24th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090149982 | Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method, and computer program - In the present invention, when a ghost wafer which is not recognized by a control unit on a coating and developing treatment apparatus side is carried out of another apparatus which is connected to the coating and developing treatment apparatus, the ghost wafer is temporarily housed in a buffer cassette on the coating and developing treatment apparatus side. The ghost wafer in the buffer cassette is then collected into a carry-in/out section on the coating and developing treatment apparatus side through use of a carrier unit at a timing which does not affect processing of other wafers in a break between lots. According to the present invention, the ghost wafer occurred in the coating and developing treatment apparatus can be collected without suspension of processing of other ordinary substrates. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149983 | Quality Control System And Method Thereof - A quality control system and method for monitoring an assembly operation is provided. The method can include: (1) providing an assembly line having a plurality of machines being assembled thereon; (2) providing a tool for performing an assembly operation; (3) performing a plurality of the assembly operations with the tool; (4) measuring a measurable parameter indicative of the performance of the tool for at least a subset of the plurality of assembly operations; (5) storing the measured values in an electronic format with a data collection device; (6) analyzing the measured values; and (7) providing a signal based on the analysis with the signal indicative of at least satisfactory or unsatisfactory performance of the tool. In some instances, the data collection device can provide for storing additional information and/or data with any particular stored measured value. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149984 | BURST COMMUNICATIONS FOR AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY - An automated data storage library with storage shelves, data storage drive(s), a bus bar; and a robot accessor with a drive system for moving the robot accessor, an accessor communication interface, a bus bar relay configured to engage and disengage the bus bar; and a robot control configured to operate the drive system to move the robot accessor, to operate a picker, and to operate the bus bar relay to engage the bus bar when the robot accessor is stationary, to provide communication capability with a library communication interface via the bus bar relay and the bus bar when the bus bar relay engages the bus bar. Additionally, a second communication system may be provided between the robot accessor and the automated data storage library, which is operable at least when the robot accessor is moving. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149985 | Automated Store for Selling Articles - An automated ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090149986 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTIONING FOODSTUFF TO USER-SPECIFIED SHAPE - A system is provided for cutting a three-dimensional portion from a foodstuff. The system includes a conveyor for carrying a foodstuff to be portioned, a scanner located adjacent to the conveyor for scanning the foodstuff, a computer coupled to the scanner for receiving scan information from the scanner to determine one or more cutting paths for the foodstuff, and a cutter for portioning the foodstuff according to the one or more determined cutting paths. The computer is configured to perform generally four steps: (i) receiving scan information of the foodstuff from the scanner; (ii) building a three-dimensional map of the foodstuff based on the received scan information of the foodstuff; (iii) fitting at least one desired shape, which is stored in memory of the computer, onto the three-dimensional map in the memory of the computer; and (iv) determining one or more cutting paths to be used in portioning the foodstuff so as to produce one or more portioned foodstuffs corresponding to the at least one desired shape. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149987 | Programmed dispensing of consumable compositions - Methods and systems for administering consumable compositions according to a programmed dosing schedule are provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149988 | Programmed dispensing of consumable compositions - Methods and systems for administering consumable compositions according to a programmed dosing schedule are provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149989 | MEDICINE DISPENSING SYSTEM - A medicine dispensing apparatus is described including at least one module having a plurality of compartments. At least one side of the module has apertures to the compartments arranged in an array of rows and columns. The module includes an engagement track extending along columns of compartments. A compartment cover releasably inserted into the engagement track covers a column of compartments. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149990 | Method, medium, and apparatus for performing path planning of mobile robot - A method, medium, and apparatus for performing path planning of a mobile robot is provided. The apparatus for performing path planning of a mobile robot includes a coarse map generation unit to generate a coarse map composed of a plurality of cells; a fine map generation unit to generate a fine map composed of a plurality of sub-cells into which at least one of the plurality of cells is divided, and a path generation unit to control the fine map generation unit to generate the fine map with respect to a specified position in the coarse map generated through the coarse map generation unit. The method of performing path planning of a mobile robot includes generating a coarse map composed of a plurality of cells, generating a fine map composed of a plurality of sub-cells into which at least one of the plurality of cells, which neighbors the cell where an obstacle exists, is divided, generating a moving path whereby the mobile robot can pass a narrow passage by using the fine map, and updating the coarse map by reflecting the moving path. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149991 | Communication Robot - A communication robot including: a situation change detection unit for detecting writing of information into a situation database; a rule detection unit for detecting, from a rule database, a rule corresponding to the situation indicated by the data stored in the situation database when the writing of information into the situation database is detected by the situation change detection unit; an action inducing parameter setting unit for setting the degree of interest of the detected rule to at least one of movable parts and an audio output unit independently in the situation database; a parameter changing unit for independently changing the degree of interest set for the at least one of the movable parts and the audio output unit; and a command unit for requesting the at least one of the movable parts and the audio output unit to execute the execution command indicated by the detected rule. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149992 | ROBOT - A robot that is capable of traveling while moving an object such that the object and the robot itself will not step out of a predetermined area is provided. If a traveling requirement that the robot and the object remain within a pathway area is not met, then an action scheme of the robot is corrected so as to meet the traveling requirement. Then, the robot travels while moving the object according to the corrected action scheme, thus enabling the robot to travel while moving the object such that both the object and the robot do not step out of the pathway area. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149993 | ROBOT - A robot, capable of appropriately adjusting position and/or posture on a current spot to execute a designated task involving interaction with a target object. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149994 | Method, medium, and apparatus for correcting pose of moving robot - A method, apparatus, and medium for correcting a pose of a moving robot are provided. The method includes sensing an entrance using a distance-sensing sensor mounted on the moving robot, storing first distance data of the sensed entrance, after the moving robot travels, newly sensing the entrance using the distance-sensing sensor, and correcting the pose of the moving robot using the first distance data and second distance data corresponding to the entrance newly sensed after the moving robot travels. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149995 | CHARGING APPARATUS FOR MOBILE ROBOT - A charging apparatus for a mobile robot enabling the mobile robot to move relatively freely even during charging using a wiring member, while preventing occurrence of an inconvenience such as damage to the wiring member, is provided. The charging apparatus includes a charging power source, a control board which controls the charging power source, and a wiring members for use in supplying electric power from the charging power source to a battery mounted on the mobile robot. The wiring member connected to the mobile robot to follow the movement of the robot. The charging apparatus further includes a detector which detects tension applied to the wiring member. When the wiring members is pulled, an appropriate measure to stop the mobile robot or disconnect the wiring member from the robot is taken in accordance with a signal from the tension detector. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149996 | MULTIPLE INLET ABATEMENT SYSTEM - A method of operating an electronic device manufacturing thermal abatement system is provided, including: flowing a gaseous effluent through an inlet into a thermal abatement reaction chamber; abating the effluent; flowing the abated effluent through an outlet out of the thermal abatement reaction chamber; using a pressure sensor to measure an inlet pressure; using the same pressure sensor to measure an outlet pressure; wherein the pressure sensor sequentially measures the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure; determining the difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure; and if the difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure exceeds a pre-determined pressure, diverting the flow of effluent away from the inlet. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149997 | ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM - An ice protection system is disclosed for a structure having at least one surface to be protected from a range of icing conditions, the ice protection system comprising: at least one heater device ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090149998 | DIGITAL POSITION TRANSMITTER - The disclosure relates to a digital position transmitter for control of an actuating element having a positioner in a process installation, with the position transmitter having a regulator with a dead band in order to suppress disturbance signals. It is proposed that the dead band in each case lags the set-value change asymmetrically with respect to the set value. | 2009-06-11 |
20090149999 | Gearbox Noise Reduction By Electrical Drive Control - A system for damping audible noise from a drive train. One embodiment is a system with an audible noise signal from a drive train wherein a damping circuit produces a damping torque that is a phase shifted and amplified version of the noise signal that is applied to the air-gap torque of a generator or motor coupled to the drive train and effectively reduces the audible noise. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150000 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING SUBSTANCES IN A PLANT ROOT ZONE - A method for managing substances in a plant root zone, including the steps of providing a fluid distribution system, controlling the fluid distribution system, modeling the plant root zone, and distributing the substances thereto. The fluid distribution system is associated with an agricultural area. The fluid distribution system is controlled by way of a controller. The plant root zone is modeled for a plurality of locations in the agricultural area. The modeling step incorporates a desired three-dimensional distribution of the substances for each of the plurality of locations for a future time period. Substances are distributed to the plurality of locations by way of the fluid distribution system under control of the controller. The controller is dependent upon the desired three-dimensional distribution and the future time. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS IRRIGATION UTILIZING A CENTRALIZED CONTROL SERVER AND FIELD MODULE MATRIX - The invention is a centralized server-based system containing a database with relevant information regarding features, parameters, and characteristics of a particular irrigation system, which utilizes proprietary irrigation software to control a plurality of field modules, at one or more remote locations, via a network bridge adapter. An irrigation system may comprise a single server, or multiple servers that may be configured so that control of the entire system is centralized, and control of one or multiple irrigation locations may be accomplished remotely by wirelessly accessing, monitoring and controlling a location's field module matrix. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150002 | WIRELESS IRRIGATION CONTROL SERVER FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A FIELD MODULE MATRIX - The invention is a centralized server-based system containing a database with relevant information regarding features, parameters, and characteristics of a particular irrigation system, which utilizes proprietary irrigation software to control a plurality of field modules, at one or more remote locations, via a network bridge adapter. An irrigation system may comprise a single server, or multiple servers that may be configured so that control of the entire system is centralized, and control of one or multiple irrigation locations may be accomplished remotely by wirelessly accessing, monitoring and controlling a location's field module matrix. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150003 | Turf Irrigation System - An irrigation system has a water distribution system, a controller, and a pet monitoring system. The controller may modify an irrigation setting of the water distribution system based on a pet elimination signal from the pet monitoring system. The pet elimination signal may correspond to an event such as a pet urination event. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150004 | WIRELESS BUILDING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL NETWORK - A network ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150005 | Method and System to Provide a Distributed Local Energy Production System with High-Voltage DC Bus - A method and system to provide a distributed local energy production system with high-voltage DC bus is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a management unit to be interconnected via a network bus to a set of link modules, each link module coupled to a separate local energy production unit, each link module to include a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) step-up converter and a parameter monitoring unit to produce parameter data for the respective local energy production unit, and the local energy production units to be coupled to a high voltage power line to deliver produced electrical energy to a consumer of the energy; and the management unit to receive measured parameters from the link modules, and to send control signals to link modules to provide individual operational control of the local energy production units, the management unit to be coupled to one or more separate computers to provide the computers with access to the parameter data and control of the local energy production units. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150006 | ERGONOMIC COMPUTER ALIGNMENT - A system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150007 | INTELLIGENT SELECTIVELY-TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information in a vehicle-mounted system, comprising: receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information from a transmitting unit using a receiving unit; determining whether the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit; and if the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit, outputting the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150008 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A SPEED FOR AN AIRCRAFT DURING A TAXIING - Method and device for generating a controlled speed for an aircraft rolling on the ground. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150009 | METHOD AND DEVICE CONCERNING THE TAXIING OF AN AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS AUTOMATIC AT LEAST IN PART - Method and device for the at least partially automatic driving of an aircraft rolling on the ground. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150010 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A YAW SPEED ORDER FOR AN AIRCRAFT DURING A TAXIING - The device ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150011 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A SPEED PROFILE FOR AN AIRCRAFT DURING A TAXIING - A method and device for generating a speed profile for an aircraft rolling on the ground. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150012 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A FLIGHT PLAN - A flight planning system includes one or more flight management system and a flight plan manager that constructs a flight plan according to static information from the flight management system. A flight management system that also constructs flight plans includes a flight plan manager that constructs a flight plan according to information stored in the flight management system. In constructing the flight plan, either flight management system may compute values of flight plan parameters, such as PNR, PET, ETOPS and LROPS, based on dynamic information related to the flight. On the ground, one of either type of flight management system is selected from a plurality thereof for producing a flight plan for a respective aircraft or aircraft model. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150013 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AIRPORT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - Airport ground traffic management methods, program products and systems provided for a plurality of tags or tag readers distributed throughout an airport each spaced greater than a tag reader scanning distance. A traveling apparatus brings a tag proximate to a tag reader and a traffic manager in communication with the tag reader receives tag data and determines an apparatus location characteristic and formats the characteristic into a presentation provided to an apparatus operator or an airport ground traffic controller. Campus regions are identified in response to an airport campus function characteristic, and an apparatus location is plotted within a region on a graphic representation. In response to location, speed, historic data, data from other read tag and the location of another apparatus, a determined course of action is determined including entering a movement directive into an auto-pilot component. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150014 | COMPLEX AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING AUTOMATION AIDS - A calculation system is disclosed having a pointing means. A display device presents the control interface of the system for the operator and the system triggering functions carries out a series of automation aids. The calculation system recovers the information descriptive of the automation aids programmed by the system while carrying out a function. The calculator system includes a means for displaying this information in a dialog area of the control interface of the function and has a direct access for the operator to the configuration of the parameters of the automation aids in the system. The invention applies to any complex automated system and finds a particularly beneficial application in respect of aircraft flight management systems. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150015 | Charge Depleting Energy Management Strategy for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles - A method for managing power distribution from an engine and a battery in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle whereby battery power is used to meet a driver demand for power and engine power complements battery power when either battery state-of-charge limit or battery discharge power limit would be exceeded, an external power grid being used to restore battery power following battery charge depletion. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150016 | VEHICLE HYBRID POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING SIMULATED EQUIVALENT FUEL CONSUMPTION MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA APPLICABLE THERETO - A vehicle hybrid power system is provided according to the present invention. The hybrid power system is characterized by applying the concept of minimum equivalent fuel consumption, and then simulating equivalent fuel consumptions based on respective energy consumption or increase of motor and generator of a motor vehicle, and also defining simulated equivalent fuel consumption formula and making a list of system state parameters, system control parameters, and system negative load parameters, thereby obtaining simulated equivalent fuel consumption multidimensional data by entering the system parameters derived from a discretization/transformation process in the defined simulated equivalent fuel consumption formula; wherein, the simulated equivalent fuel consumption multidimensional data are revised to comprise subsystems, such as system engine, motor, generator, and others to determine a system control strategy of holistic optimization, thereby achieving the objective of saving energy. The present invention further provides a method for creating simulated equivalent fuel consumption multidimensional data, which is applicable to the hybrid power system of the present invention. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150017 | COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR MULTIPLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A computing platform for multiple intelligent transportation systems in an automotive vehicle having a plurality of sensors which generate output signals representative of various vehicle operating parameters. The platform includes a vehicle data center which receives input signals from the vehicle sensors and the vehicle data center is configured to transform these input signals into output signals having a predetermined format for each of the vehicle operating parameters. A central processing unit receives the output signal from the vehicle data and is programmed to process the vehicle data center output signals for each of the intelligent transportation systems and generate the appropriate output signals as a result of such processing. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150018 | Friction Plausibility Detection Algorithm For a Steering System - A system and method for detecting and identifying friction in a vehicle having an electric power steering system comprising the steps of measuring predetermined vehicle states, estimating vehicle states using predetermined signals to define idealized vehicle states, calculating a confidence factor to be applied to the idealized vehicle states to determine valid idealized vehicle states, comparing the measured predetermined vehicle states to the valid idealized vehicle states to isolate signal data of interest and define an estimate of friction present in the steering system, applying friction boundaries to the estimate of friction present in the steering system, qualifying the estimate of friction, and setting an internal software flag for the purpose of acknowledging the presence of high friction in the event the estimate of friction exceeds the friction threshold boundaries for a predetermined time. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150019 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine 1 and a rotating electric machine | 2009-06-11 |
20090150020 | METHOD FOR THE GENERATING OPERATING SOFTWARE ON A CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AS WELL AS CONTROL DEVICE - A method for generating operating software on a control device for a motor vehicle by executing control software in a production line end computer or in the control device, has the following steps: a) Executing a diagnosis function in the motor vehicle, with which the configuration of the motor vehicle can be established so that the functions to be performed by the control device ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150021 | Methods for Detecting Vehicle Rollover - An automobile rollover detection system comprising a control module to receive a first set and a second set of signals, to determine a first threshold in response to the first set of signals, to determine a second threshold in response to the second set of signals, to provide a first signal in response to the first threshold, to provide a second signal in response to the second threshold, and to provide a control signal in response to the first and second signals. The control signal may activate an occupant restraint system in response to the detection of an automobile rollover event. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150022 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROCESS - In one embodiment, a method of managing maintenance of an aircraft is provided. In one implementation the method includes generating an electronic report that indicates a fault of the aircraft; electronically integrating the electronic report with resource data and flight schedule data to establish a repair solution for the fault; and generating an electronic work order based on the repair solution. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150023 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE DATA TO THIRD PARTY AUTHORIZED RECIPIENTS - A system and method that reports vehicle data to one or more third parties using an onboard telematics unit. The method includes the steps of selecting a type of data to be reported and identifying a third party to receive the selected type of data. The onboard telematics unit receives a portion of the data that is classified as the type of data to be received by the third party. The vehicle information is then associated with the received data to create a report. The report is then transmitted to the third party using the onboard telematics unit allowing the third party to analyze the report. Several reports for various types of data may be generated to be disseminated to various third parties. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150024 | Location range setting apparatus, control method and controller for apparatus mounted in mobile object, and automotive air conditioner and control method for the same - A location range setting apparatus includes: a location information acquiring unit for acquiring location information indicating the location of a mobile object; a road information acquiring unit for acquiring road segment information indicating a specific segment of a road; a segment determining unit for associating the location information with corresponding road segment information; a storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of location information and road segment information respectively as learned data; a clustering unit for clustering the plurality of pieces of road segment information included in the learned data into at least a first cluster or a second cluster; and a location range setting unit for determining first and second ranges for the location of the mobile object from the road segment information included in the first and second clusters, respectively. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150025 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - A controller for a vehicle makes it possible to prevent window glass from fogging and also to reduce fuel consumption in conducting control to temporarily stop an engine when a vehicle stops. The controller for a vehicle includes a vehicle condition detector which detects a condition under which a vehicle is being placed, a fogging determination humidity estimator which estimates a fogging determination humidity, which is a humidity not causing window glass of the vehicle to fog up under the condition detected by the vehicle condition detector, a humidity detector which detects the humidity in the vehicle, and an engine stop duration determiner which determines a longer engine stop duration as the humidity difference increases between the humidity detected by the humidity detector immediately before an engine is stopped and the fogging determination humidity. An engine control unit restarts the engine and also starts up a refrigeration cycle unit and a blower fan when an engine stop duration has elapsed following an engine stop. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ABSOLUTE ROTATIONAL POSITION OF A VEHICLE HANDWHEEL - Systems and methods for determining an absolute rotational position of the vehicle handwheel are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes determining a slope value based on the delta torque value associated with the vehicle steering system and the delta rotational position value associated with a vehicle handwheel. The method further includes setting an absolute position value indicating the absolute position of the vehicle handwheel equal to a predetermined steering travel limit of the vehicle handwheel when the slope value is within a predetermined slope range. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150027 | Electric power steering apparatus - An electric power steering apparatus is provided that has a controller by which no current flows in one phase among current paths of three phases for supplying electric power from a motor driving circuit to a three-phase brushless motor and currents that have an identical absolute value and that have different signs flow in the other two phases. Thus, the status at one energization angle on the driving current waveform of the three-phase brushless motor can be given continuously and relatively-high currents can simultaneously flow in opposite directions in the contacts inserted to the two phases. By flowing of such high current in the contacts, a secure conduction check can be performed and foreign matters on the surface of the contact can be fused or thermally destroyed. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150028 | Motor vehicle with a safety system with a preventive action - In a motor vehicle, such as a passenger car, a preventive-action protection system is provided which includes safety devices that are actuated as a function of information detected by a driving-state sensor system and evaluated in a data evaluation and control device, which compares the detected information with at least one threshold value. When a critical condition of the driving state is detected, the data evaluation and control device actuates at least one safety device assigned to this driving state. Here, a theoretical, lateral-dynamics critical condition is detected and triggering of at least one assigned safety device occurs if a threshold value is exceeded when a current steering angle speed is logically combined with a parameter which represents the current driving-dynamics situation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150029 | CAPACITIVE INTEGRATED MEMS MULTI-SENSOR - Apparatus, methods, and systems for incorporating and reading a plurality of bridge sensors is disclosed. The bridge sensors may be capacitive bridge sensors located on the same substrate with a digital processor and signal processing circuits to read the outputs of the sensors. The bridge sensors are accessed by a switch network coupled to the plurality of bridge sensors to selectively provide an output from at least one of the plurality of bridge sensors. The switch network may be a multiplexer, which provides a periodically oscillating voltage to the sensors, to energize the sensors. The multiplexer may also provide output from the energized sensor to the digital processor. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150030 | Vehicular passenger detection system - A vehicular passenger detection system includes a load detection device configured to detect a load that acts upon a seat that is installed upon a vehicle, a passenger seating detection device configured to determine whether or not a passenger is seated upon the seat, in accordance with a result of a detection of the load detection device, and a fault recording device configured to record an information of a fault that has occurred upon either the load detection device or the passenger seating detection device. The fault recording device includes a fault determination device configured to determine whether or not the information of the fault is information of a fault whereupon a repair is required. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM USAGE MONITORING - The system and method for monitoring wear of one or more aircraft parts, such as an aircraft brake, an aircraft tire, a standby system, and landing gear. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate of usage of the part can be determined based upon the signal indicating the sensed value of the parameter of usage of the aircraft part. A plurality of sensors can be provided for sensing usage of a plurality of parts of the aircraft, and the estimate of usage of the part can be stored for access of the estimate by ground personnel. As applied to monitoring wear of an aircraft brake, a linear brake wear indicator attached to the brake moves a discrete distance when the brake is actuated, and a linear position encoder measures the distance traveled by the linear brake wear indicator as an indication of brake usage. A wheel speed monitor may also be provided for measuring the aircraft wheel speed, for distinguishing between static brake applications and moving brake applications, based upon the wheel speed signal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150032 | EFFECTIVE DRIVELINE VIBRATION DETECTION ALGORITHM IN TRANSMISSION TCC SLIP CONTROL - A method for adjusting the slip of a torque converter for a plurality of selected engine speeds, transmission gears and engine torque. A sensor is used to determine vibrations transmitted through the torque converter to the driveline of the vehicle. The sensor signal is sent to a controller where it is converted to the frequency domain. If the amplitude of the frequency signal exceeds a threshold, then the algorithm increases/decreases the converter slip until the driveline vibrations equal a threshold. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150033 | SHIFT POSITION DETECTING DEVICE FOR GEAR SELECTION MECHANISM OF AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - A shift position detecting device comprises a shift position sensor that continuously issues an output data that represents a shift position of the gear selection mechanism; and a control unit. The control unit includes a first shifting load instruction section that controls the shift actuator to shift the gear selection mechanism to the shift gear-in establishing position with a first shifting load; a second shifting load instruction section that, after completion of shifting of the gear selection mechanism to the lo shift gear-in establishing position by the first shifting load instruction section, controls the shift actuator to reduce the shifting load from the first shifting load to a second shifting load which is lower than the first shifting load; and a shift gear-in establishing position memory section that stores an output data is issued from the shift position sensor when the shift actuator is controlled by the second shifting load instruction section, as an information data that represents completion of shifting of the gear selection mechanism to the shift gear-in establishing position. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150034 | Automatic Brake Control Device - A stepwise brake control is automatically performed when TTC obtained according to a relative distance and a relative speed between a vehicle and an object is lower than a predetermined value. For example, a brake force or a brake reduction speed is gradually increased over a plurality of stages in time series. Moreover, the affect of speed change control to the automatic brake control is removed. Alternatively, automatic brake control is supported by the speed change control. Alternatively, the friction coefficient state is estimated, and the brake force or the brake speed reduction is adjusted according to the estimated result. Alternatively, an auto-cruse function is invalidated at least the final stage. Alternatively, when the brake force or the brake speed reduction generated by a brake operation by a driver is greater than the brake force or the brake speed reduction generated by the brake control means, the brake operation by the driver is handled with a higher priority than the stepwise brake control. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150035 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle Braking Downshift Control - A hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle. The hybrid propulsion system including a multiple step fixed-gear transmission device for transmitting torque to a first at least one drive wheel, a first electric energy conversion device coupled to an input of the multiple step fixed-gear transmission device, and a control system, during a deceleration condition, the control system increasing negative torque output of the first electric energy conversion device to meet a desired wheel braking torque in response to the multiple step fixed-ratio transmission transitioning from a first gear ratio to a second gear that is higher than the first gear ratio. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150036 | GPS-based traction control system and method using data transmitted between vehicles - System and method for controlling vehicle operating characteristics. The method includes receiving, at a vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data, and, based on the received GPS data, determining the vehicle's location. The method also receives data from another vehicle. The method then modifies one or more vehicle operating characteristics based on the determined location and on data received from another vehicle, the characteristics including a suspension dampening characteristic, a spring rate characteristic, ABS braking characteristics, stability control system characteristics, a seat shock absorber characteristic, etc. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150037 | ADAPTIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of controlling a traction control system ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150038 | Cruise Control System - A cruise control system for a vehicle includes an electronic stability unit having a deceleration arrangement for generating a target deceleration signal based on wheel speed and cruise control signals. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150039 | Automatic Lateral Acceleration Limiting And Non Threat Target Rejection - The present invention provides a system and method for enabling a vehicle having adaptive cruise control to reduce its speed in a turn according to the vehicle's position within the turn as well as ignoring objects detected during the turn that are not in the vehicle's path. The method of the present invention includes the steps of operating the vehicle in an adaptive cruise control mode such that the vehicle is traveling at a set speed; determining whether the vehicle is in a turn in the vehicle's path by detecting change in the vehicle's lateral acceleration; and when the vehicle is determined to be in the turn, reducing the vehicle's speed according to the vehicle's position in the turn, monitoring for objects and maintaining the vehicle's speed if an object is positioned out of the path of the vehicle. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150040 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAS TURBINE IN A POWER PLANT AND POWER PLANT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - With a method for controlling a gas turbine in a power plant, a multiplicity of operating lines for the gas turbine for different gas turbine inlet temperatures TIT or gas turbine exhaust temperatures TAT and positions of the compressor inlet guide vane cascade VIGV are specified as a function of the load. For minimizing the electricity production costs during operation switching can be optionally carried out between different operating lines during constant or varying power output of the power plant. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150041 | REFUELLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A refueling system for a vehicle having a combustion engine. The refueling system includes: a fuel tank; a canister configured to adsorb fuel vapor generated inside the fuel tank; a canister drain cut valve coupled to the canister and configured to discharge air; an ignition sensor configured to detect whether the ignition of the combustion engine is switched on or off; and a refueling controller configured to open the canister drain cut valve when the ignition sensor detects that the ignition of the combustion engine is switched off. A method for refueling a motor vehicle can use the refueling system. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150042 | VEHICLE SPEED DEPENDANT CALIBRATION TRIM FOR IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY - A control system and method for improving vehicle fuel economy is provided. A base timing module generates a base timing signal. A trim module calculates a vehicle speed compensation factor and generates a timing trim signal based on the vehicle speed compensation factor. A vehicle speed trim module adjusts a calibration parameter (such as engine timing for example) based on the base timing signal and the timing trim signal. According to some implementations, the trim module includes a base trim module and a vehicle speed compensation module. The base trim module generates a base trim signal. The vehicle speed compensation module generates the vehicle speed compensation factor. The base trim signal can be based on a speed of the engine. The base trim signal can further be based on a quantity of fuel delivered to the engine. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150043 | Engine Arrangement - A method for operating an engine arrangement with a first internal combustion engine and a second internal combustion engine in a vehicle is provided. The method may include partially coupling a first crankshaft of the first internal combustion engine in the vehicle with a second crankshaft of the second internal combustion engine in the vehicle to start the second internal combustion engine, where the first crankshaft and second crankshaft are partially coupled with a clutch. The method may further include decoupling the first and second crankshaft when the second engine is operating under its own power. The method may further include coupling the first crankshaft and the second crankshaft, where the first and second crankshafts are coupled with the clutch when a speed difference between the first and second crankshafts is below a predetermined value and a relative angular position between the first and second crankshafts is less than 360°. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150044 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME FOR AN ENGINE - A fuel injector is coupled to an engine. The fuel injector includes an injection opening configured to vary in cross-section between a open state and a fully closed state. The fuel injector is configured to provide a plurality of discrete commanded fuel injections into an engine cylinder by modulating the size of the injection opening without completely closing the opening to the fully closed state. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150045 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DEVICE - A fuel injection control device that prevents a misfire is provided. The fuel injection control device comprises: target injection amount determination means | 2009-06-11 |
20090150046 | Method for controlling an internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine - A control method for an internal combustion engine with at least one pressure accumulator in which fuel is stored under pressure, in order to supply pressurized fuel to at least one injection valve, and at least two high-pressure pumps which are connected to the at least one pressure accumulator in such a way that they can supply fuel to this at least one pressure accumulator either jointly or separately, with, if at least one condition is fulfilled, the high-pressure pumps being operated in a special operating mode in which only one of the high-pressure pumps supplies fuel to the at least one pressure accumulator, and with the high-pressure pumps being otherwise operated in a normal operating mode in which the at least two high-pressure pumps jointly supply fuel to the at least one pressure accumulator. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150047 | High-Pressure Fuel Supply Apparatus and Control Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - In an internal combustion engine provided with a high-pressure fuel pump, if the discharging rate of the high-pressure fuel pump is greater than the injection quantity of fuel injected from a injector with the high-pressure fuel pump remaining uncontrollable due to failure or the like, it is probable that the fuel pressure in a common rail unintentionally rises to affect the injector. A high-pressure fuel supply apparatus is provided to solve such a problem. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150048 | Method of controlling fuel injection and ignition of an internal combustion engine, using monitored intake pressure - An engine control method, based on engine intake pressure, is operable to shorten a period from a start of cranking until a sequential fuel injection control is determined. Provisional and final stroke determinations are made for a plurality of cylinders from a synthetic manifold pressure waveform. The provisional stroke determination is made after a crankshaft is rotated 720 degrees after settlement of a crank reference position. The final stroke determination is made when the crankshaft rotates 1440 degrees after the provisional stroke determination. When the provisional stroke determination is made, fuel is injected into the cylinders based on a detected value of the engine intake pressure; and when the stroke determination is finally settled, the fuel injection and ignition of the engine are controlled based on the detected value of the engine intake pressure. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150049 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TORQUE ADJUSTABLE IN EACH CYLINDER - Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine wherein the intake valves, the injector means and the ignition means are controlled so as to adjust the enthalpy value of the exhaust gases produced by each cylinder independently from the other cylinders. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150050 | FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL INJECTION DEVICE HAVING SAME - A fuel injector is configured to inject gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber of an engine by using liquid fuel as a pressure transmission medium to open and close a nozzle hole. A nozzle portion has a fuel chamber and a tip end, which defines the nozzle hole. A first passage is configured to communicate the fuel chamber with a gaseous fuel passage to introduce gaseous fuel. A second passage is configured to communicate the fuel chamber with a liquid fuel passage to introduce liquid fuel. A passage switching valve is configured to switch the first passage and the second passage. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150051 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INDEPENDENT CYLINDERS - Internal combustion engine with variable actuation of the valves that provides electronic control means that considers the activation delays of the cylinders so that new operating conditions are assigned for the first time to a cylinder which firstly, following an engine operating variation request, is effectively able to satisfy such new operating conditions. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150052 | Control Apparatus for Spark-Ignition Engine - Disclosed herein is a control apparatus for a spark-ignition engine that is capable of avoiding knocking at the time of high-load operation. With this control apparatus, a residual-gas suction unit or the like is not used, an exhaust gas does not deteriorate due to injection in a compression stroke, and a thermal efficiency also does not decrease. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150053 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE GAS WORK PERFORMED BY THE CYLINDER PRESSURE ON THE PISTON OF A CYLINDER AND THE INTERNAL MEAN PRESSURE - To determine the gas work W | 2009-06-11 |
20090150054 | MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH INDEPENDENT CYLINDERS - Internal combustion engine with variable actuation of the valves providing electronic control means which, when the engine is subject to an operating variation request from a first operating condition to a second operating condition, are adapted to select a cylinder to which to assign said second operating condition based on a determined programming delay only as a function of the engine speed. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150055 | VARIABLE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT DELAY WITH HYBRID START-STOP - A control system for a hybrid vehicle including an engine with cylinder deactivation comprises an engine time off module that determines an engine time off value. A re-purge determining module estimates a re-purge time required to purge a hydraulic control system of the engine of air before initiating cylinder deactivation. The re-purge time is estimated based on the engine time off value and an engine temperature. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150056 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A FLOWRATE OF A RECIRCULATED EXHAUST GAS - A method and system for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The EGR system recirculates a portion of an exhaust through an inlet portion of the turbomachine. The EGR system reduces the level of harmful constituents within the exhaust before the recirculation occurs. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150057 | OXYGEN SENSOR HEATER CONTROL STRATEGY - A heating module for an oxygen sensor comprises an estimated mass module, a cumulative mass module, and a temperature control module. The estimated mass module determines an estimated mass of intake air to remove condensation from an exhaust system after startup of an engine. The cumulative mass module determines a cumulative mass of intake air after the engine startup. The temperature control module adjusts a temperature of an oxygen sensor measuring oxygen in the exhaust system to a first predetermined temperature after the engine startup and adjusts the temperature to a second predetermined temperature when the cumulative air mass is greater than the estimated air mass, wherein the second predetermined temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150058 | KNOCK DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a coefficient of correlation K in accordance with a result of comparing a waveform of a vibration of a frequency band including a resonance frequency of an engine with a knock waveform model previously created as a waveform of a vibration caused when the engine knocks (S | 2009-06-11 |
20090150059 | COLD START EMISSION STRATEGY FOR HYBRID VEHICLES - An engine control module includes an engine starting module that communicates with an electric motor to operate an internal combustion engine including M fuel injectors and that determines whether manifold pressure is below a manifold pressure threshold. A warming module communicates with the M fuel injectors to inject fuel into N of M the fuel injectors when the manifold pressure is less than the manifold pressure threshold. N and M are integers and N is less than M. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150060 | Split-cycle four-stroke engine - An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150061 | HUD VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A HUD vehicle navigation system includes a portable electronic device ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150062 | Method and apparatus for efficiently storing map data regarding calculated route for navigation system - A method and apparatus for a navigation system efficiently stores the data associated with a calculated route to the destination in a backup memory by incorporating a direction coding method. The method and apparatus can be advantageously implemented in such a situation where the operation of the navigation system is terminated during the route guidance operation before reaching the destination. Since each direction code requires a small amount of data bit, an overall amount of data for the calculated route can be dramatically reduced and can be stored in a small memory space. When the navigation system is restarted, the calculated route will be reproduced based on the direction codes retrieved from the backup memory, thereby enabling to continue the route guidance operation to guide the user the destination. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150063 | Personal GPS navigation device - A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information; a processor to determine a route of travel based upon a current position of the navigation device and an input or selected destination position; and a display to display the current position on the map information corresponding to the determined route of travel, the display further displaying a separate indicator with the map information, separate from the map information and indicating an upcoming highway change along the determined route of travel, upon the processor determining that a highway change will occur along the determined route of travel. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150064 | Personal GPS navigation device - A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information;
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20090150065 | Search devices, methods, and programs for use with navigation devices, methods, and programs - Search devices, methods, and programs input a plurality of search terms that are associated with search objects and set a search condition for the input search terms. The devices, methods, and programs calculate an approximate number of the search objects that correspond to the set search condition and output the search objects that correspond to the set search condition as search results. The devices, methods, and programs display the calculated approximate number of the search objects until the search results are output. One or more of the output search objects may be used as a destination by a navigation device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150066 | System and Method for Finding Persons in a Corporate Entity - A graphical user interface-based contact information system allows users to see obtain not only contact information in a quick, efficient manner, but also allows users to see organizational charts and update communication devices. The contact information system comprises a server executing the graphical user interface that a users uses to access contact information. The contact information is stored in an information database. The graphical user interface can be a web browser. By navigating through web pages displayed to the user by the web browser, the user is able to extract contact information from the information database for a particular person, display organizational charts and provide updates to communication devices. In addition, the contact information system can access Internet sites to obtain services such as providing maps and driving directions to users based on the contact information for the particular person. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150067 | Navigation and Itinerary Management System - A navigation device comprises an itinerary preparation and management system. The device includes a memory for storing itinerary data including data representative of a destination and a time constraint, such as a deadline, earliest time, or range of times during which the user wants to arrive at the destination. The navigation device also includes a display for displaying the itinerary, a position detection system for detecting positional information associated with the navigation device, and a processor programmable to correlate the positional information with the itinerary data and detect an inability to satisfy the time constraint. The navigation device has access to alternative destinations and is able to determine whether one of the alternative destinations will satisfy the time constraint. If so, the navigation device provides the user with an opportunity to replace the destination with the alternative destination. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150068 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A TAXIING TRAJECTORY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The device ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090150069 | Display method and apparatus for navigation system for efficiently searching cities on map image - A display method and apparatus for a navigation system promotes to quickly search a desired on a map image with respect to an order of distance from a current vehicle position or other reference position. On the screen of the navigation system, it displays a specially designed screen to implement the city search operation which includes a state selection box and a city selection box. The navigation system detects the search direction specified by the user and moves the cursor to the location of the candidate city in response to every operation of the input device in the order of distance in the specified direction. Thus, the user is able to find the city by its relative location to the current vehicle position or other reference location, thereby enabling to quickly and intuitively search the target city. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150070 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS BASED UPON VEHICLE APPROPXIMATE LOCATIONS - A system for communicating between networked applications and vehicles that includes a vehicle response server and a vehicle response agent. The vehicle response server can manage communications between at least one vehicle and at least one application remotely located from the vehicle, wherein the application can provide activation contexts to the vehicle. The vehicle response agent can be disposed in the vehicle. The vehicle response agent can receive the activation contexts and determine event occurrences based in part upon the activation contexts and in part upon a location of the vehicle relative to previously defined geographical boundaries specified by the vehicle response server. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150071 | ROAD NAVIGATION METHOD - In a road navigation method, a user's current location is transmitted from the user's handheld electronic device to a remote server according to the user's instruction or via a bidirectional transmission between the handheld electronic device and the remote server; and the remote server generates a reference electronic map from a linked electronic-map website or a built-in electronic map based on the user's current location, and transmits the reference electronic map to the user's handheld electronic device for guiding the user on a road. In this manner, the memory capacity of the handheld electronic device is not occupied by an electronic map, and the user is allowed to timely access to a worldwide electronic map for road navigation without the need of using specific software to analyze the electronic map. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150072 | Rewrite apparatus - A rewrite apparatus calculates a risk of destruction of data due to data retention in each file. It is determined whether a refresh start condition is satisfied. The refresh start condition is provided in accordance with the calculated risk. When the refresh start condition is satisfied, it is determined that the possibility to completely execute the refresh is high. The refresh is thereby executed. The rewrite apparatus can thus reduce the possibility to interrupt the refresh of the data stored in the storage medium such as a flash memory. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150073 | Graphic interface method and apparatus for navigation system for providing parking information - A graphic user interface method and apparatus for a navigation system graphically shows parking information which vary depending on conditions such as time ranges or days, etc. The method includes the steps of: examining a location specified by a user for retrieving data associated with the specified location from data storage medium; displaying a screen of parking information graphic interface upon request by the user; and examining whether there is a time-related parking restriction on the specified location and retrieving the time-related parking information if any. The parking information graphic interface illustrates a map image, a time table of a day, a time range indicator on the time table, and a text message regarding the time-related parking restriction, thereby graphically displaying the parking information on the specified location. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150074 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ACCURACY FAILURES - A navigation system for a vehicle having a receiver operable to receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of transmitters includes a processor and a memory device. The memory device has stored thereon machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to determine a set of error estimates corresponding to pseudo-range measurements derived from the plurality of signals, determine an error covariance matrix for a main navigation solution using ionospheric-delay data, and, using a solution separation technique, determine at least one protection level value based on the error covariance matrix. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150075 | Angular Velocity Correcting Device, Angular Velocity Correcting Method, and Navigation Device - Angular velocity correcting devices, angular velocity correcting methods, and navigation devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a first sensor sensitivity correcting method for considering variation of sensor sensitivity due to an oblique angle of an angular velocity detecting sensor with respect to a horizontal plane and a sensitivity error of the angular velocity detecting sensor and correcting the sensor sensitivity is enabled. A second sensor sensitivity correcting method for considering the variation of the sensor sensitivity due to the oblique angle of the angular velocity detecting sensor with respect to the horizontal plane without considering the sensitivity error and correcting the sensor sensitivity is enabled. The sensitivity error is calculated on the basis of a ratio of the sensor sensitivity obtained by the first sensor sensitivity correcting method to the sensor sensitivity obtained by the second sensor sensitivity correcting method. The angular velocity from the angular velocity detecting sensor using the sensitivity error is corrected. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC LOGGING OF A FORMATION - A method and apparatus are disclosed for synthesizing desired antenna responses from a combination of measured antenna responses, as well as antenna arrays particularly suited to provide the measurements. Those arrays may include cross dipole and double cross dipole antennas. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150077 | Pulsed X-Ray Signal Processing - Method and system for analyzing electrical pulses contained in a pulse train signal representative of the interaction of x-ray bursts with a nuclear detector configured for subsurface disposal. The pulse train signal is sampled to form a digitized signal. The total energy deposited at the detector during an x-ray burst is determined from the digitized signal, and a count rate of x-ray pulses from the burst is determined. A subsurface parameter is determined using the total energy deposit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150078 | Method and signal processing means for detecting and discriminating between structural configurations and geological gradients encountered by kinetic energy subterranean terra-dynamic crafts - The present invention is directed to signal processing means for detecting and discriminating between geological layers encountered by kinetic energy subterranean vehicles in flight (terra-craft), using a raw signal representing deceleration of the terra-craft. The signal processing means uses autocorrelation and filtering to amplify the rate of deceleration, allowing the same to be compared to extensive data compiled for the US government regarding rates of deceleration in known materials, using various craft geometry. In this way, the unknown material encountered by the terra-craft can be identified by comparing the deceleration of the craft through a layer of material to the known data for the craft geometry. The signal processing means may further comprise a plurality of circuits to detect and annunciate varying layers in a media, and to track in real time the location of the projectile. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150079 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR CONTAMINATION LEVELS IN A FORMATION FLUID - Apparatus and methods to monitor contamination levels in a formation fluid are disclosed. An example method involves obtaining first property data indicative of a first fluid property of a formation fluid and second property data indicative of a second fluid property of the formation fluid. A correlation between the first and second property data is generated and third data is fitted to the correlation. A fitting parameter is determined based on the third data indicative of an amount of change of the first property data relative to an amount of change of the second property data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150080 | METHODS OF GENETIC ANALYSIS INVOLVING THE AMPLIFICATION OF COMPLEMENTARY DUPLICONS - The invention relates to methods for genetic analysis of DNA sequences containing complementary duplicons which are duplicated and linked DNA sequences separated by an intermediate sequence. Furthermore, the invention relates to the Bidirectional Amplification of Complementary Duplicons (BACD) using a single primer. The amplification of complementary duplicons can be used for a variety of purposes such as, but not limited to, determining the species from which a sample comprising genomic DNA is derived, or used as a marker for a trait of interest. Also provided are means for analysing large datasets which can be used to identify primers useful for the genetic analysis methods of the invention. | 2009-06-11 |
20090150081 | Automatic analyzer for enzyme immunoassays - An automatic analyzer for enzyme immunoassays, of the type that comprises a serum dispensing assembly, a reagent dispensing assembly, an incubation assembly, a washing assembly, a reader assembly and a data processing and storage assembly. The analyzer comprises a unit for containing at least one well for performing analyses on a serum and at least one test-tube which contains a respective reagent; the unit is accommodated detachably within a respective internal frame of the analyzer. The reagent dispensing assembly, the incubation assembly, the washing assembly and the reader assembly can move from a first configuration of maximum distance from the unit accommodated in the frame to a second configuration of substantial overlap with at least one portion of the unit. | 2009-06-11 |