34th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180238647 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL - A semi-automatic pistol has a frame having a trigger guard defining a trigger finger space, a barrel connected to the frame and defining a bore axis, a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate along the bore axis between a forward battery position and a rearward open position, a recoil mechanism operably connected between the slide and the frame, and operable to bias the slide to the battery position, and the recoil mechanism being entirely below the barrel axis and forward of the trigger finger space. The recoil mechanism may be a recoil spring defining a spring axis. The spring axis may be parallel to the bore axis. The recoil spring may be a helical shape defining a bore receiving a guide rod. The guide rod may be below the barrel. The trigger guard may have a downwardly facing upper surface defining the trigger finger space. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238648 | CARTRIDGE-IN-CHAMBER DETECTION SYSTEM FOR WEAPONS - The present invention relates to a cartridge-in-chamber detection system for weapons wherein the state of the cartridge in the chamber is independent in order to provide a reliable indication of the presence or absence of the cartridge in the chamber of the weapon, wherein the system comprises means to, through a supply voltage, determine the variation of the electrical capacity between the two possible states of the system, when there is no cartridge in the chamber and when there is a cartridge in the chamber, making use of at least one electrode, without the cartridge intervening in the system. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238649 | Method of Monitoring Separation between an Electronic Device and an Electronic Base - A method of monitoring separation between an electronic device and an electronic base that includes a chipset and a wireless communication module. An electronic/electrical link is established between the electronic device and the electronic base. If the electronic/electrical link is severed between the electronic device and the electronic base, then the chipset generates a separation notification. The chipset then sends both the separation notification with the wireless communication module to contact information stored on the chipset. The contact information is for an authorized user profile of the electronic device. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCKING AND SECURING A FIREARM - A surface-mounted wall and/or vehicle locking and securing device for a firearm comprises a mounting bracket having a hinged lock bar connected at the second end of the mounting bracket. A magazine block is connected to the mounting bracket carrying a spring-loaded lock pin, which is dimensioned to pass through a hole or cut-out provided in the magazine block and the second end of the mounting bracket. A magazine mount tab is permanently attached to the mounting bracket for holding the magazine block. The device prevents the firearm from being loaded with ammunition and locks the firearm to a mounted surface using an external lock. The spring-loaded lock pin goes through the mounting bracket, magazine block inside the firearm and goes through a hole on the lock bar that comes through the firearm ejection port. The device has an automatic unlocking feature via a lock pin spring when the external padlock is removed from the pin lock tab and the lock pin. This allows the lock bar to automatically open for quick and easy removal of the firearm. Different external locks can be used to lock the firearm. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238651 | SAFETY PIN MECHANISM IN DOUBLE ACTION TRIGGERS - Invention is about the innovation in trigger locking pins which prevent the pistols to be fired involuntarily. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238652 | Firearm Barrel Including a Gas Pressure Relief Chamber - Described herein is a firearm barrel operable to manage gas pressure behind a projectile traveling through the firearm barrel. The design of the firearm barrel enables a firearm to be discharged at a low-report by managing gas pressure behind a bullet while the bullet is under compression from the barrel. In embodiments, the firearm barrel includes an inner barrel having at least one opening in its surface and an outer tube surrounding the inner barrel, such that a chamber is created between the inner barrel and outer tube, the chamber being operable to temporarily retain gases that are generated as a result of discharging a firearm. The gases may pass from the barrel into the chamber through the at least one opening, and the gases may be temporarily retained within the chamber before escaping back through the at least one opening and out of the barrel behind a discharged projectile. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238653 | SUPPRESSOR ASSEMBLY - A suppressor assembly for a firearm including a barrel, a bore and a muzzle end. The suppressor assembly may include a gas block mount positioned about the barrel, and outer tube configured to be attached to the gas block mount, and a baffle configured to be attached to the muzzle end of the firearm. The baffle is telescopically received and configured to have a clearance fit with the outer tube. The baffle may also include one or more outer edges configured to scrape debris from the inner surface of the outer tube when the baffle is removed from the outer tube. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238654 | COMPENSATOR FOR A FIREARM - A firearm compensator having a cylindrical body with a central bore. The posterior end of the compensator has a muzzle receiving cutout for allowing a firearm muzzle to couple to the cylindrical body such that a longitudinal axis of the central bore is aligned with a longitudinal axis of a bore of the firearm. Radial ports are spaced circumferentially around the central bore and extend radially outward providing fluid communication between the central bore and the ambient environment. Axial ports surround the central bore such that a longitudinal axis of each axial port is parallel to the central bore and spans from an anterior face to the muzzle receiving cutout providing fluid communication between the ambient environment proximate to the anterior face, the muzzle receiving cutout, a series of the radial ports, and the central bore. Each of the radial ports has no directly opposing radial port. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238655 | CROSSBOW PIVOTING CABLE SAVER - A crossbow cable saver may have a cable engagement portion designed to engage at least one crossbow cable and a main beam engagement portion designed to engage the crossbow main beam. The cable saver may be operable to pivot with respect to the main beam between a first position where a first surface of the main beam engagement portion contacts the main beam and the second surface does not; and a second position where the second surface contacts the main beam and the first surface does not. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238656 | COMBINATION CROSSBOW STIRRUP AND SHOOTING REST MECHANISM - A bracket may be adjustable with respect to a bracket engagement device and serve as both a stirrup and a shooting rest for a crossbow. One or more biasing force generators may be used to bias the bracket into one of at least two relative positions with respect to the bracket engagement device. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238657 | Compact and Ergonomic Ball-Launching Dog Toy - A ball-launching device includes a housing, ball holder, elastomeric member, cocking member, latch, and trigger assembly. The housing has an opening at a first end defining an elongated cavity. The ball holder is disposed in the housing cavity and slidable in an axial direction from a first position proximate to the opening at the housing first end, to a second position. The elastomeric member is selectively arranged within the housing to bias the ball holder toward the first position. The cocking member includes a first portion disposed outside of the housing, being usable to move the ball holder into a cocked position, where the latch may oppose the bias of the elastomeric member and releasably secure the cocking member and the ball holder thereat. Actuating the trigger assembly releases the latch, permitting the elastomeric member to accelerate the ball holder towards the housing first end to launch the ball therefrom. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238658 | Picatinny Mountable Bayonets - A bayonet mounting fixture can adapt a rifle having a mounting rail to also have a bayonet mount. Previously, bayonets were often mounted to a firearm by passing the barrel through a hole in the guard and then attaching the rear end of the bayonet to a bayonet mount or mounting lug further back. The bayonet mounting fixture can have a forward mount and a rear mount attached to the mounting rail. The forward mount has a round piece that can go inside the hole in the bayonet's guard. The rear mount can have a mounting lug to which the rear end of the bayonet is attached. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238659 | ANTI-BALLISTIC BARRIER FOR HIGH VALUE FACILITIES PROTECTION SUCH AS ELECTRICAL GRID EQUIPMENT - A modular ballistic barrier assembly for deployment in proximity to a protected high value asset such as electrical grid equipment. A ballistic barrier assembly comprises a plurality of prefabricated ballistic barrier panel units that can be stacked on top of each other. Each panel unit is made of spaced apart angled steel louvers or slats, arranged in one or more sections. The louvers are arranged in one or more vertically extending, spaced apart rows, having an outwardly facing row of louvers presenting a downwardly angled surface to an approaching projectile, and an inwardly facing row of louvers presenting a second layer of ballistics protection. Steel I-beam support columns are provided at spaced apart intervals to receive and support a stack of panel units. The panel units are made to interlock with vertically adjacent, stacked panels, so that multiple panel units can be stacked. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238660 | VEHICLE STABILIZATION - A vehicle, comprising: pressure detection means; vehicle stabilizing means; means for receiving an input from the pressure detection means, in response to the pressure detection means detecting an increase in pressure caused by an explosion; and control means for controlling, in response to reception of the input from the pressure detecting means, the vehicle stabilizing means to apply a force to the vehicle, in order to stabilize the vehicle in response to the explosion. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238661 | SYSTEM FOR DEFENSE AGAINST THREATS - A protection and defence system for an infrastructure against a threat approaching the infrastructure, comprising at least one effector. When a threat is determined, the at least one effector dispenses a non-lethal countermeasure which damages the threat and thus causes its crash. Vision and target tracker, such as at least a camera and tracker, and at least one directing/actuating drive are allocated to the effector or effectors. The effector and the vision and target tracker thereof are supported by a modular platform which can be fixedly installed to/on various infrastructures, can be removed therefrom and be used in a mobile mode. In addition, the platforms comprise a sensor that detects the spatial position of the effectors. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238662 | ELECTRONIC DART MACHINE - The present invention relates to an electronic dart machine for displaying a point of a corresponding part in an area hit by a dart, using an LED. The present invention provides an electronic dart machine including: a dart target part, which has the shape of a board having multiple divided target areas and includes a sensor means for detecting the location of a target area hit by a dart; an LED display part positioned at a location corresponding to each target area along the periphery of the dart target part; and a controller for controlling an output display of each LED module by preset control logic, recognizing the location of the target area hit by the dart, through the sensor means, and producing a dart hitting result by linking a content of the output display of the LED module with the location of the target area hit by the dart. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238663 | SHOOTING TARGET WITH MOVABLE UPPER LIMBS - The shooting target comprises: a body adapted to be a shooting object, a foot; the body is fixed to the foot; the body comprises a trunk and an upper limb; the upper limb can undergo a first movement; the first movement is obtained by pulling a cable; a first end of the cable is fixed to the upper limb so as to act as a lever when a second end of the cable is pulled. It is typically a target with human appearance. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238664 | COLD FIREWORK SPURTING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a cold firework spurting apparatus, comprising: a feeding device; a conveying device; a heating mechanism; and a spurting device configured to ignite and spurt the metal powder heated by the heating mechanism, wherein an output end of the feeding device is open to the conveying device and an output end of the conveying device is open to the spurting device. Accordingly, the metal powder inside the conveying device is continuously heated by the heating mechanism attached to the conveying device during the conveying process such that the metal powder is constantly heated during the conveying process so as to form the metal powder ignited at high temperature. The ignited metal powder at high temperature is led and spurted outwards by means of an air flow formed by the spurting device so as to form a spurting effect of cold firework. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238665 | CARTRIDGE AMMUNITION - Cartridge ammunition ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE TRAJECTORY OF AN ARROW - A system and method of correcting the trajectory of a hunting arrow is disclosed and described. The arrow can include a compensator coupled to a shaft of the arrow and the compensator has diameter that is larger than a diameter of the shaft of the arrow. A thickness of the compensator, which is measured as the difference in the diameter of the compensator and the diameter of the shaft of the arrow, is configured to enable a user to aim the arrow with a bow that has been sighted for a standard arrow. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238667 | Polymer Ammunition Having a Primer Insert With a Primer Pocket Groove - The present invention provides an polymer ammunition having a primer insert having a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a extraction flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, wherein the primer recess comprises a recess bottom and a circular recess side wall; a primer flash aperture through the recess bottom that extends through the bottom surface, wherein the primer flash aperture is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding to form a flash hole; and a groove in the primer recess positioned around the primer flash aperture adapted to receive a polymer overmolding, wherein the groove extends at least partially over the bottom surface and the groove is adapted to receive polymer at least partially over the bottom surface. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238668 | Polymer Ammunition Having a Primer Insert With a Primer Pocket Groove - The present invention provides an ammunition having a primer insert having a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a extraction flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, wherein the primer recess comprises a recess bottom and a circular recess side wall; a primer flash aperture through the recess bottom that extends through the bottom surface, wherein the primer flash aperture is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding to form a flash hole; and a groove in the primer recess positioned around the primer flash aperture adapted to receive a polymer overmolding, wherein the groove extends at least partially over the bottom surface and at least partially over the circular recess side wall and the groove is adapted to receive polymer over the bottom surface and at least partially over the circular recess side wall. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238669 | Polymer Ammunition Having a Primer Insert With a Primer Pocket Groove - The present invention provides an ammunition having a primer insert having a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a extraction flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, wherein the primer recess comprises a recess bottom and a circular recess side wall; a primer flash aperture through the recess bottom that extends through the bottom surface, wherein the primer flash aperture is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding to form a flash hole; and a groove in the primer recess positioned around the primer flash aperture adapted to receive a polymer overmolding, wherein the groove extends at least partially over the bottom surface and the circular recess side wall and the groove is adapted to receive polymer through the primer flash aperture and over the bottom surface and the circular recess side wall. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238670 | CARTRIDGE STAGING DEVICE - A cartridge staging device for carrying one or more ammunition cartridges is provided. The device may include an elongated body having a first side, a second side, an upper end, and a lower end. A handle may be coupled proximate to the upper end of the body. The handle may have a loop shape. A plurality of cartridge retainers, each having a cartridge cavity, may be disposed between the upper end and the lower end. Preferably, an ammunition cartridge may be removably coupled to the device by a cartridge retainer by being frictionally retained within the cartridge cavity of the cartridge retainer. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238671 | Tactical Magnetic Ammunition Magazine - The Tactical Magnetic Ammunition Magazine provides several unique capabilities for the modern tactical law enforcement or military operator. It has a finger grip located on the forward face of the magazine to allow the shooter to use the magazine as an additional ergonomic gripping location to hold heavier firearms such as rifles. It can quietly be attached to both standard MOLLE vests and forearm gauntlets using magnetic attachment between magnets built into the magazine housing along with magnetic strips separately attached to the MOLLE vest or gauntlet in locations allowing the tactical operator to minimize his reloading time while maintaining noise discipline. The Tactical Magazine Ammunition Magazine further contains a hexagonal closed loop at the bottom end of the magazine to be used both as a shock absorber when firing the firearm in the prone position as well as an ergonomic means to hold the magazine when removing it from the vest or gauntlet to load into the firearm. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238672 | VEHICLE MANIPULATION DETECTING DEVICE - A vehicle manipulation detecting device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes and a shield electrode. Each of the sensor electrodes is configured to be attached to a window glass of a vehicle and output a detection signal corresponding to a capacitance changed in response to contact or approach of an object. The sensor electrodes include at least one first sensor electrode and at least one second sensor electrode. The shield electrode is arranged at a position corresponding to the first sensor electrode on an inner side of the first sensor electrode with reference to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238673 | ENCAPSULATED FAN CAP PROBE - Disclosed is a probe including a housing; a plurality of axially stacked caps disposed within the housing, the plurality of stacked caps including an inner cap and an outer cap, a probe sensor fixedly disposed between the inner cap and an axial bottom of the housing, and an electronic lead connected to the probe sensor and axially extending through the plurality of caps to an exterior of the probe. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238674 | Guided Installation Feedback for an Opening Sensor - Systems and techniques are provided for guided installation feedback for an opening sensor. Detected magnetic field strengths of a magnetic field created by a magnet of an opening sensor as detected by a magnetometer sensor of the opening sensor may be received over a time period. It may be determined that there has been a change in the strength of the magnetic field created by the magnet as detected by the magnetometer sensor based on the received detected magnetic field strengths. Accelerometer data from an accelerometer disposed in the magnetometer sensor may be received. It may be determined from the accelerometer data that the magnetometer sensor was not moving and positive feedback may be provided to an installer of the opening sensor, or it may be determined from the accelerometer data that the magnetometer sensor was moving and negative feedback may be provided to the installer of the opening sensor. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238675 | Step-scanning sensing beam for imaging interferometer - In interferometer imaging signal acquisition using a movable optical beam to sample a target with specular or non specular reflecting surfaces or internal features, beam moving during interferometer signal acquisition can generate unwanted phase error due to shifting speckle field. Examples include coherent LIDAR, Interferometry Doppler sensing and optical coherence tomography. During an interferometer signal acquisition period, an interferometer sensing beam can be substantially stationary, and active step-scanning can be synchronized with interferometer signal acquisition cycles. For interferometers using repetitive chirping lasers, passive dispersive counter-scan mechanisms can be used to assist step-scanning operation. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING A TOPOGRAPHY OF AN OBJECT SURFACE - The embodiments herein relate to a method for deriving topography of an object surface. A linearly polarized light wave is directed towards the object surface and a reference surface. Images of reflected linearly polarized light wave for a plurality of wavelengths are obtained. The images are obtained for at least four polarizations for each of the plurality of wavelengths. The reflected linearly polarized light wave is a reflection of the linearly polarized light wave directed towards the object surface and the reference surface. The topography of the object surface based on the obtained images is obtained. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238677 | METHOD, KIT AND TARGET FOR MULTIMODE 3D IMAGING SYSTEMS - A technique for acquiring target's coordinates for industrial dimensional metrology involves a target that serves both as a 2D contrast target and a 3D contact target, and a metrology tool. The target has proximal and distal surfaces, at least some of which being primarily flat and facing a common normal direction. At least 3 mm separate the proximal and distal surfaces in the normal direction. Reflectivity factors of the distal and proximal surfaces differ by at least 20%. Risers connecting pairs of the proximal and distal surfaces are sufficiently undercut so that none of the risers are in view at nominal viewing angles. At least two reference edges are defined where risers meet proximal surfaces. The tool has meeting features for registration with the edges and primarily flat surfaces, in at least two registered positions, to permit a retroreflector of the tool to acquire coordinates the target centre. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238678 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An optical measurement system calculates a distance between an optical system and a measurement object based on reflected light beams corresponding to cores, compares a value indicating the distance with a threshold value for each of the reflected light beams, calculates an average value of all the values indicating the distance when the values in the reflected light beams corresponding to all the cores are equal to or greater than the threshold value or the values are less than the threshold value, and calculates an average value of the values indicating the distance which are equal to or greater than the threshold value or an average value of the values indicating the distance which are less than the threshold values when the values corresponding to some cores are equal to or greater than the threshold value and the values corresponding to the other cores are less than the threshold value. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238679 | PREDETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF A COATING - A method for predetermining a thickness of a coating which is to be arranged on a substrate is provided. A spray spot is arranged on a surface of the substrate or a test substrate. The volume of the spray spot is determined, and based on the determined volume, the thickness of a layer which is to be applied is worked out. An arrangement for predetermining the thickness of a coating is further provided. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238680 | SENSITIVE OPTICAL FIBER SHAPE SENSING BASED ON SHAPE-RELATED OPTICAL POLARIZATION EVOLUTION - This patent document discloses fiber sensing techniques and devices for shape monitoring by using single- and multi-core optical fiber implementations and optical interferometry. Implementations can be made based on coherent optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) or optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). | 2018-08-23 |
20180238681 | TWO-CAMERA TRIANGULATION SCANNER WITH DETACHABLE COUPLING MECHANISM - A three-dimensional (3D) scanner having two cameras and a projector is detachably coupled to a device selected from the group consisting of: an articulated arm coordinate measuring machine, a camera assembly, a six degree-of-freedom (six-DOF) tracker target assembly, and a six-DOF light point target assembly. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238682 | ROLLING VIRTUAL WHEEL SPINDLE CALIBRATION - A vehicle wheel alignment system and method is provided for performing a rolling wheel axis of rotation and wheel spindle point calculation every time an alignment is performed. Embodiments include an aligner having a target fixedly attachable to a wheel of the vehicle; a camera for viewing the target and capturing image data of the target; and a data processor. The data processor receives the image data from the camera, and determines a vector pointing from the target origin to a wheel spindle point based on the captured target image data, when the vehicle is rolled while the wheel is on a substantially flat surface such that the wheel and target rotate a number of degrees. The data processor is further adapted to calculate an alignment parameter for the vehicle based at least in part on the wheel axis of rotation and the coordinates of the wheel spindle point. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238683 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING END FACE AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING END FACE, OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for inspecting an end face, comprising: an arrangement step of arranging a honeycomb structure having a partition wall extending from a first end face to a second end face, at a predetermined position using the second end face as a placement face; a first image data for processing acquisition step of acquiring first image data for processing while irradiating the first end face with light having an angle of 40° or more, the angle being an angle formed between the light and an axis being perpendicular to the placement face of the honeycomb structure; a second image data for processing acquisition step of acquiring second image data for processing while irradiating the first end face with light having an angle of less than 40°; and a crack detection step of detecting a crack by comparing the first image data for processing with the second image data for processing. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238684 | Terminal Device - A terminal device having a rotatable image capture component, including a magnetic body and a sensor. A change in the magnetic flux caused by rotation of the magnetic body is identified by the sensor, and used to identify whether the image capture component is in a front-facing state or a rear-facing state. The magnetic body is mounted in a connector of the image capture component or at an end of the connector. The sensor is mounted on a circuit board using a bottom surface perpendicular to a Z-axis of the sensor. When the image capture component is at a front-facing position and a rear-facing position, an angle between a connection line, which connects a south pole and a north pole of the magnetic body, and a radial line of an image capture unit included in the image capture component is less than a preset value in a rotation direction. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238685 | TILT SENSOR - A tilt sensor includes: a pressure sensor disposed to be relatively movable with respect to a detection target object and configured to detect pressure of a fluid; and a tilt information detection unit configured to detect tilt information (for example, a tilt angle) of the detection target object according to an output of the pressure sensor and movement information of the pressure sensor. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238686 | CELLULAR PHONE AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM - A cellular phone and personal protective equipment usage system comprises a camera for detecting a person within an environment and a processor which receives information detected by the camera and determines whether the person is involved in distracting activities such as using a cellular phone or other portable electronic device, or print media, or is using personal protective equipment, and issues an alarm signal upon determining that the person is using a cellular phone or is not using personal protective equipment. The camera may be provided on or within a vehicle and the person is an operator of the vehicle. Alternatively, the camera may be mounted in a stationary location within a working site. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238687 | SURVEYING INSTRUMENT FOR SCANNING AN OBJECT AND IMAGE ACQUISITION OF THE OBJECT - A surveying device including a base defining a base axis, a support structure rotatable around the base axis and defining a rotation axis, a light emitting unit emitting light and a light receiving unit for detecting reflected light. A rotation unit is mounted on the support structure for emitting and receiving light in defined directions, wherein the rotation unit comprises a rotation body rotatable around the rotation axis including a scanning mirror arranged tilted relative to the rotation axis. An imaging unit for capturing an image of a scanning region is provided. The imaging unit comprises a camera fixedly arranged on the support structure, the rotation body comprises at least one reflecting deflecting surface assigned to the camera. The imaging unit and the rotation body are arranged so that the field of view comprises a defined field angle around the rotation axis. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238688 | GYRO SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE - A gyro sensor includes: a substrate; a first drive section; and a first detection section and a second detection section that detect angular velocity. The first detection section includes a first movable body including a first movable electrode that vibrates by vibration of the first drive section and is displaced in response to the angular velocity, and a first fixed electrode fixed to the substrate and facing the first movable electrode. The second detection section includes a second movable body including a second movable electrode that vibrates by vibration of the first drive section and is displaced in response to the angular velocity, and a second fixed electrode fixed to the substrate and facing the second movable electrode. The first movable body and the second movable body are coupled together by a first coupling section. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238689 | ANCHORING STRUCTURE FOR A SENSOR INSENSITIVE TO ANCHOR MOVEMENT - A MEMS sensor includes a substrate and a MEMS layer. A plurality of anchoring points within the MEMS layer suspend a suspended spring-mass system that includes active micromechanical components that respond to a force of interest such as linear acceleration, angular velocity, pressure, or magnetic field. Springs and rigid masses couple the active components to the anchoring points, such that displacements of the anchoring points do not substantially cause the active components within the MEMS layer to move out-of-plane. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238690 | Stellar-Landscape/Horizon Image Navigation - An image-based navigation system is arranged to obtain a terrain image of a target terrain from one or more image sensors at a low altitude imaging location. The terrain image includes at least one celestial image feature and at least one terrain feature. Map database information stored in at least one hardware memory device is accessed and compared to the at least one celestial image feature and the at least one terrain feature in the terrain image to determine absolute location coordinates of the imaging location. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238691 | SIMPLIFYING GPS DATA FOR MAP BUILDING AND DISTANCE CALCULATION - A tracking server receives GPS data from a location tracking device located in a vehicle. The GPS data describes a path that is representative of a pathway of the vehicle used to complete a trip from a starting location to a destination location. The tracking server identifies noisy GPS data included in the received GPS data and revises a portion of path corresponding to the noisy GPS data. The tracking server may update a map database to include one or more road segments associated with the revised portion of the path. Furthermore, the tracking server may calculate a fare for the trip based on the revised path. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING PLEASANT ROUTES FROM THE SENTIMENT OF GEO-TAGGED PHOTOGRAPHS - A system and method generates and recommends a short and pleasant path between a source s and destination d in a geo-location such as a city or city center. The routes are not only short but emotionally pleasant, offering an engaging user experience, going beyond just showing paths on a map. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238693 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND TERMINAL FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAYING MULTIPLE USERS' LOCATIONS ON A MAP - A method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring in real time, the most current locations of all the users who participate through an instant messaging chat system to share in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location of each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location is efficiently acquired. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PASSENGER PICK-UP - One embodiment provides a system that facilitates optimization of passenger pick-up. During operation, the system generates, by a first mobile computing device associated with a passenger at a first location, a request for a target location at which to meet with a vehicle. The system receives the target location and a planned passenger route for the passenger to the target location, which are calculated based on a location, facing direction, and direction of movement, if any, of the vehicle, and wherein the target location is different from the first location, thereby facilitating optimization of a time duration and route the passenger takes to meet the vehicle. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238695 | CASUAL DRIVER RIDE SHARING - A system for casual driver ride sharing includes an interface and processor. The interface is to receive a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user. The processor is to determine compatibility between the typical route information and the request for the ride; determine a ranked list based at least in part on the compatibility; and provide a ride offer to a driver of the one or more casual drivers based at least in part on the ranked list. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238696 | ROUTE GENERATOR, ROUTE GENERATION METHOD, AND ROUTE GENERATION PROGRAM - A route generator includes: a conversion unit configured to generate virtual road information in which a shape of a road has been converted into a rectilinear shape on the basis of map information including information indicating the shape of the road; a traveling path generating unit configured to generate a traveling path of a host vehicle on the road having the rectilinear shape in the virtual road information generated by the conversion unit; and an inverse conversion unit configured to generate a traveling path of the host vehicle in the shape of the road which has not been converted into the rectilinear shape by the conversion unit by performing inverse conversion of the conversion performed by the conversion unit on the traveling path of the host vehicle generated on the road having the rectilinear shape by the traveling path generating unit. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238697 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, ROUTE SEARCH SERVER, AND ROUTE SEARCH METHOD - The present invention performs route guidance that excludes a difficult-to-travel section appropriately and provides an alternative route with favorable route quality. A navigation device | 2018-08-23 |
20180238698 | Systems And Methods Using Artificial Intelligence For Routing Electric Vehicles - The present invention provides specific systems, methods and algorithms based on artificial intelligence expert system technology for determination of preferred routes of travel for electric vehicles (EVs). The systems, methods and algorithms provide such route guidance for battery-operated EVs in-route to a desired destination, but lacking sufficient battery energy to reach the destination from the current location of the EV. The systems and methods of the present invention disclose use of one or more specifically programmed computer machines with artificial intelligence expert system battery energy management and navigation route control. Such specifically programmed computer machines may be located in the EV and/or cloud-based or remote computer/data processing systems for the determination of preferred routes of travel, including intermediate stops at designated battery charging or replenishing stations. Expert system algorithms operating on combinations of expert defined parameter subsets for route selection are disclosed. Specific fuzzy logic methods are also disclosed based on defined potential route parameters with fuzzy logic determination of crisp numerical values for multiple potential routes and comparison of those crisp numerical values for selection of a particular route. Application of the present invention systems and methods to autonomous or driver-less EVs is also disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238699 | TRAVEL ROUTE GUIDE DEVICE, TRAVEL ROUTE GUIDE SYSTEM, TRAVEL ROUTE GUIDE METHOD AND PROGRAM - A travel route guide device includes a travel route calculation unit configured to calculate a travel route based on current position information, destination information, a remaining amount of power of an electric vehicle, and information on a remaining power amount recovery facility. The travel route guide device further includes a region division unit configured to divide a region including the travel route into a plurality of local regions. The travel route guide device further includes a constraint condition determination unit configured to determine, for each local region, a constraint condition for a monitoring variable. The travel route guide device further includes a recalculation determination unit configured to monitor the monitoring variable, and request the travel route calculation unit to calculate the travel route in response to a determination that a value of the monitoring variable deviates from an upper limit defined by the constraint condition. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238700 | VERIFICATION OF A GENERATED ROUTE IN COMPUTER ASSISTED NAVIGATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for verification of a generated route in computer assisted navigation. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for verification of a generated route in computer assisted navigation is provided. The method includes receiving an origin and a destination in a mapping application executing in memory by a processor of a computer and generating a first route in the mapping application from the origin to the destination. The method also includes receiving a waypoint for the first route and determining whether or not the waypoint is proximate to the first route. Finally, the method includes validating the first route only if it is determined that the waypoint is proximate to the first route. In one aspect of the embodiment, the method also can include generating an alternative route to include the waypoint if it is determined that the waypoint is not proximate to the first route. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238701 | VEHICLE ROUTING AND NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS - Data indicating current driving characteristics of a driver driving a vehicle can be received in real time. A driving profile for the driver can be determined based on the data. The driving profile can be categorized into a driving pattern category. A plurality of candidate travel routes for the driver to reach an intended destination can be identified and, for each of the candidate travel routes, a plurality of route segments can be identified. Based on the driving pattern category, a probability that the current driving characteristics of the driver will cause a traffic accident can be determined for each of the plurality of route segments. Route segments for which the probability that the current driving characteristics of the driver will cause the traffic accident exceeds a threshold value can be determined. A notification can be communicated to the driver or vehicle indicating such probability. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238702 | VEHICLE ROUTING AND NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS - Data indicating current driving characteristics of a driver driving a vehicle can be received in real time. A driving profile for the driver can be determined based on the data. The driving profile can be categorized into a driving pattern category. A plurality of candidate travel routes for the driver to reach an intended destination can be identified and, for each of the candidate travel routes, a plurality of route segments can be identified. Based on the driving pattern category, a probability that the current driving characteristics of the driver will cause a traffic accident can be determined for each of the plurality of route segments. Route segments for which the probability that the current driving characteristics of the driver will cause the traffic accident exceeds a threshold value can be determined. A notification can be communicated to the driver or vehicle indicating such probability. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238703 | MAPPING APPLICATION WITH TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION MODE FOR OUTPUT TO VEHICLE DISPLAY - Some embodiments provide a method for an application executing on a mobile device. The method renders an animated navigation presentation for output to an external display screen not part of the mobile device. The navigation presentation includes an animated map showing at least a portion of a route to a destination. The method simultaneously displays information regarding a maneuver along the route on a display screen of the mobile device without displaying a same animated map on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the displayed information regarding the maneuver comprises a graphical instruction and a text instruction for a next maneuver along the route. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238704 | MAPPING APPLICATION SEARCH FUNCTION - Some embodiments provide a method for a mobile device connected to a vehicle's interactive communication system that includes a display screen. The method identifies at least one search term from audio data received through the vehicle's interactive communication system. At the mobile device, the method performs a search to identify at least one location related to the identified search term. The method generates a map, that displays the identified location, for output on the display screen of the interactive communication system of the vehicle. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238705 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MULTIVARIATE OPTIMIZATIONS BASED ON LOCATION DATA - An optimization and recommendation engine can receive user location data to programmatically generate customized recommendations regarding the user's operation as a potential service provider for a network service. The optimization and recommendation engine can determine potential service routes based on the user location data indicating a frequent route of the user and on service data associated with the network service. The optimization and recommendation engine can also perform multivariate optimizations to select one or more optimal service routes from the potential service routes. The recommendations can include the one or more optimal service routes as well as parameters associated with such routes. The recommendations can further include a comparison of the parameters against characteristics of the user's frequent route. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238706 | TACTILE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided is a wearable navigation device, comprising a band portion positioned at a portion of a human body; a location device that receives navigation data regarding a destination location for an item and determines a distance and orientation with respect to a current position of the wearable navigation device to the destination location; and a plurality of tactile feedback emitters that provide tactile feedback to the portion of the human body in a predetermined sequential order to direct a wearer of the band portion to the destination location having a point of intersection of a length, width, and height. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238707 | METHOD AND SERVER FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION TO USER TERMINAL - A method for delivering information to a user terminal is provided. The method includes obtaining user data. The user data may include a plurality of user activity locations and corresponding user activity time. The method may further include identifying a first position and a second position based on the user activity locations and the user activity time, selecting a travel path based on the first position and the second position, determining a user activity area based on the selected travel path, and sending content to the user terminal based on the user activity area. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238708 | COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING GLIDE SLOPE VALIDATION PROCESSES DURING INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM APPROACHES - Cockpit display systems and methods are provided for performing Glide Slope (G/S) validation processes during Instrument Landing System (ILS) approaches. In one embodiment, the cockpit display system utilizes validated G/S signals to selectively correct the viewpoint of a Synthetic Vision System (SVS) scene generated on a Synthetic Vision Primary Flight Display (SV-FPD). In such an embodiment, the cockpit display system may include an ILS receiver, a cockpit display device on which the SV-PFD is generated, and a controller operably coupled to the cockpit display device and to the ILS receiver. During an ILS approach, the controller selectively performs a G/S validation algorithm to determine the validity of the G/S signals received during the ILS approach. If determining that the G/S signals are valid, the controller then repeatedly updates the SVS viewpoint during the ILS approach based, at least in part, on the validated G/S signals. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238709 | Systems and Methods for Determining Quality and Integrity of Source Information to Determine Navigation Information of an Object - A navigation system for determining quality and integrity of source information includes one or more data sources that provide the source information, a situation module that provides situation data, an information module that determines an estimate of the quality and an estimate of the integrity of the source information based on the source information and the situation data, an integrity monitor module that determines the integrity and the quality of the source information based on the estimate of the quality and the estimate of the integrity of the source information from the information module, and that validates the source information based on the integrity of the source information and/or the quality of the source information, and a navigation state estimator that determines the navigation information of the one or more objects based on the validated source information and corresponding quality of the source information received from the integrity monitor module. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238710 | INERTIAL SENSOR - A method of determining whether parametric performance of an inertial sensor has been degraded comprises: recording first data output from an inertial sensor; then recording second data output from the inertial sensor; comparing the first data output with the second data output; and determining whether the parametric performance of the inertial sensor has been degraded based on the comparison between the first and second data output. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238711 | ANGLE SENSOR WITH DISTURBANCE FIELD SUPPRESSION - An angle sensor may include a first sensing element to provide a first set of output signals associated with a magnetic field produced by a rotatable magnet. The first sensing element may be arranged at a first distance from a surface of the rotatable magnet along a given direction, and may be configured to operate in a non-saturated mode. The angle sensor may include a second sensing element to provide a second set of output signals associated with the magnetic field produced by the rotatable magnet. The second sensing element may be arranged at a second distance from the surface of the rotatable magnet along the given direction, and may be configured to operate in a non-saturated mode. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238712 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANDING IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in landing identification. In this regard, a method is provided comprising receiving pulse information over a first time period, wherein the pulse information is indicative of an angular distance traveled by a first wheel, comparing the pulse information to a threshold value, and determining a likelihood of a landing event based upon the comparison. In various embodiments, a system is provided comprising a monstable multivibrator in electrical communication with a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), a resistor-capacitor network in electrical communication with the MOSFET, and a comparator that receives a voltage from the resistor-capacitor network and a reference voltage. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238713 | Methods and Apparatus for Phase Selection in Ring Magnet Sensing - Methods and apparatus for positioning a magnetic field sensor IC package having a first channel for a planar magnetic field sensing element and a second channel for vertical magnetic field sensing element in relation to an axis of a ring magnet to provide a desired phase relationship between the first and second channels. In embodiments, positioning the sensor includes an offset angle and a displacement with respect to a centerline of the ring magnet. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238714 | Sensor Arrangement for the Contactless Sensing of Angles of Rotation on a Rotating Part - In one embodiment, a sensor arrangement for the contactless sensing of angles of rotation on a rotating part includes a disk-shaped target coupled to the rotating part. The disc-shaped target has at least one metal surface and generates at least one piece of information for ascertaining the instantaneous angle of rotation of the rotating part in connection with a coil arrangement. The coil arrangement has at least one flat detection coil. The arrangement further includes at least one measuring circuit that converts the inductance of a corresponding at least one flat detection coil into a measuring signal. The inductance changes due to eddy-current effects, as a function of the degree of overlap with the at least one metal surface of the rotating target. The arrangement further includes an evaluation and control unit that detects the measuring signal using measurement techniques and evaluates the signal for calculating the angle of rotation. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238715 | METHOD OF OUTPUTTING LEVEL OF CAPACITIVE LEVEL SENSOR - The present invention provides a method of outputting a level of a capacitive level sensor which may be provided in a water trap of a fuel cell system and the method of outputting a level of a capacitive level sensor including a level sensor including a plurality of electrodes for measuring capacitance, and an upper electrode and a lower electrode which are able to be disposed adjacent to each other in the level sensor, including: (a) measuring a change in an output value of the lower electrode; and (b) measuring a change in an output value of the upper electrode. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238716 | CAPACITIVE BENDING SENSORS - A sensor unit for detecting bending of the sensor unit comprises: a capacitive upper sensor having an upper capacitance and comprising first and second deformable upper electrodes spaced apart from one another in a Z direction, the first and second upper electrodes respectively having first and second upper shapes; and a capacitive lower sensor having a lower capacitance, spaced apart from the upper sensor in a Z direction and comprising first and second deformable lower electrodes spaced apart from one another in the Z direction, the first and second lower electrodes respectively having first and second lower shapes. For a bend of the sensor unit in a first direction, the first and second upper shapes change such that the upper capacitance decreases and the lower shapes change such that the lower capacitance increases. For a bend of the sensor unit in a second direction opposed to the first direction, the first and second upper shapes change such that the upper capacitance increases and the lower shapes change such that the lower capacitance decreases. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238717 | MARKER PRODUCT AND RELATED OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM - An optical detection system includes a marker product and an optical encoding device. The marker product includes a substrate and at least one structural portion. The structural portion has a first surface, a second surface and a dividing axis. The first surface and the second surface are arranged on opposite sides of the dividing axis. A sidelong direction aligning the first surface with the second surface is parallel to a moving direction between the optical encoding device and the marker product. The optical encoding device is disposed adjacent by the marker product. The optical encoding device includes an optical projector and an optical encoder. The optical projector is configured to project the optical detecting signal onto the marker product. The optical encoder is configured to receive an optical reflecting signal from the marker product and encode intensity variation of the optical reflecting signal into digital data. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238718 | DOUBLE-BEARING POSITION ENCODER FOR NON-INVASIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING - A double-bearing position encoder has an axle stabilized within a housing via two bearings disposed on opposite walls of the housing. The axle is in communications with a rotating cam. The cam actuates a pulser so as to generate an active pulse at a tissue site for analysis by an optical sensor. The axle rotates a slotted encoder wheel or a reflective encoder cylinder disposed within the housing so as to accurately determine the axle position and, hence, the active pulse frequency and phase. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238719 | OPTICAL CURVATURE SENSOR - The invention relates to a light conductor for sensory purposes, comprising at least one crack, wherein a longitudinal direction of the crack relative to a direction of propagation of the light conductor includes an angle of incidence (θ), and wherein the crack is delimited by two boundary surfaces, each of which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the crack, the two boundary surfaces including an opening angle (α), said opening angle (α) being greater than 0°. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238720 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING AN APPARATUS HAVING A HERMETIC SEAL - Apparatus and Methods for fabricating apparatus having a hermetic seal to seal a portion of an apparatus, for example and without limitation, a portion having a MEMS sensor. One such method uses crimping devices to compress a seal in a cavity formed in a housing that includes a MEMS sensor attached to a stress isolator. Under such compression, the seal deforms to hermetically seal surfaces around the inside, outside and bottom of the stress isolator. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238721 | SENSING TIP RETENTION - The description relates to devices having sensing tips and releasably retaining the sensing tips. One example includes a tip holder that defines a cavity that receives the sensing tip. This example also includes first and second clamps positioned radially around the tip holder and extending through holes in the tip holder into the cavity to contact the sensing tip. The example further includes a flexible clamp band positioned around the first and second clamps and biasing the first and second clamps inwardly against the sensing tip. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238722 | Through-flow Measurement Arrangement and Measuring Transducer for Process Instrumentation Having the Through-flow Measurement Arrangement - A through-flow measurement arrangement and measuring transducer for process instrumentation that includes the through-flow measurement arrangement, wherein the through-flow measurement arrangement operating in accordance with the differential-pressure method includes a tube and an elastically deformable measuring diaphragm arranged in the cross section of the tube and a strain sensor that detects the deformation and converts it into an electric signal, where the measuring diaphragm and the tube are formed in one piece from uniform material, and where both side of the measuring diaphragm each pass into the tube via a fillet groove and the at least one strain sensor is arranged on the circumferential side of the tube opposite the fillet groove. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238723 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ICE RESISTANT PITOT TUBE - A method of forming a pitot tube includes forming a substantially cylindrical body portion including an outer surface, a tip portion having an inlet opening and an interior defining a flow passage, radially tapering the outer surface from the body portion toward the inlet opening, and disposing at least one electrical coil including one or more coil wraps along the flow passage of the pitot tube. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238724 | Flow Sensor System Including Spring Contacts - A flow sensor sub-assembly for sensing flow of a fluidic medicament is disclosed. The flow sensor sub-assembly includes a first spring contact and a second spring contact. The spring contacts are secured to a base that has a circuit for conducting an electrical signal to and from the spring contacts to a microprocessor. The first spring contact is in electrical communication with a first piezo element and the second spring contact is in electrical communication with a second piezo element. The first spring contact has a first contact force against the first piezo element and the second spring contact has a second contact force against the second piezo element, and the first and second contact forces are equivalent. A circuit board for interfacing to a flow sensor having a plurality of piezo elements for transmitting a flow signal indicative of flow of fluidic medicament is also disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238725 | FLOW DATA ACQUISITION AND TELEMETRY PROCESSING SYSTEM - Processing electronics provide flow data acquisition and telemetry for multiphase flow tomographic ultrasonic transceiver arrays. The processing electronics forms pulse drive signals to cause a tomographic pulse sequence to be emitted. Selected ones of an array of the ultrasonic transceivers emit ultrasonic energy in the tomographic pulse sequence for travel through the multiphase flow. The selected transmitting transceiver is isolated while transmitting it, and the remaining the transceivers are enabled to receive measures of the emitted pulse is after travel through the multiphase flow. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238726 | FLOW IMAGING AND MONITORING FOR SYNCHRONIZED MANAGEMENT OF WIDE AREA DRAINAGE - A flow imaging and monitoring system for synchronized management of wide area drainage that includes an interposer for supporting monitoring and management equipment in a manhole, a module for illuminating water flowing in pipes at the base of the manhole, a module for monitoring responses to reflected light, a sealed and rechargeable battery pack, and a data analysis and management system to interpret data streams in real time. The interposer can be adjusted to fit the diameter of the manhole and can be adjusted to be placed under the manhole cover. The module for illuminating the flowing water can be adjusted to generate various frequencies. The support structures for the modules can be adjusted for varying pitch, roll and yaw with respect to the manhole. The data analysis and management system is supported by cloud computing. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238727 | COMBINED STORAGE, DOSING AND MIXING DEVICE - The invention refers to a combined storage, dosing and mixing device ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238728 | ACOUSTIC VOLUME INDICATOR - Acoustic volume indicators for determining liquid or gas volume within a container comprise a contactor to vibrate a container wall, a detector to receive vibration data from the container wall, a processor to convert vibration data to frequency information and compare the frequency information to characteristic container frequency vs. volume data to obtain the measured volume, and an indicator for displaying the measured volume. The processor may comprise a microprocessor disposed within a housing having lights that each represent a particular volume. The microprocessor is calibrated to provide an output signal to a light that indicates the container volume. The processor may comprise a computer and computer program that converts the data to frequency information, analyzes the frequency information to identify a peak frequency, compares the peak frequency to the characteristic frequency vs. volume data to determine the measured volume, and displays the measured volume on a video monitor. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238729 | TELEMETRIC FITTING AND METHOD OF TELEMETRIC MEASUREMENT - Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GRAIN CART WEIGHT - A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238731 | Sensor Module For Use in Low-Cost Weight Measurement and Sensing System - A sensor module for use in a low-cost weight-measurement and sensing system is provided. The sensor module may include a substrate configured to be mounted between a floor pan of a vehicle and a seat of the vehicle. The sensor module may further include a force sensing element disposed upon the substrate. The force sensing element may be configured to sense a force applied thereupon, and generate a reading representative of the force applied thereupon in response thereto to provide a sensor reading. The sensor module may also include a wiring harness connected to the force sensing element. The wiring harness may be configured to transmit the sensor reading to a control module. The substrate may define an aperture configured to surround a fastening element used to fasten the seat to the floor pan of the vehicle. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238732 | DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE PULSE WIDTHS - A distributed acoustic sensing method that includes sending a sequence of optical pulses along an optical fiber, of at least two different widths, demodulating backscattered light from the optical fiber to obtain interferometric phase measurements as a function of position, combining the interferometric phase measurements to obtain a set of fade-resistant phase measurements, and storing or displaying the set of fade-resistant phase measurements. A distributed acoustic sensing system that includes a transmitter that sends a sequence of optical pulses along an optical fiber, of at least two different widths, a receiver that demodulates backscattered light from the optical fiber to obtain interferometric phase measurements as a function of position and combines interferometric phase measurements to obtain a set of fade-resistant phase measurements, and a storage or display device. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238733 | INFRARED DETECTION DEVICE - The signal processing board includes a plurality of signal processing circuits configured to process signals output from a plurality of pixels of an infrared detecting element. The signal processing board includes an element placement area where the infrared detecting element is placed, and a circuit placement area positioned outside the element placement area to surround the element placement area when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the signal processing board. The signal processing board includes a plurality of insulating layers that are stacked on a surface side opposing the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of signal processing circuits are placed in the circuit placement area. A heat-conducting layer is placed to be positioned on at least one of the insulating layers and in the element placement area, in the signal processing board. The heat-conducting layer has a heat conductivity that is higher than a heat conductivity of the insulating layers. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238734 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODULATION AND DEMODULATION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS - An electronic device includes one or more light sources for emitting light toward a body part of a user and one or more optical sensors for capturing light samples while each light source is turned on and for capturing dark samples while the light source(s) are turned off. A signal produced by the one or more optical sensors is filtered and demodulated produce multiple demodulated signals each associated with a light source. Each signal associated with the light source(s) is analyzed to estimate or determine a physiological parameter of the user. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238735 | SPATIALLY VARIABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND SPATIALLY VARIABLE DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An improved compact spectrometer system comprising a spatially variable detector and/or a spatially variable light source is disclosed. The spatially variable detector can comprise a first plurality of similar spaced apart detector regions having similar detectable wavelength ranges and a second plurality of different spaced apart detector regions having different detectable wavelength ranges that are different from the similar detectable wavelength ranges. The spatially variable light source can comprise a first plurality of similar spaced apart lighting regions emitting light of similar detectable wavelength ranges and a second plurality of different spaced apart lighting regions emitting light of different detectable wavelength ranges that are different from the similar detectable wavelength ranges. The disparity in measured light intensity along the spatially variable detector and the disparity in emitted light intensity along the spatially variable light source can be determined and adjusted. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238736 | EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYZER - An emission spectroscopy instrumentation is easily operated and includes a calculation element | 2018-08-23 |
20180238737 | METROLOGY METHOD AND APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE, LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PRODUCT - A method of measuring n values of a parameter of interest (e.g., overlay) relating to a structure forming process, where n>1. The method includes performing n measurements on each of n+1 targets, each measurement performed with measurement radiation having a different wavelength and/or polarization combination and determining the n values for a parameter of interest from the n measurements of n+1 targets, each of the n values relating to the parameter of interest for a different pair of the layers. Each target includes n+1 layers, each layer including a periodic structure, the targets including at least n biased targets having at least one biased periodic structure formed with a positional bias relative to the other layers, the biased periodic structure being in at least a different one of the layers per biased target. Also disclosed is a substrate having such a target and a patterning device for forming such a target. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238738 | RESONANT STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING MICROSCOPE - A nonlinear optical process on increasing the signal in SRS microscope by Resonant Stimulated Raman Scattering (RSRS) combines both RRS and SRS nonlinear processes, in absorber and host such a β-carotene-methanol solution, Flavins, or other key absorbers in tissues. The observed effect of enhanced RSRS in small signal gain is attributed to RR process in absorber β-carotene that transferring excess vibrations to host methanol from anharmonic vibrational interactions between the solute β-carotene in resonance with the solvent methanol vibrations. SRS microscopy signals are improved in RSRS microscope for imaging vibrational states in lipids CH2 and proteins CH3 in cancer tissues from RR in Flavins or other native chromophores in tissue and for applications in other areas of neuroscience and biomedicine, potentially enhancing signals in the RSRS microscope by 2 to 1000 times. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238739 | OPTICAL DETECTOR BASED ON AN ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURED DIELECTRIC SURFACE AND A METAL ABSORBER - The present invention provides an optical detector device, including: a metal absorber layer; and a dielectric cover layer coupled to the metal absorber layer, wherein the dielectric cover layer includes one or more antireflective structured surfaces. The optical detector device further includes one or more of a passive substrate layer and an active thermoelectric element layer coupled to the metal absorber layer opposite the dielectric cover layer. The one or more antireflective structured surfaces each utilize a random pattern. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238740 | RADIOMETRIC CORRECTION AND ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUES FOR THERMAL IMAGER WITH NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE SENSOR - Various techniques are provided for calibrating a thermal imaging device using a non-contact temperature sensor. In one example, a method includes capturing a thermal image of a scene. The thermal image comprises a plurality of pixel values. The method also includes detecting, by a non-contact temperature sensor, a temperature value associated with a portion of the scene corresponding to a subset of the pixel values. The method also includes comparing the subset of pixel values with the detected temperature value. The method also includes generating a correction term based on the comparing. The method also includes applying the correction term to at least the subset of pixel values to radiometrically calibrate the subset of pixel values. Related systems and alignment processes are also provided. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238741 | PROCESS TRANSMITTER ISOLATION COMPENSATION - An industrial process temperature transmitter for measuring a temperature of a process medium includes a temperature sensing unit, a compensation circuit, and an output circuit. The temperature sensing unit includes a process temperature sensor that is separated from the process medium by an isolation wall. The temperature sensing unit is configured to produce a temperature signal that is indicative of the temperature of the process medium based on a process temperature signal output from the process temperature sensor during a temperature measurement. The compensation circuit is configured to compensate the temperature signal for a response time of the temperature measurement to a change in the temperature of the process medium, and output a compensated temperature signal. The output circuit is configured to produce a temperature output as a function of the compensated temperature signal corresponding to the temperature of the process medium. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238742 | TIME AND TEMPERATURE TRACKER - A detection device for time and temperature tracking includes a signal processing unit in operable communication with a memory, a temperature sensor, a timer, and a display window. The detection device displays, via the display window, a first label.. The detection device detects, by the temperature sensor, a first temperature. The detection device determines, by the signal processing unit, a first temperature excursion, where the first temperature exceeds a first threshold. Responsive to determining the first temperature excursion, the detection device starts the timer configured to expire after a first duration of time. The detection device detects, by the temperature sensor, a second temperature. Responsive to either (1) the timer expiring after the first duration of time; or (2) determining, by the signal processing unit, a second temperature excursion, where the second temperature exceeds a second threshold, the detection device displays, via the display window, a second label. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238743 | THERMOCOUPLE TEMPERATURE SENSOR WITH COLD JUNCTION COMPENSATION - A thermocouple temperature sensor has a thermocouple with first and second conductors connected at a junction and a resistance temperature device with first and second conductors. The first conductor of the resistance temperature device is connected to the first conductor of the thermocouple. A first external conductor is connected to the second conductor of the thermocouple, wherein the first external conductor is configured as a voltage sense conductor for the resistance temperature device and a voltage sense conductor for the thermocouple. A second external conductor is connected to the first conductors of the thermocouple and the resistance temperature device, wherein the second external conductor is configured as a current conductor for the resistance temperature device and a voltage sense conductor for the thermocouple. A third external conductor is connected to the second conductor of the resistance temperature device and is configured as a current conductor for the resistance temperature device. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238744 | Temperature Measuring Device with Reference Temperature Determination - A measuring apparatus for determining a measurement temperature at a measuring point by means of a first thermocouple. The measuring apparatus includes a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal for connecting the first thermocouple, a first connecting line and a second connecting line, which connect the first and second connection terminals with an evaluating electronics, an auxiliary temperature sensor, which is designed to register an auxiliary temperature, and the evaluating electronics, which is designed to determine the measurement temperature at the measuring point. An additional connecting line, which is composed of a material other than that of the second connecting line forms together with the second connecting line a second thermocouple, which is likewise connected to the evaluating electronics. The evaluating electronics is designed to determine the measurement temperature at the measuring point based on a first measurement voltage delivered by the first thermocouple, the second measurement voltage delivered by the second thermocouple and the auxiliary temperature registered by the auxiliary temperature sensor. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238745 | THERMALLY SENSITIVE SLEEVE - A method for providing a temperature sensitive element surrounding a surgical instrument to provide a visual indication of tip temperature to an operator of the instrument. Change in color of the element is an indication to the operator to be aware of the generated heat and reduce power to the instrument accordingly. When the tip of a surgical instrument heats up to a certain threshold that would cause harm, a reversible thermochromic property of the element may change colors in direct relation to the rise and fall of temperature. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238746 | AIR AND GAS FLOW VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR PROBE - There is disclosed a handheld air flow velocity measurement probe that includes a bridge circuit assembly having an airflow velocity sensor that is a resistance temperature detector (RTD) and a digitally controlled resistive element to dynamically adjust and maintain the resistance of the velocity sensor within the overheat temperature predefined range. The velocity measurement also uses a separate temperature sensor to sense the temperature of the air or gas flow. A humidity sensor is also included remote from the other sensors to measure humidity in the gas flow to be measured. All of the above described components are housed at a probe tip instead of a base as in most standard handheld probes and the digital interface at the probe tip allows the user to replace a bulky, expensive telescoping antenna with stackable extender scheme. | 2018-08-23 |