| 28th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20150192328 | Method and Apparatus for Control of Fluid Temperature and Flow - Materials, components, and methods consistent with the present invention are directed to the fabrication and use of micro-scale channels with a fluid, where the temperature and flow of the fluid is controlled through the geometry of the micro-scale channel and the configuration of at least a portion of the wall of the micro-scale channel and the constituent particles that make up the fluid. Moreover, the wall of the micro-scale channel and the constituent particles are configured such that collisions between the constituent particles and the wall are substantially specular. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192329 | CRYOCOOLER REGENERATOR CONTAINING ONE OR MORE CARBON-BASED ANISOTROPIC THERMAL LAYERS - An apparatus includes a regenerator configured to transfer heat to a fluid and to absorb heat from the fluid as the fluid flows between a warm end and a cold end of a cryocooler. The regenerator includes an anisotropic thermal layer configured to reduce a flow of heat axially along the regenerator and to spread the absorbed heat radially or laterally in a plane of the anisotropic thermal layer. The anisotropic thermal layer includes at least one allotropic form of carbon. The anisotropic thermal layer could have a higher radial or lateral thermal conductivity and a lower axial thermal conductivity. The anisotropic thermal layer could include carbon nanotubes and/or graphene. The regenerator could include multiple anisotropic thermal layers that divide the regenerator into multiple segments, where the anisotropic thermal layers are configured to reduce heat transfer between adjacent segments of the regenerator. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192330 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY - The invention relates to a combined system for generating electrical energy consisting of a power plant and an air handling system. The power plant comprises a first gas expansion unit connected to a generator. The air handling system comprises an air compression unit, a heat exchange system, and a fluid tank. In a first operating mode, feed air is compressed in the air compression unit and cooled in the heat exchange system against a first and a second coolant. A storage fluid is generated and stored as cryogenic fluid in the fluid tank. In a second operating mode, cryogenic fluid is removed from the fluid tank, vaporized, or pseudo-vaporized, at superatmospheric pressure, and heated in the heat exchange system against the second and first coolants. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192331 | PULSE TUBE REFRIGERATOR - In a pulse tube refrigerator, a first pulse tube has a low-temperature end, and a high-temperature end connected to a compressor. A first regenerator has a low-temperature end connected to the low-temperature end of the first pulse tube, and a high-temperature end connected to the compressor. A second pulse tube has a high-temperature end connected to the compressor, and a low-temperature end having a lower temperature than the low-temperature end of the first pulse tube. A second regenerator has a high-temperature end, and a low-temperature end connected to the low-temperature end of the second pulse tube, and is arranged side by side with the second pulse tube. The second pulse tube includes a narrowed portion nearer a low-temperature end side than a position corresponding to the high-temperature end of the second regenerator. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192332 | THERMOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY - A thermoelectric assembly is disclosed, the assembly having a cold side and a hot side, where the hot side comprises a single fan sink and the cold side comprises dual fan sinks. Thermoelectric modules may be between the hot side and cold side and arranged in one circuit or multiple parallel circuits, and in direct thermal contact with both the hot side and the cold side. The assembly may include one or more moisture barrier measures, including a wire seal, a series of screw O-rings, and a sealing layer. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192333 | Energy Recycling Heat Pump - A set of devices that can leverage creating small volume changes with small amount of work to create larger heat energy temperature differences, recycle a portion of the compression energy equal to approximately the ratio of the absolute temperature of the cooled space to the heated space, and recycle the heat energy to reduce or eliminate the effect of the temperature gap between the cooled space and heated space. Piston, rotary and turbine based devices are disclosed to achieve the recycled compression energy, for systems designed with single phase vapor or air working fluids. System configuration with counterflow heat exchanger disclosed to recycle the energy needed to cross the temperature gap, applicable both to air/vapor systems and to Freon/refrigerant 2 phase systems. Resulting single phase systems can operate over entire temperature range of Earth's surface and are not limited to constrained temperature range of refrigerant phase change. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192334 | Phase Change Compressor Cover - A phase change compressor cover may include a first layer configured to provide sound attenuation from undesirable noise produced as a result of operating a compressor and/or thermal isolation of the compressor and a second layer comprising a cavity filled with a phase change material that is configured to absorb heat discharged as a result of operating the compressor and subsequently discharge the absorbed heat onto the compressor in response to discontinuing operation of the compressor to keep the compressor warm and prevent refrigerant migration to the compressor. The phase change compressor cover may be used to substantially envelope the compressor in a heat pump heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192335 | HEAT EXCHANGER FACILITY - The invention provides a heat pump installation comprising an evaporator, a pressure regulator and a heat pump medium, as heat is collected from a cold side of the installation in that the heat pump medium is evaporated in the evaporator, gaseous fluid is lead to the condenser where heat is given off by condensation and the condensed fluid is led to a pressure regulator. The heat pump installation is characterised in that it also comprises a vacuum appliance or a compressor arranged between the evaporator and the condenser, and the heat pump medium is fresh water, saltwater or another liquid that is evaporated at a low temperature under vacuum in the evaporator or/and the installation uses steam as a feed. Method for the operation of the installation, and also application thereof. In preferred embodiments the installation produces fresh water and electricity. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192336 | Controlling Refrigeration Compression Systems - A refrigerant compression system and method for controlling a refrigerant compression system are described. In some aspects, the refrigerant compression system includes a compressor system having a plurality of compression stages, a plurality of quench valves, a first suction temperature control circuit associated with a first quench valve, a second suction temperature control circuit associated a second quench valve, and a discharge temperature control circuit associated with a plurality of the quench valves. Quench valve settings are determined based on evaluation of one or more outputs from the suction temperature control circuits and the discharge temperature control circuit. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192337 | REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE - A refrigerator includes a compressor, an input current detector to detect input current of alternating current (AC) power inputted to the refrigerator, a converter to convert the inputted AC power into direct current (DC) power, a capacitor to store the converted DC power, an inverter to output AC power using the converted DC power for driving of the compressor, a DC terminal voltage detector to detect voltage at two terminals of the capacitor, and a compressor microcomputer to control the inverter and to calculate refrigerator power consumption based on the detected input current and the detected DC terminal voltage. The refrigerator enables simplified power consumption calculation. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192338 | VARIABLE-OPERATING POINT COMPONENTS FOR CUBE ICE MACHINES - An ice maker for forming ice during a cooling cycle, the ice maker having a variable-speed compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, wherein the variable-speed compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator are in fluid communication by one or more refrigerant lines. The ice maker further includes a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator, a water pump, a sensing device for identifying a state of the cooling cycle, and a controller adapted to control the speed of the variable-speed compressor based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. The ice maker may also include a variable-speed condenser fan which may be controlled by the controller based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. Additionally, the water pump may be a variable-speed water pump which may be controlled by the controller based on the identified state of the cooling cycle. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192339 | DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING AN ICE DISPENSER - An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192340 | Cooler Insert - A cooler insert comprising a hexahedrical container having an exterior surface and a hollow interior forming a fluid-tight reservoir containing a refrigerant material. The hexahedrical container includes a plurality of deep beverage receptacles on the top side of its exterior surface and a plurality of shallow beverage receptacles on the bottom side of its exterior surface. The design and configuration of the beverage receptacles enables a single cooler insert to be used alone or multiple cooler inserts to be used in a stacked configuration. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192341 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE - Refrigeration systems and refrigerator appliances are provided. A refrigeration system includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a first evaporator, and a second evaporator. The refrigeration system further includes a conduit for flowing the refrigerant through one of the first evaporator or the second evaporator, the conduit configured around the other of the first evaporator or the second evaporator such that heat exchange occurs between the refrigerant flowing through the conduit and the other of the first evaporator or the second evaporator. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192342 | TECHNICAL GLACETTE - Technical glacette made of composite material, suitable for the refrigeration of a bottle containing beverages through a Phase Change Material injected into the cooling chamber of the glacette. The glacette is constituted by an outer casing that contains a removable refrigeration chamber to contain and refrigerate the bottle. The outer casing is open on one side or circumference to allow the reading of the label or bar code. The glacette is constituted also by a lower base integral to and united to the outer casing, which serves both as a base of support, and as light indication of the quantity of the beverage contained in the bottle. The lower base of the glacette also has a defined area which allows the 360° vision of the visual warning or change in color illumination when the beverage contained in the bottle varies due to the consumption of the beverage. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192343 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE FOR CONTAINER - A container refrigeration device aims to improve dehumidification performance of the container refrigeration device. The container refrigeration device is configured to perform, in accordance with a dehumidification load, first dehumidification control under which air having passed through an evaporator is heated by exchanging heat with a refrigerant in a reheat heat exchanger, and blown into an inside of a container, and second dehumidification control under which a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from a compressor and flowing into the reheat heat exchanger is caused to be higher than a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor under the first dehumidification control, and a flow rate of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is regulated such that a temperature inside the container is within a predetermined temperature range. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192344 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having an intermediate storage compartment, which has an improved structure of a return flow passage to return cold air from the intermediate storage compartment. The refrigerator includes a first evaporator to supply cold air to an upper storage compartment, a second evaporator to supply cold air to a lower storage compartment, a cold air supply duct to supply cold air generated at the second evaporator to an intermediate storage compartment, and a curved section formed at a top of the intermediate storage compartment to uniformly distribute the cold air supplied via the cold air supply duct in the intermediate storage compartment. The refrigerator also includes a cold air return duct to return cold air from the intermediate storage compartment, and an ice-making cold air return duct to return cold air from an ice maker. The cold air return duct is joined with the ice-making cold air return duct. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192345 | COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING TWO CIRCUITS WITH WATER FLOW IN SERIES AND COUNTER FLOW ARRANGEMENT - The cooling systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to cooling electronic equipment in data centers or any other applications that have high heat rejection temperature and high sensible heat ratio. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192346 | REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE - A refrigerator includes a compressor, a capacitor to store direct current (DC) power, an inverter to convert the DC power into alternating current (AC) power and to output the AC power for driving of the compressor, a defrosting heater to operate using the AC power from the inverter, a switching unit connected between the inverter and the defrosting heater to supply the AC power from the inverter to at least one of the defrosting heater or the compressor, and a compressor microcomputer to control the inverter. The refrigerator enables simplified driving of the defrosting heater using AC power output from the inverter. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192347 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator reduces a quantity of deformation of a body by improving rigidity of the body using a reinforcement structure. The refrigerator may include an electric apparatus box in which electric apparatus components for controlling an operation of the refrigerator are accommodated. Electric apparatus components may be disposed in a hinge cover which is disposed in the front of the refrigerator to improve spatial utility and a reinforcement plate formed of a steel material may be disposed in the electric apparatus box to prevent a fire from spreading. A heating pipe fixed to a front edge of an inner case of the refrigerator prevents dew condensation in an outer case of the refrigerator. The heating pipe is mounted on a fixing groove formed in a mounting portion provided on the front edge of the inner case. The heating pipe is fixed to the mounting portion using a clip. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192348 | LOW ENERGY EVAPORATOR DEFROST - A refrigerator is provided that includes a low energy defrost system and method for melting frost formed on an evaporator of a cooling system for the refrigerator. The low energy defrost system includes using air from the refrigerator compartment or external air adjacent the refrigerator to be directed to the evaporator and passed adjacent the evaporator coils to melt any frost formed thereon. As the air is above freezing temperature, it will melt any frost formed on the coils without the need of use an electrical heater. Re-cooled air from the melted frost may then be directed back into the refrigerator compartment to be used to aid in cooling the refrigerator compartment or keeping the refrigerator compartment at the programmed or predetermined temperature. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192349 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE - A refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes an evaporation pan and a drain conduit for directing liquid to the evaporation pan. A reservoir is coupled to the drain conduit. The reservoir includes a tank positioned above the evaporation pan, a plug assembly and a float mounted to the plug assembly. A position of the float varies depending upon a height of water within the tank, and the plug assembly seals the reservoir when the position of the float is at a particular position. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192350 | Cooling Device Comprising a Door Opening Mechanism - The present invention relates to a cooling device ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192351 | REFRIGERATOR - A body of a refrigerator may be deformed when the rigidity of the body is lowered due to a thickness of insulation being reduced to increase an internal capacity of the body. Deformation of the body of the refrigerator is reduced by improving rigidity of the body using a reinforcement structure. The refrigerator may include an electric apparatus box in which electric apparatus components for controlling an operation of the refrigerator are accommodated. Electric components may be disposed in a hinge cover which is disposed in the front of the refrigerator to improve spatial utility and a reinforcement plate formed of a steel material may be disposed in the electric apparatus box to prevent a fire from spreading. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192352 | REFRIGERATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A door of a refrigerator includes a front plate formed of a metallic material, a display unit having a display part disposed at a rear surface of the front plate to brighten and darken and thus to display operation information of the refrigerator, and a plurality of through-holes formed in an area of the front plate corresponding to the display part. The display unit is hidden in the door, but a user may see the information displayed on the display unit through the through-holes of the front plate. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192353 | GUARD ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a guard assembly that is rotatably installed at a rear side of a door of a refrigerator and the refrigerator including the same. The guard assembly in accordance with an embodiment, is installed at a rear side of a door of a refrigerator. The guard assembly includes a body portion which is placed at the rear side of the door and to which a supporting tray is coupled, and a rotation unit that causes the body portion to be rotatably coupled to the door. The rotation unit includes a guide member having a coupling hole and coupled to one side of the rear side of the door, and a hinge member having one side coupled to the body portion and another side rotatably coupled to the coupling hole. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192354 | MERCHANDISER INCLUDING ACCESSIBLE CANOPY - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area. The case includes a canopy defining an electrical raceway, and a panel that defines aesthetic fascia for the canopy. The panel is coupled to the canopy and movable between a first position enclosing the electrical raceway and a second position providing access to the electrical raceway. The panel is cantilevered outward from adjacent a front of the canopy in the second position. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192355 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator which is capable of reducing a quantity of deformation of a body by improving rigidity of the body that is lowered due to a thickness of insulation reduced to increase an internal capacity of the body, using a reinforcement structure, and in which an electric apparatus box in which electric apparatus components for controlling an operation of the refrigerator are accommodated, is disposed in a hinge cover disposed in the front of an upper portion of a body so that spatial utility can be improved and when a fire breaks out in components inside the electric apparatus box, a reinforcement plate formed of a steel material is disposed in the electric apparatus box so as to prevent the fire from being spread toward an outside of the electric apparatus box. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192356 | REFRIGERATOR - A body of a refrigerator may be deformed when the rigidity of the body is lowered due to a thickness of insulation being reduced to increase an internal capacity of the body. Deformation of the body of the refrigerator is reduced by improving rigidity of the body using a reinforcement structure. The refrigerator may include an electric apparatus box in which electric apparatus components for controlling an operation of the refrigerator are accommodated. Electric components may be disposed in a hinge cover which is disposed in the front of the refrigerator to improve spatial utility and a reinforcement plate formed of a steel material may be disposed in the electric apparatus box to prevent a fire from spreading. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192357 | CONTROL OF FREEZING AND THAWING OF DRUG SUBSTANCES USING HEAT FLOW CONTROL - A method of monitoring and controlling the freezing and thawing of a drug substance partially or fully surrounded by a temperature control medium. The heat flow between the drug substance and the temperature control medium is measured and controlled to create a uniform ice crystal structure to minimize any degradation of the drug substance being frozen and thawed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192358 | Method and Apparatus for Cooling in Liquefaction Process - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for efficient cooling within air liquefaction processes with integrated use of cold recycle from a thermal energy store. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192359 | LIQUID NITROGEN (LIN) INTEGRATED LYOPHILIZATION SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING A CARBON FOOTPRINT - A process and system for lyophilizing a product. The product is first cooled in a cooling chamber ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192360 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING A FLUID FILM APPLIED TO A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a method for drying a fluid film including a vaporizable liquid and applied to a substrate surface of a substrate, having the following steps: transporting of the substrate on a transport surface of a transport device along a transport direction via a drying apparatus, vaporizing the liquid by means of a plurality of heat sources arranged in succession in the transport direction, wherein each of the heat sources has a heating surface which is arranged at a distance of 0.1 mm to 15.0 mm opposite the substrate surface, and discharging of the vaporized liquid through a discharge opening between two successive heating surfaces. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192361 | CLEANING ASSEMBLY FOR A SCREENED DRYER - A cleaning assembly for a screened dryer includes a gear motor mounted to a dryer. A drive shaft is connected to and extends away from the gear motor and is mounted to the dryer. At least one and preferably a plurality of drive sprockets are connected to the drive shaft. A continuous chain is attached about the drive sprocket and an idler sprocket. The chain carries at least one wiper that engages a top wall of the dryer. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192362 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DRYING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices are disclosed. Embodiments include methods and apparatuses that heat and decrease pressure within the electronic device. Some embodiments increase and decrease pressure while adding heat. Other embodiments include a desiccator for removing moisture from the air being evacuated from the electronic device prior to the air reaching an evacuation pump. Further embodiments detect humidity within the low-pressure chamber and determine when to increase and/or decrease pressure based on the humidity. Still further embodiments determine that the device is sufficiently dry to restore proper function based on the detected humidity, and in some embodiments based on the changes in humidity while pressure is being increased and/or decreased. Still further alternate embodiments automatically control some or all aspects of the drying of the electronic device. Additional embodiment disinfect the electronic device. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192363 | MOBILE REMOVABLE HEARTH FOR FURNACE AND TRANSPORTER - A mobile removable hearth skid for a furnace and/or cooling chamber including: a base, the base including a top horizontal surface with a supporting a refractory platform which possesses a perimeter edge including a front perimeter edge, a rear perimeter edge, and at least two side perimeter edges. The rear perimeter edge and the at least two side perimeter edges form a continuous shoulder extending beyond the base perimeter edge. Also disclosed is a furnace and/or cooling chamber including a refractory lining with a continuous ledge at the bottom edges of the refractory linings mounted on the rear wall and the at least two side walls. A gap is formed by the furnace supports between a bottom surface of the ledge and a surface supporting the furnace supports. The shoulder and ledge form a removable refractory seal. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192364 | VESSEL TRANSFER INSERT AND SYSTEM - A system for removing molten metal from a vessel is disclosed. The system includes a pump and a refractory casing that houses the pump. As the pump operates it moves molten metal upward through an uptake section of the casing until it reaches an outlet wherein it exits the vessel. The outlet may be attached to a launder. Another system uses a wall to divide a cavity of the chamber into two portions. The wall has an opening and a pump pumps molten metal from a first portion into a second portion until the level in the second portion reaches an outlet and exits the vessel. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192365 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE SLAG LEVEL IN A METALLURGICAL VESSEL - A method and a device for detecting the slag level of a metal melt in a metallurgical vessel ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192366 | Modular Water-Cooled Aftermarket Upgrade to an Existing Air Conditioner - A system and method for a hybrid air conditioning system are provided. The system includes an outside heat exchanger of an independent air conditioning unit, an evaporative cooler cabinet partially surrounding and coupled in serial flow communication with the outside heat exchanger, the evaporative cooler cabinet including one or more evaporative cooling panels, an exhaust fan configured to draw a flow of ambient air through the outside heat exchanger and the one or more evaporative cooling panels, and a water supply configured to supply water to the one or more evaporative cooling panels while the exhaust fan is operating. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192367 | AUXILIARY CONDUIT ASSEMBLY - A heat transfer system, comprising a primary heat transfer assembly for transferring heat therethrough to a thermal energy consumption system, thermal insulation for minimizing escape of heat from the primary heat transfer assembly, and an auxiliary conduit assembly formed with an auxiliary conduit channel for flow of an auxiliary heat transfer fluid therethrough, the auxiliary heat transfer fluid may be heated by heat escaping from the primary heat transfer assembly. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192368 | METHOD OF CONDENSING VAPOR IN TWO-PHASE FLOW WITHIN A COOLING APPARATUS - A method of condensing vapor present in two-phase bubbly flow within a cooling apparatus can include mixing a first flow of coolant containing two-phase bubbly flow with a second flow of coolant containing single-phase liquid flow. The two-phase bubbly flow can have a first flow quality greater than zero and can include vapor bubbles dispersed in liquid coolant. The single-phase liquid flow can have a flow quality of about zero. Mixing the first flow of coolant and the second flow of coolant within the cooling apparatus can result in heat transfer from the first flow of coolant to the second flow of coolant and can cause vapor bubbles within first flow of coolant to condense, thereby providing a third flow of coolant with a third flow quality that is less than the first flow quality. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192369 | VARIABLE THICKNESS HEAT PIPE - In one aspect, a cooling system is provided for use in computing devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and tablet computers. The cooling system includes a heat spreader coupled to a radiator via a heat pipe having a midline. The heat pipe includes a first end portion longitudinally extending along the midline, a second end portion longitudinally extending along the midline, and a mid-portion longitudinally extending along the midline. The mid-portion is located between the first end portion and the second end portion and it has a thickness that is greater than the thicknesses of both the first portion and the second portion thereby reducing the overall thermal resistance of the heat pipe. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192370 | HEAT STORAGE DEVICE - A heat storage device ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192371 | Charge Tolerant Microchannel Heat Exchanger - A microchannel heat exchanger has an upper portion connected in fluid communication with an undivided header, and a lower portion connected in fluid communication with the undivided header at a location that is vertically lower on the undivided header than the upper portion. Under normal steady state operating conditions, the heat exchanger may condense a first amount of liquid phase refrigerant, wherein the first volume of liquid phase refrigerant substantially fills the lower portion, and wherein substantially none of the refrigerant is condensed into liquid phase refrigerant in the lower portion, and under abnormal steady state operating conditions, the heat exchanger may condense a second amount of liquid phase refrigerant in the upper portion, wherein an additional amount of the second amount of liquid phase refrigerant in excess of the first amount of liquid phase refrigerant is accommodated in the undivided header as opposed to further filling the lower portion. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192372 | TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGER - A tubular heat exchanger includes tubes, each having a plurality of cells inside, stacked in multiple stages and zigzag-bent heat-radiating fins brazed and integrated among the tubes. The gaps among the tubes become progressively wider toward the rear to enable foreign substance to be discharged without being caught by the heat-radiating fins. The upper and lower surfaces are formed of an inclined surface progressively and symmetrically reduced and inclined rearwardly with respect to a tube center line to have the front cell thicker than the end cell. The upper and lower surfaces of the heat-radiating fins are formed of an inclined surface progressively and symmetrically enlarged and inclined rearwardly with respect to a fin center line. A wind direction guiding ribs, tilted toward the upper and lower surfaces of the tubes, protrude from the heat-radiating fins to blow the wind along the upper and lower surfaces of the tubes. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192373 | HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM WITH SURFACE LOCATED CAVITIES FOR BOUNDARY LAYER DISRUPTION - A heat dissipation system that includes a structure having a surface with a cavity recessed on the surface. A wing or channel causes a vortex to occur in the cavity. Destabilizers, such as projections or recesses are disposed on the sidewall of the cavity to disrupt the local surface boundary layer that forms in the cavity. Alternatively, a plurality of freely moving bead elements are disposed in the cavity to disrupt the local surface boundary layer. A cover can be included that prevents the bead elements from exiting the cavity. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192374 | Method of Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Thermal Loads in HVAC Systems - Generally disclosed is a method for increasing efficiency and reducing the heat stress due to climate conditions by, first cleaning and coating the coils with a Siloxane based substances; second, placing the condensing and evaporating coils in a cabinet; and finally, coating the exterior cabinet with ceramic materials. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192375 | Method for Improving Wall Heat Transfer in a Chemical Reactor - Methods for improving heat transfer at the interface between the internal reactor wall and mesh media containing microfibrous entrapped catalysts (MFECs) and/or microfibrous entrapped sorbents (MFESs) are described herein. Improved (e.g., more rapid) heat transfer can be achieved using a variety of approaches including increasing the contacting area of the interface between the mesh media and the reactor wall so that more contacting points are formed, enhancing the contacting efficiency at the contacting points between the mesh media and the reactor wall, increasing the number of contact points between the mesh media and the reactor wall using fine fibers, and combinations thereof. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192376 | Extended Charging Handle - A charging handle for the M16/M4/AR-15 family of rifles, comprising a longitudinal extension bar spacing the grip from the operating arm and from the receiver-mating recess normally found on the grip. The extension bar spaces the grip rearwardly of the receiver group, over the forward end of the stock, to provide better access and clearance to the user, especially under stress, when wearing bulky gloves, or when large optics or other accessories are located on the rear of the receiver. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192377 | Magazine For Firearm - A magazine for a firearm includes a body having a bottom end, a feed end side walls, first and second end walls, a channel on the first end wall, and vertically extending side ridges on the side walls; and a follower including a ridge configured to mate with the channel in the first end wall of the body; a plurality of vertically extending side channels configured to mate with the side ridges of the body; and an arcuate feed surface with an end point of a radius defining the arcuate feed surface being laterally offset from a vertically extending centerline of the follower; and a biasing member configured to urge the follower away from the bottom end. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192378 | CATCH DEVICE FOR THE BREECH OF A PISTOL - A catch device for the breech of a pistol, in which a spring acts upon a pivotable holding lever so that the impact surface thereof passes out of the path of the breech and the handle thereof is pressed away from the breech. Part of the holding lever is pivoted by the magazine slide, after the final cartridge has been pushed in counter to the force of the spring, so that after the cartridge has been fired, the breech is caught against the impact surface and remains in the region of the rear end position thereof. In order to increase service life, the spring is a compression spring, pretensioned between two claws of the holding lever and arranged in a slot of the housing so that one end bears against the base of the slot and the other end bears against the claw. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192379 | Muzzle Brake For Firearm - A firearm muzzle brake may include a substantially cylindrical hollow first portion having a first end and a second end; a pair of opposed rows of slots extending through the first portion, each row extending axially along a side of the first portion; a pair of rows of ports extending through the first portion, each row extending axially along the first portion above one of the rows of slots; and a second portion having a first end received in the second end of the first portion, a second end, a central aperture extending through the second portion and being in fluid communication with the hollow first portion such that a bullet can pass through the first and second portions. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192380 | Recoil Reducing Spring System - A firearm comprising a receiver with a bolt carrier assembly, a buttstock having a tube shaped opening adjacent to the rear of the bolt carrier assembly, a plurality of springs having similar inside and outside diameters disposed end-to-end within the tube shaped opening, and a buffer having a small diameter body disposed inside the inner diameter of the springs and having a large diameter head disposed where the foremost spring presses against the rear of the head and the front of the head presses against the rear of the bolt carrier assembly. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192381 | COMPOUND BOW HAVING IMPROVED VIBRATION-DAMPING PERFORMANCE - A compound bow has an improved vibration damping function. The compound bow includes a bow main body including a handle and a pair of limbs; upper and lower pulley assemblies each including a pulley and a cam; a bowstring; first and second cam cables that are wound around the cam of each of the upper and lower pulley assemblies as the bowstring is pulled; a bowstring support bar whose one end is coupled to the handle and whose other end is coupled to a cushioning member that contacts the bowstring; and a first cam cable anti-vibration bar including a coupling bar coupled to the handle, and an anti-vibration member that is coupled to the rear end of the coupling bar and whose rear surface contacts one of the first and second cam cables when the bowstring is released to thus return to an original position. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192382 | FLETCHING JIG - A fletching jig, which includes two support assemblies for an arrow shaft and a vane nest, wherein an arrow shaft disposed on the two support assemblies is aligned with a vane removeably disposed in the vane nest. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192383 | FIREARM CALIBER CONVERSION SYSTEM - A caliber conversion system has a frame, a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate with respect to the frame, a recoil spring defining a central passage, the spring operably interposed between a selected portion of the slide in a selected portion of the frame, an elongated guide rod received in the central passage, and the guide rod having an elongated major intermediate portion having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a different second diameter. The slide may define a forward portion defining an aperture receiving the guide rod, and the aperture may have a diameter between the first diameter of the rod and the second diameter of the rod. The slide may include a removable bushing defining the aperture. The bushing maybe threadedly received in a forward portion of the slide. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192384 | RIFLE STOCK - A rifle stock has a body defining a magazine well configured to closely and removably receive at least a portion of the magazine, the body including an actuation element proximate the magazine well, the magazine well being a passage defining an insertion axis, and the actuation element having an actuation surface portion angularly offset from the insertion axis, such that the cartridge retention element operably encounters and is moved by the actuation element upon insertion of the magazine. There may be a magazine having a body with an exterior profile sized to be closely and removably received in the magazine well, the body defining a central passage configured to receive a plurality of ammunition cartridges, the passage having an open upper end, a cartridge retention element attached to the body and movable between a first retention position, and a second released position. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192385 | HAND GUARD AND BARREL CLAMP - A hand guard is provided for a firearm, such as a rifle, and may be suitable for maintaining the alignment of the hand guard, and any accessories coupled thereto, relative to the rifle. The hand guard may be configured so that at least a portion of the hand guard can be removed from the firearm and then re-installed on the firearm without significant change in the orientation and position of the hand guard. The hand guard may also be suitable for coupling accessories such as lights, scopes, laser sights, and other firearm accessories to the firearm. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192386 | CONE GRIP FOR HANDGUN - An ergonomic grip for a revolver can be better suited to people's hands by extending the forward edge of the finger interface forward to near the lower portion of the trigger guard. The palm interface and the finger interface can intersect or nearly intersect at the bottom of the grip. The grip has a substantially cone shaped cross-section. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192387 | Universally Configurable Holster - Disclosed is a holster configurable and reconfigurable to hold different objects. The holster includes a first flexible sheet with first and second surfaces and an aperture therein. One surface of the sheet is substantially covered with one fastener component of a hook-and-loop fastener material and the other surface is substantially covered with the other fastener component of a hook-and-loop fastener material. A retention member is attachable over at least a portion of the aperture and has a friction surface that, through the aperture, contacts a surface of the object being held in the holster. The holster may include an attachment panel for repositionably attaching the holster to a surface of a separate article. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192388 | ADAPTER FOR WEARABLE CARRYING CASE - Disclosed herein are adapters for use with a wearable carrying case, and methods of making and using such adapters. Some embodiments relate to an adapter configured for use with a wearable carrying case that may include a loop, such as belt loop. The adapter may include support structure for attachment to a portion of the carrying case, such as a loop of the carrying case, and clip structure allowing for selective attachment to another structure, for example, to an article of clothing of a user. The support structure may define a first channel extending along a first central axis that is configured to accept a portion of the carrying case, such as a loop of the carrying case, and the clip structure may define a second channel extending along a second central axis offset from the first central axis. The clip structure and/or the second channel may be configured to accept or attach to another structure, such as an article of clothing of a user. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192389 | AIMING DEVICE FOR GUNS - A sight for firearms based on a non-collimating optical system includes a reticle, a lens and a housing for holding the reticle to be centered with the optical axis of the lens, which is parallel to the barrel's center line of the firearm. The reticle is located axially apart of the lens back focal plane and projected toward the user's eye, such that the projected reticle appears centered to the lens barrel only when the user eye is on the same lens optical axis. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192390 | SMALL-ARMS WEAPON SIGHT - A gun sight assembly is provided comprising a front sight and a rear sight that cooperatively define an aiming axis for aiming the weapon. The sights include alignment arms that project in a radial manner from the aiming axis. The gun sight provides an initiative means for aligning the weapon. In use, the user aligns the weapon on a target utilizing the gun sight by placing his sightline along the aiming axis. The user receives positive visual confirmation of correct alignment, when the alignment arms all radiate from a single point (i.e., on the aiming axis). In this manner, any variation from precise alignment can be quickly and intuitively visually discerned by the user. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192391 | MASTER MODULE LIGHT SOURCE, RETAINER AND KITS - A master module incorporates a laser, a power source, a control unit and a laser adjustment mechanism. The module is a single, compact unit designed to fit into a small casing. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192392 | Camouflage Pattern With Extended Infrared Reflectance Separation - Fabrics containing camouflage patterns are produced from dyes wherein at least certain of the colors contained in the pattern contain a low reflectance dye. The low reflectance dye is added to one or more colors in the pattern in order to preserve the camouflage pattern when viewed through night vision goggles as relatively long wavelengths, such at wavelengths greater than 900 nm. In one embodiment, the low reflectance dye comprises a thiazine. The low reflectance dye is blended with other dyes to produce colors in the pattern. By altering the concentration of the low reflectance dye in each of the colors, the colors contained in the camouflage pattern remain separate and distinct even at relatively long wavelengths. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192393 | FOLDABLE SHIELD - A deployable and foldable shield with improved stability, when it is to protect the carrier against weapons and thrown objects, comprising an elongated base plate having attachment means for attaching the base plate along the forearm of a person, and a plurality of substantially triangular and at least substantially equal-sided shield plates, supported by the base plate, which have a top angle (α) smaller than 40° and are pivotally mounted at a triangle corner enclosing the top angle (α) to a pivot projecting from the base plate, said shield plates forming a stack supported by the base plate when the shield is folded and forming a deployed shield surface supported by the base plate when pivoted away from the base plate. In order to improve the stability of the shield, when it is to protect the carrier against weapons and thrown objects, the shield plates are arranged in two stacks with a respective pivot for mounting and pivoting of the shield plates. The shield plates in one stack are deployed by pivoting in a first direction and those in the other stack by pivoting in the opposite direction, and connecting devices are provided for connecting these two shield plates. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192394 | Hollow Slug and Casing - An ammunition round includes a slug having a cylindrical body portion and a slug casing having a cylindrical body with an open top end, a closed bottom end, and an interior cavity extending therebetween. The interior cavity is configured for receiving at least a portion of the cylindrical body portion of the slug. At least one groove extends circumferentially around at least a portion of one of the cylindrical body portion of the slug and the interior cavity of the slug casing. At least one projection extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the other of the cylindrical body portion of the slug and the interior cavity of the slug casing. The at least one projection is configured for being received within at least a portion of the at least one groove. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192395 | Lighted Nock - A lighted nock may include an arrow nock, LED/battery assembly, and an end cap. The end cap may be engaged with the inner diameter of a portion of an arrow shaft, and a portion of the LED/battery assembly may be engaged with the end cap. An arrow nock may be selectively positioned over a portion of the LED/battery assembly and/or engaged with the inner diameter of a portion of the arrow shaft such that the user may determine when the LED in the lighted nock is illuminated and when the LED is not illuminated. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192396 | RFD WITH HISTORY LOG, SECURITY FENCE, AND SEISMIC DETECTION - Technical solutions are engineered for remote firing devices to include pieces of hardware to implement a history log, security fence, seismic detection, countdown timers, and sequential firing. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192397 | HIGH VOLTAGE FIRING UNIT, ORDNANCE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A high voltage firing unit may comprise a high voltage converter, a capacitive discharge unit, and a control unit. The high voltage converter may be configured to generate a high voltage output signal from a lower voltage input signal. The capacitive discharge unit may be configured to store energy from the high voltage output signal across an energy storage device, and to discharge energy from the energy storage device in response to a fire control signal. The control unit operably may be configured to communicate with an external ordnance controller and control internal operations of the high voltage firing unit. An ordnance system, may comprise a high voltage firing unit and an ordnance controller configured to communicate data with the control unit and at least one power signal to the high voltage converter. A method for operating a high voltage firing unit is also disclosed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192398 | Explosive Matrix Assembly Tool - An explosive matrix includes a grid structure formed from a single length of detonating cord with one set of spaced-apart detonating cord sections lying in one plane that perpendicularly overlays a second set of spaced-apart sections lying in a second plane such that at each section crossing location the crossing consists of no more than two perpendicular sections of detonating cord. A tool for forming the matrix includes a frame comprising four side members, each having identical castellated edges in which are defined a plurality of notches for receiving a section of detonating cord. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192399 | PORTABLE COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE HAVING A HANDLE THAT INCLUDES ELECTRONICS - A portable articulated arm coordinate measurement machine having an articulated arm that includes a first arm connected to a second arm segment by a connecting segment. An assembly is provided having a first pair of bearings and a first optical encoder and a second pair of bearings and a second optical encoder The first optical encoder includes a first patterned disk and a first read head. The second optical encoder includes a second patterned disk and a second read head. The first and second patterned disks are both fixed with respect to the connecting segment. An electronic circuit is operably coupled to the first read head and the second read head, the electronics being configured to determine three-dimensional coordinates of the probe based at least in part on a first angle and a second angle measured by the first and second optical encoders. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192400 | Handheld Measuring Device - A handheld measuring device is provided that facilitates measurement of elongated articles such as wire, rope, cable, tubing, and the like. The device includes a housing having an upper and a lower roller that are adapted to bear against an article to be measured. The lower roller is connected to a counter assembly and the upper roller is rotatably supported within a clevis and affixed to a plunger assembly. A spring biased locking mechanism locks the plunger assembly in place as the article to be measured is drawn between the rollers. The counter assembly registers a linear distance traveled by the lower roller for accurate measurement of the work piece. The device can be deployed in one hand and is suitable to be carried on one's person when not in use. The housing facilitates insertion of a work piece while the rollers and clevis member prevent separation from the rollers. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192401 | JIG FOR FIREARM LOWER RECEIVER MANUFACTURE - A machining tool assembly for manufacturing a firearm lower receiver includes a first and second side jig which are configured to be disposed on opposite sides of the firearm lower receiver and configured to removably attach to one another securing the firearm lower receiver therebetween. A drill block jig is removably attachable to the first and second side jigs disposed above the top surface of the firearm lower receiver, wherein the drill block jig comprises a plurality of through holes. A template spacer jig is removably attachable to the first and second side jigs disposed above the top surface of the firearm lower receiver, wherein the template spacer jig comprises a spacer aperture disposed through a template spacer thickness. A first and second pocket templates are removably attachable and disposed onto the template spacer jig. A router support plate is disposed onto either the first or second pocket templates. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192402 | WEARABLE INPUT DEVICE - Methods and systems are disclosed for integrating LC circuits into a user's jewelry for controlling systems such as computer games. The resonant frequency of the circuit at each of multiple rings worn by the user may be adjustable. A secondary coil within each ring may be moved in relation to the magnetic field generated by a primary coil that may be part of another piece of jewelry, such as a watch or a bracelet, to generate control signals. The magnetic field may inductively couple and power the rings, which may each contain an LC tank circuit. If powered, each of these circuits may oscillate at its resonant frequency. A receiver system may comprise an antenna and a tuning circuit to detect a resonant frequency as an input to control moves of a character within a game, for example for use with heads-up displays (HUDs) for augmented reality applications. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192403 | ROTATIONAL ANGLE DETECTING DEVICE - A rotational angle detecting device includes a resistor of which one end is connected to the power source and the other end is grounded, a rotary potentiometer having two wipers which come into sliding contact with the surface of the resistor, a control unit which detects voltage applied to each of the wipers depending on the positions thereof upon the surface of the resistor, two resistors connected at one end to each of the two wipers, and switching means which switch the connection state between the other end of the two resistors and the power source under control of the control unit. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192404 | REDUCING REGISTRATION ERROR OF FRONT AND BACK WAFER SURFACES UTILIZING A SEE-THROUGH CALIBRATION WAFER - A calibration wafer and a method for calibrating an interferometer system are disclosed. The calibration method includes: determining locations of the holes defined in the calibration wafer based on two opposite intensity frame; comparing the locations of the holes against the locations measured utilizing an external measurement device; adjusting a first optical magnification or a second optical magnification at least partially based on the comparison result; defining a first distortion map for each of the first and second intensity frames based on the comparison of the locations of the holes; generating an extended distortion map for each of the first and second intensity frames by map fitting the first distortion map; and utilizing the extended distortion map for each of the first and second intensity frames to reduce at least one of: a registration error or an optical distortion in a subsequent measurement process. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192405 | Methods and Apparatus for Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography - In one embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) in a laser ring is chosen to provide low polarization-dependent gain (PDG) and a booster semiconductor optical amplifier, outside of the ring, is chosen to provide high polarization-dependent gain. The use of a semiconductor optical amplifier with low polarization-dependent gain nearly eliminates variations in the polarization state of the light at the output of the laser, but does not eliminate the intra-sweep variations in the polarization state at the output of the laser, which can degrade the performance of the SS-OCT system. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192406 | DIAGNOSING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE AND ELIMINATING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE IN 3D SCANNERS USING PROJECTION PATTERNS - A method for determining 3D coordinates of points on a surface of the object by providing a non-contact 3D measuring device having a projector and camera coupled to a processor, projecting a pattern onto the surface to determine a first set of 3D coordinates of points on the surface, determining susceptibility of the object to multipath interference by projecting and reflecting rays from the measured 3D coordinates of the points, selecting a pattern as a single line stripe or a single spot based on the susceptibility to multipath interference, and projecting the pattern onto the surface to determine a second set of 3D coordinates. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192407 | DIAGNOSING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE AND ELIMINATING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE IN 3D SCANNERS USING AUTOMATED REPOSITIONING - A method for determining 3D coordinates of points on a surface of the object by providing a 3D coordinate measurement device attached to a moveable apparatus that is coupled to a position sensing mechanism, all coupled to a processor, projecting a pattern of light onto the surface to determine a first set of 3D coordinates of points on the surface, determining susceptibility of the object to multipath interference by projecting and reflecting rays from the measured 3D coordinates of the points, moving the moveable apparatus under processor control to change the relative position of the device and the object, and projecting the a pattern of light onto the surface to determine a second set of 3D coordinates. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192408 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING MOTION OF SUBJECT USING EVENT-BASED SENSOR - A method is provided for analyzing motion of a subject. The method includes receiving multiple events from an event-based sensor, the events corresponding to a luminance change of the subject; calculating velocities of the events and directions of the events; generating a motion analysis table comprising an X axis classified into multiple velocity sections, a Y axis classified into multiple direction sections, and multiple cells representing frequencies of events corresponding to combinations of the velocity sections and the direction sections; and determining a motion of the subject based on the motion analysis table. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192409 | ARTICULATING MEASURING ARM WITH LASER SCANNER - A coordinate measurement device comprises an articulated arm having a first end, a second end, and a plurality of jointed arm segments therebetween. Each arm segment defines at least one axis of rotation. A laser scanner assembly is coupled to the second end of the arm and is rotatable about a last axis of rotation of the articulated arm. The laser scanner assembly comprises a laser and an image sensor. The laser is positioned on an opposite side of the last axis of rotation from the image sensor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192410 | Electronic Gage Apparatus - A gage apparatus includes a probe, a processor, and a memory. The probe includes a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers both aligned in an axial direction along the probe. The processor is in electronic communication with the plurality of transmitters and the plurality of receivers. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor. The memory includes programming code for execution by the processor. The programming code is configured to determine a length of a structure disposed adjacent to the probe based on which of the plurality of receivers receive signals transmitted by the plurality of transmitters and reflected off the structure. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192411 | TWO AXIS INTERFEROMETER TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD - An interferometric tracking device includes image dividers arranged to form an optical cascade, with one of the image dividers being an incident image divider for the optical cascade and one or more of the image dividers being one or more exit image dividers for the optical cascade, Each of the image dividers splits incident light into a plurality of non-parallel orthogonally polarized beams, the beams from the incident image divider cascading through the other image dividers in the cascade. One of a plurality of shearing interferometers is optically coupled between optically adjacent image dividers in the cascade. The orthogonally polarized beams from the one or more exit image dividers are imaged onto one or more focal plane arrays. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192412 | ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT METHOD AND ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An ultrasonic measurement method includes: a measuring point setting step of setting an arbitrary measuring point near a weld portion inside of steel material and assuming a virtual reflecting surface that includes the measuring point and is parallel to a weld line direction; a focused beam setting step of transmitting ultrasonic waves of a shear wave mode and focusing onto the measuring point via a coupling medium at a predetermined incident angle with respect to the virtual reflecting surface; a detecting step of detecting reflected waves of the transmitted ultrasonic waves at a boundary between a base metal portion and the weld portion; and an evaluating step of evaluating a shape of the weld portion based on the reflected waves. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192413 | Motion Tracking with Reduced On-Body Sensors Set - A method of tracking the motion of a moving object having a plurality of linked segments is provided. The method uses a limited set of sensing units that are coupled to one or more of the segments to receive one or more sensor signals from the sensing units. Based on the sensor signals, the method estimates a 3D orientation and predicts a 3D position of the segments at a tracking module. The method further communicates the 3D orientation and the 3D position of the segments to a database module, and associates a pose of the object to the 3D orientation and the 3D position of the segments. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING WITH ALWAYS ON BAROMETER - Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory processor-readable media of the present disclosure are presented for efficiently executing applications based on pressure sensor data. In some embodiments, a method includes monitoring pressure, and determining a rate of change in the pressure over time exceeds a predetermined rate-of-pressure-change threshold. The method further includes subsequently determining that the rate of change in the pressure over time no longer exceeds the predetermined rate-of-pressure-change threshold. The method further includes determining a change in pressure has exceeded a predetermined pressure-change threshold, and performing floor disambiguation. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192415 | GYRO QUADRATURE STABALIZATION WITH DEMODULATION PHASE ERROR NULLING - A gyroscope system may include a disc resonator gyroscope including a plurality of electrodes embedded in the disc resonator gyroscope. The electrodes may be configured for at least applying a drive voltage and a tuning voltage to the disc resonator gyroscope and for sensing operating parameters of the disc resonator gyroscope. The gyroscope system may also include a quadrature stabilization circuit configured to measure a quadrature error and generate a quadrature regulating voltage based on the quadrature error. The tuning voltage may be adjusted by the quadrature regulating voltage to cancel an effect of voltage flicker before being applied to a tuning electrode of the disc resonator gyroscope. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192416 | INTEGRATED MOTION PROCESSING UNIT (MPU) WITH MEMS INERTIAL SENSING AND EMBEDDED DIGITAL ELECTRONICS - A module operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board. The module includes a linear accelerometer to provide a first measurement output corresponding to a measurement of linear acceleration in at least one axis, and a first rotation sensor operable to provide a second measurement output corresponding to a measurement of rotation about at least one axis. The accelerometer and the first rotation sensor are formed on a first substrate. The module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to receive both the first measurement output from the linear accelerometer and the second measurement output from the first rotation sensor. The ASIC includes an analog-to-digital converter and is implemented on a second substrate. The first substrate is vertically bonded to the second substrate. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192417 | RING LASER GYROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED POLARIZATION - A ring laser gyroscope comprises a laser block that defines an optical closed loop pathway configured to contain a lasing gas. A plurality of mirror structures are respectively mounted on the laser block, with each of the mirror structures having a respective reflective surface that is in optical communication with the optical closed loop pathway. A plurality of electrodes are coupled to the laser block, with the electrodes configured to generate a pair of counter-propagating laser beams from the lasing gas in the optical closed loop pathway. At least one optical sensor is coupled to one of the mirror structures, with the optical sensor in optical communication with the closed loop pathway. A polarizer is in optical communication with the optical sensor. The polarizer is configured to pass laser light having substantially one polarization mode to the optical sensor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192418 | GUIDANCE DEVICE, GUIDANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A guidance device includes: a storing unit that stores information regarding content, a reproduction time of the content, and a providing range different from each content; a calculation unit that acquires a current position of a user and calculates a movement status; a selection unit that estimates, based on the movement status of the user calculated by the calculation unit, a position of the user at a time when the reproduction time of the content has passed, and selects from the storing unit content whose content providing range includes the estimated position. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192419 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH RANKING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a geographic band with a control unit; generating a point of interest ranking based on a point of interest within the geographic band; calculating a point of interest score based on a band score, a diversity score, a popularity score, or a combination thereof; and updating the point of interest ranking based on the point of interest score for presenting on a device. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192420 | FOLLOW-ME APPLICATION - A follow-me application can be configured to generate a follow-me identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies a particular route traveled by a computing device executing the follow-me application. The follow-me application can also be configured to determine route data for the particular route traveled. The route data characterizes turn-by-turn directions to facilitate travel along the particular route by another computing device. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192421 | COURSE-BASED PLACE SEARCHING - Course-based place searching systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a system for performing a course-based place search may include a navigation device, a processing device, and a display. The navigation device may be configured to track a location and a course of the vehicle. The processing device may be communicatively coupled to the navigation device and may be configured to request places from a resource based at least in part on the location of the vehicle and the search criterion and to return a first one or more places received from the resource to an occupant of the vehicle. The first one or more places may be based at least in part on the course of the vehicle. The display may be communicatively coupled to the processing device. The first one or more places may be displayed on the display. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192422 | TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention combines the geographical coverage possible with fixed, pre-defined route segment costs (e.g. the legal speed limit) with, wherever possible, richer time dependent costs. A user of, for example, a portable navigation device, can therefore continue route planning as before to virtually any destination in a country covered by the stored map database, but wherever possible, can also use traffic data with time-dependent costs, so that the effect of congestion with any time predictability can be accurately taken into account as an automatic, background process. It leaves the user to simply carry on driving, following the guidance offered by the navigation device, without needing to be concerned about congestion that exists now, and whether it will impact his journey. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192423 | VEHICLE CONTENTS INVENTORY SYSTEM INTERFACE - A vehicle inventory interface system may include a user interface configured to present a plurality of vehicle icons each representing a vehicle in a fleet, present at least one list icon associated with each vehicle icon, receive a selection of one of the list icons, and display, in response to the selection, an inventory list associated with the selected list icon and indicating whether items specified by the inventory list are present within the vehicle. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192424 | Adjusting a Map Area Displayed on a Portable Electronic Device According to Detected Speed - A method of adjusting a map area displayed on a portable electronic device includes displaying a map of a current location of the portable electronic device on a display of the portable electronic device, calculating a current speed of the portable electronic device, and adjusting data shown on the display by hiding menu information and increasing a size of the displayed map when the current speed of the portable electronic device is greater than a threshold value. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192425 | FACILITY SEARCH APPARATUS AND FACILITY SEARCH METHOD - An on-vehicle apparatus includes a microphone which inputs voice produced by a user, a speech example provision unit which provides a speech example for the user before the voice input is performed using the microphone, a hard disk device which stores registration information which is registered and updated in response to operations performed by the user and which includes an address itself or unique information used to specify the address, and a speech example setting unit which reads the registration information stored in the hard disk apparatus and set the address corresponding to the registration information as the speech example. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192426 | Input/Output Functions Related To A Portable Device In An Automotive Environment - To facilitate various functionality related to interactions between a portable device and a vehicle head unit, systems and methods (i) efficiently provide audio navigation instructions to a vehicle head unit; (ii) enable data exchange between a portable device which is not in direct communication with a vehicle head unit and the vehicle head unit; and (iii) provide visual output in response to user gestures in an automotive environment. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150192427 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A navigation apparatus includes storage configured to store a graphic map and a photographic map, a controller configured to control to convert the photographic map into the graphic map to display the graphic map when the photographic map and actual topography or the photographic map and the graphic map include mutually different positions in a photographic map display mode, and a display configured to display the graphic map or the photographic map and display a current position of a vehicle on the graphic map or the photographic map. | 2015-07-09 |
