| 10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
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| 20090062905 | DYNAMIC STENT | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062906 | Stent with autonomic function - To provide a stent which holds various performances such as deliverability, prevention of restenosis, flexible shape conformability, and so on and is therefore adaptable not only to a bile duct but also to a blood vessel system such as a tortuous coronary artery substantially without causing restenosis. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062907 | Self-expanding valve for the venous system - A venous valve device and method of formation are described to provide antegrade blood flow in the deep venous vessels of the leg or in other venous vessels of the body having incompetent or irreversibly dysfunctional valves. The venous valve device is made of a sheet of biocompatible material, comprising a longitudinal wire-frame structure that is a continuous seamless wire loop and plural anchoring mesh-lattice wing members spaced apart and connected to the base of the wire-frame structure. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062908 | IMPLANT IMPLANTATION UNIT AND PROCEDURE FOR IMPLANTING THE UNIT - The implant implantation unit, at a determined position in the tubular element with a wall comprising a cavity, is pushed there by a catheter and the unit comprises deformable feelers to, under the control of remote activation elements, change from a stowed form to a deployed functional form, to detect the cavity and position itself there with reference to the position of the cavity. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062909 | STENT WITH POLYMER COATING CONTAINING AMORPHOUS RAPAMYCIN - A coated coronary stent, comprising: a stainless steel sent framework coated with a primer layer of Parylene C; and a rapamycin-polymer coating having substantially uniform thickness disposed on the stent framework, wherein the rapamycin-polymer coating comprises polybutyl methacrylate (PBMA), polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate (PEVA) and rapamycin, wherein substantially all of the rapamycin in the coating is in amorphous form and substantially uniformly dispersed within the rapamycin-polymer coating. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062910 | STENT WITH DIFFERENTIAL TIMING OF ABLUMINAL AND LUMINAL RELEASE OF A THERAPEUTIC AGENT - The invention relates generally to a medical device that is useful for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and the method for making such a medical device. More particularly, the invention is directed to a stent having a tubular sidewall with a first coating composition on at least the luminal surface and/or abluminal surface, and a second coating composition disposed on at least a portion of the first coating composition comprising a low diffusivity biodegradable polymer. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062911 | MULTIZONAL LENS WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS - An intraocular lens for providing enhanced vision includes an optic with a clear aperture over which light may be focused onto or near the retina of an eye. The optic includes an anterior surface and an opposing posterior surface, the surfaces disposed about an optical axis. The optic includes a central zone and an outer zone disposed about the central zone. The central zone comprises a plurality of optical powers that progressively vary between a first optical power at a center of the central zone and a second optical power at a periphery of the central zone, wherein the absolute value of the difference between the first optical power and the second optical power being between predetermined values. The outer zone comprises a third optical power and may also have a negative spherical aberration. The optic typically has a variation in optical power over the entire clear aperture that is less than a predetermined amount. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062912 | Construction of an Intraocular Artificial Lens - This invention concerns an intraocular artificial lens with variable optical power which lens is comprised of two optical elements which can be shifted relatively to each other in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis wherein the optical elements have such a shape that they exhibit, in combination, different optical powers at different relative positions and positioning means for positioning the optical elements in the eye and driving means for at least one of the optical elements to execute a movement relative to the other optical element and whereby the positioning means provide for forcing the optical elements to a resting position. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062913 | Light powered microactuator, microfluidic dispenser and retinal prosthesis - A light powered microactuator device of the invention is an integrated device including a solar cell that provides sufficient energy to actuate an electroactive thin film coupled to a thin membrane. The lateral strain response of the electroactive thin film causes the thin membrane to move, providing an actuation force that can be applied in a wide variety of microactuator devices. A preferred embodiment light powered microactuator device of the invention includes a substrate that defines a flexible membrane in a portion thereof. An electroactive thin film is coupled to the flexible membrane such that lateral strain in the electroactive membrane causes flexing of the membrane. An integrated solar cell converts light to voltage that is applied to the electroactive thin film by an integrated electrode. A preferred embodiment device is a retinal prosthesis including one or and array of light powered microactuator devices of the invention configured to dispense a neurotransmitter chemical fluid in response to light received at the human retina. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062914 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERVERTEBRAL THERAPY - Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for treating vertebral diseases and injuries, and more particularly to devices, systems and methods of delivering therapy to the spine within or in close proximity to the intervertebral disc space or vertebral endplate. The method involves positioning an implant having an internal passageway with a proximal and distal opening into a vertebra such that the distal opening is adjacent a delivery site such as an intervertebral disc space or a vertebral endplate. The method also involves delivery a therapeutic substance through the proximal opening and through the internal passageway to the delivery site while the implant is positioned in the vertebra. The devices, systems and methods can be performed with and without spinal fixation. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062915 | SPINOUS-PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Devices and methods for performing a procedure within a spine are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes coupling a first implant to a pedicle of a first vertebra of a spinal column such that at least a portion of the first implant is disposed between a first spinous process and a second spinous process of the spinal column. A second implant is coupled to a pedicle of a second vertebra of the spinal column. At least a portion of an outer surface of the first implant is configured to contact at least a portion of an outer surface of the second implant when the spinal column is in extension. The outer surface of the first implant and the outer surface of the second implant being at a spaced distance from each other when the spinal column is in flexion. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062916 | Method and apparatus for an osteotomy fixation or arthrodesis cage - A method and apparatus for an osteotomy fixation or arthrodesis cage allows the adjustment of the relative position of two bone segments while supporting the joining of those bone segments into one structure through the implant and methods described herein. The implant's embodiments fixate to the adjacent bones while inter-positioning its body between the bone segments. This inter-positioning allows anatomical adjustments in the distance between and angle of the bone segments. The adjustment is further enhanced by the use of shape memory materials that when activated through the application of heat energy, transition from a second shape to a first shape while changing the distance between the bones or their relative angle. This method and apparatus can be used on any adjacent bone or bone segments including but not limited to the vertebrae of the spine or long bone such as the tibia or metatarsal. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062917 | Spinal interbody replacement devices - A spinal interbody replacement device for supporting vertebrae in the space between the vertebrae includes a connecting member having upper and lower disc replacement members engageable thereto at opposite ends of the connecting member to provide a corpectomy device. The disc replacement members are sized to be positioned in a spinal disc space between adjacent vertebrae when disengaged from the connecting member. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062918 | Interspinous implant, tools and methods of implanting - Devices, tools and methods for minimally invasive implantation and distraction between spinous processes for treatment of spinous disorders. An interspinous implant device for distracting at least one pair of adjacent spinous processes includes a main body including a shaft having a longitudinal axis; and first and second arms extending transversely from the main body, wherein at least one of the first and second arms is slidably mounted with respect to the shaft. The arms are configured and dimensioned to extend laterally from both sides of the spinous processes when implanted therebetween and to be inserted between the spinous processes laterally from a single side thereof. The arms are variably positionable between a closed configuration, to facilitate insertion of the arms between the adjacent spinous processes, and an open configuration, in which the arms are separated from one another. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062919 | PROSTHETIC VERTEBRAL ASSEMBLY - Intervertebral disc prostheses are provided. More particularly, the invention provides disc prostheses that have adjustable disc heights, that are readily converted into fusion prostheses and that provide a range of motions that effectively mimic the natural range of motions of a spinal disc. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062920 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC REPLACEMENT - An intervertebral disc replacement has two members attached to vertebral body endplates of two adjacent vertebrae. The two members are formed with respective articulation surfaces which form at least part of an articulation arrangement. When loaded with compressive axial force, the articulation arrangement supports the vertebral contact surfaces against the compressive force to ensure a predefined minimum intervertebral spacing, and allows a range of turning motion in all directions. The articulation arrangement is formed to provide an increase in the intervertebral spacing as a smooth function of angular displacement from a neutral position over at least part of the range of motion in each direction for each direction of motion, thereby providing motion attenuation and restoring forces. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062921 | Implant with openings adapted to receive bone screws - A spinal fusion implant for insertion between adjacent vertebral bodies has opposed upper and lower surfaces adapted to contact each of the adjacent vertebral bodies from within the disc space, a leading end for insertion between the adjacent vertebral bodies, and a trailing end opposite the leading end. The trailing end has an exterior surface and an outer perimeter with an upper edge and a lower edge adapted to be oriented toward the adjacent vertebral bodies, respectively, and a plurality of bone screw receiving holes. At least one of the bone screw receiving holes is adapted to only partially circumferentially surround a trailing end of a bone screw received therein. At least one of the bone screw receiving holes passes through the exterior surface and one of the edges so as to permit the trailing end of the bone screw to protrude beyond one of the edges. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING TREATMENT TO A JOINT - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for treating inflammation and/or infection within a synovial joint. The invention is comprised of a depot, tether and cap. The depot is comprised of a biodegradable polymer which is impregnated with a biological agent targeted to treat the inflammation and/or infection. The depot is inserted into the synovial joint through an incision or hole in the synovial membrane. A tether that extends from the depot is then thread back through the incision or hole and coupled to a cap such that the depot is coupled to the synovial membrane on an interior side of the synovial joint capsule and the cap is secured to the membrane on an exterior side of the synovial joint capsule. Once secured, the depot degrades and gradually releases the biological agent over a sustained time period. The biological agent then treats the targeted inflammation and/or infection. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062923 | Method and apparatus for shoulder arthroplasty - A prosthetic shoulder implant includes a humeral component having an anchor and a head, and a glenoid component. The glenoid component is defined by a body having an outer surface including one or more tissue and bone in-growing material areas, a concave inner surface for accepting the head of the humeral component, and defining a stop portion which prevents the head of the humeral component from moving upwardly into contact with the acromion or clavicle. A method of total shoulder arthroplasty includes locating the humeral and glenoid components so that the glenoid component prevents movement of the humeral component into contact with the acromion or clavicle, and such that the glenoid component is permanently anchored to the patient by tissue and bone ingrowth into the outer surface of the component. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062924 | KNEE JOINT PROSTHESIS - A knee joint prosthesis including a femoral component for attachment to a femur. The femoral component includes an anterior portion, first and second condylar portions extending from the anterior portion and having first and second bearing surfaces, the first and second condylar portions having first and second posterior ends, and a third condylar portion defined between the first and second condylar portions and extending anteriorly beyond the first and second posterior ends. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DEEPER KNEE FLEXION CAPABILITIES FOR KNEE PROSTHESIS PATIENTS - Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities, more physiologic load bearing and improved patellar tracking for knee prosthesis patients. Such systems and methods include (i) adding more articular surface to the antero-proximal posterior condyles of a femoral component, including methods to achieve that result, (ii) modifications to the internal geometry of the femoral component and the associated femoral bone cuts with methods of implantation, (iii) asymmetrical tibial components that have an unique articular surface that allows for deeper knee flexion than has previously been available and (iv) asymmetrical femoral condyles that result in more physiologic loading of the joint and improved patellar tracking. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062926 | Orthopaedic Implants Having Bioresorbable Posts - An orthopaedic implant for replacing the surface of a bone, such as in a joint arthroplasty, includes a bone facing surface for mating with the prepared end of the bone. The surface includes a porous coating to promote bone ingrowth. A bioresorbable post extends from the bone facing surface for engagement within a prepared cavity or bore in the bone. The bioresorbable material of the post is selected so that the post will not be substantially resorbed into the existing bone until substantial bone ingrowth has been achieved in the porous coating. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062927 | Coated Tracheostomy Tube and Stoma Stent or Cannula - The present invention relates to devices used in the management of bodily airways including tracheostomy tubes, laryngectomy tubes, bronchial stents, bronchial Y-tubes, bronchial TY-tubes, and nasal stents. The devices may comprise a protective coating to prevent the accumulation of mucus, crusting and granulation on or around airway management devices, as well as prevent adhesion to tissues which can cause bleeding upon removal, and prevent build-up of blood, or blood clots, to the stent. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062928 | In-bone implantable shaft for prosthetic joints or for direct skeletal attachment of external limb prostheses and method of its installation - An in-bone implantable shaft for prosthetic joints or for direct skeletal attachment of external limb prostheses, comprised of a central body fitted in the zone of the bone's medullary cavity conventionally prepared for implantation, and of side elements attached to the central body and fitted in the slots specially made in the bone's walls surrounding said medullary canal; said side elements have spaces between them, arranged to be filled by bone cells to provide a natural and safe osseolocking of the shaft. A method of preparing the bone for implantation of a prosthetic shaft, comprising the steps of: placing a cylindrical guide with slots made in the longitudinal direction of said guide inside said bone's canal which is conventionally prepared for implantation; cutting said bone's walls by progressing a saw along the edges of the slots of said guide; removing the guide; fitting the shaft in the bone's canal, provided that the side elements are fitted to the slots in the bone's walls. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062929 | FIELD DEVICE AND FIELDBUS CONTROLLER - Disclosed is a field device that transmits and receives data via a fieldbus in accordance with any of a plurality of communication protocols. The field device includes: a control section to give an instruction on a communication protocol to be used for transmitting or receiving data via the fieldbus; and a fieldbus controller including a transmitting and receiving section to transmit and receive data in accordance with any of the plurality of communication protocols, and a switching section to switch between the communication protocols to be used by the transmitting and receiving section based on the instruction from the control section. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062930 | System for Transmitting and Remotely Managing Data of a Machine - A system for transmitting and remotely managing data of a machine selected in a group comprising a packaging machine, a wrapping machine, a wood working machine tool, comprises a processing and exchanging data device communicating with a remote processing arrangement through a first communication network, wherein an intermediate processing device is interposed between said processing and exchanging data device and said remote processing arrangement so that transfer of said data between said processing and exchanging data device and said remote processing arrangement is achieved. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062931 | Appendable System and Devices for Data Acquisition, Analysis and Control - An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062932 | Process Model Identification in a Process Control System - Disclosed is a method of controlling and managing a process control system having a plurality of control loops. The method includes implementing a plurality of control routines to control operation of the plurality of control loops, respectively. The plurality of control routines may include at least one non-adaptive control routine. Operating condition data is then collected in connection with the operation of each control loop of the plurality of control loops, and a respective process model is identified for each control loop of the plurality of control loops from the respective operating condition data collected for each control loop of the plurality of control loops. In some embodiments, the identification of the respective process models may be automatic as a result of a detected process change or be on-demand as a result of an injected parameter change. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062933 | System for preserving and displaying process control data associated with an abnormal situation - A system for preserving process variable data relating to the operation of a process is provided. The system is adapted to preserve process variable data obtained before, during, and after the occurrence of an abnormal situation or event. The preserved process variable data maybe communicated from smart field devices or other intelligent equipment relating to the control of the process to a process controller or other higher level control device. The process controller or other higher level control device may then cause the preserved data to be displayed for an operator or other maintenance personnel. The preserved data may also be provided to other process control modules or abnormal situation prevention systems for further analysis to develop methods for preventing the abnormal situation from recurring in the future, or for taking additional steps based on the abnormal situation data to minimize or prevent a further deterioration of the process operation. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062934 | Recipe Generation System and Method - There is provided a recipe generation apparatus and method for reducing the time required to reflect an optimal value and changed value in an input file by automatically reflecting a value obtained by optimizing an input file for recipe generation in the input file for recipe generation. This invention eliminates the inconvenience of manually reflecting changes in an input file for recipe generation by automatically reflecting changed values in the input file for recipe generation after editing a provisionally generated off-line recipe and achieves a reduction in processing time. This invention also provides a method for automatically generating an off-line recipe and a file for recipe generation from a recipe of a scanning electron microscope (see FIG. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062935 | Automatic Generation Of PID Parameters For An Atomic Force Microscope - Linear PID controllers have a transfer function that resembles the frequency response of a notch filter. The PID parameters, K | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062936 | System and Method for Sensor Tasking - A system for sensor tasking includes a plurality of sensors operable to perform one or more tasks and a processor. The processor may receive a mission, wherein the mission comprises one or more tasks to be performed by one or more of the plurality of sensors. The processor may also receive one or more environmental conditions associated with the mission and generate a fuzzy cognitive map. The fuzzy cognitive map includes a plurality of nodes and weighted links, wherein one or more of the plurality of nodes are associated with one or more of the environmental conditions. The processor may be further operable to select one or more of the plurality of sensors to perform each of the one or more tasks based at least on a state of the fuzzy cognitive map and schedule each of the one or more tasks to be performed by the respective selected one or more sensors. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062937 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF SIGNALS - A system for wireless transmission of signals is provided. The system includes a mobile operator unit that is operable to transmit signals; and a base unit of a safety-critical device that is operable to receive signals from the mobile operator unit. The mobile operator unit is operable to categorize the signals to be transmitted as safety-relevant control signals and non-critical communication signals. Only the safety-relevant control signals are checked for error-free transmission. The non-critical communication signals are transmitted without error safety checking. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062938 | Design element for a control panel of a device - There is described a design element for a control panel of a device and further a device having a plurality of design elements that can be freely positioned on a control panel, and to a method for configuring such a device and a corresponding computer program. An aim is to provide a control panel which is extremely flexible in its handling. For this purpose, individual design elements are freely positioned on a control panel. Power supply and data transmission to a control module are carried out in a contactless manner. The design elements are preferably printed polymer electronic components having their own electronics. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062939 | Mobile Terminal And Device Control Method For The Same - A mobile terminal and device control method for the same are disclosed. The device control method for a mobile terminal having a touch screen, includes: downloading, during registration of a device capable of short-range wireless communication operating in a short-range communication mode, a user interface (UI) of the device; finding a list of registered devices, displaying the found list, selecting a device from the displayed list, calling the selected device, and connecting to the selected device; and displaying a device UI of the connected device on the touch screen, and controlling the connected device through the displayed device UI according to a touch operation. Electronic devices within a range can be easily and accurately controlled using a mobile terminal having a touch screen. In particular, the use of a user interface downloaded from an electronic device enables easy control of full functions of the device, enhancing user convenience. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062940 | Method and system of programming at least one appliance to change state upon the occurrence of a trigger event - An automation system for programming appliances having programmable controllers, programmable devices and trigger devices that communicate over a communication link. The user programs the programmable devices by placing the programmable controller in its training mode, activating the trigger device to generate a trigger signed and places select programmable devices in their programmed state. After all of the desired programmable devices have been put in then programmed states, the user takes the programmable controller out of its training mode. When the programmable controller is out of its training mode, it monitors the communication link for the trigger event. Upon detecting the trigger event, the programmable controller sends messages to the selected programmable devices instructing them to go to their programmed state. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062941 | HEAT INDEX - The system generates a heat index for each player in a sporting event. Historical data is maintained over time and is available for display by a user. In one embodiment, the heat index is provided via a network such as the internet. In another embodiment, the heat index is displayed as part of an event or game broadcast. The heat index represents the current level of performance of a player pursuant to a calculation algorithm that includes objective and subjective information. The objective information includes statistical data from a game or contest. The subjective information may include references from announcers and input from viewers. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062942 | Method and System for Matching Audio Recording - Our invention describes a method and a system for matching securely an unknown audio recording with known audio recordings. A plurality of known audio recordings, each known audio recording associated with an index to information uniquely identifying the known audio recording is stored on a server. An unknown audio recording cross-correlated securely with each of the plurality of known audio recordings to determine a best matching known audio recording, in which the unknown audio recording and the plurality of known audio recordings are encrypted with a public key. A best matching known audio recording is determined securely according to the cross-correlation. Next, the index of the best matching known audio recording is determined securely. Finally, the information associated with the index of the best matching known audio recording is provided securely to a user of the unknown recording. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062943 | Methods and apparatus for automatically controlling the sound level based on the content - In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect content and information related to the content; utilize the content at a current sound level; and modify the current sound level based on the information and the content. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062944 | Modifying media files - The present invention includes apparatuses, methods, computer readable media and systems comprising means for using a portable, handheld electronic device (such as Apple's iPod™) to capture analog signals, convert them into digital signals and store the digital signals as media files (e.g., audio files, video files, image files, etc.). The electronic device can subsequently be used to modify the media files. The modifications can be virtual modifications, in which metadata is stored on the electronic device in a manner that does not alter the media file. The virtual modifications can be used by the electronic device to give the perception to the user that a media file has been actually modified. In addition, the virtual modifications can be used by an application running on a host device, such as a home computer or network server (like Apple's .MAC™ servers), to actually modify the digital media file. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062945 | Method and System for Estimating Frequency and Amplitude Change of Spectral Peaks - Methods, digital systems, and computer readable media are provided for estimating change of amplitude and frequency in a digital audio signal by transforming a frame of the digital audio signal to the frequency domain, locating a frequency peak in the transformed frame, determining an interpolated peak of the located frequency peak, computing inner products of a portion of the transformed frame about the interpolated peak with a plurality of test signals, and estimating change of amplitude and change of frequency for the frequency peak from results of the inner products. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - The present invention provides for methods and systems for digitally processing audio signals by adjusting the gain of a signal a first time, using a digital processing device located between a radio head unit and a speaker. The methods and systems may filter the adjusted signal with a first low shelf filter, compress the filtered signal with a first compressor, process the signal with a graphic equalizer, compress the processed signal with a second compressor and adjust the gain of the compressed signal a second time. The methods and systems may also filter the signal received from the first low shelf filter with a first high shelf filter prior to compressing the filtered signal with the first compressor. The signal may be filtered with a second low shelf filter prior to processing the signal with the graphic equalizer. Some embodiments filter the signal with a second high shelf filter after the signal is filtered with the second low shelf filter. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062947 | PROTOCOL FOR REMOTE USER INTERFACE FOR PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE - Remote user interfaces for portable media devices provided improved access by accessories to media assets and metadata stored in a database of a portable media device, enhancing a user's ability to control operation of the portable media device using a remote user interface provided by the accessory. In one example, an accessory can determine whether the database of the portable media device was updated while the portable media device was disconnected from the accessory. In a second example, an accessory can create and manage a playlist for the portable media device and can incorporate into the playlist tracks already queued for playback when the accessory connects to the portable media device. In a third example, an accessory can obtain database navigation history and initialize a database navigation interface to match the database navigation history. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062948 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Audio Volume in the Processor of a High Definition Audio Codec - Systems and methods for controlling the audio volume of an audio signal in an HDA codec having a programmable processor such as a DSP, wherein the codec receives digital audio signals and audio volume control verbs over an HDA bus, and the audio volume levels associated with the audio volume control verbs are used by the processor in the generation pulse width modulated (PWM) output signals, thereby controlling the audio volume levels of the output signals. The processor may be configured to adjust non-volume parameters such as PWM deadtime, in addition to adjusting audio volume, based on the audio volume levels. The codec may be implemented in a PC or other system that implements an HDA system that includes the HDA bus and HDA codec. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062949 | AUDIO DATA PLAYER AND METHOD OF CREATING PLAYBACK LIST THEREOF - An audio data player may include a storage unit for storing one of more sound source files containing tag information, and an extraction unit for extracting one piece of information among the tag information (e.g., information on artist, album, title, year, genre, and user preference) of the stored sound source files. A control unit may provide the tag information of each sound source file extracted by the extraction unit in the form of a list, receiving one element of the provided list, and create a playback list. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PRODUCTION OF CNC MACHINES - A system and method for monitoring production of CNC machines is provided. The system comprises a monitoring host and a displaying device. The monitoring host comprises an NC interpreter, a production analysis module, and a user interface module. The NC interpreter interprets first format data received from CNC machines into second format data saved within a temporary file. The production analysis module analyzes control codes and parameters of control codes contained in the temporary file to obtain current operation states and information of CNC machines connected to the monitoring host. The user interface module transforms the collected current operation states and information of CNC machines into a user-friendly interface that is displayed on the displaying device, such as a monitor. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062951 | PRODUCTION CONDITION DETERMINING METHOD, PRODUCTION CONDITION DETERMINING APPARATUS, MOUNTER, AND PROGRAM - This invention provides a production condition determining method by which a production schedule of boards can be determined in a short time. The production condition determining method is for determining production conditions, under which various types of boards are to be produced. This method includes: judging whether or not all of part feeders necessary to produce the various types of boards can be stored simultaneously in part supplying units in a mounter, by comparing the number of the necessary part feeders, with the number of part feeders which can be stored in the part supplying units; and outputting a guidance for modifying the production conditions so that the various types of boards can be produced, when the judgment is made that all of the necessary part feeders cannot be stored simultaneously in the part supplying units. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062952 | Method and system for managing and validating product development - A method is provided for managing and validating product development. The method may include obtaining a product specification for a product and identifying prior products that have capabilities within a defined range of the product specifications. The method may also include developing a performance specification based on the product specification and the identified prior products. Further, the method may include obtaining approval for the performance specification, developing the product according to the performance specification, and validating that the product meets the performance specification. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062953 | SYSTEM VALIDATION USING VALIDATION PROGRAMS DEPICTED USING MARKUP LANGUAGE - System validation using validation programs for a plurality of root functions depicted using a markup language is disclosed. One embodiment of a method includes establishing a validation program template defining a style of input/output usable by a plurality of root functions to be performed by at least one of a plurality of systems; generating a validation program for each of the plurality of root functions based on the validation program template; establishing a markup language representation of each of the plurality of validation programs and corresponding root function; depicting a composite validation program for a composite function including a plurality of root functions using the markup language representation of the plurality of validation programs for the plurality of root functions in the composite function; and validating at least one of the plurality of systems by validating the composite function using the validation programs depicted in the composite validation program. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062954 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTO-DISPATCHING LOTS IN PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS - A method and a system for auto-dispatching lots in a photolithography process are provided. According to the method, first, a prioritized lot list is established according to the working status of a plurality of photolithography equipments. Then, a processable lot with the highest priority from the lot list is selected and a relative process background information is used for determining a photolithography operation type. Finally, the selected lot is dispatched according to the photolithography operation type. The present invention dispatches the lot with the appropriate dispatching rule according to the process background information of the lot. As a result, the quality of the photolithography process can be ensured so as to increase the throughput, and the labor overhead can be reduced to achieve the purpose of production cost reduction. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062955 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER WITH INTERFERENCE CHECK FUNCTION - A numerical controller having an interference prevention function whereby calculation for preventing interference is reliably performed. The numerical controller has the function of defining interference regions corresponding to multiple machine structural objects, respectively, moving the interference regions in accordance with machine coordinate values of the machine structural objects updated by interpolation, and performing an interference check to determine whether or not the interference regions interfere with each other. Interference check computation period automatic adjusting means automatically adjusts an interference check computation period, based on the value obtained by dividing a computation time required for the interference check by time of occupancy of the interference check within one interpolation period. Interference region expanding means expands the interference regions, based on the highest of feed velocities of respective axes and the interference check computation period. Checking means determines whether or not the expanded interference regions interfere with each other. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062956 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMATED INERT GAS CHARGING IN A RETICLE STOCKER - At least a first reticle is stored in a housing of a stocker. A first gas is delivered to the housing. At least one reticle pod having an additional reticle is delivered into a enclosure within the housing of the stocker. A second gas different from the first gas is delivered to the enclosure. The reticle pod is automatically retrieved from the enclosure. The delivery and retrieval of the reticle pod and delivery of the first gas and the second gas are automatically controlled. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062957 | Method and Position Regulating Device for Controlling the Operation of a Load Bearing Apparatus, Based on Two Dimensions - The invention describes a method and a position control system ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062958 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT - An autonomous mobile robot. The robot includes a computing device and a modeling module. The modeling module is communicably connected to the computing device, and is configured for autonomously generating a model for each navigation mode of the robot. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062959 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBOT CALIBRATIONS WITH A CALIBRATING DEVICE - Described herein is a method and apparatus for performing calibrations on robotic components. In one embodiment, a method for performing robotic calibrations includes moving the calibrating device across a target (e.g., a wafer chuck). Next, the method includes measuring distances between light spots from the sensors and a perimeter of the target using the sensors located on the calibrating device. Next, the method includes determining a displacement of the calibrating device relative to a center of the target. Then, the method includes determining a rotation angle of the calibrating device relative to a system of coordinates of the target. Next, the method includes calibrating a robot position of the robot based on the displacement and rotation angle of the calibrating device with respect to the target. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBOT CALIBRATIONS WITH A CAMERA - Described herein is a method and system for performing calibrations on robotic components. In one embodiment, a method for performing robotic calibrations includes manually calibrating a center of a robot blade aligned with respect to a target. The method further includes recording a first positional value of the center of the robot blade aligned with respect to a camera. The method further includes automatically determining a second positional value of the center of the robot blade aligned with respect to the camera. The method further includes automatically recalibrating the robot blade based on an offset between the second positional value and the first positional value exceeding a tolerance offset from the first positional value. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062961 | METHOD FOR SOOTBLOWING OPTIMIZATION - A controller determines and adjusts system parameters, including cleanliness levels or sootblower operating settings, that are useful for maintaining the cleanliness of a fossil fuel boiler at an efficient level, Some embodiments use a direct controller to determine cleanliness levels and/or sootblower operating settings. Some embodiments use an indirect controller, with a system model, to determine cleanliness levels and/or sootblower settings. The controller may use a model that is, for example, a neural network, or a mass energy balance, or a genetically programmed model. The controller uses input about the actual performance or state of the boiler for adaptation. The controller may operate in conjunction with a sootblower optimization system that controls the actual settings of the sootblowers. The controller may coordinate cleanliness settings for multiple sootblowers and/or across a plurality of heat zones in the boiler. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062962 | Control Device for an Electronic Domestic Appliance - A control device for an electronic domestic appliance has a control panel of an electrically conducting material and an electronic control system with a mains-connected circuit and a circuit that is galvanically separated from the mains. To protect the electronic control system from electrostatic discharges the control panel is grounded by way of an electrical connection between the control panel and the circuit that is galvanically separated from the mains and also an electrical connection between the galvanically separated circuit and the mains-connected circuit. The latter electrical connection between the galvanically separated circuit and the mains-connected circuit has at least one protection impedance. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062963 | Cooling Fan Controller and Cooling Fan Controller for Working Machinery - A cooling fan controller is provided for controlling the revolving speed of a cooling fan that introduces outside air as a cooling wind to cool a fluid being cooled; in order to optimally control the revolving speed if the cooling fan in accordance with load, and to suppress noise caused by the cooling fan. The cooling fan controller includes a fluid temperature sensor | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062964 | REMOTE HVAC CONTROL WITH REMOTE SENSOR WIRING DIAGRAM GENERATION - An HVAC control system that accommodates and/or facilitates control from a remote location. The HVAC control system may include a web-enabled building control appliance with a controller, a first port and a second port. The controller may implement a web server that is coupled to the first port for serving up one or more web pages on a first network and for receiving a number of responses. The controller may be coupled to the second port so as to communicate with one or more communicating thermostats via a second network. The web server may provide one or more web-pages via the first port that solicit and receive information pertaining to one or more remote sensors that are to be connected to one of the one or more thermostats. The web server may provide a wiring diagram for the one or more remote sensors that is dependent on the received information pertaining to one or more remote sensors. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062965 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A THERMOSTAT - A thermostat is provided that includes a temperature sensor for sensing ambient temperature, and a switching device that is configured to apply electrical power to a heating element when the switching device is activated. The thermostat further includes a processor that is configured to periodically determine for a finite switching time period a temperature delta value indicative of the difference between the sensed temperature and a desired set point temperature. The processor is further configured to calculate a duty cycle ratio of the switch activation time relative to the total switching time period. The calculated duty cycle ratio for determining the switch activation time is determined as a function of the temperature delta value, a duty cycle offset and a heat dissipation offset. The duty cycle offset and the heat dissipation offset are based on an average of a predetermined number of prior duty cycle ratios. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062966 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLOW-COMPENSATING PUMP-INJECTOR SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems, devices, and methods to mitigate the pressure disturbance associated with the injection of low-pressure analyte samples into a high-pressure HPLC fluid stream ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062967 | HYBRID VEHICLE RECHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A system and method for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The system includes a controller that schedules the recharging of the vehicles on local electrical distribution networks. The system arranges the schedule to minimize the demand loading on the local distribution network to more efficiently operate power plants providing electrical power to the distribution networks. A system for collecting charges associated with the recharging of plug-in hybrid vehicles is also disclosed providing for prepaid utility accounts. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062968 | System and method for coordinating transfer of electricity - A system for coordinating transfer of electricity between parked mobile machines is disclosed. Each parked mobile machine may include a propulsion system operable to propel the mobile machine, and one or more of the mobile machines may have an electricity-generation system. The system may include one or more information-processing devices that automatically coordinate one or more aspects of the transfer of electricity between a plurality of the parked mobile machines. The one or more information-processing devices may coordinate one or more aspects of the transfer of electricity between the plurality of parked mobile machines by receiving information relating to one or more of the parked mobile machines and automatically determining which of the parked mobile machines will supply electricity to one or more of the other parked mobile machines based at least in part on the received information. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062969 | Hybrid robust predictive optimization method of power system dispatch - A method of power system dispatch control solves power system dispatch problems by integrating a larger variety of generation, load and storage assets, including without limitation, combined heat and power (CHP) units, renewable generation with forecasting, controllable loads, electric, thermal and water energy storage. The method employs a predictive algorithm to dynamically schedule different assets in order to achieve global optimization and maintain the system normal operation. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062970 | System and method for active power load management - A system for managing consumption of power supplied by an electric utility to power consuming devices includes at least one client device and a server. Each client device operates at least partially responsive to control messages received from the server and controls operation of one or more controllable devices. Each controllable device selectively enables and disables a flow of power to one or more of the consuming devices. The server stores information, on a per client device basis, relating to power consumed by the consuming devices. When a power reduction is requested by the utility, the server selects, based on client device information stored in the database, at least one client device to which to issue a power reduction message that indicates at least one of an amount of power to be reduced and an identification of a controllable device to be instructed to disable a flow of power. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062971 | Method and System for GPS Based Navigation and Hazard Avoidance in a Mining Environment - A system and method for GPS based navigation and hazard avoidance in a mining environment are described. The system includes a central application that has a dynamic roadmap definition module adapted to at least allow a user to arbitrarily define features in a geographical information systems database and import overhead imaging data corresponding to a geographical area in which said features are defined. The central application includes a remote position and attitude reception module adapted to at least receive data concerning the position of at least one remote vehicle, a transceiver module adapted for exchanging data with at least one remote vehicle; and a logging and tracking module adapted for at least logging said position of at least one remote vehicle over time. The system also has a remote application; and a communications link adapted for exchanging data between the central application and the remote application. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062972 | Systems and Methods for Presenting and Obtaining Flight Control Information - Systems and methods for presenting and obtaining flight control information are disclosed. In one embodiment, information corresponding to a vertical motion of the aircraft can be displayed between information corresponding to a lateral motion of the aircraft and information corresponding to an airspeed of the aircraft. The information displayed can include a current mode for controlling the motion of the aircraft, a current target to which the aircraft is being directed and, at least proximate to both the current mode and the current target, a subsequent target to which the aircraft will be directed after attaining the current target. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062973 | STALL, BUFFETING, LOW SPEED AND HIGH ATTITUDE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A flight control system moves elevators according to a pilot command summed with an automatic command. The flight control system monitors a set of flight parameters to determine if the flight vehicle is operating inside a permitted envelope. The flight controls system incorporates automatic protections thru the automatic elevator command if the flight vehicle is close to its envelope limits. The exemplary illustrative non-limiting implementation herein provides automatic protections in order to protect the flight vehicle from low speeds, high attitude, stalls and buffetings. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062974 | Autonomous Mobile Robot System - An autonomous mobile robot system having plural mobile robots and integrative planning means to plan the moving zone of the plural mobile robots, wherein: the integrative planning means is installed on the plural mobile robots including a main mobile robot to travel autonomously and a subordinate mobile robot to travel on the basis of the instructions of the main mobile robot; and each of the plural mobile robots is provided with, at least, measurement means to measure the situation of ambient environment, communication means to communicate between the integrative planning means and the other mobile robot, main device position recognition means to recognize the position of the mobile robot, subordinate device position recognition means to recognize the position of the other mobile robot, travel planning means to plan travel routes of the mobile robot and the other mobile robot, and travel control means to control a drive mechanism in accordance with the travel planning means. A guided vehicle and a truck or the like can travel autonomously and cooperatively while obtaining information on ambient environment without mechanical connection and can automatically be separated from and merged with each other. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062975 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - Abstract A mobile, real-time visual information method and system to provide motorists stuck in traffic congestion the opportunity to receive instantaneous and up-to-the-second news, traffic, weather and other relevant information that is localized to that specific location by combining various transmissions with a prominent and safe display system. A display screen on a truck is deployed to a location of interest, such as a region of roadway prior to a traffic jam. The display screen then shows motorists alternate routes before the motorists encounter the traffic jam. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062976 | DUEL CONTROL SOLENOID CIRCUIT - A solenoid control system for a vehicle comprises a primary controller, a failover controller, and a failover control module. The primary controller generates a first solenoid drive signal based upon a control signal. The failover controller selectively generates a second solenoid drive signal based upon the control signal. The failover control module receives an operating signal that indicates whether the primary controller is functioning properly and selects the second drive signal to drive a solenoid when the operating signal indicates that the primary controller is not functioning properly. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062977 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE - A method for diagnosing a component of a vehicle, which presents the steps of: identifying a series of classes, each of which is associated to a given mode of operation of the component; identifying at least one control signal of the component; providing a mathematical model of the component designed to classify an evolution in time of the control signal, assigning a respective class to the evolution in time of the control signal itself; detecting a number of evolutions in time of the control signal; classifying each evolution in time of the control signal by means of the mathematical model of the component; and determining a diagnosis of the component on the basis of the classification of the evolutions in time of the control signal. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062978 | Automotive Diagnostic and Estimate System and Method - The method provides users with estimates for vehicle repairs. The user, typically the vehicle owner, provides details sufficient to identify the vehicle, and location details to enable the system to locate suitable mechanics and replacement parts, and determine labor costs and times. The user may provide symptoms of the problem, and the system provider automatically determines the likely cause of the symptoms. Once a diagnosis has been generated, local labor and replacement auto part prices are automatically located, and a repair estimate automatically calculated. The estimate, along with a list of local mechanics with interest or expertise in the particular type of repair, is then automatically communicated to the vehicle owner. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062979 | ON-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - An on-vehicle electronic device control system includes a base-device-layer on which base-inputting-devices and base-driven-devices are disposed and plural control layers on which plural control units are disposed. Each of the control units has a lower-to-higher-layer-data-input-portion for inputting data from a lower layer and a higher-to-lower-layer-data-output-portion for outputting control-command-data to a lower layer. At least one of the control units disposed on one of the control layers has a higher-to-lower-data-input-portion for inputting data from a higher layer. At least one of the control units disposed on one of the control layers has a lower-to-higher-data output-portion for outputting data to a higher layer and one of the control units that has the higher-to-lower-data-input-portion functions as a coordinative-control-command-unit that determines output data based on both data inputted thereto from a higher layer and input data from a lower layer and also functions as an autonomous-control-command-unit that determines the output data based only on the input data from the lower layer if the input data from the higher layer are stopped. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062980 | VEHICULAR POSTURE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND VEHICULAR POSTURE ESTIMATION METHOD - The present invention provides a vehicular posture estimation device for estimating a posture of a vehicle, including: a first processor, which determines a vehicular velocity, a roll axial component of a vehicular acceleration in a roll axis and a pitch axial component of the vehicular acceleration in a pitch axis and an angular velocity around a yaw axis in a vehicular coordinate system of the vehicle; and a second processor, which calculates the posture of the vehicle according to a composite operator of a first operator representing a rotation of a global coordinate system for matching a Z axis of the global coordinate system to the yaw axis, and a second operator representing the rotation of the global coordinate for matching an X axis and Y axis of the global coordinate system to the roll axis and pitch axis of the vehicular coordinate system, respectively, on the basis of a determination result from the first processor. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062981 | VEHICULAR BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION DEVICE AND VEHICULAR BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION METHOD - According to a vehicular behavior determination device ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062982 | Apparatus And Method For Controlling In-Vehicle Equipment - In an in-vehicle equipment control apparatus that includes a vehicle status detection unit, a plurality of steering switches for performing an operation on controlled in-vehicle equipment, and a memory, when an operational instruction given via the plurality of steering switches is detected, a signal corresponding to the operational instruction is output to the in-vehicle equipment, and the operational instruction is stored in the memory. Subsequently, when an operational instruction given via one of the plurality of steering switches is detected, it is determined, on the basis of information from the vehicle status detection unit, whether a vehicle is being steered. When it is determined that the vehicle is being steered, a signal corresponding to an operational instruction that has been stored just before in the memory is output to the in-vehicle equipment. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062984 | SUSPENSION CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE COMPRISING SAID DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAM - The invention relates to a device for controlling the suspension of the body shell of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the device comprises:
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| 20090062985 | VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A vehicle height adjustment device includes a vehicle height adjustment unit that changes the vehicle height at each wheel of the vehicle; a vehicle height sensor that detects the vehicle height at each wheel; a vehicle height control unit that executes the vehicle height control; a pressure sensor that detects the fluid pressure within the vehicle height adjustment unit; a control stop unit that temporarily suspends the execution of the vehicle height control if the detected pressure exceeds a threshold pressure; a road surface estimation unit that estimates the condition of a road surface over which the vehicle travels; and a control recovery unit that cancels the temporary suspension of the vehicle height control and allows the vehicle height adjustment unit to change the vehicle height if the road surface estimation unit estimates that the road surface over which the vehicle is traveling satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062986 | Guide-by-wire vehicle steering - Guide-by-wire vehicle steering involving (a) preparing a vehicle lane in a roadway with a passive, lane-following, elongate, lateral-triangulation responder, (b) equipping a selected vehicle having signal-controllable steering mechanism with a lateral-triangulation transceiver operatively associated, and interactive, with the responder, and signal-control-linked to the selected vehicle's signal-controllable steering mechanism, (c) with such a vehicle traveling along the roadway, interacting the transceiver and the responder, and (d) by such interacting, applying, as necessary, control signals from the transceiver to the vehicle's signal-controllable steering mechanism, thereby to control vehicle steering so as to assure vehicle following of the prepared vehicle lane. Also disclosed is system structure capable of performing these vehicle-steering steps, and selectively, additionally, communicating non-position roadway information in addition to steering-control information. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062987 | AUTOMATIC CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING SAFELY THE RUNNING RANGE IN THE CAR AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an automatic control system and method for keeping a car at a safe distance in traffic from an obstacle or other car. The inventive automatic control system comprises: a sensing device | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062988 | Safety Device for a Motor Vehicle Having at Least One Closable Opening to the Interior - A safety device is provided for a motor vehicle having at least one closable opening to the interior, with a closing element that is driven by an electric adjusting drive. A control unit evaluates data which are relevant for driving safety for an imminent accident and actuates the electric adjusting drive to initiate a rapid closing process for the closing element in an overcurrent mode thereof, before the accident actually occurs. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062989 | Seat device for vehicle - A headrest | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062990 | Systems and Methods for Encouraging the Use of Vehicle Seat Belts - Seat belt detection systems and methods for encouraging the use of vehicle seat belts are provided. One system includes a driver seat including a seat belt, a seat belt detector coupled to the seat belt, at least one interior component, and a controller in communication with the seat belt detector and the interior component(s), wherein the controller is configured to disable at least one function of the interior component(s) if the seat belt is not fastened. A method includes determining the presence of an occupant in a seat having an associated seat belt, determining whether the seat belt is fastened, and disabling at least one function of an interior component if the seat belt is not fastened. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062991 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A brake-related ECU ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062992 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND AN AFL-HEADLIGHT SYSTEM - A motor vehicle is provided that has a navigation system and an AFL-headlight system. The alignment of at least one headlight of the motor vehicle can be influenced with the information of the navigation system. In order to improve the illumination of road sections lying ahead, a number of traffic lanes are taken into consideration in the alignment of the headlight. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062993 | Excavating system utilizing machine-to-machine communication - A method for enhancing productivity for an excavating operation is disclosed. The method includes establishing a machine-to-machine communication system for a fleet of machines, including at least two machines. The method also includes removing material during the excavating operation with at least a first machine of the fleet of machines. The method additionally includes operating a second machine of the fleet of machines in a mode involving contact between at least the first machine and the second machine. The method further includes employing the machine-to-machine communication system to effect controlled contact between at least the first machine and the second machine. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062994 | AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTING CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE - An automatic gear shifting control device of a vehicle can execute an automatic gear shifting control in response to a larger rotational speed. The automatic gear shifting control device includes a gear shifting control instruction part that executes an automatic gear shifting operation of an AMT in response to at least vehicle-speed information. First and second sensors detect rotational speed of front and rear wheels. A rotational-speed-difference detector detects the difference in rotational speed between the front and rear wheels based on information from the first and second sensors. The control part is configured to execute an automatic gear shifting control in response to the vehicle-speed information calculated based on the larger rotational speed out of the rotational speed of the front wheel and the rotational speed of the rear wheel when the difference in rotational speed is detected by the rotational-speed-difference detector. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062995 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A transmission | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062996 | Multi Ratio Transmission - A multi-ratio tractor transmission system including a series arrangement of a speed changing gearbox and a range changing gearbox. The system is selectively operable in a field working automatic mode and a road working automatic mode, wherein the transmission can only operate automatically within its speed change gearbox when the system is operating in the field working automatic mode. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062997 | CONTROL DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - ECU executes in-neutral control in a case where a first clutch is brought into a half-engagement state on the basis of execution of neutral control. During the in-neutral control, ECU detects engine speed and input-shaft rotating speed, and detects differential rotation before an oil pressure change. Subsequently, in a case where the differential rotation before an oil pressure change detected by ECU has exceeded a first differential rotation threshold value, the operating oil pressure for a hydraulic servo is reduced by the first oil pressure. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062998 | DRIVING-FORCE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL DEVICE - A driving-force distribution control device includes a distributing mechanism, a distribution controller, an anti-skid brake system, an acceleration detector, a synthesized acceleration calculator and a control coefficient controller. The distributing mechanism is operable to variably distribute a driving force from an engine to individual drive wheels of a vehicle. The distribution controller is operable to control the distributing mechanism based on a running state of the vehicle. The acceleration detector is operable to detect a first acceleration in a front-rear direction and a second acceleration in a left-right direction of the vehicle. The synthesized acceleration calculator is operable to calculate a synthesized acceleration of the first acceleration and the second acceleration. The control coefficient controller is operable to indiscretely vary control coefficients for restricting the control of the distribution controller when the anti-skid brake system is activated, according to the calculated synthesized acceleration. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090062999 | System and Method for Automatically and Independently Controlling Wheel Torque or Speed Usiing Wheel Hubs having Engagement/Disengagement Mechanisms Integrated Therewith - A system and method for controlling torque and/or speed of wheels of a vehicle. The system and method receive one or more vehicle operating signals. Based on the received vehicle operating signals, the system and method determine whether one or more of a vehicle's wheels require torque or speed modification. If it is determined that one or more of the vehicle's wheels requires torque or speed modification, the system and method modifies the torque to drive, or speed of, a wheel or wheels based on the received vehicle operating signals. The modification is automatic and/or independent for each wheel. Some or all wheels can be coupled to respective wheel hubs having incorporated therewith an engagement/disengagement mechanism. The system and method can control the engagement/disengagement mechanism to modify the torque at, or speed of, the associated wheel based on the received vehicle operating signal or signals. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090063000 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - When a vehicle is started on an uphill road, slip may easily occur between vehicle wheels and a sloping road surface. When vehicle condition is changed from its stopping condition to its traveling condition on the uphill road, vehicle acceleration is controlled in a feed-back operation in such a manner that a target acceleration is made smaller as road gradient becomes larger or coefficient of friction becomes smaller. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090063001 | BRAKE FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS - When a brake force control arrangement senses starting of application of a swingback inducing force on a vehicle body through an application start timing sensing arrangement, the brake force control arrangement reduces a brake force. Then, when the brake force control arrangement senses ending of the application of the swingback inducing force on the vehicle body through an application end timing sensing arrangement, the brake force control arrangement increases the brake force. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090063002 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle motion control device and method computes a size of a using friction circle in each of wheels by multiplying a size of an each wheel friction circle indicating a maximum generating force in each of the wheel tires by a previously computed each wheel using percentage, computes the each wheel tire generating force and the each wheel using percentage indicating a rate with respect to an upper limit value of a μ-using efficiency in each of the wheels, on the basis of a target vehicle body force and moment indicating a target vehicle body longitudinal force, a target vehicle body transverse force and a target yaw moment, and the computed size of the using friction circle, and controls a vehicle motion in such a manner that the computed each wheel tire generating force is obtained on the basis of the computed each wheel tire generating force, thereby minimizing an upper limit of the μ-using efficiency in each of the wheels. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090063003 | Method And System For Detection Of Gas Turbine Combustion Blowouts Utilizing Fuel Normalized Power Response - A method and controller for identifying lean blowout conditions in a Dry Low NO | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090063004 | REVERSE ENGINE ROTATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A method of determining reverse engine rotation includes calculating a ratio of on time to off time of a camshaft position signal during camshaft rotation, determining whether a predetermined camshaft state has been entered based on said ratio, comparing the most recently determined camshaft state with a predetermined camshaft state pattern for forward engine rotation and determining a engine rotation direction based on said comparison. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090063005 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF A FUEL BLEND - The invention relates to a method for determining the composition of a fuel blend from a first and at least a second fuel to operate an internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber, wherein fuel blends of different composition combust at different optimal ignition angles ZW | 2009-03-05 |
