20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140135935 | Nucleus Prosthesis - An nucleus prosthesis is disclosed having a plurality of linked segments configured to form, in a closed position, a disc shape. A method includes inserting a plurality of linked segments into an annulus fibrosus and closing the prosthesis so that a first segment inserted into the annulus fibrosus and a last segment inserted into the annulus fibrosus are substantially abutted. Another method includes inserting a plurality of linked segments into an intervertebral disc space and closing the prosthesis so that a first segment inserted into the intervertebral disc space and a last segment inserted into the intervertebral disc space are substantially abutted. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135936 | EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE - An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior plates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of expansion members or wafers. The superior and inferior plates include features that at least initially interlock the two plates until the superior plate is dislodged by pressure from the growing wafer stack. The wafers include features on their top and bottom surfaces that interlock the wafers in multiple degrees of freedom so that the wafer stack is not disrupted when the fusion device is fully expanded. Each wafer also includes features that interlock with the inferior plate until the wafer id dislodged by sequential introduction of another wafer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135937 | ELBOW PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR USE - The elbow prosthesis includes an ulnar component that has a bearing end and a stem. The stem is attached to the bearing end and extends in a distal direction from it. The elbow prosthesis also has a humeral component that includes a holder end and a stem with the stem extending in a proximal direction from the holder end. The prosthesis further includes at least one bearing member that is connected to the holder end with the bearing end being attached within the holder end to allow for rotation and articulation against the at least one bearing member. The bearing end and holder end are attached to each other by a coupling mechanism that includes an opening positioned on the posterior aspect of the holder end and a mating surface on the bearing body. A method of using the elbow prosthesis and a total elbow prosthesis kit are also disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135938 | LOW FRICTION RESURFACING IMPLANT - A low friction resurfacing implant system including a first implant component having a first bearing surface and a first engagement surface. The first engagement surface is located opposite the first bearing surface. The first implant component has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The first implant component includes teeth that extend from the first engagement surface. The teeth are arranged in a plurality of rows. The teeth in adjacent rows are offset from each other. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135939 | STABILIZED TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to a stabilized ankle prosthesis configured for use in patients with compromised soft tissue in the ankle. The prosthesis of the present invention is a two-component design comprising a stabilizing lip configured to constrain movement in the general direction of compromised soft tissue. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135940 | CUSTOMIZED SURGICAL GUIDES, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to surgical guides which are of use during reconstructive bone surgery for guiding a surgical instrument or tool. More particularly, the guides are characterized in that they are fitted to the implant rather than to the bone. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135941 | Convertible Nephroureteral Catheter - A nephroureteral catheter is provided that comprises a detachable portion such that when the detachable portion is removed, the catheter converts into an internal stent. The catheter includes a tube with two retention features, a detachable portion, and an inner tube. The inner tube is removably insertable into both the tube and the detachable portion, and a wire extends through at least a portion of a lumen of the inner tube and through the tube, to keep the pieces attached. The wire may be removed to remove the inner tube and then the detachable portion from the tube. When the detachable portion is attached to the tube, the catheter is a nephroureteral catheter. When the detachable portion is removed from the tube, the catheter becomes a stent. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135942 | 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. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135943 | Joint Prosthesis System With Positionable Head - A method includes inserting a stem into a bone, positioning a solid articulating portion of a mounting element within a tapered bore so that the mounting element is substantially free to pivot in multiple degrees of freedom relative to the stem while maintaining substantially contiguous engagement between the solid articulating portion and a portion of a surface of the tapered bore defining a circle, engaging the joint component to the mounting element, manipulating the mounting element to vary an angular position of the joint component with the mounting element positioned in the tapered bore while maintaining the substantially contiguous engagement, and mechanically locking the solid articulating portion in the tapered bore to fix a position of the mounting element relative to the stem after manipulating the mounting element by forcing the solid articulating portion toward a bottom of the tapered bore. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135944 | STOMACH PERISTALSIS DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to an implantable stomach prosthesis for surgically replacing or augmenting all or part of the antrum and/or pylorus of a stomach. The prosthesis controls the passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine. The prosthesis may be configured to churn ingested material and release it from the stomach through a prosthetic pyloric valve. At least one expandable member is arranged to be expanded to control the passage of food and/or to mimic the churning action of a patient's stomach. The prosthesis includes an outer support structure, a flexible inner member forming a conduit for the movement of material, and at least one expandable member located between the outer support structure and inner member. An implantable pump system is provided for inflating and deflating the expandable member(s). | 2014-05-15 |
20140135945 | POLYMER NANOFIBER SCAFFOLD FOR A HEPARIN / FIBRIN BASED GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY SYSTEM - A growth factor delivery scaffold combines a heparin/fibrin-based delivery system (HBDS) with a backbone based on polymer nanofibers for tissue (e.g., tendon and ligament) repair. The scaffold has improved surgical handling properties compared to the gelatinous consistency of the prior art HBDS system and retains the capability for delivering mesenchymal cells and controlling the release of growth factors. One application for the scaffold is mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy for flexor tendon repair. The scaffold can deliver growth factors in a sustained manner, can be implanted for flexor tendon repair, is biocompatible, and is not cytotoxic. The growth factor delivery scaffold may also be used in the surgical repair of an injury to bone, muscle, cartilage, or other tissues. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135946 | MODULAR PROSTHETIC SOCKETS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The invention relates to a prosthetic socket for a residual limb of the lower extremity or upper extremity of an individual person. The residual limb has particular dimensions and anatomical contours; the prosthetic socket has dimensions and contours that fit the dimensions and contours of the residual limb. The prosthetic socket may also fit in a manner that is biomechanically particularly appropriate for the individual. The prosthetic socket is an assembly of components from groups of components that include (a) struts arranged longitudinally with respect to the residual limb, (b) proximal brim members arranged proximally to the struts and connected thereto; and (c) distal socket members disposed at the distal base of the prosthetic socket. The socket components within these groups may be modular in that they can vary with respect to dimensions and/or contours, and yet have common connecting features that permit assembly of the components together to form the prosthetic socket. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135947 | METHOD OF MONITORING AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS - A plurality of real control inputs and real process measurements provided by a real automation system controlling an industrial process are continuously stored continuously storing in a historian database. At the same time, a plurality of forecast control inputs and process measurements provided by a virtual automation system based on a simulation model are continuously stored in a futurian database. Both the past operation of the industrial process up to present time based on data from the historian database and the forecast future operation of the industrial process from the present time onwards based on data from the futurian database are displayed on the operator screen. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135948 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL CHARACTERISTIC ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR THE SAME - A standard characteristic which is an average characteristic of multiple samples is approximated in a polygonal-line fashion by first to third lines | 2014-05-15 |
20140135949 | ACTIVE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE WITH FORCE SENSOR OVERLOAD PROTECTION - A human-machine interface includes a user interface, a gimbal assembly, a gimbal interface rod, a force sensor mount, and a spacer. The gimbal assembly is coupled to the user interface. The gimbal interface rod is coupled to and extends from the gimbal assembly. The force sensor mount is coupled to the user interface and to the gimbal assembly, is configured to have a plurality of force sensors coupled thereto, and surrounds a portion of the gimbal interface rod and is spaced apart therefrom to define a circumferential gap. The spacer is disposed between and engages the portion of the gimbal interface rod and the force sensor mount, and is configured to maintain the circumferential gap between the force sensor mount and the gimbal interface rod until a predetermined user input force is supplied to the user interface whereupon the force sensor mount engages the gimbal interface rod. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF PROGRAM FUNCTIONS IN DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS - A method and a system are disclosed for allocating program components to distributed control devices of a control system, comprising the following steps: a) creating at least two program modules, which each comprise program components, data interfaces and performance parameters for the definition of a performance requirement; b) linking the program modules via data connections between the data interfaces to form a control program; c) ascertaining available control devices and the performance capability thereof in the control system; d) ascertaining possible allocations of the program modules and verification by a comparison between the requirement and performance capability; c) selecting and allocating a verified allocation; and f) configuring data exchange channels between the distributed control devices. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135951 | ACTIVELY RELEASED FOOD ADDITIVES - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for actively releasing food additives to deliver aromatic compounds to consumers during food or drink consumption. The food additives may be contained within an encapsulation layer. The encapsulation layer may be configured to release the food additives in response to being exposed to energy provided by an activation source proximate to the food additives. The activation source may be incorporated into, or connected with, an eating utensil or an oral implant. The activation source can be manually controlled by a consumer, can be controlled based on conditions near the food additives, or can be programmed with a release schedule that defines how and when food additives are to be released. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135952 | HOME NETWORK SYSTEM - Disclosed is a home network control apparatus for controlling a plurality of home devices. The home network control apparatus includes a plurality of home device agents respectively corresponding to the plurality of home devices, and an agent manager which is configured to transmit device information obtained from the plurality of home devices to each of the plurality of home device agents, output a control command obtained from the plurality of home device agents to the plurality of home devices, calculate a pay value according to a state variation obtained from the plurality of home devices, the state variation being based on the device information, and update a value function of the plurality of home device agents by using the pay value as a parameter, the value function being used to generate the control command. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135953 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes. If it is determined that the additional imaging-operation instruction is issued, inspection end information including a content of the imaging operation additionally executed according to the additional imaging operation instruction is executed, and the inspection end information including the content of the additional imaging-operation is transmitted. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135954 | Balance-assist shoe - A Balance-Assist Shoe system is described in which the shoes measure proximity and alignment to any surface prior to and after contact and force distribution during contact. The proximity and force sensing are first discussed in general terms as several sensing technologies apply. This is followed by a more detailed discussion where proximity and force sensing are performed by capacitance. An exercise system and a playback & analysis system, useful in using the Balance-Assist Shoes, are also described with attention to a situation awareness headset. The situation awareness headset, in turn, facilitates a PC media application which is useful, but unrelated to its original purpose. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135955 | Workout User Experience - Systems and methods for receiving input data at a touch sensitive display are provided. Athletic training data is displayed to a user. The user performs activities, such as attempting basketball shots. The user then uses a number of fingers to tap or swipe the touch sensitive display to input parameters. A tap with one finger may indicate a made one point shot and a swipe with two fingers may indicate a missed two point shot. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135956 | SPORT PERFORMANCE SYSTEM WITH BALL SENSING - A player training apparatus for use with a portable performance system. The portable performance system includes a processor, a memory and a display. The training apparatus includes an American-style football, at least one sensor coupled to the football, at least one transmitter coupled to the football and operably coupled to the sensor, and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code. The code directs the processor to: retrieve a football instructional package from the memory regarding an act with the football; display the football instructional package on the display; instruct the player to perform the act with the football; receive input pertaining to motion of the football; store information related to the input into the memory; and display information relating to the input. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135957 | SPORT PERFORMANCE SYSTEM WITH BALL SENSING - A player training apparatus for use with a portable performance system. The portable performance system includes a processor, a memory and a display. The training apparatus includes an American-style football, at least one sensor coupled to the football, at least one transmitter coupled to the football and operably coupled to the sensor, and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code. The code directs the processor to: receive input pertaining to motion of the football; determine a target accuracy based upon the input; and display the determined target accuracy. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135958 | SPORT PERFORMANCE SYSTEM WITH BALL SENSING - A player training apparatus for use with a portable performance system. The portable performance system includes a processor, a memory and a display. The training apparatus includes an American-style football, at least one sensor coupled to the football, at least one transmitter coupled to the football and operably coupled to the sensor, and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code. The code directs the processor to: receive input pertaining to motion of the football; derive at least one football motion parameter from the input pertaining to the motion of the football; and display information relating to the input. The at least one football motion parameter includes spiral efficiency. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135959 | SPORT PERFORMANCE SYSTEM WITH BALL SENSING - A apparatus for use with a portable performance system. The portable performance system includes a processor, a memory and a display. The training apparatus includes an American-style football, at least one sensor coupled to the football, at least one transmitter coupled to the football and operably coupled to the sensor, and a non-transient computer-readable medium containing code. The code directs the processor to: determine at least one football event by comparing the at least one attribute of the football to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of different football events; and an output device to present output to a person based on the determination of the at least one football event. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135960 | WEARABLE DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE EXERCISE SERVICE AND METHODS THEREOF - A wearable device worn on a body of a user is provided. The wearable device includes a motion sensor to sense a motion of the user, a bio-signal sensor to sense a bio-signal of the user, a communicator to communicate with a display device to execute a content to display an execution screen, and a controller to transmit sensed results of the motion sensor and the bio-signal sensor to the display device to display a pose of the user on the execution screen. Therefore, an exercise effect is increased. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135961 | Theory of ac-games, a simple generalization of the theory of c-games - This is a simple generalization of the theory of c-games. A differential game is interpreted as a many person game where two or more coalitions are formed. A coalition change is defined in this case and the time this happens, also called c-time, is introduced. The quantities used to formulate the c-games and the methods introduced to obtain optimal c-times and optimal variables in general, apply in the present case without modification or with some very minor and obvious changes of the definitions used in c-games. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135962 | Sound Alignment using Timing Information - Sound alignment techniques that employ timing information are described. In one or more implementations, features and timing information of sound data generated from a first sound signal are identified and used to identify features of sound data generated from a second sound signal. The identified features may then be utilized to align portions of the sound data from the first and second sound signals to each other. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135963 | System and Method for High Dynamic Range Audio Distribution - A transcoding tool for transcoding an audio stream to be played at a playback device is provided. The transcoding tool comprises a receiving section adapted to receive at least one bit stream comprising an audio stream and metadata associated with the audio stream. The transcoding tool further comprises a processing section connected to the receiving section and adapted to create a processed audio stream based on the audio stream and metadata, and a transmitting section connected to the processing section and adapted to transmit the created processed audio stream to the playback device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135964 | MUSIC INFORMATION SEARCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A music information searching method includes extracting modulating spectrums from audio data, generating modulating spectrum peak point audio fingerprints by using position information which relates to preset peak points from the extracted modulating spectrums, converting the generated modulating spectrum peak point audio fingerprints into hash keys which indicate addresses of hash tables and hash values that are stored on the hash tables via hash functions, and searching music information by extracting hash keys which relate to audio query clips and comparing the extracted hash keys with the indicated addresses of the hash tables. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135965 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION, DELIVERY AND USE OF EMBEDDED CONTENT DELIVERY - A system comprising: (a) a transmitter adapted to provide an audio signal output comprising an embedded data element imperceptible to a human being of normal auditory acuity when said audio signal output is played through speakers wherein said embedded data element is embedded using phase modulation; and (b) an audio receiver adapted to receive said audio signal output and extract said embedded data element and respond to at least a portion of the data in said embedded data element. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135966 | TILING PRODUCTION OF PACKAGING MATERIALS - The present invention extends to methods, machines, systems, and computer program products for producing multiple packaging products in a tiled configuration within source production material, enabling production of multiple packaging products in parallel. Embodiments include accessing item data identifying items that are to be packaged, and determining packaging requirements for each item. A pair of box sizes that satisfy the packaging requirements are selected for tiled production. A packaging production machine to be used is also selected. Selection of the box sizes and/or the packaging production machine is based on a collective analysis of packaging requirements, packing system characteristics, and packaging machine characteristics. Based on the collective analysis, it is determined how to allocate box production to the production machine, and the pair of box sizes is matched to the production machine. Box production instructions are generated and sent to the packaging production machine. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135967 | METHOD OF PRODUCTION, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - There is provided a method of regulating the formulation of a multi-component product comprising a product attribute profile, the method comprising providing a first and second component of the product, each component having a component attribute profile; supplying to a product formulation zone the first component and the second component in a desired ratio and combining the first and second components together to provide the product or a precursor thereof to yield a target product attribute profile; responsive to a change or predicted change in at least one component attribute profile, supplying information concerning the attribute change to a data processing apparatus and calculating with respect to that change an adjustment in the ratio to reduce the deviation of one or more attributes of the product attribute profile from the target product attribute profile. A production system is also provided. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135968 | METHOD OF MAINTAINING A SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION LINE - In one example embodiment, a method of maintaining a semiconductor manufacturing line includes setting up a recipe for controlling an implementation of a unit process based on which at least one semiconductor device is manufactured by a manufacturing facility. The method further includes collecting reference data of the manufacturing facility being controlled according to the reference recipe and obtaining a statistical model of the reference data and a health index of the statistical model, the health index being a limit beyond which an output of the semiconductor manufacturing line decreases. The method further includes controlling the implementation of the unit process and obtaining monitoring data during the implementation of the unit process using the statistical mode. The method further includes renewing the statistical model based on the monitoring data. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135969 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTED PRODUCT PROCESSING SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to the control of a printed product processing system, which comprises a collecting system having a conveyer and a plurality of feed conveyers for creating product collections from products fed by the feed conveyers, occupancy plans are generated and stored which specify, for the feed conveyers, in each case a chronological sequence of the products to be fed by the feed conveyer to the conveyer to create the product collections. On the basis of the occupancy plans, for the feed conveyers, in each case one product to be fed is determined and transmitted to mobile transport devices. The occupancy plans enable the operating personnel to announce early and in good time which products the feed conveyers are to be occupied with and which must for this purpose be supplied thereto on pallets. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135970 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS TOOL PARAMETER IMPACT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING - A system and method for autonomously determining the impact of respective tool parameters on tool performance in a semiconductor manufacturing system is provided. A parameter impact identification system receives tool parameter and tool performance data for one or more process runs of the semiconductor fabrication system and generates a separate function for each tool parameter characterizing the behavior of a tool performance indicator in terms of a single one of the tool parameters. Each function is then scored according to how well the function predicts the actual behavior of the tool performance indicator, or based on a determined sensitivity of the tool performance indicator to changes in the single tool parameter. The tool parameters are then ranked based on these scores, and a reduced set of critical tool parameters is derived based on the ranking. The tool performance indicator can then be modeled based on this reduced set of tool parameters. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135971 | SEWING DESIGN MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a sewing design manufacturing management apparatus and method, which can provide information associated with sewing processes necessary for manufacturing an end product, on the basis of sewing design information. In order for a user to easily input information and data necessary for a sewing process, a design shape for each process is provided by analyzing the sewing design information of an end product generated or provided from the outside. The design shape for each process makes it easier to input sewing information and sewing data on a corresponding process. Working hours and cost may be calculated on the basis of at least one of the input sewing information and sewing data. The sewing information and sewing data may be transmitted to a corresponding sewing manufacturing device over a network, thereby setting work parameters for performing a necessary process. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135972 | Control Module for Deposition of Optical Thin Films - The deposition controller controls a coating machine used in the deposition of the thin film coatings. The deposition controller is particularly useful for the deposition of multiple layers or co-deposition of multiple materials. The integrated system is a single hardware unit controlled by the software residing on the local computer. The single unit combines the functionality of a deposition controller, mass flow controller, quartz crystal controller, optical monitor chip change controller, and an optical monitor signal analyzer. The integrated system utilizes a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) for the purpose of controlling the deposition process. A run sheet file is used by the system to create a set of process parameters. The system also examines a run sheet file at the time of its opening for its integrity with respect to the minimum layer optical thickness requirement expressed in terms of QWOT (quarter wave optical thickness). The controller utilizes an optimized polynomial regression function technique for the accurate layer termination while monitoring the reflection or transmission function and calculating its first and second derivatives to eliminate false termination points. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135973 | Forming and/or Cutting Plate Workpieces - A plate workpiece processing tool includes a first tool portion and a second tool portion. The first and second tool portions are arranged along an application axis in spaced relation to each other such that a plate workpiece can be disposed therebetween. The tool also includes two or more processing devices that are carried by the first tool portion, and one or more counter-devices that are carried by the second tool portion. The processing devices are rotatable, relative to the first tool portion, about a first rotational axis that extends perpendicular to the application axis and are arranged to follow each other along an axis extending perpendicularly to the application axis. The processing devices and the one or more counter-devices are selectively alignable to form a plurality of alternative device pairings for processing plate workpieces therebetween. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135974 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE HAVING PEAK CURRENT COMPENSATION FUNCTION - A wire electric discharge machine is configured to machine a workpiece by computing an electric current at the machining time before starting a main machining and compensating a power source voltage for machining. The wire electric discharge machine measures an average electric current and an electric discharge frequency at the machining time, in a measuring section in an approach before the main machining, and computes a peak current at the machining time. Further, an electric voltage of a machining power source is compensated by comparing the computed peak current at the machining, with a reference peak current. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135975 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE CONTROLLER, WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE, AND WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD - A wire electric discharge machining program is analyzed and a target shape for a workpiece is created. Multiple amounts of adjustment by which the amount of wire radius compensation for a wire electrode is adjusted are set. One or more desired ones are selected from the amounts of adjustment, and the amount of wire radius compensation is calculated by adding the selected amount(s) of adjustment to the amount of wire radius compensation. A machining route which is offset from the created target shape by the calculated amount of wire radius compensation is created. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135976 | Automated Item Sequencing in a High-Density Grid-Based Material Handling System - Randomly presented physical items can be temporarily stored in a grid-based material handling system, e.g., before they are handled by a robot. The grid-based material handling system arranges the randomly presented physical items within the grid, so that they exit the grid in an ordered sequence, e.g., for pickup by the robot. Programmable modules execute sequencing logic to move the items to target locations within the grid. The modules move interfering items out of the way of other items that are in transit to their target locations, as needed. The programmable modules allow the items to exit the grid when the requirements of a departure policy are met. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135977 | Method and System for Fulfilling Requests in an Inventory System - A method for fulfilling requests in an inventory system includes receiving a request indicating an activity to be completed. The method also includes selecting a holder to fulfill the request and an inventory station at which to fulfill the request. The inventory station is associated with a queue that includes a plurality of queue spaces. The method further includes moving the selected holder from a first location to a second location remote from the selected inventory station. Additionally, the method also includes determining that a trigger event has occurred and, in response to determining that the trigger event has occurred, moving the selected holder from the second location to a queue space of a queue associated with the selected inventory station. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135978 | PNEUMATIC TUBE CARRIER TRACKING SYSTEM - A system and method provides for a pneumatic tube carrier tracking system having a system control module that captures and presents tracking information associated with sending and receiving carriers. The pneumatic tube carrier tracking system comprises sending and receiving stations connected by pneumatic tubing, and which are configured to securely send carriers, with receiving users optionally being restricted from unauthorized access of carriers. The sending and receiving stations have identifying tag readers configured to scan identifier tags to read carrier delivery, carrier receipt and receiving user information. Destination and intended recipient information are entered at the sending station when sending a carrier and are transmitted to a system control module, which routably delivers and secures the carriers in response the destination and intended recipient information. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135979 | MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM - A money handling system includes a money handling machine that has a money storage unit for storing money, and a money recycling unit for temporarily storing money taken from the exterior of the money handling machine after the money is recognized. The money recycling unit is adapted to feed the money temporarily stored therein to the money storage unit and/or to dispense the temporarily stored money to the exterior of the money handling machine. A wrapped-coin dispensing unit for storing wrapped coins and for dispensing the wrapped coins to the exterior of the money handling machine is also provided. Finally, a central control unit communicates with various components of the money handing machine, while being isolated therefrom. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135980 | Protected Communications Vending Machine System - Vending Machines (VMs) employ a series of physical locks to prevent unauthorized access and/or control of the machine. In addition to the lock on the front door, in one embodiment of the invention an electrical door switch is employed that is used to enable a set of protected commands to the Vending Machine Controller Card (VMCC) only when the door has been opened. An electronic override of this switch, via remote control of a telemetry device (VIU) coupled to the VM, allows the VMCC to accept protected-mode commands from a central command server via a wireless network regardless of whether the door was actually opened. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135981 | ROBOTIC STRONG ARM - A robotic strong arm (RSA) for assisting in the transfer of a person from a first surface to a second surface, comprising: first and second members, wherein in each member comprises a prismatic joint having first and second ends and comprising inner and outer shells and a motor for powered linear movement of the outer shell with respect to the inner shell; a first powered joint interconnecting the second end of the first member with the first end of the second member, wherein the first powered joint provides movement of the second member with respect to the first member; wherein the first end of the first member is attached to a rotatable base and wherein the rotatable base is movably attached for powered movement along a component associated with, and extending around at least a portion of a periphery about, the first surface; and a computer controller for controlling movements of the outer shells, first powered joint, rotation of the rotatable base and movement of the rotatable base and RSA along the component. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135982 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system is provided, which includes a conveying device for conveying a workpiece, a robot for performing a predetermined task to the workpiece being conveyed by the conveying device, a drive source for driving the conveying device; and a control device for controlling operations of the robot and the drive source. The control device includes a drive source instruction value calculation module for calculating a drive source instruction value indicative of an instruction to operate the drive source, and a robot instruction value calculation module or calculating a robot instruction value indicative of an instruction to operate the robot based on the drive source instruction value calculated by the drive source instruction value calculation module. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135983 | NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION SYSTEM CONTROLLER WITH DYNAMIC POSITION CORRECTION - A controller for use with a nondestructive inspection system communicates with the nondestructive inspection system and with a robot for moving an inspection probe of the nondestructive inspection system relative to an object under inspection. The controller is configured to periodically generate estimated position information of the probe moving relative to the object under inspection and communicate the estimated position information to the nondestructive inspection system as the nondestructive inspection system collects inspection data from the probe. The controller receives actual position information from the robot, the actual position information indicating an actual position of the probe, and corrects the estimated position information based on the actual position information. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135984 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes a robot, a storage, an authenticator, a determinator, and an instructor. The robot shares a workspace with a worker. The storage stores authentication information of the worker. While the worker is approaching the workspace, the authenticator determines whether the worker is a registered worker based on the authentication information. When the worker is authenticated as a registered worker by the authenticator, the determinator determines a new operation area and a new operation speed of the robot in accordance with a type of work and a work experience of the worker. The type of work and the work experience are identified when the worker is authenticated as a registered worker by the authenticator. The instructor instructs the robot to operate based on the new operation area and the new operation speed of the robot determined by the determinator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135985 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL PLANNING - Methods and apparatus for enhancing surgical planning provide enhanced planning of entry port placement and/or robot position for laparoscopic, robotic, and other minimally invasive surgery. Various embodiments may be used in robotic surgery systems to identify advantageous entry ports for multiple robotic surgical tools into a patient to access a surgical site. Generally, data such as imaging data is processed and used to create a model of a surgical site, which can then be used to select advantageous entry port sites for two or more surgical tools based on multiple criteria. Advantageous robot positioning may also be determined, based on the entry port locations and other factors. Validation and simulation may then be provided to ensure feasibility of the selected port placements and/or robot positions. Such methods, apparatus, and systems may also be used in non-surgical contexts, such as for robotic port placement in munitions diffusion or hazardous waste handling. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135986 | TEACHING POINT PROGRAM SELECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT SIMULATOR - A method of selecting a teaching point program in a three-dimensional graphical representation of a workcell includes the steps of generating the three-dimensional graphical representation of the workcell, calculating a three-dimensional boundary box for each teaching point program associated with the workcell, converting each boundary box to a two-dimensional boundary area, and recognizing which boundary areas overlap a selected area drawn over a two-dimensional display screen. Each boundary area that has been recognized as overlapping the selected area is identified to a user and presented in a list if multiple candidate boundary areas are recognized and identified. The user may then edit those teaching point programs identified as being associated with the selected area. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135987 | WORKING DEVICE AND METHOD - A screwing device ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140135988 | OPERATING MECHANISM OF MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR - An operating mechanism of medical device includes a first shaft, a driving source which generates an auxiliary driving force, a second shaft which is operated by the auxiliary driving force, a connecting part which connects the first motion transmission part with the second motion transmission part, transmits the auxiliary driving force from the second motion transmission part to the first motion transmission part, wherein at least a part of the connecting part is capable of an elastic deformation; a detecting unit which detects at least one of a first operation amount of the first motion transmission part and a second operation amount of the second motion transmission part; a control unit that which controls the driving source based on the first operation amount and the second operation amount detected by the detecting unit; and a regulating unit which regulates so that an amount of the elastic deformation of the connecting part is equal to or more than a predetermined amount. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135989 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT SYSTEM HAVING SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An industrial robot system includes an end effector connectable to a robot arm, a drive assembly, and a controller. The end effector includes a distal housing, a spindle assembly rotatable about a rotational axis, a drill bit rotatable about the rotational axis, and a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a first light source, a second light source, and a photosensitive array. The first light source produces a first fan of light which is projected as a first line of light on the object surface. The second light source produces a second fan of light, which is projected as a second line of light on the object surface. The photosensitive array detects a first reflection line corresponding to the first line of light and a second reflection line corresponding to the second line of light. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135990 | REMOTE PRESENCE SYSTEM INCLUDING A CART THAT SUPPORTS A ROBOT FACE AND AN OVERHEAD CAMERA - A tele-presence system that includes a cart. The cart includes a robot face that has a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker, a robot microphone, and an overhead camera. The system also includes a remote station that is coupled to the robot face and the overhead camera. The remote station includes a station monitor, a station camera, a station speaker and a station microphone. The remote station can display video images captured by the robot camera and/or overhead camera. By way of example, the cart can be used in an operating room, wherein the overhead camera can be placed in a sterile field and the robot face can be used in a non-sterile field. The user at the remote station can conduct a teleconference through the robot face and also obtain a view of a medical procedure through the overhead camera. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135991 | HYBRID GESTURE CONTROL HAPTIC SYSTEM | 2014-05-15 |
20140135992 | GAS APPLIANCE CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method stores multiple sets of consecutive images of a burner, determines a number of unburned-state images in each set of consecutive images, and determines a threshold number of the unburned-state images in each set of consecutive images for determining whether or not the burner works abnormally. When the burner is turned on, the method sends a first control signal to turn on a camera and receives a set of real-time consecutive images of the burner captured by the camera. The method determines whether or not a number of unburned-state images in the set of real-time consecutive images is less than the threshold number. If the number is equal to or more than the threshold number, the burner works abnormally and a security device connected to the burner is turned off to prevent gas from flowing to the burner. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ENERGY IN HOME - An apparatus for managing energy in a home, the apparatus includes a device interface unit configured to communicate with at least one of a home appliance and a home automation device that are placed in a home; and an information collection unit that stores identifiers and status information of the home appliance and home automation device received through the device interface unit. Further, the apparatus includes an operation controlling unit configured to control the operation of the home appliance and home automation device in line with the status information. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135994 | DRAWER MECHANISM - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a drawer lifting mechanism, and more particularly to a mechanism that is adapted to bring stored items that are disposed on a supporting surface of a drawer lifting mechanism to a user. The drawer lifting mechanism may be actuated by human power or by use of one or more actuators. In some configurations, the drawer lifting mechanism is disposed and used in the kitchen to enable the delivery of the contents of a kitchen cabinet to a user that is disposed proximate to the cabinet. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135995 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH DRILLING A BOREHOLE - Displaying data associated with drilling a borehole. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: reading data associated with drilling of a first borehole, at least one datum of the data based on a controllable parameter; calculating an operational value related to drilling the first borehole, the calculating in real-time with reading the data and the operational value based on the data; determining a target value of the operational value, the determining in real-time with reading the data and the target value at least in part based on the data; displaying a first borehole trajectory on a display device; superimposing a first coordinate system over the first borehole trajectory on the display device, the superimposing proximate to a distal end of the first borehole trajectory; and plotting, within the first coordinate system, an indication of the operational value and an indication of the target value. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135996 | DIGITAL EXERCISE EQUIPMENT CLUSTER SYSTEM - A digital exercise equipment cluster system comprises a computation unit, a display unit, stereo equipment, environmental effects equipment and multiple pieces of exercise equipment installed with electronic control equipment. The computation unit is connected to the display unit, stereo equipment and environmental effects equipment, respectively, and is connected to the electronic control equipment on the exercise equipment through interface circuits. The exercise equipment is any one of a dynamic bicycle, a treadmill, an elliptical trainer, an indoor rower. The system may form multiple pieces of exercise equipment into one exercise equipment cluster system capable of general scheduling and independent operations, so as to provide a basic platform for group activities of multiple exercisers. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135997 | DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR A ROOM CONTAINING A GROUP OF PEOPLE - Optimum temperature in a room is controlled by directly and dynamically sensing the body temperatures of one or more people in the room and storing a set of parameters to be correlated with the sensed body temperatures in determining a selected optimum room temperature. The sensed body temperatures are wirelessly transmitted to be correlated with the set of parameters wherein optimum room temperature is determined based on those parameters. In response to this correlation, a selected optimum room temperature may be provided by appropriate heating or cooling. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135998 | Method and Apparatus for Energy Efficient Heating and Air Conditioning Automation - A new system and associated methods are disclosed for minimize a thermostat hardware to reduce its cost, while allowing the user to regulate temperature based on information from one or more external door/window sensors, motion sensors and temperature sensors coupled indirectly to the thermostat through an Internet service. From anywhere with Internet access, the user can specify various types of algorithms to be carried out on the Internet service through a scripting language, including turning off HVAC function when a door or window sensor detects opening, turning on HVAC when a motion sensor detects motion, and controlling the thermostat based on temperature reading from the same motion sensor that last detected motion or human presence. With a prior art thermostat, user often has to press the temperature setting button multiple times until the temperature setting is raised above or lowered below current temperature to turn on heat or cooling HVAC functions. A method to allow user to turn on the HVAC functions through a single button click is also disclosed, to allow reducing the number of control elements on a thermostat. | 2014-05-15 |
20140135999 | METHOD OF DETERMINING PUMP FLOW IN ROTARY POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - Techniques are provided for tuning a rotary positive displacement pump. The techniques include apparatus featuring a signal processor configured to the present invention may take the form of apparatus comprising a signal processor that may be configured to receive signaling containing information about actual pump performance data related to the operation of a rotary positive displacement pump; and determine corrected published pump performance data to operate the rotary positive displacement pump by compensating published pump performance data based at least partly on the actual pump performance data. The corrected published pump performance data may include a corrected published rated power, flow and slip factor, and the actual pump performance data contains information about actual power, specific gravity and viscosity related to the operation of the rotary positive displacement pump and received from a pump controller or controlling device, including a variable frequency drive. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136000 | METHOD FOR APPROXIMATING A STATIC HEAD OF A FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for approximating a static head of a fluid transfer system including a fluid transfer device. The method can include determining a rotational speed and a power consumption of the fluid transfer device, determining a first set of data points, calculating a second set of data points on the basis of the first set of data points, determining a minimum rotational speed producing flow through the fluid transfer device on the basis of the second set of data points, and determining the static head on the basis of the minimum rotational speed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136001 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER AT A REMOTE PUMPING SYSTEM - Embodiments of devices and methods distribute power in a remote pumping system to avoid charge imbalances in energy storage devices of an array. These embodiments identify certain energy storage devices in the array in which the output voltage is less than or equal to a threshold value. In one example, power from a plurality of power sources is directed to the non-performing energy storage devices to expedite re-charging of these energy storage devices. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136002 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED WAVEFORM RECORDING IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An exemplary method and apparatus are directed to distributed waveform recording for fault monitoring and analysis of a fault condition in a power distribution system. One or more instrument transformers along with merging units and a plurality of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) distributed in a plurality of hierarchical levels. The distributed waveform recording corresponds to a fault event at different levels in the power distribution system data is carried out by at least two devices configured to detect an event for recording and perform waveform recording. The data used for waveform recording and the data for detection of the event are based on a single stream of the sampled measured value data and are thereby are time synchronized. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136003 | REGULATION METHOD - The invention relates to a method for automatic regulation of a system in which a plurality of parameters characteristic of the system are measured and in which at least one control parameter (u) is applied as a function of the measured parameters (y). The method includes choosing a nominal operating point of the system, and defining a nominal model (Mn) of the system at this nominal operating point is determined, and estimated characteristic output parameters (y | 2014-05-15 |
20140136004 | Personal Power Preserver - Systems and methods for managing energy within an inhabitable environment are provided. An energy storage system includes storing and managing energy. The storage of energy may be based on user preferences. The management of energy includes directing energy within the inhabitable environment according to user preferences and mapping data. Mapping data includes matching an electrical outlet to a location and/or device within the inhabitable environment. Instructions are provided by the computing device to the electrical components based on the mapping to control the electrical components and electrical devices. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136005 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND VERIFYING ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS - A computer system for use with a building management system in a building includes a processing circuit configured to use historical data received from the building management system to automatically select a set of variables estimated to be significant to energy usage in the building. The processing circuit is further configured to apply a regression analysis to the selected set of variables to generate a baseline model for predicting energy usage in the building. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136006 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATED FAULT ISOLATION AND RESTORATION USING SEQUENTIAL LOGIC - A method and system for programming and implementing automated fault isolation and restoration of high-speed fault detection of circuits in power distribution networks using sequential logic and peer-to-peer communication is provided. High-speed fault detection of circuits in power distribution networks uses protective relay devices ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140136007 | PERSONAL ENERGY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for managing energy within an inhabitable environment are provided. A smart energy system includes generating energy management data based on received energy usage data. The energy management data includes predictive consumer energy usage data. A computing device is configured to manage electrical components, where electrical devices, such as appliances, are mapped to the electrical components. Instructions are provided by the computing device to the electrical components based on the mapping to control the electrical components and electrical devices. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136008 | Distributed Energy Source System - Systems and methods for managing energy within an inhabitable environment are provided. An energy storage system includes storing and managing energy. The storage of energy may be based on user preferences. The management of energy includes directing energy within the inhabitable environment according to user preferences and mapping data. Mapping data includes matching an electrical outlet to a location and/or device within the inhabitable environment. Instructions are provided by the computing device to the electrical components based on the mapping to control the electrical components and electrical devices. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136009 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER-SOURCE SWITCHING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: an electric-power generating unit that generates electric power; an electric storage unit that stores electric power generated by the electric-power generating unit; and a control unit that, while in an energy-saving waiting mode in which the apparatus is in a waiting state to wait for an input of a job and in which electric power is supplied from the electric storage unit and, when the input job is for a predetermined low operation that has low power consumption, causes electric power to be supplied from the electric storage unit only to a section that is used for the low operation and that, when the input job is a job other than the job of the low operation, selects power being supplied from a commercial power source, and executes the job by using a section to which the selected electric power is supplied. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136010 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An electric power acquisition section acquires a power demand of a load. An assist control section determines that an assist condition is satisfied when the power demand exceeds a threshold value within a time slot for permitting electric power to be supplied to the load. When determining that the assist condition is satisfied, the assist control section presents a selection prompt to inquire whether or not to activate an assist operation for supplying the electric power from a power storage device, on an operation display device through a notification control section. If there is a response for requesting activation of the assist operation from the operation display device in response to the selection prompt, the assist operation is started. The assist condition is set in a storage unit by a condition setting section. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136011 | Enhanced Load Management and Distribution System - A system for managing distribution of electrical power includes a power management circuit, power control units, a first keyline and a second keyline. The power management circuit includes a device configured to measure power consumed by an electrical load, and a comparator comparing the measured power with a power limit. Each power control unit includes an outlet for delivering power to a load; a timing control circuit coupled to each outlet and configured to deliver an enabling signal to each outlet individually with a time delay; a signal input; and a signal output. The first keyline connects the power management circuit with the signal input of one power control unit; the second keyline connects the signal output of that power control unit with the signal input of another power control unit. Each power control unit is configured to propagate a signal to another power control signal via the second keyline. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136012 | VEHICLE ASSOCIATION WITH DRIVER USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES - An improved method for asset management is described. The method includes receiving information from a remote reporting device in close proximity to an asset, the information including a first unique identifier associated with the asset and a second unique identifier associated with a user of the asset. The method further includes associating the asset with the user based on the information. Additionally, the method includes monitoring use of the asset and maintaining a record of the use by the user based on the information. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136013 | VEHICLE PERSONAL ASSISTANT - A vehicle personal assistant to engage a user in a conversational dialog about vehicle-related topics, such as those commonly found in a vehicle owner's manual, includes modules to interpret spoken natural language input, search a vehicle knowledge base and/or other data sources for pertinent information, and respond to the user's input in a conversational fashion. The dialog may be initiated by the user or more proactively by the vehicle personal assistant based on events that may be currently happening in relation to the vehicle. The vehicle personal assistant may use real-time inputs obtained from the vehicle and/or non-verbal inputs from the user to enhance its understanding of the dialog and assist the user in a variety of ways. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136014 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR STABILITY CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle behavior stability control apparatus includes a yaw rate sensor, a lateral acceleration sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, an urgency determining section, a target yaw rate setting section, and an actuator control section. If the urgency determining section determines that an urgency with which a vehicle behavior is to be stabilized is equal to or lower than a determination criterion that indicates a necessity to stabilize the vehicle behavior urgently, the target yaw rate setting section sets, as a target yaw rate, a right-left cooperative target yaw rate that is commonly applied to both right cornering and left cornering. Otherwise, if the urgency determining section determines that the urgency exceeds the determination criterion, the target yaw rate setting section sets, as a target yaw rate, right-left independent target yaw rates that are independently applied to the right cornering and left cornering, respectively. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136015 | VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A braking/driving force control unit determines whether or not the driver has a intention of lane change on the basis of the detected road shape and the steering amount. The braking/driving force control unit detects an obstacle which is an obstacle present rearward and sideward of the vehicle. The braking/driving force control unit determines whether approach prevention control for preventing an the vehicle from approaching to the obstacle should start, when it is determined that the driver has the intention of lane change and the obstacle is detected, and performs the approach prevention control for supporting prevention of the vehicle from approaching to the obstacle when it is determined that the control should start. At this time, the braking/driving force control unit determines detection accuracy of the road shape ahead of the vehicle and suppresses the determination of the start of the control when the detection accuracy is low. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136016 | Control Unit for a Motor Vehicle, Programming Unit, and Programming System - A control unit for a motor vehicle includes a central processing unit, which is configured to execute one or more control programs. The control unit has a communication interface, and a memory for storing the program data of respective control programs. The control unit evaluates a program data update request, provided at the communication interface, for a control program that is to be updated. The program data update request includes an address of an external data source, which is independent of the control unit and from which the respective current program data of the control program to be updated can be requested. The control unit outputs a program data request to the external data source, reads in the program data of the respective control programs, which are present at the communication interface in response to the program data request, and stores the program data in the program memory. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136017 | Control Unit for a Motor Vehicle, Programming Unit and Programming System - A control unit for a motor vehicle includes a central processing unit, a communication interface and a memory for storing program data of respective control programs. For programming the control unit with program data, which are stored in a specified manner in the memory, the control unit is operatively configured for supporting a specified set of protocols and for reading-in and analyzing a program data updating prompt for a control program to be updated, which prompt is provided at the communication interface. The updating prompt includes a first indicator representing conceivable protocols usable for programming with updated program data. The control unit, as a function of the first indicator, determines a second indicator, which represents that protocol from the set usable for programming of the control unit with the updated program data. The control unit sends, in response to the program data updating prompt, a program data request, which includes the second indicator. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136018 | IN-VEHICLE DRIVE PATTERN OPTIMIZATION FOR REDUCED ROAD WEAR - The present principles are directed to in-vehicle drive pattern optimization for reduced road wear. A method includes monitoring statuses of various vehicle functions. The method further includes controlling the various vehicle functions to optimize the vehicle drive pattern for reduced road wear, responsive to an output of the monitoring step and known information at least about a road segment currently being or about to be traversed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136019 | MODEL VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus for remotely piloting a vehicle. In one aspect, a system includes a transmitter capable to receive vehicle control signals and transmit the vehicle control signals to a vehicle including at least one receiver; one or more modules; and at least one power supply; wherein the at least one receiver receives the transmitted vehicle control signals and transmits the vehicle control signals in a CAN message format to all of the one or more modules; and each of the one or more modules selectively chooses which of the vehicle control signals in a CAN message format the module will respond to. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136020 | Worksite Position Control System Having Integrity Checking - A position control system for use with a mobile machine at a worksite is disclosed. The control system may have a location receiver configured to generate a location signal indicative of an actual location of a base station, a communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the location receiver and the communication device. The controller may be configured to store an assumed location of the base station in memory, make a comparison of the location signal with the assumed location, and selectively generate a control instruction for the mobile machine based on the comparison. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136021 | SYSTEM TO REMOTELY UNLATCH A PICKUP BOX TAILGATE - A pickup truck includes a tailgate that is movable between open and closed positions. A powered latch provides for remote release of the latches of the tailgate. The tailgate is biased from the closed position towards the open position such that release of the latch causes the tailgate to shift automatically from the closed position to the open position. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136022 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SWITCH - A passenger airbag system includes a control unit connected to a switch for switching a passenger airbag between an active and a non-active state. The system also includes a first radio frequency unit arranged in the vehicle and may include a second radio frequency unit arranged in a vehicle remote key, so that when the radio frequency units are brought in contact with each other one of the units is arranged for sending a signal to the control unit for changing a setting of the switch. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136023 | AUTOMATED CONTROL OF SPREADING SYSTEMS - Described herein are devices and techniques for automating vehicle mounted spreading systems such as deicing systems for winter road maintenance vehicles and/or agricultural spreading systems by use of an electronic control system configured to operate a distribution element drive system. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136024 | ERROR AVOIDANCE IN THE GESTURE-CONTROLLED OPENING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR AND TRUNK - For error-proof, gesture-controlled opening of an actuating element in a motor vehicle, provision is made to detect a vehicle user's gesture, which conveys an opening command, by means of a sensor, to check a control behavior for activating at least one further gesture-controlled actuating element of the motor vehicle for plausibility in accordance with at least one predetermined criterion and, upon identification of the opening command, to refuse the opening of the actuating element if, in a temporal relationship with the identification of the opening command, the control behavior for activating the further actuating element is identified as being implausible. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136025 | Transportation Network Scheduling System And Method - A method includes forming a first schedule for a first vehicle to travel in a transportation network. The first schedule includes a first arrival time of the first vehicle at a scheduled location. The method also includes receiving a first trip plan for the first vehicle from an energy management system. The first trip plan is based on the first schedule and designates at least one of tractive efforts or braking efforts to be provided by the first vehicle to reduce at least one of an amount of energy consumed by the first vehicle or an amount of emissions generated by the first vehicle when the first vehicle travels through the transportation network to the scheduled location. The method further includes determining whether to modify the first schedule to avoid interfering with movement of one or more other vehicles by examining the trip plan for the first vehicle. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136026 | BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A control system and method of the anti-skid computers of an aircraft are provided. The control system comprises two IMA computers, comprising each one an Avionics Computer Control Device, an Avionics Computer Monitoring Device and at least one dual data acquisition means and at least one dual processing means. Each Avionics Computer Control Device and each Avionics Computer Monitoring Device are connected to the anti-skid computers of both sides. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136027 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - Said system ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140136028 | Avionics Method and Apparatus - The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses for sensing attributes of an aircraft and efficiently communicating relevant attributes to a pilot. The invention allows a state of the aircraft to be determined, and then used to control systems, configure displays, select checklists relevant to the determined state, and automatically respond to emergencies based on the aircraft state. Embodiments of the invention can use the determined state of the aircraft to monitor and control electrical sensors and system as appropriate for the determined state; to communication information relevant to the determined state to a pilot (e.g., by displaying gauges in a manner and priority specific to the determined state); and to display contextually-relevant checklists (e.g., displaying a checklist of actions necessary for an aircraft in the determined state). | 2014-05-15 |
20140136029 | FLIGHT CONTROL DEVICE, SPACECRAFT, AND REFERENCE TRAJECTORY CORRECTING METHOD - A flight control method and device for correcting a reference trajectory based on a distance from a current position to a target position in a spacecraft in flight. A CPU included in the spacecraft generates a reference trajectory which is a trajectory for allowing the spacecraft in flight to arrive at the target position on a celestial body with the atmosphere, and which is identified based on velocity or energy of the spacecraft and on drag acceleration of the spacecraft. The CPU calculates a ratio between the range that is a distance from the current position based on the reference trajectory to the target position, and the real range that is a real distance from a current position to the target position, and corrects the reference trajectory by calculating the drag acceleration in the reference trajectory using the calculated ratio. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136030 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING ENGINE CONTROL AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of operating an aircraft system includes receiving flight information and trajectory intent information other than current values by an engine control system associated with an engine of the aircraft system from a flight control system associated with the aircraft system; and operating an engine associated with the engine control system using the received non-current information. An aircraft includes an engine positioned on the aircraft; a full authority digital engine controller (FADEC) communicatively coupled to the engine; and a flight control system positioned on the aircraft and communicatively coupled to the FADEC, the flight control system configured to transmit other than current values of flight information and trajectory intent information to the FADEC and to receive other than current values of at least one of engine health and parameters used to estimate engine health from at least one of the FADEC and a separate flight control center positioned offboard the aircraft. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136031 | Determining Locomotive Position in a Locomotive Consist - A method for determining order of locomotives in a locomotive consist is provided. Specifically, in a system wherein locomotives in a locomotive consist each include network interfaces having unique identifying criteria, such as IP addresses, the location of each locomotive relative to the lead locomotive may be accurately and automatically determined. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136032 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING A FORCE ACTING ON A RUDDER - In order to reduce the switching hysteresis in a dynamic positioning system and/or an autopilot system for watercraft, an arrangement is provided for determining a force acting on a rudder for watercraft. This arrangement includes a processing unit, at least one measuring device for determining values of a physical quantity of a rudder, and means for transmitting the determined values of the physical quantity to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine the force acting on the rudder on the basis of the determined values of the physical quantity. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136033 | CONTROLS AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR MECHANICAL FRICTION ELEMENTS - A powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine, at least one electric machine and an electro-mechanical transmission operative to transmit torque to a drive line. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes executing an engagement strategy of a one-way clutch device only having capacity in a first direction. The engagement strategy includes modeling a capacity of the one-way clutch device in accordance with a loading step change profile until a first capacity limit of the one-way clutch device is achieved. A continuous reactive load is applied to the one-way clutch device in the first direction to maintain engagement and inhibit lash of the one-way clutch device. | 2014-05-15 |
20140136034 | HYBRID VEHICLE WITH DYNAMICALLY-ALLOCATED HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER - A vehicle includes a high-voltage (HV) battery pack, an HV electric traction motor, an additional HV system such as suspension motors of an active suspension system, sensors, and a controller in communication with the sensors. The controller dynamically allocates HV power from the battery pack between the traction motor(s) and the additional HV system using signals from the sensors. Signals may include steering angle, acceleration, and throttle request. A method includes measuring input signals using sensor(s) and processing the measured input signals, including comparing each of the measured input signals to a corresponding threshold. The method also includes allocating some of the HV power from the battery pack via between the fraction motor(s) and the additional HV system when the values of any one of the input signals exceeds a corresponding threshold. | 2014-05-15 |