07th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190049208 | LOCK MECHANISM OF A TRIGGER GROUP THAT ENABLES ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES TO THE CASE OF THE SHOTGUNS - A lock system which is included in shotguns that are used by hunters to hunt game animals, characterized in that it is developed to provide safety storage by disassembling the trigger group through the case when the gun is not used and to provide the trigger group to be easily mounted on the case when the gun is used. This provides easy assembly and disassembly procedures of the trigger group on the case via a latch clearance, a contact surface and a locking clearance created on the case belonging to the gun. A pawl clearance, flange, lock clearance, vertical surface, mounting clearance, positioning clearance and running clearance are created on the rail of the trigger group. A lock bolt contacted with the cap pin got through the mounting clearance by positioning in the lock clearance created on the trigger group. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049209 | FLARING TOOL FOR HANDGUN MAGAZINE WELLS - A tool for use in flaring a handgun magazine well includes a housing and an insert. The housing defines at least one contoured peripheral surface. The insert is engaged with the housing and defines at least one magazine release notch. The contoured peripheral surface is configured to shape a corresponding inner surface of the magazine well. The magazine release notch is configured to engage a magazine release mechanism within the magazine well. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049210 | ACCESSORIES, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RETAINING AND STABILIZING FIREARMS OR ARCHERY EQUIPMENT - According to at least one aspect of the present disclosure, a device for retaining a firearm is described, including a first portion configured for attachment to the firearm, the first portion including a tapered distal end ending at a tip and configured for insertion into the ground or a stand, the first portion defining a hanging aperture and a plurality of attachment apertures, each attachment aperture of the plurality of attachment apertures configured to receive at least one adjustment element or at least one attachment mechanism therein. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049211 | EFFICIENT HIGH-VELOCITY COMPRESSED GAS-POWERED GUN - A lower receiver has a trigger assembly. An upper receiver is coupled to the lower receiver. The lower receiver has a bolt assembly and an L-shaped slot. The L-shaped slot has a long leg, a junction, and a short leg. The bolt assembly interacts with the L-shaped slot. The upper receiver has a rear end to which a compressed gas power source can be coupled. The upper receiver has a gas path from the compressed gas power source for firing a projectile through a barrel and for cocking the bolt assembly. The gas path is entirely contained by the upper receiver. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049212 | RECOIL-DAMPING DEVICE - A recoil-damping device for a gun, in particular for fastening onto or in a buttstock of the gun, having a rear part and a front part which are movable towards one another against the force of at least one damping element. A locking device acting between the rear part and the front part is provided, which in a locking position blocks a relative movement between the rear and front parts and in a release position allows a relative movement between the rear and the front parts. A triggering element which can be activated by means of a shock pulse is further provided, which in a holding position holds the locking device in the locking position and in an active position releases the locking device into the release position. The triggering element and/or at least a part of the locking device is pivotable as a result of the shock pulse. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049213 | FIREARM STOCK WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A stock for a firearm is disclosed. The stock has a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism prevents the movement of the stock relative to a receiver extension. A locking member protrudes into a corresponding recess in the receiver extension, creating a detent arrangement. The locking member, a locating member, a crossbar, and a pin interact with one another and the stock to prevent disengagement of the detent arrangement. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049214 | RETENTION CLIP - A retainer clip including a body having a first end, second end, top, bottom, first side and second side. An arm extends from the body at a junction on the second end of the body. The arm is preferably folded so as to extend along the bottom of the body such that the arm is spaced from the body. The body includes an aperture which extends through the body from the top to the bottom. A stop pin is positioned in the aperture and is capable of extending into the space between the bottom of the body and the arm. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049215 | SEAT BELT FIREARM HOLSTER - A seat belt holster may include a holster body defining a handgun receiving pocket for receiving a firearm. A seat belt holster may include a seat belt buckle attachment coupled to the holster body and a seat belt anchor receptacle coupled the holster body. Some seat belt holsters may include a seat belt buckle attachment coupled to a first side of the seat belt holster body to secure the seat belt holster body to a vehicle seat belt component, and include a seat belt anchor receptacle, coupled to a second side of the seat belt holster body, enabling the seat belt anchor receptacle to selectively receive and actuate attachment to a vehicle seat belt connector. Some seat belt holsters may include a belt coupled to the holster and connected to the seat belt anchor receptacle and the seat belt buckle attachment. Some seat belt holsters may include an IoT device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049216 | TORPEDO LAUNCHING TUBE AND NAVAL PLATFORM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH TUBE - Disclosed is an ordinance-launching tube, including a rear door and an expulsion circuit between a source of pressurized fluid and the tube, and provided with a unit for closing this circuit having an actuator that can be maneuvered by an operator in order to permit the expulsion, the actuator being associated with a detector for the presence of the rear door in the tube-closing position and with a lock for this rear door in the tube-closing position, which can be actuated via a bolt that the operator can move between a first position preventing expulsion and a second position permitting expulsion when the door is in the closing position and locked. The bolt includes an abutment movable between a position blocking the actuator in position to prevent expulsion, and a position releasing the actuator so that they may be actuated by the operator, and thus permit expulsion. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049217 | Firearm with Interchangeable Sighting Device System - A firearm having a top surface to which an optical sight is to be attached having a first portion and an adjacent second portion stepped down from the first portion. An adaptor plate is received in the second portion, its shape corresponding to the second portion to properly orient the adaptor plate. The bottom of the second portion and the underside of the adaptor plate having features to receive a spring. An optical sight is attached with at least one fastener to the first portion and directly to the slide of the pistol with a part of the optical sight cantilevered over the second portion and on the adaptor plate. The upper surface of the adaptor plate has a topography that corresponds to a complimentary topography on the underside of that portion of the optical sight. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049218 | REFLEX SIGHT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SEAL ON PIVOTING ELEMENT - A reflex sight with environmental seal on pivoting element has an outer housing defining a chamber and having a forward end defining a forward opening having a seat surface and an opposed rear end, an inner frame received within the chamber and having a forward end registered with the housing forward end and an opposed rear end, the forward end of the inner frame defining a forward aperture sealably receiving a transmissive optical element, a seal element encompassing the forward end of the inner frame and closely received in the forward opening of the outer housing to sealably contact the seat surface and provide an environmental seal, and an aiming mechanism operably interconnected to the outer housing and the inner frame to adjustably position the rear end of the inner frame with respect to the housing. The seat surface may be a concave curved surface or a spherical surface portion. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049219 | DEVICES WITH NETWORK-CONNECTED SCOPES FOR ALLOWING A TARGET TO BE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRACKED BY MULTIPLE DEVICES - A network of scopes, including one or more lead scopes and one or more follower scopes, is provided to allow scope operators of the respective scopes to track the same presumed target. A lead scope locates a target and communicates target position data of the presumed target to the follower scope. The follower scope uses the target position data and its own position data to electronically generate indicators for use to prompt the operator of the follower scope to make position movements so as to re-position the follower scope from its current target position to move towards the target position defined by the target position data received from the lead scope. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049220 | VISION ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS - A vision apparatus implemented as an optical device is disclosed. The optical device comprises a plurality of small apertures in an opaque material that is attached to a pair of eyeglasses or is a contact lens. The number and arrangement of small apertures defines the field of view and brightness of the image projected onto the user's retina. The opaque material is a collimator, and only small areas of the user's retina are illuminated by cones of light passing through the small apertures. Therefore, all of the light is rendered in focus. The optical device resolves the refractive errors of the eye of the user, improving the visual acuity of the user in any activity that requires depth of field with a large and bright field of view. Two optical devices, one for each eye, provide binocular vision with a variety of aperture arrangements to suit the user's needs. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049221 | FIREARM ACCESSORY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Implementations of a firearm accessory electrical distribution system are provided. The firearm accessory electrical distribution system is an assembly of devices that mechanically and electrically interface to thereby power and/or facilitate the operation of one or more conductively connected power-consuming firearm accessories (e.g., an illumination device, a laser aiming module, a night vision device, etc.). In some implementations, one or more devices of the firearm accessory electrical distribution system may be used to change and set (i.e., program) the mode of operation (e.g., momentary on, constant on, strobe, a combination thereof, etc.) for a conductively connected firearm accessory actuated by a switch of the system. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049222 | BALLISTIC PROTECTION MATERIAL AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a protective material, preferably a ballistic protection material, having a protective function against ballistic active bodies (launch bodies), in particular against reinforcement-penetrating and/or armor-piercing projectiles, thrust bodies or penetrating bodies, and to the use thereof. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049223 | Ammunition with Energy Absorbing Features - A multi-piece ammunition article that has a base portion configured to support the majority of the stress load during firing and a caselet portion that is configured to support the firing loads. Furthermore, the caselet portion has a weakened surface with increased compliance which aids in the storage and firing of the ammunition. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049224 | FUSE ASSEMBLY FOR A MUNITION - A fuse mechanism for e.g. a pyrotechnic grenade in which a spring loaded striker lever ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190049225 | PIVOTABLE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY FOR CRIMP RESISTANCE - According to an aspect a bulkhead assembly is provided having particular application with a downhole tool, in particular for oil well drilling applications. The bulkhead assembly includes a bulkhead body and an electrical contact component disposed within the bulkhead body, wherein at least a portion of the electrical contact component is configured to pivot about its own axis, without compromising its ability to provide a pressure and fluid barrier. In an embodiment, a ground apparatus is provided to provide an electrical connection for at least one ground wire. The ground apparatus may be positionable on the bulkhead body of the bulkhead assembly. In an aspect, a downhole tool including the bulkhead assembly and ground apparatus is also generally described. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049226 | DETONATOR INFORMATION SYSTEM - A blasting system in which environmental and installation data prevailing at the time a detonator is loaded into a borehole are stored in the detonator and are made available to an operator before the detonator is fired. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049227 | SURGICAL DEPTH INSTRUMENT HAVING NEUROMONITORING CAPABILITIES - A device configured to provide a faster and more accurate measurement of depths of holes for placement of bone screws and fastener for bone implant fixation procedures. The device includes a combination of a bone probe for physical examination of a hole drilled in a bone and a depth gauge member for determining a depth of the hole and providing digital measurement of the depth via a display on the instrument and/or via a wireless exchange of measurement data to a remote computing device, such as a tablet or smartphone. The device may further be connected to a separate neuromonitoring device and be used for nerve sensing and/or nerve stimulation by way of the bone probe. For example, the bone probe may include a conductive material such that the distal probe tip acts as an extension of the neuromonitoring device and may be used to sense and/or stimulate nerves. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049228 | TUBING PIPE SIZING TOOL - A tubing pipe sizing tool is provided, comprising a main body, a measuring portion, a handle-installing hole, a bump portion, and a handle. The measuring portion is provided on a first part of the main body in a first direction. The handle-installing hole is provided on a second part of the main body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The bump portion is provided around an opening of the handle-installing hole. The handle is configured to engage the handle-installing hole and facilitate pipe sizing. The main body may have a cylindrical shape, and the bump portion facilitates to handle the tool. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049229 | THREADED SHAFT MEASURING DEVICE, THREADED SHAFT MEASURING METHOD, AND ADJUSTMENT JIG - A threaded shaft measuring device includes a table that supports a threaded shaft to be measured, and that is capable of adjusting a rotation position about a perpendicular Z axis, adjusting a rotation position about an X axis that is horizontal and intersects with the Z axis, and adjusting a position in a Y axis direction that is horizontal and intersects with the X axis; and a stylus that performs scanning measurement of a surface of the threaded shaft. An adjustment jig capable of making contact with the threaded shaft and an elevator that brings the adjustment jig into contact with the threaded shaft are installed on the table. The adjustment jig includes an abutting bottom surface; an abutting side surface; a measurement surface; and an axis line marker that enables a tilt relative to the X axis to be detected. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049230 | LINEAR MOTION AND ROTATION DRIVE APPARATUS - Provided is a linear motion and rotation drive apparatus capable of minimizing inertia due to a magnetic scale attached to an output shaft when the output shaft is linearly moved or rotate. A linear motion and rotation drive apparatus ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190049231 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GEOMAGNETIC SENSOR BASED LOCATION ESTIMATION MODEL USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS - A device for generating a location estimation model is disclosed. The location estimation model generator device according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a map generator part configured to generate a magnetic field map, which includes magnetic field values corresponding respectively to the coordinates of an indoor space; a data generator part configured to generate learning data by using the magnetic field map; and a learning part configured to generate a location estimation model by artificial neural network (ANN) learning using the learning data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049232 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED AND LONG DEPTH RANGE IMAGING USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Exemplary apparatus can be provided which can include a laser arrangement that is configured to provide a laser radiation, and including an optical cavity. The optical cavity can include a dispersive optical waveguide first arrangement having first and second sides, and which is configured to (i) receive at least one first electro-magnetic radiation at the first side so as to provide at least one second electro-magnetic radiation, and (ii) to receive at least one third electro-magnetic radiation at the second side so as to provide at least one fourth electro-magnetic radiation. The first and second sides are different from one another, and the second and third radiations are related to one another. The optical cavity can also include an active optical modulator second arrangement which can be configured to receive and modulate the fourth radiation so as to provide the first electro-magnetic radiation to the first arrangement. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049233 | COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING AN OPTICAL SENSOR AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - A coordinate measuring device ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190049234 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC DIMENSIONING WITH IMAGER ON A PORTABLE DEVICE - A method of operating a dimensioning system to determine dimensional information for objects is disclosed. A number of images are acquired. Objects in at least one of the acquired images are computationally identified. One object represented in the at least one of the acquired images is computationally initially selected as a candidate for processing. An indication of the initially selected object is provided to a user. At least one user input indicative of an object selected for processing is received. Dimensional data for the object indicated by the received user input is computationally determined. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049235 | NANOSTRUCTURED OPTICAL ELEMENT, DEPTH SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are a nanostructured optical element, a depth sensor, and an electronic device. The nanostructured optical element includes: a light source in which a plurality of laser sources irradiating light are configured as an array; a meta-pattern layer including a plurality of first nano-posts that are two-dimensionally configured while satisfying a sub-wavelength condition, wherein the plurality of first nano-posts are configured to change the light from the light source into structured light; and a deflecting layer between the light source and the meta-pattern layer, and configured to change a proceeding direction of the light to make the light from the light source be incident to the meta-pattern layer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049236 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TARGET OBJECT TO BE COATED - A shape measuring apparatus includes: a light source; a two-beam interference objective lens; an imaging device; an observation optical system; a positioning device; and a control device. The control device calculates, for each unit region in the plurality of images obtained by the imaging device, as a focus position of the unit region, a position of the two-beam interference objective lens at which a luminance-based evaluation value is maximized over the plurality of images, and the control device measures a shape of a target object based on the focus position of each unit region in the plurality of images. The control device uses, as the evaluation value, a luminance of each unit region in the plurality of images as well as a value correlated with a difference between the luminance of the unit region and luminances of a plurality of unit regions adjacent to the unit region. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049237 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A three-dimensional form measurement device includes: an interference fringe projector that scans an interference fringe and projects one of a plurality of interference fringe patterns; an imaging device that images the subject of measurement onto which the interference fringe is projected and generates a plurality of interference fringe images corresponding to at least three different interference fringe patterns in each of a plurality of imaging conditions; and a controller that selects, for each pixel, which imaging condition should be used to compute a phase distribution image of the subject of measurement, and computes a phase of each pixel in the phase distribution image based on the pixel values in the plurality of interference fringe images corresponding to the imaging condition selected for each pixel. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049238 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY, AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A method and a device for measuring the topography and/or the gradients and/or the curvature of an optically active surface of an object are disclosed. The device allows the object to be arranged in a receiving region with a contact surface for contact with the object. Inside the device, there is a plurality of point light sources that provide light that is reflected at the surface to be measured of an object arranged in the receiving region. The device includes at least one camera with an objective assembly and an image sensor for detecting a brightness distribution which is produced on a light sensor by the light of the point light sources reflected at the surface to be measured. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049239 | OCCUPANCY GRID OBJECT DETERMINING DEVICES - An occupancy grid object determining device is provided, which may include a grid generator configured to generate an occupancy grid of a predetermined region, the occupancy grid including a plurality of grid cells and at least some of the grid cells having been assigned an information about the occupancy of the region represented by the respective grid cell, a determiner configured to determine at least one object in the occupancy grid wherein the at least one object includes a plurality of grid cells, and a remover configured to remove occupancy information from at least one grid cell of the plurality of grid cells of the determined object. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049240 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNER AND MEASUREMENT ASSISTANCE PROCESSING METHOD FOR SAME - In a three-dimensional scanner, a scanner main body calculates the position and direction of a depth sensor. The scanner main body also determines a movement candidate, which is a candidate for a position and direction to/in which the depth sensor is to be moved next. Then, the scanner main body acquires a feature within the movement candidate, which is the feature observable by the depth sensor from the movement candidate, and evaluates the stability of mapping performed from the movement candidate through use of the feature within the movement candidate. The scanner main body further presents at least any one of the moving direction or moving speed of the depth sensor to a user based on an evaluation result. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049241 | RAPID VISUAL AND PHYSICAL MULTIPLE TOLERANCES AND ALIGNMENTS VERIFICATION STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS - Various embodiments of this disclosure relates to a methods and related apparatuses for rapidly and visually determining and verifying multiple interface alignments of parts within a system. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and related apparatuses enabling rapid visual determining and verifying multiple interface alignments of parts within at least one first system interface part that cooperatively engage with at least one second system's interface part each having at least one system-sub-system assembly alignment datum that requires the at least one first and second system's interface parts cooperatively and engagingly align within multiple respective tolerances of alignment. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049242 | SENSOR PERTURBATION - Perception sensors of a vehicle can be used for various operating functions of the vehicle. A computing device may receive sensor data from the perception sensors, and may calibrate the perception sensors using the sensor data, to enable effective operation of the vehicle. To calibrate the sensors, the computing device may project the sensor data into a voxel space, and determine a voxel score comprising an occupancy score and a residual value for each voxel. The computing device may then adjust an estimated position and/or orientation of the sensors, and associated sensor data, from at least one perception sensor to minimize the voxel score. The computing device may calibrate the sensor using the adjustments corresponding to the minimized voxel score. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to calculate an error in a position associated with the vehicle by calibrating data corresponding to a same point captured at different times. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049243 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DISTANCE USING TWO-STEP TRACKING BASED ON SPAD SENSOR AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for measuring distance using two-step tracking and a method thereof. More particularly, the apparatus includes a bit generator configured to generate coarse bits for first tracking from sensing data to measure distance to a target and fine bits for second tracking, corresponding to the coarse bits, to measure precise distance to the target; a coarse bit processor configured to receive the coarse bits, address the received coarse bits in any one histogram bin, which corresponds to the received coarse bits, among a plurality of histogram bins, and output coarse bits, which correspond to any one histogram bin exceeding a preset threshold among the histogram bins, as reference coarse bits; and a fine bit processor configured to output fine bits corresponding to the reference coarse bits. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049244 | TILT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for detecting tilt of a fixture and method thereof. The apparatus includes a visible element having a pattern visibly distinguishable from its surrounding area; a part having a plane reflective surface being configured to be engaged with the fixture in alignment and being arranged to reflect light beams propagating directly from the visible element so as to produce a first virtual image of the visible element; an image capture device being disposed at same side of the visible element with respective to the part having a plane reflective surface and being configured to have a field of view covering the first virtual image and a second virtual image of the visible element produced by the part having a plane reflective surface, wherein the second virtual image was produced where the part having a plane reflective surface assumed a levelling orientation; and a controller being adapted for detecting tilt of the fixture using a deviation of the first virtual image from the second virtual image of the visible element in the field of view of the image capture device. By using the apparatus or method according to present invention, no optical means, such as lens, is used for converging the light beams projected by the visible element. It is thus possible to facilitate the assembly of the apparatus, miniaturize the apparatus and reduce costs thereof. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SIMPLE AND RELIABLE INERTIA MEASUREMENT UNIT (IMU) - An inertia measurement unit including a housing assembly, a weight block assembly, a circuit board, and a signal line. The housing assembly includes a cavity and a first opening in communication with the cavity. The weight block assembly is arranged in the cavity of the housing assembly. The weight block assembly includes an inner chamber and a second opening in communication with the inner chamber. The circuit board is arranged in the inner chamber of the weight block assembly. The signal line is coupled to a first edge of the circuit board and extends out of the weight block assembly through the second opening and out of the housing assembly through the first opening. At least one of the first opening or the second opening is located proximal to a second edge of the circuit board that is different from the first edge of the circuit board. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049246 | Multi-mode Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes having High Order Rotationally Symmetric Mechanical Structure and 32 Electrodes - An angular sensor, comprising a Coriolis vibratory gyroscope (CVG) resonator, capable of oscillating along a first pair of normal n=1 modes comprising a first normal mode and a second normal mode; and a second pair of normal n=2 modes comprising a third normal mode and a fourth normal mode; the sensor further comprising one drive electrode and one sense electrode aligned along an anti-nodal axis of each mode; and a pair of bias tune electrodes aligned with an anti-nodal axis of each mode if no drive and sense electrode pair is aligned with said anti-nodal axis. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049247 | HIGH QUALITY FACTOR MEMS SILICON FLOWER-OF-LIFE VIBRATORY GYROSCOPE - A resonator includes an anchor, an outer stiffener ring on an outer perimeter of the resonator, and a plurality of curved springs between the anchor and the outer stiffener ring. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049248 | ROTATION RATE SENSOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ROTATION RATE SENSOR - A rotation rate sensor including a substrate, a drive structure, which is movable with regard to the substrate, a detection structure, and a Coriolis structure, the drive structure, the Coriolis structure, and the detection structure being essentially situated in a layer, in that an additional layer is situated essentially in parallel to the layer above or underneath the layer, a mechanical connection between the Coriolis structure and the drive structure being established with a first spring component, the first spring component being configured as a part of the additional layer, and/or a mechanical connection between the detection structure and the substrate being established with a second spring component, the second spring component being configured as a part of the additional layer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049249 | OPTICAL GYROSCOPE, ELECTRO-OPTIC SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Various embodiments may provide an optical gyroscope. The optical gyroscope may include a ring resonator, an input source configured to generate or provide a first light beam and a second light beam to the ring resonator, and a switching pathway having an input end and an output end coupled to the ring resonator, and may include a plurality of switches. The optical gyroscope may include a control circuit configured to control the plurality of switches to allow the first light beam to propagate from the input end to the output end along the switching pathway during a first time interval, and allow the second light beam to propagate from the input end to the output end along the switching pathway during a second time interval. The optical gyroscope may additionally include a detector loop configured to receive the first light beam and the second light beam from the ring resonator. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049250 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - [Object] The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus in which, when a positioning technology through use of sensors is applied to a large moving body, accuracy in detecting a position in the moving body can be improved. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an estimation unit configured to, on a basis of first sensing data provided by a plurality of sensors carried or worn by a user, estimate a type of a moving body on which the user is riding; and a selection unit configured to select information to be used for processing for obtaining a position of the user in the moving body using the type of the moving body estimated by the estimation unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049251 | LIGHT PATTERN BASED VEHICLE LOCATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure may be directed to a computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle with a controller to control one or more light emitters to produce a light pattern that uniquely identify the vehicle. It may also be directed to a system to receive image data from one or more video cameras located in a location vicinity of the CA/AD vehicle emitting a pattern of light, and to analyze the received image data to determine a physical location of the vehicle. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049252 | 3D LOCALIZATION DEVICE - A method for sensing the position of a vehicle on a three-dimensional map is provided, which may include receiving, from one or more sensors, sensor information about a three-dimensional position of the vehicle; and applying a distributed Kalman filter to the sensor information to determine the position of the vehicle on the three-dimensional map. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049253 | CONGESTION DEGREE ESTIMATION METHOD, NUMBER-OF-PEOPLE ESTIMATION METHOD, CONGESTION DEGREE ESTIMATION PROGRAM, NUMBER-OF-PEOPLE ESTIMATION PROGRAM AND NUMBER-OF-PEOPLE ESTIMATION SYSTEM - A method of estimating the congestion degree and the number of people with high accuracy and at a low cost, without requiring a surveillance camera, is provided. Provided are a congestion degree estimating step of estimating a congestion degree based on sensor information (such as acceleration information) of a portable terminal device, an average congestion degree calculating step of calculating an average congestion degree for each mesh (reference range) set in advance, based on the congestion degree estimated in the congestion degree estimating step for a plurality of portable terminal devices, and an estimated number-of-people calculating step of calculating an estimated number of people for each mesh by multiplying the average congestion degree calculated in the average congestion degree calculating step by a base number of people (maximum number of accommodated people) determined in advance for each mesh. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049254 | GUIDANCE APPARATUS, GUIDANCE METHOD, AND GUIDANCE PROGRAM - A guidance apparatus, a guidance method, and a guidance program for safely guiding a user to a point deviated from a proper route when the user has deviated from the proper route. A guidance apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a positional information measurement unit configured to sequentially measure a position of the guidance apparatus; a controller configured to determine whether the position measured by the positional information measurement unit is a position on a proper route and generate first guidance information for guiding a user from a guidance start point, which is a point determined not to be a position on the proper route, to a first deviation point, which is one point determined to be a position on the proper route. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049255 | DETECTION OF TRAVEL MODE ASSOCIATED WITH COMPUTING DEVICES - Digital data corresponding to a trace by a device is received. The digital data includes a set of values for each of a plurality of metrics. A set of derived values for the plurality of metrics are calculated from the sets of values corresponding to the metrics, and the set of derived values are compared to a machine learning model trained using a plurality of travel modes. A plurality of confidence scores for the derived values are calculated. The plurality of confidence scores correspond to the plurality of travel modes. In response to a confidence score for a first travel mode of the plurality of confidence scores for the plurality of travel modes meeting a threshold value for the first travel mode, the received digital data corresponding to the trace is labelled with the first travel mode. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049256 | Method and apparatus for detecting false positive slippery road reports using mapping data - An approach is provided for detecting false positive slippery road reports. For example, the approach involves receiving a slippery road report from a vehicle. The slippery road report, for instance, indicates that a slippery road event is detected at a location based on sensor information collected by the vehicle. The approach also involves map matching the location of the slippery road report to the mapping data to evaluate a proximity of the location to at least one geographic feature that is designated as an area where driver behavior is expected to be at least one cause of the slippery road event. The approach further involves classifying the slippery road report as the slippery road false positive report based on the evaluation. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049257 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ROUTING BASED ON CHAOS ASSESSMENT - A device and method for autonomous vehicle routing based on chaos assessment are provided. A plurality of route options based on destination objective data relative to current autonomous vehicle position data are generated. For each of the plurality of route options, an associated chaos level may be assessed, and an autonomous cooperability metric may be generated based on the associated chaos level. Autonomous selection of a route option of the plurality of route options is based on a favorable autonomous cooperability metric, and an autonomous mission description data is generated based on the route option that includes the favorable autonomous cooperability metric. The autonomous mission description data may be transmitted for autonomously engaging a destination being defined by the destination objective data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049258 | U-TURN EVENT TAGGING AND VEHICLE ROUTING - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for logging U-turn events and vehicle routing are disclosed. A method for logging a U-turn event includes detecting, at a navigation system, a button press on a human interface device separate from the navigation system based on a signal received from the human interface device. The method also includes, in response to the user input, determining a location of a vehicle corresponding to the navigation system and one or more vehicle characteristics. The method also includes logging U-turn event data for the vehicle, the U-turn event data comprising the location and the one or more vehicle characteristics. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049259 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING QUALITY OF SERVICE DETERMINATION AND COMMUNICATION - Technologies for autonomous vehicle driving quality of service (QoS) determination and communication include an advanced vehicle with a vehicle computing device. The computing device determines multiple route segments of one or more routes to a destination. The computing device determines, for each route segment, one or more autonomous driving factors that are each indicative of an autonomy level achievable by the advanced vehicle for the associated route segment. Factors may include map availability, weather conditions, road conditions, or other factors. The computing device determines, for each route segment, an autonomous QoS score based on the autonomous driving factors. The computing device may rank multiple routes to the destination based on the autonomous QoS scores associated with the route segments of those routes. The computing device may display a proposed route to a user of the advanced vehicle and receive a selection from the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049260 | PEAK EFFICIENCY RECOMMENDATION AND SHARING - A system includes a speed sensor to detect a current speed, a camera to detect image data, and a GPS sensor to detect location data. The system also includes a memory to store a lookup table that maps efficient vehicle speeds to roadway speed limits. The system also includes an output device and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU determines a current speed limit of the current roadway and determines that the vehicle is within a steady speed range when the current speed of the vehicle fluctuates less than a predetermined speed threshold over a predetermined time period. The ECU also compares the current speed limit to the lookup table to determine at least one efficient vehicle speed that corresponds to the current speed limit and controls the output device to output the at least one efficient vehicle speed when the vehicle is within the steady speed range. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049261 | Load-Based Mapping - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for load-based mapping. The techniques provide routes for drivers that take into account a cognitive, emotional, or psychological load for the routes. By so doing, a driver can receive a route from one point to another that the driver may better enjoy, feel less tired or stressed by, or take less mental effort to drive. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049262 | CONTEXT-AWARE VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CONTROL LOGIC WITH ADAPTIVE CROWD-SENSING CAPABILITIES - Disclosed are vehicle communications networks for adapting user information using crowd-sensed contextual data, computer-executable instructions for provisioning such content/information, and vehicles equipped with a telematics system for adapting driver information using contextual data from vehicle participatory sensing systems. A disclosed method for provisioning information to occupants of a motor vehicle includes determining trip characteristics, including vehicle and driver data, for a current trip of the vehicle, and determining trip characteristics for previous trips that correspond to the current trip. The vehicle's communications system receives, over a distributed computer network from a vehicle participatory sensing system aggregating data from participative vehicles, operational data for the current trip as sensed by the participative vehicles. The received operational data is analyzed with the current and previous trip characteristics to determine a predicted trip duration and/or a predicted trip route. An electronic user interface of the vehicle outputs the predicted trip duration and/or route. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049263 | ARRIVAL PREDICTIONS BASED ON DESTINATION SPECIFIC MODEL - The disclosed technology provides accurate arrival alerts to a destination. In some embodiments the disclosed technology utilizes a destination specific model that can take into account location specific factors such as traffic around the destination, best approaches to the destination, other likely intermediate stops on the way to the destination, etc. In some embodiments, the present technology aims to provide an arrival alert to the destination at a consistent time interval prior to a user arriving at the destination. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049264 | ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF NAVIGATIONAL ROUTES USING TRAFFIC DATA - A traffic control system and a method for optimizing navigational routing based on per-intersection real-time traffic conditions data. One aspect is a method of providing navigational guidance. The method includes identifying at least one intersection along at least one initial route to a destination; modifying the at least one initial route based on user preferences and traffic conditions data associated with the at least one intersection to yield at least one modified route; receiving a selection of a route from among the at least one modified route; receiving updated traffic conditions data for at least one corresponding intersection along the route selected; and modifying the route selected based on the updated traffic conditions data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049265 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION USING VIDEO CALL - Disclosed is a computer-implemented navigation method including transmitting, to a counterpart terminal, current location-based video data that is input to a video call screen of a terminal during a video call; receiving instruction information for a navigation based on the video data from the counterpart terminal that displays the video data on a video call screen of the counterpart terminal; generating navigation information by mapping the instruction information to the video data of the terminal; and providing the navigation information based on location information of the terminal. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049266 | ROUTE CALCULATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A route calculation system includes: a route calculation data storage unit storing route calculation data; a route calculation unit calculating a route using the route calculation data and recalculating the route using the route calculation data when a predetermined recalculation condition is satisfied; a notification information output unit outputting notification information informing recalculation of the route; a brain activity detection unit detecting brain activity of a user; a brain activity determination unit determining detection result of the brain activity detection unit; a notification determination unit determining whether notification information output is necessary according to determination result of the brain activity determination unit after the route is recalculated; and a notification control unit enabling notification information output when notification information output is determined to be necessary and disabling notification information output when notification information output is determined to be not necessary. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049267 | SAFETY ENHANCED COMPUTER ASSISTED DRIVING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatuses for safety enhanced computer-assisted driving. In embodiments, an apparatus for computer-assisted driving may include a neural network to determine a classification for behavior of a driver of a vehicle having the apparatus, based at least in part on data about the vehicle collected in real time, and a current level of stress or drowsiness of the driver determined in real time; and a safety action engine coupled to the neural network to determine a safety related action, based at least in part on the determined driver behavior classification and data related to current traffic or road condition of a route the vehicles is currently traveling on. The safety related action may be performed by an infotainment system or a navigation system of the vehicle to assist the driver in driving the vehicle in a safer manner. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049268 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING FLIGHT INTERVAL MANAGEMENT DATA FOR SELECTING APPROPRIATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SETTINGS - A method and system for aircraft management for selecting a speeding profile mode for phases of a flight plan including: retrieving assigned space goals (ASG) corresponding to a plurality of achieve by point (ABP) designations for a target flight path of the aircraft wherein the target flight path is associated with a target aircraft; determining a target air speed and applicable speed profile modes by retrieving prior information of traffic history and flight plans of the target aircraft to achieve the ABP designations corresponding to an ASG retrieved; selecting from a plurality of applicable speed profile modes, at least one applicable speed profile mode for a phase of the target flight plan for the aircraft; and comparing statuses of the aircraft of at least a status of fuel remaining for a combination of the selection of the applicable speed profile mode and the phase of the target flight plan. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049269 | CIRCUIT BOARDS AND ELECTRONIC PACKAGES WITH EMBEDDED TAMPER-RESPONDENT SENSOR - Electronic circuits, electronic packages, and methods of fabrication are provided. The electronic circuit includes a multilayer circuit board, and a tamper-respondent sensor embedded within the circuit board. The tamper-respondent sensor defines, at least in part, a secure volume associated with the multilayer circuit board. In certain implementations, the tamper-respondent sensor includes multiple tamper-respondent layers embedded within the circuit board including, for instance, one or more tamper-respondent frames and one or more tamper-respondent mat layers, with the tamper-respondent frame(s) being disposed, at least in part, above the tamper-respondent mat layer(s), which together define the secure volume where extending into the multilayer circuit board. In certain embodiments, one or more of the tamper-respondent layers are divided into multiple, separate tamper-respondent circuit zones, with the tamper-respondent layers, including the circuit zones, being electrically connected to monitor circuitry within the secure volume. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049270 | PHASE INTERPOLATION CIRCUIT - Methods and systems are described for receiving a control step input at a binary-to-thermometer decoder and responsively generating bits of a thermometer codeword representative of the control step input, providing the bits of the thermometer codeword to a plurality of differential pairs comprising a first transistor and a second transistor, each differential pair configurable for one of directing current to an in-phase (I) common node or directing current to a quadrature phase (Q) common node and switching between directing current to the I common node and the Q common node, and forming an output signal based on current drawn through the I and Q common nodes, the output signal having an intermediate phase with respect to a first and a second reference signal. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049271 | OPTICAL FIBER TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical fiber temperature sensor includes: a substrate having a first substrate main body, and a second substrate main body, which has a coefficient of thermal expansion larger than that of the first substrate main body, and is bonded to the first substrate main body; and an optical fiber having a FBG sensor portion for measuring a temperature from a relationship between a Bragg wavelength and the temperature, and the optical fiber is configured to be embedded in the second substrate main body so that the FBG sensor portion is positioned in the second substrate main body. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049272 | Low Insertion Loss High Temperature Stable Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor and Method for Producing Same - Provided is an optical waveguide with an inscribed Bragg grating, where the Bragg grating is stable at high temperature, has low scattering loss and high reflectivity. Also provided is a method for inscribing a Bragg grating in an optical waveguide, the method comprising irradiating the optical waveguide with electromagnetic radiation from an ultrashort pulse duration laser of sufficient intensity to cause a permanent change in an index of refraction within a core of the optical waveguide, where the irradiating step is terminated prior to erasure of a Bragg resonance, and heating the optical waveguide to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to substantially remove a non-permanent grating formed in the optical waveguide by the irradiating step. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049273 | RAYLEIGH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND RAYLEIGH MEASUREMENT METHOD - Initial data and target data are frequency-analyzed to obtain an initial Rayleigh-scattering spectrum (RSS) and a target RSS, respectively. A distance correction is performed for the target RSS by comparing the target RSS with the initial RSS, and a Rayleigh spectrum shift is determined on the basis of a correlation coefficient between the initial RSS and the target RSS after distance-corrected. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049274 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING MONITORING - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein including a monitoring system for a building including an in-wall guide for a drone, the in-wall guide extending behind at least one wall from a first location to a second location and a power delivery circuit in, or adjacent, the in-wall guide. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049275 | METHOD, A CIRCUIT AND A SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING - A circuit includes a first communication interface configured to receive first sensor data from a stationary sensor. The first sensor data include a result of a first sensing of a local environment of the stationary sensor performed by the stationary sensor. The circuit may further include a second communication interface configured to receive second sensor data from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The second sensor data include a result of a second sensing of at least a portion of the local environment of the stationary sensor performed by a sensor of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The circuit may further include one or a plurality of processors configured to compare the first sensor data and the second sensor data and to classify the at least one stationary sensor based on a result of the comparison. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049276 | INSERTION ULTRASONIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An insertion ultrasonic sensor assembly is provided having an elongated sensor body. The body includes two projections projecting from the distal end having a pair of ultrasonic transceivers. Each transceiver of the pair mounted to a corresponding projection. The assembly is mounted so that the sensor body projects into the container, having the distal end exposed to the flowing fluid, in manner that the measurement axis of the sensor body is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the flow of the fluid within the container. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049277 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A signal processing apparatus for processing a signal is provided. The apparatus includes a comparator having one input terminal to which a signal is inputted, a first switch configured to switch between application and non-application of a reference voltage, a second switch configured to switch between application and non-application of an envelope reference voltage; a third switch configured to switch between application and non-application of an error detection reference voltage; and a controller configured to perform switching control of the first switch, the second switch and the third switch based on an output of the comparator. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049278 | THERMAL TYPE FLOWMETER - A thermal type flowmeter includes a sensor, a correcting unit, and a flow-rate calculating unit. The sensor outputs a sensor value (first value) corresponding to the state of thermal if fusion in a fluid heated by a heater which is being driven in such a manner that the difference between the temperature of the heater and the temperature of the fluid at a location free from thermal influence of the heater is equal to a predetermined temperature difference. The correcting unit calculates a corrected sensor value (second value) by correcting the sensor value output by the sensor, in accordance with the temperature of the fluid, and outputs the corrected sensor value. The flow-rate calculating unit calculates the flow rate of the fluid from the corrected sensor value calculated by the correcting unit. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049279 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM INCLUDING SEPARATION VESSEL AND PIPELINE - A closed loop system for the calibration of a multiphase meter, such as a multiphase flow meter or water cut meter, and a method of employing the system in calibration of multiphase meters in crude oil production processes. The system includes an oil and water separation vessel, oil and water flow meters, valves, pumps, and a single phase calibration unit. The system employs a two-step calibration process. First internal single phase oil and water meters are calibrated using the single phase calibration unit; subsequently multiphase meter calibration is achieved using the two precalibrated single phase flow meters. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049280 | Systems and Methods for Determining a Fuel Level Measurement of a Fuel Tank Using Optical Sensors - An example fuel quantity indicating system includes a fuel tank, optical sensors mounted inside the fuel tank that each include a sensor chip and a diaphragm that deflects when ambient pressure differs from a reference pressure of the sensor chip, an optical fiber bundle that has an optical fiber connected to each of the optical sensors for guiding light to each of the optical sensors, and a processor connected to the optical fiber bundle for receiving outputs of the optical sensors indicative of respective pressures, and for determining a fuel level measurement of the fuel tank based on the outputs of the optical sensors. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049281 | Fluid Level Indicating Assembly - A fuel level indicating assembly for measuring and displaying a volume of fuel in a tank includes a first housing that is configured to couple to a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, proximate to a fuel tank of the vehicle. The first housing defines an internal space. A power module, a microprocessor, and a sensor are coupled to the first housing and are positioned in the internal space. A tube is coupled to the sensor and extends from the first housing. The tube is configured to fluidically couple to a fuel line that extends from the fuel tank of the vehicle. The sensor is configured to measure a pressure of a column of fuel that is positioned in the tube and to relay the pressure measurement to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is positioned to convert the pressure measurement to the volume of the fuel in the fuel tank. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049282 | SENSOR ARRAY FOR THE POTENTIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF A FILL LEVEL IN A CONTAINER - A sensor array for a potentiometric measurement of a fill level in a container. The sensor array includes an electro-magnetically shielding array whose potential is dependent on a potential of the container, and an oscillator array which generates an AC voltage. The oscillator array is at least partly arranged in the electro-magnetically shielding array. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049283 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION OF A LIQUID AS WELL AS METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED ADAPTION OF PRESETTINGS FOR A CAPACITIVE LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT - A device which has a deliverable sensor, a container for receiving a liquid, a container environment and a signal processing circuit, the input side of which can be connected circuitry-wise to the sensor. The device is designed to perform a capacitive liquid level measurement in normal operation using the sensor, wherein a threshold value can be predefined for the signal processing circuit for normal operation. The device has a classification module which can be connected with an input side or line connection circuitry-wise to the sensor, is designed to make a capacitive measurement of the liquid in the container using the sensor and can be connected circuitry-wise to the signal processing circuit in order to trigger the specification of a threshold value using the sensor for capacitive measurement of the liquid. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049284 | CALIBRATION BATH WITH ACOUSTIC LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR - Systems and methods that provide measurement of liquid levels in a container, such as a calibration bath container, may utilize an acoustic transducer subsystem that includes one or more acoustic transducers that are controlled by a controller. The acoustic transducer subsystem emits acoustic signals toward a surface of a liquid in a container, and detects reflected acoustic signals that are reflected from the surface of the liquid. The liquid level sensor utilizes an acoustic waveguide subsystem to allow the acoustic transducer subsystem to be spaced apart from the liquid, which protects the acoustic transducer system another other components from damage due to heat, liquid, and vapor. The acoustic waveguide subsystem also channels the emitted and reflected acoustic signals to prevent substantial scattering of the signals within the container, which greatly improves the accuracy of the liquid level sensor. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049285 | METHOD TO CALIBRATE DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE CUVETTE THICKNESS IN-SITU - An analytical system includes a laser disposed to direct light toward a microfluidic feature disposed in a feature layer of a multiple layer test cartridge, a sensor to receive reflections from capping layers disposed about the microfluidic feature in the feature layer, and a controller to determine a depth of the microfluidic feature as a function of the received reflections. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049286 | WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN TEXTILE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS - In one aspect, a method of measuring the weight of material used during a textile manufacturing process comprises positioning material used during the textile manufacturing process on a receiving surface associated with a load cell. A first weight of the material may be measured using the load cell. A textile manufacturing machine may be operated such that at least a portion of the material is used in the process, wherein the material remains disposed on the receiving surface during the process. A second weight of the material may be measured using the load cell. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049287 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING AIRCRAFT TAKE-OFF WEIGHT INDEPENDENT OF MEASURING THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT - A method for validating or invalidating the computed weight of an aircraft, where the computed weight of the aircraft is determined by compiling various weight assumptions added to a known empty weight of the aircraft. The method measures the aircraft center of gravity, determines the percentage of computed weight supported by the combined main landing gear struts and the nose landing gear strut, and using a database such as a look-up table to validate if the percentage of computed weight is determined within a reasonable range to the measured load on the combined main landing gear struts and the nose landing gear strut. Sensors are attached to the landing gear struts, so to measure and monitor aircraft and center of gravity without measuring the aircraft weight. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049288 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A WEIGHING DEVICE - A mounting assembly for a weighing device according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a vertical structure mount, a first link attached to the vertical structure mount, a second link for attachment to a weighing device, a third link pivotably attached to one of the first link and second link, and a fourth link pivotably attached to one of the first and second link. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049289 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A WEIGHING DEVICE - A mounting assembly for a weighing device according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a vertical structure mount, a first link attached to the vertical structure mount, a second link for attachment to a weighing device, a third link pivotably attached to one of the first link and second link, and a fourth link pivotably attached to one of the first and second link. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049290 | WEIGH MODULE WITH LOAD-TRANSMITTING ARRANGEMENT - A weigh module ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190049291 | System and Apparatus for Automated Public Scale - A system for making public a scale includes a device for capturing a weight from the scale and hardware for storing the weight and associating the weight with the scale (in some embodiments, the weight is periodically transferred to a server for central storage). There is a user interface for directing an operator having a vehicle to the scale and mechanisms for determining that the operator, and hence the vehicle, are located on the scale. Once on the scale, a weigh-bill is generated from the weight and the weigh-bill is communicated to the operator | 2019-02-14 |
20190049292 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING LOCAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE - One variation of a method for measuring ambient ultraviolet light radiation including: calculating a target direct orientation of a light exposure device based on a location, a current date and time, and a direct solar position model; calculating a target diffuse orientation of the light exposure device based on the location, the current date and time, and a diffuse solar position model; in response to detecting alignment between orientation of the light exposure device and the target direct orientation, recording a direct ultraviolet value; in response to detecting alignment between orientation of the light exposure device and the target diffuse orientation, recording a diffuse ultraviolet value; in response to detecting alignment between orientation of the light exposure device and a target global orientation, recording a global ultraviolet value; and calculating an ultraviolet index based on the global ultraviolet value, the direct ultraviolet value, and the diffuse ultraviolet value. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049293 | Ultraviolet Sensing Apparatus with Mirror Amplification - Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable the detection and localization of power line corona discharges and/or electrical arcs by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including an ultraviolet (UV) sensor and a reflective parabolic dish. In various embodiments, the UV sensor may use the photoelectric effect to sense narrow-band UV photons in a Geiger-Mueller tube and circuit configuration. In various embodiments, the reflective parabolic dish may be fixed relative to the UV sensor and include a reflective concave surface. The reflective concave surface may be configured to reflect narrow-band UV photons toward the UV sensor. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049294 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT - A signal processing circuit configured with a superconducting digital logic circuit and used for processing detection signals output from superconducting single photon detectors (SSPDs) includes transmission paths connected to the SSPDs on a one-to-one basis, a branching unit causing each of the transmission paths to branch into a first transmission path and a second transmission path, a time information generation circuit connected to the first transmission paths, and an address information generation circuit connected to the second transmission paths. The time information generation circuit outputs, based on the detection signals output from the SSPDs, a time information signal for identifying a time at which a photon is incident on the SSPDs, and the address information generation circuit outputs, based on the detection signals output from the SSPDs, an address information signal for identifying an SSPD on which a photon is incident from among the SSPDs. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049295 | CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING LIGHT PULSES - A light pulse detection circuit for connection to a photodiode, the detection circuit comprising an integration capacitor, discharge means, and comparator means adapted to compare an integration voltage across the terminals of the integration capacitor with a reference voltage threshold in order to produce a light pulse detection signal. The reference voltage threshold is a self-adaptive threshold depending on a level of light background noise. A detection device comprising a photodiode and such a detection circuit. A detection matrix comprising a plurality of such detection devices. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049296 | LIGHT FILTER AND SPECTROMETER INCLUDING THE LIGHT FILTER - A light filter includes a plurality of spectrum modulation portions, each having a different thicknesses or a different mixing ratio of materials thereof. Each of the plurality of spectrum modulation portions has a different transmittance spectrum. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049297 | Method for Correcting Measuring-Point-Free Temperature Compensation Model During Online Application of Near Infrared Spectrum Analyzer - The present invention relates to a non-direct measurement temperature-compensating model correction method in the on-line application of a near-infrared spectrum analyzer, which comprises: acquiring a near-infrared spectrum of each sample under different temperature levels; respectively carrying out preprocessing and principal component analysis on the acquired spectra for temperatures and to-be-measured physical property parameters: then merging the obtained spectra to generate new spectral data: using partial least squares to model the spectral data to obtain measured values at the current moment; finally, constructing an on-line recursive algorithm, and thereby on-line near-infrared measurement with a non-direct measurement temperature compensation function is fulfilled. The present invention adopts temperature as a separate latent factor variable to participate in the process of near-infrared modeling, so that when near-infrared measurement is used, by depending on the adaptability of a model to the temperature, physical property measurement under different temperatures can be carried out without direct temperature measurement information or related calculation, and thereby the created model has better universality. The on-line recursive algorithm of the present invention has better adaptability to sample temperatures and other measurement condition changes. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049298 | HETEROGENEOUS SPECTROSCOPIC TRANSCEIVING PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SENSOR - Described herein are optical sensing devices for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). A PIC may comprise a plurality of waveguides formed in a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate, and a plurality of heterogeneous lasers, each laser formed from a silicon material of the SOI substrate and to emit an output wavelength comprising an infrared wavelength. Each of these lasers may comprise a resonant cavity included in one of the plurality of waveguides, and a gain material comprising a non-silicon material and adiabatically coupled to the respective waveguide. A light directing element may direct outputs of the plurality of heterogeneous lasers from the PIC towards an object, and one or more detectors may detect light from the plurality of heterogeneous lasers reflected from or transmitted through the object. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049299 | Method for Rapidly Detecting Salmonella Typhimurium in Milk by Raman Microspectroscopy Based on Incorporation of Heavy Water - A method for rapidly detecting | 2019-02-14 |
20190049300 | MINIATURIZED FOURIER-TRANSFORM RAMAN SPECTROMETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - State-of-the-art portable Raman spectrometers use discrete free-space optical components that must be aligned well and that don't tolerate vibrations well. Conversely, the inventive spectrometers are made with monolithic photonic integration to fabricate some or all optical components on one or more planar substrates. Photonic integration enables dense integration of components, eliminates manual alignment and individual component assembly, and yields superior mechanical stability and resistance to shock or vibration. These features make inventive spectrometers especially suitable for use in high-performance portable or wearable sensors. They also yield significant performance advantages, including a large (e.g., 10,000-fold) increase in Raman scattering efficiency resulting from on-chip interaction of the tightly localized optical mode and the analyte and a large enhancement in spectral resolution and sensitivity resulting from the integration of an on-chip Fourier-transform spectrometer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049301 | MULTI-SPECTRAL POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGER - A system is described that combines spectropolarimetry with scatterometry. The system uses an annular mirror and liquid crystal devices to control the angle of the incident light cone, the polarization and wavelength, an imaging setup and one or more video cameras so that spectroscopic-polarimetric-scatterometric images can be grabbed rapidly. The system is also designed to incorporate additional imaging modes such as interference, phase contrast, fluorescence and Raman spectropolarimetric imaging. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049302 | INTEGRATED ONE-PIECE POLARIZING INTERFEROMETER AND SNAPSHOT SPECTRO-POLARIMETER APPLYING SAME - An integrated one-piece polarizing interferometer includes a polarization beam splitter for separating incident complex waves, a first mirror attached to a first surface of the polarization beam splitter, for reflecting a first polarization transmitted through the polarization beam splitter to the polarization beam splitter, and a second mirror attached to a second surface of the polarization beam splitter, for reflecting a second polarization transmitted through the polarization beam splitter to the polarization beam splitter. Accordingly, it is possible to measure dynamic spectroscopic polarization phenomenon with extremely high robustness disturbances due to an external vibration and the like by using the integrated one-piece polarizing interferometer, thereby improving measurement repeatability and accuracy of measurement. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049303 | System and Method For Color Matching - A system for analyzing and processing user input and providing a result based on a predetermined set of color identifiers, the system comprising a first user input, wherein the first user input comprises of one or more digital images, a second user input, wherein the second user input comprises of responses to queries, a white balancing method for removing color casts from the first user input to create a final corrected image of the first user input, a first database for storing a predetermined set of color identifiers, a second database for storing product profiles, and a processor for analyzing the final corrected image of the first user input and the second user input collectively, comparing the final corrected image of the first user input and the second user input collectively to the predetermined set of color identifiers, and providing a color output. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049304 | Hand-Held Measurement Device for Capturing the Visual Impression of a Measurement Object - A hand-held measurement device for appearance analyses includes a measurement array which comprises a number of illumination means for applying illumination light to a measurement field in at least three illumination directions and a number of pick-up means for capturing the measurement light in at least one observation direction. The illumination directions and the observation directions lie in a common system plane. At least one pick-up means is embodied to spectrally gauge the measurement light in a locally integral way, and at least one imaging pick-up means is embodied to gauge the measurement light in terms of colour in a locally resolved way. The spectral pick-up means and the locally resolving pick-up means are arranged such that they receive the measurement light reflected by the measurement field under the same observation conditions and in particular from the same observation direction. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049305 | PRINTING USING A SPECTROPHOTOMETER - Examples herein provide a method. The method includes printing first color patches at a first location on a first side of a print medium. The method includes generating an international color consortium (“ICC”) profile of the first side by characterizing the first color patches using a spectrophotometer. The method includes printing, using the ICC profile of the first side, second color patches at a second location on the first side of the print medium. The method includes printing third color patches on a second side of the print medium, the third patches being a registered mirrored copy of the second patches. The method includes generating an ICC profile of the second side by characterizing the registered second and third patches using the spectrophotometer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049306 | CALIBRATION FOR BAKING CONTRAST UNITS - The calibration of an instrument, such as a spectrophotometer, for measuring baking contrast units (BCUs) is described. In one example, a spectrophotometer includes a filter wheel including, among other filters, a bandpass filter to transmit a range of broadband light through the spectrophotometer. The spectrophotometer also includes a detector to detect a reference sample value based on a reflection of the range of light off a BCU reference standard. Processing circuitry in the spectrophotometer is configured to calculate a reflectance ratio value based on a ratio of the reference sample value and a reference reflectance value, and calibrate the spectrophotometer for measuring BCUs based on the reflectance ratio value and a known BCU value for the BCU reference standard. The reference sample value and the reference reflectance value can also be corrected for measurement drift attributed to a source of the broadband light and/or the detector over time. | 2019-02-14 |
20190049307 | COMPREHENSIVE SENSING DETECTOR - A detector includes a sensor configured to sense a moving object in at least one of the electromagnetic spectrum and the acoustic spectrum. A fixed coded aperture of the detector is disposed between a moving object and the sensor. | 2019-02-14 |