Patents Issued in May 2, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240142181
    Abstract: A two-phase immersion-type heat dissipation structure having skived fin with high porosity is provided. The two-phase immersion-type heat dissipation structure having skived fin with high porosity includes a porous heat dissipation structure having a total porosity that is equal to or greater than 5%. The porous heat dissipation structure includes a porous substrate and a plurality of porous and skived fins. The porous substrate has a first surface and a second surface that face away from each other. The second surface of the porous substrate is configured to be in contact with a heating element that is immersed in a two-phase coolant. The plurality of porous and skived fins are integrally formed on the first surface of the porous substrate by skiving. A first porosity of the plurality of porous and skived fins is greater than a second porosity of the porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: CHUN-TE WU, CHING-MING YANG, YU-WEI CHIU, TZE-YANG YEH
  • Publication number: 20240142182
    Abstract: A heat transfer fin according to an aspect of the present invention includes a fin main body having a plate shape, and a plurality of through-holes defined to pass through the fin main body and spaced apart from each other in a first direction that is a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Jun CHOI, In Chul Jeong, Jun Gil Park
  • Publication number: 20240142183
    Abstract: A thermal control device has a thermal control device base, a connection block attached to the thermal control device and a tubing for a heat exchange fluid attached to the connection block. The tubing has a tubing extension axis and a tubing side wall. The connection block includes a connection block receiving section, which receives a part of the tubing side wall. The connection block is configured to facilitate heat exchange between the tubing side wall and the thermal control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventor: Steve ALTMAN
  • Publication number: 20240142184
    Abstract: A multi-mode heat transfer system includes an emitter device with an inner core surrounded by an outer core having an outer surface and an emission surface disposed on the outer surface. The emission surface includes a thermal metamaterial configured to direct heat from the inner core in at least two desired directions to an object other than the emitter device. The object can include a thermal receiver devices, for example two receiver devices and the emission surface can direct heat to two different receiver devices spaced apart from the emitter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ziqi Yu, Taehwa Lee, Ercan Mehmet Dede, Masaki Nakaoka
  • Publication number: 20240142185
    Abstract: A delayed blowback system for a firearm is provided. The system includes a bolt with two detent members operatively coupled within the bolt, each detent member comprising a detent. The system further includes a recoil spring guide rod having two matching recesses on opposing sides of the recoil spring guide rod, wherein the bolt and the two detent members are coupled to and slidable along the recoil spring guide rod between a firing position and a recoil position. The firing position includes the detents resting in the matching recesses on the recoil spring guide rod in response to a round being fired, the bolt moves back and pushes the detent members back, wherein by nature of a geometry of the detents and the matched recesses, the detent members outward in opposite directions and perpendicular sliding along the recoil spring guide rail in the recoil position to complete a recoil cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin W. Gibbens, David W. Gibbens
  • Publication number: 20240142186
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides ammunition magazines and followers for use in a firearm, such as an AR15 or M16 firearm, that prevent contact between the bullet portion of a cartridge and interior surfaces of the firearm's receiver portion during transfer of the cartridge from the magazine to the firearm's chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Philbin, Scott Richard Gherardini, Michael Burke Irwin
  • Publication number: 20240142187
    Abstract: There is provided an ammunition loading apparatus comprising a first elongate member, and second and third elongate members pivotally coupled to the first member. The second and third members have a deployed position in which the second and third members extend perpendicular to the first member and receive ammunition therebetween. The second and third members are moveable from the deployed position to a stored position in which the second and third members extend parallel to the first member. The second and third members are foldable or collapsible relative to the first elongate in the stored position. The apparatus is also moveable to a partially open position that is L-shaped and functions as an unloading tool to selectively remove ammunition from a magazine. The apparatus includes an elongate protrusion coupled to one of the elongate members and which functions as a glass breaker or part of a pin punch tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew CARVALHO, Jean-Louis IACONIS
  • Publication number: 20240142188
    Abstract: A double firing mode semi-automatic handgun has a frame, a barrel, a spring biased slide, and a firing assembly with a firing rod operated by a trigger. A frame pocket is provided in a rear part of the frame which is open from above, in which an associated frame inset or an associated other frame inset can be inserted. A rear part of the slide has a slide pocket in which an associated slide inset or an associated other slide inset can be inserted. A firing pin is arranged in front of the connection site of the frame pocket and behind the barrel extending to a cartridge receiving chamber. A rearward motion of the firing rod causes a surface to be pushed on the frame inset and transforms into an axial hit on the firing pin by a spring bias or by the release of a lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Gábor BOZÓ
  • Publication number: 20240142189
    Abstract: A firearm suppression system includes a housing, a muzzle adapter, an end cap, and a core. The housing includes a first aperture at a first end and a second aperture at a second end. An inner compartment may be interposed between the first aperture and the second aperture. The inner compartment may be configured to receive the core. The muzzle adapter may be threadably coupled near the first end of the housing, and the end cap may be threadably coupled to the second end of the housing. The core may be removably attachable to the housing and positioned within the inner compartment of the housing. Between an outer surface of the core and the inner surface of the housing may be a channel that equalizes pressure. The outer surface of the core may comprise a plurality of apertures that lead to baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Lonnie Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20240142190
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a muzzle end adapter for performing bore sighting of a small caliber gun. The muzzle end adapter includes a plurality of hand levers. In addition, the muzzle end adapter includes a main operating shaft connected rigidly with a first hand lever. Also, the muzzle end adapter includes a cylindrical member connected at one end of the main operating shaft. Moreover, the muzzle end adapter includes a plurality of centering devices. The plurality of centering devices includes a plurality of jaws. The plurality of jaws includes a plurality of equiangular spaced jaws centered around a pivot pin. Further, the muzzle end adapter includes a disk. Furthermore, the disk includes a tapered hole connected with the muzzle end adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Tonbo Imaging Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ankit KUMAR, Kondangi Lakshmikumar ARVIND, Nelaji Mohanrao SUDARSHAN
  • Publication number: 20240142191
    Abstract: Subject matter related to firearms is described. An adapter may include a channel that extends along an exterior of the adapter in a helical pattern. The helical pattern may be configured to advance the adapter into a complementary component based on a rotation of the adapter, the complementary component, or both. Based on the advancement of the adapter into the complementary component, a sidewall of the channel may be forced against a sidewall of a ridge of the complementary component. The channel may lock with the ridge based on a rotation of the adapter, a rotation of the complementary component, or a combined rotation of the adapter and the complementary component that is less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lyle Fredrickson, Clayton Hutchings
  • Publication number: 20240142192
    Abstract: Interface connection adapter arrangement (300) for a bipod (1) for a rifle (2), wherein said arrangement further comprises a first part (310) and a second part (320), being trans-latable in relation to each other, the arrangement comprising a rifle fastener (331), in turn comprising cooperating fastener means both on said first part and on said second part; said rifle fastener being arranged to be activated for fastening the arrangement to the rifle by translating said first part in relation to said second part into a gripping position; and wherein the arrangement is arranged to be connected to two leg parts. The invention is characterised in that the arrangement further comprises a spring means (350), arranged to press the first part and the second part together; and a freedom of movement adjustment means (360), arranged to adjustably limit a freedom of translational movement of said first part in relation to said second part away from each other. The invention also relates to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Oscar GYLLENHAMMAR, Mikael HAGEJÄRD
  • Publication number: 20240142194
    Abstract: Levers with fulcrums and other linkages can be structured to provide motion in many different structural formations by making adjustments to the parameters of a mechanism such as this invention. Mechanisms with multiple levers working together in coordination and moving a fraction of the full actuation allows machines to be built more efficiently. The levers can be connected to each other in multiple configurations which allow for these machines to be built and programmed from how the levers are connected to each other. This invention is modular so building complex actuators is a simple procedure. The machine can be used as a mechanical actuator or a projectile launcher or a programmable moving mechanism where the programming is built in the structure. By using levers, and simple energy mechanisms to power this invention, the overall efficiency of some processes can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Thomas Kinback, Nicolas Craig Kinback, Cody James Kinback
  • Publication number: 20240142195
    Abstract: An angled support grip for a firearm, such as a long gun, includes an upper portion configured to attach to the frame of the firearm beneath the barrel and forward of the trigger guard; and a forward support extending downward from an end of the upper portion opposite from the trigger guard. The angled support grip also includes an angled handle configured to be gripped by a hand of a user and attached to the forward support at a lower end thereof, opposite from the upper portion, the angled handle extending upward and rearward toward the upper portion along a length thereof away from the forward support. A flashlight head attaches to a forward face of the forward support to project light toward a target. The angled handle is selectively removable from the angled support grip and attachable directly to the flashlight head to form a flashlight assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: David F. Henderson
  • Publication number: 20240142196
    Abstract: A retention device for a firearm includes a latching lever mountable to a trigger guard of the firearm, and a latching receiver configured to receive and retain the firearm. The latching lever is pivotable about a first pivot point between a first engaging position and a second release position. The latching receiver is configured to receive and retain the firearm, and includes a latch pivotable about a second pivot point between a firearm engaging position and a firearm release position. The latch has a protrusion configured to engage and retain the firearm when the latching lever is in the first engaging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Shane Allan Kretsinger
  • Publication number: 20240142197
    Abstract: A customizable holster locking and quick release mechanism includes a holster body with interchangeable insert assemblies, interchangeable and optional spacers and shims, and adjustable and repositionable locking teeth for holding the trigger guard of multiple handgun models. The insert assembly attaches to the holster body and has an insert body with integral upper and lower body sections that support a slide lock rail having upper and lower rail sections. When assembled, the insert body and a side spacer create a receiving slot for a handgun trigger guard. The rail, guided by an angled track in the insert body, moves the locking teeth horizontally into and through the receiving slot as it displaces vertically in response to receiving a trigger guard. Magnets bias the rail depending on the presence of a handgun, encouraging the rail to lock the handgun in a lower position or release the handgun in an upper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Saul J. Kirsch
  • Publication number: 20240142198
    Abstract: A fabric garment to be worn by a human having a waist structure in the garment, the fabric garment having a holster internal to the fabric of the fabric garment adjacent at least one hip side of the fabric garment: a) the fabric garment having a body centered forward position; b) the waist structure in the garment having asymmetrical distances from the body centered forward position to a left hip position and a right hip position on the waist structure; c) a longer distance of the asymmetrical distances on a hip having the holster internal to the fabric of the fabric garment; the holster having an opening therein into which an object can be received and supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Michel Kanarek, Michael Smith
  • Publication number: 20240142199
    Abstract: Disclosed is a holster configured to receive a handgun. The holster includes a plurality of ribs on at least one lateral side that are configured to disrupt the outline of the holster when worn under clothing. The ribs are spaced apart such that a channel is formed between adjacent pairs of ribs. These channels provide for improved airflow between the holster and wearer, thereby reducing the buildup of moisture. An example holster includes a holster body that defines a cavity for a handgun. The holster body has an exterior side that includes a plurality of ribs configured to disrupt the outline of the holster when worn under clothing. The ribs are spaced apart such that a channel is formed between adjacent pairs of ribs. Each rib is a curved structure extending between a forward edge and a rearward edge of the exterior side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Jonathan Hauptman
  • Publication number: 20240142200
    Abstract: A rear sight and related assembly are disclosed. The rear sight has a notch component coupled to a base portion. The notch component includes a notch forming a channel through the notch component, the channel having a channel direction. The base portion has a first flange having a first aperture and a second flange having a second aperture couple coupling with an optic mount. The assembly of the rear sight includes the rear sight coupled to the optic mount. The apertures of the rear sight are configured to concentrically align with mounting holes of the optic mount. The optic mount is configured to couple to a slide of a firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Tu Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240142201
    Abstract: Firearm aiming illuminators have a frame, a light source, a lens assembly associated with the light source, the lens assembly operable to generate a broad illumination field and to project an aiming point on a target, and the lens assembly having an aiming facility adjustably connecting the lens assembly to the frame and operable to adjust the position of the aiming point relative to the frame. The adjustment facility may include a ball and socket mechanism with the ball on the lens assembly and the frame defining a socket. The adjustment facility may include a pair of first and set screws connected to the frame and operably contacting the lens assembly, each set screw associated with a different aiming axis. The set screws may each define a respective rotation axis, and the rotation axes may be parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: RTK Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Jeremy T. Kilgore
  • Publication number: 20240142202
    Abstract: A counter-swarm firework includes a shell casing, multiple streamers positioned in the shell casing, a burst charge positioned in the shell casing and configured to disperse the multiple streamers from the shell casing when discharged, a pusher plate positioned in the shell casing between the burst charge and the multiple streamers, a fire suppressant layer positioned between the burst charge and the pusher plate, and a kick charge configured to launch the shell casing and its contents prior to discharging the burst charge. The fire suppression layer may be configured to suppress heat generated by the discharge of the burst charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory, Fireworks West Internationale Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan Davidson, Dustin Burch
  • Publication number: 20240142203
    Abstract: An arming tandem for a perforating gun is provided. The arming tandem includes an internal arming pin that is biased in a retracted position. Detonating the last perforating gun in a gun string forces the arming pin in the immediately adjacent tandem into contact with a grounding plate in the next perforating gun, thereby arming the next perforating gun. The arming pin is biased in the retracted position by a helical compression spring that is contained within a counterbored opening in the arming tandem. An adjacent bulkhead includes a grounding plate that surrounds a contact pin. The grounding plate provides a flat surface for contacting the arming pin and creating a secure connection to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: James F. Shelton
  • Publication number: 20240142204
    Abstract: The present invention provides biodegradable projectiles for toy launchers that contain viable seeds. When lost outdoors the projectiles do not pollute the environment but instead degrade naturally and the seeds grow into plants that enhance the landscape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lucy J. Farmer, Jasper J. Farmer, Jay J. Farmer
  • Publication number: 20240142205
    Abstract: A toy dart includes a deformable cap that safely impacts a target. The cap includes pairs of polygonal apertures formed on the outer surface of the cap which form substantially parallel hollow passages that provide spaces that allow the cap to deform upon impact with a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Francis See Chong CHIA, XUBIN XIA
  • Publication number: 20240142206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow-point bullet, for example for police and/or authority ammunition with a caliber of at most 13 millimeters, which is made of iron, in particular soft iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Michael MUSTER, Donald MEYER, Paul HOWALD, Markus GRÜNIG
  • Publication number: 20240142207
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of the arms industry and metallurgy, and also to the fields of materials engineering and chemical engineering. More specifically, the present invention refers to a novel ammunition cartridge comprising reinforced polymer and the manufacturing process thereof. The ammunition cartridge serves for receiving the gunpowder so that explosion can occur inside the weapon barrel. The technology proposed reduces the quantity of components to be pre-manufactured and assembly processes on the product, producing a full cartridge, directly upon injecting the thermoplastic, and can also use bi-component injection. With this, the portion of the collar ring can be made entirely of fiber-reinforced polymer material, which reduces the weight of the item and is beneficial for the useful life of the weapon in the bolt region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Andre Giacomini Dias Carmona, Andre Viegas Wentz, Andre Weijh, Claudio Wietky Junior, Frederico Eggers, Claucio De Almeida Carvalho, Marcelo Moreno, Vinicius Cabreira
  • Publication number: 20240142208
    Abstract: Provided is an ammunition canister system that includes a can with an open interior and a mounting plate. A first and a second interior divider form three interior ammunition storage bays, while a three-to-one transition feed tray transitions belted ammunition contained in the bays to a single feed chute. The base of the can further includes loading pins, quick release locks, and lock pins, while the mounting plate includes mounting apertures, loading guides, quick release lock pin receiving apertures, and pin accepting apertures on the second side. The loading pins interface with the loading guides, the quick release locks interface with the quick release lock pin receiving apertures, and the lock pins interface with the pin accepting apertures to secure the ammunition canister to the mounting plate. The mounting plate enables the can to be mounted to the deck of helicopter or another vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul Denesha, Michael L. Holzmeyer, James G. Buechler, Eric S. Gilham, Anthony Berger
  • Publication number: 20240142209
    Abstract: A speed square with a highly-visible level vial where the level vial and cushioning members are sandwiched and compressed between interacting portions of the square's blade and the square's heel, with the cushioning members positioned above the level vial adjacent to the blade, or below the level vial adjacent to the heel, as desired. The level vial may be fully contained with a thick heel, or may be positioned in order to be held partially or fully above the top surface of a thin or thick heel, within a viewing notched formed in the blade for better visibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Sven Kysar
  • Publication number: 20240142210
    Abstract: A dustproof counter device of a measuring wheel has a base, a counter, and a pedal setting component. The base has a component opening formed through a top of the base and a dustproof flange protruding from the base and surrounding the component opening. The counter is disposed in the base and has a zeroing button extending into the component opening of the base. The pedal setting component has a dustproof cap covering and surrounding the dustproof flange of the base, and abutting against the zeroing button. When the pedal setting component is pressed by a user's foot, dust is kept from dropping into the base by the dustproof cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Yin-Wu Lai
  • Publication number: 20240142211
    Abstract: A probe device for a rotating head has at least one support arm that is mounted so as to rotate around an axis of rotation, at least one probe that is joined to the support arm, and at least one spring element that can be supported on the rotating head and engages at the support arm and that is provided for exerting a force on the support arm, which, as a result of this force, experiences a torque with respect to the axis of rotation. The support arm has at least one mount, which is concentric with the axis of rotation, for the spring element, which, when arranged on the mount, is bent at least in part around the axis of rotation. As a consequence, centrifugal forces that act on the spring element when the rotating head is in operation have no influence on the tension of the spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Jürgen Peters
  • Publication number: 20240142213
    Abstract: A measurement device includes a measurement head configured to capture dimensional measurement data of a measurement object. A guide structure is configured to move and guide at least one of the measurement head and the measurement object in a measurement volume of the measurement device. A measurement unit is configured to capture positional data of the guide structure based on which a pose of the measurement head can be calculated. Multiple temperature sensor units are configured to capture temperature data about the measurement volume. Each temperature sensor unit includes a carrier element, a temperature sensor connected to the carrier element, and a heating element connected to the carrier element. A control system is configured to process the dimensional measurement data and the positional data and, based on the temperature data, correct at least one of the dimensional measurement data and the positional data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Johannes Geiger, Tobias Perkhuhn, Alwine Schroll, Matthias Wahl, Sabrina Rau, Malte Langmack
  • Publication number: 20240142214
    Abstract: There is provided a measuring device that is inexpensive and easy to use, yet provides sufficient accuracy and resolution in continuous scanning measurement to measure workpiece surfaces. A dial gauge includes a spindle provided to be movable reciprocatively in an axial direction through a main body case. The main body case includes a stem provided to protrude from a side face of the main body case. A ball bearing that bears the spindle is provided inside the stem. A workpiece and the dial gage are relatively moved while a contact point at the tip of the spindle is in contact with the surface of the workpiece, and continuous scanning measurement is performed to measure irregularities of the surface of the workpiece or the amount of runout of the rotating workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi MAKINO, Mao KIKUCHI, Tomoharu KURATA
  • Publication number: 20240142215
    Abstract: A signal processing unit for an inductive position sensor is provided. The inductive position sensor provides a first position signal and a second phase-shifted position signal, such as, a sine position signal and a cosine position signal. The signal processing unit has an integrator for integrating an integer number of periods of the first position signal respectively an integer number of periods of the second phase-shifted position signal. The position of the moving target of the position sensor is calculated from the integrated first position signal and the integrated second phase-shifted position signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Jürgen Peter KERNHOF, Josef JANISCH
  • Publication number: 20240142216
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a sensor that is attached to a measurement target object becoming deformed in response to a swing taken with the measurement target object and that generates an output signal indicating a relationship between a physical quantity related to an amount of deformation of the measurement target object and a time; a feature value generation circuit that generates a feature value, the feature value being a parameter indicating a feature of the swing, on the basis of the output signal obtained by the sensor; and a communication unit that is attached to the measurement target object and that transmits the feature value to an external device by wireless communication or wired communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jun MAKINO, Koji KAWANO, Nobuyuki NOZAWA, Tomoshige FURUHI, Takashi WATANABE, Takehiko IIZUKA, Kenta AGO
  • Publication number: 20240142217
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a strain sensor comprises the steps of: preparing a solution to be used as a conductive thin-film material and a flexible substrate; forming, on the flexible substrate, a stress concentration structure by repeatedly depositing a micro notch formed to have a structure having a boundary on a two-dimensional plane (the xy plane) or have a three-dimensional structure having a boundary in a direction perpendicular to the plane (the z direction); and forming a strain sensor by depositing a conductive thin film on the flexible substrate in such a way that the conductive thin film overlaps at least a portion of the stress concentration structure. Accordingly, the stress concentration structure can be manufactured at a desired location through patterning, and can be applied for various purposes by controlling the sensitivity and linearity by adjusting the arrangement of the structure and the thickness of the conductive thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yongtaek Hong, Taehoon Kim, Daesik Kim
  • Publication number: 20240142218
    Abstract: A displacement sensor that includes: a sensor unit including a base member having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite the first main surface, and a sensor sheet on the first main surface of the base member, the sensor sheet configured to measure a displacement amount of the base member; and a first cover sheet detachably attached to the sensor sheet on a side thereof opposite to the base member, wherein an elastic modulus of the first cover sheet is larger than an elastic modulus of the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takayoshi OBATA, Tomoki OUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240142220
    Abstract: Images of items are evaluated. A first image of the item, having a view of two or more of its surfaces, is captured at a first time. A measurement of at least one dimension of one or more of the surfaces is computed and stored. A second image of the item, having a view of at least one of the two or more surfaces, is captured at a second time, subsequent to the first time. A measurement of the dimension is then computed and compared to the stored first measurement. The computed measurement is evaluated based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: H. Sprague Ackley
  • Publication number: 20240142221
    Abstract: Provided is an image measurement system including: a placement portion on which a measurement object is placed; an imaging unit configured to be relatively movable with respect to the placement portion; a movement control unit that switches between a high-speed movement mode and a low-speed movement mode and allows the imaging unit to relatively move with respect to the placement portion; and an imaging control unit that captures instantaneous image information by the imaging unit on the basis of switching to the low-speed movement mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hirato Sonobe, Takeshi Saeki, Yukimasa Nishio, Ryohei Kanno, Takahiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20240142222
    Abstract: A measuring device for determining a distribution of a heat transfer medium on an inner wall of a shaftless container which rotates when used to heat the heat transfer medium with concentrated solar radiation in a solar thermal power plant or as a rotary kiln includes a distance measuring device for determining a thickness of a film of the heat transfer medium on the inner wall of the container. The distance measuring device includes at least one optical device for detecting at least one height profile along at least one measurement line projected onto the inner wall and at least one position transducer for determining a current rotational position of the respective measurement line on the inner wall. A method for determining a distribution of a heat transfer medium on an inner wall of a shaftless container is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Austin Franke, Anja Raab, Alexander Hirt
  • Publication number: 20240142223
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of monitoring film thickness on a substrate, comprises: generating light from a light source; collimating the light from the light source to form a collimated beam; reflecting the collimated beam off of a surface to be measured to produce a reflected beam; splitting the reflected beam with a dichroic mirror, wherein the reflected beam splits into a first beam and a second beam; receiving, by a pyrometer, the first beam from the dichroic mirror; receiving, by a spectrometer, the second beam from the dichroic mirror; and analyzing data derived from the pyrometer and the spectrometer to determine one or more characteristics of the surface to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Khokan C. PAUL, Zhepeng CONG, Tao SHENG, Edward W. BUDIARTO, Todd EGAN
  • Publication number: 20240142224
    Abstract: Examples of a light field metrology system for use with a display are disclosed. The light field metrology may capture images of a projected light field, and determine focus depths (or lateral focus positions) for various regions of the light field using the captured images. The determined focus depths (or lateral positions) may then be compared with intended focus depths (or lateral positions), to quantify the imperfections of the display. Based on the measured imperfections, an appropriate error correction may be performed on the light field to correct for the measured imperfections. The display can be an optical display element in a head mounted display, for example, an optical display element capable of generating multiple depth planes or a light field display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ivan Li Chuen YEOH, Lionel Ernest EDWIN, Samuel A. MILLER
  • Publication number: 20240142225
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) object scanner includes: an object platform configured to host a target object; a projector device configured to project a first light pattern on to the target object; an LED screen that surrounds the object platform and configured to emit a second light pattern; an imaging device configured to obtain a plurality of images of the target object from multiple view angles as the target object and the imaging device are relatively rotated to multiple rotation degrees. The plurality of images include images obtained when the projector device projects the first light pattern and images obtained when the LED screen emits the second light pattern. The images are used to determine 3D information and texture information of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yu JI, Changxi ZHENG, Xinyuan LI
  • Publication number: 20240142226
    Abstract: A lamp system capable of detecting a stereoscopic shape of a road surface includes: a light projecting device including a light source that generates patterned light having a specific pattern and projects the patterned light onto a projection surface; a sensor unit including a camera that captures a pattern in which the patterned light is projected onto the projection surface to provide an image of the projection surface; and a control unit that determines a three-dimensional shape of the projection surface based on an output of the sensor unit, and controls an output of the light projecting device according to the determined three-dimensional shape of the projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myeong Je KIM
  • Publication number: 20240142227
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for devices and methods of measuring a pitch P of optical device structures and an orientation angle ? of the optical device structures. One embodiment of the system includes an optical arm coupled to an arm actuator. The optical arm includes a light source. The light source emits a light path operable to be diffracted to the stage. The optical arm further includes a first beam splitter and a second beam splitter positioned in the light path. The first beam splitter directs the light path through a first lens and the second beam splitter directs the light path through a first dove prism and a second lens. The optical arm further includes a first detector operable to detect the light path from the first lens and second detector operable to detect the light path from the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yangyang SUN, Jinxin FU, Ludovic GODET
  • Publication number: 20240142229
    Abstract: A method of communicating information to a measurement probe mounted on a coordinate positioning machine includes encoding the information as one or more of a plurality of characteristic movements of the probe, controlling the machine to impart the movement(s) to the probe, detecting the movement(s) at the probe, and decoding the information at the probe from the detected movement(s). A measurement probe for use in such a method is mountable to the machine and includes at least one movement sensor for sensing movement imparted to the measurement probe by the machine, and a controller for determining whether the sensed movement includes one or more of the plurality of characteristic movements of the probe and for performing an operation at or controlling operation of the probe in dependence on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Jamie John BUCKINGHAM, Derek MARSHALL, John Charles OULD
  • Publication number: 20240142230
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining the height of a plurality of buildings in a region is described, the method comprising: retrieving a map of building locations in the region; retrieving a plurality of sensor data records from a plurality of mobile network devices, wherein each sensor data record comprises horizontal coordinate data and elevation data; processing the plurality of sensor data records and the map of building locations to generate a map set of building heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Luke Murphy, Russell Simon
  • Publication number: 20240142231
    Abstract: Various products that are used to align objects and features in an area are shown. In one example, a laser target provides optical communication between a target area of the laser target and a non-target area that is offset from the target area. Some light emitted towards the target area will be redirected to emit from the non-target area, and some light emitted towards the non-target area will be redirected to emit from the target area. In another example, a laser target includes reflective portions and non-reflective portions that facilitate aiming a laser target towards a center of the laser target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel J. Howard, Michael Dan Huh
  • Publication number: 20240142232
    Abstract: An electronic component includes: a substrate including a flexible wiring board having a first surface and a second surface that are in a front and back relationship, and a support plate having a first opening and joined to the first surface of the flexible wiring board; and a first component and a second component both disposed on the substrate. The substrate includes a first region in which the first surface extends along a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to each other, a second region that is disposed on one side of the first region in the first direction and in which the first surface extends along a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction, and a first coupling region that is located between the first region and the second region and is bent such that a support plate side is located inside. The first component is attached to the first surface in the first region via the first opening. The second component is attached to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Manabu KONDO
  • Publication number: 20240142233
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a balance to objects attached to the apparatus. The apparatus comprises an annular body, drive assemblies, two hoops, and a harness. The annular body is placed around an object. Each drive assembly comprises a primary sheave radially and rotatably disposed on the annular body, a first secondary sheave rotatably disposed on the annular body above the primary sheave, a second secondary sheave rotatably disposed on the annular body below the primary sheave, and a motor for rotating the primary sheave. The two hoops comprise a first hoop rotatably supported between the primary sheave and the first secondary sheave and a second hoop rotatably supported between the primary sheave and the second secondary sheave. Rotating the primary sheave rotates the first hoop in a first direction and the second hoop in a second direction for generating the balance. The harness attaches the apparatus to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Cybernetic Sports
    Inventor: Jesse Antoine Marcel
  • Publication number: 20240142234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multimass MEMS gyroscope featuring an orthogonal arrangement, which comprises an anchor point unit, a sensing unit and a driving unit; the anchor point unit comprises a central anchor point subunit located at the center of a rectangle and four corner anchor points located at the four corners of the rectangle respectively; the sensing unit comprises four detection mass blocks each of which has a frame structure and is elastically connected between the central anchor point subunit and the corresponding corner anchor point, receding spaces being formed between the detection mass blocks, and four detection decoupling parts; and the driving unit comprises four driving mass blocks, and driving decoupling parts. The gyroscope can improve the arrangement area of transducers and reduce the mass of the detection mass blocks to improve the Coriolis gain, thereby improving the mechanical sensitivity of the gyroscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhao Ma, Shan Yang, Zhan Zhan, Shitao Yan, Xiao Kan, Hongtao Peng, Yang Li, Kahkeen Lai, Veronica Tan