Patents Issued in February 1, 2024
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Publication number: 20240036498Abstract: A toner cartridge comprises a toner container which contains toner, a driving member which rotationally drives a conveying member, an agitating member which agitates a toner in the toner container while being rotated, a driven member which rotates in association with the driving member which is for rotationally driving the agitating member, and a rotational body which rotates according to rotation of the driven member, has a plurality of slits in rotational circumference for identifying a type of the toner cartridge, and has 1/K or more of the slits when a ratio of a rotational speed R1 (rad/s) of the driving member and a rotational speed R2 (rad/s) of the driven member is K=R2/R1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Tsutomu SATO
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Publication number: 20240036499Abstract: A transfer device includes a belt, a transferor, a holder, a biasing member, and a movement mechanism. The transferor is movable to contact the belt, The holder holds the transferor. The biasing member biases the transferor toward the belt. The movement mechanism contacts the holder and causes the transferor to move in a direction opposite to a direction in which the biasing member biases the transferor. The holder includes a contact portion to contact the movement mechanism and a holder portion. The contact portion includes a material having a higher rigidity than the holder portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Hiroaki TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20240036500Abstract: A heating device includes a rotator, a heater, a rotator holder, lubricant, and a shield. The heater heats the rotator in a heat generation range. The rotator holder holds an end of the rotator in a longitudinal direction of the rotator. The lubricant adheres to the rotator holder. The shield shields heat transferred from the heater. The shield includes a first shield, a second shield, and a heat transfer reducer. The first shield faces the heater and the rotator. The second shield faces the rotator holder. The second shield is outside the heat generation range in the longitudinal direction. The heat transfer reducer is disposed between the first shield and the second shield. The heat transfer reducer reduces the heat transferred from the first shield to the second shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Masahiro SAMEI, Takayuki ANDOH, Kota SHIODERA, Hiroshi YOSHINAGA, Toshiyuki KABATA
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Publication number: 20240036501Abstract: A heating apparatus includes a heater, a holding member, and a heat equalization member. In a case where a direction of a long side of a first surface of the heater is defined as a longitudinal direction, a direction of the first surface perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is defined as a transverse direction, and a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction is defined as a thickness direction, the heat equalization member is between the heater and the holding member in the thickness direction and includes, in the longitudinal direction, first and second abutment regions that abut against the heater and a first non-abutment region that does not abut against the heater. The first abutment region, the first non-abutment region, and the second abutment region are arranged in this order as viewed from one end toward another end of the heater in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: MASASHI TANAKA, SHINGO ITO
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Publication number: 20240036502Abstract: A heating unit includes a cylinder which rotates about an axis parallel to a first direction. A heater has a first surface abutting on an inner surface of the cylinder at a nip position. A support member is on a second surface of the heater and also contacts the cylinder. A first heating element is in the heater at a first position along the first direction. A second heating element in the heater is at a second position spaced from the first position. A first temperature sensor is above the first position. A locking portion of the heater is at a third position along the first direction. The locking portion engages the support member and restricts movement of the heater in the first direction. The first position is near a first outer edge of the cylinder. The second position is closer to a central portion of the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Sasuke ENDO
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Publication number: 20240036503Abstract: [Problem] To provide a stiffness measuring device capable of highly accurately measuring the stiffness of a recording material such as a sheet, and an image forming system equipped with the stiffness measuring device. [Solution] A stiffness measuring device includes a holding portion that holds a recording material so that a recording surface of the recording material is substantially parallel to a vertical direction, a pressing portion, and a stiffness acquiring section. The pressing portion presses a measurement point located on a lower side in the vertical direction than the portion of the recording material held by the holding portion. The stiffness acquiring section measure a reaction force obtained when the measurement point is pressed by the pressing portion and acquires the measured reaction force as the stiffness of the recording material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Yasuo KOYANAGI, Kazumichi YOSHIDA, Yoshihito SASAMOTO, Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20240036504Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller pair including a first roller and a second roller, a first driving unit, a second roller pair, a second driving unit, an image forming unit, and a control unit configured to execute a first mode and a second mode. The second mode includes (1) a first processing, (2) a second processing, and (3) a third processing of controlling the first driving unit such that the rotational speed of the first roller pair becomes faster than the second rotational speed. The first mode includes (1) a fourth processing, (2) a fifth processing, and (3) a sixth processing of controlling the first driving unit such that the rotational speed of the first roller pair is decelerated from the first rotational speed to equal to or less than the second rotational speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Kengo SATO, Kenji AOKI
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Publication number: 20240036505Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus, a varnish applying apparatus, and a controller. A toner image formed on a recording material by the image forming apparatus on the basis of inputted first image data is a first toner image, and an image formed on the recording material by the varnish applying apparatus on the basis of inputted second image data is a varnish image. In a case that the varnish image is formed in a non-image region where the first toner image is not formed, before the varnish image is formed, a second toner image is formed with monochromatic toner by the image forming apparatus on a portion of the non-image region where the varnish image is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: DAISUKE KATAYAMA, YOSHIRO TSUKADA, MASAMI HANO, SHINGO HIROTA, TOSHIYUKI YAMADA, TARO HANAZATO, KYOHEI KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20240036506Abstract: A cleaning blade in which a Young's modulus of a contact portion that comes into contact with a member to be cleaned is 14 MPa or more and 25 MPa or less, and a tip angle of the contact portion is 55 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Kenta SHINGU, Daisuke TANO
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Publication number: 20240036507Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body casing, a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge and an intermediate transfer belt. The drum cartridge is removably insertable into to the main body casing in a first direction. The developing cartridge is removably insertable into the main body casing in the first direction. The drum cartridge includes a first handle. The first handle has a first recess having a first hollow. The developing cartridge includes a second handle. The second handle has a second recess having a second hollow.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nao Itabashi
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Publication number: 20240036508Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body; a removable body that is removably attachable to the apparatus body; an installation body including an operating part that operates when manipulated by a user, the installation body being installed in the apparatus body such that the installation body covers at least a portion of the removable body; and an urging unit that operates in association with the operating part and urges the removable body in an attachment direction, in which the removable body is attached to the apparatus body, while at least the portion of the removable body is covered by the installation body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.Inventor: Tsubasa SAWAYANAGI
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Publication number: 20240036509Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a body housing and a temporarily placement part. The image forming forms an image. The image forming unit is attached to and detached from the body housing. The temporarily placement part is deployed outside the body housing, and the image forming unit can be temporarily placed on the temporarily placement part. The temporarily placement part includes an upper cover which coves an upper portion of the image forming unit placed on the temporarily placement part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yuki UOHASHI
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Publication number: 20240036510Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a heating unit, a fixing unit, a first cover member, an opening portion, a second cover member, an interlocking mechanism, an operating portion, and an operation portion. The operating portion is provided on a side surface of the apparatus main body and operates to turn ON or OFF a power supply. The operation portion is provided on the first cover member and operates the operating portion in a state where the first cover member is arranged at a first closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Takuro Morita
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Publication number: 20240036511Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism transmits a driving force fed from a driving source to a rotary member. The driving force transmission mechanism includes a driving gear, a drive-side coupling, an output-side coupling, and an urging member. The driving gear rotates by being fed with the driving force from the driving source, and has a hollow space along the rotation axis direction. The drive-side coupling is inserted in the hollow space in the driving gear, and rotates together with the driving gear. The output-side coupling is integral with the rotary member, and can couple with the drive-side coupling along the rotation axis direction. The urging member urges one of the drive-side coupling and the output-side coupling toward the other along the rotation axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Taisei HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20240036512Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing apparatus configured to fix onto a sheet-shaped recording medium a toner image formed on a surface of the recording medium, the fixing apparatus is detachable from an apparatus main body of the image forming apparatus, and the fixing apparatus includes: a fixing member configured to fix the toner image onto the recording medium; a case that houses the fixing member; a cable whose first end is connected to the fixing member; and a connector that is connected to a second end on a side opposite to the first end of the cable, and the connector is fixed to an outer wall surface of the case that faces in a direction opposite to an attaching direction in which the fixing apparatus is attached to the apparatus main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: TAKAO NADA, TAKAYUKI MIZUTA
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Publication number: 20240036513Abstract: Problem to be Solved To further develop a prior art cartridge. [Solution] A cartridge includes a holding movable between a first position for stably holding a second unit in a spaced position by a first unit and a second position, and a contact force receiving portion capable of receiving a contact force for moving the holding portion from the first position toward the second position to move the second unit to a developing position, when the second unit is in the spaced position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Yuichi Fukui, Shinjiro Toba, Takeo Kawanami, Shinichi Nishida, Yasuyuki Egami
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Publication number: 20240036514Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including a process cartridge and a main body with an opening and a cartridge supporter is provided. The process cartridge includes a drum cartridge; a toner cartridge attachable to the drum cartridge; and a switching member switchable states in the process cartridge between a first state, wherein detachment of the toner cartridge is restricted, and a second state, wherein the toner cartridge is released from the restriction. The cartridge supporter is movable between a first position, wherein the cartridge supporter supports the process cartridge to be placed entirely in an inner space in the main body on an inner side of the opening, and a second position, wherein the cartridge supporter supports the process cartridge to be at least partly placed outside the inner space. When the cartridge supporter is in the second position, the switching member is at least partly placed outside the inner space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shougo SATO, Yasuo FUKAMACHI, Motoaki MUSHIKA, Kazuna TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240036515Abstract: A cooling device includes a radiator, a tank, a circulation pipe, and a storage pool. The radiator dissipates heat of cooling medium. The tank stores the cooling medium. The circulation pipe allows the cooling medium to be conveyed from the radiator to the tank. The storage pool stores the cooling medium that has leaked from the tank. The tank includes a connector and a channel member. The connector connects the circulation pipe and the tank so that the circulation pipe communicates with an inside of the tank. The channel member guides the cooling medium leaking from the connector to the storage pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kazuya YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20240036516Abstract: An optical master is created by using a nanoimprint alignment layer to pattern a liquid crystal layer. The nanoimprint alignment layer and the liquid crystal layer constitute the optical master. The optical master is positioned above a photo-alignment layer. The optical master is illuminated and light propagating through the nanoimprinted alignment layer and the liquid crystal layer is diffracted and subsequently strikes the photo-alignment layer. The incident diffracted light causes the pattern in the liquid crystal layer to be transferred to the photo-alignment layer. A second liquid crystal layer is deposited onto the patterned photo-alignment layer, which subsequently is used to align the molecules of the second liquid crystal layer. The second liquid crystal layer in the patterned photo-alignment layer may be utilized as a replica optical master or as a diffractive optical element for directing light in optical devices such as augmented reality display devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Ravi Kumar KOMANDURI, Chulwoo OH
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Publication number: 20240036517Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for reproducing a hologram image. The apparatus may include a holographic display module for reproducing a digital hologram, a background display module for reproducing a background image, and a combiner for selecting the background image in consideration of the depth map of the digital hologram and reproducing a hologram image synthesized by combining the selected background image with the digital hologram.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Min-Sung YOON, Hyoung LEE, Ki-Bong SONG
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Publication number: 20240036518Abstract: A timepiece includes a case and a movement disposed in the case, the movement including a main plate, a train wheel disposed at the main plate and including a plurality of toothed gears, a train wheel bridge holding the train wheel, and a first magnetic shield component disposed between the main plate and the train wheel bridge in a side view as viewed from a direction parallel to a surface of the main plate. The first magnetic shield component, in plan view, has an annular shape and is disposed inwardly of an outer periphery of the main plate and, in the side view, is disposed within a range in which the wheel train is disposed. At least a portion of the train wheel is disposed on an inner side of the annular shape in the plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Shunsei AOKI
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Publication number: 20240036519Abstract: Dial (20) for a timepiece (300) including a dial plate (21), at least one dial foot (22) extending along a foot axis (A1) and having a shaping (231), notably a notch (23), oriented toward the dial plate and intended to receive a mechanical action that presses the plate against a clockwork movement (10), particularly against a frame (11) of a clockwork movement (10), and a first zone (40) of lower rigidity configured or arranged to deform elastically and/or plastically, in a direction mainly parallel to the axis (A1) of the foot, as the mechanical action is applied to the shaping (231), a portion of the first zone being provided with a lower material profile so as to constitute a portion of the dial that is able to be mainly deformed or experience most of the deformation, and a flexible blade of the first zone extending substantially perpendicular to the axis (A1) of the foot and set into the rest of the foot at one of its ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Alain Pavinato, Alain Thabuis
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Publication number: 20240036520Abstract: Disclosed is a display device for a timepiece movement including: an hour display wheel for a predefined time zone; and a chassis pivotable to cooperate with indications that are static relative to the frame of the timepiece movement to display information, the respective angular positions of the chassis and of the hour display wheel being indexed relative to each other so the angular position of the chassis is associated with the display of information relating to the predefined time zone. The device further includes a selection mechanism arranged: to rotate the hour display wheel, responsive to a predefined action by a user, between first and second positions associated with respective first and second time zones; and to simultaneously rotate the chassis in steps so that the chassis moves from a first position, associated with the first time zone, to a second position, associated with the second time zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Jean-François MOJON, Xavier CLEMENT, Thomas FUNDER-NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20240036521Abstract: A timepiece includes a case having a cylindrical shape, a case back including a transmissive region and covering one opening of the case, and a movement accommodated in the case, the movement including a timepiece component, a first magnetic shield component covering at least a portion on the case back side of the timepiece component, and a second magnetic shield component covering at least a portion of a side surface of the timepiece component. The first magnetic shield component includes an overlapping region overlapping the second magnetic shield component in plan view as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the case back, and the first magnetic shield component and the second magnetic shield component are disposed in contact with each other in the overlapping region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Shunsei AOKI
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Publication number: 20240036522Abstract: The method for manufacturing a horological component (1) having at least one portion having a surface (11), in particular a top surface, includes: engraving (E3) the surface (11) of the horological component (1) or of a blank (1a) of the horological component (1) to form at least one cavity (7); depositing (E7) a metal or metal alloy layer (22) on the surface (11), both in the at least one cavity (7) and outside of the at least one cavity (7); and engraving a material (E4) on the metal or metal alloy layer (22), at least within the at least one cavity (7), to form a layer of material (8), this material being different from the metal or the metal alloy of the metal or metal alloy layer (22), and forming an adhesion layer of the layer of material (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Florian Calame, Valentin Gäumann
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Publication number: 20240036523Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Sameer Pandya, Antonio Herrera, Colin M. Ely
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Publication number: 20240036524Abstract: A method for manufacturing a silicon timepiece component (1) with a functional external profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Marco VERARDO, Pierre Cusin
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Publication number: 20240036525Abstract: A spatially unrolled time domain (TD) architecture that includes an input and weight register having i inputs and j weights, where i corresponds with a number of delay lines for i neurons, and j corresponds with a number of processing elements (PEs) for each delay line of the i delay lines. An enable control register sends a global input pulse to i neurons, and each delay line of the i delay lines includes the corresponding j PEs for that delay line. Each PE includes a digital-to-time converter (DTC) that accepts a digital input and weight and generates a relative delay, each time delay within a given delay line contributing to an overall delay for the given delay line. i time-to-digital converters (TDCs). A readout register receives digital outputs from each of the i TDCs, and serially outputs a signal from each of the i delay lines based on the overall time delay for each of the i delay lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Hamza Al-Maharmeh, Mohammad Alhawari, Nabil Sarhan, Mohammed Ismail Elnaggar
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Publication number: 20240036526Abstract: A waterproof protective case for a smart watch, comprising a main body, a transparent cover, a waterproof ring and a bottom cover. The transparent cover is bonded to an opening on top of the main body by glue. Directly bonding with glue not only has the function of installing the transparent cover, but the cured glue forms an apron and has the function of waterproofing. A waterproof ring is additionally arranged on an inner wail surface of the main body, and is combined with the inner wall surface by means of integral inlay molding, which does not need to be installed separately, does not have the problem of falling off The function of the waterproof ring is to press the glass surface of the smart watch to prevent water vapor from seeping into the inside of the watch, so that the protective case can achieve a better waterproof effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: YULAN LIU
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Publication number: 20240036527Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an interface, a memory, and a processor and configured to provide a control recommendation of an external electronic device using a learning model. The learning model is configured to generate a first output vector by encoding sequential control information about a user using a transformer and summarizing the encoded sequential control information using a query vector, and output a second output vector by encoding the first output vector using a transformer and summarizing the encoded first output vector using time information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Hyunju SEO, U KANG, Sanghee KIM, Inchul HWANG, Jongjin KIM, Hoyoung YOON, Jaeri LEE, Hyunsik JEON
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Publication number: 20240036528Abstract: A system and method for feedback-based beverage supercooling is provided. An object is identified as a liquid beverage. Cooling is applied to the beverage. The beverage reaches a temperature in a range of ?1° C. and ?20° C. and maintains a liquid form. The beverage maintains a liquid form via at least one field applied to the beverage. The field is adjusted based on a change in characteristics of the beverage to maintain the liquid form.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Krishnan Thyagarajan, Christopher Somogyi
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Publication number: 20240036529Abstract: In one aspect, a method for using a remote control to train a trainable transmitter is provided. The method includes receiving a user input at a user interface of the remote control, broadcasting to a controllable device a first radio frequency communication via a first security protocol in response to receiving the user input at the user interface, the first communication including a first fixed code and a first changing code. The method further includes measuring a duration of the user input and broadcasting to the controllable device and the trainable transmitter a second radio frequency communication via a second security protocol different than the first security protocol in response to the measured duration of the user input satisfying a user input duration condition, the second radio frequency communication including the first fixed code and the first changing code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Robert Jude AXTOLIS, James Joseph FITZGIBBON, David R. MORRIS
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Publication number: 20240036530Abstract: The current document is directed to reinforcement-learning-based controllers and managers that control distributed applications and the infrastructure environments in which they run. The reinforcement-learning-based controllers and managers are both referred to as “management-system agents” in this document. Management-system agents are initially trained in simulated environments and specialized training environments before being deployed to live, target distributed computer systems. The management-system agents deployed to live, target distributed computer systems operate in a controller mode, in which they do not explore the control-state space or attempt to learn better policies and value functions, but instead produce traces that are collected and stored for subsequent use.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: MARIUS VILCU, SHASHI KUMAR, MADAN SINGHAL, NICHOLAS MARK GRANT STEPHEN, Jad EI-Zein
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Publication number: 20240036531Abstract: The feedback control device takes information regarding a control deviation between a measured value and a target value of a controlled object as input, and outputs a control amount for the controlled object; comprising: a first control unit that takes information regarding the control deviation as input, and outputs a first control amount for the controlled object; a second control unit that takes information regarding the control deviation as input and outputs a second control amount for the controlled object, and in which a parameter for calculating the second control amount is determined by machine learning; an operation unit that operates the controlled object using the first control amount output from the first control unit and the second control amount output from the second control unit; and a sampling unit for thinning out at a predetermined period information regarding the control deviation input to the second control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Ryo Nawata, Yuichiro Miki
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Publication number: 20240036532Abstract: A method and system for modelling industrial processes, including closed loop feedback processes. The system includes a sensor for measuring an input for the industrial process; and a processor configured to receive a measurement of the input from the sensor at an input time. The processor is also configured to implement a hybrid neural network model to output a derivative of the output at the input time, wherein the neural network model incorporates at least one neural network block and a first-principle block incorporating dynamic model having an ordinary differential equation defining the rate of change over time of the output as a function of the or each associated input; to input the derivative to an ordinary differential equation solver to predict the output at a subsequent time; and to output the prediction of the output at the subsequent time using the measured input.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Siemens Energy ASInventors: Esmaeil Jahanshahi, Arnstein Rekstad, Vegard Kleppe Torkelsen
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Publication number: 20240036533Abstract: A computer-implemented method for the automated identification of a process model for a model-based, predictive multivariable control of a process installation, wherein reference is made to previously defined controlled variables, manipulated variables and disturbance variables for the model-based, predictive multivariable control of the process installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Bernd-Markus PFEIFFER
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Publication number: 20240036534Abstract: Control loop latency can be accounted for in predicting positions of micro-objects being moved by using a hybrid model that includes both at least one physics-based model and machine-learning models. The models are combined using gradient boosting, with a model created during at least one of the stages being fitted based on residuals calculated during a previous stage based on comparison to training data. The loss function for each stage is selected based on the model being created. The hybrid model is evaluated with data extrapolated and interpolated from the training data to prevent overfitting and ensure the hybrid model has sufficient predictive ability. By including both physics-based and machine-learning models, the hybrid model can account for both deterministic and stochastic components involved in the movement of the micro-objects, thus increasing the accuracy and throughput of the micro-assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Anne Plochowietz, Anand Ramakrishnan, Warren Jackson, Lara S. Crawford, Bradley Rupp, Sergey Butylkov, Jeng Ping Lu, Eugene M. Chow
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Publication number: 20240036535Abstract: An industrial control device executes a number of containerized control applications in constant cycles and includes: queuing disciplines associated with a respective network interface, which manage incoming or outgoing network packets in a queue and hold back network packets having a timestamp not older than a barrier timestamp; and an agent that performs, in each cycle, first performs maintenance processing and then executes the control applications for a remainder of the cycle. The maintenance processing includes I/O processing with a technical device on behalf of the control applications and transmitting, to each of the queuing disciplines, a move command instructing advancement of the barrier timestamp and including a timestamp indicating a start time of the respective cycle. The queuing disciplines adjust their barrier timestamps based on the received start time. Time-deterministic behavior is achieved in an efficient manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Kilian Telschig
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Publication number: 20240036536Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment operable to affect a physical state of a building. The building management system includes a system manager coupled to the building equipment via a system bus, the system manager comprising a schedule manager configured to control an operation schedule of the building equipment. A client device is configured to communicate with the schedule manager to modify operation schedules of the building equipment or add new operation schedules for the building equipment. The schedule manager comprises a list of available schedules for the building equipment and is configured to, in response to modification of the operation schedules or addition of new operation schedules, update the list of available schedules to include the modification or the new operation schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Vivek V. Gupta, Yogesh Jalkote, Vikram Ashok Lunge, Mark T. Fischbach, John S. Jilek, Benjamin D. Sanfelippo
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Publication number: 20240036537Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes building equipment operable to affect a physical state or condition of a building and a gateway device configured to couple to the building equipment via a wireless master slave/token passing (MS/TP) bus or a wired MS/TP bus. The gateway device is configured to communicate building data to a cloud-based platform including a hub configured to receive the building data, a plurality of cloud applications, wherein the plurality of cloud applications are configured to receive the building data from the hub and process the building data to provide a building data output. The cloud-based platform is configured to communicate the building data output to and receive a command based on the building data output from at least one of a control application, an analytic application, or a monitoring application. The gateway device is further configured to operate according to the command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Vivek V. Gupta, Daniel R. Gottschalk, William R. Kuckuk, Adam J. Scott, Mark T. Fischbach, James J. Mertz, Yogesh N. Jalkote, Sudhanshu Dixit
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Publication number: 20240036538Abstract: A communication system may include a battery pack and a power tool. The power tool may be configured to obtain battery pack information from the battery pack, and transmit a validation request to a node of a blockchain network. The validation request may include the battery pack information and power tool information. The power tool may be configured to receive a blockchain authentication message from at least one node of the blockchain network. The blockchain authentication message may indicate whether the blockchain network validated the battery pack information and the power tool information. An electronic processor of the power tool may be configured to control an operation of the power tool based on the blockchain authentication message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Shing Hin LI
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Publication number: 20240036539Abstract: An asset management system includes an asset management network that connects various types of refrigeration appliances to an asset manager. At the device layer, IOT devices are connected to the refrigeration appliances and have edge compute capability, including a backup power management function, and a modem for network communication. IOT device ports directly integrate with sensors, switches, and/or serial data controllers of refrigeration appliances. Push notification alarms are initiated on the edge of the network by IOT devices. The network tags operating data by appliance serial, and the asset manager stores the data using serial numbers as primary keys. The asset manager streams data from numerous appliances and uses event driven processing to promptly respond to edge alarms. The operating data keyed by serial number is enriched with proprietary data organized by appliance type and is used to develop new predictive models by appliance type.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: True Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventor: Dominik Gothe
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Publication number: 20240036540Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing secure refrigerated bin systems. A system receives a request to access a respective compartment of a plurality of compartments in a dispensing device. Responsive to receiving the access request and identifying one or more medications in the respective compartment, a safe temperature range specific to the identified one or more medications is determined, and a temperature of the respective compartment is determined using a respective temperature sensor of the respective compartment. The system determines whether the determined temperature of the respective compartment is within the safe temperature range of the identified one or more medications causes an alert to be displayed when the determined temperature of the respective compartment is outside of the safe temperature range of the identified one or more medications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: CareFusion 303, Inc.Inventors: Honey GARG, Magnus FELKE, William BLACKLEDGE
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Publication number: 20240036541Abstract: Efficient control and/or linking of smart network connected devices. Some implementations are directed to rendering, within an active application that enables control of multiple smart devices from multiple parties, both: (1) an interactive graphical interface element that, when interacted with, causes corresponding control of smart device(s) of a third-party (3P); and (2) a selectable element that, when selected, causes execution of a deeplink to cause a 3P application to open in a state that presents additional information for the smart device(s). Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to, in response to determining that a 3P application is installed at a client device, but a smart device topology lacks any entries for 3P smart devices of the 3P, efficiently adding one or more particular smart devices of the 3P to the smart device topology.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Yuzhao Ni, David Roy Schairer
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Publication number: 20240036542Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a ventilator by means of a detection unit for control commands, wherein the detection unit detects control commands of a user in a detection region of the detection unit, the detection unit comprising at least one sensor for control commands, a memory, an apparatus for producing digital control commands and an interface for coupling to the ventilator and for transmitting the control commands to the ventilator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventor: Matthias SCHWAIBOLD
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Publication number: 20240036543Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a tool wear monitoring method and system under variable operational conditions based on the decoupling of cutting force component. Spindle vibration data of a machine tool is acquired, a data set with labeled tool name information is established according to the machine internal data, a cutting force acting on the tool is estimated in real time based on a vibration signal, and the actual cutting force increased due to tool wear and the maximum allowable theoretical cutting force increased due to tool wear under the surface roughness constraint are calculated. The present disclosure enables tool wear monitoring under variable loads to determine in real time whether the excessive wear occurs based on the part accuracy constraint, and can maximize the service life of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityInventors: Jun ZHANG, Lele BAI, Yuyang TANG, Huijie ZHANG, Wanhua ZHAO
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Publication number: 20240036544Abstract: A control device according to the present invention includes a main control unit configured to control a main operation of a controlled object, a sub-control unit configured to control an operation of an attached device of the controlled object, and a sequence program execution unit configured to transmit and receive a command between the main control unit and the sub-control unit, the sequence program execution unit has a function of transmitting a stop command signal SD to the sub-control unit when receiving a power stop signal PD from outside of the control device, and then transmitting a power stop command signal SP to a power supply unit when receiving a stop confirmation signal SE from the sub-control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Hideo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20240036545Abstract: Control systems for industrial machinery (e.g., robots) or other devices such as medical devices utilize a safety processor (SP) designed for integration into safety applications and computational components that are not necessarily safety-rated. The SP monitors performance of the non-safety computational components, including latency checks and verification of identical outputs. One or more sensors send data to the non-safety computational components for sophisticated processing and analysis that the SP cannot not perform, but the results of this processing are sent to the SP, which then generates safety-rated signals to the machinery or device being controlled by the SP. As a result, the system may qualify for a safety rating despite the ability to perform complex operations beyond the scope of safety-rated components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Scott DENENBERG, Clara VU, Patrick SOBALVARRO, Lev PERSITS, Ilya A. KRIVESHKO, Elliot SIMON, Alberto MOEL, Patrick J. FOY, Justin BRONDER
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Publication number: 20240036546Abstract: Provided is a wiring error detection device capable of detecting errors in the wiring to a motor controlled by a plurality of amplifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Reo OSADA, Keisuke TSUJIKAWA, Shougo SHINODA
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Publication number: 20240036547Abstract: Monitoring system (12) for a mobile component (3), for example a rotating component, supported by a fixed component (2). The monitoring system (12) components: two acoustic sensors (10) which are separate and independent from each other and are positioned in the rotating component (3); two first amplifiers (18) positioned in the rotating component (3); a single contactless communication unit (14) provided with a first transceiver device (15) positioned in the rotating component (3) and a second transceiver device (16) which faces the first transceiver device (15) and is positioned in the stationary component (2); two first connection lines (19), each of which connects a sensor (10) to a first amplifier (18); and a multiplexer (39) having two inputs connected to the two first amplifiers (18) and a single output which is connected to the first transceiver device (15) of the single communication unit (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Daniele Lanzoni, Alessandro Ruggeri, Claudio De Simone, Andrea Turrini, Christian Wurm