Patents Issued in March 31, 2022
  • Publication number: 20220101722
    Abstract: A road entry system of a vehicle includes: a sensing unit configured to sense position information or movement information of an external obstacle located on a side or a rear of the vehicle, in response to the vehicle entering an entrance lane; a determining unit configured to determine whether the entrance lane is congested, based on the position information or the movement information of the external obstacle, as sensed by the sensing unit; and a control unit configured to control driving of the vehicle based on a result of the determining of whether the entrance lane is congested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyung Myung LEE
  • Publication number: 20220101723
    Abstract: A vehicle receives sensor data from at least one of its sensors as it approaches an intersection and determines whether a traffic flow control device for the intersection is detected. When detected, a detected type, a detected state, or both of the traffic flow control device is determined. Using a type of the intersection, at least one of an existing type or an existing state of the traffic flow control device is determined, where the traffic flow control device is undetected or the detected type, the detected state, or both are determined with a detection confidence less than a defined level of detection confidence. The traffic flow control device is tagged with a label including its location and existing type, the existing state, or both within at least one control system for the vehicle. The vehicle is operated within vehicle transportation network using a control system that incorporates the label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Lorenzo Bill, David Ilstrup, Stefan Witwicki, Kyle Hollins Wray
  • Publication number: 20220101724
    Abstract: A traffic monitoring system includes a roadside traffic sensor unit and an off-site device remote from the traffic sensor unit. The roadside traffic sensor unit includes an imaging device that captures images of vehicles within a field-of-view of the imaging device, an image processing unit that generates a recognition record from the captured images of a vehicle, and a transceiver that transmits the recognition record. The off-site device includes a transceiver that receives the recognition record and a hot list identifying one or more vehicles-of-interest, a memory that stores the received recognition record for up to a retention period, and a processor that sets the retention period based on a comparison of the recognition record to the hot list identified vehicles-of-interest. The retention period can be variably set according to the severity of any “hits” to the hot list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Allen KADOCH, Jason SKIPPER, Matthew Anthony HILL
  • Publication number: 20220101725
    Abstract: A communication control apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit (11) communicating information to and from a moving body, a violation time predicting unit (12) predicting a violation time at which the moving body violates a constraint condition relating to a relative relationship between the moving body and another object or a constraint condition relating to a relative relationship between the moving body and a path on which the moving body should run by using positional information of the moving body, a deadline calculating unit (13) calculating an execution deadline of an avoidance operation for avoiding a violation of the constraint condition by using the violation time, and a communication control unit (14) increasing a priority level of a communication with the moving body as a time difference between a current time and the execution deadline decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Sweety SUMAN, Takanori IWAI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220101726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for real-time detection and mitigation anomalous behavior of a remote vehicle are provided, e.g., vehicle behavior that is consistent with distracted or unexpectedly disabled driving. On-board and off-board sensors associated with a subject vehicle may monitor the subject vehicle's environment, and behavior characteristics of a remote vehicle operating within the subject vehicle's environment may be determined based upon collected sensor data. The remote vehicle's behavior characteristics may be utilized to detect or determine the presence of anomalous behavior, which may be anomalous for the current contextual conditions of the vehicles' environment. Mitigating actions for detected remote vehicle anomalous behaviors may be suggested and/or automatically implemented at the subject vehicle and/or at proximate vehicles to avoid or reduce the risk of accidents, injury, or death resulting from the anomalous behavior. In some situations, authorities may be notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Brian M. Fields, John A. Nepomuceno, Scott Thomas Christensen, Duane Christiansen, Steven C. Cielocha, Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Michael Bernico, Nathan L. Tofte, Steve Roberson
  • Publication number: 20220101727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of assisting vehicle driving, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method relates to a field of smart transportation, and in particular to vehicle networking, vehicle-road cooperation and assisting driving technologies. The method includes: transmitting driving information for a vehicle; receiving traffic light information associated with the location of the vehicle, wherein the traffic light information includes: a location of a traffic light and a status of the traffic light determined in response to a distance between the vehicle and the traffic light meeting a first condition; calculating scenario data for the traffic light at a current time instant according to the traffic light information received; and presenting the scenario data calculated in response to the distance between the vehicle and the traffic light meeting a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shubin Liu, Bin Wang, Ling Ji
  • Publication number: 20220101728
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for merging/resolving MAP data and signal phase and timing (SPaT) messages for traffic light data prediction a vehicle in an intelligent transportation system. SPaT data and/or MAP data may be received in a vehicle from a direct source and a network source, and processed to merge data from the two different platforms. The merging of the data allows a vehicle to generate inferences relating to traffic light data received on direct, low-latency, connections, while taking advantage of the more comprehensive data provided from the network source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Joerg Christian Wolf, Michael Zweck, Christian Steen, Dmitriy Kuzikov
  • Publication number: 20220101729
    Abstract: In a method for efficiently guiding a driver of a vehicle through intersections, information regarding status of one or more traffic lights positioned at one or more intersections is received by a computing device or system associated with the driver or vehicle. A value of speed for the vehicle that, if matched by the driver, causes the vehicle to arrive at the intersection while the traffic light is green and avoids stopping as the vehicle moves through the intersection, is calculated. A dynamic visual or audio indicator is caused, by the computing device or system, to be presented to the driver via a display or speaker, respectively, of the computing device or system. Causing the dynamic indicator to be presented to the driver includes setting the dynamic indicator based on the calculated value of speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Neil Dhillon, Tanmay Wadhwa
  • Publication number: 20220101730
    Abstract: One or more devices associated with a first vehicle receives location information that specifies a location of a second vehicle. The one or more devices determine, based on the location information, that the second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle. The one or more devices establish, based on determining that the second vehicle is within the threshold distance of the first vehicle, a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection with the second vehicle. The one or more devices receive from the second vehicle, and by using the P2P connection, content that has been captured by a camera component associated with the second vehicle. The one or more devices cause an interface associated with the first vehicle to display the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ketan Shridhar ADKAR, Charles Forbes STICKELS, Joseph Richard CANTRELL, Thomas George ANCHERIYIL
  • Publication number: 20220101731
    Abstract: A moving-object detection apparatus for a vehicle includes first and second detectors and a moving-object detector. The first and the second detectors are configured to scan rear-side and front-side regions of the vehicle to detect first and second targets as reference targets, respectively. The moving-object detector is configured to detect a movement of a moving object on the basis of the detected first and second targets. The moving object is determined with the first and the second targets. The moving-object detector includes an interpolation-region setting unit, an estimation-trajectory setting unit, and a target checking unit. The interpolation-region setting unit is configured to set a first interpolation region and set a second interpolation region. The estimation-trajectory setting unit is configured to set an estimation trajectory on a time axis. The target checking unit is configured to check a matching degree between the estimation trajectory and the second target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Hikaru YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220101732
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising determining that a first mobile terminal is a personal device, receiving, from the first mobile terminal, information about a status of the first mobile terminal, determining whether the first mobile terminal is a Vulnerable Road User, VRU, with respect to a vehicle based at least partly on the received information about the status of the first mobile terminal, detecting a potential collision between the first mobile terminal and the vehicle when the first mobile terminal is determined as a VRU and transmitting at least one warning message to the first mobile terminal in case that the first mobile terminal is determined as a VRU and the potential collision is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Stephan SAUR, Silvio MANDELLI
  • Publication number: 20220101733
    Abstract: A system and method for automation of flight functions across an aircraft cockpit provides an open systems architecture to meet next generation mission capabilities for increased aircrew effectiveness. A mission reasoner (MR) receives inputs from a vehicle health system, mission phase analysis, and external assets (wingmen) to build a decision network based on a knowledge database providing a decision aid to automate flight functions across the cockpit. The MR reduces crew workload by providing an automated decision aid and increased situational awareness of own ship aircraft and cooperating nearby vehicle health status relating to a phase of mission success. The MR provides predictive decisions and alternative actions to complete one or more desired mission objectives and determines predictive maintenance and future failures to optimize condition-based maintenance and reduce cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Angela N. Dunlay, Matthew M. Lorch, Subhashish CHAKRAVARTY, Jaclyn A Hoke, Bernard Dion
  • Publication number: 20220101734
    Abstract: A voice activatable flight deck system including a voice recognition and processing system for receiving and processing input voice commands and determining machine commands for the voice activatable flight deck system. The system provides indications as to whether user interface functional elements are voice command enabled, disabled or whether voice command input is not available. The system provides directional feedback to the voice command depending on whether a pilot in command or second in command issued the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Steven C. Crouch, Chaya Garg, Sudarshan Parthasarathy, Naveen Nama, Robert DeMers
  • Publication number: 20220101735
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to create an optimal flight path for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the request includes an origin and a destination of a UAV flight, receiving an indicator of network loading between the origin and destination, determining if there is a no-fly zone between the origin and the destination, creating a softwall surrounding the no-fly zone based on the identifying step, generating the optimal flight path for the UAV based on the indicator and avoidance of the softwall, and transmitting the optimal flight path to the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Mehdi Malboubi, Abhijeet Bhorkar, Baofeng Jiang
  • Publication number: 20220101736
    Abstract: Robust techniques for the collection, storage, and processing of data from disparate UAS data sources in an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations environment. A data-agnostic platform hosts a plurality of clients and client services. Baseline configurations and customizations are input to configure the platform for collection, retention, and/or processing of the data, and the client services are automatically configured based in part on those baseline configurations and customizations. Client services are logically arranged within each device memory as a plurality of operational groupings with a predetermined sequence order and a predetermined priority and executed according to the predetermined sequence order and predetermined priority. Data from the data sources is translated into customized data based at least, in part, on the configuration information, and validated for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra
    Inventors: Philip Maloney, Andrew A. Tasso
  • Publication number: 20220101737
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to notify a package sender or a package recipient of information on one or more parking spaces at which an unmanned aircraft can land and from which the unmanned aircraft can take off, among a plurality of parking spaces for automobiles, reserve one parking space of the one or more parking spaces designated by the package sender or the package recipient as a take-off and landing location for the unmanned aircraft, and determine an operation plan for the unmanned aircraft so that the unmanned aircraft picks up or delivers a package at the take-off and landing location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ai MIYATA, Yurika TANAKA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Katsuhiro OHARA, Tomoya MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20220101738
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing a runway awareness system for an aircrew of an aircraft. The method comprises receiving a first data stream that provides operational characteristics of a primary aviation parameter on approach to the runway. A second data stream is also received that provides operational characteristics of an alternative aviation parameter on approach to the runway. The first data stream and the second data stream are then displayed in a comparative layout format on a flight display for the aircrew of the aircraft during the approach to the runway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sripathi Ramachandra, Shobana Arumugam, Anil Kumar Songa, Mohammed Ibrahim Mohideen, Sabu Mathew, Ruben Carrillo
  • Publication number: 20220101739
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving an ILS transmission signal in an onboard ILS receiver during an aircraft approach, and receiving a GNSS position signal in an onboard GNSS augmentation system receiver during the approach. The method determines a first set of flight path deviations based on the ILS transmission signal, and a second set of flight path deviations based on the GNSS position signal. The first set of flight path deviations are sent to a first complementary filter, which outputs a first filtered deviations signal. The second set of flight path deviations is sent to a second complementary filter, which outputs a second filtered deviations signal. A scale factor is applied to the first filtered deviations signal or the second filtered deviations signal, such that the filtered deviations signals are normalized to the same scale. The method combines the normalized filtered deviations signals to produce a hybrid signal for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mulryan, John D. Savoy, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220101740
    Abstract: An emotion-indication board system includes: an emotion identifier storage area configured for storing a plurality of emotion state identifiers corresponding to a plurality of emotional states; a participant identifier storage area configured for storing a plurality of participant identifiers corresponding to a plurality of participants; an emotion indication area configured to allow one or more of the plurality of participants to indicate their emotional state via one or more of the plurality of participant identifiers and one or more of the plurality of emotional state identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Donna Karen Housman
  • Publication number: 20220101741
    Abstract: A method of music instruction can comprise a system in which students receive a different colored wristband upon completing various intervals of training. Each wristband can provide a sense of accomplishment to the student and provide an incentive for the student to continue his/her training. Students can receive the first wristband upon completing three months of lessons, and a different wristband after completing each three-month interval thereafter until reaching eighteen months. After eighteen months, a different wristband can be awarded at each six-month interval until completing thirty-six months of lessons. Students can also receive certificates and trophies in tandem with the wristbands upon completing certain intervals of training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas M. Fort, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220101742
    Abstract: An industrial operations network is disclosed herein. More particularly the disclosure may pertain to an industrial operations network designed for facilitating the training of security concepts for industrial operations. In one embodiment, an apparatus for training industrial security concepts is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a portable industrial operations network comprising: at least one router; at least one firewall; at least one programmable logic controller; and at least one display connected to the portable industrial operations network, said at least one display adapted to display, at different times, normal operating conditions of said portable industrial operations network and security fault conditions in said portable industrial operations network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Del Sesto, Rodrigo Santos Quintella Freire, Alejandro Velez
  • Publication number: 20220101743
    Abstract: A studio arrangement and plurality of playing devices, wherein an outstanding teacher of mathematics or a math-oriented subject can produce a video of a lesson, which video captures the teacher's face, hands and full body language, while also capturing, clearly and legibly, what he or she writes during the lesson. The video is then transmitted via the Internet to online students worldwide, who view the video on their playing devices, such as computers and smart phones, and thereby learn from the outstanding teacher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Laurence Donald Emerson
  • Publication number: 20220101744
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for validating honesty of a student taking an online test. A camera is used to detect and monitor the test taker's eye movements and eye gaze positions during the taking of the test to ensure the test taker is looking only at the computer display showing the questions and answer choices to the test taker. A microphone is incorporated into, placed on, or in the vicinity of the computer display and the system compares audio received to recorded voice of the test taker to detect another voice. Other voices and eye movement beyond the display screen may be flagged as indicative of dishonest test taking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Garrett William Gleim, Samuel Rene Caldwell, James Mentz, Shujian Yu
  • Publication number: 20220101745
    Abstract: A virtual reality system may generate a virtual robotic surgical environment using a client application, where the virtual robotic surgical environment includes at least one virtual robotic component. In response to a user input to move the at least one virtual robotic component in the virtual robotic surgical environment, the system may pass status information regarding the at least one virtual robotic component from the client application to a server application, generate an actuation command based on the user input and the status information using the server application, pass the actuation command from the server application to the client application, and move the at least one virtual robotic component based on the actuation command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Haoran YU, Pablo Eduardo GARCIA KILROY, Bernard Fai Kin SIU, Eric Mark JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20220101746
    Abstract: A set of books for use in a classroom having students reading at different grade levels. The set of books includes an original text novel edition printed in physical book form having a cover, numbered chapters and numbered pages each having a page layout and a first modified text version of the original text novel edition written at a first lower grade level reading range than the original text novel edition. The original and modified text editions are printed in physical book form having substantially the same size, cover, page layout and page numbering. The set of books can be marked with a subtle indicator enabling the teacher to identify the reading level of each book without providing noticeable indication of reading level to students in the class. A method of teaching language arts using the set books is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Teacher's Discovery Company, a dba of American Eagle Co., Inc
    Inventor: Bruce Carpenter McWilliams
  • Publication number: 20220101747
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating provisioning an implicit curriculum of education to students is provided. Further, the method may include a step of analyzing, the two or more of information using at least one machine learning model. Further, the method may include a step of determining, one or more controversial issues of a society associated with the geographical area based on the analyzing of the two or more of information. Further, the method may include a step of generating, two or more of research topics for two or more of research projects based on the determining. Further, the method may include a step of storing, using a storage device, the two or more of research projects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Samuel Odunsi
  • Publication number: 20220101748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attention training method and system based on synergic control of breathing and force, combining the characteristics of focusing on proprioceptive breathing during meditation with the characteristics of focusing on muscle force control in the haptic channel, realizing visual detection of attention states during training through synchronization errors of breathing signals and force signals; the method comprises four subtasks, have progressively increasing training difficulty and can be used for training independently or consecutively in a progressive manner, also includes an training system for implementing the training method; the attention training is achieved through this continuous synergic control tasks of breathing and force, and the attentional state during the training is reflected by a synchronization error of the breathing signal and a muscle force output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Dangxiao WANG, Yilei ZHENG, Shiyi LIU, Yuru ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220101749
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are provided for on-boarding users to new features of a device. One method includes detecting use of the device by the user during a session. The method includes detecting an interactive scenario during use of the device. The interactive scenario including a plurality of device features usable to move along interactive pathways for the interactive scenario. The method includes identifying the new device feature along a new interactive pathway during said use of the device. The identifying of the new device feature is based on learning of device features used by the user in one or more prior interactive scenarios. The method includes identifying a training scenario for the new device feature. The training scenario is accessible via an interactive interface that enables demonstration use of the new device feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Jennifer Sheldon
  • Publication number: 20220101750
    Abstract: An example play device for teaching software concepts is provided. The play device includes a sensor and a computing device. The play device performs a set of functions. The functions include providing an instruction to place one or more physical objects in an area of the play device. The instruction includes an indication of a source code operator. The functions include determining that a physical object has been placed in the area of the play device. The functions include executing an operation corresponding to the source code operator. The functions include determining, based on executing the operation, whether the instruction is successfully followed in accordance with the source code operator. The functions include providing an indication of (i) a result of executing the operation corresponding to the source code operator, and (ii) whether the instruction is successfully followed in accordance with the source code operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Adnan M. Obissi, Sarah G. Obissi
  • Publication number: 20220101751
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a training lab that can be used as a teaching platform for individuals to learn electronic maintenance, such as transformer maintenance. The training lab can be either stationary or mobile, or can switch between the two modes. Modified transformers, or other equipment, can be incorporated into the lab to improve training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Alan Drew, Aaron Howell, Mark Groves, Aaron Marshall Jenkins, Phil Carrillo
  • Publication number: 20220101752
    Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes a controller. While the vehicle is driving, the controller is configured to obtain data indicating behavior of a body of a vehicle and output a certain sound based on information indicating stability of the behavior determined from the obtained data. Every time the vehicle drives a predetermined segment, the controller is configured to output a reward sound in accordance with the stability of the behavior in the predetermined segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi SUMIKAWA, Takeshi TORII
  • Publication number: 20220101753
    Abstract: A mobius zipper learning model is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Douglas O. Sanders, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220101754
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a bathymetry system includes a base slab, multiple spacer assemblies, a decking layer, multiple computer numerical control routed blocks, a waterproof coating, and multiple floor joints. The spacer assemblies are coupled with a top surface of the base slab, the decking layer is disposed on top surfaces of the spacer assemblies, the blocks are disposed on a top surface of the decking layer, floor joints are disposed between blocks and the decking layer, and the waterproof coating is disposed on top surfaces of the blocks. The top surfaces of the routed blocks are shaped so that the blocks collectively provide a bathymetry profile, such as a bottom contour of a riverbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Sharp, Zachary S. Smith, Duncan Bryant
  • Publication number: 20220101755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dummy system comprising a dummy element and a displaceable platform, wherein the dummy element is attached to the platform P a manner inclinable relatively to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: 4ACTIVESYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hafellner, Martin Fritz
  • Publication number: 20220101756
    Abstract: A surgeon training apparatus includes a cassette, which includes biological tissue re-purposed into a form consistent with the anatomical configuration of a foregut, affixed into an anatomically correct framework which replicates the abdominal anatomy. The framework positions the cassette in an anatomically correct position within the abdominal cavity, enabling surgeons to train using a properly positioned representation of the target anatomy, thus requiring the surgeon to properly use surgical tools to simulate surgical operations performed on a foregut. The cassette is formed by applying biologic tissue to a specially designed “plate,” which affixes the tissue block into the anatomic framework. The cassette can be positioned inside a mannequin, and can be used to train surgeons to perform surgeries using multiple techniques, including robot assisted and laparoscopic methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel D. Drew, Robert P. Jury, Richard H. Feins
  • Publication number: 20220101757
    Abstract: A label laminate comprising a filmic or a paper substrate, said substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer, said PSA layer being tacky and having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the PSA being in contact with the second surface of the substrate; and a detack layer on top of the second surface of the PSA layer, said detack layer having a melting point above about 50 C, wherein the detack layer has a surface coverage of less than 100% of the second surface of the PSA layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Prakash MALLYA, David EDWARDS
  • Publication number: 20220101758
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coding a dimensionally stable packaging container or an associated component made of a plastics-based and/or paper-based material composition, the packaging container being suitable for storing consumer goods such as food, washing agents, etc., wherein, during a shape-forming process for forming the three-dimensional packaging container or the associated component by means of a shaping tool mold, at least one outer and/or inner side undergoes, in at least one position, a shape-changing treatment acting on its first surface in order to produce at least one three-dimensional code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Schütte, Helmut Ruland, Nicolas Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20220101759
    Abstract: Comprising a long and flexible body (1), which defines two ends (2,3), having fixing means of the female type (4) and the male type (5), on both ends, characterized in that the long and flexible body (1) is lengthwise twisted on itself and is made of such a material as cellulose (7) or a by-product thereof, and/or the fixing means (4,5) are made of a biodegradable plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: ZIP BCN SOLUTIONS, S.L.
    Inventor: Joan MONTLLO RIBO
  • Publication number: 20220101760
    Abstract: A stretchable device system includes a stretchable layer having a first elastic modulus, a plurality of unit devices under or on the stretchable layer, and a stretch controlling layer being geometrically stretchable, the stretch controlling layer having a second elastic modulus higher than the first elastic modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gae Hwang LEE, Youngjun YUN, Jong Won CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20220101761
    Abstract: A display assembly has a planar region and an edge bending region that are connected to each other. The display assembly includes a display panel, and a first support portion fixedly connected to a portion of the display panel located in the edge bending region. The first support portion includes a plurality of first support bars, and the plurality of first support bars are spaced apart in a width direction of the edge bending region. Materials of the plurality of first support bars are rigid materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Meiling GAO
  • Publication number: 20220101762
    Abstract: Provided is a smart flagpole with a wind-driven flag capable of rotating on a top end of the flagpole, which includes a flagpole base, a fixed pole and a rotating pole. The fixed pole is fixedly connected with the flagpole base. The bottom end of the rotating pole is rotatably connected with a connecting tube. The connecting tube is detachably connected with the top end of the fixed pole. A coupling assembly assisting the connection and positioning is arranged between the connecting tube and the fixed pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Mingguang TIAN
  • Publication number: 20220101763
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flag-mounting device to be fastened onto a rail for securely mounting and holding a flag. The device includes a flagpole and a mounting apparatus that are made of strong material. The device is durable and easy to be installed onto a rail. The device can also be used on a pipe, a tube, or any objects with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section. The present invention also provides a method for mounting a flag onto a rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Kenneth LeRoy Thompson
  • Publication number: 20220101764
    Abstract: Systems and method for detecting malfunctioning display devices are disclosed herein. In one example, a display device for providing information can include a sensor to detect verification data indicating one or more display characteristics of display device output, and a processor to detect a set of configuration images to display using the display device. The processor can also display each configuration image from the set of configuration images and receive verification data from the sensor, wherein the verification data indicates the one or more display characteristics of the display device output. The processor can also determine that the verification data received by the sensor proximate to the display device does not match at least one of the configuration images from the set of configuration images and provide an alert indicating the display device is malfunctioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Russell J. Kuzelka
  • Publication number: 20220101765
    Abstract: A method for testing a touch display panel includes: dividing a frame period of the image into a first subframe period and a second subframe period; transmitting pixel data to some subpixels corresponding to a touch sensing electrode in the first subframe period; and transmitting pixel data to the other subpixels corresponding to the touch sensing electrode in the second subframe period. The number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of positive polarity in the some subpixels subtracted by the number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of negative polarity in the some subpixels is defined as a first value, the number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of positive polarity in the other subpixels subtracted by the number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of negative polarity in the other subpixels is defined as a second value, and a sum of the first and second values is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Ya-Wen LEE
  • Publication number: 20220101766
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flexible display substrate, a method for controlling same, and a display device. The flexible display substrate includes: a flexible base, having a display region and a bonding region; and a touch module, on a side of the flexible base, and having a plurality of touch electrodes. Each of the touch electrodes is connected to one connecting line. The touch electrodes are inside the display region. The connecting line extends to the bonding region. At least two of the connecting lines are connected to at least one pair of capacitor metal blocks. Each pair of the capacitor metal blocks are symmetrically distributed along a bending line. The flexible base is allowed to be bent along the bending line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yang YANG, Xiaofeng LUO, KwangGyun JANG, Jaeseung KIM, Hongqiang LUO
  • Publication number: 20220101767
    Abstract: A control method for an electronic apparatus includes obtaining a first positional relationship between eyes of a user and a first display area and a second positional relationship between eyes of the user and a second display area and setting a brightness value of the first display area and a brightness value of the second display area at least based on the first positional relationship and the second positional relationship. The electronic apparatus includes the first display area. The user includes a subject that uses the electronic apparatus. The first display area and the second display area move relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Jing WU
  • Publication number: 20220101768
    Abstract: A source driver and a polarity inversion control circuit are provided. The source driver includes a plurality of channel pairs and the polarity inversion control circuit. The polarity inversion control circuit includes a signal generating circuit and a routing circuit. The signal generating circuit generates a polarity control signal. The routing circuit outputs a plurality of switching control signals corresponding to the polarity control signal to a plurality of output switching circuits of the channel pairs. The routing circuit changes the correspondence between the polarity control signal and the switching control signals according to a polarity inversion configuration signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Siangwei Wang, Hung-Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20220101769
    Abstract: According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided gate driving circuit comprising 2N stages of shift registers, the 2N stages of shift registers comprising N first shift registers arranged alternately with N second shift registers, wherein the N first shift registers are cascaded-coupled as N stages of first shift registers, and are configured to generate N first output signals under control of K first clock signals; and wherein the N second shift registers are cascaded-coupled as N stages of second shift registers, and are configured to generate N second output signals under a control of K second clock signals, wherein K and N are both integers greater than 1, and K?N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yingmeng Miao, Zhihua Sun, Yanping Liao, Seungmin Lee, Xibin Shao, Cong Wang, Feng Qu
  • Publication number: 20220101770
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit, a method for driving the gate driving circuit, and a display panel. The gate driving circuit includes N-stages of cascaded shift registers divided into at least one group of K-stages in which a clock signal terminal of a k-th stage of shift register is connected to receive a k-th clock signal, where N, k and K are positive integers, and 1?k?K?N; and an input signal terminal of a n-th stage of shift register is connected to an output signal terminal of a (n?i)-th stage of shift register, and reset signal terminals of the n-th and (n+1)-th stages of shift registers are connected to an output signal terminal of a (n+j)-th stage of shift register, wherein the n is one of an odd number and an even number, where i and j are positive integers, 1<n<N, (K?2)/2?i?K/2, and K/2<j?K?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Qiujie Su, Zhihua Sun, Yingmeng Miao, Yinlong Zhang, Feng Qu, Seungmin Lee, Yanping Liao, Xibin Shao
  • Publication number: 20220101771
    Abstract: A correction method for a color temperature curve includes: obtaining pixel values of a display device, and the pixel values including at least two first pixel values and second pixel values; obtaining at least two first standard pixel values according to the at least two first pixel values, and a color temperature value corresponding to each first standard pixel value being a standard color temperature value; determining at least one correction interval according to the at least two first standard pixel values and the second pixel values, and a correction interval including two first standard pixel values and at least two second pixel values therebetween; and correcting the at least two second pixel values to obtain at least two second standard pixel values according to the two first standard pixel values, and a color temperature value corresponding to each second standard pixel value being within a preset color temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Tianmin RAO