29th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220229366 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND PATTERN FORMATION METHODS - Disclosed herein is a pattern formation method, comprising (a) applying a layer of a photoresist composition over a semiconductor substrate, (b) pattern-wise exposing the photoresist composition layer to i-line radiation; and (c) developing the exposed photoresist composition layer to provide a resist relief image; wherein the photoresist composition comprises a non-ionic photoacid generator; a solvent; a first polymer and a second polymer; and wherein the first polymer comprises a polymeric dye. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229367 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes: a first polymer including a structural unit which includes an acid-labile group; a second polymer including a structural unit represented by formula (1); and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. R | 2022-07-21 |
20220229368 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION - A resist underlayer film forming composition wherein a flat film forms exhibiting high etching resistance, a good dry etching rate ratio and optical constant, has good coverage, and a small difference in film thickness after embedding. Also included are a resist underlayer film using the resist underlayer film forming composition; and a method for producing a semiconductor apparatus. This resist underlayer film forming composition includes: at least one compound of formula (A); at least one polymer of formula (B); and a solvent. (In formula (A), X represents a C2-C50 n-valent organic group, and n Y's represent a C6-C60 aromatic hydrocarbon group having at least one hydroxyl group, n represents an integer of 1-4.) [In formula (B), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group, and R2 represents at least one group from formulae (B-1) to (B-3). (In formulae (B-1) to (B-3), * represents a bond with an adjacent oxygen atom.)] | 2022-07-21 |
20220229369 | METHOD FOR REMOVING RESIST LAYER, METHOD OF FORMING A PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE - A method for removing a resist layer is provided. A resist layer is formed with a material comprising a metal oxide core with organic ligands. A chlorine-containing compound or a methyl group-containing compound is globally applied onto the resist layer to allow the chlorine-containing compound or the methyl group-containing compound to perform a ligand exchange process with the resist layer so as to remove the resist layer through sublimation. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229370 | ANTI-SLIPPERY STAMP LANDING RING - Apparatus and methods of performing nanoimprint lithography using an anti-slip landing ring are provided. In one embodiment, a process chamber for nanoimprint lithography is provided and includes a substrate support and a ring disposed on the substrate support. The ring has a top surface opposite the substrate support, and the top surface has a grid pattern. A bottom surface facing the substrate support has a different pattern compared to the grid pattern. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES - A photolithography system utilizes tin droplets to generate extreme ultraviolet radiation for photolithography. The photolithography system irradiates the droplets with a laser. The droplets become a plasma and emit extreme ultraviolet radiation. An array of sensors sense the extreme ultraviolet radiation and charged particles emitted by the droplets. A control system analyses sensor signals from the sensors and adjusts plasma generation parameters responsive to the sensor signals. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229372 | GUIDING DEVICE - An actuator, configured to move a first object with respect to a second object, that includes a first body having an annular ring, a second body, arranged movably with respect to the first body, having a longitudinal shaft at least partially disposed within the annular ring, and at least one spring device, arranged between the first body and the second body, wherein the at least one spring device is configured to guide relative movements between the first body and the second body in a range of movement, and the at least one spring device has two or more leaf springs, wherein each of the two or more leaf springs is connected to the first body and to the second body, and wherein at least one of the leaf springs is in a non-planar state when the spring device is in an equilibrium position. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229373 | METHODS OF DETERMINING CORRECTIONS FOR A PATTERNING PROCESS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A method of determining a correction for a process parameter related to a lithographic process, wherein the lithographic process includes a plurality of runs during each one of which a pattern is applied to one or more substrates. The method of determining includes obtaining pre-exposure metrology data describing a property of a substrate; obtaining post-exposure metrology data comprising one or more measurements of the process parameter having been performed on one or more previously exposed substrates; assigning, based on the pre-exposure metrology data, a group membership status from one or more groups to the substrate; and determining the correction for the process parameter based on the group membership status and the post-exposure metrology data. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229374 | METHOD OF DETERMINING CHARACTERISTIC OF PATTERNING PROCESS BASED ON DEFECT FOR REDUCING HOTSPOT - Methods for optimizing an aspect of a patterning process based on defects. For example, a method of source and mask optimization of a patterning process includes obtaining a location on a substrate having a threshold probability of having a defect; defining an defect ambit around the location to include a portion of a pattern on the substrate and one or more evaluation points associated with the portion of the pattern; determining a value of a first cost function based on a defect metric associated with the defect; determining a first guide function for the first cost function, wherein the first guide function is associated with a performance metric of the patterning process at the one or more evaluation locations within the defect ambit; and adjusting a source and/or a mask characteristic based on the value of the first cost function, and the first guide function. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229375 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING STOCHASTIC VARIATION ASSOCIATED WITH DESIRED PATTERN - A method for determining stochastic edge placement error associated with a pattern. The method includes acquiring, via a metrology tool, a plurality of images of the pattern at a defined location on the substrate without performing a substrate alignment therebetween; and generating at least two data: (i) first data associated with the pattern using a first set of images of the plurality of images, and (ii) second data associated with the pattern using a second set of images of the plurality of images. The first set of images and the second set of images include at least one different image. The method further includes determining (e.g., via a decomposition algorithm), using the first data and the second data associated with the pattern at the defined location, the stochastic edge placement error associated with the pattern. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229376 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND DEVICE FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE - The electrophotographic electroconductive member includes a support having an electroconductive outer surface, and an electroconductive layer on the surface of the support. The electroconductive layer has a matrix containing a crosslinked product of a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, and the domains each contain a crosslinked product of a second rubber and electroconductive particles. The matrix has a volume resistivity R1 of more than 1.0×10 | 2022-07-21 |
20220229377 | PRESSURE-RESPONSIVE PARTICLES, CARTRIDGE, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATTER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATTER, AND PRINTED MATTER - Pressure-responsive particles include pressure-responsive base particles and resin particles, in which the pressure-responsive base particles contain a styrene-based resin that contains styrene and other vinyl monomers as polymerization components and a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin that contains at least two kinds of (meth)acrylic acid esters as polymerization components, a ratio of a mass of the (meth)acrylic acid esters to a total mass of polymerization components is 90% by mass or more in the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based resin, the pressure-responsive particles have at least two glass transition temperatures, a difference between a lowest glass transition temperature and a highest glass transition temperature is 30° C. or higher, and a ratio of a mass of the resin particles to a total mass of the pressure-responsive particles is 0.05% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229378 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID DEVELOPER - A method for producing a liquid developer containing a resin binder, a colorant, and an insulating liquid, the resin binder containing a polyester resin A comprising a constituting unit derived from an alcohol component and a constituting unit derived from a carboxylic acid component containing an acid modified product A of an α-olefin polymer having 3 or more carbon atoms and 18 or less carbon atoms, including: step I: stirring raw materials containing the resin binder and the colorant or raw materials containing the resin binder, the colorant, and a part of the insulating liquid at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder; and step II: adding dropwise the insulating liquid to a stirred mixture of the step I in an amount to make a total of the amounts used in the step I and the step II of 50 parts by mass or more and 500 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the resin binder and the colorant at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder, thereby carrying out a phase inversion emulsification, to provide a dispersion of toner particles. The liquid developer obtained by the method of the present invention is suitably used for development or the like of latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229379 | ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Used is an electro-conductive member for electrophotography including: a support having an electro-conductive outer surface; and an electro-conductive layer on the outer surface of the support, wherein the electro-conductive layer includes: a matrix containing a first crosslinked rubber product and having a volume resistivity greater than 1.0×10 | 2022-07-21 |
20220229380 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING DEVELOPER TRANSPORTING MEMBER THAT TRANSPORTS DEVELOPER TOWARD A DEVELOPER BEARING MEMBER - An image forming apparatus is capable of performing a second image forming operation in which a peripheral velocity ratio of a developer bearing member to an image bearing member becomes greater than that in a first image forming operation, and in which a potential difference between a developing bias applied to the developer bearing member and a supply bias applied to a supply member becomes a potential difference at which a urging force causing a developer at the contact portion between the developer bearing member and the supply member to move from the supply member to the developer bearing member becomes smaller than that in the first image forming operation, or becomes a potential difference at which a urging force causing the developer to move from the developer bearing member to the supply member is generated. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229381 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING BLADE AND BLADE HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING END PORTION OF BLADE - A developing cartridge includes: a casing having a groove recessed inward; a developing roller having an outer circumferential surface; a blade; and a blade holder having a first plate and a second plate. The developing roller is rotatable about a rotational axis extending in a first direction. The blade regulates a thickness of toner layer on the outer circumferential surface. The blade has one end portion and another end portion in a second direction. The another end portion of the blade is positioned farther from the outer circumferential surface than the one end portion of the blade is from the outer circumferential surface. The first plate extends in the second direction and supports the another end portion of the blade. The second plate extends from the first plate in a third direction crossing the second direction to have a distal end portion positioned within the groove. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229382 | DEVELOPING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETECTING STORAGE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPER DETECTION METHOD - A developing device includes a storage portion storing a developer, a conveying portion stirring and conveying the developer in the storage portion, a sensor, an acquisition processing portion, and a correction processing portion. The sensor outputs an electrical signal in accordance with magnetic permeability at a predetermined detection position in a conveyance path of the developer. The acquisition processing portion acquires a specific value based on the electrical signal outputted during a rotation period of the conveying portion. The correction processing portion corrects the specific value based on a rotation speed of the conveying portion when a fluctuation width of the electrical signal outputted during the rotation period of the conveying portion is less than a predetermined threshold, and corrects the specific value based on the rotation speed of the conveying portion and the fluctuation width when the fluctuation width is equal to or greater than the threshold. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229383 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus to and from which a replenishment container accommodating toner is attachable and detachable and which is configured to form a toner image on a recording material, the image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a developer container, a developing bearing member, a replenishment port through which the developer container can be replenished with toner, a restriction member capable of transitioning to an allowance state in which a rotation of the replenishment container is allowed and to a restriction state in which the rotation of the replenishment container is restricted, a notification portion configured to notify a replenishment procedure for replenishing the developer container with toner from the replenishment container, and a controller configured to cause the notification portion to notify at least one step of the replenishment procedure. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229384 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a colorant image former; an image holder configured to hold a colorant image formed by the colorant image forming unit and to be rotationally driven; a transfer member configured to transfer the colorant image onto a recording medium, which is transported from an upstream side, by sandwiching the recording medium between the transfer member and the image holder, and rotationally driving the transfer member to transport the recording medium to a downstream side; and a contact-and-separation mechanism configured to relatively contact or separate the image holder and the transfer member, in which, in response to an abnormality being detected, the image forming apparatus operates in a mode in which the contact-and-separation mechanism relatively separates the image holder and the transfer member, and then rotational driving of the transfer member is stopped after rotational driving of the image holder is stopped. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229385 | RECORDING MATERIAL COOLING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A recording material cooling device includes a first unit provided with a first endless belt and a cooling member, a second unit provided with a second endless belt and a supporting member but not provided with a cooling member, a holding member and a fixing member. The holding member is fixed to a supporting frame and rotatably holds the supporting member in order to be rotated by a user. The fixing member fixes the supporting member to the holding member at any rotating position by the user. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229386 | HEATING UNIT - A heating unit includes a heater, a temperature sensor, an endless belt, a holder, a first heat conductive member, and a second heat conductive member. The first heat conductive member includes a first heater-side surface facing the heater, a first opposite surface, and an opening. The first heat conductive member has a heat conductivity higher than that of the substrate. The second heat conductive member includes a second heater-side surface facing the heater and a second opposite surface. The second heat conductive member is positioned at a position corresponding to the opening when viewed in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the first opposite surface. The temperature sensor is in contact with the second opposite surface of the second heat conductive member. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229387 | HEATING UNIT - A heating unit includes a heater including a substrate and a resistance heating element, a temperature sensor, an endless belt, a holder, a first heat conductive sheet located between the heater and the holder, and a second heat conductive sheet which is smaller than the first heat conductive heat member. The first heat conductive sheet includes a first heater-side surface which is in contact with a back surface of the heater and a first opposite surface. The first heat conductive sheet has a heat conductivity higher than that of the substrate. The second heat conductive sheet includes a second heater-side surface which is in contact with the first opposite surface and a second opposite surface. The temperature sensor is in contact with the second opposite surface of the second heat conductive sheet. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229388 | Heater and Image Forming Apparatus - A heater according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a plurality of first heating elements. Each first heating element includes an inclined portion, a first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the one surface of the substrate, the inclined portion is provided between the first wiring and the second wiring and inclined with respect to the first direction. An angle between the first (second) connecting portion side and the first (second) wiring side on an inclined portion side is larger than an angle between the first (second) wiring side on the inclined portion side and the inclined portion side on one (the other) side of the first direction where an angle between the inclined portion side and the first (second) wiring side on the inclined portion side is 90° or less. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229389 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image formation apparatus includes: an image former that forms an image on a recording medium delivered along a predetermined delivery path and outputs the recording medium; a first hardware processor that judges whether or not the recording medium is an envelope; a second hardware processor that acquires a basis weight of the recording medium; a third hardware processor that determines control for when an image is formed on the recording medium on the basis of a judgment result from the first hardware processor and a basis weight acquired by the second hardware processor; and a fourth hardware processor that controls operation of the image former on the basis of a determination result from the third hardware processor. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229390 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a sheet feeding portion, a first guiding member, a second guiding member, a driving portion, a detecting portion, and a controller. When a leading end of a sheet is detected by the detecting portion, in a case that information on a thickness of the sheet fed by the sheet feeding portion is a first thickness, the controller controls the driving portion so that a distance in a sheet feeding passage with respect to a thickness direction is a first distance, and in a case that the information on the thickness of the sheet fed by the sheet feeding portion is a second thickness thinner than the first thickness, the controller controls the driving portion so that the distance in the sheet feeding passage with respect to the thickness direction is a second distance shorter than the first distance. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229391 | ELASTIC BODY FOR BLADES AND CLEANING BLADE USING THIS ELASTIC BODY - The present invention addresses the issue of providing a cleaning blade having excellent durability. An elastic body for blades is provided that has an abutting section that comprises a heat-curable polyurethane urea that is a reaction product of at least a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a curing agent including a diaminobenzoic acid ester indicated by general formula (1). | 2022-07-21 |
20220229392 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL FRAME OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a metal frame of an image forming apparatus that is provided with a first support, a second support that is spaced apart from the first support and that supports an image forming unit together with the first support, and a connecting member that connects the first support and the second support, the method including: a first step of erecting the first support on a base portion, which is a first step of provisionally assembling the first support on a jig that has a base portion and a support portion erected on the base portion; a second step of achieving provisional assembly by placing the connecting member on the support portion of the jig and, through engagement between the first support and the connecting member, causing the connecting member to be supported by the first support and the support portion; a third step of engaging the connecting member and the second support; and a fixing step of fixing the first support and the connecting member and fixing the second support and the connecting member. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229393 | DRUM UNIT, CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a process cartridge, a drum unit capable of receiving a driving force from the main assembly, and an image forming apparatus including the process cartridge. A cartridge is provided with a movable member having a driving force receiving portion. The movable member moves between an advanced position and a retracted position. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229394 | DRUM CARTRIDGE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL CONTACT SURFACE POSITIONED AT OUTER SURFACE OF DRUM FRAME - A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; a photosensitive drum; and a first storage medium. The drum frame has one end portion and another end portion spaced apart from the one end portion in a first direction. The photosensitive drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a second direction and is positioned at the one end portion of the drum cartridge. The first storage medium includes a first electrical contact surface. The first storage medium is positioned at an outer surface of the drum frame, the outer surface being exposed in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229395 | INTERLAYERS AND ENCAPSULATION LAYERS FOR USE WITH HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Interlayers that exhibit superior properties and that provide desirable optical properties when incorporated into laminates, such as windshields, windows or other glazings containing a holographic optical element (HOE) are disclosed. The interlayers, when used in a laminate in conjunction with the HOE film, maintain and do not detract from the HOE film properties. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229396 | REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION MODIFICATION IN A HOLOGRAPHIC GRATING - Techniques disclosed herein relate to modifying refractive index modulation in a holographic optical element, such as a holographic grating. According to certain embodiments, a holographic optical element or apodized grating includes a polymer layer comprising a first region characterized by a first refractive index and a second region characterized by a second refractive index. The holographic optical element or apodized grating includes a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed in the polymer layer. The nanoparticles have a higher concentration in either the first region or the second region. In some embodiments, the nanoparticles may be configured to increase the refractive index modulation. In some embodiments, the nanoparticles may be configured to apodize the grating by decreasing the refractive index modulation proximate to sides of the grating. The refractive index may be modulated by applying a monomer reservoir buffer layer to the polymer layer, either before or after hologram fabrication. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229397 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PHASE INFORMATION - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for processing phase information. When receiving a phase image including phase information, a processing device performs phase remapping of mapping the phase image to a predetermined range. The predetermined range is a range of a first phase value to a second phase value having a period of 2π, and a difference between the first phase value and the second phase value is 2π. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229398 | OPTO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO REMOVE ZEROTH ORDER DIFFRACTION IN PHASE-ONLY SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - An optical image generation system including: a spatial light modulator (SLM) configured to receive an input collimated laser beam and modulate the wavefront of the laser beam; one or more optical elements configured to project the modulated laser beam onto a focal plane; a first mirror and a second mirror situated at the focal plane, an edge of the first mirror being adjacent to an edge of the second mirror, the first mirror reflects a first portion of the modulated laser beam in a first direction, the second mirror reflects a second portion of the modulated laser beam in a second direction; and an objective lens projects the first and second portions into a combined image; wherein the zeroth order diffraction is block or suppressed at the center of the focal plane. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229399 | Rotating GMT Watch Bezel With Minute Markers - A watch bezel provides a GMT function and a count-up time-tracking function. The watch bezel includes a first set of indicia to indicate 24 hours associated with the GMT function of the watch and a second set of indicia to indicate 60 minutes in an hour. When mounted or attached to the watch casing or body, the bezel is rotatable in the clockwise direction and in the counter-clockwise direction. The watch bezel enables a user to read or set the time associated with a secondary time zone without adjusting any hands on the watch. The second set of indicia comprises a plurality of incremental minute markers and allows a user to track elapsed time. The capability of tracking elapsed time allows the watch to be used in activities that require tracking of elapsed time such as diving or other sporting events. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229400 | INDUSTRIAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BUILDING AND/OR PROCESSING A KNOWLEDGE GRAPH - Provided is an industrial device for building and/or processing a knowledge graph, with at least one sensor and/or at least one data source configured for providing raw data, with an ETL component, configured for converting the raw data into triple statements, using mapping rules, with a triple store, storing the triple statements as a dynamically changing knowledge graph (with a learning component, configured for processing the triple statements in a learning mode, and for performing an inference in an inference mode, and with a control component, configured for switching between different modes of operation of the learning component. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229401 | Systems and Methods for Inferring Taxonomies in Manufacturing Processes - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for inferring knowledge about manufacturing process metrics. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for inferring knowledge about manufacturing process metrics. The method may comprise: (a) receiving one or more metrics associated with a manufacturing process; and (b) using a hierarchy of models to generate one or more inferences about the manufacturing process based on the one or more metrics, wherein the hierarchy of models comprises one or more individual models and one or more ensemble models configured to generate the one or more inferences based on a combination or an aggregation of outputs generated by the one or more individual models. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229402 | OPERATING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO DETECT AIRPLANE FLIGHT EVENTS - A portable electronic device is controlled, for example to selectively activate a flight mode, based on first event data and/or second event data. The first event data is generated by operating a first model for detection of airplane flight events, AFEs, on first sensing data representing ambient pressure. The second event data is generated by operating a second model for detection of AFEs on second sensing data representing own motion or ambient sound. A control method in the portable electronic device generates training data comprising groups of time-aligned data samples from the first event data and the second sensing data, generates an updated second model by use of the training data, and replaces the second model by the updated second model. The control method facilitates adaptation of the portable electronic device to detect airplane flight events in new environments and enables improved robustness when detecting AFEs. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229403 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICE OPENINGS FOR COMPLETION DESIGN - Defining flow control device configurable positions include executing a reservoir simulator on a reservoir model to obtain a collection of flow control device settings defined in continuous space. For each number of multiple numbers of clusters, a cluster analysis is individually performed on the collection to obtain a set of flow control device configurable positions. The set includes the number of flow control device configurable positions and its corresponding inflow area or diameter. Performing the cluster analysis across the numbers generates multiple sets for the multiple numbers of clusters. The sets of flow control device configurable positions are compared to obtain a selected set of flow control device configurable positions, which is presented in a completion design. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229404 | OFF-GRID ENERGY TRANSFER - An example operation includes one or more of directing, by a transport, another transport in need of a first amount of charge to an off-grid stationary battery, providing, by the transport, a second amount of charge to the off-grid stationary battery, and notifying, by the transport, the another transport to retrieve the first amount of charge, wherein the first amount of charge is less than the second amount of charge. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229405 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An apparatus for the remote control of a household appliance is configured to receive a remote-control instruction for the remote control of a household appliance from a mobile control device. The apparatus is configured to determine a position of the control device relative to the household appliance by using an indoor positioning system. The apparatus is further configured to implement or not implement the remote-control instruction as a function of the determined position of the control device. A system and a method for the remote control of a household appliance are also provided. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229406 | POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTER BASED TRANSFORMER EMULATOR - A transformer emulator includes a DC bus, a first power electronics converter circuit having a DC port coupled to the DC bus, a second power electronics converter circuit having a DC port coupled to the DC bus, and a third power electronics converter circuit having DC port coupled to the DC bus. The transformer emulator further includes a control circuit configured to control the first, second and third power electronics converter circuits to emulate a transformer having a first port corresponding to an AC port of the first power electronics converter circuit and a second port corresponding to an AC port of the second power electronics converter circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the first and second power electronics converter circuits to emulate a voltage transformation of the transformer and to control the third power electronics converter circuit to emulate a loss of the transformer. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229407 | STAGING ALGORITHM FOR TWO STAGE HEATING/COOLING EQUIPMENT - A system includes a two stage heat exchanger and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a call from a thermostat and execute, in response to the call, an adaptive staging algorithm. The adaptive staging algorithm is configured to determine, in response to a recent cycle of the two stage heat exchanger being a first stage cycle, a first stage up time of the two stage heat exchanger as a first function of a first value, the first value corresponding to the recent cycle being the first stage cycle. The adaptive staging algorithm is also configured to determine, in response to the recent cycle of the two stage heat exchanger being a second stage cycle, a second stage up time of the two stage heat exchanger as a second function of a second value, the second value corresponding to the recent cycle being the second stage cycle, where the first and second values are different. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229408 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A PERSONALIZED USER ENVIRONMENT - A system and method of creating a personalized sounds and visuals environment to address a person's individual environment and state by receiving output from a plurality of sensors, the sensors detecting the activity of the user and the environment in which the user is active. Sounds and/or visuals to be transmitted to the user for listening and watching on the user's device are determined based on one or more of the sensor outputs, a user profile, a user mode, a user state, and a user context. The determined sounds and/or visuals are transmitted and presented to the user, and the determined sounds and/or visuals are automatically and dynamically modified in real time based on changes in the output from one or more of the plurality of sensors and/or changes in the user's profile. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229409 | MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SAFETY OF CRITICAL COMPRESSED GAS ASSETS AND OPERATIONS - A method and mobile device are provided for managing safety aspects associated with assets of a compressed gas system. The mobile device captures a unique identifier coupled to and associated with an asset of a compressed gas system, establishes a wireless connection with a remote database storing historical data associated with the asset, and displays prompts related to the asset where the prompts include asset-inspection-criteria prompts. User-supplied responses to the prompts are received at the mobile device. The mobile device then transmits the responses via the wireless connection to the remote database for inclusion with the historical data associated with the asset. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229410 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING CONTROLLER BOARD ID OF HVDC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for setting up a board ID of a board used for a controller in a HVDC system that is capable of shortening inspection time of a board by easily identifying a location and a type of the board for inspection mounted. The apparatus for setting up a board ID of a board used for a controller in a HVDC system in the present invention comprises: IO boards for controlling submodules; a main board for managing the at least one IO board, and a backplane for connecting the main board with the at least one IO board. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229411 | REMOTE PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES - Systems and methods for management of remotely programmable, programmable logic devices (remote PLDs) are disclosed. An example system includes a remote PLD including a plurality of programmable logic blocks (PLBs) arranged in a PLD fabric and a programmable input/output (I/O) coupled to the PLD fabric. The remote PLD is configured to form a communications link between the remote PLD and a remote PLD management system node over a communications network via a communication module of the remote PLD or a host device configured to interface with the remote PLD over the programmable I/O. The remote PLD is configured to receive a protected configuration image from the remote PLD management system node over the communications link and programs the PLD fabric according to the protected configuration image. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229412 | NIR SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Creating NIR sensor calibration models and their use in agricultural work machines is disclosed. A database structure, such as a database structure system, for creating calibration models for an NIR sensor system is used. The database structure includes raw data of the NIR spectra of one or both of plant material and other substances. The raw data are generated by one or more NIR sensor systems assigned to an agricultural work machine. The one or more NIR sensor systems transmit the raw data via an interface for the data traffic with at least one data processing unit external to the agricultural work machine. The database structure comprises one or more calibration models and the raw data, generates user-specific calibration models by using the saved raw data and/or calibration models, and provide user-specific calibration models to a user. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229413 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF NON-NETWORKED PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT UNITS - One variation of a system includes: a chassis located over a physical user interface of a production equipment unit that includes a set of physical input fields; a set of actuators coupled to the chassis; a selector manipulated by the set of actuators and interfacing with the set of physical input fields; a communication module configured to receive a command—corresponding to a virtual input entered by a remote operator at a virtual user interface representing the physical user interface and depicted within an operator portal remote from the production equipment unit—during a procedure at the production equipment unit; and a controller configured to: drive the set of actuators according to the command to manipulate the selector across a physical input field on the physical user interface and thus physically reproduce the virtual input at the physical user interface of the production equipment unit. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING DENTAL APPLIANCES - The invention is a system and method for forming a dental appliance. A control module may be configured to receive data concerning a dental model and determine a toolpath for creating a pre-cut substrate based on the data. A cutting module may be configured to create the pre-cut substrate based on the toolpath. A forming module may be configured to apply a second substrate to the pre-cut thermoforming substrate received from the cutting module and form a dental appliance from the pre-cut substrate and the secondary substrate. The method may include receiving data concerning a dental model, determining a toolpath for cutting a substrate into a pre-cut thermoforming substrate based on the data, pre-cutting a first substrate based on the toolpath to form a pre-cut substrate, applying a second substrate to the pre-cut substrate, and thermoforming a dental appliance from the pre-cut substrate and the second substrate. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229415 | LOCAL FLEET CONNECTIVITY SYSTEM AND METHODS - A local fleet connectivity system includes a plurality of machines disposed at a location. Each of the plurality of machines includes an implement and a prime mover configured to drive the implement. The system includes at least one control module communicably coupled with a first machine of the plurality of machines. The system includes at least one connectivity module communicably coupled with the plurality of machines. The at least one control module is configured to establish, via the at least one connectivity module, a connection between the plurality of machines. The at least one control module is configured to exchange, via the at least one connectivity module, data between the plurality of machines. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229416 | CONTROL SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The support device acquires locus information in which a position of a machine tool corresponding to an instruction value generated by execution of an NC program is associated with time information indicating a control time using the instruction value, and variable history information in which a value of a variable updated by execution of the sequence program is associated with time information indicating an update time The support device selects a target period in an execution period of a program, displays a portion corresponding to the target period in transition indicated by the locus information on a display device, and displays the value of the variable in the target period on the display device based on the variable history information. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229417 | IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT METHOD, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, AND INTEGRATED CONTROL DEVICE - An identifier management method is executed by a welding system. The identifier management method includes: acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces; randomly selecting any one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces to be adopted based on completion of execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces by the welding system; and setting the any one of identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces, which has been selected, as an identifier of the welded workpiece generated in the welding process. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229418 | IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT METHOD, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, AND COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL DEVICE - An identifier management method is executed by a welding system. The identifier management method includes: acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces; selecting, according to a predetermined rule, any one of the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces to be adopted based on completion of execution of a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces by the welding system; and setting the any one of identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces, which has been selected, as an identifier of the welded workpiece generated in the welding process. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229419 | SYSTEM, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A DATA COLLECTION TRAJECTORY FOR CONVEYORS - Systems, methods and apparatus for modifying a data collection trajectory for conveyors are described. An example system may include a data acquisition circuit to interpret a plurality of detection values, each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit. The system may further include a data storage circuit to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of conveyor types and an analysis circuit to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a conveyor performance parameter. A response circuit may initiate an action in response to the conveyor performance parameter. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229420 | IDENTIFIER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND READING DEVICE - An identifier output method is executed by a welding system. The identifier output method includes: acquiring information on identifiers of a plurality of original workpieces to which identification signs are assigned, respectively, the identification signs being assigned such that information on the identifiers are readable; selecting, from the identifiers of the plurality of original workpieces according to a predetermined rule, an identifier to be set for a welded workpiece to be produced by a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces; and after the selecting, in a case in which any identification sign among the identification signs assigned to the plurality of original workpieces is read by the reading device, outputting, as an identifier of the welded workpiece, the information on the identifier that has been selected to the reading device. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229421 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD - An information presentation method is an information presentation method of an identifier managed by a welding system. The information presentation method includes: selecting, from information on identifiers assigned to a plurality of original workpieces, information on an identifier of a welded workpiece to be produced by a welding process using the plurality of original workpieces; and after the selecting, outputting an alert in a case in which, among identification signs on which information on identifiers arranged in the plurality of original workpieces are readable, an identification sign corresponding to an identifier that has not been selected is read by a reading device, and presenting the information on the identifier that has been selected in a case in which an identification sign corresponding to the identifier that has been selected is read by the reading device. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229422 | INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information generation device ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220229423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED MACHINE, AUTOMATED MACHINE, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT - Aspects of operating an automated machine include: a database device for storing a plurality of machine safety rules (SRj) in terms of relationships between safety-sensor devices and technical devices, in particular requirements between safety-sensor device description data (DSDi) and technical-device description data (DDi); and a control device implemented: to retrieve the safety-sensor device description data (DSDi) and the technical-device description data (DDi) associated to the technical devices and the safety-sensor devices comprised in the automated machine, to retrieve, from the database device, safety rules (SRj) corresponding to the retrieved safety-sensor device description data (DSDi) and the technical-device description data (DDi), to determine as to whether the retrieved safety-sensor device description data (DSDi) and the technical-device description data (DDi) comply with retrieved safety rules (SRj). | 2022-07-21 |
20220229424 | Systems and Methods for Analyzing Manufacturing Runs - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for analyzing runs. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for extracting semantic artifacts from manufacturing data. The method may comprise: (a) receiving manufacturing data corresponding to a manufacturing process, wherein the manufacturing data comprises at least one of observation data, context data, temporal metric data, and/or overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) components associated with the manufacturing process; (b) extracting one or more semantic artifacts from the manufacturing data; and (c) using the one or more semantic artifacts to generate a summary representation of the manufacturing process. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229425 | Back Annotation of Load Reduction in Clients - A method for visual representation of a facility mimic diagram of a technical facility, in particular a process or manufacturing facility, which has an operator station server, an engineering station server and an operator station client, wherein a) a facility mimic diagram of the technical facility is transferred from the operator station server to the operator station client, b) visually limiting representation of the facility mimic diagram by the operator station client, and c) automatically notifying the engineering station server about the limitation of the visual representation of the facility mimic diagram set by the operator station client via a message. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229426 | PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANCE METHOD AND PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - A production design support device stores facility element information composed of specifications of facility elements; stores operation element information composed of specifications of operation elements including triggering conditions of necessary operation elements and an output destination after completion of operation; stores a production line model defined by a combination of components including link information that associates the facility element and the operation element, the facility element information, and the operation element information, or basic data of the production line model including a combination of operation elements and facility elements; sets a plurality of pieces of information among changeable specifications, changeable specifications in the operation element information, and changeable link information as variable parameters of a plurality of independent variables to generate a problem space; and causes a learning processing unit to execute an analysis process of acquiring an optimum solution or an optimum solution group of a production design. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229427 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM - To keep plant performance constant in a control apparatus for controlling a plant including a plurality of units. The control apparatus (a PCM) controls an automobile including a plurality of units. The control apparatus includes a model controller that generates a target value of a characteristic to be achieved by each unit based on a model set for each unit, a unit specifier (a performance change determinator) that specifies a unit in which performance unique to the unit has changed among the units, and a target value corrector (an FF updater) that corrects the target value for the unit that has been specified by the unit specifier. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229428 | MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, PARAMETER CALCULATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, PARAMETER CALCULATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A model generation device includes a model generation unit that generates a third model indicating a relationship between a first model and a parameter of a second model, the first model indicating a relationship between a sample and a label of the sample, the second model indicating the relationship and being different from the first model. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229429 | Load Management for Displaying an Alarm Signal Indicator - A method for visually displaying a facility mimic diagram of a technical facility which has an operator station server and an operator station client, wherein the method includes transferring the facility mimic diagram from the operator station server to the operator station client, where the facility mimic diagram includes an alarm signal indicator, communicating a duration for visually displaying the indicator, visually displaying the facility mimic diagram with the alarm signal indicator, informing the operator station client about an emergence of a new alarm signal in the management system via a message, determining a value an actual display time has to visually display the alarm signal indicator, determining whether a display time for the visual display of the alarm signal indicator with the new alarm signal would overshoot the value of the duration, limiting the visual display of the alarm signal indicator when the available duration is overshot. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAUSE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS OF ANOMALY DETECTION APPLICATIONS - A system for cause and effect analysis for unsupervised anomaly detection is provided. The system accesses a connected system having a plurality of production and/or process lines. Each production line includes a plurality of operational assets. The processor is configured to access scheduling and production data corresponding to a plurality of products manufactured in each of the plurality of production lines. The processor is configured to access sensor data and asset configuration data and asset anomaly data corresponding to each of the plurality of operational assets. The processor is configured to analyze the sensor data, asset configuration data and asset anomaly data for each of the plurality of operational assets to generate an anomaly graph representation. The processor is configured to determine one or more anomalies and/or deviating events for the plurality of operational assets and associated causal inferences for the one or more anomalies and/or deviating events based on the generated anomaly graph representation. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229431 | MULTIPLE MACHINE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A local fleet connectivity system for identifying multiple machines. The system includes a plurality of connectivity modules. Each connectivity module is communicatively and physically coupled to one of a plurality of machines. Each connectivity module configured to communicate with the other connectivity modules via a network connection. The system further includes a user device configured to communicate with the connectivity modules via a network connection. In response to a user selection on an application hosted on the user device, two or more machines of the plurality of machines are identified by one or both of an audible signal or a visual signal. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229432 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CAMERA INTERFACE FOR WIRELESS TETHERING - A method for controlling a vehicle using a mobile device includes receiving, via a user interface of the mobile device, a user input selection of a visual representation of the vehicle. The method further includes establishing a wireless connection with the vehicle for tethering with the vehicle based on the user input, determining that the mobile device is within a threshold distance limit from the vehicle, performing a line of sight verification indicative that the user is viewing an image of the vehicle via the mobile device, and causing the vehicle, via the wireless connection, to perform a remote vehicle movement control action while the mobile device is less than the threshold tethering distance from the vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229433 | MANEUVERING SUPPORT APPARATUS, MANEUVERING SUPPORT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A maneuvering support apparatus | 2022-07-21 |
20220229434 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive system to support the autonomous cleaning robot above a floor surface, an image capture device positioned on the autonomous cleaning robot to capture imagery of a portion of the floor surface forward of the autonomous cleaning robot, and a controller operably connected to the drive system and the image capture device. The drive system is operable to maneuver the autonomous cleaning robot about the floor surface. The controller is configured to execute instructions to perform operations including initiating, based on a user-selected sensitivity and the imagery captured by the image capture device, an avoidance behavior to avoid an obstacle on the portion of the floor surface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING REINFORCEMENT-LEARNING-BASED AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ACCORDING TO USER PREFERENCES - A method for optimizing autonomous driving includes applying different autonomous driving parameters to a plurality of robot agents in a simulation through an automatic setting by means of the system or a direct setting by means of a manager, so that the robot agents learn robot autonomous driving; and optimizing the autonomous driving parameters by using preference data for the autonomous driving parameters. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229436 | REAL-TIME LANE CHANGE SELECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the disclosure relate to routing an autonomous vehicle. For instance, the vehicle may be maneuvered along a route in a first lane using map information identifying a first plurality of nodes representing locations within the first lane and a second plurality of nodes representing locations within a second lane different from the first lane. While maneuvering, when the vehicle should make a lane change may be determined by assessing a cost of connecting a first node of the first plurality of nodes with a second node of a second plurality of nodes. The assessment may be used to make the lane change from the first lane to the second lane. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229437 | TRAPPED STATE DETECTION METHOD AND MOBILE PLATFORM - Disclosed are a trapped state detection method and a mobile platform. The trapped state detection method is applied to the mobile platform including an actuator, and includes: selectively acquiring first signal characteristic or second signal characteristic in an external environment in a process in which the actuator drives the mobile platform to move; determining whether an abnormality occurs according to the first signal characteristic acquired in a first default time interval; controlling the actuator to perform a default verification behavior to change a position or a posture of the mobile platform when an occurrence of the abnormality is determined; determining whether another abnormality occurs according to the first signal characteristic or the second signal characteristic acquired in a second default time interval after the actuator performs the default verification behavior; and confirming that the mobile platform is in a trapped state when an occurrence of the another abnormality is determined. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229438 | AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING CONTROL DEVICE, AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING CONTROL METHOD - Achieved is an autonomous traveling control device which generates a safety priority path for avoiding passage through or approach to a dangerous region where a contact with another mobile object is possible, and travels along the safety priority path. The autonomous traveling control device includes a traveling path determination unit that generates a safety priority path for avoiding passage through or approach to a dangerous region where a contact with another mobile object is possible; and a traveling control unit that executes control causing the own device to travel along the safety priority path generated by the traveling path determination unit. The traveling path determination unit generates a cost priority path in a metric map on the basis of a minimum cost path in a topology map, and generates a safety priority path bypassing the dangerous region by correcting the cost priority path in the metric map. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229439 | MAPPING ACTIVE AND INACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to differentiating between active and inactive construction zones. In one example, this may include identifying a construction object associated with a construction zone. The identified construction object may be used to map the area of the construction zone. Detailed map information may then be used to classify the activity of the construction zone. The area of the construction zone and the classification may be added to the detailed map information. Subsequent to adding the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, the construction object (or another construction object) may be identified. The location of the construction object may be used to identify the construction zone and classification from the detailed map information. The classification of the classification may be used to operate a vehicle having an autonomous mode. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229440 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE OF CLEANING EQUIPMENT - Disclosed herein is a control method and a control device of cleaning equipment, the method including: controlling the cleaning equipment to stop running straight, when a collected first ADC value is greater than a first preset value; and then controlling the cleaning equipment to turn in a preset direction, then controlling the cleaning equipment to stop turning, when a collected second ADC value is less than a second preset value; and then calculating a first turn angle and a first running distance; next, controlling the cleaning equipment to run straight forward for the first running distance and then stop running straight, and finally controlling the cleaning equipment to turn the first turn angle in the preset direction, then controlling the cleaning equipment to run straight. By adopting embodiments of the present disclosure, efficiency and precision of cleaning equipment in cleaning a pool can be improved. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229441 | ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR FLUID HANDLING AND TRANSPORT OF BIODEVICES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - A robot for transporting a biodevice from one place to another place, comprising a body for carrying the biodevice; a driving assembly for driving the body in omnidirectional motion; a sensing unit for sensing at least a position and orientation of the body; and a control unit coupled to the driving assembly and the sensing unit for generating one or more control signals based on at least the sensed position and orientation of the body to drive the driving assembly so as to move the body to a desired place and to arrive with the correct orientation. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229442 | Accounting for driver reaction time when providing driving instructions - A system for directing a vehicle may include a processor configured to receive, from a wireless communication device, location data indicative of a current location of the vehicle and direct the vehicle to a desired destination using a first driving route. The processor may also be configured to receive, at a first time, data indicating that a new route for the vehicle is requested, and predict a location of the vehicle at a second time that will occur after the first time. The location may be one where a driver of the vehicle can safely implement instructions associated with changing the first driving route. The may further be configured to determine, based on the predicted location of the vehicle at the second time, a second driving route and prior to the second time, send instructions associated with the second driving route to the wireless communication device. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229443 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE METHOD, AND AUTONOMOUS MOBILE PROGRAM - An autonomous mobile system according to the present embodiment is an autonomous mobile system that autonomously moves in a facility using position information. In a case where the position information is lost due to an activation of a forced stop switch for stopping autonomous movement of the autonomous mobile system, when the activation of the forced stop switch is released and the autonomous movement is restored, the autonomous mobile system acquires the position information from a facility camera in the facility that has captured an image of the autonomous mobile system or from another autonomous mobile system that has detected the autonomous mobile system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229444 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVING OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE - A method of controlling driving of a first automated guided vehicle and a second automated guided vehicle includes: determining a first task exchange condition based on a current position of the second automated guided vehicle, a current position of the first automated guided vehicle, a first task position, and a second task position; determining a second task exchange condition based on a first estimation time taken for the first automated guided vehicle to complete a first task and a second estimation time taken for the second automated guided vehicle to move to the first task position; and when the first task exchange condition and the second task exchange condition are satisfied, exchanging the first task with the second task. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229445 | EXCEPTION HANDLING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the technology relate to exception handling for a vehicle. For instance, a current trajectory for the vehicle and sensor data corresponding to one or more objects may be received. Based on the received sensor data, projected trajectories of the one or more objects may be determined. Potential collisions with the one or more objects may be determined based on the projected trajectories and the current trajectory. One of the potential collisions that is earliest in time may be identified. Based on the one of the potential collisions, a safety-time-horizon (STH) may be identified. When a runtime exception occurs, before performing a precautionary maneuver to avoid a collision, waiting no longer than the STH for the runtime exception to resolve. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229446 | APPLICATIONS FOR USING MASS ESTIMATIONS FOR VEHICLES - Various applications for use of mass estimations of a vehicle, including to control operation of the vehicle, sharing the mass estimation with other vehicles and/or a Network Operations Center (NOC), organizing vehicles operating in a platoon and/or partially controlling the operation of one or more vehicles operating in a platoon based on the relative mass estimations between the platooning vehicles. When vehicles are operating in a platoon, the relative mass between a lead and a following vehicle may be used to scale torque and/or brake commands generated by the lead vehicle and sent to the following vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229447 | TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND TRAVELING VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A traveling vehicle system includes a determiner to determine, upon receiving from a traveling vehicle an entry permission request for an area under control, whether or not a remaining number of vehicles to a maximum number of vehicles allowed to enter the area is equal to or less than a threshold value, and an entry permitter to temporarily hold the entry permission request from the traveling vehicle if the determiner determines the threshold value has not been exceeded and upon arrival of the traveling vehicle at an entry region for the area, grant the traveling vehicle permission to enter the area if a sum of a number of traveling vehicles within the area and a number of traveling vehicles already permitted to enter the area is less than a maximum number of vehicles, but does not grant entry permission if the sum has reached the maximum number of vehicles. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229448 | TAKEOFF AND LANDING CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS OF MULTIMODAL AIR-GROUND AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - A takeoff and landing control method of a multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle includes: receiving dynamic parameters of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle; processing the dynamic parameters by a coupled dynamic model of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle to obtain dynamic control parameters of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle, wherein the coupled dynamic model of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle comprises a motion equation of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle in a touchdown state; and the motion equation of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle in a touchdown state is determined by a two-degree-of-freedom suspension dynamic equation and a six-degree-of-freedom motion equation of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle in the touchdown state; and controlling takeoff and landing of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle according to the dynamic control parameters of the multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle. The method is used for takeoff and landing control of a multimodal air-ground amphibious vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229449 | MANAGING A FLEET OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BASED ON COLLECTED INFORMATION - Techniques for optimizing a restricted area for autonomous vehicle operations is provided. A fleet management system receives a definition of a general restricted area. The fleet management system collects information associated with the general restricted area. The fleet management system determines a specific restricted area based on the definition of the general restricted area and the collected information. The fleet management system controls one or more autonomous vehicles based on the specific restricted area. In some embodiments, the collected information includes aerial imagery and/or other environmental sensor data. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229450 | FLIGHT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FLIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A flight management apparatus includes a condition information acquisition unit that acquires condition information including a weather condition for flight of a flight apparatus, the weather condition being associated with a position provided on a flight path or in a flight range in which the flight apparatus is scheduled to fly, a weather information acquisition unit that acquires weather information including weather at a current position at which the flight apparatus is positioned, or a scheduled position at which the flight apparatus is scheduled to be positioned, a determination unit that determines whether or not the weather satisfies the weather condition associated with the current position or the scheduled position in the condition information, and an output unit that outputs information corresponding to a determination result of the determination unit. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229451 | ADJUSTABLE CONTROL OF FLUID PROCESSING NETWORKS BASED ON PROPORTIONS OF SERVER EFFORT - An example system includes a processor to receive parameters of a fluid network control system. The processor can formulate an optimal control problem as proportions of server effort. The processor can also solve the optimal control problem using a robust counterpart of a separated continuous linear programming (SCLP). The processor can further adjust a parameter of the fluid network control system based on the optimal solution. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229452 | ACTUATOR FOR A PILOT VALVE - An actuator for a pilot valve, including a housing, a piston movably mounted in the housing and an actuator chamber defined between the piston and the housing. The actuator includes a control fluid feed for introducing a fluid into the actuator chamber to control fluid pressure, with the fluid pressure acting on the piston. The actuator also includes an actuation member for acting on the pilot valve and a loading spring between the piston and the actuation member. The loading spring is arranged to bias the piston against the fluid pressure in the actuator chamber. The control fluid feed controls the fluid pressure so the fluid pressure acts on the piston against the bias of the loading spring to control the biasing force. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229453 | HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES INCLUDING INTRA-DRAW HEATER CONTROL, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING A HEATER - At least one example embodiment provides s system for controlling a heater in a non-combustible aerosol-generating device. The system comprises a memory storing computer-readable instructions and a controller configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the non-combustible aerosol-generating device to, detect an airflow in the non-combustible aerosol-generating device, apply a first power to the heater based on the detected airflow, apply a second power to the heater based on a target preheat temperature and the detected airflow being below an airflow threshold value, the application of the second power being after the application of the first power, and apply a third power to the heater based on the target preheat temperature and the detected airflow being below the airflow threshold value, the application of the third power being after the application of the second power, the third power being greater than the second power. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229454 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND IN-VEHICLE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY - A voltage regulator is provided wherein electricity flows through a second transistor in an operating state in which a control unit) applies an operating voltage to a base of the second transistor. A Zener diode sets, in the operating state, a voltage of a second conductive path to a voltage corresponding to a voltage across the Zener diode. A current corresponding to an addition value obtained by adding a value of a current flowing through a second resistor portion in the operating state, a value of a current flowing through a third resistor portion in the operating state, and a value of a current flowing through the Zener diode in the operating state flows through a ground-side resistor portion. A control unit stops the output of the operating voltage when a voltage of the second conductive path is lower than or equal to a threshold value. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229455 | LOW-POWER VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE - In certain aspects, a voltage regulator includes a pass device coupled between an input of the voltage regulator and an output of the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator also includes an amplifying circuit having a first input, a second input, and an output, wherein the first input is configured to receive a reference voltage, the second input is coupled to the output of the voltage regulator via a feedback path, and the output of the amplifying circuit is coupled to a gate of the pass device. The voltage regulator further includes a first current source coupled between a supply rail and the amplifying circuit, and a capacitor coupled between the first current source and the output of the voltage regulator. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229456 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED CAPACITOR CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present application provides a voltage generation circuit and associated capacitor charging method and system. The voltage generation circuit is in a chip and is for generating a first output voltage and a second output voltage. The chip has a first output port and a second output port coupled to a first capacitor and a second capacitor respectively external to the chip. The voltage generation circuit includes a constant current type voltage generation unit and a regulator. When the voltage generation circuit operates in a first mode, the regulator is configured as a unit gain buffer to charge the first capacitor to the first output voltage; and when the voltage generation circuit operates in a second mode, the regulator is configured as a low-dropout regulator to charge the second capacitor to the second output voltage. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229457 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO CONTROL DYNAMIC AUDIO RANGE IN BOOSTED AUDIO SYSTEMS - A controller regulates the voltage delivered to the load and current drawn from the battery in an audio system depending on ripple in the battery voltage which is input to the controller to allocate power for audio playback. Regulation maximizes available headroom while avoiding audio clipping. The effect of internal battery and external parasitic resistance (ESR) on ripple is compensated by an iterative process. ESR is rapidly increased whenever the minimum of the battery voltage input to the controller falls below a clipping threshold and slowly decreased whenever such voltage exceeds such threshold and the audio is under compression. A limiter allocates power to utilize more of the available audio headroom. A de-emphasis filter in each audio signal path compensates for capacitive ripple in the battery voltage input to the controller. As the frequency of the audio input changes, the filter(s) allow frequency-dependent power/current regulation to fill the full audio range without distortion. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ENERGY-RELATED STRESS IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - A method for reducing and/or managing energy-related stress in an electrical system includes processing electrical measurement data from or derived from energy-related signals captured by at least one intelligent electronic device (IED) in the electrical system to identify and track at least one energy-related transient in the electrical system. An impact of the at least one energy-related transient on equipment in the electrical system is quantified, and one or more transient-related alarms are generated in response to the impact of the at least one energy-related transient being near, within or above a predetermined range of the stress tolerance of the equipment. The transient-related alarms are prioritized based in part on at least one of the stress tolerance of the equipment, the stress associated with one or more transient events, and accumulated energy-related stress on the equipment. One or more actions are taken in the electrical system in response to the transient-related alarms to reduce energy-related stress on the equipment in the electrical system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229459 | TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION COORDINATION FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTEGRATION TO ELECTRICITY MARKETS - One or more systems and methods according to the present disclosure may apply a model for integrating distribution systems having proliferated distributed energy resources into the independent system operator energy market, particularly when one or more distribution systems are connected to a transmission system via multiple interconnection buses. Additionally, systems and methods for applying a compact multi-port model for power exchanges and associated bidding strategies are described. A the multi-port power exchange model may be constructed based on the operational feasible region of a distribution system; describing physical operation characteristics of distributed energy resources, flexible loads, and the distribution network; and the bidding strategy model may describe total operating cost of the distribution system, while recognizing electrically coupled injections of multiple interconnection buses. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229460 | JOYSTICK AND IMAGE IDENTIFYING METHOD - A joystick includes a casing, a stick body, an identification mark and an optical sensor. The casing has a hole. The stick body is movably disposed on the casing. The stick body has a first section and a second section. The first section penetrates through the hole to protrude from the casing, and the second section is inside the casing. The identification mark is disposed on the second section of the stick body. The identification includes a first line group and a second line group crossed to each other. The first line group and the second line group respectively has a plurality of lines with different widths and arranged adjacent to each other. The optical sensor is disposed inside the casing and adapted to acquire an identification image containing the identification mark to determine a gesture of the stick body. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229461 | OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM - An optical computing system includes: a light diffraction element group including n pieces of light diffraction elements, where n is a natural number of 2 or more. Each of the n pieces includes cells, each of which has a thickness or a refractive index that is independently set. Each of the cells is classified into a C1 cell or a C2 cell. The thickness or the refractive index of each of the C1 cells is set such that optical computing that is carried out by the light diffraction element group becomes an identity operation when the C2 cells are masked. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229462 | TIME CLOCK QUALITY DETERMINATION - In some examples, an electronic device records, in an entry of a time-state data structure that includes a plurality of entries to store respective times, a time in response to invocation of a time-lapse process that lasts a predefined time duration independently of a time clock of the electronic device. The electronic device determines whether times in successive entries of the plurality of entries of the time-state data structure are within a threshold of one another, the threshold based on the predefined time duration. Based on the determining, the electronic device sets a parameter representing a quality of the time clock. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229463 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH CLOCK GAPPING - A method that includes determining a first clock gap for a first block of an integrated circuit based on a performance factor of the first block or an external factor and adjusting a clock signal to the first block based on the first clock gap. The method also includes determining a second clock gap for a second block of the integrated circuit based on (i) the first clock gap and (ii) a performance factor of the second block or the external factor. The second clock gap is different from the first clock gap. The method further includes adjusting the clock signal to the second block based on the second clock gap. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229464 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a first control circuit controlling a first child clock source to receive a clock signal from a parent clock source, a first channel management (CM) circuit transmitting a first clock request to the first control circuit in response to a second clock request received from a first IP block, a second control circuit controlling a second child clock source to receive the clock signal from the parent clock source, a second CM circuit transmitting a third clock request to the second control circuit in response to a fourth clock request received from a second IP block, and a power management unit transmitting a power control command to the first CM circuit and the second CM circuit to control a power state of the first IP block and the second IP block. The first CM circuit and the second exchange signals to maintain a master-slave relationship. | 2022-07-21 |
20220229465 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - The display device ( | 2022-07-21 |