffractive pattern, the surfaces being provided on elements having a variable distance between them, each surface pair defining a cavity between them. The sensor also comprising at least one light source transmitting light at least one a chosen wavelength range into said cavities and at least one light detector receiving light from the cavities, wherein said diffractive patterns are adapted to direct light toward at least one detector provided in a known position relative to said diffractive surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sintef TTO AS
    Inventors: Matthieu Lacolle, Ib-Rune Johansen, Thor Bakke, Ole-Herman Bjor
  • Patent number: 10190871
    Abstract: A method for determining characteristics of a test cavity, the method includes for each of a plurality of optical frequencies within a bandwidth of a tunable laser, measuring interference signals from the test cavity and a reference cavity having a known characteristic. The method includes determining values for the plurality of optical frequencies from the measured interference signals from the reference cavity and the known characteristic of the reference cavity, and determining the characteristic of the test cavity using the determined values of the plurality of optical frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Zygo Corporation
    Inventor: Leslie L. Deck
  • Patent number: 10190872
    Abstract: A photodetection device including an image sensor that includes first pixels and second pixels; an interference element that includes incident regions; and illumination that emits light in a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band. The interference element causes first interference of light in the first wavelength band incident on two incident regions, and guides resultant light of the first interference to any of the first pixels and guides another part of the light in the first wavelength band to any of the second pixels, and causes second interference of part of the light in the second wavelength band incident on the two incident regions, and guides resultant light of the second interference to any of the first pixels and guides another part of the light in the second wavelength band incident on the two incident regions to any of the second pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Narumi, Teruhiro Shiono, Seiji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 10190873
    Abstract: An exposure time is changed stepwise, a light receiving amount output from a light receiving section is obtained at each exposure time, which is changed stepwise, and height image data, in which each pixel value indicates a height of each portion of a surface of a measuring object, is generated based on the obtained light receiving amount. It is determined whether each pixel constituting each height image is valid or invalid based on the obtained light receiving amount. An exposure time, which corresponds to a height image in which the number of pixels determined to be valid satisfies a predetermined condition, is set as a set value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagami, Masato Shimodaira
  • Patent number: 10190875
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pattern measurement condition setting device which appropriately sets a measurement condition for finding out an appropriate exposure condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Shinoda, Yasutaka Toyoda, Hiroyuki Ushiba, Hitoshi Sugahara
  • Patent number: 10190876
    Abstract: A level indicator for a skid steer attachment. The level indicator comprises a reference component configured to display a plurality of references, with each of the references being associated with a particular orientation of the skid steer attachment. The level indicator additionally comprises a securement component for supporting the reference component with respect to the skid steer attachment. The level indicator further comprises an indicator mechanism rotatably connected to the reference component or to the securement component. The indicator mechanism is configured to highlight one of the references of the reference component based on an orientation of the skid steer attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin L. Myers
  • Patent number: 10190877
    Abstract: A multipurpose, non-fluid, electronic level mechanism featuring an inhibitor, and emitter and a receiver. The inhibitor is mounted from the inhibitor bracket and in operation blocks a laser from the emitter to the receiver, unless the device is at a level position on a selected surface. If the device is at a level position on the selected surface, the laser from the emitter passes through an aperture in the inhibitor and is receiver by the receiver, which indicates that the device is level on the exterior of the device's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventors: Edward Neylan, Edward Wheeler
  • Patent number: 10190878
    Abstract: The invention is related to gages to measure incline angles of moving and immobile objects and can be used in incline angle gages in such transportation vehicles as airplanes and ships (if a phosphorus scale can be applied to a closed loop clear tube) as a standby device to display pitch and roll angles (FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 8). The purpose of this invention is an effective measurement of incline angles in stationary and dynamic objects in a wide range (0°-180°, 0°-360°). Faster measurement is required to improve stated parameters of the general purpose liquid angle indicator. It is achieved because liquid, an air bubble or indicating ball within the semicircular and round clear tube, subjected to gravitational forces, can display measured angles relative to the scale on the graduated clear tube without being in a horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventors: Anvar Tapdiq Hazarkhanov, Toghrul Isa Karimli, Aftandil Abil Abdullabayli
  • Patent number: 10190879
    Abstract: A system for detecting localized ground position changes makes use of plurality of lighting units, each fixed to the ground. Each lighting unit comprises a positioning system and a transmitter for transmitting positioning information to a remote central processing unit. The positioning information from the plurality of fixed lighting units is processed to identify local ground position changes. The infrastructure of a networked lighting system in this way enables ground information to be determined, for example for detecting ground movement in response to natural events or man-made activities (such as tunneling, building, extraction of natural resources etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Oscar Garcia Morchon, Marc Aoun, Miguel Elcano-Fuentes
  • Patent number: 10190880
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes an indicating hand, a distance display hand, a GPS receiver that receives satellite signals transmitted from GPS satellites, a magnetic sensor, and a controller. The controller determines the direction to a destination on the basis of the satellite signals received by the GPS receiver, the output from the magnetic sensor, and destination information representing the position of the destination, determines the distance to the destination on the basis of the satellite signals and the destination information, causes the indicating hand to indicate the direction to the destination, and causes the distance display hand to display the distance to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Nozawa
  • Patent number: 10190881
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for enhanced Microelectromechanical (MEMS)-based navigation in a mobile device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving navigation data from one or more navigation sensors on board the mobile device. The method may also include calculating, using a processing device, position, velocity, and attitude (PVA) values in response to the navigation data using an Inertial Navigation System (INS) mechanization. Additionally, the method may include calculating, using the processing device, Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) values in response to the navigation data. Also, the method may include determining, using the processing device, one or more navigation values in response to a combination of the PVA values calculated by the INS mechanization and the PDR values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Profound Positioning Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuang Yuan, Naser El-Sheimy
  • Patent number: 10190882
    Abstract: An illustrative example system includes a user interface configured to provide information to an individual in a vehicle. A controller is configured to estimate a remaining power capacity of a source of electric power that will remain after travelling along an identified route to an identified destination. The controller determines whether the estimated remaining power capacity will be sufficient for travelling from the identified destination to at least one known location where increasing the power capacity of the source is possible. The user interface provides an indication of at least one recommendation regarding increasing the power capacity of the source prior to reaching the identified destination when the estimated remaining power capacity will not be sufficient for travelling from the identified destination to the at least one known location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Matt Jones
  • Patent number: 10190883
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes automatically detecting with a navigation device of the vehicle whether the vehicle has deviated from a defined driving route determined by the navigation device. When the vehicle has deviated from the defined driving route, it is determined with the navigation device whether an amount of propulsion energy stored in an energy storage device of the vehicle is sufficient to still reach at least one energy refilling station. When an energy refilling station can no longer be reached with the vehicle automatically a phone connection with a vehicle external help center is established with a phone device of the vehicle, prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, or it is automatically displayed to the driver with a display device of the vehicle prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, to establish a phone connection with a vehicle external help central.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel, Bjõrn Hohlstein
  • Patent number: 10190884
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a search unit; an acquisition unit; a storage unit; a collection unit configured to collect one or more types of popularity information for specifying a popularity level indicating a level of popularity of each POI; a calculation unit configured to calculate the popularity level of each POI on the basis of the collected popularity information; a specification unit configured to specify the POIs having high popularity levels located within a predetermined distance from the route searched for by the search unit; and a presentation unit configured to present one POI specified by the specification unit before traveling near the corresponding POI, and the calculation unit calculates the popularity level on the basis of a deviation value calculated on the basis of the one or more types of popularity information and popularity information on other POIs included within a first predetermined range from the corresponding POI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: Toyota Mapmaster Incorporated, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenta Nakanishi, Satoru Deguchi, Atsushi Inoue, Kazuhito Baba
  • Patent number: 10190885
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to provide a service using a sensor and image recognition in a portable terminal that supports Augmented Reality (AR). The method includes determining whether the portable terminal is parallel to ground using an acceleration sensor. When the portable terminal is parallel to the ground, either a map including nearby Point Of Interest (POI) information or constellation information is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Myeon Lee, Hyun-Su Hong, Mi-Jin Jeong
  • Patent number: 10190886
    Abstract: A network system can estimate preparation times associated with items offered by a plurality of entities to manage a network service over a given geographic region. The network system can receive, from a user device of a user, a request that includes a selection of one or more items offered by one or more entities near the service location. The network system can determine an optimal route for a service provider to navigate to provide the service based at least in part on mapping information and determined preparation times associated with the one or more selected items. The optimal route includes at least a first route segment from a first location to at least one of the entities and a route segment from a second location to the service location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Droege, Stephen Chau, Andrew Timothy Szybalski
  • Patent number: 10190887
    Abstract: In an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a storage configured to store a plurality of items of information, and a controller configured to display an item based on information in accordance with a determined movement state among the plurality of items of information. The controller may put a priority on an item based on the information in accordance with the determined movement state among the plurality of items of information to display. The controller displays information corresponding to the movement state determined in this manner on a display to present to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fuminori Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10190888
    Abstract: A surgical stapling instrument includes an elongate body, a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a linear position assembly including a pair of opposing magnets, and a plurality of sensors. The elongate body has a central shaft longitudinally translatable therethrough. The cartridge assembly is coupled to a distal end of the elongate body. The anvil assembly is selectively connectable to the central shaft of the elongate body. The magnets are mounted to the central shaft. The sensors are fixed within the cartridge assembly and configured to sense a change in a magnetic field of the magnets upon a longitudinal movement of the magnets in response to an actuation of the central shaft to determine a linear position of the anvil assembly relative to the staple cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: John Hryb, Ethan Collins, Luis Dussan, Joseph Decker, Anthony Calderoni
  • Patent number: 10190889
    Abstract: The invention relates to a counting sensor for counting the number of revolutions or of linear displacements of an object, wherein the counting sensor comprises: one single Wiegand module; at least one sensor element; a processing electronics connected to the sensor element; and a permanent magnet arrangement, which is movable relative to the Wiegand module; wherein the processing electronics is configured to obtain (i) direction informations indicating whether the permanent magnet arrangement moves in one direction or an opposite direction, and (ii) magnetic pole informations; and a data storage for storing a value, which indicates the number of the revolutions or of the linear displacements; wherein the processing electronics is configured: (i) to determine, on the basis of the direction information and the magnetic pole information, the number of the revolutions or of the linear displacements of the object and to store the corresponding value in the data storage, (ii) to perform, on the basis of a seque
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Walter Mehnert, Thomas Theil
  • Patent number: 10190890
    Abstract: A capacitance-to-voltage conversion circuit including a variable capacitance element, an integration circuit, and first and second sample and hold circuits. Capacitance value of the variable capacitance element varies depending on a physical quantity. The integration circuit outputs a voltage as a result of integration. The first sample and hold circuit samples and holds the voltage. The second sample and hold circuit samples and holds the sampled voltage and performs a simultaneous sampling operation in synchronism with the first sample and hold circuit at the same period as at least an initial sampling period. The second sample and hold circuit performs a sampling operation at a rear-end period in a sampling period of the first sample and hold circuit other than the sampling period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Okami
  • Patent number: 10190891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical encoder for an electronic device. The optical encoder comprises an elongated shaft having an encoding pattern made up of axial markings and radial markings. The encoding pattern may be disposed around a circumference of the elongated shaft. The optical encoder also includes an optical sensor. In embodiments, the optical sensor includes an emitter and a photodiode array. The emitter causes light to shine on the encoding pattern. The encoding pattern reflects the light back to the photodiode array and the photodiode array determines movement of the shaft based on the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Colin M. Ely
  • Patent number: 10190892
    Abstract: A scale is provided with a reference mark and an incremental pattern. A detection head is relatively movable in a measurement direction with respect to the scale, and detects a light intensity distribution of diffracted beams if beams radiated onto the scale are diffracted by the reference mark, and outputs the detection result. A signal processing unit detects a reference position based on a position in the light intensity distribution where light intensity is lower than a predetermined value. The reference position has a plurality of pattern areas having a plurality of patterns arranged with a predetermined pitch in the measurement direction. At least one pattern area of the plurality of pattern areas is disposed with an offset from a neighboring pattern area in the measurement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihide Kimura