38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 189 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140278105 | COMPUTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION - A computing apparatus includes at least one interface that receives a request for at least one route to an end destination. The interface provides image icons for transportation modes for use for the route, wherein each of the image icons corresponds to a different transportation mode. The interface receives an activation of at least two of the image icons, wherein the activation represents that the corresponding transportation modes have been selected. A processor is coupled to the user interface and receives a notification of the selection of the transportation modes and obtains a plan that includes the route, wherein the route includes a combination of the selected transportation modes. The processor transmits an image representative of the plan to the interface to enable a user to use the plan to travel to the end destination via the combination of the selected transportation modes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO BUILD SEDIMENTARY ATTRIBUTES - A method and system for computing and visualizing sedimentary attributes may include receiving, by a processor, paleo-geographic coordinates representing predicted approximate positions of particles of sediment deposited at a time period when a layer was originally formed. The processor may numerically compute or determine a sedimentation rate that varies laterally along the layer. The processor may determine a sedimentary attribute based on the lateral variation of the sedimentation rate along the layer with respect to the paleo-geographic coordinates. A monitor or display may display the sedimentary attribute of the layer in the present-day geological space. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278107 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME SOLAR FORECASTING INCORPORATING A GROUND NETWORK - This application relates generally to systems and methods for validating solar irradiance nowcasts, solar power nowcasts and forecasts in real-time using a network of solar power systems and solar irradiance sensors. This application also relates to systems and methods for augmenting solar irradiance forecasts and solar power forecasts in real-time using a network of solar power systems and solar irradiance sensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278108 | Methods and Systems for Optical Flow Modeling Applications for Wind and Solar Irradiance Forecasting - A method of forecasting cloud motion: gathering a time-series of satellite imagery; transforming the time-series of satellite imagery into a cloudiness index image by establishing an upper and lower limit of visible pixel values for time t; calculating the cloudiness index at each pixel location for time t to provide a cloudiness index image; applying optical flow modeling to the cloudiness index image by assuming pixel value constancy across time; assuming motion to be small and approximating the motion with a Taylor series; assuming vector field is smooth locally; selecting all pixels within d distance of location n with the same prior vector field (m*m pixels); solving system of m*m equations in the least square sense; repeat at multiple resolutions; and calculating cloud motion vectors from multiple resolution vector fields; applying the cloud motion vectors to the cloudiness index image to predict future cloud position and intensity. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278109 | SINGLE BEAM FMCW RADAR WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION DETERMINATION - A single beam frequency modulated continuous wave radar for clear air scatter (CAS) detection and method of monitoring clear air scatterers are provided. CAS monitoring capabilities, including the ability to estimate wind velocity and direction, are obtained using data from a single defined width beam of energy that instead of being averaged is sampled at discrete time steps over a range of altitudes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278110 | TARGETED SURVEY DESIGN UNDER UNCERTAINTY - A method, apparatus, and program product utilize global sensitivity analysis (GSA) based on variance decomposition to calculate and apportion the contributions to a total variance of a measurement signal from uncertain input parameters of a subsurface model in connection with designing targeted surveys. Through the use of global sensitivity analysis in this manner, the geometry for a survey may be determined based on a desired target of the design, e.g., based on spatial properties (e.g., reservoir zone of interest) and/or physical properties (e.g., porosity, fluid density, rock physics properties) to select locations (e.g., source-receiver pairs) with greater uncertainty contributions from parameter group(s) of interest. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278111 | BOREHOLE INSTRUMENT FOR BOREHOLE PROFILING AND IMAGING - A borehole instrument includes a housing sized and shaped to fit inside a borehole, at least one image sensor disposed within the housing and configured to capture images of an inside wall of the borehole, at least one illumination light source disposed within the housing and configured to illuminate the inside wall of the borehole, a laser light source disposed within the housing and configured to emit laser light towards the inside wall of the borehole, a data processing subsystem coupled to the image sensor and configured to receive image data from the image sensor, the image data representative of images of the inside wall of the borehole. The data processing subsystem is further configured to capture borehole profile data from images containing laser light reflected from the inside wall of the borehole. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278112 | TESTING WATER CONTAMINATION AROUND OIL OR GAS WELLS - Testing water contamination around oil or gas wells. To determine a testing zone around an oil or gas well, multiple variables are received by data processing apparatus. The variables include variables associated with an oil or gas well, variables associated with an entity performing hydraulic fracturing in the oil or gas well, and variables associated with inhabitable regions surrounding the oil or gas well, to name a few. The multiple variables are processed by the data processing apparatus. In response to the processing, a zone around the oil or gas well within which to test for contamination due to the hydraulic fracturing in the oil or gas well is determined. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278113 | Real-Time Determination of Formation Fluid Properties Using Density Analysis - Analysis evaluates formation fluid with a downhole tool disposed in a borehole. A plurality of possible constituents is defined for the formation fluid, and constraints are defined for the possible constituents. The constraints can include boundary constraints and constraints on the system's dynamics. The formation fluid is obtained from the borehole with the downhole tool over a plurality of time intervals, and density of the obtained formation fluid is obtained at the time intervals. To evaluate the fluid composition, a state probability distribution of the possible constituents of the obtained formation fluid at the current time interval is computed recursively from that at the previous time interval and by assimilating the current measured density of the obtained formation fluid in addition to the defined boundary/dynamic constraints. The probabilistic characterization of the state of the possible constituents allows, in turn, the probabilistic inference of formation properties such as contamination level and GOR. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278114 | WAVEFIELD REGULARIZATION BY 3-D WAVEFIELD DECOMPOSITION FOR GEOPHYSICAL DATA - One embodiment relates to a method of wavefield regularization for geophysical data acquisition of seismic geophysical data. Measured traces, are obtained from an array of sensors. For each grid point on a processing grid, best-fitting traces of the measured traces are found. Using the best-fitting traces, spectral amplitudes of down-going and up-going wavefields are computed. The down-going and up-going wavefields are subsequently transformed to an output grid in a space-time domain. Another embodiment relates to an apparatus for wavefield regularization of geophysical data acquisition. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278115 | CONTEXT BASED GEO-SEISMIC OBJECT IDENTIFICATION - A workflow is presented that facilitates defining geocontextual information as a set of rules for multiple seismic attributes. Modeling algorithms may be employed that facilitate analysis of multiple seismic attributes to find candidate regions that are most likely to satisfy the set of rules. These candidates may then be sorted based on how well they represent the geocontextual information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278116 | FREQUENCY-SPARSE SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING - A method includes receiving data representing measurements acquired by seismic sensors in response to energy that is produced by shots of a seismic source. The energy that is produced by the seismic source for each shot includes a plurality of discrete frequencies of discrete frequency bands that are within a frequency range of interest and are separated by at least one excluded frequency or frequency band. The data may be processed to determine at least one characteristic of a geologic structure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278117 | Method for Region Delineation and Optimal Rendering Transform of Seismic Attributes - Method for determining visualization rendering parameters for seismic data to heighten subtle differences. The full data volume and at least one sub-volume are processed in the inventive method ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140278118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING NOISE IN SEISMIC DATA - A system and method for attenuating noise in seismic data representative of a subsurface region of interest including receiving a seismic dataset representative of seismic signal or seismic noise and a seismic dataset representative of seismic signal and noise, transforming them into a domain were they have sparse or compressible representation, comparing the sets of coefficients to identify desirable coefficients in the set of coefficients representing the signal and noise dataset, selecting the desirable coefficients to produce an improved set of coefficients, and inverse transforming the improved set of coefficients to produce a modified seismic dataset. The modified seismic dataset may be noise-attenuated seismic data or may be a noise model that is subtracted from the original data to produce noise-attenuated data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278119 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION USING PHASE-SHIFTED SWEEPS - A technique includes towing at least one seismic source in connection with a survey of a structure; and operating the seismic source(s) to fire shots, where each shot is associated with a frequency sweep. The technique includes varying phases of the frequency sweeps from shot to shot according to a predetermined phase sequence to allow noise in an energy sensed by seismic sensors to be attenuated. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278120 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING SEISMIC EVENTS - Embodiments of locating seismic events are disclosed. In one embodiment, a single difference seismic locator and a reverse double difference seismic locator are combined into a combined system of equations, and the combined system of equations is solved to determine a location of the seismic event in substantially real time relative to the seismic event. The combined system of equations may be weighted such that the determined location of the seismic event is partially influenced by the single difference seismic locator and partially influenced by the reverse double difference seismic locator. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK-BASED CALCULATION AND REPORTING OF METABOLIC RISK - Systems and methods are provided for generating metabolic risk reports using a Beta Cell Responsiveness Score. A model for calculation of a Beta Cell Responsiveness Score is generated using a sample population. The Beta Cell Responsiveness Score may measure the appropriateness of an individual's beta cell insulin production in light of the individual's insulin resistance in such a way that it is understandable and clinically relevant. This may increase individuals' compliance with treatment recommendations and allow clinicians to more accurately assess where an individual's metabolic function lies along the spectrum of normal to pre-diabetic to diabetic. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278122 | Infusion Management Platform with Infusion Data Grouping Logic - An infusion management platform can determine, based on one or more infusion events, whether to group infusions or segments of infusions. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278123 | Method for the Detection and Handling of Hypoglycemia - A method is described herein to detect and treat hypoglycemia. An example of this method involves the detection of hypoglycemia in a patient with a computing device, computation of a recommended carbohydrate amount to ingest by the patient with the computing device in response to said detecting the hypoglycemia, output of the recommended carbohydrate amount with the computing device, and the performance of a hypoglycemia surveillance with the computing device to determine whether the recommended carbohydrate amount remedied the hypoglycemia. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278124 | System and Methods for Analyzing Blood Glucose Data and Quantifying the Success or Failure of Insulin Therapy - A system and technique are enclosed for determining the effectiveness of a blood glucose therapy treatment. Examples of this technique include analyzing sufficiency of blood glucose data collected from a patient with a computing device, analyzing hypoglycemic risk based on the blood glucose data with the computing device, analyzing glycemic control for the blood glucose data with the computing device, analyzing glycemic variability of the blood glucose data with the computing device, and outputting results from said analyzing the sufficiency, said analyzing the hypoglycemic risk, said analyzing the glycemic control, and said analyzing the glycemic variability with the computing device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278125 | Apparel and Location Information System - Systems and methods are provided for calculating athletic activity parameters. Multiple housings are position at different locations on a user's body. The housings are configured to be removably engaged with an electronic module that includes a sensor and a processor configured to calculate athletic activity parameters. Each housing is connected to or includes an identification memory that stores information identifying a location of the housing. The electronic module uses the location information to select an algorithm to use when calculating the athletic activity parameters. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278126 | High-Resolution Melt Curve Classification Using Neural Networks - The present invention relates to a method and system for classifying high-resolution melt (“HRM”) curves, and, more specifically, to a method and system for classifying HRM curves by genotype where the curves are represented by a mathematical function with varying coefficient values. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278127 | Computer Files and Methods Supporting Forensic Analysis of Nucleotide Sequence Data - In one illustrative embodiment, a method may comprise receiving a first text-based computer file including one or more records, each of the one or more records comprising nucleotide sequence data generated by a read of a massively parallel sequencing (MPS) instrument, determining whether a portion of the nucleotide sequence data of each record represents a short tandem repeat (STR) associated with a locus, placing each portion of the nucleotide sequence data determined to represent an STR associated with a locus into one of a number of locus-specific lists, determining a number of occurrences within each locus-specific list of identical nucleotide sequence data representing a unique STR, and generating a second text-based computer file including one or more records, each of the one or more records corresponding to a unique STR for which the number of occurrences of identical nucleotide sequence data representing the unique STR exceeded an abundance threshold. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278128 | Combining RNAi Imaging Data With Genomic Data For Gene Interaction Network Construction - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system, and computer program product to construct a gene interaction network by combining two sources of genomic information, namely RNAi imaging data and gene expression data. Tools are provided to gather data, including gene expression data and gene image data, and to compute measurements and relationships, respectively. A graph is constructed with nodes representing genes and edges drawn between the nodes to form gene clusters. The graph is refined such that the shape captures a structural pattern of the cluster. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278129 | REGULARIZATION SCHEMES FOR NON-CONTACT MAPPING WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE - An embodiment of a method for solving the inverse problem of electrophysiology and determining a voltage distribution on a surface of a tissue may comprise receiving a plurality of voltages collected by a plurality of electrodes adjacent to the surface, discretizing the problem using a Finite Element Method (FEM) or a Boundary Element Method (BEM), introducing one or more regularization terms to an error minimization formulation, and solving, by a processor, the voltage distribution according to the plurality of voltages and according to the regularization terms. The regularization terms may comprise one or more of a Laplacian smoothness operator, a Tikhonov regularization matrix, a confidence matrix, and a linear operator that interpolates the plurality of electrode voltages to the tissue voltage distribution. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278130 | Method of predicting toxicity for chemical compounds - The invention disclosed herewith is a computer-implemented method for evaluating the toxicity of chemical compounds. In particular, some embodiments of the invention comprise importing microarray data representing measurements of the RNA transcription from hepatocytes, and running at least one algorithm (such as a coefficient penalized linear regression algorithm) on the imported data to assess potential adverse drug effects. After the evaluation has been carried out, the results are exported to reports or databases. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278131 | Combining RNAi Imaging Data With Genomic Data For Gene Interaction Network Construction - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method for constructing a gene interaction network by combining two sources of genomic information, namely RNAi imaging data and gene expression data. Tools are provided to gather data, including gene expression data and gene image data, and to compute measurements and relationships, respectively. A graph is constructed with nodes representing genes and edges drawn between the nodes to form gene clusters. The graph is refined such that the shape captures a structural pattern of the cluster. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278132 | Using RNAi Imaging Data For Gene Interaction Network Construction - Embodiments of the invention relate to a constructing a gene interaction network. Tools are provided to compute a gene relationship measure based upon cellular images, and to rank image collections having a similar morphology. The ranking is based upon capturing similarity within the ranked collection by modeling a three dimensional shape of a cellular image stack. The graph is constructed for related images stacks. Nodes in the graph represent genes, and edges drawn between the nodes represent corresponding image stacks in a commonly ranked list. Accordingly, the graphical representation mathematically and visually connects respective genes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278133 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISEASE ASSOCIATED HUMAN GENOMIC VARIANT ANALYSIS AND REPORTING - Systems and methods for disease associated human genomic variant analysis and reporting is disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving and extracting disease related variant information; storing the disease related variant information in a first data structure. Moreover, the system and methods include identifying a plurality of genomic variants and determining one or more probability of disease associated with at least one or more of the plurality of genomic variants. For at least one or more of the plurality of genomic variants that has at least one probability of disease that is greater than a threshold, the systems and methods may also obtain validation of the at least one of the plurality of genomic variants using the validation module. A report may be created to include at least a disease and the likelihood of the disease. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278134 | Conserved Nucleotide Elements In Ribosomal RNA - The present invention relates to a method of determining conserved ribosomal RNA (rRNA) nucleotide motifs that are specific to one domain of life, Eukarya, Bacteria, or Archaea, and degenerate in at least one other domain of life. The invention also relates to a method of determining conserved ribosomal RNA (rRNA) nucleotide motifs that are specific to one subgroup and degenerate in another subgroup within a domain of life or for a subset group within a domain of life. The invention relates to a method of identifying a compound that is a domain-specific or subgroup-specific ribosomal RNA inhibitor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278135 | ELECTRONIC VARIANT CLASSIFICATION - A computer-implemented method is discussed that includes identifying, by a computer server system, stored electronic data that represents genetic sequencing for one or more genes for individuals in a population of patients who have submitted to genetic sequencing; generating, for each of multiple individuals and from the stored electronic data, probability data for the individuals and probability or weighting data, or both, for relatives of the individuals, the probability data representing likelihoods that a particular person corresponding to the probability data carries a deleterious mutation in a particular gene; and generating a score for a genetic variant, wherein the score is a function of probability or weighting data, or both, for the individuals and for relatives of the individuals, and the score represent a composite probability that a certain variant is a deleterious or benign variant. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278136 | RAPID DETERMINATION OF MICROBIAL GROWTH AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY - This disclosure is related to systems and methods for rapid determination of microorganism growth and antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or resistance. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278137 | DISTANCE MAPS USING MULTIPLE ALIGNMENT CONSENSUS CONSTRUCTION - Techniques for assembly of genetic maps including de novo assembly of distance maps using multiple alignment consensus construction. Multiple map alignment can be performed on a defined bundle of fragment maps corresponding to biomolecule fragments to determine consensus events and corresponding locations. Fragment maps in the bundle can be removed when there is no overhang from the consensus events. When the subset of fragment maps in the bundle is less than a predetermined threshold, one or more additional fragment maps can be added based on fragment signatures, a consensus alignment score, and a pairwise alignment score. Techniques for multiple alignment can include generating a graph with edges and vertices representing each pairwise relation. An ordered set of sets of events best representing a multiple alignment reflecting all pairwise alignments can be generated by repeatedly randomly removing edges and combining vertices to identify a min cut of the graph. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278138 | Family Networks - Described embodiments enable identification of family networks using combinations of DNA analysis and genealogical information. Genealogical data is provided by users of a genealogical research service or collected from other sources and used to create family trees for each user. DNA samples are also received from the users. By analyzing the DNA samples, potential genetic relationships can be identified between some users. Once these DNA-suggested relationships have been identified, common ancestors can be sought in the respective trees of the potentially related users. Where these common ancestors exist, an inference is drawn that the DNA-suggested relationship accurately represents a familial overlap between the individuals in question. People descended from the same common ancestor are each members of a family network. Members of a family network not in a user's tree may be identified for the user, enabling the user to discover additional ancestors that might otherwise have remained unknown. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278139 | MULTIMODE SENSOR DEVICES - The disclosure provides BMDs that have multiple device modes depending on operational conditions of the devices, e.g., motion intensity, device placement, and/or activity type. The device modes are associated with various data processing algorithms. In some embodiments, the BMD is implemented as a wrist-worn or arm-worn device. In some embodiments, methods for tracking physiological metrics using the BMDs are provided. In some embodiments, the process or the BMD applies a time domain analysis on data provided by a sensor of the BMD when the data has a high signal (e.g., high signal-to-noise ratio), and applies a frequency domain analysis on the data when the data has a low signal, which contributes to improved accuracy and speed of biometric data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278140 | Algorithm for Wireless, Motion and Position-Sensing, Integrating Radiation Sensor Occupational and Environmental Dosimetry - Described is an apparatus, method and machine-readable medium for determining radiation dosages based on a solution vector for each radiation field and an objective function. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278141 | DIRECT MATCH SPECTROGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF FUEL PROPERTIES - A method and apparatus for deriving a refinery product property value based on data produced from a globally-calibrated spectrographic analyzer and data from a non-spectrographic analyzer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278142 | Systems and Methods for Determining Recycled Thermoplastic Content - A system and a method for determining a percentage of recycled polyethylene terephthalate present in a test sample includes selecting a contaminant from a set of known contaminants. At least one predictor analyses is identified from a group of predictor analyses as being a statistically independent predictor analyses of a presence of the selected contaminant. Predicting a percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate, identifying at least one set of best subsets of the statistically independent predictor analyses of percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate and refining a percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate statistical model to a final predicted percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate model. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278143 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING QUANTITATION ASSAYS - The present invention relates to a method for determining an estimate of a concentration of particles E(C), wherein a sample of predetermined volume is divided into a number (N) of compartments, the (N) compartments comprise or consist of different sample volumes (v | 2014-09-18 |
20140278144 | DISTRIBUTED SENSOR SYSTEM WITH REMOTE SENSOR NODES AND CENTRALIZED DATA PROCESSING - A distributed sensor system includes a set of spatially distributed base units and a central server both in communication with a data network. Each base unit includes a controller and one or more sensor modules where each sensor module includes a sensor configured to measure an air quality parameter. Each base unit transmits raw sensor data associated with each of the sensor modules over the data network and the central server receives the raw sensor data from the base units and stores the raw sensor data in a database. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278145 | Method And System For Human Presence Correlation Using Carbon Dioxide - Method and system for detecting and/or quantifying recent human presence in an environment using a calculated rate of decay of carbon dioxide concentration levels within that environment. A sensor measures the change in carbon dioxide levels over time to calculate the rate of decay to equilibrium and extrapolate recent human presence. Also provided is a method and system for quantifying recent human activity in an environment using the calculated rate of decay to equilibrium. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278146 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Classes of Substances - In one embodiment, a system and a method for identifying the class of a component of a mixture includes collecting samples from a sample source, determining a summed ion spectrum for each sample and generating sample data from the summed ion spectra, comparing the sample data with reference summed ion spectra of multiple reference substances to determine correlations between the reference substances and the sample data, and evaluating the correlations of the substances of each substance class to determine which substance class most closely correlates to the sample data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278147 | CRYSTALLINE PHASE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, CRYSTALLINE PHASE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND CRYSTALLINE PHASE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM - A crystalline phase identification method, a crystalline phase identification device, and a crystalline phase identification program which can conduct qualitative analysis with higher precision are provided. The crystalline phase identification method for identifying crystalline phases contained in a sample by powder diffraction pattern of the sample with use of database includes: a whole pattern fitting step of subjecting a first diffraction pattern which is the powder diffraction pattern to whole pattern fitting with the use of crystalline phase information contained in the sample to calculate a theoretical diffraction pattern of the crystalline phase(s) already identified; a residual information generating step of generating residual information on the sample on the basis of a difference between the theoretical diffraction pattern and the first diffraction pattern; and a residual information search and matching step of comparing the residual information with the database to select a new crystalline phase contained in the sample. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278148 | VIRTUAL IN-LINE INSPECTION OF WALL LOSS DUE TO CORROSION IN A PIPELINE - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method for predicting a material deterioration state of a pipeline is disclosed. The computer-implemented method can be stored on a tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium and arranged to be executed by one or more processors that cause the one or more processors to receive data related to the pipeline, create a mathematical model of pipeline wall corrosion and use the mathematical model to determine sections of pipeline that should be physically inspected. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278149 | RELIABILITY MAINTAINING SERIAL NUMBER CREDIT PROCESS - Embodiments are directed to receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, an anticipated usage input, a load input and a strength input associated with a unit, calculating, by the computing device, a baseline reliability value based at least in part on the anticipated usage input, the load input and the strength input, receiving, by the computing device, usage data associated with use of the unit, generating, by the computing device, an updated reliability value based on at least some of the inputs used to calculate the baseline reliability value and the usage data, and determining, by the computing device, a lifetime for the unit based on the updated reliability value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278150 | UTILITY POLE CONDITION SENSORS - An apparatus and methods involved in the process of assessing utility pole condition and, in particular, the apparatus and methods involved in the use of sensors to assess utility pole fatigue in response to age, weather, wear, impact and other potential damage events. A utility pole sensor system is provided for rapidly and efficiently assessing utility pole fatigue in response to passively induced environmental movements prior to a natural or man-made failure of the utility pole. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278151 | NONDESTRUCTIVE ACOUSTIC DOPPLER TESTING OF WIND TURBINE BLADES FROM THE GROUND DURING OPERATION - A wind turbine blade inspection system includes a sensitive microphone positioned near the base of the turbine tower to receive acoustic signals emanating from anomalies in a rotating turbine blades and a signal analysis system configured to analyze the acoustic signals including Doppler analysis. The data may be centrally monitored and recorded for wind power asset management. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278152 | Enhanced Disk Actuator Modeling - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for modeling turbine parameters. One of the methods includes obtaining, along multiple points of a blade of a turbine from a minimum radius rmin of the blade to a maximum radius rmax of the blade, lift coefficients C | 2014-09-18 |
20140278153 | TENSIONER LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A load and stress of a tensioner may be determined from the change in the strain of the tensioner. The strain of the tensioner may be detected by an optical device having a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) that is attached to the tensioner. An electrical signal may be generated in response to the detected change in the mechanical strain of the tensioner by processing the light reflected from an optical fiber coupled to the optical device. The electrical signal may be processed to calculate a load on the tensioner. The calculated load may be stored and analyzed, along with previously-stored values for the load, to determine the condition of the tensioner system, and whether the tensioner system requires maintenance. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278154 | Flow Measurement Systems And Methods For Gas And Liquid Applications - A system for measuring the superposition of a plurality of sound waves propagating within a conduit containing a fluid having a plurality of transducers positioned substantially parallel to the flow direction along the wall of the conduit. The system includes means for modeling the superposition of a plurality of sound waves as they propagate within the conduit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278155 | QUARTZ RESONATOR PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A cylindrical quartz crystal transducer that exhibits a low probability of twinning, and uses a combination of resonator signal inputs at the B-mode and C-mode frequencies to calculate resonator temperature. Crystallographic orientations are disclosed where combinations of B-mode and C-mode resonant frequencies exist that are sufficiently independent of pressure to enable accurate calculation of temperature under transient conditions. Such a transducer is usable at higher pressures and temperatures than conventional quartz pressure transducers. Furthermore, because the structure allows a choice of crystallographic orientation, other characteristics of the transducer, such as increased pressure sensitivity and activity dip-free operation, may be optimized by varying crystallographic orientation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AND MONITORING AN INTRAVENOUS FLUID BAG - An intravenous (IV) fluid monitoring system and method are provided to facilitate notification that a replacement IV fluid bag should be prepared. In this regard, an IV fluid monitoring system includes a bag sensing element carried by an IV fluid bag. The IV fluid monitoring system further includes first and second sensing elements positioned on opposite sides of the IV fluid bag and configured to interact with the bag sensing element. The first and second sensing elements are physically separate from the IV fluid bag. The bag sensing element and the first and second elements are positioned such that a line of sight between at least the first sensing element and the bag sensing element extends through the IV fluid within the IV fluid bag while the IV fluid bag is in a filled state. A method and apparatus are also provided to facilitate preparation of an IV fluid bag. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278157 | GFCI Test Monitor Circuit - A circuit interrupting device having an auto-monitoring circuit for periodically testing various functions and structures of the device. The auto-monitoring circuit initiates an auto-monitoring routine which, among other things, generates a self-test fault condition and determines whether the detection mechanisms within the device properly detect the self-test fault. Processing an early detection signal determines whether the self-test fault was properly detected without interfering with the normal operation of the detection circuitry and without causing a false trip within the device. Additional functionality of the auto-monitoring circuit permits automatic verification that the device is properly wired, that is, not miswired, and determines whether the device has reached the end of its useful life. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING ARCING - Systems and methods for detecting and identifying arcing are disclosed. A method of detecting arcing includes obtaining data indicative of voltage and data indicative of current, determining a waveform of a cycle of a primary load current according to the data indicative of current, determining at least one noise signal according to the determined waveform of a cycle of the primary load current and the data indicative of current, determining a probability density of the noise signal according to a time window, and comparing the probability density of the noise signal with at least one model probability density. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278159 | Alternator Tester Having Belt Slip Detection - A diagnostic tool for testing the performance of a component of a vehicle includes a processor configured to process test information from an alternator component of the vehicle and control and activate the alternator component. The diagnostic tool further includes a memory configured to store the test information of the alternator component and software that operates the alternator component of the vehicle, and a sensor configured to sense the output voltage of the alternator and ensure that the diagnostic tool is properly operating the alternator component. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278160 | ESTIMATION METHOD, ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND INSPECTION DEVICE FOR VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT, AND NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - An estimation method for a variable resistance element including (i) a first electrode, (ii) a second electrode, and therebetween (iii) a variable resistance layer in which a local region is formed which has resistive status that reversibly changes according to an electric pulse applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the estimation method including: obtaining, when changes are made to the resistive status of the local region, measurement values each indicating a resistance state after one of the changes; and determining, based on a distribution of the obtained measurement values, an estimated amount of a physical parameter regarding structural characteristics of the local region by a calculation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278161 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SIGNAL TRANSMISSION MODE OF A PLURALITY OF FAULT INDICATORS - A method for determining a signal transmission mode of a plurality of fault indicators includes a data retrieval step, a mode setting step, a number setting step, an analysis step, a first determination step, a calculation step, a second determination step and a mode number increasing step. Based on the above step, the method is able to determine a preferred number of times the fault signals are required to be transmitted between the plurality of fault indicators when a predetermined transmission success rate is met, reducing the energy consumption and prolonging the service life of the indicators. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278162 | DETECTING AND LOCATING POWER OUTAGES VIA LOW VOLTAGE GRID MAPPING - In a power grid capable of electrical power delivery and power line communications, a distribution transformer and at least one smart meter is connected to the power grid. In one embodiment, the distribution transformer is configured to map the smart meters on the power grid to a virtual grid based upon measurements of signal metrics received from the various smart meters on the power grid, and the virtual grid is used to determine if a failure has occurred on the physical grid. A communications failure between nodes on the grid suggests a possible power failure, and the failure can be located using mapping information obtained from the virtual grid. A drop in power consumption on the power grid corroborates outages detected via the communications failure. In one embodiment, a cross phase delta value is computed to adjust the signal strength metrics measured between nodes having differing phases of electrical distribution. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278163 | DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER GENERATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A system and method for a distributed solar power generation and communications system that includes one or more solar power generation and communications system units mounted on utility poles and distributed across a region. Each solar power generation and communications system unit includes one or more solar panels, a micro-converter, a meter, and a modem. Each unit is configured to communicate solar power production/consumption data to a remote monitoring and forecast system that estimates the unit's power production/consumption over a future period of time. A system and method is also provided for a solar power generation and communications system unit that includes a protective shroud and installation processes for mounting the unit on a utility pole and electrically coupling the unit to an utility electric grid. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278164 | PORTABLE DIGITAL POWER ANALYZER - A device for determining an electrical power parameter of an adjacent electrical wire includes a magnetometer, a display, and a processor. The magnetometer is configured to monitor a magnetic field and to provide an output that is indicative of a magnetic field strength. The processor is in communication with the magnetometer and the display, and is configured to: receive the output from the magnetometer; determine an electrical power parameter from the received output; and provide a visual indication of the determined electrical power parameter via the display. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278165 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION MODEL DATA - A building's energy consumption may be modeled using weather data, utility billing data, or other data regarding the building. The resulting model data may be analyzed to detect a shift in the model data, which may indicate the presence of a fault condition. Changes to the model's coefficients that would result from an upgrade, energy conservation measure, or other action may also be used to predict the resulting Energy Star score for the building. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278166 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, REMAINING BATTERY AMOUNT CALCULATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING REMAINING BATTERY AMOUNT CALCULATION PROGRAM - A communication terminal device includes: a wireless unit configured to transmit and receive a radio wave; an operating circuit configured to be used for operating the communication terminal device; a battery configured to supply electric power to the communication terminal device; a power supply circuit configured to control supply of electric power from the battery; and an arithmetic processing unit configured to detect an operation on the operating circuit and a duration time of the operation, detect an external environment of the communication terminal device through the wireless unit, and calculate a first remaining battery amount of the battery based on the operation, the duration time, and the external environment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278167 | Battery State-Of-Charge Estimation For Hybrid And Electric Vehicles Using Extended Kalman Filter Techniques - Adaptive estimation techniques to create a battery state estimator to estimate power capabilities of the battery pack in a vehicle. The estimator adaptively updates circuit model parameters used to calculate the voltage states of the ECM of a battery pack. The adaptive estimation techniques may also be used to calculate a solid-state diffusion voltage effects within the battery pack. The adaptive estimator is used to increase robustness of the calculation to sensor noise, modeling error, and battery pack degradation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278168 | ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATION GENERATION - This disclosure describes techniques for generating an elective replacement indication (ERI) for an implantable medical device having a non-rechargeable power source. A signal may be sampled that is indicative of a characteristic of the power source. Measurement logic may be configured to obtain samples of a signal indicative of a characteristic of the power source. A control circuit may be configured to determine when a first sample of the signal having a first predetermined relationship to a first threshold is received, and to initiate issuance of an elective replacement indication if a predetermined period of time elapses between receipt of the first sample and receipt of a second sample of the signal having a second predetermined relationship to a second threshold. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278169 | APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY PACK BY USING DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORM - A method of predicting a state of health (SOH) of a battery pack is provided. The method includes: obtaining at least one of charging voltage data or discharging voltage data for each of a plurality of selected cells of the battery pack; wavelet transforming the at least one of charging voltage data or discharging voltage data to obtain low frequency component voltage data and high frequency component voltage data; calculating respective standard deviations of at least two from among the at least one of charging voltage data or discharging voltage data, the low frequency component voltage data, and the high frequency component voltage data; and predicting the SOH of the battery pack based on the calculated standard deviations. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278170 | STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) DISPLAY FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - An initial SoC curve may be defined that relates system state of charge (SoC) as a function of battery SoC. Endpoints that define the SoC curve may be updated. For example, each time a battery SoC is determined, the SoC curve may be updated. The SoC curve may then be evaluated to produce a system SoC that can be present to the user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278171 | Frequency Adaptive Line Voltage Filters - A method for reducing noise from an electrical signal includes: obtaining a sampling rate for the electrical signal. The sampling rate is a rate at which voltage readings are obtained for the electrical signal. Each voltage reading comprises a data component and a noise component. A time interval is determined from the sampling rate. A number of voltage readings are obtained. Each voltage reading is obtained one time interval of time after a previous voltage reading is obtained. At each time interval: a voltage reading is obtained; the obtained voltage reading is applied to a low-pass filter; a noise value is obtained from the low-pass filter; and the noise value is subtracted from the voltage reading. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278172 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE DISTANCE PROTECTION - Systems and methods for adaptive distance protection are provided. An adaptive ground distance protection system may be installed in a power system to provide an accurate measurement of the apparent impedance of the transmission lines thereby ensuring reliable and stable operations of the power system. The potential of a system ground in reference to the remote earth is measured and used in calculating the apparent impedance of a transmission line. An accurate assessment of the apparent impedance of a transmission line is therefore provided and reduces the risk of misoperation of relays. Existing protection systems of a power system may be augmented, for example, via a retrofitting process, to enhance reliability of the power system, reduce costs, reduce customer service interruption, and expand opportunities for deployment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278173 | BASELINE MANAGEMENT FOR SENSING DEVICE - A processing system for baseline management includes a sensor module comprising sensor circuitry coupled to sensor electrodes, where the sensor module is configured to receive resulting signals with at least a portion of the sensor electrodes. The processing system further includes a determination module operatively connected to the sensor electrodes. The determination module is configured to obtain a first profile from the resulting signals, calculate, using the first profile, a first statistic and a second statistic for the first profile, and select, according to a first range of the first statistic and a second range of the second statistic, a baseline relaxation technique from a plurality of baseline relaxation techniques to obtain a selected baseline relaxation technique. The determination module is further configured to adjust a baseline for the capacitance sensing input device according to the selected baseline relaxation technique. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278174 | METHOD OF CONNECTING CELL VOLTAGE SENSORS - A battery pack monitoring apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a voltage measurement system configured to couple to opposed ends of each of a plurality of blocks of a battery pack and to measure voltages thereof, the blocks being coupled in series by interconnects each having an interconnect resistance. The voltage measurement system is configured to derive an internal resistance of each of the plurality of blocks based upon the voltages of the opposed ends of each of the plurality of blocks and based upon a measurement of current of the battery pack and derive the interconnect resistance of each of the interconnects based upon the voltages of the opposed ends of each of the plurality of blocks and based upon the measurement of current. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278175 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CURRENT IN A CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT - A circuit arrangement including a rectifier circuit and a current determining circuit. The rectifier circuit is configured to rectify an alternating signal into a rectified signal. The current determining circuit is configured to determine a current of the alternating signal from at least a current of the rectified signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278176 | PORTABLE DIGITAL POWER ANALYZER - A method includes measuring a magnetic field generated by an electrical wire using a three-axis magnetometer disposed within a portable electronic device. The device then determines a first magnetic field strength component aligned with a first direction and a second magnetic field strength component aligned with a second direction. The position of the electrical wire relative to the magnetometer is movable in the first direction, and wherein the position of the electrical wire is constrained in the second direction. The device then provides an instruction via a display to move the wire to a position where the first magnetic field strength component is equal to the second magnetic field strength component. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW LATENCY COMMUNICATION IN AN AUTOMATIC TESTING SYSTEM - According to some aspects, a system and method for processing messages in a plurality of successive cycles is provided. One such system comprises a plurality of first circuits, each first circuit configured to output a message, the plurality of first circuits configured to operate synchronously, a first plurality of buffers, each buffer associated with a respective first circuit and configured to store a message output by the respective first circuit, a communication path configured to receive the plurality of messages from the buffers and to perform aggregation of the messages, thereby generating an aggregated indication, and one or more second circuits. The one or more second circuits are configured to operate synchronously and to receive the aggregated indication, wherein buffers of the first plurality of buffers are configured to store messages from respective first circuits for different times. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278178 | MICRO-CLIMATE DISPLAY ENCLOSURE - An enclosure for displaying artwork, historical documents, and artifacts that require controlled atmospheric conditions is provided that is low cost and less cumbersome compared to existing microclimate enclosures. The enclosure has a frame construction that is easy to set up, maintain, and monitor with a hypoxic/anoxic microclimate that protects against, oxidation of its contents, pests, and bacterial growth. The enclosure is suitable for: paintings, works on paper, ephemera, textiles, mineral specimens, archeological metallic artifacts, animal skins and other organic items, rubber and polymers, and items susceptible to insect damage. A method of testing and servicing one or more enclosures is also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278179 | Methods and Systems for Continuous Calibration of Circuit Breaker Trip Units and Metering Devices - A computer for continuous calibration of circuit breaker trip units and metering devices includes a processor and a memory device. The computer is configured to request and receive circuit breaker current data from a plurality of circuit breaker trip units. The circuit breaker current data represents current data associated with the circuit breaker trip units over a collection interval. The computer is configured to receive main current data from a main trip unit. The computer is configured to determine a plurality of calibration factors for the circuit breaker trip units based upon the circuit breaker current data and the main current data. The computer is additionally configured to transmit the calibration factors to the circuit breaker trip units. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278180 | Battery Control System and Battery Control Method | 2014-09-18 |
20140278181 | INTEGRATED DATA REGISTRATION - A system and method of integrated data registration (IDR) is presented. A method receives a first position data of a fixed or moving object from a first source that is remote from the object. A second position data of the object is then received from a second source that is different than the first source and that is determined independently from the first position data. Correction estimates are determined based, at least in part, on the second position data. The first position data is then corrected with the correction estimates. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278182 | Reduction of Altitude Error Using Forecasted Atmospheric Pressure Data - A technique for reducing altitude error involves determining a corrected altitude for an aircraft using forecast atmospheric pressure data available, for example, from a weather forecasting service. The forecast atmospheric pressure data includes, for a number of points in time and for a number of geographic locations, a set of pressure levels and corresponding altitude values. Altitude correction data is periodically calculated from the forecast atmospheric pressure data for each of a number of geographic grid points. Upon receiving aircraft position information and an aircraft altitude measurement for an aircraft, one or more of the geographic grid points corresponding to the aircraft position are identified, and a corrected altitude of the aircraft is determined based on the altitude correction data of the one or more geographic grid points. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278183 | HEADING CONFIDENCE INTERVAL ESTIMATION - An inertial measurement system is disclosed. The inertial measurement system has an accelerometer processing unit that generates a calibrated accelerometer data. The inertial measurement system further includes a magnetometer processing unit generates a calibrated magnetometer data, and a gyroscope processing unit generates a calibrated gyroscope data. Using the calibrated accelerometer data, the calibrated magnetometer data, and the calibrated gyroscope data, the inertial measurement system generates a heading angle error indicative of the accuracy of the heading angle error. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278184 | Zero Deadband Processing for Velocity Transmitters - Systems, apparatuses and methods are disclosure for adjusting and/or modifying outputs of sensors based on deadband effects, where sensor adjustments may be based on a value, which may be a constant, such as an error value for the sensor, or a dynamic value. Differential pressure values measured from the output of sensors are compared to the value, and, in response to the comparison, the output of the sensor may be set substantially to zero if the measured differential pressure value is less than the value. Otherwise, the measured differential pressure values are passed through if they are is equal to or greater than the value. Additional techniques employing zero offsets, span adjustment and error scale adjustments are further disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278185 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR DRIFT COMPENSATION - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides systems and methods of compensating sensor drift. In one example embodiment, a system may comprise a primary sensor having a primary full-scale range and configured to output a primary environmental condition signal indicative of an environmental condition; a reference sensor having a reference full-scale range and configured to output a reference environmental condition signal indicative of the environmental condition, wherein the reference full-scale range is less than the primary full-scale range; and a drift compensation system configured to determine a drift compensation signal using the primary environmental signal and the reference environmental condition signal responsive to the reference environmental conditional signal being in the reference full-scale range and compensate the primary environmental condition signal using the drift compensation signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278186 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED SENSOR SYSTEM - Methods of calibrating sensors in a distributed sensor system including a set of spatially distributed base units in communication with a central server over a data network include using a reference sensor, using a reference base unit, using crowd-sourced calibration, using sensor data collected in the same base unit, using sensor cross-sensitivity, or using sensor data from known environmental conditions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278187 | Multi-Touch Probe Actuator - Example apparatus and methods concern automated testing of a capacitive touch interface (e.g., touch screen). One example apparatus includes probes that extend and retract from the apparatus under programmatic control. The probes produce a capacitive touch response on a capacitive touch interface. The example apparatus includes logics configured to control touch testing of the interface using the probes. A first logic may provide a closed loop vision system for controlling the position of the interface relative to the apparatus. A second logic may calibrate a co-ordinate system associated with the apparatus and a co-ordinate system associated with the interface so that the apparatus may function in the pixel space of the interface being tested. A third logic may control the probes to test the interface by producing a series of touches, multi-touches, or gestures on the interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278188 | Scanning Inspection System With Angular Correction - A wafer is moved under an inspection spot by a rotary inspection system. The system rotates the wafer about an axis of rotation and translates the wafer along a linear trajectory. When the inspection spot is not aligned with the trajectory of the axis of rotation, an angular error is introduced in the representation of the position of the inspection spot with respect to the wafer by the rotary encoder. The angular error is corrected based on an angular error correction value. The angular error correction value is determined based on the distance between the inspection spot and the trajectory of the axis of rotation, the radial distance between the axis of rotation and the inspection spot at a first instance of a particular angular position, and a second radial distance between the axis of rotation and the inspection location at a second instance of the angular position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278189 | ADVANCED CALIBRATION FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods for processing sensor data and calibration of the sensors are provided. In some embodiments, the method for calibrating at least one sensor data point from an analyte sensor comprises receiving a priori calibration distribution information; receiving one or more real-time inputs that may influence calibration of the analyte sensor; forming a posteriori calibration distribution information based on the one or more real-time inputs; and converting, in real-time, at least one sensor data point calibrated sensor data based on the a posteriori calibration distribution information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278190 | DYNAMICALLY CALIBRATING MAGNETIC SENSORS - A computing device, system, apparatus, and at least one machine readable medium for dynamically calibrating a magnetic sensor are described herein. The computing device includes a sensor hub and a magnetic sensor communicably coupled to the sensor hub. The magnetic sensor is configured to collect sensor data corresponding to the computing device. The computing device also includes a processor that is configured to execute stored instructions and a storage device that stores instructions. The storage device includes processor executable code that, when executed by the processor, is configured to determine a system state of the computing device and send the determined system state of the computing device to the sensor hub. The sensor hub is configured to dynamically calibrate the magnetic sensor based on the sensor data collected via the magnetic sensor and the determined system state of the computing device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278191 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating an Accelerometer - A method for calibrating an accelerometer of an electronic device to reduce an error of the accelerometer includes estimating a gravity vector using the accelerometer and a magnetic field vector using a magnetometer at a plurality of times. The method also includes calculating a characteristic that is a function of an angle between the estimated gravity vector and the estimated magnetic field at each of the plurality of times. Additionally, the method includes calculating a figure of merit over the plurality of times that is a function of the characteristic. The method includes dynamically adjusting a calibration parameter of the accelerometer during ordinary use of the electronic device such that the figure of merit is minimized. Adjusting the calibration parameter reduces the error of the accelerometer. A system can include a accelerometer, a magnetometer, a processor, and a memory having instructions to execute the calibration method on the processor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278192 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE MEASURING APPARATUS - The present invention includes a body case having a biological sample sensor mounting portion on one end side, a temperature sensor (A) provided on the one end side inside the body case, a measurement portion connected to the biological sample sensor mounting portion, and a control portion connected to the measurement portion. A temperature sensor (B) is provided on one other end side inside the body case, and when measurement is performed by the measurement portion, temperature change amounts in the two end portions are compared using the temperature sensors (A) and (B). Furthermore, a measurement value obtained by the measurement portion is corrected using temperature information from either one of the temperature sensors (A) or (B) that is provided in the end portion on the side where the temperature change is smaller | 2014-09-18 |
20140278193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING GUIDED WAVES BEYOND CURVES IN TEST STRUCTURES - A non-destructive testing system includes directing guided wave energy to regions of interest in waveguides. Knowing the propagation paths taken by guided wave energy in complex waveguides can be used to intentionally insonify regions of interest. Additionally, knowledge of the propagation direction and location of an energy mode in a waveguide allows the calculation of the path previously taken by the energy mode. This information can be used for signal processing of guided wave inspection systems. The test system can have various sensor configurations including: a single transducer configured to direct or receive guided wave energy along a particular direction, a one-dimensional array or a two dimensional array of transducers. The transducers can operate independently to provide mutual phasing and amplitude adjusting to steer guided wave energy in a waveguide or determine the directionality of guided wave energy received by the sensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278194 | PROXIMITY INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM HAVING ANALYZER AND METHOD - A development system and method are provided for testing proximity sensor interfaces, such as a capacitive switch assembly which may be employed in an automotive vehicle. The system includes software routines stored in memory for operating a proximity sensor interface having a plurality of sensors, and a data log including user outputs of the proximity sensors. The development system includes a replicator for replicating the proximity sensor interface based on the software routines and the data log and generating outputs of the proximity sensor interface to determine performance. The system further includes an analyzer for processing the test data for proper activation of the proximity sensor interface and generating an output indicative of the test results. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278195 | OPERATING METHOD FOR A COMPUTER TO DETERMINE AN OPTIMIZED MEASUREMENT SEQUENCE FOR A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - In a method for operating a medical imaging system and a medical imaging system operating according to such a method, a measurement sequence is divided into a number of partial sequences, with each of the partial sequences resulting in a loading of at least one of these system components when the measurement sequence is executed. The partial sequences are evaluated, in terms of their number and duration, using a computerized model in order to determine whether a load limit for the at least one of the system components is exceeded. If so, the number or duration of the partial sequences is modified, and a check using the computer model is again implemented. A number or respective duration of the partial sequences that results in the load limit not being exceeded is then used as a final output in order to operate the medical imaging system. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278196 | EFFICIENT METHOD OF RETESTING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Efficient production testing of integrated circuits. A first production test is implemented on a group of integrated circuits and failures among the test group are assessed. Specifically, the results of the first test are analyzed such that integrated circuits having a recoverable fail and integrated circuits having a non-recoverable fail are differentiated. The integrated circuits are integrated based on the analyzed results and a second production test is implemented. The second production test tests the integrated circuits responsive to the segregation, such that the second production test is limited only to integrated circuits with a recoverable fail. The next succeeding production test will then use the new test program in the second production test with the handler bin designated as having integrated circuits not to be re-tested. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278197 | 4 Port L-2L De-Embedding Method - Some embodiments relate to a wafer. The wafer includes a first dummy component comprising two or more first dummy component transmission lines. One of the first dummy component transmission lines operably couples a first signal test pad to a second signal test pad, and an other of the first dummy component transmission lines operably couples a third signal test pad to a fourth signal test pad. A second dummy component comprises two or more second dummy component transmission lines. One of the second dummy component transmission lines operably couples a fifth signal test pad to a sixth signal test pad, and an other of the second dummy component transmission lines operably couples a seventh signal test pad to an eighth signal test pad. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278198 | AUTOMATED EXPERIMENT SCHEDULING - Various embodiments are generally directed to an automated A/B testing system using a combination of classical and alternative statistical analysis to control the performance A/B tests. An apparatus includes a processor circuit; and logic to commence collection of a specified number of samples of user responses to multiple versions of a user interface in a test, employ an alternative statistical analysis to analyze the samples as they are collected, determine whether a proposed version elicits a statistically significant improvement in user response over a control version, terminate the test before the specified number of samples are collected in response to a statistically significant improvement over the control version elicited by the proposed version, and complete collection of the specified number of samples and employ a classical statistical analysis to analyze the samples in response to the proposed version not eliciting the statistically significant improvement. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278199 | AUTOMATION OF D-BUS COMMUNICATION TESTING FOR BLUETOOTH PROFILES - An electronic control unit (ECU) is tested by an automated D-bus testing tool in a first device. The test tool establishes one or more secure shells between the first device and the ECU. The tool reads test input data from an Excel input file. The ECU comprises a software stack including a test client, a Bluetooth middle layer and a hardware abstraction layer, that communicate internally relative to the ECU, via a D-bus. The test tool sends function calls and parameters via the secure shells to the ECU to test execution of Bluetooth functions and/or Bluetooth profiles. The function calls enable simulation of a human machine interface by the test client. The tool monitors API call returns and logs D-bus communications via the one or more secure shells. The test tool outputs test verdict information and/or D-bus communication logs as text in an Excel file. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278200 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - A method and system for determining a temperature of a working gas passing through a passage to a turbine section of a gas turbine engine. The method includes identifying an acoustic frequency at a first location in the engine upstream from the turbine section, and using the acoustic frequency for determining a first temperature value at the first location that is directly proportional to the acoustic frequency and a calculated constant value. A second temperature of the working gas is determined at a second location in the engine and, using the second temperature, a back calculation is performed to determine a temperature value for the working gas at the first location. The first temperature value is compared to the back calculated temperature value to change the calculated constant value to a recalculated constant value. Subsequent first temperature values at the first location may be determined based on the recalculated constant value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278201 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A temperature measurement device | 2014-09-18 |
20140278202 | OVEN TIME & TEMPERATURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF COMPUTING OVEN COOKNG TIME - A method and device for computing the heat transferred during the period of time the oven takes to reach a predetermined cooking temperature comprising: at least one processor for estimating a first cooking time; a memory; an input for inputting the first cooking time and the amount of time an oven takes to achieve a series of cooking temperatures; the at least one processor operating to estimate the heat transferred to the food during the time period that the oven takes to reach the predetermined cooking temperature; the at least one processor operating to compute the amount of heat transferred to the food per unit time at the predetermined cooking temperature, and the at least one processor operating to calculate a reduced cooking time needed to cook the food based upon insertion of food into the oven at a temperature other than the predetermined cooking temperature. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278203 | System and Methods for Assessing Whole-Building Thermal Performance - An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior. | 2014-09-18 |
20140278204 | IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT - An identification system includes a plurality of sensing units, a storage module, a computing unit and an identification unit. The plurality of sensing units is for sensing a plurality of pressure values of a plurality of pressure points of a first object disposed on the plurality of sensing units. The storage module is for storing a set of characteristic information of a second object. The computing unit is electrically connected to the plurality of sensing units and for computing at least three distance characteristic values and at least three angle characteristic values after receiving the plurality of pressure values. The identification unit is electrically connected to the storage module and the computing unit for comparing the set of characteristic information with the at least three distance characteristic values and the at least three angle characteristic values, so as to indentify whether the first object corresponds to the second object. | 2014-09-18 |