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  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVICE AND METHOD RESPONSIVE TO INFLUENCES OF MIND
    Publication number: 20160283197
    Abstract: A device for detecting an influence of mind comprises a source of non-deterministic random numbers, SNDRN, a phase-sensitive filter, and a results interface. In some embodiments, the phase-sensitive filter comprises a complex filter. An artificial sensory neuron comprises a SNDRN. An analog artificial sensory detector comprises a plurality of analog artificial sensory neurons, an abstracting processor and a control or feedback unit. Some embodiments include an artificial neural network. An artificial consciousness network contains a plurality of artificial neural networks. One of the artificial neural networks comprises an activation pattern meta-analyzer. An artificial intelligence device comprises a cluster of artificial consciousness networks, a sensory input device to provide sensory input signals to the input of one or more ANNs, and an output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Scott A. Wilber
  • Scroll-type fluid displacement device for vacuum pump application
    Patent number: 6193487
    Abstract: A scroll-type vacuum pump wherein an expander and a compressor are arranged in series, in two stages, in the same housing and driven by the same shaft. The first stage is a scroll-type expander. It is in series with a scroll-type compressor, which is the second stage. The volume of the suction pockets of the second stage, the compressor, is not significantly smaller than the volume of the discharge pockets of the first stage device, the expander. Thus, the amount of heat associated with the re-expansion and compression process is reduced. The two stage pump also includes a double shaft seal mechanism which seals off the suction chamber of the expander from both the ambient and the discharge chamber of the expander. The two stage pump of the invention further includes a labyrinth structure at the tip surfaces of the scroll elements to tightly control the axial gap between the tips and bases of the mating scroll elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Mind Tech Corporation
    Inventor: Shimao Ni
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CHANGE OF MIND (COM) STARTER SYSTEM AND A COM STARTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150285204
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a ring gear, a speed sensor operatively associated with the ring gear, and a change of mind (COM) starter motor mechanically linked to the internal combustion engine. The COM starter motor includes an armature and a pinion operatively connected to the armature. A solenoid is operatively connected to the COM starter motor. The solenoid selectively moves the pinion into engagement with the ring gear. An electronic control unit (ECU) is operatively connected to the speed sensor and the solenoid. The ECU is configured and disposed to indirectly detect a rotational speed of the pinion and selectively energize the solenoid to axially shift the pinion into engagement with the ring gear when the pinion reaches a particular rotational speed relative to a rotational speed of the ring gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: German Holguin Pallares, Andrew Dragon, Kirk Neet
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A MACHINING PATH AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE USING OF A MULTI-AXIS MACHINE TOOL
    Publication number: 20230056743
    Abstract: A method and software is provided for machining a workpiece, including for determining a machining path for material-removing machining of a workpiece using a multi-axis machine tool, wherein control commands for controlling a number of N different machine axes of a machine tool can be generated from the machining path with computer support, according to which a tool can be moved continuously along the machining path, wherein the machining path comprises a first engagement path segment and a second engagement path segment along which the tool engages with the workpiece at least in sections, and wherein the machining path further comprises a connecting path segment along which the tool does not engage with the workpiece and which connects an end point of the first engagement path segment to a starting point of the second engagement path segment continuously and collision-free with the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: OPEN MIND Technologies AG
    Inventors: Josef Koch, Peter Brambs
  • METHOD FOR REGULATING THE OUTPUT OF A SOLID-FUEL FURNACE AND FURNACE WITH A CORRESPONDING OUTPUT REGULATOR
    Publication number: 20100229768
    Abstract: A method is provided for regulating the output of a solid fuel furnace having primary and secondary combustion chambers arranged adjacent to each other, in particular one above the other or side by side, and are separated from each other by a partition in the floor or wall but are nevertheless connected to each other by at least one partition opening. The secondary combustion chamber is connected through a secondary exhaust-gas channel to a flue-gas passage, and the primary combustion chamber is connected to the flue-gas passage by a transition opening, wherein the transition opening can be closed at least partially by a flue-gas flap. Both a primary air supply and a secondary air supply are provided. A first temperature sensor is arranged in the secondary exhaust-gas channel and controls the primary air volume flow as a function of the temperature in the secondary exhaust-gas channel, while the secondary air volume flow is held substantially constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: GLOBAL MIND NETWORK GMBH
    Inventor: Gerdum ENDERS
  • Landscape lighting systems having interchangeable light diverting elements and light intensity controllers
    Patent number: 9945538
    Abstract: A landscape lighting system includes a light fixture having an LED, a first light diverting element having a first light diversion angle associated therewith, a second light diverting element having a second light diversion angle associated therewith that is different than the first light diversion angle, and a light intensity controller for communicating with the light fixture to selectively control the intensity of the light generated by the LED. The light intensity controller is in wireless communication with the light fixture. The fixture has a first configuration in which the first light diverting element overlies the LED for emitting light having the first light diversion angle, and a second configuration in which the second light diverting element overlies the LED for emitting light having the second light diversion angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Mind Head LLC
    Inventor: David M. Beausoleil
  • VEHICLE, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, VEHICLE MOTION PRODUCING METHOD
    Publication number: 20100324753
    Abstract: A robot executes motion by modifying a motion behavior on the basis of a motion direction of a user on board according to a state of mind of the user on board. This produces the motion of the vehicle under conditions that reflect the user's state of mind. The robot preferably includes a direction input portion that receives the motion direction from the user and generates a reference input corresponding to the motion direction, and an inverted control reference input generator that generates a motion reference input that makes the robot execute motion in a behavior different from the motion behavior on the basis of the motion direction, based at least on a reduction coefficient with a value corresponding to the user's state of mind and the reference input generated in the direction input portion. The reduction coefficient is determined by measuring the pulse rate of the user on board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshihiro OKUMATSU
  • METHOD OF MAKING A NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200054229
    Abstract: Neural interfaces with the peripheral nervous system have been developed to provide a direct communication pathway between peripheral nerves and prosthetic limbs. Described herein is a microchannel integrated neural network device and system which can control the reinnervated muscles and interpret neurological signals. The acquired bioelectrical signals can be used for the interpretation of mind and create a neural map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Yoonsu Choi, Bong Kyun Kim, Bernardo Garza
  • MICROCHANNEL SCAFFOLDS AND MICROTUBE ELECTRODES FOR A NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170311827
    Abstract: Neural interfaces with the peripheral nervous system have been developed to provide a direct communication pathway between peripheral nerves and prosthetic limbs. Described herein is a microchannel integrated neural network device and system which can control the reinnervated muscles and interpret neurological signals. The acquired bioelectrical signals can be used for the interpretation of mind and create a neural map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Yoonsu Choi, Bong Kyun Kim, Bernardo Garza
  • Data driven interaction for networked control of a DDI target device over a home entertainment network
    Patent number: 6456892
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a user interface for a networked target device within a home audio/visual network. The DDI allows any DDI target to describe its physical appearance including controls and displays, etc., to a DDI controller. The controller can be a remote physical device or can be a software program resident on the same or separate device as the target. The controller interfaces with the target to obtain the DDI data and generates a user interface for the target including: 1) interactive controls; and 2) user display information pertinent to the target. The DDI allows the controller to trigger actions on the target as if a user had physically manipulated the controls of the target. The controller and the target are connected to the same communication network. A particular embodiment operates within the HAVi architecture. The controller communicates with the user by using the input and output devices of (typically) the device upon which the controller is executing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignees: Sony Electronics, Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Alexander Dara-Abrams, Harold Aaron Ludtke, Thomas Edward Birmingham, Neil David Matthews, Yoshifumi Yanagawa, Wim Bronnenberg
  • Pressure control system and control method for a multiple-ratio transmission with pre-staged ratio shifts
    Patent number: 6577939
    Abstract: A modular electronic control system for a geared multiple-ratio transmission wherein pressure profiles for each ratio shift actuator are used to provide seamless transitions during both positive and negative engine torque conditions to improve shift feel and responsiveness to ratio change commands. The system provides shift staging for sequenced shifts between ratios as well as for so-called “change-of-mind” shifts in which a sequence shift is interrupted as a new destination gear is introduced. A constant ratio change occurs during sequenced shifts. A change-of-mind shift can be performed directly where the new destination gear is commanded immediately. Independent pressure profiles for each clutch involved in a commanded shift are used to accommodate various types of shifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keyse, Ihab S. Soliman, Jeremy L. Russell, Kevin MacFarlane, Stephen Michael Cicala
  • Internal combustion engine having a change of mind (COM) starter system and a COM starter system
    Patent number: 9500174
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a ring gear, a speed sensor operatively associated with the ring gear, and a change of mind (COM) starter motor mechanically linked to the internal combustion engine. The COM starter motor includes an armature and a pinion operatively connected to the armature. A solenoid is operatively connected to the COM starter motor. The solenoid selectively moves the pinion into engagement with the ring gear. An electronic control unit (ECU) is operatively connected to the speed sensor and the solenoid. The ECU is configured and disposed to indirectly detect a rotational speed of the pinion and selectively energize the solenoid to axially shift the pinion into engagement with the ring gear when the pinion reaches a particular rotational speed relative to a rotational speed of the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: German Holguin Pallares, Andrew Dragon, Kirk Neet
  • Lubrication means for a scroll-type fluid displacement apparatus
    Patent number: 6059540
    Abstract: A scroll-type fluid displacement apparatus has two interfitting spiral-shaped scroll members which have predetermined geometric configurations. The novel design provides an oil-gas separation and circulation system in which the oil, through a reservoir in the close proximity of the thrust bearing and metering orifices network, is properly and promptly directed to the scroll compression chamber, Oldham ring and bearings to provide lubrication and cooling. This invention also provides a notch mechanism at the tip of the orbiting scroll member during operation to avoid the orbiting scroll wrap from completely blocking the oil injection ports of small size on the fixed scroll base. This invention further relates to a gas intake system which directs gas from the oil-gas separator/sump to close the intake control valve and maintain low power consumption during unload mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Mind Tech Corp.
    Inventor: Shimao Ni
  • Real encounter game for balancing the body, mind and spirit
    Patent number: 5271627
    Abstract: A multidimensional equilateral angular game playing apparatus and method include electronically controlled, life-sized obelisk "opponents" in the vertex of each angle. A sound generator and multiple lighted targets are mounted upon variously angled surfaces of each obelisk so that a target becomes momentarily active when its light is illuminated and a sound generator mounted upon the obelisk holding the target is actuated. The sequence of targets presented to a player and the time duration of each activation may be selected in a random manner by electronic controls. A single player strikes activated targets using thrusting and sweeping motions of a double-sided, padded playing staff. Upon successfully striking a target, the sound generator upon which obelisk the target is mounted emits a tone verifying the success of the strike, a point is added to a total sum of successful strikes, the target is deactivated and the next target is immediately presented to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Inventors: Paul R. Russell, Alysn Hassenforder
  • VIDEO GAME HARDWARE SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE METHODS USING ELECTROENCEPHALOGROPHY
    Publication number: 20100240458
    Abstract: A player's mental attributes may be determined and used in interacting with video games or training programs through a video game system. The video game system may include a biometric controller such as an EEG device or configured to detect a level of attention and a level of relaxation of the player through electrical impulses exhibited by a player's brain and/or pulse oximetry monitoring device. These determined levels of attention and relaxation may be interpreted by the video game system into one or more actions in or changes to a video game environment. Additionally or alternatively, video games may be used to train a player to lower stress and improve concentration or focus. The games may be entertainment based or non-entertainment related (e.g., instructional/exercise focused). Further, combinations of controllers may be used to control various aspects of a video game or training program to exercise both body and mind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: PUB COMPANY S.R.L.
    Inventors: Andrea Gaiba, Davide Squarise, Lorenzo Godina
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING HUMAN MOTOR FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20090234254
    Abstract: A system including: (A) a device including: (a) a platform having, on a top side, a receptacle adapted to receive at least a portion of a bottom of a shoe or foot of the user; (b) a securing mechanism, associated with the receptacle; (c) at least one sole adapted to contact a ground surface; (d) a mechanism, at least partially disposed between, and operatively associated with, the sole and a bottom side of the platform, including: (i) a motor, for operatively connecting to a power source, and (ii) at least one thrusting element, mechanically associated with, and activated by, the motor, the thrusting element adapted to move, when in thrusting mode, between the sole and the platform so as to apply an upward force against the bottom side of the platform, thereby changing a height of at least a portion of the platform with respect to the sole; (B) a sensor device including a sensor adapted to associate with a lower limb of the user, and to produce a data signal related to locomotion of the user, and (C) a microp
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Step Of Mind Ltd.
    Inventors: Simona BAR-HAIM, Mark Belokopytov
  • Device And Method For Improving Human Motor Function
    Publication number: 20080134541
    Abstract: A system including: (A) a device including: (a) a platform having, on a top side, a receptacle adapted to receive at least a portion of a bottom of a shoe or foot of the user; (b) a securing mechanism, associated with the receptacle; (c) at least one sole adapted to contact a ground surface; (d) a mechanism, at least partially disposed between, and operatively associated with, the sole and a bottom side of the platform, including: (i) a motor, for operatively connecting to a power source, and (ii) at least one thrusting element, mechanically associated with, and activated by, the motor, the thrusting element adapted to move, when in thrusting mode, between the sole and the platform so as to apply an upward force against the bottom side of the platform, thereby changing a height of at least a portion of the platform with respect to the sole; (B) a sensor device including a sensor adapted to associate with a lower limb of the user, and to produce a data signal related to locomotion of the user, and (C) a microp
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: STEP OF MIND LTD.
    Inventors: Simona Bar-Haim, Mark Belokopytov
  • Training device for stick and racket sports
    Patent number: 11969636
    Abstract: A practice and/or training device for building fine motor skills for sports that use a stick, racket, or paddle with a ball. The device is shaped to resemble the sport's original racket/stick/paddle shape (e.g., tennis racket or lacrosse stick) but is not designed for competition in mind. Instead, the device provides a variety of skill building features for the user to practice ball control skills including rails, tracks, exaggerated surface areas, scoops, ridges, grooves, ramps, undulations, textures (bumps, serrations, etc), holes, platforms, cups, and springy meshes. The combination of these features on the device allows the user to practice combinations of “freestyle” skills and tricks to improve hand eye coordination using the device with a ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Nicolas Norris
  • Method of making a neural interface system
    Patent number: 11992319
    Abstract: Neural interfaces with the peripheral nervous system have been developed to provide a direct communication pathway between peripheral nerves and prosthetic limbs. Described herein is a method of making a microchannel integrated neural interface device comprising a plurality of hollow cylindrical electrodes in a PDMS scaffold, which can control the reinnervated muscles and interpret neurological signals. The acquired bioelectrical signals can be used for the interpretation of mind and create a neural map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Paul Yoonsu Choi, Bong Kyun Kim, Bernardo Garza
  • Device and method responsive to influences of mind
    Patent number: 9367288
    Abstract: An anomalous effect detector responsive to an influence of mind comprises a source of non-deterministic random numbers, SNDRN, a phase-sensitive filter and a results interface. In some embodiments, the phase-sensitive filter comprises a complex filter. An artificial sensory neuron comprises a SNDRN. Preferably, several artificial sensory neurons are grouped in a small volume. An analog artificial sensory detector comprises a plurality of analog artificial sensory neurons, an abstracting processor and a control or feedback unit. Some embodiments include an artificial neural network. An artificial consciousness network contains a plurality of artificial neural networks. One of the artificial neural networks comprises an activation pattern meta-analyzer. An artificial consciousness device comprises a cluster of artificial consciousness networks, a sensory input device to provide sensory input signals to the input of one or more ANNs in ACD, and an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Psigenics Corporation
    Inventor: Scott A. Wilber
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