Patents Issued in January 14, 2020
  • Patent number: 10533834
    Abstract: A blade measuring apparatus (21) to measure the radius and bend of skate blades along the longitudinal plane of the skate blade runner features a one-piece frame (1), thermally non-conductive handles (5), and adjustable, replaceable, and interchangeable magnetic force application components (9, 10) and assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Di Nardo, Christopher Needham, Michael Gomm, Chris Lauridsen
  • Patent number: 10533835
    Abstract: An angle sensor arrangement is proposed, said angle sensor arrangement including at least two sensor substrates arranged in such a way that they assume different angular orientations in relation to an axis of rotation, wherein at least one sensor substrate comprises two magnetic field sensor elements arranged in such a way that they assume different angular orientations in relation to the axis of rotation, and comprising a combining device, on the basis of which a linear combination of the magnetic field quantities measured by the two magnetic field sensor elements is determinable. Furthermore, a method for calibrating or operating an angle sensor arrangement is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Udo Ausserlechner
  • Patent number: 10533836
    Abstract: Dual laser frequency combs can rapidly measure high resolution linear absorption spectra. However, one-dimensional linear techniques cannot distinguish the sources of resonances in a mixture of different analytes, nor separate inhomogeneous and homogeneous broadening. These limitations are overcome by acquiring high resolution multi-dimensional non-linear coherent spectra with frequency combs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Steven T. Cundiff, Bachana Lomsadze
  • Patent number: 10533837
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for multichannel optical coherence tomography. Light from a wavelength tuneable or steppable optical source is separated into one or more sample beams and one or more reference beams, and the one or more sample beams directed onto a sample to form one or more interaction regions. A plurality of returning probe beams are collected and mixed with the one or more reference beams to form an interference pattern comprising a plurality of interferograms having at least two distinct carrier frequencies. The multichannel optical apparatus can be provided with polarisation discrimination by mixing the returning probe beams with two orthogonally polarised reference beams to form one or more interference patterns each comprising a plurality of interferograms having at least two distinct carrier frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Steven James Frisken
  • Patent number: 10533838
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a visualization system for performing optimized optical coherence tomography (OCT) by determining the absolute distance between the OCT source and a sample. The present disclosure also provides a method for optimizing OCT, which includes determining an absolute distance between the OCT source and a sample using data relating to the focal length or position of an autofocus imager lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Hugang Ren, Lingfeng Yu
  • Patent number: 10533839
    Abstract: Disclosed is a first transmitter that transmits a first optical signal towards a target, a plurality of receivers that receive the first optical signal after the first optical signal is reflected by the target and each provides a respective received optical signal, at least one photodetector that receives the received optical signals and provides at least a first electrical signal, and a processor that receives the first electrical signal to compute a position of the target relative to a baseline position based on: a first position of a first receiver of the plurality of receivers, a second position of a second receiver of the plurality of receivers, the first electrical signal. The processor computes a clearance between the target and a component based on a third position of a third receiver, a fourth position of a fourth receiver and a second electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Eli C. Warren, Ian F. Agoos, Darren M. Wind
  • Patent number: 10533840
    Abstract: Methods for characterizing shape changes of an aircraft due to flight loads are provided. In one example, a method for characterizing shape changes of an interior portion of an aircraft from flight loads includes positioning one or more 3D scanners within the interior portion of the aircraft. A reference scan of the interior portion is created with the one or more 3D scanners while the aircraft is substantially stationary and/or on the ground. A deformed scan of the interior portion is created with the one or more 3D scanners while the aircraft is in flight subject to substantial flight loads. The reference scan and the deformed scan are postprocessed and analyzed to characterize the shape changes of the interior portion of the aircraft from the substantial flight loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Linwood Woodard, Jr., Todd Schartner
  • Patent number: 10533841
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for measuring surface topography of a work-piece are described. The apparatus comprises a light emitting assembly configured to emit an emitted beam of light, the emitted beam being emitted at a plurality of wavelengths and modulated at modulating frequency, the emitted beam being directed onto a surface of a work-piece. A detector is configured to receive a reflected beam of light that includes at least a portion of the emitted beam as reflected from the surface of the work-piece. The detector is further configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the reflected beam on the detector. A signal processing unit is configured to remove noise from the signal thus generated based on the modulating frequency to obtain a processed signal. A control unit is configured to determine topography of the surface based on the processed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: APPLEJACK 199 L.P.
    Inventor: Wojciech J. Walecki
  • Patent number: 10533842
    Abstract: A system for contactless measurement of circular geometrical parameters of a turbine engine component, comprising a contactless measurement module comprising a support, having a fixed position, for supporting the turbine engine component; an optical measurement device for transmitting a plurality of light beams onto at least the internal surface of the internal side wall, and for acquiring a plurality of reflections coming from the plurality of light beams, mechanically coupled to the support and comprising: an electronic conversion unit for converting a plurality of signals of the first optical sensor into a plurality of values of the plurality of circular geometrical parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aero Boosters S.A.
    Inventors: Romain Assemat, Jean-Michel Lorange
  • Patent number: 10533843
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a method for measuring a true concentricity of a rotating shaft. The method includes simultaneously measuring, with diametrically opposed position sensors, opposite sides of the rotating shaft at an initial state to acquire a first measurement data and at a 180-degree rotation to acquire a second measurement data. The method further determines a rotational centerline and a shaft centerline based on the first and second measurement data, and calculates a concentricity error of the rotating shaft based on the determined rotational centerline and the shaft centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Mark Briscoe, Robert Kraus, Jason Savage, Katelyn Reno Shelley, Lucas Michael Vanderpool
  • Patent number: 10533844
    Abstract: Disclosed is a three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using a diffraction grating, comprising: a light splitter installed in a traveling direction of a light generated from a light source unit and configured to reflect a portion of the light along a first path and transmit a portion of the light along a second path; an image sensor unit configured to receive a light traveling along the first path and reflected from a measurement target having at least one hole, and measure the shape of the measurement target; and a diffraction grating disposed on at least one light path among a light path between the light source unit and the light splitter, a light path between the measurement target and the light splitter, and a light path between the measurement target and the image sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOH YOUNG TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Jang Il Ser
  • Patent number: 10533845
    Abstract: A measuring device for measuring an object includes a controller, a projector, an imaging unit, and a processor, the controller controls the projector and the imaging unit to start projection and imaging in a second condition after starting projection and imaging in a first condition, and to start imaging in the second condition with a time interval of an integer multiple of a period of intensity of light other than a pattern of light from an imaging start time in the first condition, and the processor obtains intersection point positions of gradation values between image data obtained at the same imaging time in each condition among image data obtained at each imaging time in the first condition and image data obtained at each imaging time in the second condition, and calculates the shape information based on the obtained intersection point positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Seki
  • Patent number: 10533846
    Abstract: An image generation device includes an imaging unit 11, a projection unit 22, and a distance information generation unit 18, and a projection pattern includes unit patterns arranged in a plurality of rows in a first direction and in a plurality of columns in a second direction. A plurality of light dots include first dots and second dots which are light dots of different states from each other; the unit patterns arranged in the first direction have the light dot arrangements identical with each other; the unit patterns arranged in the second direction have light dot arrangements different from each other; the number of first dots among a plurality of light dots arranged in the first direction in each of the unit patterns is the same fixed number in each row in the second direction; and in a location other than the unit pattern, the number of first dots included in a row of the same length as the unit pattern in the second direction differs from the fixed number, in a certain row in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Fujita, Koichi Yamashita, Narihiro Matoba
  • Patent number: 10533847
    Abstract: An inspection mechanism for metal blank, adapted for sensing the surface condition of a metal blank, includes a framework, a holding device, a shuffling device, and an inductive control device. It mainly utilizes the inductive control device to drive the holding device to hold and position the metal blank and control the shuffling device to move the sensor of the inductive control device to the path of sensing the metal blank, so as to conduct the sensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FACTORY AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po Cheng Su, Hsin Hong Hou, Kuo Hsiu Chen, Shun Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 10533848
    Abstract: An overlay metrology system may include a controller to generate optical tool error adjustments for a hybrid overlay target including optically-resolvable features and device-scale features by measuring a difference between an optical overlay measurement based on the optically-resolvable features and a device-scale overlay measurement based on the device-scale features, generate target-to-device adjustments for the hybrid overlay target based on positions of features within the device area, determine device-relevant overlay measurements for one or more locations in the device area based on at least one of the optical overlay measurement, the optical tool error adjustments, or the target-to-device adjustments, and provide overlay correctables for the device area to a lithography tool to modify exposure conditions for at least one subsequent exposure based on the device-relevant overlay measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Andrei V. Shchegrov, Frank Laske, Nadav Gutman
  • Patent number: 10533849
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store a learned neural network; an acquisition unit configured to acquire determination image data obtained by capturing an image of a surface in which at least a surface layer of a coating layer stacked on the coating irregularity generated in the coating surface to be determined has been abraded; a determination unit configured to input the determination image data acquired by the acquisition unit to the learned neural network read out from the storage unit and determine the cause of occurrence of the coating irregularity generated in the coating surface to be determined; and an output unit configured to output information regarding the cause of occurrence determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohei Sano, Yuichi Hirano
  • Patent number: 10533850
    Abstract: A method of rendering virtual content comprises capturing an image of a field of view of a user, extracting a set of map points based on the captured image, recognizing an object based on the extracted set of map points, retrieving semantic data associated with the recognized object and attaching the semantic data to object data associated with the recognized object, and inserting the recognized object data and the semantic data attached thereto into a virtual world model such that virtual content, when rendered at a user device of the user, is displayed in relation to the recognized object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Rony Abovitz, Brian T. Schowengerdt, Mathew D. Watson
  • Patent number: 10533851
    Abstract: An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station; and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Fisher, Thomas Robert Szarek, Justin B. McAllister, Pavel Belik
  • Patent number: 10533852
    Abstract: A leveling sensor, a load port including a leveling sensor, and a method of leveling a load port using a load port are disclosed. In an embodiment, a sensor includes an accelerometer configured to detect leveling and vibration of a load port and produce a plurality of data; a plurality of indicator lights configured to display a level measurement and a level direction based on the leveling of the load port; a processor configured to process the data produced by the accelerometer; and a wired connection configured to connect the processor to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Lin Wang, Jung-Tang Wu, Chin-Szu Lee, Hua-Sheng Chiu
  • Patent number: 10533853
    Abstract: A method of using a photogrammetry system to produce a three-dimensional image representation includes placing an object in the photogrammetry system, illuminating only a plurality of polarized lights, capturing a polarized image capture set of the object using a plurality of cameras while only the plurality of polarized lights are illuminated, and sending the polarized image capture set to the at least one computer processor. The method further comprises illuminating only a plurality of non-polarized lights, capturing a non-polarized image capture set of the object from the plurality of cameras while only the non-polarized lights are illuminated, and sending the non-polarized image capture set to the at least one computer processor. The method still further comprises using the at least one computer processor to generate a three-dimensional image representation of the object includes comparing the polarized image capture set and the non-polarized image capture set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Matthew Hart, Kirby Brian Johnson
  • Patent number: 10533854
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the resonance frequency of a loop filter in a delta-sigma modulator includes input of a filter input signal of a loop filter into a frequency adjustment circuit and determination of a noise spectrum of the filter input signal in a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are arranged symmetrically around the predetermined frequency. The method includes comparison of the noise spectra and creation of an adjustment signal that leads to a frequency adjustment when the noise spectra deviate from one another. The method also includes feedback of the adjustment signal of the frequency adjustment circuit to a control input of the loop filter for setting the filter frequency in response to the comparative result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg
    Inventors: Maximilian Marx, Daniel De Dorigo, Yiannos Manoli
  • Patent number: 10533855
    Abstract: A tracking system, in various embodiments, is configured to measure an athlete's performance based at least in part on magnetic field measurements taken by one or more magnetometers. In a particular embodiment, the system comprises one or more magnetometers (e.g., that may be embedded in one or more wearable devices, such as eyewear) and at least one magnet disposed on a portion of the athlete or their equipment. The system is configured to receive magnetic field information associated with the at least one magnet using the one or more magnetometers and determine the performance data based at least in part on the magnetic field information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VISION SERVICE PLAN
    Inventors: Richard Chester Klosinski, Jr., Meghan Kathleen Murphy, Matthew Allen Workman, Jay William Sales
  • Patent number: 10533856
    Abstract: A navigation system that utilizes yaw rate constraint during inertial dead reckoning is provided. The system accumulates relative yaw measurements to produce dead reckoning mechanization update values. The system corrects for z axis drift errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NovAtel Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Bobye
  • Patent number: 10533857
    Abstract: A user terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The control method of a user terminal includes registering a first point, acquiring movement information of the user terminal using a motion sensor when the user terminal moves from the first point to a second point, and providing a user interface (UI) for guiding to the first point on the basis of the movement information if a user command for a return is input. As a result, the user terminal makes it possible to provide the route guidance service to a destination by tracking the moving route of the user terminal when the global positioning system (GPS) signal may not be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-hoon Jang, Du-seok Kim, Hyun-cheol Park
  • Patent number: 10533858
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically detecting a location is provided. The method includes receiving by a vehicle, data describing a specified geographical area of a collapsed structure. A received control signal enables control of the vehicle such that the vehicle initiates motion and navigates in a specified direction towards the specified geographical area and upon arriving at the specified geographical area, a size and a magnitude of the collapsed structure is determined via sensors of the vehicle. A center location of the collapsed structure is determined and the vehicle hovers above the center location. Geographical coordinates of the location above the center location are transmitted to a search and rescue system and the center location is scanned via ground penetrating radar. Open spaces within the collapsed structure are determined and scanned to locate living entities within the open spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelley L. Anders, Jeremy R. Fox, Grant D. Miller
  • Patent number: 10533859
    Abstract: A map update system, a navigation device, and a server device is provided. The map update system updates map data of the navigation device based on map data stored by the server device, the map data includes section data corresponding to each section of a navigation map divided into multiple sections and management data designating the section data to be referenced when rendering, the server device receives generation information from the navigation device of map data being currently referenced by the navigation device and creates difference data between map data of a generation corresponding to the received generation information and map data of a newest generation, the navigation device creates updated management data and updated section data by updating management data and section data corresponding to the difference data and writes respectively updated data on different areas that are different from areas on which respective pre-update data area stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MAPMASTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Takahiro Miwa, Ayumu Shingu
  • Patent number: 10533860
    Abstract: The present disclosure may be directed to a computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle with a controller to control one or more light emitters to produce a light pattern that uniquely identify the vehicle. It may also be directed to a system to receive image data from one or more video cameras located in a location vicinity of the CA/AD vehicle emitting a pattern of light, and to analyze the received image data to determine a physical location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Glen J. Anderson
  • Patent number: 10533861
    Abstract: In a map matching apparatus, a processor executes, by the program stored in a storage unit, position measurement processing of measuring a current position, matching processing of performing, based on the current position measured in the position measurement processing, matching with a corresponding road position in the road map data stored in the map storage unit, determination processing of determining whether a candidate of a road position to be matched in the matching processing is correct or not, and matching control processing of setting, based on a determination result of the determination processing, the candidate of the road position to be matched in the matching processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Sambongi
  • Patent number: 10533862
    Abstract: A transport service system identifies a map matched trajectory for a transport vehicle based on planned route information and location data associated with a trip. The system receives planned route information and location data for a transport vehicle. For each location data point, the transport service system identifies a set of candidate road segments. Sequential pairs of candidate road segments represent transitions. The system uses a map of the corresponding area to calculate a transition probability, the likelihood of traversing from the first candidate road segment to the second candidate road segment. The system identifies transitions that correspond to the planned route and adjusts the transition probabilities based on the identified planned route transitions. Based on the adjusted probabilities, the transport service system determines a most-likely traversed path for the transport vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohan Abhay Paranjpe, Seth Harris Rubin, Joseph Kelly Barker, Jintao Guan, Karan Rajen Parikh
  • Patent number: 10533863
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, enable the apparatus at least to: generate, in respect of a road intersection, grouped probe data using probe data derived from probed vehicular movements through the road intersection, wherein the grouped probe data is generated by grouping together probe data comprising vehicle trajectories which have respective common heading angles at points of entry to and exit from the road intersection; and provide the grouped probe data for use in lane-level mapping of the road intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Xiang Ma, Xin Chen, Vlad Zhukov
  • Patent number: 10533864
    Abstract: An asset management mapping system including a microphone recording the audio of the asset inspector and a condition signal generator generating an audio condition signal based on asset inspector input from a keypad including condition selectors recorded into a global positioning system audio and video recorder that associates the audio and video with a gps location to create a pavement condition database. The database is interpreted to generate a condition output map of the areas inspected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Mike Morgan
  • Patent number: 10533865
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a map application that identifies a transit route that includes one or more transit legs between a starting location and a destination location. In response to a request to start navigating the identified transit route, the map application of some embodiments provides a first display area for displaying a set of navigation instructions, each of which describes a transit maneuver that is associated with a transit leg of the transit route. The map application also provides a second display area for displaying a map region presentation associated with the navigation instruction that is displayed in the first display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Usama M. Hajj, Marcel Van Os, Brian Andrich, Ian Leighton, Justin O'Beirne, David Hodge, Eleanor Cady Wachsman, Nathaniel V. Kelso, Aaron A. Reiner, Christine B. McGravan, Wesley Yue, Eric L. Grundstrom
  • Patent number: 10533866
    Abstract: A system and method includes accessing a road network database to identify a tire cost for a plurality of edges in a mining road network, identifying least-cost paths between each of a plurality of nodes on the mining road network using the tire cost for each of the plurality of edges, the nodes including a loading area and a dumping area for a plurality of haul trucks, accessing a distributed objects database to identify constraints for the nodes on the mining road network, determining a production plan using the constraints for the nodes on the mining road network by maximizing a function of the form ?f?(x)-?g?(x), where f?(x) is a normalized measure of productivity, g?(x) is a normalized measure of impact on tire conditioning, and ? and ?, are nonnegative constants with ?+?=1, subject to constraints on resource capacities and production requirements, with the material flow rates between each of the nodes on the mining road network specifying the production plan, determining a task assignment for each of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Lucas Van Latum, Maria Brenda R. Rayco
  • Patent number: 10533867
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhanced telematics processing systems with improved third party source data integration features and enhanced customized driving output determinations. A computing platform may receive telematics data and third party source data. The computing platform may enrich the telematics data using the third party source data. After generating the enriched telematics data, the computing platform may use machine learning algorithms and datasets to validate the enriched telematics data. The computing platform may ingest, via a batch ingestion process, the enriched telematics data. For example, the computing platform may store the enriched telematics data and generate additional enriched telematics data until expiration of a predetermined period of time. The computing platform may ingest the enriched telematics data associated with each trip. Once the enriched telematics data has been ingested, the computing platform may generate a standardized common trip format output for each trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Zoran Navratil, Kevin Patrick Rice, Daniel Brian Mohnen, Kevin Glickley, Nilesh Ponnala, Rahul Chandrawanshi
  • Patent number: 10533868
    Abstract: Adaptive navigation techniques are disclosed that allow navigation systems to learn from a user's personal driving history. As a user drives, models are developed and maintained to learn or otherwise capture the driver's personal driving habits and preferences. Example models include road speed, hazard, favored route, and disfavored route models. Other attributes can be used as well, whether based on the user's personal driving data or driving data aggregated from a number of users. The models can be learned under explicit conditions (e.g., time of day/week, driver ID) and/or under implicit conditions (e.g., weather, drivers urgency, as inferred from sensor data). Thus, models for a plurality of attributes can be learned, as well as one or more models for each attribute under a plurality of conditions. Attributes can be weighted according to user preference. The attribute weights and/or models can be used in selecting a best route for user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Andrew R. Golding, Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 10533869
    Abstract: A navigation system may include at least one processing device configured to determine, based on an output of one or more position sensors associated with the navigation system, a current location of at least one component associated with the navigation system and determine a destination location different from the current location. The navigation system may also acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, a plurality of images representative of an environment of a user of the navigation system and derive, from the plurality of images, visual information associated with at least one object in the environment. The system may also determine one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include at least one reference to the visual information derived from the plurality of images. The system may also deliver to the user the one or more instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Gideon Stein
  • Patent number: 10533870
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for mitigating the risks associated with operating an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle by using calculated route traversal values to select less risky travel routes and/or modify vehicle operation. Various approaches to achieving this risk mitigation are presented. A computing device is configured to generate a database of route traversal values. This device may receive a variety of historical route traversal information, real-time vehicle information, and/or route information from one of more data sources and calculate a route traversal value for the associated driving route. Subsequently, the computing device may provide the associated route traversal value to other devices, such as a vehicle navigation device associated with the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle. An insurance company may use this information to help determine insurance premiums for autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles by analyzing and/or mitigating the risk associated with operating those vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventor: Mark Slusar
  • Patent number: 10533871
    Abstract: A computing device receives, via a communication network, map data including (i) a description of geometries of map features and (ii) a first description of visual characteristics defined separately and independently of the description of the geometries. The computing device applies the visual characteristics to the geometries to render a first digital map. The computing device then receives, via the communication network, a second description of visual characteristics for application to the geometries previously provided to the computing device as part of the map data, and applies the second visual characteristics to the previously received geometries of the plurality of map features to render a second digital map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Maurer, Sean Egan, Brian Cornell
  • Patent number: 10533872
    Abstract: A system determines a set of POIs that are visible from a location. The system stores a visibility map for each POI. A visibility map includes data about locations or regions from which the associated POI is visible. The data may include information about how visible the POI is from different locations. The system divides a region into road bins (e.g., geofences a route passes through). Each road bin is associated with a set of POIs that are visible from locations within the road bin. When the system receives a request from a user device for information about visible POIs, the system determines a road bin that corresponds to the location of the user device, identifies POIs associated with the road bin, and transmits information about the set of POIs to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Janice J. Suh, Benjamin Kadlec, Christine Misuye Tao
  • Patent number: 10533873
    Abstract: An information communications system (100) for a vehicle includes an on-vehicle information device (10). The on-vehicle information device (10) includes: an information collection unit (11) which collects vehicle information from an on-vehicle device (41, 42, 43, 44), communication interfaces (14A, 14B) connected to mobile terminals (20) having a communication function and being brought inside the vehicle, and a control unit (12) which transfers the vehicle information collected by the information collection unit (11) to any one of the mobile terminals (20) via any one of the communication interfaces (14A, 14B). If one of the mobile terminals (20) currently selected as a destination of the vehicle information satisfies a predetermined condition, the control unit (12) switches the destination of the vehicle information to a different mobile terminal (20). The mobile terminal (20) which received the vehicle information transfers the vehicle information thus received to a center device (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Matsumoto, Natsuko Miyadera, Hiroyuki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10533874
    Abstract: A walk detection method for detecting a motion state of a user includes: measuring a number of triaxial components of gravitational acceleration vector of the device; calculating a triaxial angular velocity of the device; recording data inputs of the triaxial angular velocity, and recording the data inputs not larger than a filtered threshold as effective data inputs; calculating a mean of effective data inputs; calculating a difference value between the effective data inputs and a mean thereof; and determining that, when the difference value is smaller than a threshold of walking state, the user is in a walking state. Otherwise, the user is determined to be in a shaking state at the same location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN, NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chung-Hao Huang, Lun-Hui Lee, Chian-Cheng Ho, Zu-Hao Lai
  • Patent number: 10533875
    Abstract: A sensor system including a movable member, a sensor, and an interpolator. The sensor is configured to generate a first output signal and a second output signal. The first output signal has a first phase angle, the second output signal has a second phase angle, and a first difference between the first phase angle and the second phase angle has a first value. The first value of the first difference includes an offset related to a mechanical incompatibility between the sensor and the movable member. The interpolator is configured to receive the first output signal and the second output signal. The interpolator is operable to apply a compensation factor to generate a third signal having a third phase. The compensation factor has a value that is based on the mechanical incompatibility between the sensor and the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Timken Company
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Alfred J. Santos, Mark E. Lacroix
  • Patent number: 10533876
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a base, a sensor attached to the base, and a cover transparent to the sensor and forming a spherical joint with the base. The cover may have a partial spherical shape. The sensor assembly may include an exterior panel having a hole, and the cover may be disposed in the hole. The cover may be rotatable relative to the base about any axis extending parallel to the exterior panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
  • Patent number: 10533877
    Abstract: An angle sensor may include a first sensing element to provide a first set of output signals associated with a magnetic field produced by a rotatable magnet. The first sensing element may be arranged at a first distance from a surface of the rotatable magnet along a given direction, and may be configured to operate in a non-saturated mode. The angle sensor may include a second sensing element to provide a second set of output signals associated with the magnetic field produced by the rotatable magnet. The second sensing element may be arranged at a second distance from the surface of the rotatable magnet along the given direction, and may be configured to operate in a non-saturated mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Jürgen Zimmer
  • Patent number: 10533878
    Abstract: An angle sensor includes a plurality of composite magnetic field information generation units and an angle computing unit. The plurality of composite magnetic field information generation units detect, at a plurality of detection positions, a composite magnetic field of a magnetic field to be detected and a noise magnetic field other than the magnetic field to be detected, and thereby generate a plurality of pieces of composite magnetic field information including information on the direction of the composite magnetic field. The angle computing unit generates a detected angle value by performing an operation using the plurality of pieces of composite magnetic field information so that an error of the detected angle value caused by the noise magnetic field is made smaller than in the case where the detected angle value is generated on the basis of any and only one of the plurality of pieces of composite magnetic field information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenkichi Anagawa, Shinichirou Mochizuki, Hiraku Hirabayashi, Kazuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10533879
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical encoder for an electronic device. The optical encoder comprises an elongated shaft and a plurality of markings axially disposed around a circumference of the elongated shaft. The optical encoder also includes an optical sensor. In embodiments, the optical sensor includes an emitter and an array of photodiodes. The emitter and the array of photodiodes may be radially aligned with respect to the elongated shaft or axially aligned with respect to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ruh, Prashanth S. Holenarsipur, Serhan O. Isikman, Anant Rai
  • Patent number: 10533880
    Abstract: A position sensor comprises a waveguide of a magnetostrictive material, which extends along a measurement path and which is configured for conducting mechanical pulses triggered by magnetostriction, and a housing for the waveguide. A positioning element is provided which is elastic at least regionally; which is held in the housing while being deformed; and which has a recess which extends along the measurement path and forms a receiver for the waveguide. In the position sensor in accordance with the invention, the recess has a slit which extends along the measurement path; which, viewed in a cross-sectional plane, reaches from a reception section up to a boundary of the positioning element; and which enables a lateral insertion of the waveguide into the reception section. The invention furthermore comprises a method of manufacturing a position sensor in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SICK ATECH GMBH
    Inventor: Saiful Islam Ahmad
  • Patent number: 10533881
    Abstract: A sensor assembly that includes a mounting frame; and a support platform coupled with the mounting frame. The support platform has a top platform surface with a circuit board disposed thereon. The circuit board is operably configured with a secondary microcontroller and a Hall effect sensor. There is an inner sensor housing configured to extend out and around the circuit board and the support platform. There is a first magnet coupled to an underside of the inner sensor housing. There is a rotating member configured with a plurality of blades and a rotating member mounting ring, the rotating member is proximately disposed on top of the inner sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FORUM US, INC.
    Inventors: Randy Vanberg, Hamid Reza Zareie Rajani, Seyed Reza Larimi, Morteza Abbasi
  • Patent number: 10533882
    Abstract: Techniques for the design and operation of an efficient battery-powered meter are described herein. A metrology unit of the meter may be at least partially located in the gas flow of a pipe, and measures gas flow rate data according to a static flow sensor. The metrology unit calculates raw gas-volume data using at least the flow rate data as input. The metrology unit measures gas temperature to produce gas temperature data, and adjusts the raw gas-volume data, based at least in part on the gas temperature data, to produce corrected gas-volume data. The metrology unit accumulates the corrected gas-volume data over multiple minutes, hours or even days, and then sends the accumulated corrected gas-volume data to an index unit of the meter. By accumulating the data over time, fewer data transmissions are required. The index unit may send the accumulated the accumulated corrected gas-volume data to a utility server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: George Iliev, Kenneth Charles Rigdon, Johann de Jager
  • Patent number: 10533883
    Abstract: A thermal flow measuring device for determining and/or monitoring the mass flow and/or the flow velocity of a flowable medium through a pipeline, comprising at least three sensor elements and an electronics unit. Each sensor element is in thermal contact with the medium, and includes a heatable temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Martin Arnold, Axel Pfau