Patents Issued in October 17, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190316916
    Abstract: A computer assisted system for providing navigational assistance services to users includes an electronic communication device capable of running a navigation assistance application and a server in communication with the electronic communication device, over a wireless communication channel, for managing data related to the navigation assistance application. The electronic communication device includes a display means to display a dynamic graphical user interface of the navigation assistance application and to allow the users to schedule navigation services to a number of locations at one instance, a global positioning system module in communication with the navigation assistance application to obtain a real-time location and a processor to process instructions of the navigation assistance application to provide real-time intelligent navigational assistance services to the selected locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: RACHEL PERRY
  • Publication number: 20190316917
    Abstract: A navigation method including obtaining location data of a current location of a terminal, obtaining location data of a destination, where first location data in pre-stored navigation data matches the location data of the current location, and second location data in the pre-stored navigation data matches the location data of the destination, outputting a first navigation instruction when a relationship between the first location data and the second location data is the same as a preset relationship between a current location and a destination, and outputting a second navigation instruction if a relationship between the first location data and the second location data is opposite to a preset relationship between a current location and a destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190316918
    Abstract: Various embodiments pertain to techniques for proactively delivering navigation options to a user via a mobile device. In various embodiments, one or more navigation options can be determined for the user and delivered to the user's mobile device at a relevant time. Navigation options can be selected based on the user's current location, the user's future plans, the time, and other locally relevant information, such as friends nearby or a nearby favorite location of the user. The navigation options can be delivered to the user's mobile device at a time that the navigation options are relevant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Voronel, Donald Barnett, Timothy Wantland, Ran Mokady, Amid Moradganjeh
  • Publication number: 20190316919
    Abstract: An example method receives sensor data of a vehicle at a localized server associated with a particular geographic region that has one or more roadway segments. The vehicle is located in the particular geographic region. The method analyzes the sensor data to determine one or more of a localized lane option and a localized path option for navigating the vehicle and provides the one or more of the lane and the path for navigating the vehicle to a centralized server executing a route planer. The centralized server has data covering a plurality of geographic regions. The method determines a centralized route option including one or more of the localized lane option and the localized path option and provides the centralized route option including the one or more of the localized lane option and the localized path option to a guidance selector of a navigation application of the vehicle for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shalini Keshavamurthy, BaekGyu Kim, Kentaro Oguchi
  • Publication number: 20190316920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a route search system including a route search apparatus that communicates with a mobile terminal. The route search apparatus includes: a communication unit that receives, from the mobile terminal, a search request including identification information of a user, and transmits a search result corresponding to the search request to the mobile terminal of the user; and a control unit that executes a search process for a multimodal route that includes at least one of a pedestrian route, a non-public route, and a public route, in accordance with the received search request, and causes the communication unit to transmit the multimodal route as a search result. The control unit causes a passage schedule of the at least one route, and identification information, of traveling means used for traveling along the at least one route, which is associated with the identification information of the user, to be included in a data content of the multimodal route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta MIYAGAWA, Yasuhiko NISHI, Koichi TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190316921
    Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation device mounted in a vehicle shared through person-to-person car sharing, the navigation device including: storage units for storing pieces of personal information; a reservation information acquiring unit for acquiring a scheduled rental date and time of the vehicle from a first server device that manages the person-to-person car sharing; and a concealment control unit for concealing the pieces of personal information stored in the storage units when the current date and time becomes identical to the scheduled rental date and time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanobu OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20190316922
    Abstract: System, method, and media for providing navigation of an affective vehicle environment to an occupant (such as a driver) of a vehicle. Sensors in and on the vehicles in the affective environment may detect characteristics of the occupants of the vehicle and stress levels may be assigned to the occupants. The navigation may be based at least in part on the location and destination of the vehicles in the affective environment and the stress levels of the occupants of the vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus PETERSEN, Zhouhua LIN, Huei Ee YAP, Tobias SCHLÜTER
  • Publication number: 20190316923
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: refer to first information that indicates a traveling locus of a vehicle and second information that indicates a risk latent in an area; count a distance which is traveled by the vehicle along a route included in the area and a number of times of unsafe driving movements which are taken by the vehicle while traveling on the route; calculate risk tolerance of a driver against the risk on the basis of the counted distance and number of times; and correct a passage cost between two points on a route using the risk and the risk tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ando, Takushi Fujita
  • Publication number: 20190316924
    Abstract: An electric vehicle routing system comprising a route determination module configured to receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI) module, user input data defining, for a desired journey of a vehicle in which the vehicle routing system is installed, a start location in a road network, a destination location in the road network, and at least one waypoint in the road network. On the basis of the received user input data, data received from a vehicle battery status monitoring module, data retrieved from a road network storage database and data retrieved from a charging network storage database, the route determination module determines at least one route in the road network from the start location to the destination location via the at least one waypoint and transmits data associated with the at least one determined route to the GUI module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: David MORGAN-BROWN
  • Publication number: 20190316925
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for establishing the likelihood of a user traversing each of a plurality of paths through a network of roads. Methods may include: determining a location and direction of travel within a road network; determining a first road segment corresponding to the determined location and direction; determining a first set of available road segments at an end of the first road segment corresponding to the determined location in the direction of the determined direction of travel, where each available road segment of the first set has a first end proximate the end of the first road segment and a second end, between which the respective road segment extends; and calculating a probability for each available road segment of the first set of available road segments at the end of the first road segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Dongwook Jang, Gavril Giurgiu
  • Publication number: 20190316926
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method of improving a calculation and display of an individualized estimated time of arrival (ETA). Using at least one computing device, driver-related data, including real-time and historic data, associated with a driver may be collected and stored in memory. The computing device may also be used to perform analysis on the driving data and ETA-related data to determine the individualized ETA based at least in part on a set of individualized parameters. The computing device may also be used to display to the driver and/or user the individualized ETA and a corresponding level of familiarity of the driver with one or more segments of a route of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin Sunlin Wang
  • Publication number: 20190316927
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a navigation method, device and system. The method is applicable to a server and comprises: receiving current position characteristic information sent by a mobile terminal, and determining a position of an area matching the current position characteristic information based on the current position characteristic information and a locally stored database, and taking the determined position as an initial position; receiving target position characteristic information sent by the mobile terminal, determining a position of an area matching the target position characteristic information based on the target position characteristic information and the database, and taking the determined position as a target position; and determining a first route from the initial position to the target position and displaying the first route on an electronic map of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shiliang PU, Jianxin MENG, Jiang ZHU, Linjie SHEN, Hai YU
  • Publication number: 20190316928
    Abstract: A head-up display device for a transportation vehicle and a method, a device and a computer-readable recording medium with instructions for controlling a display of a head-up display device for a transportation vehicle. A road course ahead of the transportation vehicle is determined and the contents shown by the head-up display device are then displaced according to the road course that was determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Silke BAGSCHIK, Andreas LASSOTA
  • Publication number: 20190316929
    Abstract: A system for use in a vehicle, the system comprising one or more sensors; one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors; and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method. The method comprising determining an estimated location of the vehicle, obtaining map information based on the estimated location of the vehicle, obtaining sensor information relating the vehicle's proximate surroundings from the one or more sensors, detecting a first landmark and a second landmark in physical proximity to the vehicle based on the sensor information, and localizing the vehicle location based on the map information and the first and second landmarks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Kwang Keun J. SHIN, Dae Jin KIM, Hong S. BAE
  • Publication number: 20190316930
    Abstract: A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). To charge, the machines employ electrical current from an external source, such as the electrical grid or an electrical service of an installation location. By default, each portable electrical energy storage device is disabled from accepting a charge unless it receives authentication information from an authorized collection, charging and distribution machine, other authorized charging device, or other authorized device that transmits the authentication credentials. Also, by default, each portable electrical energy storage device is disabled from releasing energy unless it receives authentication information from an external device to which it will provide power, such as a vehicle or other authorization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Matthew Whiting Taylor
  • Publication number: 20190316931
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing map data of a selected region and supplemental data associated with one or more locations outside of the selected region are disclosed. A computing system can initiate a request for map data associated with a selected region of a mapped region. The one or more requests can be associated with one or more search criteria. The computing system can receive the map data associated with the selected region and supplemental data associated with a subset of records. Each record may satisfy the one or more search criteria and be associated with a respected location outside of the selected region. The computing system can present, within a viewport of a digital mapping application, the map data of the selected region and a visual indication of the supplemental data associated with the subset of records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Zhou Bailiang
  • Publication number: 20190316932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an analysis, measurement and automatic classification system (S) of road routes such as urban and suburban routes, a circuit, a racetrack, from a starting point to an arrival point, for driving a vehicle by a user on said road routes, said system (S) comprising storage means of a base of data to be processed, such as road maps provided with topographical, cartographic, toponomy information, and the like, analysis, measurement and classification rules of these road routes, a control logic unit, operatively connected to said storage means, equipped with processing means of said data to be processed, comprising a calculation program of inferential type that, on the basis of said data, determines and provides as output a drawn map for the driving from said starting point to said arrival point. The present invention also relates to a method for operating said system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Paolo ANDREUCCI
  • Publication number: 20190316933
    Abstract: Method and system for merging measurements of flight parameters of an aircraft. The system is for merging measurements of flight parameters of an aircraft, linked to one another by at least one equation, and includes at least one acquisition module for acquiring at least one measurement of flight parameters, a scoring module for attributing a first validity score to the equations by checking whether the measurement or measurements of flight parameters are a solution or solutions of the equation or equations, a scoring module for attributing a second validity score to failure scenarios involving one or more acquisition modules from the first validity scores, a determination module for determining the validity of the measurements of flight parameters from the second validity scores, consolidation module for consolidating the measurements of flight parameters, a transmission module for transmitting the consolidated measurements of flight parameters to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Patrice Brot, Olivier Sapin
  • Publication number: 20190316934
    Abstract: A package comprises a body having a mounting surface so as to be mounted to an external surface, and a coil having at least 100 turns around a coil axis. A first end of the coil is oriented in a first direction substantially parallel to the mounting surface such that the first end is attachable to the external surface. The package includes a ferromagnetic element that extends along the coil axis such that the ferromagnetic element is magnetically coupled to the coil. The body is configured to house the coil and the ferromagnetic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Choon Aun Chong, Weng Fei Wong, Yik Foong Soo
  • Publication number: 20190316935
    Abstract: A sensor circuit includes a plurality of half-bridge sensor circuits. The sensor circuit includes a sensor output value determination circuit configured to determine a sensor output value. The sensor circuit further includes an error determination circuit configured to generate an error signal based on a first half-bridge sensor signal and a second half-bridge sensor signal. The sensor circuit further includes a control circuit configured to control a selection of one of the first half-bridge sensor circuit and the second half-bridge sensor circuit for providing one of the first half-bridge sensor signal and the second half-bridge sensor signal to the sensor output value determination circuit to determine the sensor output value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Franz Jost, Harald Witschnig, Juergen Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20190316936
    Abstract: An electromagnetic induction type encoder, wherein a detection head has a drive coil generating magnetic flux, wherein a scale has a plurality of connection coils arrayed in a fundamental period ? in a measurement axis direction, are electromagnetically coupled with the magnetic flux generated by the drive coil and generates magnetic flux fluctuating in a predetermined spatial period in the measurement axis direction, wherein the detection head has a plurality of receiver coils arrayed in the fundamental period ? in the measurement axis direction and are electromagnetically coupled with the magnetic flux generated by the plurality of connection coils and detects a phase of the magnetic flux, wherein ?/2?2d<L<?/2 is satisfied when a distance between line width centers of the plurality of connection coils is “L” and a line width of the plurality of connection coils is “d”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroatsu Mori
  • Publication number: 20190316937
    Abstract: A sensor for sensing angular movement of an object with a structure. Mounted on the structure are a stationary first portion and a second portion that is movable in rotation carrying respectively a first printed circuit and a second printed circuit centered on the axis of rotation and that face each other and that include conductive areas for forming capacitive sectors and, respectively, a primary excitation winding and a secondary excitation winding connected to the conductive areas of the second printed circuit; the first printed circuit being connected to an electronic control circuit arranged to create excitation signals that are transmitted by the first printed circuit to the second printed circuit by magnetic coupling, and to demodulate signals transmitted by the second printed circuit to the first printed circuit by capacitive coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: François GUILLOT, Thierry BICKARD
  • Publication number: 20190316938
    Abstract: A linear displacement sensor includes an induction element, measuring sensor element, and correction sensor element. The induction element has a first side with an electrically conductive measuring track running along a measurement path. The measuring sensor element is positioned over the first side, is movable relative to the induction element along the path, and includes a measuring coil positioned over the measuring track such that an overlap between the measuring coil and the measuring track changes along the path so that an induction of the measuring coil is dependent on a position of the measuring coil on the path. A second side of the induction element has an electrically conductive correction track running along the path. The correction sensor element is rigidly connected to the measuring sensor element, is positioned over the second side, and has a correction coil with a constant overlap with the correction track along the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Ingo Herrmann, Fabian Utermoehlen
  • Publication number: 20190316939
    Abstract: To reduce the error in a rotational angle detected by a rotational angle detection apparatus, provided is a rotational angle detection apparatus that detects a rotational angle of a magnetic field generation source, including a magnetic field detection apparatus that detects magnetic field components in at least two directions, and outputs resulting detection data; a correction value calculating section that calculates correction values for correcting an angle error of the rotational angle, based on a steady-state error that does not depend on rotation of the magnetic field generation source; and an angle computing section that calculates the rotational angle of the magnetic field generation source based on the detection data and the correction values, and outputs an angle signal indicating the rotational angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Takeo YAMAMOTO, Ryuta TANAKA, Satoshi FUKASE, Kenta SOGO
  • Publication number: 20190316940
    Abstract: A measurement system includes an enclosure having at least one sidewall defining an interior space and at least one opening in the at least one sidewall, and a male insert configured to be coupled to the at least one sidewall of the enclosure. The male insert includes a flange configured to engage an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall around the opening, a stem configured to extend through the opening and into the interior space, and a central opening. The measurement system also includes a female insert configured to be detachably coupled to the male insert inside the interior space, and an opto-electronic sensor configured to be housed inside central opening along the stem of the male insert. The measurement system defines a substantially unobstructed viewport for the opto-electronic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Bradley James Tener
  • Publication number: 20190316941
    Abstract: A sensor device, a method for operating a sensor device and an electronic assembly comprising a sensor device are disclosed. In an embodiment a sensor device includes a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit in a common housing, wherein each of the first and second sensor units comprises a heater element and a temperature sensor element, wherein the housing comprises a cover element having an opening, the cover element covering the first sensor unit, and wherein the opening is arranged over the second sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Matthias König
  • Publication number: 20190316942
    Abstract: A method for analyzing flow of a fluid through a flowmeter is provided. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving multiphase flowmeter data representative of a characteristic of a multiphase fluid flowing through a multiphase flowmeter and segmenting the multiphase flowmeter data into time blocks. The data in the time blocks can be analyzed using time-domain analysis or frequency-domain analysis to determine flow stability. The time-domain analysis can include analyzing time blocks in a time domain to determine whether measurement distribution in the multiphase flowmeter data of the analyzed time blocks represents stable flow of the multiphase fluid. The frequency-domain analysis can include converting the multiphase flowmeter data of the time blocks from a time domain to a frequency domain and identifying time blocks in which contribution of low-frequency components in the frequency domain is below a contribution threshold. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Florian Hollaender, Stephan den Bleker
  • Publication number: 20190316943
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a multiphase flow in a pipe, the apparatus comprising: a first monitoring module coupled to the pipe and adapted to provide first output data representing a respective concentration of one phase of a plurality of phases, or a mixture of at least two of the phases, in the multiphase flow by processing at least one first variable representing electrical permittivity of one phase or a mixture of at least two of the phases of the multiphase flow; a second monitoring module coupled to the pipe and adapted to provide second output data representing a respective concentration of one phase, or a mixture of at least two of the phases, of the plurality of phases in the multiphase flow by processing at least one second variable representing electrical conductivity of one phase or a mixture of at least two of the phases of the multiphase flow; and a third monitoring module coupled to the pipe and adapted to provide third output data representing a respective velocity of at least one
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Dominic Patrick McCann, Kevin John Forbes, Andrew Hunt
  • Publication number: 20190316944
    Abstract: A method for temperature compensation of a test tone used in meter verification is provided. The method uses a drive amplifier to provide a drive signal to a drive circuit, wherein the drive circuit includes a drive mechanism in a meter assembly of a vibratory meter. The method measures a first maximum amplitude of the drive signal at a first temperature of the drive circuit, and measures a second maximum amplitude of the drive signal at a second temperature of the drive circuit. The method also determines a maximum amplitude-to-temperature relationship for the drive circuit based on the first maximum amplitude at the first temperature and the second maximum amplitude at the second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventor: Miles KEENEY-RITCHIE
  • Publication number: 20190316945
    Abstract: A fitment for a container that includes a chamber fillable with contents from a container is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Robert French, Seth Tempel, Jason Rowe
  • Publication number: 20190316946
    Abstract: A corrosion resistant sleeve for an air data probe with the sleeve being cylindrical in shape with a first end and a second end, at least one circumferentially extending groove on an outside of the sleeve configured to accommodate coils of a heater, and a bore at a center of the sleeve and extending between the first end and the second end configured to provide a pneumatic pathway that allows atmospheric conditions to reach measurement equipment of the air data probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Thomas Golly, Paul Robert Johnson, Greg Seidel
  • Publication number: 20190316947
    Abstract: Three double ended measuring spoons making up a set of six measurements having a handle between each concave measurement end that adjoins them, making it easy to reach into the bottom of a deep container, at least 8 and 1/2 inches while holding on to the adjacent spoon opposite on the handle. In addition, the long handle in between the two dish like spoons has a magnet that holds multiple spoon sets together making it convenient to locate them all when they are not in use, are being stored, and ensuring that they are nested together so that the risk of them being separated and lost is mitigated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Devin G. Samuelson, Cori Wright
  • Publication number: 20190316948
    Abstract: A system including a pumping cassette having a first side including number of valve wells and second side having a fluid bus. Each side may be covered by a flexible membrane. A control surface having a number of valve well control stations actuatable with respect to the flexible membrane covering the first side of the cassette to open and close the valve wells when the cassette is mated against the control surface may be included. A pressure distribution assembly having a positive and negative pressure source and a number of pneumatic valves may be included. A controller configured to selectively actuate the number of pneumatic valves to apply pressure against the valve well control stations in a valve pumping sequence until a volume displaced through the fluid bus of the pumping cassette from a source to a destination is within a range of a target volume may be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel S. Karol, Jason M. Overson, Jacob W. Scarpaci, Adnan Suljevic, Luke F. Jablonski, Mary Lucia L. Hedberg, Jason A. Demers, John F. Mannisto, Michael J. Slate, David D.B. Cannan, Ryan K. LaRocque, David Blumberg, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190316949
    Abstract: The invention is a dipstick apparatus generally consisting of a transparent tube, a handle, and a user-manipulated connector line with a lower stopper. Furthermore, above the handle, the line is shaped to limit displacement, maintain functionality, and improve ergonomics. The invention collects vehicular fluids via insertion into reservoirs or dipstick tubes, then a push and a pull upon the connector line. This action lowers and raises the stopper, allowing the fluid to equilibrate before entrapping it within the flexible tube of the invention. The dipstick is then extracted, and the user is able to determine the fluid level by measuring it against predetermined markings found on the flexible tube. In preferred embodiments, the device utilizes a transparent tube that is heat-resistant as well as flexible, in order to be as universally applicable as possible. Accordingly, the connector line is flexible and heat-resistant, and may be permanently connected to the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Keegen Riley Mould, Robert James Haskin, III
  • Publication number: 20190316950
    Abstract: A vessel with a cavity for measuring level is disclosed. The vessel includes a differential pressure sensor having a first port and a second port, a reference tube that connects the first port of the differential pressure sensor to a bottom portion of the cavity, and an impulse tube that connects the second port of the differential pressure sensor to an impulse tube ending. At least a portion of the impulse tube extends through the cavity and ends at a fluid inlet. The fluid inlet is located at a level above the reference tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Larry Baxter, Eric Mansfield, Aaron Sayre, David Frankman
  • Publication number: 20190316951
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining fluid levels in a tank comprise a mmWave Control unit configured to generate a millimeter wave chirp that ramps linearly from a starting frequency to a higher frequency within a specified time span. The mmWave Control unit transmits the chirp into the tank and receives one or more chirp reflections from the tank. The mmWave Control unit mixes the chirp with the chirp reflections to generate one or more intermediate frequency signals and processes the one or more intermediate frequency signals to derive one or more distances, each distance representing the distance from the top of the tank to one of the one or more fluids in the tank or an obstruction in the tank. A Telemetry Control unit automatically selects intermediate frequency signals having a signal strength above a predefined minimum or distances within a predefined distance window for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Peter E. McCormick
  • Publication number: 20190316952
    Abstract: A stock management method and system utilizes a mat that includes a plurality of sensors corresponding to a plurality of sensing areas, each of sensors is configured to sense an item placed on a certain sensing area. Partitions define a plurality of lanes on the mat. A controller receives sensing results of the plurality of the sensors and calculates a stock level of remained items on the mat based on the sensing results. One of the sensing areas is located in both of two lanes of the plurality of lanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thilmee BADUGE, Ryuuichi YATSUNAMI, Yohei KUSHIDO, Die LIU
  • Publication number: 20190316953
    Abstract: A laboratory balance (1) has a weighing pan (14) in a weighing chamber (10). A rear wall (4) separates the weighing chamber separates from a housing (11) that contains a weighing cell (12) with a load-receiving structure (13). A suspension pin (27) extends in a transverse direction of the load-receiving structure. The weighing pan is engaged with the load-receiving structure through at least one passage opening (31) in the rear wall. Two spaced-apart sidebars (29) of the weighing pan are held together by a connecting member (30). Each sidebar has an L-shaped configuration with a horizontal foot portion (55) and a vertical leg portion (56). A hook-shaped portion (64) of the vertical leg is seated on the suspension pin, through sliding contact between the suspension pin and a guiding portion (65) that extends from the hook-shaped portion away from the horizontal foot portion, sloping upwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Beat Meister, Alice Buchmann
  • Publication number: 20190316954
    Abstract: A laboratory balance (1) has a base body (2), a weighing chamber (10) with a weighing chamber floor (3), a weighing chamber rear wall (4), and a draft shield (5,5?,5?). The draft shield has a top wall (6), a first side wall (7), a second side wall (8) arranged parallel to the first side wall, and a front wall (9). The weighing chamber floor, the draft shield and the weighing chamber rear wall act together to enclose the weighing chamber. The weighing chamber rear wall has a modular construction, with at least a base module (15) and a top module (16,16?,16?). The base module is connected to the base body, and the top module is connected to the top wall of the draft shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alice Buchmann, Beat Meister, Marc Zehnder
  • Publication number: 20190316955
    Abstract: A laboratory balance (1) has a housing, a base body (2) with an upper side (20) facing a weighing pan (14) and an underside (21) facing in the opposite direction of the upper side (20). A draft shield (5) is mounted on the upper side of the base body. The draft shield has a top wall (6), a first sidewall (7), a second sidewall (8) that is to the first sidewall, and a front wall (9). The first sidewall is operated by a first motor unit (25) which is located in the base body. The underside has a first opening (37) that provides access to the first motor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alice Buchmann, Beat Meister, Marc Zehnder, Martin Vogt
  • Publication number: 20190316956
    Abstract: A draft shield (5?) is provided for a laboratory balance (1) with a base body (2), a weighing chamber (10) with a weighing chamber floor (3) and a weighing chamber rear wall (4). The draft shield has a top wall (6), first and second side walls (7, 8) and a front wall (9). The draft shield, the weighing chamber floor and the weighing chamber rear wall enclose the weighing chamber. A drive unit (19) connected to the top wall serves to open and close the top wall (6). The weighing chamber rear wall has a base module (15) and a top module (16?), at least a portion of which is configured as a compartment. The drive unit is arranged in the compartment-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alice Buchmann, Beat Meister, Martin Vogt
  • Publication number: 20190316957
    Abstract: An array of micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs). The array has first and second rows, the MUTs in the first row being equally spaced by a horizontal pitch in a horizontal direction, the MUTs in the second row being equally spaced by the horizontal pitch in the horizontal direction. The MUTs in the second row are shifted along the horizontal direction by a first horizontal distance relative to the MUTs in the first row and shifted along a vertical direction by a first vertical distance relative to the MUTs in the first row. The first horizontal distance is greater than zero and less than the horizontal pitch. The first vertical distance ranges from one tenth of a horizontal width of a MUT to a half of a vertical height of a MUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: EXO IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Sandeep Akkaraju, Haesung Kwon, Brian Bircumshaw
  • Publication number: 20190316958
    Abstract: A micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT). The MUT includes: a substrate; a membrane suspending from the substrate; a bottom electrode disposed on the membrane; a piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom electrode and an asymmetric top electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric layer. The areal density distribution of the asymmetric electrode along an axis has a plurality of local maxima, wherein locations of the plurality of local maxima coincide with locations where a plurality of anti-nodal points at a vibrational resonance frequency is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: EXO IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Sandeep Akkaraju, Haesung Kwon, Brian Bircumshaw
  • Publication number: 20190316959
    Abstract: An electronic module includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor includes an ambient light photodetector. The proximity sensor includes an infrared photoemitter, a reference infrared photodetector and another infrared photodetector. The ambient light sensor is arranged in a stack over the proximity sensor with a position that allows infrared photons transmitted by the infrared photoemitter to be received by the reference infrared photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: William HALLIDAY, Eric SAUGIER, Roy DUFFY
  • Publication number: 20190316960
    Abstract: A wearable or attachable device comprising a sensor configured to provide user-specific burn rate times providing an indication to the user when they are exposing themselves to harmful levels of radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Stella Wearables, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas GONZALEZ, Enrique GUADARRAMA, Nishant SOOD
  • Publication number: 20190316961
    Abstract: Methods and systems for high-confidence utilization of datasets are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a metric for determining substantially optimal combination of true positives and false positives in a data set, applying an optimization technique, and obtaining, from the results of the optimization technique, a value for at least one optimization parameter, the value for at least one optimization parameter resulting in substantially optimal combination of true positives and false positives. A number of true positives and a number of false positives are a function of the one or more optimization parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ReSurfX, Inc.
    Inventor: Suresh Gopalan
  • Publication number: 20190316962
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a laser light detecting device capable of easily detecting laser light irradiation. Provided is a laser light detecting device capable of detecting laser light irradiation, including: a luminescent sheet containing a thermoplastic resin and a luminescent material that is to be excited by laser light to emit visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuusuke OOTA, Yasuyuki IZU, Daisuke NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190316963
    Abstract: An automatic analysis apparatus comprises: a light source generating light having a center wavelength equal to or shorter than 340 nm; a fluorescent substance excited by the light source light, and generates light together with transmitted light from the light source, having a wavelength of 340 nm to 800 nm; a condenser lens; at least one slit; a reaction cell holding a reaction solution where a specimen and reagent are mixed, and that the light source light and the light from the fluorescent substance enter; and a detector that detects light transmitted through the reaction cell. The light source, fluorescent substance, condenser lens, and slit are provided along a straight light corresponding to the optical axis. The width of the slit's opening is equal to or narrower than the width of a ray forming an image of the light source at the position of the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi ISHIDA, Isao YAMAZAKI, Sakuichiro ADACHI, Shin IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190316964
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for evaluating spectral properties of a measurement object. It comprises a plurality of light emission units, each emitting light with a predetermined emission spectrum and having a respective output configured for emitting the light with the predetermined emission spectrum onto the measurement object, an optical spectrograph having an input port adapted to receive light from the measurement object and a diffraction unit adapted to distribute different wavelengths of the received light to different output ports comprising the optical detectors, wherein the diffraction unit is adapted to distribute said received light to the respective output ports such that the lights in the respective output port have different wavelengths at different diffraction orders; a signal identification unit adapted to identify which of the light emission units contribute to the respective light in the respective output ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Reinhard März, Gustav Müller
  • Publication number: 20190316965
    Abstract: A gas analyzer includes an optical emitter that irradiates measurement light into a measurement region including a gas to be measured; a reflector that reflects the measurement light irradiated from the optical emitter; an optical receiver that receives the measurement light reflected by the reflector; and an aligner that expands a beam diameter of the measurement light at the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Junichi Matsuo