Patents Issued in November 21, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190353518
    Abstract: A sensor comprising a light emitter and light detector directly covered and encapsulated by a layer of light transmissive compound. A gap in the light transmissive compound between the light emitter and the light detector filled with an infrared ink. In some embodiments, an infrared ink can cover at least a portion of a top surface of the sensor and define apertures above the light detector and/or light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HANA Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Vanapong Kwangkaew, Sirirat Silapapipat, Sanjay Mitra
  • Publication number: 20190353519
    Abstract: Material structures, systems and devices are disclosed. The material structures are active materials, which are able to emit UV/visible light under excitation by bias, by light beam or by electron beam. The input unit is a source of voltage/current or a source of light or a source of electron beam. The active unit is a material structure containing one or more layers of the described materials. The system may include a passive unit such as a ring resonator, a waveguide, coupler, grating or else. Additional units such as a control unit, readout unit or else may be also incorporated. The distinguished characteristic of the present invention is that the UV or visible emission from the described structures cannot happen without the presence of at least one of the following quasi-particles: surface plasmons, surface plasmon polaritons, bulk plasmons and/or bulk plasmon polaritons. These quasi-particles assist the UV and the visible light emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Ventsislav Metodiev Lavchiev
  • Publication number: 20190353520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring an ambient light brightness. The method includes acquiring a brightness value monitored by the ambient light sensor; acquiring a luminance value of the screen of the terminal device; and determining an ambient light brightness value of an external environment based on the brightness value and the luminance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guosheng Li
  • Publication number: 20190353521
    Abstract: A radiation sensor apparatus for determining a position and/or power of a radiation beam, the radiation sensor apparatus including a chamber to contain a gas, one or more sensors, and a processor. The chamber has a first opening and a second opening such that a radiation beam can enter the chamber through the first opening, propagate through the chamber generally along an axis, and exit the chamber through the second opening. Each of the one or more sensors is arranged to receive and detect radiation emitted from a region of the chamber around the axis. The processor is operable to use the radiation detected by the one or more sensors to determine a position and/or power of the radiation beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Vadim Yevgenyevich Banine, Gerrit Jacobus Hendrik Brussaard, Willem Jakobus Cornelis Koppert, Otger Jan Luiten, Han-Kwang Nienhuys, Job Beckers, Ruud Martinus Van Der Horst
  • Publication number: 20190353522
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate transmissive of electromagnetic energy of at least a plurality of wavelengths, having a first end, a second end, a first major face, a second major face, at least one edge, a length, a width, and a thickness, at least a first output optic that outputs electromagnetic energy the substrate; and a first input optic oriented and positioned to provide electromagnetic energy into the substrate via at least one of the first or the second major face of the substrate. The first output optic is laterally spaced from the first input optic. A number of reflectors and optional absorbers may be positioned proximate the first major face and/or the second major face to structure electromagnetic energy and/or to translate such from the first input optic to the first output optic. The apparatus may be part of a spectrometer or other optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: James Scholtz, Nadia Pervez, Ioannis Kymissis, Michael Gazes
  • Publication number: 20190353523
    Abstract: an optical measurement apparatus includes: a probe including a transmissive optical member having a reference surface, the probe being configured to irradiate a sample with light through the reference surface, and receive a first reflected light from the reference surface, a second reflected light from a front side of the sample, and a third reflected light from a back side of the sample; and a calculator configured to calculate a first distance from the reference surface to the front side of the sample with use of a first reflection interference light to be generated by the first reflected light and the second reflected light, and to calculate a thickness of the sample with use of a second reflection interference light to be generated by the second reflected light and the third reflected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Toshiki SHINKE, Shiro KAWAGUCHI, Nobuyuki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20190353524
    Abstract: A system and process scans a target area at a distance of 3-30 m for one or more materials. Scanning is performed by a coherent transmit beam aimed with the help of a thermal camera. The active source of the beam is a supercontinuum (SC) laser. The transmitted source beam is modulated by a high-speed Fourier-transform spectrometer prior to interaction with the target. Target reflected source beam is detected by an infrared detector, along with a reference portion of the transmitted source beam, as a series of interferograms; passed through a digitizer for digitizing the interferograms; and processed to producing spectrograms, wherein the spectrograms are indicative of one or more materials on the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Leidos, Inc.
    Inventors: Augie Ifarraguerri, Brian Gorin, J. Frank Camacho, Noah Christian, Robert Rice
  • Publication number: 20190353525
    Abstract: A method is provided for Fourier domain dynamic correction of optical fringes in a laser spectrometer. The method includes Fourier transforming a background spectrum contaminated with the optical fringes to obtain baseline fringes in a frequency domain. The method includes partitioning the baseline fringes in the frequency domain using bandpass filtering to obtain partitioned baseline fringes. The method includes reconstructing the partitioned baseline fringes as separate spectra using an inverse Fourier transform. The method includes constructing a fitting model to approximate the background spectrum by assigning a first and a second free parameter to each of partitioned baseline fringe components to respectively allow for drift and amplitude adjustments during a fitting of the fitting model. The method includes applying the fitting model to a newly acquired spectrum to provide an interpretation of the newly acquired spectrum having a reduced influence of spectral contamination on concentration retrieval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Cheyenne Teng, Gerard Wysocki, Eric J. Zhang, William M. Green
  • Publication number: 20190353526
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an automatic calibration method of a sensor, including the following steps of: (A1) setting a default trigger value; (A2) sampling a signal and accumulating a signal value to perform signal judgment; (A3) determining whether a trigger condition is met or not; (A4) if yes, recording an accumulated signal value meeting the trigger condition, and if not, returning to step (A2); and (A5) analyzing and updating the default trigger value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Chu-Li WANG
  • Publication number: 20190353527
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a thermal element, a contactless sensing assembly, and a controller. The base is configured to support at least one of a pan or a food product. The thermal element is positioned to thermally regulate the at least one of the pan or the food product. The contactless sensing assembly is positioned to acquire sensor data regarding the at least one of the pan or the food product. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data from the contactless sensing assembly and adaptively control the thermal element based on the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HATCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, John Scanlon, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah, Mark Gilpatric, Dave Rolston, Ronghua Yu
  • Publication number: 20190353528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for determining and/or monitoring temperature (T) of a liquid (5) and to a method for manufacturing a corresponding apparatus (1). Apparatus (1) comprises at least one temperature sensor (7) and a measuring element (8), wherein at least the temperature sensor (7) and the measuring element (8) are arranged in a single sensor head (3). Further arranged at least partially within the sensor head (3) is at least one unit (11) comprising a material with anisotropic thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Alfred Umkehrer
  • Publication number: 20190353529
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring a predeterminable temperature comprising a monitoring unit comprising a reference element composed at least partially of a material in which a phase transformation occurs at a phase transformation temperature, which lies in the region of the predetermined temperature, in which phase transformation the material remains in the solid phase, and a detection unit embodied to detect the occurrence of the phase transformation based on an abrupt change at least one physical or chemical parameter characteristic for the reference element and to generate a report concerning ex- or subceeding of the predeterminable temperature. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a monitoring unit and to a detection unit for application in a system of the disclosure as well as to a method for monitoring the predeterminable temperature by means of a system of the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Marc Schalles
  • Publication number: 20190353530
    Abstract: An abnormal temperature detection system that detects an abnormal temperature in a cable used to transmit power to a electrical device. The abnormal temperature detection system includes first and second conductors that are disposed along a longitudinal axis direction of the cable, and a plurality of temperature-responsive electronic components that are disposed along the longitudinal axis direction of the cable and are electrically connected to the first and second conductors. The first and second conductors and the plurality of temperature-responsive electronic components form an electrical circuit. An abnormal temperature is detected on the basis of an electrical signal acquired from the electrical circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo NOSE
  • Publication number: 20190353531
    Abstract: Provided is a temperature sensor including a carrier substrate; a sensor unit positioned on the carrier substrate and including a base layer and an electric conductive layer, the base layer having surface hygroscopicity, and the electric conductive layer being on an external surface of the base layer; a pad unit electrically connected to opposite ends of the sensor unit; and a cover unit positioned on the sensor unit and configured to cover the sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Jin Woo LEE
  • Publication number: 20190353532
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices of the present disclosure involve techniques for cancelling base resistance error otherwise present in remote temperature sensors such as remote diode temperature sensors. In one or more embodiments, measurement logic configured to determine a temperature of or near a remote temperature sensor maybe be configured to determine an error cancelling coefficient and to calculate a temperature value, at least in part, responsive to the error cancelling coefficient. In some cases, error cancelling coefficients may be determined using one or more calibration techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hyunsoo Yeom, Cheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20190353533
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a textile temperature sensor, including arranging a linear knitting machine having a first thread-guide and a second thread-guide; arranging a conductive insulated wire on the first thread-guide; meshing the conductive insulated wire for making a mesh portion B having a nonconductive surface; arranging an electric resistance measuring device configured to measure a variation of electric resistance, the electric resistance being a function of the temperature; the measuring device phase of the electric resistance including a first electric cable and a second electric cable; electric connection of the first electric cable to the first end and of the second electric cable to the second end; and arranging a control unit arranged to receive from the device the variation of electric resistance in order to calculate excursions of the temperature at the lead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: PLUG & WEAR SRL
    Inventor: Riccardo MARCHESI
  • Publication number: 20190353534
    Abstract: A thermal sensor includes a first resistor and a first capacitor. The first resistor is a thermistor. A first current source is coupled to the first resistor and the first capacitor. The first current source alternately charges the first resistor and the first capacitor each to a reference voltage, Vtherm. An output of the thermal sensor is a function of a resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant of the first resistor and the first capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Birad - Research & Development Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Anatoli Mordakhay, Joseph Shor
  • Publication number: 20190353535
    Abstract: A temperature sensor device and a system for measuring temperature of a fast moving surface are described herein. A sensor body comprising a temperature sensor for measuring temperature of the moving surface. The sensor body has an engagement surface for contacting the moving surface. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the sensor body for providing pressure to maintain the engagement surface in contact with moving surface and for allowing the engagement surface to pivot with the moving surface when the moving surface deflects. An electronics module is connected to the temperature sensor for determining temperature data indicative of the temperature of the moving surface and for transmitting the temperature data to an external device. The temperature sensor device and/or the system may be used for measuring temperature of a saw blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Tomo BONAC, Bruce LEHMANN, Ahmad MOHAMMADPANAH
  • Publication number: 20190353536
    Abstract: Replaceable shaving assemblies are disclosed that include a blade unit, an interface element configured to removeably connect the blade unit to a handle, on which the blade unit is pivotably mounted, and a return element disposed between the blade unit and interface element. The return element serves as interface piece, connector and pivot all in one. Shaving systems including such shaving assemblies are also disclosed, as are methods of using such shaving systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: John W. GRIFFIN, Craig A. PROVOST, William E. TUCKER, Douglas R. Kohring
  • Publication number: 20190353537
    Abstract: There is provided a detection ring (600), the structure of which is shown in the perspective view of FIG. 13(a). The detection ring (600) is arranged so that the Z-axis is a central axis on the XY plane as shown in the side view (b), and a planar shape thereof is formed in a circular ring as shown in the bottom view (c). The detection ring (600) is structured so that four sets of detection portions (D1 to D4), each constituted with a blade spring which undergoes elastic deformation, are coupled with four sets of circular arc-shaped coupling portions (L1 to L4). A supporting substrate is arranged below the detection ring (600) and fixing points (P1, P2) arranged on the Y-axis are fixed to the supporting substrate. When force or moment to be detected is exerted on exertion points (Q1, Q2), the four sets of detection portions (D1 to D4) undergo elastic deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: WACOH-TECH INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro OKADA, Miho OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190353538
    Abstract: In a stress measurement method, an object to be measured is vibrated at a plurality of oscillation frequencies, and a temperature amplitude of the object to be measured is measured by using a temperature sensor. Parameters of a one-dimensional heat conduction equation described below are identified by performing curve-fitting, on the basis of the one-dimensional heat conduction equation, on a measurement value of the temperature amplitude with respect to frequency characteristics of a temperature change component and a phase component based on a thermoelastic effect. The frequency characteristics are obtained at the plurality of oscillation frequencies. The one-dimensional heat conduction equation indicates a theoretical solution of a temperature amplitude on a surface of a coating film based on heat conduction and the thermoelastic effect of each of a substrate and the coating film. Then, a stress of the object to be measured is obtained based on the identified parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Yousuke IRIE, Hirotsugu INOUE, Takuya NIIOKA
  • Publication number: 20190353539
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flexible and soft material-based pressure sensor and/or switch assembly that can be used for soft goods as a soft switch. The material selection and design enhances the maximum bending ability and squeezing ability of the pressure sensor/switch and the sensor/switch is made to withstand heavy washes while maintaining its functionality of switching with a light touch based on the use of a waterproof stacking assembly that contains a piezoresistant material, electrodes and other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: MAS INNOVATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Kalana Bamunuarachchi, Maduka Chandrasiri, Vivek Ramchandani
  • Publication number: 20190353540
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a first force sensor. The first force sensor is disposed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel and extends along the first edge. The first force sensor includes a plurality of first sensing regions and a second sensing region. disposed closer to the second end of the first force sensor than the first sensing regions. The first sensing regions are disposed closer to a first end of the first force sensor than the second sensing region, and the second sensing region. The second sensing region is disposed closer to a second end of the first force sensor than the first sensing regions. The second sensing region has a larger area than each of the first sensing regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, Tae Hee Lee, Sung Kook Park
  • Publication number: 20190353541
    Abstract: A strain gauge includes: a substrate; a dielectric layer on the substrate; a thin film electrical circuit on the dielectric layer and having input/output terminals; another layer disposed on the electrical circuit; the dielectric layer forming a first seal on one side of the electrical circuit, the another layer forming a second seal on a second side of the electrical circuit, the first and second seals having structure such that: in a first instance prior to exposure of the strain gauge to an autoclave cycle, the electrical circuit is productive of a first output voltage in response to a first input voltage; and in a second instance subsequent to exposure of the strain gauge to at least 10 autoclave cycles, the electrical circuit is productive of a second output voltage in response to a second input voltage, the first and second input voltages being equal, and the first and second output voltages being equal within a 15% shift in zero offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel E. Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20190353542
    Abstract: A pressure detection cloth includes a first cloth, a second cloth, a spacer formed between the first cloth and the second cloth, a gap formed by the spacer between the first cloth and the second cloth, a first conductive thread formed over a first surface exposed to the gap of the first cloth, and a second conductive thread formed over a second surface exposed to the gap of the second cloth, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other, and wherein the first conductive thread and the second conductive thread are coupled to each other by a pressure of at least the first cloth and the second cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi TAJIMA, Shunji Baba
  • Publication number: 20190353543
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting an axial thrust force acting on a rotor of an integrally geared compressor (IGC) is provided. In the present disclosure, the axial thrust force acting on the rotor of the IGC may be adjusted in two opposite directions by tandem seals having different effective sealing diameters, and a thrust force generated in compressors located at both sides of a gear may be effectively offset. Furthermore, since a thrust load acting on the rotor of the IGC is offset, an operating pressure level at which the IGC operates may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Hanwha Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jonathan BYGRAVE
  • Publication number: 20190353544
    Abstract: A device for measuring forces or a weighing device includes at least one sensor, at least one force input device configured to elastically deform in relation to an external force acting on the device, and a casing coupled to the sensor and the force input device. The sensor is configured such that, when the force is applied to the device, the sensor detects the force in relation to the elastic deformation of the force input device, and the casing is configured to accommodate the sensor in the casing in at least two different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Oliver Dietz, Stefan Schmelter
  • Publication number: 20190353545
    Abstract: Submersible transducer includes a transducer housing configured to be submerged within an aqueous liquid and a pressure sensor operable to obtain data for determining a pressure of the aqueous liquid. The pressure sensor may be disposed within the transducer housing. The submersible transducer also includes a submersible cable having an electrical conductor and a venting tube operably coupled to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor uses an atmospheric pressure of an external environment that is detected through the venting tube to determine the pressure of the aqueous liquid. The submersible cable also includes a cable jacket and an inner layer that is surrounded by the cable jacket. The inner layer surrounds the electrical conductor and the venting tube. The inner layer includes a non-hygroscopic polymer that is more resistant to absorbing the aqueous liquid than the cable jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Steven Mark Keeter
  • Publication number: 20190353546
    Abstract: A differential pressure sensor includes a containment body including internally a wall creating first and second cavities, a piston slidingly housed in the first cavity and including a magnet mounted on a first axial end thereof, proximal to the wall and a magnetic sensor housed in the second cavity, near the wall for measuring the axial distance of the magnet from the wall and generating a signal representing such distance. The pressure sensor further includes a lighting element for emitting light radiation, a control circuit operatively interposed between the magnetic sensor and the lighting element and configured for varying the light radiation emitted by the lighting element as a function of a variation in the representative signal generated by the magnetic sensor. An interface element includes a radiant surface facing outwards from the body and an optical guide, extending between the lighting element and the radiant surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Giovanni MEI
  • Publication number: 20190353547
    Abstract: A sensor-plug for insertion into a drier bottle of an automotive condenser. The sensor-plug is a unitary piece and positioned within the drier bottle to eliminate the use of a separate sensor on the opposite side of the condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Trensor, LLC
    Inventors: Scott C. Gilman, Steven D. Gilman, Jingxun Zhou, James Resutek
  • Publication number: 20190353548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor, particularly a flexible pressure sensor and a fabrication method thereof. The invention provides a flexible pressure sensor which comprises a sensor body and electrodes. The sensor body comprises a first insulation layer of PET film, a first conductivity layer, an isolation layer, a second conductive layer and a second insulation layer of PET film from top to bottom, respectively. The electrodes are made from the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer connected with external circuit through any electrical wire. The isolation layer is a semi-conductive foamed polymer with adjustable conductivity/resistance. Both of the first insulation layer of PET film and the second insulation layer of PET film have the thickness of 4.5-120 ?m with the surface resistance value of 1013-14. In the process method of the invention, the isolation layer is a foamed polymer with adjustable conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Daji TU, Houjun XIA, Hua PAN, Xiaoming YANG
  • Publication number: 20190353549
    Abstract: A pressure sensor comprises a sensor housing, a diaphragm provided in the sensor housing, and a snubber insertable into the sensor housing. The sensor housing includes a coupler coupling with a pressure measurement target and a housing passage passing through the coupler and guiding a fluid that flows into the sensor housing from the pressure measurement target. The diaphragm is deformable by a pressure of the fluid that flows into the sensor housing from the pressure measurement target. The snubber is inserted into the sensor housing through the housing passage and fastens to the sensor housing in a state in which at least a portion of the sensor housing forming the housing passage is deformed. The snubber guides flow of the fluid and transmits the pressure of the fluid to the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Jong Choi, Sun Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190353550
    Abstract: A system and method for direct and/or active detection and monitoring of civil engineering or other infrastructural structures, and in a preferred embodiment, for hydrocarbon leakage in oil and gas pipelines, storage structures, and/or transportation structures. Particularly, the system and method relate to various nanocomposite sensor coating and data gathering systems. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a single measurement sensor coating (thin film) sensor. Other embodiments relate to multiple measurement sensor coating systems. The sensor is comprised of either a discrete conductive filament layer, or a single or multiple mesh of interwoven filaments of conductive material in one direction and nonconductive material in a perpendicular direction, as a substrate coated with sensitive coating materials to form a sensor grid. Various embodiments of the sensor coating and their applications are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Direct-C Limited
    Inventors: Simon PARK, Stephen James EDMONDSON, Adrian BANICA, Kaushik PARMAR, Xiaomeng WEI
  • Publication number: 20190353551
    Abstract: This invention is to collectively manage the timing to replace the multiple gas cylinders, and is a cylinder management system that manages multiple gas cylinders that supply a utility gas of a calibration gas to multiple gas analysis device and that comprises multiple pressure sensors that that detect a pressure of each of the multiple gas cylinders, and a management device that calculates a cylinder gas residual quantity in each gas cylinder based on the pressure detected by each pressure sensor and manages the timing to replace each gas cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HORIBA, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya ITO
  • Publication number: 20190353552
    Abstract: An apparatus for locating a measurand anomaly, such as a hot-spot, along an optical waveguide is provided having: an optical waveguide, a light source configured to transmit light along the waveguide and a plurality of sensors provided along the waveguide. Each sensor is configured to reflect a portion of light propagating along the waveguide at a respective sensor wavelength corresponding to a measurand. The plurality of sensors is configured into one or more sets according to their sensor wavelengths, each set comprising a plurality of sensors with respective sensor wavelengths, wherein the sensors are configured such that the sensor wavelength for each sensor in a respective set is substantially equal when the measurand experienced by each of the sensors in that set is equal. The apparatus further includes a detector configured to monitor the light reflected by the sensors, and a control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Smart Fibres Limited
    Inventors: Crispin Doyle, Christopher Staveley
  • Publication number: 20190353553
    Abstract: A dynamic and expandable communication tower monitoring unit includes a set of programmable modules for returning information about the electrical, environmental, structural, and communications status of a cellular tower, its components and ancillary service and carrier equipment. The monitoring unit processes programmable analog, digital, thermistor, voltage and trending inputs. Key features include an accelerometer-based structural sensor (“twist and sway”), a grounding integrity system for multiple tenants, and a second secure-feedback module (“watchdog circuit”) that provides an extra layer of protection in case of the system-wide electrical and/or communications failure. An operating system provides a series of control screens that allow for remote and local control of input and output variables for each tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Terrance O'Brien Woodbridge
  • Publication number: 20190353554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for detecting the changes in the structural health of a composite panel, more specifically structural or material changes caused to the composite panel as a result of de-lamination, distortion or breakage of the material at the molecular level rendering the composite panel unfit for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Purushotam MAHAVADI
  • Publication number: 20190353555
    Abstract: A workpiece holder comprises: a holding table including: a chuck mechanism holding the workpiece; a positioning mechanism moving the chuck mechanism in a direction orthogonal to the rotary axis while supporting the chuck mechanism to locate the workpiece; and a rotary mechanism rotating the positioning mechanism about the rotary axis to rotate the workpiece held by the chuck mechanism about the rotary axis; an alignment imaging part capturing an image of the outer peripheral portion of the workpiece held by the chuck mechanism; a misalignment detector detecting misalignment of the symmetry axis with respect to the rotary axis based on the captured image while the workpiece is rotated by the rotary mechanism; and a workpiece position correction part correcting the position of the workpiece to match the symmetry axis with the rotary axis by moving the chuck mechanism using the positioning mechanism to eliminate the misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Tomomitsu NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190353556
    Abstract: A mapping lensmeter is characterized by a macro-imaging system configured to detect a macro-image of the lens. The macro-image of the lens may be superimposed with a map of the lens indicating local refractive power at various zones of the lens to form a composite image of the lens. The composite image may include a pupil marking made on the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gabriel Norberto MARTIN, Feng ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190353557
    Abstract: A rig management system is disclosed. The rig management system may be configured to receive vibration data from a set of sensors installed on one or more elements of a hydraulic fracturing rig. The rig management system may be configured to perform a first processing of the vibration data utilizing a moving window technique to identify a possible failure of a set of bearings. The rig management system may be configured to perform a second processing utilizing a set of processing techniques after identifying the possible failure of the set of bearings. The rig management system may be configured to determine that the possible failure is an actual failure based on a result of performing the second processing. The rig management system may be configured to perform an action after determing that the possible failure is the actual failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yanchai Zhang, Yong Sun, Mingang Wang, Xuefei Hu, Zhaoxu Dong, Chunhui Pan
  • Publication number: 20190353558
    Abstract: A method of determining a condition of a component (e.g., valves) of an engine having a manifold air pressure sensor during a cold test includes providing pressurized air to an intake of the engine. The method includes rotating a crankshaft of the engine. The method includes measuring pressures with the manifold air pressure sensor as a function of crankshaft rotational position. The method includes comparing the pressures with a predetermined baseline. The method includes indicating a condition of the component based on the comparison of the pressures with the baseline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: David J. Chesney, Roderick Alexander Simpson
  • Publication number: 20190353559
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining turbine engine system stability encompass measuring or otherwise determining values of performance parameters, storing a data set of such values in memory, generating a stability indicator, and displaying the stability indicator on an operator interface. The stability indicator is generated by a processor operating in data communication with the computer memory, utilizing customized software algorithms to remove high frequency components, apply an adaptive filter to adjust selected parameters according to a target value of a selected target parameter, and apply a stochastic filters to estimate true values of the selected parameters, based on the remaining variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dean Frederick Long, Kenneth William Simon, Grant August Radinzel
  • Publication number: 20190353560
    Abstract: An apparatus for checking tyres is described. The apparatus has a first check unit having an inlet for tyres and a plurality of check tools. The apparatus also has a second check unit having an outlet for the tyres and a plurality of check tools. The apparatus further has an overturning and transport device operatively interposed between the first check unit and the second check unit. The first check unit, the second check unit and the overturning and transport device define a check path configured to be traversed by each tyre step by step. The first check unit and the second check unit have the same check tools configured for executing the same checks on respective axial halves of the tyres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Vincenzo BOFFA, Alessandro HELD, Gianni MANCINI, Albert BERENGUER, Valeriano BALLARDINI, Rainer HUBER
  • Publication number: 20190353561
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a shock absorber coupled to a vehicle tire. In one example, a sensor of a tire pressure measurement system coupled inside a tire is used to measure a tire pressure as well as an oscillatory behavior of the tire. A state of health of a shock absorber coupled to the tire is estimated based on the oscillatory behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Fakhreddine Landolsi, Imad Makki, Dilip Patel, Craig Stephens
  • Publication number: 20190353562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring and calculating geometric parameters of the wheels of a wheelset for rail vehicles, wherein the wheelset to be evaluated is rotatably mounted in a wheelset machine tool or in a wheelset diagnostic system and wherein measured values for profile measurement with respect to profile wear to be detected are determined during rotational motion of said wheelset. The problem addressed by the invention is to expand already available measuring methods on known wheelset machine tools and wheelset diagnostic systems in such a way that further geometric parameters can be detected and evaluated. This problem is solved in that methods for measuring and calculating the equivalent conicity and the radial run-out property of a wheelset are integrated as new measurement functions, wherein solution approaches are proposed for these additional methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HEGENSCHEIDT-MFD GmbH
    Inventors: Hans J. NAUMANN, John Oliver NAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20190353563
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining an abnormality includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute setting processing that includes setting a determination region so as to exclude range of a frequency component of which waveforms of vibrations in a step before a change and a step after a change coincide each other in a predetermined error range, in a frequency spectrum for each step, the frequency spectrum being obtained from vibration data that is obtained by detecting, by a sensor, a vibration of a monitoring target apparatus executing a plurality of steps in a predetermined order using a rotary part, and execute generating processing that includes generating abnormality determination criterion information indicating a frequency region used to determine an abnormality of the monitoring target apparatus, in accordance with peaks of the frequency spectrum detected in the determination region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Takuya Nishino
  • Publication number: 20190353564
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving particulate sampling. As may be consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a flow direction structure, a flow sampler and a particle collector having a collecting surface. The flow direction structure has interior sidewalls that direct the flow of particulate-laden gas along a flow path. The flow sampler is located in the flow path within the interior sidewalls, and operates with the flow direction structure to sample a portion of the particulate-laden gas at a reduced velocity, while allowing another portion of the particulate-laden gas to exhaust around the flow sampler. The flow sampler operates with the particle collector to direct the sampled portion of the particulate-laden gas to the collecting surface, and to adhere particulates from the particulate-laden gas to the collecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dennis Q. Cruz, Richard Nguyen, Jonathan P. Jones, Sumit Chandra
  • Publication number: 20190353565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical compound comprising (i) a polycationic polymer, coupled to (ii) a dye. The present invention further relates to a method for visualizing a glycosamine-containing structure in a biological sample comprising a) contacting an inner lumen of said biological sample with a dye-conjugated polycationic polymer, preferably with the chemical compound according to the present invention; b) tissue-clearing said biological sample; and, thereby, c) visualizing an internal glycosamine-containing structure in said biological sample. The present invention also relates to a method for determining the number and/or size of glomeruli in a kidney or a sample thereof making use of the method for visualizing a glycosamine-containing structure; and also relates to kits and uses related to said chemical compounds and said methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Norbert GRETZ, Ruediger RUDOLF, Stefanie WEINFURTER, Cinzia BRENNA, Jiaguo HUANG, Arif ul Maula KHAN
  • Publication number: 20190353566
    Abstract: A method of preparing a sample that includes milling an initial deep lamella within a wafer using a focused ion beam. The initial deep lamella includes at least one internal structure within an upper portion of the initial deep lamella. The method further includes lifting the initial deep lamella out of the wafer, placing the initial deep lamella on an upper surface of the wafer on a lateral side of the initial lamella, milling a planar shallow lamella out of a portion of the initial deep lamella and the wafer beneath the initial deep lamella to include at least substantially an entire length of the at least one internal structure of the initial deep lamella, lifting the planar shallow lamella out of the wafer, and placing the planar shallow lamella on a carbon grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jamie C. Porter, Scott M. Williams, Clint R. Davlin, Joel B. LeBret
  • Publication number: 20190353567
    Abstract: A binary cleanup device for sample pretreatment of compound analysis and a simplified sample pretreatment method using the binary cleanup device are disclosed. The simplified sample pretreatment method includes a homogenization step to crush the sample, an extraction/partition step to mix the crushed sample with a solvent and a salt reagent into a sample liquid, a filtration step to remove solid matters from the sample liquid, and a cleanup step to clean up the filtered sample liquid using a binary cleanup device, which is consisting of a liquid transfer device and a filter tube filled up with a cleanup agent. Draw a defined portion of the filtered sample extracts via the liquid transfer device, and then let the aspirated sample liquid pass through the cleanup agent of the filter tube. Thus, a single liquid transfer step that achieving accurate sampling and rapid cleanup, simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jenn-Feng SHEEN, Shuen-Rung HSIAO, Jhong-Yun SIE