36th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220283499 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING UNDERLAYER FILM, RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a composition for forming an underlayer film, with which an underlayer film having excellent surface flatness and solvent resistance can be formed. In addition, the present invention provides a resist pattern forming method and a manufacturing method of an electronic device, which are related to the composition for forming an underlayer film. The composition for forming an underlayer film according to the present invention is a composition for forming an underlayer film, which is used for forming an underlayer film under a resist film, including a monomer or a polymer containing an aromatic ring and a halogen-based organic solvent, in which a content of the halogen-based organic solvent is 0.001 to 50 ppm by mass with respect to a total mass of the composition for forming an underlayer film. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283500 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE-TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRY FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PHOTOSENSITIVE DRY FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PATTERNED RESIST FILM, COMPOUND, PHOTO-ACID GENERATOR, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR N-ORGANOSULFONYLOXY COMPOUND - A chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition in which the acid generator included has excellent solubility in a solvent and with which a resist pattern having excellent mask linearity is easily formed; a photosensitive dry film having a photosensitive layer formed from the composition; a method of manufacturing the photosensitive dry film; a method of manufacturing a patterned resist film using the composition; and a compound and an acid generator which can be added to the composition. The composition includes an acid generator which generates acid when irradiated with an active ray or radiation, and a resin whose solubility in alkali increases under action of an acid. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283501 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION - A resist underlayer film forming composition contains a reaction product of an aromatic compound (A) having 6 to 60 carbon atoms and a compound represented by formula (B), and a solvent. (In the formula, X represent an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; Y represents a single bond, an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; X and Y may combine with each other to form a ring; and each of R | 2022-09-08 |
20220283502 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - The present invention provides a flexographic printing plate precursor which makes it possible to precisely reproduce the pattern of a microcell on the surface of a printing plate without requiring the use of any specialized device or any additional step, and thus to improve the ink laydown on a solid-printed part. A flexographic printing plate precursor comprising at least a support (A), a photosensitive resin layer (B), an oxygen barrier layer (C) and a heat-sensitive mask layer (D) which are laminated in this order, wherein a photosensitive resin composition constituting the photosensitive resin layer (B) comprises (a) a polymer prepared by polymerizing a conjugated diene, (b) an ethylenically unsaturated compound and (c) a photopolymerization initiator, and wherein the content of the photopolymerization initiator (c) in the photosensitive resin composition is 2 to 9% by mass. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283503 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM - A method includes: a) measuring individual parts K | 2022-09-08 |
20220283504 | TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTION OF ABERRATIONS - Some implementations described herein provide an exposure tool. The exposure tool includes a reticle deformation detector and one or more processors configured to obtain, via the reticle deformation detector, reticle deformation information associated with a reticle during a scanning process for scanning multiple fields of a wafer. The one or more processors determine, based on the reticle deformation information, a deformation of the reticle at multiple times during the scanning process, and perform, based on the deformation of the reticle at the multiple times, one or more adjustments of one or more components of the exposure tool during the scanning process. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283505 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - A substrate holder for supporting a substrate, a lithographic apparatus having the substrate holder and a method of supporting the substrate. The substrate holder includes a main body, a plurality of supporting pins, and a plate. The plate is positioned between a surface of the main body and a support surface formed by the plurality of supporting pins. The plate is actuatable in a direction along the plurality of supporting pins between the surface of the main body and the support surface. The substrate holder may also include a main body, a flexible member and a fixed member protruding from a surface of the main body. The flexible member defines an enclosed cavity therein and configured to form a seal with the substrate supported on the substrate holder. The substrate holder is configured to reduce pressure in the enclosed cavity of the flexible member. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283506 | CONTROL OF DYNAMIC GAS LOCK FLOW INLETS OF AN INTERMEDIATE FOCUS CAP - A control system includes a plurality of pressure sensors, each to detect a pressure in a respective dynamic gas lock (DGL) nozzle control region of a plurality of DGL nozzle control regions. Each DGL nozzle control region includes one or more DGL nozzles. The control system includes a plurality of mass flow controllers (MFCs). Each MFC of the plurality of MFCs is to control a flow velocity in a respective DGL nozzle control region of the plurality of DGL nozzle control regions. The control system includes a controller to selectively cause one or more MFCs of the plurality of MFCs to adjust flow velocities in one or more DGL nozzle control regions of the plurality of DGL nozzle control regions based on pressures detected by the plurality of pressure sensors in DGL nozzle control regions of the plurality of DGL nozzle control regions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283507 | TARGET CONTROL IN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS USING ABERRATION OF REFLECTION IMAGE - A method of controlling an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system is disclosed. The method includes irradiating a target droplet with EUV radiation, detecting EUV radiation reflected by the target droplet, determining aberration of the detected EUV radiation, determining a Zernike polynomial corresponding to the aberration, and performing a corrective action to reduce a shift in Zernike coefficients of the Zernike polynomial. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CRITICAL DIMENSION VARIATION - A method is described. The method includes obtaining a relationship between a thickness of a contamination layer formed on a mask and an amount of compensation energy to remove the contamination layer, obtaining a first thickness of a first contamination layer formed on the mask from a thickness measuring device, and applying first compensation energy calculated from the relationship to a light directed to the mask. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283509 | SUPPORT OF AN OPTICAL UNIT - An arrangement for use in a microlithographic optical imaging device includes an optical unit and a supporting structure for supporting the optical unit. The optical unit includes an optical element, a carrier structure for carrying the optical element, and an active actuating device. The optical element is supported on the carrier structure via of the active actuating device. The active actuating device is configured to adjust the optical element during normal operation of the optical imaging device in a maximum movement range, which is predefined by the normal operation of the optical imaging device, with respect to a first reference assigned to the imaging device. The active actuating device is configured so that the maximum movement range is completely covered by actuating movements of the active actuating device with an actuating accuracy predefined by the normal operation of the optical imaging device. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINATORIAL ARRAYS USING DYNAMIC INTERFERENCE LITHOGRAPHY - A dynamic interference lithography (DIL) device is provided. The device includes a laser source configured for providing a laser beam, a substrate stage configured for mounting a substrate, an at least partially convex curved mirror, and a spatial filter configured to divide the laser beam into a first beam portion directed towards the at least partially convex curved mirror and a second beam portion directed towards the substrate. The first beam portion is reflected by the at least partially convex curved mirror towards the substrate to form an interference pattern on the substrate. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTING PROCESS - A method of controlling a computer process for designing or verifying a photolithographic component, the method including building a source tree including nodes of the process, including dependency relationships among the nodes, defining, for some nodes, at least two different process conditions, expanding the source tree to form an expanded tree, including generating a separate node for each different defined process condition, and duplicating dependent nodes having an input relationship to each generated separate node, determining respective computing hardware requirements for processing the node, selecting computer hardware constraints based on capabilities of the host computing system, determining, based on the requirements and constraints and on dependency relations in the expanded tree, an execution sequence for the computer process, and performing the computer process on the computing system. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283512 | CORRECTING APPARATUS OF EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET (EUV) PHOTOMASK AND CORRECTING METHOD OF EUV PHOTOMASK - A correcting apparatus of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photomask includes: a support portion configured to support an EUV photomask having a main area in which a plurality of pattern elements are arranged, a chemical supply unit configured to supply a chemical to the main area, a light source unit configured to generate a laser beam, and a control unit configured to irradiate the laser beam to the chemical supplied to the main area of the EUV photomask and to, based a laser dosage map for correcting critical dimensions (CDs) of the plurality of pattern elements in the main area, adjust a dosage of the laser beam based on the laser dosage map such that among the plurality of pattern elements, pattern elements having different critical dimensions are etched at different etching rates. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283513 | METHOD TO DETECT A DEFECT ON A LITHOGRAPHIC SAMPLE AND METROLOGY SYSTEM TO PERFORM SUCH A METHOD - A method to detect a defect on a lithographic sample includes the following steps: detection light and a detector having at least one sensor pixel are provided. Further, a detection pattern is provided causing a light structure of the detection light being structured at least along one dimension (1D, x). The detection pattern is aligned such that the detector is aligned normal to an extension (xy) of the light structure. Further, a complimentary pattern is provided having a 1D structure which is complimentary to that of the detection pattern. The sample is moved relative to the detection pattern while gathering the detection light on the detector. Further, a reference sample without defects or with negligible defects is provided. The reference sample also is moved relative to the detection pattern while gathering the detection light on the detector. A defect (s | 2022-09-08 |
20220283514 | MULTI-FIELD SCANNING OVERLAY METROLOGY - A metrology tool may include an illumination sub-system to illuminate sample within two or more acquisition fields with two or more illumination beams, where the two or more acquisition fields are distributed along a scan direction in a non-overlapping configuration, and where a translation stage translates a metrology target on the sample along the scan direction sequentially through the two or more acquisition fields. The metrology tool may further include an imaging sub-system to image the two or more acquisition fields while the sample is scanned along the scan direction. The imaging sub-system may include a field-repositioning optical relay to relay images of the two or more acquisition fields to a scanning detector including one or more pixel columns distributed along a column direction, where the field-repositioning optical relay positions the images of the two or more acquisition fields on the scanning detector along the column direction. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283515 | METROLOGY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of determining an overlay measurement associated with a substrate and a system to obtain an overlay measurement associated with a patterning process. A method for determining an overlay measurement may be used in a lithography patterning process. The method includes generating a diffraction signal by illuminating a first overlay pattern and a second overlay pattern using a coherent beam. The method also includes obtaining an interference pattern based on the diffraction signal. The method further includes determining an overlay measurement between the first overlay pattern and the second overlay pattern based on the interference pattern. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283516 | ON CHIP SENSOR FOR WAFER OVERLAY MEASUREMENT - A sensor apparatus includes a sensor chip, an illumination system, a first optical system, a second optical system, and a detector system. The illumination system is coupled to the sensor chip and transmits an illumination beam along an illumination path. The first optical system is coupled to the sensor chip and includes a first integrated optic to configure and transmit the illumination beam toward a diffraction target on a substrate, disposed adjacent to the sensor chip, and generate a signal beam including diffraction order sub-beams generated from the diffraction target. The second optical system is coupled to the sensor chip and includes a second integrated optic to collect and transmit the signal beam from a first side to a second side of the sensor chip. The detector system is configured to measure a characteristic of the diffraction target based on the signal beam transmitted by the second optical system. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283517 | SUBSTRATE STAGE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor substrate stage for carrying a substrate is provided. The semiconductor substrate stage includes a base layer, a magnetic shielding layer disposed on the base layer, a carrier layer disposed on the magnetic shielding layer, and a receiver disposed on the carrier layer. The receiver is configured to receive a microwave signal from a signal source electrically isolated from the receiver, and the microwave signal is used for controlling the movement of the semiconductor substrate stage. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283518 | STAGE DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A stage device includes a stage capable of moving in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to each other, a scale arranged in the stage so as to extend in the first direction, an optical assembly arranged so as to face the scale in at least a part of a movable range of the stage and extending in the second direction, and an interferometer configured to transmit measurement light and reference light to the optical assembly, and receive the measurement light and the reference light returning from the optical assembly. The optical assembly is configured to apply the measurement light from the interferometer to the scale, and return the measurement light returning from the scale and the reference light to the interferometer. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283519 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET (EUV) MASK INSPECTION SYSTEM, A LOAD-LOCK CHAMBER INCLUDED THEREIN, AND A METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN EUV MASK USING THE EUV MASK INSPECTION SYSTEM - An EUV mask inspection system includes a mask receiving unit configured to receive a manufactured EUV mask, a main chamber configured to perform an inspection on the EUV mask, and a load-lock chamber disposed between the mask receiving unit and the main chamber. The load-lock chamber includes a mask table for loading the EUV mask, an UV lamp disposed adjacent the mask table in a first direction, a cold trap disposed adjacent the mask table in a second direction, and a vacuum pump. The first direction is a direction perpendicular to a sidewall of the mask table, and the second direction is a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the mask table. The UV lamp is configured to evaporate water molecules on the EUV mask by irradiating UV light onto the EUV mask. The cold trap is configured to trap the water molecules evaporated from the EUV mask. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283520 | MATERIAL MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method includes: storing a carrier containing material in a storage; recording environmental data of the storage to a database while the material is in the storage; generating a forecast for the material in the carrier based on the environmental data; receiving a request for the material from a semiconductor fabrication tool; and providing the carrier to the semiconductor fabrication tool based on the forecast. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING AN EUV MASK - An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography system cleans debris from an EUV reticle. The system includes a cleaning electrode configured to be positioned adjacent the EUV reticle. The system includes a voltage source that helps draw debris from the EUV reticle toward the cleaning electrode by applying a voltage of alternating polarity to the cleaning electrode. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283522 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that suppresses an image defect resulting from its support and is reduced in long-term potential fluctuation. The electrophotographic photosensitive member is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support having a cylindrical shape and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the support has a surface formed of Al and/or an Al alloy, and wherein the IR peak area ratio A of the surface of the support determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy satisfies the following condition: A≥0.50 where the IR peak area ratio A represents a ratio a/z of a peak area “a” in the range of from 1,016 cm | 2022-09-08 |
20220283523 | CARRIER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A carrier can be used for forming an electrophotographic image. The carrier contains a core particle and a coating layer coating the core particle. The coating layer contains a chargeable particle. The carder has an internal void ratio of 0.0% or greater but less than 2.0%, and an apparent density of 2.0 g/cm | 2022-09-08 |
20220283524 | TONER CARTRIDGE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a reservoir for holding toner. An outlet is positioned on a front of the toner cartridge for exiting toner from the toner cartridge. First, second and third electrical contacts are positioned on a first side of the toner cartridge for contacting corresponding first, second and third electrical contacts in an image forming device. Each of the first, second and third electrical contacts of the toner cartridge is electrically connected to a respective imaging component positioned on the toner cartridge. The first, second and third electrical contacts of the toner cartridge are positioned such that an imaginary line that angles downward in a direction from a rear of the toner cartridge toward the front of the toner cartridge passes through the first, second and third electrical contacts of the toner cartridge. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283525 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a replenishment unit, an agitation member a drive source, a control unit, a memory unit, and a remaining amount detection unit. The control unit performs (1) a first operation to drive the drive source for a first time in a case where it is judged based on the output value of the remaining amount detection unit that the toner has increased, and (2) a second operation to drive the drive source for a second time that is shorter than the first time in a case where it is judged based on the output value of the remaining amount detection unit that the toner has not increased. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283526 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a frame having an accommodation chamber where a developer is accommodated, and a replenishing port replenishing a developer to the accommodation chamber from outside; and a stirring member stirring the developer in the accommodation chamber, the stirring member including a rotating shaft portion rotatably supported by the frame and a sheet member having one end fixed to the rotating shaft portion and another end as a free end and being rotatable with the rotating shaft portion. When the stirring member is rotated, the free end of the sheet member is capable of contacting an inner wall surface of the accommodation chamber in which the replenishing port is formed, and a through hole penetrating in a thickness direction of the sheet member is provided in a region of the sheet member that comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the accommodation chamber. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283527 | DEVELOPER UNIT SEALS WITH FLUID CHANNELS - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a developer unit seal is described. The seal includes a first sealing member to contact an end cap of the developer unit. The first sealing member has ports to align with rollers that are to protrude into the end cap. The seal includes a second sealing member to contact the first sealing member. The second sealing member has ports to align with the rollers. Channels are disposed between the first sealing member and the second sealing member to direct print fluid to each of the ports. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283528 | CONDUCTION MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A conduction mechanism includes: a conductive bearing that rotatably supports a rotary shaft; a non-conductive axial positioner that has a cylinder externally fitted to the bearing; and a contact terminal attached to an outer circumferential surface side of the cylinder. The cylinder has a slit, and the contact terminal has an abutment piece that is exposed to an inner circumferential surface side of the cylinder from the slit and abuts an outer circumferential surface of the bearing. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283529 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotator, a heat source to heat the rotator, a first thermal equalization plate, a second thermal equalization plate, and an overheating preventer. The first thermal equalization plate and the second equalization plate are in contact with the heat source. The overheating preventer is in contact with one end of the second thermal equalization plate in an axial direction of the rotator. The first thermal equalization plate is in contact with a portion of the heat source, and the portion of the heat source is farther from a center of the rotator than the one end of the second thermal equalization plate in the axial direction of the rotator. The first thermal equalization plate is spaced apart from the one end of the second thermal equalization plate. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283530 | PLANAR HEATER, FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLANAR HEATER - A planar heater includes a base, a resister pattern, a conductor pattern, a power supply electrode, and a base pattern. The base includes a surface portion made of an insulative material. The resistor pattern is on the base. The conductor pattern is on the base and electrically coupled to the resistor pattern. The power supply electrode is electrically coupled to the conductor pattern. The base pattern is on the base and made of a material different from a material of the surface portion of the base to print visible identification information. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283531 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a heating device, a rotator, and a blade. The heating device includes a heater extending in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording medium. The heater includes a heat generator and generates a larger heat amount at one end than at a center. The blade includes a rubbing portion extending in the direction. Both ends of the rubbing portion face both ends of the heater. The rotator and the blade are configured such that a friction force between the rotator and one end of the rubbing portion is smaller than a friction force between the rotator and the center of the rubbing portion in the direction. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283532 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes: a sheet feeder that feeds a sheet; a controller that: discriminates a sheet type of the sheet, and receives a user input to specify a sheet type; and an image forming device that has two setting modes including an automatic discrimination mode in which an image is formed based on the discriminated sheet type and a user specified mode in which an image is formed based on the sheet type specified by the user input. The controller automatically switches one of the two setting modes to the other based on a defined condition. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283533 | REMAINING TONER AMOUNT DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND REMAINING TONER AMOUNT DETECTION METHOD - A remaining toner amount detection device includes four electrodes and a controller. Each electrode has an arc shape along an outer circumferential surface of a toner bottle, and the four electrodes are spaced a certain distance apart in a circumferential direction so as to surround the toner bottle. The controller detects a remaining toner amount inside the toner bottle by using the four electrodes. The controller determines whether at least one of a first electrostatic capacity value between one pair of adjacent electrodes and a second electrostatic capacity value between the other pair of adjacent electrodes falls within a threshold range. In response to determination that at least one of the electrostatic capacity values falls within the threshold range, the controller detects a remaining toner amount inside the toner bottle based on an electrostatic capacity value, and outputs the detected remaining toner amount. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283534 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A processing apparatus processing on a sheet includes a punch unit configured to punch a sheet at a punching position while rotating, a first motor configured to drive the punch unit, a first rotary member disposed upstream of the punch unit in a conveyance direction of the sheet and configured to convey the sheet, a second motor configured to drive the first rotary member, a control unit configured to control driving of the first motor and the second motor, and a first detection unit configured to detect a surface speed of the first rotary member. The control unit is configured to adjust a rotation speed of the second motor so that a surface speed of the first rotary member obtained based on a detection result of the first detection unit substantially matches a tangential component of a rotation speed of the punch unit at the punching position. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283535 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING UNIT - An image forming unit to be attached to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus includes a first cartridge including a driven portion configured to rotate on a first rotational axis; and a second cartridge configured separable from the first cartridge. The second cartridge includes an input portion configured to receive driving force from the apparatus body; and a drive transmission portion configured to rotate on a second rotational axis and to transmit the driving force to the driven portion. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283536 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a developing apparatus including: a developer bearing member that bears a developer; a developing frame body that rotatably supports the developer bearing member; a one-end side end member that supports one-end side in an axis direction of the developer bearing member of the developing frame body; and another-end side end member that supports the other-end side in the axis direction of the developer bearing member of the developing frame body. Each of the one-end side end member and the other-end side end member is independently movable with respect to the developing frame body. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283537 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE CONFIGURED OF DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL CONTACT SURFACE, AND DRUM CARTRIDGE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL CONTACT SURFACE AND LOCK LEVER - A process cartridge includes a developing cartridge and a drum cartridge. The developing cartridge includes: a casing; a developing roller rotatable about a developing axis extending in a first direction; and a development-side IC chip having a development-side electrical contact surface. The drum cartridge includes: a drum frame; a photosensitive drum rotatable about a drum axis extending in the first direction; a drum-side IC chip having a drum-side electrical contact surface; and a lock lever configured to lock the developing cartridge to the drum frame. The development-side electrical contact surface and the drum-side electrical contact surface are positioned opposite to the lock lever with respect to the casing in the first direction in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283538 | CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes a rotatable photosensitive drum; a rotatable developing roller configured to develop image formed on the drum, the developing roller being capable of contacting to and spacing from the drum; an urging force receiving portion configured to receive, from a main assembly side urging member, an urging force for spacing the developing roller from the drum; a cartridge side drive transmission member capable of the coupling with a main assembly side drive transmission member and configured to receive, from the main assembly side drive transmission member, a rotational force for rotating the developing roller; and a decoupling member capable of urging the cartridge side drive transmission member by the urging force received by the urging force receiving portion to decouple the cartridge side drive transmission member from the main assembly side drive transmission member. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283539 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING COUPLING MEMBER SELECTIVELY COUPLED TO PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM - In an image forming apparatus, a process frame is movable into and out of a main casing in a first direction. The process frame includes a first wall and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall in a second direction. A first cartridge is detachably mountable to the process frame in a third direction crossing the second direction. A first electrode protrudes from an outer surface of the first cartridge outwardly in the second direction. In a state where the first cartridge is mounted to the process frame, the first cartridge is positioned between the first wall and second wall of the process frame in the second direction and a portion of the first wall aligns with the first electrode in the third direction such that the portion of the first wall is overlapped with the first electrode as viewed in the third direction. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283540 | VOLUME BRAGG GRATING IN A CYLINDRICAL BULK MEDIUM - A method of manufacturing a Volume Bragg Grating (VBG) is provided, comprising providing a cylindrical bulk medium made of a transparent glass material and having a central axis along a longitudinal direction, and inscribing an interference pattern in the cylindrical bulk medium. The interference pattern has a plurality of grating fringe elements distributed along a line parallel to the central axis. The method further includes rotating the cylindrical bulk medium about the central axis during said inscribing, thereby azimuthally extending the grating fringes elements. There is further provided a VBG manufactured according to such a method, the use of such a VBG in a CPA system of cladding-pumped fiber laser. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283541 | HOLOGRAPHIC CAMERA SYSTEM - A holographic camera system includes an imaging lens, a polarizer configured to circularly polarize light incident from the imaging lens, a geometric phase lens with a phase delay of λ/4, and an image sensor configured to replicate an interference pattern through self-interference of light output from the geometric phase. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283542 | NATURAL ESCAPEMENT FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT AND HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING SUCH AN ESCAPEMENT - A natural escapement for a horological movement performing operating cycles each including a first and a second alternation of a balance ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220283543 | NATURAL ESCAPEMENT FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT AND HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING SUCH AN ESCAPEMENT - A natural escapement ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220283544 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ASSEMBLY OF AN ELASTIC HOLDING MEMBER-TIMEPIECE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY WITH A SUPPORT ELEMENT - A method produces an assembly of an elastic holding member-timepiece component assembly with a support element. The elastic holding member is made of an electrically insulating material and the support element is made of an electrically conductive material. The method includes mounting the assembly with the support element aiming to define at least one zone for receiving at least one element for blocking a movement of the holding member relative to the support element, and producing by galvanic metal growth the at least one blocking element on at least one of the reception zones. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283545 | TIMEPIECE MECHANISM - A timepiece mechanism ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220283546 | DISPLAY MECHANISM - Disclosed is a display mechanism for a timepiece movement including a first display wheel and a second display wheel, which are arranged to be coplanar, characterised in that the first and second display wheels are further arranged to be pivoted with respect to each other by way of at least one ball bearing. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283547 | DEVICE FOR SELECTING TIMEPIECE FUNCTIONS | 2022-09-08 |
20220283548 | BRACELET FASTENING DEVICE - A device for fastening a wristlet to a watch case includes an end body of the wristlet, at least one movable fastening element comprising a pivot part movable between an engagement position in which the pivot part is engaged with the case, and a retracted position where the pivot part is disengaged from the case, a lever movably mounted in rotation on the end body, at least one movable cam engaged with the lever to switch the movable fastening element from the engagement position to the retracted position during a rotation of the lever, where the device comprises at least one static cam fixedly mounted on the end body facing the movable cam, to impose an axial movement on the movable cam during its rotation, and the movable cam is directly formed on the movable fastening element, and arranged between the lever and the static cam. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283549 | Delay Circuit with Multiple Dependencies - A delay circuit with multiple dependencies on various environmental parameters is disclosed. The delay circuit is configured to receive an input signal. The delay circuit includes a first circuit configured to generate a first amount of delay, wherein the first amount of delay has a direct relationship to a first environmental parameter. The delay circuit also includes a second circuit configured to generate a second amount of delay such that the second amount of delay has an inverse relationship to a second environmental parameter. The delay circuit is configured to generate a delayed output signal based on the first and second amounts of delay generated by the first and second circuits. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283550 | TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER USING VOLTAGE AS A REPRESENTATION OF TIME OFFSET - A time-to-digital converter (TDC) uses voltage as a representation of time offset. A voltage change is induced over a time period from a start signal to a stop signal. The final voltage is then measured, and the voltage measurement is mapped to a time value representing the time between the start signal and the stop signal. The voltage change can be increasing or decreasing, e.g., by charging or discharging a capacitive circuit between the start signal and the stop signal. The voltage can be measured using an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or other voltage measurement circuit. The voltage measurement can be mapped to the time value in any manner, such as, for example, using to a transfer function or using a mapping table that provides a time value for each possible voltage measurement value. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283551 | WRIST WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SWITCHABLE MULTI BAND ANTENNA SYSTEM - A wrist-worn electronic device comprises a bezel, an antenna, and an aperture tuning network. The bezel is formed at least partially from electrically conductive material and positioned along a side wall of a housing of the device. The antenna includes a first aperture and a second aperture which are formed by various portions of the bezel. The antenna is configured to operate in one of two operating modes including a dual band mode in which the first aperture receives a first global navigation satellite system (GNSS) wireless signal at a first frequency band and the second aperture receives a second GNSS wireless signal at a second frequency band, and a single band mode in which the first aperture and the second aperture each receive the first GNSS wireless signal. The aperture tuning network has an adjustable configuration wherein adjustment of the adjustable configuration changes the operating mode of the antenna. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283552 | Input Module and Method for Providing a Predicted Binary Process Signal - An input module and method for providing a predicted binary process signal, wherein in order to compensate for a signal delay for a binary process signal, further process signals of further sensors are temporarily stored for a predeterminable interval, and during a learning phase, at a switching moment, i.e., the moment at which the binary process signal indicates a first edge change from logical zero to logical one or a second edge change from logical one to logical zero, a neural network is supplied with the temporarily stored values of the process signals at a learning moment, which is produced from the switching moment minus a prediction interval, as a stimulating input signal pattern. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283553 | INTELLIGENT BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A hierarchical resource analysis system, for a building that has a plurality of zones each with a corresponding resource arranged to alter an environment of the zone, includes one or more processors that implement a plurality of causal agents and a causal coordinator. Each of the causal agents reports to the causal coordinator parameter values describing a state of the environment of one of the zones and parameter values describing a state of the corresponding resource for the zone. The causal coordinator, responsive to indication that at least one of the parameter values describing a state of the environment of one of the zones is outside a predefined zone range and all of the parameter values describing the states of the corresponding resources for the zones being within corresponding predefined resource ranges, commands at least one of the causal agents to operate the corresponding resource within an altered span. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283554 | CONTROL OF PROCESSING PARAMETERS FOR SUBSTRATE POLISHING WITH SUBSTRATE PRECESSION - Generating a recipe for a polishing process includes receiving a target removal profile that includes a target thickness to remove for locations spaced angularly around a center of a substrate, storing a first function providing substrate orientation relative to a carrier head over time, storing a second function defining a polishing rate below a zone of the zone as a function of one or more pressures of one or more zones of the carrier head, and for each particular zone of the plurality of zones, calculate a recipe defining a pressure for the particular zone over time. Calculating the recipe includes calculating an expected thickness profile after polishing from the second function defining the polishing rate and the first function providing substrate orientation relative to the zone over time, and applying a minimizing algorithm to reduce a difference between the expected thickness profile and the target thickness profile. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283555 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING PHYSICAL SYSTEMS OF INTERCONNECTED ELEMENTS - A simulation system comprising: a plurality of physical components, each corresponding to one of a plurality of physical component types, an attachment panel comprising an arrangement of attachment locations, such that one or more of the physical components are attachable to the attachment panel; a display system configured to provide a visualisation on or proximate one or both of the attachment panel and the plurality of physical components; a capture device configured to capture image data of a current status of the attachment panel and the plurality of physical components; and a controller, when at least one physical component is coupled to the attachment panel. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283556 | SENSOR BASED DATA SET METHOD AND APPARATUS - Apparatus and method to facilitate automatic detection of a device state are disclosed herein. Selectively constraining a sensor based data set associated with one or more states of a device, wherein selectively constraining the sensor based data set includes analyzing a distribution of the sensor based data set to determine whether to constrain the sensor based data set, the sensor based data set including a first class and a second class of data values. Determining a threshold associated with the sensor based data set by selecting the threshold based on a variance between the first and second classes of the sensor based data set, wherein selecting the threshold includes using a constrained sensor based data set when the sensor based data set is determined to be constrained, and wherein the threshold indicates the data values associated with the first and second classes. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283557 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A control system includes: a communication unit that sends, to each of a plurality of devices, a control command for controlling the device; a registration unit that registers a standard action for collectively controlling at least two devices included in the plurality of devices, based on device control consecutiveness which is determined by control history information of the plurality of devices; and an executor that causes the communication unit to send a control command to each of the at least two devices when execution of the standard action registered is instructed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283558 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PRIMARY FREQUENCY RESPONSE FOR A RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANT - A method for providing primary frequency response for a renewable energy plant coupled to an electric power grid, the renewable energy plant having an intermittent energy source coupled thereto by an inverter, the method comprising: using a renewable energy plant control system, measuring frequency and determining a first difference signal between the measured frequency and a frequency reference; measuring power output from the renewable energy plant and determining a second difference signal between the measured power output and a power reference; generating an error signal from a sum of the first and second difference signals; generating a control signal by applying the error signal to a controller; limiting the control signal output from the controller to between predetermined minimum and maximum power limits for the inverter; while the control signal is limited by the predetermined minimum power limit for the inverter, disabling an integral function of the controller; and, applying the control signal to the inverter to control the power output from the intermittent energy source. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283559 | AUTOMATION INTERFACE - A system for controlling automation includes a machine which collects data generated by performance of an operation by the machine. A user device displays a machine control interface (MCI) corresponding to the machine. The MCI displays the collected data to a touch interface of the user device, and defines at least one touch activated user interface element (UIE) for manipulating the data. The user device can be enabled as an automation human machine interface (HMI) device for controlling an operation performed by the machine, such that a touch action applied to a UIE of the MCI controls the operation. A prerequisite condition to enabling the user device as an automation HMI device can include activation of an enabling switch selectively connected to the user device. The MCI can be stored in a memory of the enabling switch and retrieved from the enabling switch by the user device. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283560 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATED REVISION COMPARISON OF ENGINEERING DATA IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - The invention enables automated revision comparison of engineering data within a process control system. In various embodiments, the invention achieves this by (i) receiving user input defining a set of data retrieval parameters that identify change-set data for an engineering data file, (ii) retrieving from among change-sets retrieved based on the data retrieval parameters, a first change-set and a second change-set, (iii) retrieving from an engineering database, first and second revisions of the engineering data file corresponding to the first change-set and the second change-set (iv) comparing the retrieved first and second revisions, and (v) displaying a deviation report that is generated based on the identified deviations between the first and second revisions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283561 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL A CONTINUOUS BIOPROCESSING - Process control of continuous production of biomolecules is a major challenge due to complex nature of processes and time scales of operations involved. Availability of key process variables in real-time is one of main requirements. This disclosure relates to a processor implemented method of controlling a continuous bioprocessing plant which includes at least one of: receiving, an input data associated with one or more equipments; generating, by a recipe builder, a sequence of unit operations to determine at least one job order based on the at least input data; obtaining, a control decision associated with a control parameter based on the at least one job order; communicating, via the middleware, the control decision associated with the control parameter to the PLC; and executing, by a control system of the PLC, the control decision on a unit equipment to control: (i) a continuous bioprocessing train, and (ii) an individual unit operation. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283562 | INTELLIGENT SAFETY MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (ISMCC) - Some implementations provides a system to implement a safety control at an oil and gas facility, the system comprising: one or more motor control centers, each comprising a network interface, and a programmable logic controller (PLC), wherein each motor control center is configured to monitor and control one or more field devices coupled thereto, and wherein a plurality of field devices are dispersed at the oil and gas facility; and a safety instrumented system (SIS) in communication with the one or more motor control centers through the network interface thereof, wherein each motor control center is configured to communicate with the SIS without an interposing relay, and wherein the SIS comprises control elements configured to implement the safety control at the oil and gas facility based on communication with each motor control center through the network interface thereof. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283563 | SAFETY IN DYNAMIC 3D HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to safety in a dynamic 3D healthcare environment. The invention in particular relates to a medical safety-system for dynamic 3D healthcare environments, a medical examination system with motorized equipment, an image acquisition arrangement, and a method for providing safe movements in dynamic 3D healthcare environments. In order to provide improved safety in dynamic 3D healthcare environments with a facilitated adaptability, a medical safety-system ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220283564 | MACHINING STATE INFORMATION ESTIMATION DEVICE AND MACHINING STATE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A machining state diagnosis apparatus ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220283565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING AN EFFICIENT HYBRID-MANUFACTURING PROCESS PLAN - Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating a process plan for manufacturing an object. During operation, the system can determine a target search space based on a set of constraints. The target search space can include a set of manufacturing actions associated with a manufacturing process of the object. A respective manufacturing action can include an additive or subtractive manufacturing operation corresponding to the addition or removal of a predefined region of the object, respectively. The system can then traverse a set of sequence of actions in the target search space based on a search operation and select a sequence of actions satisfying a target objective as the process plan. A respective sequence of actions can include one or more manufacturing operations capable of producing the object. Subsequently, the system can provide the process plan to a controller configured to manage the manufacturing process of the object. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283566 | DEFECT DETECTION DURING AN AUTOMATED PRODUCTION PROCESS - Described herein are systems and methods for improving defect detection in an automated production process. The system comprises a memory that stores executable components and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components. The executable components comprise an automation defect component and a machine learning component. The automation defect component retrieves parametric data associated with the production process. The automation defect component provides the parametric data to a machine learning algorithm. The machine learning component generates common attributes between the defective items. The machine learning component identifies a set of common attributes shared between the defective items and a non-defective item. The machine learning component modifies the set of the common attributes shared between the defective items and the non-defective item. The machine learning component generates defect indicators based on the common attributes. The automation defect component monitors subsequent parametric data to recognize the defect indicators. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL GAS PLANT COMPLEX - There is provided a method of controlling an industrial gas plant complex comprising a plurality of industrial gas plants powered by one or more renewable power sources, the method being executed by at least one hardware processor, the method comprising receiving time-dependent predicted power data for a pre-determined future time period from the one or more renewable power sources; receiving time-dependent predicted operational characteristic data for each industrial gas plant; utilizing the predicted power data and predicted characteristic data in an optimization model to generate a set of state variables for the plurality of industrial gas plants; utilizing the generated state variables to generate a set of control set points for the plurality of industrial gas plants; and sending the control set points to a control system to control the industrial gas plant complex by adjusting one or more control set points of the industrial gas plants. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE MACHINE, MORE PARTICULARLY A COLLECTIVE OF MACHINES - A system for controlling at least one machine which is assigned an individual machine language including defined command variables, the machine undergoing a change of state in the course of the control, having a control module which is designed to transform command variables of an interaction language into corresponding command variables of an individual machine language depending of the type of machine and/or the machine language assigned thereto. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283569 | METHOD OF ARRANGING EQUIPMENT IN PLANT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLANT - Provided is a technology for efficiently arranging equipment. A method of arranging equipment in a plant for processing a fluid includes: calculating a risk; obtained by multiplying a probability that flowing-out of a fluid requiring use of the equipment occurs by an impact degree of the flowing-out of the fluid; setting a distance of a range in which the equipment is arrangeable so that, when the calculated risks of a plurality of devices are compared with each other, the range in which the equipment is arrangeable is shorter for a device for which the risk is high, and the range is longer for a device for which the risk is low; and then determining a position to arrange the equipment based on positions at which the plurality of devices are arranged in the plant, and on the distance of the range in which the equipment is arrangeable. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283570 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Computation is made of a production plan and sequence satisfying constraint conditions using an interaction model. A system includes a storage device to store management information about specifications on each of a plurality of things to be produced and a computational device to compute a planned sequence of things to be produced in a production process to produce the plurality of things using an interaction model, based on the management information. In this system, the computational device computes an interaction model in which an assignment event of a sequential position in a production process to each of the things is assumed as a variable and a constraint condition regarding the production process is set as strength of an interaction between variables. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283571 | SOFTWARE DEFINED MANUFACTURING IN A CELLULAR NETWORK - Embodiments of a system including at least one access node configured to wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from industrial devices within at least two cells of a cellular communications network deployed within a manufacturing facility; and a computer system. The computer system includes an interface connected to transmit and receive signals to and from the access node; and processing circuitry configured to: define a manufacturing process instance, MPI, identifying manufacturing operations necessary to perform a predetermined manufacturing process; allocate one of more of the industrial devices to the MPI, each allocated industrial device configured to perform at least one of the identified manufacturing operations; and implement an Controller configured to control each of the industrial devices allocated to the MPI to cooperatively perform the predetermined manufacturing process. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283572 | DISPLAY METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE - A display method includes storing, in a storage unit, first history information in which a processing is executed by a substrate processing apparatus based on a recipe; storing, in the storage unit, second history information in which an execution instruction for a job is received to instruct execution of the processing; and calculating, based on the first history information and the second history information, a first idle time indicating a time during which the processing is not performed and a second idle time indicating a time from an end of the job to a start of execution of a next job, and displaying the first idle time and the second idle time. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283573 | Method for Allocating Resources to Machines of a Production Facility - A method for allocating resources to machines of a production facility comprises: receiving forecast data indicating planned demands for the resources and a demand deviation for each resource; generating a new demand for each resource from the planned demand and the demand deviation of the resource in several iterations; assigning capacities to the new demands in each iteration by determining resource-machine combinations, wherein a priority is determined for each resource and each machine based on a set of priority rules, wherein the resource-machine combinations are determined by combining the resources and the machines according to the priorities; and generating a roll-out plan assigning resource-machine combinations to be rolled out to future time periods, wherein the roll-out plan is generated from the resource-machine combinations of different iterations and an estimated roll-out time for each resource-machine combination such that a total number of the resource-machine combinations to be rolled-out is minimized. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283574 | Method for Controlling a Production Process for Producing Components - A method for controlling a production process for components, wherein the components or a production device used for producing the components have or has features which are metrologically detectable. The method comprising specifying a test plan for detecting primary feature(s) and secondary feature(s) by tests, wherein the primary feature(s) is/are measured at a first test frequency and the secondary feature(s) is/are measured at a second test frequency, wherein at least one stability criterion is defined for the primary feature(s); producing the components and carrying out the test plan for producing test results in parallel, wherein solely the primary feature(s) is/are tested at the first test frequency; evaluating the determined test results; and, if at least one test result for the primary feature(s) violates the stability criterion, continuing the carrying out of the test plan, wherein at least a secondary feature is tested. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INDUSTRIAL GAS PLANT COMPLEX - There is provided a method of monitoring operational characteristics of an industrial gas plant complex comprising a plurality of industrial gas plants. The method being executed by at least one hardware processor and comprising: assigning a machine learning model to each of the industrial gas plants forming the industrial gas plant complex; training the respective machine learning model for each industrial gas plant based on received historical time-dependent operational characteristic data for the respective industrial gas plant; executing the trained machine learning model for each industrial gas plant to predict operational characteristics for each respective industrial gas plant for a pre-determined future time period; and comparing predicted operational characteristic data for each respective industrial gas plant for a pre-determined future time period with measured operational characteristic data for the corresponding time period to identify deviations in industrial gas plant performance. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283576 | AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS METHOD, SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR EQUIPMENT - A method and a system for automatic diagnosis of equipment, and a non-volatile processor-readable storage medium storing program instructions for performing the method. The method includes: acquiring a signal associated with operation of the equipment; processing the acquired signal based on automatic diagnosis domain knowledge to extract feature data associated with a current operating state of the equipment, wherein the automatic diagnosis domain knowledge represents data related to a failure mechanism of the equipment; and identifying whether the equipment has an abnormal operating condition based on a similarity between the extracted feature data and historical data associated with a normal operating state of the equipment. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283577 | System Control Based on Time-Series Data Analysis - A controller for controlling an operation of a system is disclosed. The controller receives an input signal indicative of the operation of the system and rotates a test signal multiple times with different circular shifts to produce different rotations of the test signal forming a matrix data structure with the input signal. The input signal and the test signal are time-series data having values monotonically measured over time. The controller is further configured to apply a sliding three-dimensional (3D) window method to the matrix data structure to produce statistics of the input signal with respect to the rotations of the test signal. The sliding 3D window method iteratively moves window over the matrix data structure to compute a value of the statistics for a segment of the matrix data structure within the window. Furthermore, the controller controls the operation of the system according to the statistics of the input signal. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283578 | Resource Allocation System for Maintaining a Production Facility - A resource allocation system for a production facility stores: a production schedule assigning production tasks to machines of the production facility, each production task comprising a production time window during which a machine is occupied with the production task; a maintenance schedule assigning maintenance tasks to service resources, each maintenance task comprising a maintenance time window during which a machine is occupied with the maintenance task; and a maintenance plan comprising maintenance rules for generating maintenance tasks, the maintenance rules at least comprising a scheduling rule from which a time after which a machine has to be maintained is derivable. The resource allocation system is configured for determining maintenance tasks for machines based on the maintenance rules, wherein the time window of a maintenance task for a machine is determined from a previous maintenance task, the scheduling rule for the machine and the production tasks for the machine, such that the time window of the maintenance task does not overlap with the production tasks. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283579 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing method is executed by a computer, and includes: specifying, when information of an event that requires remote operation of a mobile body is received, a task of the remote operation corresponding to the event; and determining a travel limitation of the mobile body in the remote operation according to the task specified, wherein the travel limitation determined is imposed when the mobile body executes travel control according to the task, | 2022-09-08 |
20220283580 | SMART DRONE PARKING - An architecture to provision one-stop parking, charging, storage, and/or maintenance facilities and/or functionalities for drone equipment. A method can comprise identifying a drone entering a defined airspace monitored by the network equipment; in response to establishing a communication channel with the drone, receiving data representing a physical dimension associated with the drone; based on the physical dimension associated with the drone, allocating a space within a defined area to which the drone is to navigate and then cease moving; and sending, to the drone via the communication channel, notification data that notifies the drone to navigate to the space. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283581 | EVALUATION OF AIR VEHICLE FLIGHT CONTROLS - Systems and methods provide for the evaluation of flight controls for an aerial vehicle and define a vehicle dynamics model corresponding to an aerial vehicle. One or more barrier functions are constructed based on the defined vehicle dynamics model, and candidate invariant sets are identified for the defined vehicle dynamics model using the one or more barrier functions. A plurality of flight controls of the aerial vehicle are analyzed using the identified candidate invariant sets and within the analyzed candidate invariant sets, command tracking of the aerial vehicle is confirmed with control commands, using the analyzed plurality of flight controls. Control commands falling outside of the analyzed candidate invariant sets are identified. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283582 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An autonomous vehicle safety system, a method of operating the same and an autonomous vehicle equipped with the autonomous vehicle safety system. An autonomous vehicle Bluetooth receiver is connected in a signal transmitting fashion to the engine control unit of an autonomous vehicle. Upon receiving a signal from a remote Bluetooth transmitter at a predefined proximity distance between the transmitter and the receiver, a microcontroller connected to the receiver actuates a relay switch disabling the engine control unit. The engine control unit may then also engage the vehicle breaks, lock the steering in place, and only after not receiving a proximal Bluetooth signal for a particular time span, enable again the autonomous vehicle operating mode. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283583 | OBTAINING AND UTILIZING POWER DEMAND DATA OF SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES - A system includes a memory device and a processing device. The processing device is operatively coupled to the memory device to perform operations, including receiving a set of data associated with operation of a self-propelled vehicle, obtaining power demand data based on the set of data, and utilizing the power demand data within one or more applications related to the self-propelled vehicle. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283584 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a map creating unit that creates a map of a travel range, which is a range over which a mobile body having an image-capturing device performs photography while travelling, a shape extracting unit that extracts a shape present in the map, a composition setting unit that sets a composition of an image to be photographed by the image-capturing device, and a route deciding unit that decides a travel route in the travel range of the mobile body on the basis of the shape and the composition. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283585 | TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A transport management system includes: a reception section that receives p transport task information pieces indicating transport tasks, each of which has a point of origin and a point of destination; a linkage section that generates q (q | 2022-09-08 |
20220283586 | OPERATION OF A VEHICLE USING MOTION PLANNING WITH MACHINE LEARNING - Techniques for operation of a vehicle using machine learning with motion planning include storing, using one or more processors of a vehicle located within an environment, a plurality of constraints for operating the vehicle within the environment. One or more sensors of the vehicle receive sensor data describing the environment. The one or more processors extract a feature vector from the stored plurality of constraints and the received sensor data. The feature vector includes a first feature describing an object located within the environment. A machine learning circuit of the vehicle is used to generate a first motion segment based on the feature vector. A number of violations of the stored plurality of constraints is below a threshold. The one or more processors operate the vehicle in accordance with the generated first motion segment. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283587 | CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USING A PROXIMITY RULE - The subject matter described in this specification is generally directed to a system and techniques for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In one example, a proximity rule is received by a control circuit. A reference trajectory is received from the planning circuit by a control circuit, where the reference trajectory is determined by the planning circuit based on the proximity rule. The control circuit receives the proximity rule and determines a predicted trajectory based on the reference trajectory and the proximity rule. The autonomous vehicle is then navigated according to the predicted trajectory. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283588 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND SELF-LOCATION ESTIMATING METHOD IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - An autonomous vehicle includes first and second road surface image obtaining devices that are located on a bottom surface of the vehicle body and obtain images of a road surface below the vehicle body, respectively. The autonomous vehicle also includes a memory unit that stores a map image of the road surface, the map image being associated with geographical location information. The autonomous vehicle further includes first and second self-location estimating units that each compare a feature extracted from the image of the road surface obtained by corresponding one of the first and second road surface image obtaining devices with a feature extracted from the map image, thereby estimating a self-location of the autonomous vehicle. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283589 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FOR HANDLING GOODS IN COOPERATION WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a method for an autonomous vehicle to handle goods in collaboration with an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises recognizing an unmanned aerial vehicle loading goods by the autonomous vehicle, capturing an image of the recognized unmanned aerial vehicle by the autonomous vehicle, analyzing the captured image to recognize a marker by the autonomous vehicle, adjusting a relative position of the autonomous vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle by moving the autonomous vehicle based on a recognition result of the marker, and taking over the goods from the unmanned aerial vehicle by the autonomous vehicle after position adjustment is completed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283590 | SURVEILLANCE PREVENTION BY MOBILE ROBOT - A mobile robot is configured for operation in a commercial or industrial setting, such as an office building or retail store. The robot can patrol one or more routes within a building, and can detect violations of security policies by objects, building infrastructure and security systems, or individuals. In response to the detected violations, the robot can perform one or more security operations. The robot can include a removable fabric panel, enabling sensors within the robot body to capture signals that propagate through the fabric. In addition, the robot can scan RFID tags of objects within an area, for instance coupled to store inventory. Likewise, the robot can generate or update one or more semantic maps for use by the robot in navigating an area and for measuring compliance with security policies. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283591 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING LANE MERGES AND LANE SPLITS - Systems and methods are provided for navigating an autonomous vehicle. In one implementation, a system includes a processing device programmed to receive a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle. The environment includes a road on which the host vehicle is traveling. The at least one processing device is further programmed to analyze the images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyze the images to identify a lane mark associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling; detect lane mark characteristics of the identified lane mark; use the detected lane mark characteristics to determine a type of the identified lane mark; determine a characteristic of the target vehicle; and determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined lane mark type and the determined characteristic of the target vehicle. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283592 | LINE LASER MODULE AND AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a line laser module and an autonomous mobile device. The line laser module includes a fixed base, and a camera and a line laser emitter arranged on the fixed base. The line laser emitter is provided at one or more sides of the camera, and configured to emit a laser with a linear projection. The camera is configured to operate in conjunction with the line laser emitter, and to capture an environmental image. An infrared filter is arranged in front of the camera, and configured to allow only infrared light to enter the camera. The autonomous mobile device includes an infrared flashlight. The camera is configured to capture, at different time points, a first environmental image for distance measurement and a second environmental image for object identification. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283593 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is an electronic control device that acquires route information to a destination based on first map information, and when a part of the route to the destination is outside a map range of any one of the first map information and second map information having a map range different from the first map information, changes the destination to generate a route to the destination based on the second map information. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283594 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE FOR AUTONOMOUS LAST-MILE DELIVERIES - Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, an automated vehicle (AV) comprises a body including a storage compartment for storing perishable goods. The storage compartment is accessible by a user upon authentication of the user. The AV further comprises a sensor module for receiving data for navigating the AV. The sensor module is positioned above the body on a support structure at a predetermined height above the ground, such as three to five feet. The data includes one or more of the following: audio data, video data, radio waves, and backscattered light waves. The AV further comprises an onboard computer system configured to process the data to navigate the AV along motor vehicle routes and pedestrian routes. The AV may be configured to interface with an automated locker system to retrieve or deposit the perishable goods. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283595 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283596 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING A MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY - Systems for processing articles are essential for semiconductor fabrication. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed comprising a plurality of fluid supplies configured to supply process fluids, a plurality of apparatuses for controlling flow, a plurality of mounting substrates, a vacuum manifold fluidly coupled to the plurality of mounting substrates, an outlet manifold fluidly coupled to the plurality of mounting substrates, a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the vacuum manifold, and a processing chamber fluidly coupled to the outlet manifold. The plurality of apparatuses for controlling flow have a bleed port and an outlet. The outlets of the plurality of apparatuses are fluidly coupled to corresponding outlet ports of the plurality of mounting substrates. The bleed ports of the plurality of apparatuses are fluidly coupled to the corresponding vacuum ports of the plurality of mounting substrates. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283597 | PRESELECTION VALVE, HYDRAULIC VALVE ASSEMBLY AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE - A preselection valve is for a hydraulic valve assembly with a switching element, a pressure input line, a first pressure output line and a first load pressure line with a load pressure inlet and output. The switching element is switchable from neutral to a first switching position. The pressure input line is connected to the first pressure output line in the first position. The preselection valve has a second and third load pressure line and a load pressure increasing device. The second load pressure line branches off the pressure input line upstream of the switching element. The load pressure increasing device is connected to the third load pressure line, which connects the pressure increasing device to the first load pressure line. The second load pressure line is connected to the pressure increasing device in the first switching position and the second load pressure line is blocked in the neutral position. | 2022-09-08 |
20220283598 | PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE AND PRESSURE REGULATOR - A pressure control valve for gases and/or liquids comprising a first sealing body and a second sealing body for opening and closing a first flow path and a second flow path, respectively. The first and the second sealing bodies can be installed in an inflow for gases and/or liquids in order to define the first and the second flow paths therein. The first sealing body is guided in an axially movable fashion. The second sealing body is guided in an axially movable fashion within the first sealing body. The first sealing body is movable by a force in the effective direction from an outflow to an inflow from a closing position into an opening position in which the first flow path is opened. The second sealing body is movable by a force in the effective direction from the outflow to the inflow from a closing position into an opening position in which the second flow path is opened. | 2022-09-08 |