37th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220290922 | SEAL VALVE FOR A PCI SYSTEM OF A BLAST FURNACE - A valve for a PCI system of a blast furnace including a valve housing with an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a maintenance opening, a maintenance door that is adapted to close the maintenance opening in an operating position during operation of the valve and that is removable from the maintenance opening into a maintenance position, a valve member movably mounted to the maintenance door, wherein, when the maintenance door is in the operating position, the valve member is movable between a closed position for closing the valve and an open position, and, when the maintenance door is in the maintenance position, the valve member is accessible from outside the valve housing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290923 | Safety Buffered Multi-Fluid Heat Exchanger and Safety Buffered Multi-Fluid Heat Exchange Process - A buffered multi-fluid heat exchanger and a buffered multi-fluid heat exchange process pertaining to the heat exchange equipment and process sector is disclosed. The heat exchanger ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290924 | HEAT EXCHANGE CORE, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGE CORE - Provided is a technique to achieve equalization of stress in a heat exchange core. The heat exchange core which performs heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a circular first cross-section in which a first flow path group for the first fluid and a second flow path group for the second fluid are positioned. First flow paths included in the first flow path group and second flow paths included in the second flow path group are annularly arranged in the first cross-section. The first flow path group and the second flow path group are concentrically arranged as a whole in the first cross-section. Each of the first flow paths and the second flow paths is divided into a plurality of sections in a circumferential direction of the heat exchange core. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290925 | HEAT-TRANSFERRING DOUBLE PIPE, INNER PIPE FOR HEAT-TRANSFERRING DOUBLE PIPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An inner pipe ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290926 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT FROM A HEAT SOURCE TO AIR - An apparatus ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290927 | Cryogenic Intermediate Temperature Storage System and Method - The present invention provides devices and methods for the cryogenic storage of biological material. Devices of the invention are useful for storing material at a predetermined cryogenic temperature. An intermediate storage chamber (ITC) set within an adiabatic Dewar container includes a set, or multiple, heat transfer pipes that passively act to maintain a set temperature or temperature range. Some embodiments utilize an inner heat pipe to transfer heat out to a heat sink and an outer heat pipe to transfer heat into the ITC from a cool sink. The heat pipes may be arranged, designed, and/or tilled to conduct heat energy only when set parameters beyond the predetermined range are experienced within the ITC. The method of maintaining a predetermined temperature range by means of a heat sink and cool sink are taught herein. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290928 | HEAT EXCHANGER FIN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method includes providing a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet, printing patterns of a plurality of obstructers, a plurality of channels, an evaporator channel, a condenser channel, and a connecting channel on the first metal sheet, bonding the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet to each other, separating the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet from each other to form the plurality of channels, the evaporator channel, the condenser channel, and the connecting channel by introducing a fluid between the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet, introducing working fluid in the plurality of channels, and sealing the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290929 | HEAT STORAGE DEVICE, HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT STORAGE DEVICE - A heat storage device, a heat storage system comprising at least one heat storage device, and a method for operating a heat storage device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290930 | LIQUID COOLING DEVICE - A liquid cooling device includes a water tank structure having parallel and separated first and second water tanks. The heat dissipation structure is installed between the first and second water tanks and the three are coupled to each other to form a curved cooling water passage. A mounting portion is formed in the gap between the heat dissipation structure and the first and second water tanks in the extension direction of the heat dissipation structure and the first and second water tanks. Both of the pumping structure and the endothermic structure are coupled to the first and second water tanks. The pumping structure and the endothermic structure are installed in at least one mounting portion and the pumping structure drives a working fluid to flow back and forth between the first water tank, the heat dissipation structure and the second water tank in the curved cooling water passage sequentially. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290931 | HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE PLUG - A heat exchange plug that plugs the aperture of a tubesheet with a leaking tube while also securing the tube against movement that could damage other tubes of the tubesheet. A cylindrical housing member with two different diameter body section can be inserted so that the wider diameter section is positioned in the aperture of the tubesheet and the smaller diameter section is located in the tube. An eccentric ring at the end of the housing member can engage the tube and prevent rotation as an insert member is advanced into the rear of the housing member via a threaded shank of the insert member that engages a threaded inner bore of the housing member. A ramped surface of the housing member deforms the wall of the larger diameter section of the housing member outwardly to plug the aperture while the smaller diameter section secures the tube in place. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290932 | MULTIPLE FLEXIBLE LANCE DRIVE APPARATUS WITH MODULAR FOLLOWER ROLLER DECK - A multiple flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance drive apparatus includes at least a first drive motor having a first drive shaft, a spline drive roller mounted on the first drive shaft, a plurality of cylindrical guide rollers extending parallel to the spline drive roller, an endless belt wrapped around the spline drive roller and the plurality of guide rollers, and one or more follower roller modules each supporting a plurality of follower rollers for pressing against a single flexible lance. Each follower roller module independently presses its follower rollers toward the endless belt to grip the flexible lance sandwiched therebetween. Each module has an elongated block shaped housing having a central axis, a plurality of pneumatic cylinders and a piston rod carried in each pneumatic cylinder supporting a pair of spaced follower rollers that ride on the flexible lance captured between the endless belt and the follower rollers. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING EFFICIENCY OF A HEAT SINK - A heatsink comprising a heat exchange device having a plurality of heat exchange elements each having a surface boundary with respect to a heat transfer fluid, having successive elements or regions having varying size scales. According to one embodiment, an accumulation of dust or particles on a surface of the heatsink is reduced by a removal mechanism. The mechanism can be thermal pyrolysis, vibration, blowing, etc. In the case of vibration, adverse effects on the system to be cooled may be minimized by an active or passive vibration suppression system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290934 | AUTOMATIC PISTOL - Provided is an automatic pistol comprising a frame with frame guides, a barrel arranged on the frame guides of the frame, a breech and a closing and locking device. The closing and locking device comprises a rod with a closing spring and further comprises a guide bushing, wherein the guide bushing is couplable to the rod and wherein the rod comprises lateral locking elements at its rear end. The frame also has symmetrically arranged inclined grooves designed to receive the locking elements of the rod, so that the rod is guided from an inclined position (locking position) to a horizontal position (unlocking position) and vice versa as a result of a shot from the gun. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290935 | BREECHBLOCK OF A WEAPON SYSTEM AND WEAPON SYSTEM WITH THE BREECHBLOCK - A breechblock for a weapon system having a recoilable barrel and having a breechblock carrier and a rotatable breechblock head. The breechblock head is carried by the breechblock carrier. The breechblock carrier has a control cam that is divided into a number of, preferably at least four, cam sections. The actual weapon function and the unlocking of the breechblock or of the breechblock head are combined in this control cam. The breechblock head comprises a control pin, which engages in the control cam and can be guided therein. Attached to the breechblock carrier are two blocking slides, which keep the breechblock head in one of two different positions, in which positions the breechblock head can enter or leave the locking portion of the barrel, namely, a forward position in the course of the actual functioning of the weapon and a rear position during the advancement of the returning masses. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290936 | COMPACT FIREARM - Firearms have a lower frame including a trigger and a grip, an upper frame including a barrel and a bolt, and a magazine receptacle configured to receive a magazine and positioned between the upper and lower frames. The lower frame and upper frame may each have forward portions pivotally connected to each other to form a pivotal connection. The pivotal connection may be operable to pivot on a horizontal axis transverse to the firearm. The upper and lower frames may be movable between an open position in which the upper and lower frame are angularly separated from each other and the magazine receptacle is accessible for removal and replacement of a magazine, and a closed position in which the magazine is closely received between the upper and lower frames. The magazine receptacle may be laterally open on both sides of the firearm. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290937 | FIREARM EXTRACTOR - Provided herein are extractors, bolt assemblies, firearms, and related methods, devices, and assemblies. A firearm extractor includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an axis defined between the first end and the second end, and a pivot portion between the first end and the second end. The extractor may include a notch defined at the inner side of the extractor at an axial location between the pivot portion and the first end that, in operation, engages a cartridge casing having a diameter greater than a casing of a 5.56 NATO cartridge or other platform-standard cartridge. A thickness of the extractor in at least one location defined at the axial location of the notch disposed radially inward of one or more lugs of a barrel or a barrel extension during cycling of the bolt may be greater than 0.019 inches. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290938 | ASSEMBLY OF A BREECH, A BREECH BLOCK AND AN EJECTOR - An assembly of a breech ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290939 | Modular Trigger Control Unit, Rail Module And Grip Frame For Firearms - An apparatus implementable on a firearm includes a grip frame, a slide assembly, a trigger control unit, and a rail module. The trigger control unit is removably receivable in the grip frame and installed between the grip frame and the slide assembly such that, when operated, the trigger control unit causes firing of one or more rounds of ammunition. The rail module is configured to be installed between the trigger control unit and the grip frame to aid in securing the trigger control unit to the grip frame. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290940 | RAPID REMOVAL-INSTALLATION MECHANISM FOR FIREARM BARRELS - The present invention relates to a mechanism developed to be used in firearms for ensuring the easy removal and installation of a removable firearm barrel ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290941 | FIREARM SUPPORT BASE AND RELATED METHOD OF USE - A base detachably joined with a support pod, which supports a weapon in a firing position, is provided with finely tuned length adjustability. The base can include a quick detach first connector joined with a lower end of a leg of a support pod, a threaded core post having a shaft, and an actuator sleeve threadably and rotatably engaged with the core post to extend and/or retract the core post, and thereby adjust a length of the base. The base can include a locking ring rotatable to move along the threaded portion, the locking ring configured to selectively engage the actuator sleeve and prevent the actuator sleeve from rotating, to thereby set the length of the base at a fixed length. A related method of use is provided. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290942 | Modular Rifle Stock - The buttstock assembly uses a modular design including interchangeable end attachments and sling strap connectors. The interchangeable end attachments allow the buttstock to have different toe heights and configurations for different shooting applications. The interchangeable strap connectors allow the use of either quick-disconnect style sling swivels or more traditional fixed strap loops as desired. The buttstock assembly also uses a “trigger” style locking mechanism to selectively position and lock the buttstock along the length of the extension tube to adjust the overall length of pull of the weapon. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290943 | Modular Rifle Stock - The buttstock assembly uses a modular design including interchangeable end attachments and sling strap connectors. The interchangeable end attachments allow the buttstock to have different toe heights and configurations for different shooting applications. The interchangeable strap connectors allow the use of either quick-disconnect style sling swivels or more traditional fixed strap loops as desired. The buttstock assembly also uses a “trigger” style locking mechanism to selectively position and lock the buttstock along the length of the extension tube to adjust the overall length of pull of the weapon. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290944 | RIFLE STOCK - A rifle stock has an elongated base having a forward end configured to connect to a rifle, the base having an elongated upper rail portion and an elongated lower rail portion, a cheek piece having an upper cheek rest surface and a cheek rail clamp below the upper cheek rest surface, the cheek rail clamp configured to connect to the elongated upper rail portion at a selected one of a plurality of alternative positions along the length of the elongated upper rail portion, a butt portion having a rear-facing butt pad rearward of the base and a butt portion clamp forward of the rear-facing butt pad, and the butt portion clamp configured to connect to the elongated lower rail portion at a selected one of a plurality of alternative positions along the length of the elongated lower rail portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290945 | Front Opening Ballistic Vest Carrier Cover - A ballistic vest carrier cover having a mantle with a center rear panel, a front panel attached to the right side of the rear panel forming a right arm hole, and a front overlay attached to the left side of the rear panel forming a left arm hole. The cover is donned like a jacket with the rear panel covering the back of the torso, the front panel covering the front of the torso, and the front overlay covering the left half of the front panel. The front overlay is removably attached to the front panel by a vertical zipper that is optionally hidden by a false placket. A fabric outer layer and liner are attached to form a front and rear pockets for body armor panel carriers. The mantel has optional front and rear hard armor pouches inside the front and rear armor pockets, respectively, and optional side pouches. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290946 | BALLISTIC BLOCK FOR A BULLET RESISTANT GLAZING - The invention relates to a ballistic block ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290947 | ELECTRIC SHOCK SELF-DEFENCE CARTRIDGE AND DEVICE - According to one embodiment an electric shock self-defence cartridge is provided that includes a distal body in which one or more application means is housed, and a proximal body in which a wire is housed. The proximal body includes coupling means and electric connection means for being joined with the electric shock self-defence device. Compression means is arranged between the distal body and the proximal body for keeping the distal body shifted towards a rest position. The application means is housed in the distal body, such that in use, when the distal body is in contact with an assailant, the distal body shifts with respect to the proximal body from the rest position towards an actuation position in which the application means projects from the distal body to be adhered to the assailant's body. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290948 | COUNTER UAV DRONE SYSTEM USING ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE - In general, the present invention is directed to airborne security measures and more specifically to a device and method to defeat in total a plurality of approaching Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with a single sacrificial intercepting drone. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the intercepting drone may be configured with an attached Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) generation device capable of producing a sufficiently intense EMP burst to completely disable all approaching UAVs. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290949 | HIT-DETECTING, MOBILE-TARGET TRAINING SYSTEM - A mobile-target training system includes a base having independently-controlled motorized wheels coupled thereto. A target is coupled to the base and has a penetration detector coupled thereto. The penetration detector includes an open electric circuit having electrical properties. The open electric circuit exhibits a change in its electrical properties for each occurrence of an object passing through the open electric circuit. A feedback generator coupled to the penetration detector generates recognizable feedback for each occurrence of change in the electrical properties of the open electric circuit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290950 | REACTIVE TARGET SYSTEM, METHOD AND KIT INCLUDING REACTIVE TARGET FOR SIMULATED AMMUNITION - A reactive target system, method and kit are provided. The reactive target system includes a substrate, a volumetrically variable retainer attached to the substrate, and a housing to receive the retainer. The retainer may be a balloon inflatable from an unfilled or partially filled, undeployed state to a filled, deployed state. In the deployed state, the retainer exerts a retention force on the housing sufficient to hold a weight of the substrate and the retainer within the housing. Also, a reactive target system for simulated ammunition includes a linchpin including a suspender and an aperture, a strike plate with a suspension portion, and a frame attached to a target. Upon a projectile striking the strike plate, the suspension portion of the strike plate disengages from the linchpin, and the target drops away from the linchpin. Related systems, kits, methods, apparatuses, techniques and articles are also described. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290951 | DECOY TARGET, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN OBJECT - A decoy target, system, and method for protecting moving objects. The decoy target has at least two corner reflectors which reflect radar radiation, wherein the corner reflectors are arranged in a reflector matrix in a staggered manner in terms of height, width and/or depth, specified by the at least one connecting element, corresponding to a target to be simulated. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290952 | TRAP MACHINE WITH A SPRING MANIPULATION MECHANISM - Disclosed is a trap machine that launches clay targets, and more particularly, relates to a trap machine comprising a lever that provides for manipulation of tension in the main spring of the machine. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290953 | TELESCOPED AMMUNITION COMPRISING A SUB-CALIBRE PROJECTILE STABILIZED BY A DEPLOYABLE TAIL FIN - A telescoped type ammunition including a case inside which is housed a sub-calibre projectile equipped with a segmented discarding sabot, a propellant charge and an igniting device for the propellant charge, wherein the sub-calibre projectile incorporates a prolonged part receiving a tail fin able to move between a folded position against the prolonged part and a deployed position, the sabot retaining the tail fin in the folded position, the sabot encloses the tail fin to isolate it so as to prevent any contact between the tail fin and the propellant charge. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290954 | SUBSONIC POLYMERIC AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE - The present invention provides a subsonic ammunition cartridge including a polymeric casing body comprising a generally cylindrical hollow polymer body having a body base at a first end thereof and a mouth at a second end to define a propellant chamber; a propellant insert positioned in the propellant chamber to reduce the internal volume of the propellant chamber, wherein the propellant chamber has an internal volume that is between 25 and 80% less than the open internal volume of a standard casing of equivalent caliber; and a primer insert positioned at the body base and in communication with the propellant chamber. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290955 | SUBSONIC POLYMERIC AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE - The present invention provides a subsonic ammunition cartridge including a polymeric casing body comprising a generally cylindrical hollow polymer body having a body base at a first end thereof and a mouth at a second end to define a propellant chamber; a propellant insert positioned in the propellant chamber to reduce the internal volume of the propellant chamber, wherein the propellant chamber has an internal volume that is between 25 and 80% less than the open internal volume of a standard casing of equivalent caliber; and a primer insert positioned at the body base and in communication with the propellant chamber. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290956 | POLYMER AMMUNITION AND CARTRIDGE HAVING A CONVEX PRIMER INSERT - The present invention provides a primer insert for a polymer ammunition cartridge having a top surface; a bottom surface opposite the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the coupling element comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface comprises: a convex transition region that transitions from the bottom surface to a second segment wherein the transition region has an overall convex shape; a first segment extending from the second segment and terminates at a tip, wherein the first segment has a first segment distance from 0.05 to 0.09 inches and the second segment has a second segment distance from 0.05 to 0.09 inches, wherein the second segment has a second segment angle from +3 to −3 degrees relative to the first segment angle and the first segment has a first segment angle from +6 to −6 degrees from perpendicular to the top surface; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface; a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess through the bottom surface; and a flash aperture groove in the primer recess and positioned around the primer flash aperture and adapted to receive a polymer overmolding through the primer flash aperture. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290957 | Bullet, method of manufacturing a bullet, punch for manufacturing a bullet, and method of rotationally securing a bullet core with respect to a bullet jacket of a bullet | 2022-09-15 |
20220290958 | PROJECTABLE DEVICE FOR USE WITH MIXED REALITY SYSTEM - A peripheral device that is used with a mixed reality system that is thrown by the user of the mixed reality system and captures scene and mapping data of the area the peripheral is thrown into. Upon capturing the scene and mapping data, the peripheral transmits the data (in some embodiments, including processed results of evaluation of the data) to the mixed reality system. The mixed reality system displays a visual representation of the scene and mapping data on a near eye display. In some embodiments, the visual representation appears in real space enabling an effect where the user of the mixed reality system can see through walls or other obstructions. In some embodiments, the peripheral is configured to detonate upon the satisfaction of a variable set of conditions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290959 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO WEAPON CONTROL - The present invention relates to the control of weapons, particularly weapons which are controlled via a communications link, possibly at some distance from the weapon's location. The invention is to an apparatus comprising safety-critical and non-safety-critical functional parts wherein at least one of a plurality of safety-critical functional parts is only connected to at least one other of the plurality of safety-critical functional parts. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290960 | SHAPED CHARGE INTEGRATED CANISTER - A charge canister for a perforation tool has a cylindrical body with an expansion portion extending along a radius of the cylindrical body, the expansion portion having a narrow portion at a first end of the expansion portion and a wide portion at a second end of the expansion portion opposite from the first end. An explosive material is disposed within the expansion portion in direct contact with an interior surface thereof. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290961 | ENERGY EFFICIENT WIRELESS DETONATOR SYSTEM - A blasting system which includes a plurality of detonators located in respective boreholes each detonator being capable of two-way communication, and wherein a signal from control equipment is relayed from one detonator to another and then to a target detonator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290962 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING BLAST EFFECTS OF AN EXPLOSIVE - An explosion simulation system for simulating blast effects of an explosive device includes a transmitting device connected to the explosive device to transmit a virtual radio frequency blast wave upon activation; and attenuate the virtual radio frequency blast wave to match a mass of explosives used in the explosive device. The system also includes remote receiving devices comprising an audible alarm to indicate when the blast wave is received from the transmitting device. The receiving devices may get activated upon receiving the blast wave; calculate one or more effects of a blast of the explosive device by decoding the blast wave based on an explosive charge weight comprising a kg TNT equivalent of the explosive device, a distance, a peak incident pressure, a peak reflected pressure, and a peak reflected impulse; and display the effects of the blast in at least one category comprising an ear rupture threshold. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290963 | MEASURING TAPE WITH TRANSVERSE LOCATING APERTURE - A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly defining an axis, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290964 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TACTILE MEASUREMENT, IN PARTICULAR LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT - A tactile layer thickness measurement is performed on a surface of a measurement object, in which at least one measurement value is detected by means of a tactile measuring probe. The at least one measurement value is transmitted by a data processing device to a pair of data glasses, and the at least one measurement value is reproduced in the data glasses. The system comprises at least one measuring probe, data glasses and a data processing device. The system is designed to carry out the method for tactile layer thickness measurement on the surface of the measurement object. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290965 | POSITION-SENSING CIRCUIT, POSITION-SENSING SYSTEM, MAGNET MEMBER, POSITION-SENSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A position-sensing circuit includes a processing circuit. A magnet member includes a first track having a plurality of first magnetic poles and a second track having a plurality of second magnetic poles. A magnetic pole pitch between the plurality of first magnetic poles in a sensing direction is different from a magnetic pole pitch between the plurality of second magnetic poles in the sensing direction. A magnetic sensor includes a first sensor part configured to sense magnetism produced at the first track and a second sensor part configured to sense magnetism produced at the second track. The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on information on a phase of an output of the first sensor part and a phase of an output of the second sensor part, a position of the magnetic sensor with respect to the magnet member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290966 | WALL THINNING DETECTION SYSTEM, WALL THINNING DETECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A wall thinning detection system includes a polarized magnetic charge distribution computing unit configured to compute a spatial distribution of polarized magnetic charges, which is an aggregate of a plurality of magnetic dipoles in a monitoring area, based on a magnetic field distribution in the monitoring area of a metal instrument measured by a magnetic field sensor array comprising a plurality of magnetic field sensors, and a wall thinning distribution computing unit configured to compute a wall thinning distribution in the monitoring area based on the spatial distribution of the polarized magnetic charges calculated by the polarized magnetic charge distribution computing unit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290967 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MULTIFUNCTION INSPECTION APPARATUS - A flaw detection apparatus for use with a tubular has a helixing conveyor adapted to receive the tubular thereon, a frame positioned over a center section of the helixing conveyor, and a plurality of inspection devices retained by the frame so as to detect flaws in the tubular as said helixing conveyor moves the tubular through the frame. The helixing conveyor has a plurality of sets of rollers that are angularly adjustable relative to a longitudinal axis of the helixing conveyor. The plurality of inspection devices include a longitudinal inspection device, a Hall Effect wall thickness inspection device, an oblique inspection device, a transverse inspection device, and a grade verification/comparator device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290968 | ROTATIONAL ANGLE SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROTATIONAL ANGLE, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A rotational angle sensor device and a corresponding method are provided. Two signals which have a phase offset with respect to one another are generated based on a modulated magnetic field using a sensor arrangement. Three signals which have a phase offset with respect to one another are generated from the signals. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290969 | SINGLE-BEAM THREE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM HOMODYNE LASER INTERFEROMETER BASED ON ARRAY DETECTOR - A single-beam three-degree-of-freedom homodyne laser interferometer based on an array detector. A single-frequency laser beam is input to a Michelson interference structure, the measurement beam and the reference beam perform non-coaxial interference and form a single-beam homodyne interference signal by setting the angle of a reference plane mirror, the array detector is selected to effectively receive the single-beam homodyne interference signal, and finally, three-degree-of-freedom signal linear decoupling on the single-beam homodyne interference signal is achieved through a three-degree-of-freedom decoupling method based on Lissajous ellipse fitting. The laser interferometer does is free of angle decoupling nonlinearity, the period nonlinear error is remarkably reduced, compared with other existing three-degree-of-freedom laser interferometers, the laser interferometer has the advantages of being simple in structure, large in angle measurement range and easy to integrate, and the high-precision requirement of the three-degree-of-freedom laser interferometer for displacement and angle measurement is met. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290970 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A time-domain or frequency domain including
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20220290971 | COORDINATE MEASURING APPARATUS - A coordinate measuring apparatus includes a measuring part that measures a workpiece, three or more access points that are provided at positions away from the measuring part and perform wireless communication with the measuring part using radio waves, a laser tracker that irradiates a reflection part provided in each access point with a laser beam and receives the laser beam reflected by the reflection part, and a control part that obtains a first coordinate of the each access point by the laser tracker receiving the laser beam reflected by the reflection part, obtains a second coordinate of the measuring part on the basis of the wireless communication between the access point and the measuring part, causes the measuring part to measure a third coordinate of the workpiece, and obtains a spatial coordinate of the workpiece on the basis of the first coordinate, the second coordinate, and the third coordinate. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290972 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND LIGHT DETECTION METHOD - A plurality of pixels are arranged two-dimensionally in a matrix and individually include a first photosensitive portion and a second photosensitive portion. A plurality of first wirings connect a plurality of first photosensitive portions to each other for every row. A plurality of second wirings connect a plurality of second photosensitive portions to each other for every column. A first reading unit | 2022-09-15 |
20220290973 | METHOD FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT BY MEANS OF OCT AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for distance measurement includes: (a) measuring a focus distance between a z-focus position of a processing laser beam and a reference surface, and measuring a reference distance between a reference arm mirror of a coherence tomography apparatus and the reference surface using a measurement beam. The processing laser beam is directed onto the reference surface via a laser processing optical unit. The measurement beam is directed onto a same point of the reference surface as the processing beam or onto a point of the reference surface next to an impingement point of the processing beam. The method further includes (b) measuring a workpiece distance between the reference arm mirror and a workpiece surface using the measurement beam directed onto the workpiece surface, and (c) determining the distance between workpiece surface and the z-focus position based on the reference distance and the workpiece distance and the focus distance. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290974 | OPTICAL METROLOGY MODELS FOR IN-LINE FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS - An optical metrology model for in-line thickness measurements of a film overlying non-ideal structures on a substrate is generated by performing pre-measurements prior to deposition of the film and performing post-measurements after the deposition. The pre- and post-measurements are performed at at least one of multiple polarization angles or multiple orientations of the substrate. Differences in reflectance between the pre- and post-measurements are determined at the multiple polarization angles and the multiple orientations. At least one of the multiple polarization angles or the multiple orientations are identified where the differences in reflectance are indicative of a suppressed influence from the non-ideal structures. The optical metrology model is generated using the identified polarization angles and the identified orientations as inputs to a machine-learning algorithm | 2022-09-15 |
20220290975 | METHOD FOR MEASURING WAFER PROFILE - A method for measuring a wafer profile while holding a periphery of the wafer by using a flatness measurement system, including first and second optical systems respectively located on first and second main surfaces of the wafer, the method including: a first step measuring each surface variation on the main surfaces using one of the optical systems; a second step of calculating a periphery-holding deformation amount, caused by holding the wafer periphery, through utilization of the surface variations measured with the optical system; and a third step of calculating an actual wafer Warp value through subtraction of the periphery-holding deformation amount from a Warp value outputted by the flatness measurement system. This provides a method for measuring a wafer profile to enable measurement of actual wafer Warp value by using a flatness measurement system, and to successfully acquire a Warp value with little influence from a difference among systems. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290976 | DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING DOT PROJECTORS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SENSOR MODULES - For an optical dot projector having multiple light emitters, a relationship is determined between locations of the light emitters with respect to a substrate of the optical dot projector and corresponding first locations of dots projected by the dot projector onto an imaging plane. An optical grating approximating one or more optical characteristics of one or more optical elements of the optical dot projector is determined based on the relationship. Second locations of dots corresponding to a replacement of the one or more optical elements of the optical dot projector by the optical grating are determined, and modified locations of the light emitters with respect to the substrate are determined based on the second locations of dots. Optical dot projectors are constructed according to the determined modified locations. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290977 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - A 3D measurement system includes: a projection module, configured to project an image to a target object, where the image includes at least three frames of phase shift fringe images and one frame of speckle image; an acquisition module, configured to acquire the phase shift fringe images and the speckle image; and a processor, configured to: calculate a relative phase of each pixel of the phase shift fringe images, match the speckle image with a pre-stored reference image, to obtain a first depth value of the pixel, perform phase unwrapping on the relative phase of the pixel according to the first depth value to determine an absolute phase of the pixel, and determine a second depth value of the pixel based on the absolute phase. An accurate depth value is calculated according to the absolute phase, thereby improving measurement accuracy. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290978 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT METER - A shape generation unit generates three-dimensional data of an adjustment workpiece by synthesizing a plurality of pieces of profile data generated corresponding to each position in a Y1 direction due to relative movement of the adjustment workpiece having a spherical surface in a movement direction A of an imaging head corresponding to the Y1 direction. A sphere information calculation unit calculates a parameter of the spherical surface defined by a plurality of points included in the three-dimensional data. A distortion amount calculation unit calculates a distortion amount of the spherical surface based on the parameter. A correction value calculation unit calculates at least one of a first rotation angle correction value about an X2 axis and a second rotation angle correction value about a Z2 axis in the plurality of pieces of profile data constituting the three-dimensional data so as to reduce the distortion amount. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290979 | VEHICLE LOCALIZATION USING THE GROUND SURFACE WITH AN EVENT CAMERA - A method for estimating vehicle location by obtaining change events from an event camera's observations of a ground surface moving relative to the vehicle, determining a signature of the ground surface from the change events; and estimating the location using the signature. The change events may be processed to produce an 1st invariant representation of a ground surface patch for use as the signature. Alternatively, range measurements representing a patch may be used as the signature. A map is constructed having the representations of the ground surface patches including the locations of the patches. The same patch of ground surface is subsequently measured thereby obtaining a sequence of change events which are processed to produce a 2nd representation. The 2nd representation is matched to the map of 1st invariant representations. The location of the vehicle on the ground is determined based on the match. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290980 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH PATTERN ELEMENT - A lighting system is described that includes a first lighting device, a second lighting device and a pattern element. The first lighting device includes at least one individual light-emitting element configured to emit light with a first beam profile. The second lighting device includes at least one individual light-emitting element configured to emit light with a second beam profile such that a third beam profile, different from the first beam profile and the second beam profile, is provided as a combination of the first beam profile and the second beam profile. The pattern element is configured to generate a pattern on at least one of the first beam profile and the second beam profile and a pattern on the third beam profile. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290981 | Apparatus and Method for Positioning a Cooking Instrument - The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for flagging a location on an object with a light image so that when a line of sight of the object is later obstructed, the light flagged location is known available to be utilized. A light is projected onto a cooktop to flag a burner location in order to use that location for centering of a pot over on burner when the pot being placed on the burner obstructs the line of sight of the cook to the burner. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290982 | DOWNLIGHT LASER JIG - A method, system, and apparatus for light fixture installation using a downlight laser jig. The downlight laser jig can have a housing structure to house a laser. The housing structure can have two or more walls, and a floor for a laser to sit in the housing structure. The housing structure can have one or more handles to assist in a lifting of the downlight laser jig. The housing structure can have at least one of 1) two or more magnets, 2) two or more spring clips, and 3) any combination of both to hold the downlight laser jig in place and support a weight of the downlight laser jig and the laser during an installation process for a series of downlight fixtures. The downlight laser jig and the laser combine to assist in aligning and installing the series of downlights fixtures in a ceiling. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290983 | SENSING USING OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Light emitting elements and light sensing elements are located on the surface of an object. Surface changes of the object are able to be determined by measuring light received at the light sensing elements. Changes with respect to the emission of the light normal to the surface of the object are used to determine changes in the surface. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290984 | VEHICLE WITH ROAD SURFACE CONDITION DETECTOR - A vehicle includes: a vehicle body; front and rear wheels configured to move the vehicle body; and a road surface condition detector configured to detect road surface conditions in front of each of the front wheels, wherein the road surface condition detector is positioned in front of each of the front wheels, and a direction of radiating laser beams by the road surface condition detector for detecting a detection point on a road surface is inclined in a direction of a tangent to an arc, about a pitch center of the vehicle body and running through the detection point, at the detection point, when the vehicle body is viewed laterally. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290985 | THICKNESS MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method measures the thickness of wear liners coupled to wear substrates of industrial equipment. The system includes at least one ultrasonic transducer wear sensor device coupled intermediate the wear liner and wear substrate and a data acquisition device configured to receive thickness data from the wear sensor device. The ultrasonic transducer wear sensor device is battery powered in one embodiment and passivated in an additional embodiment and powered through an interrogation signal. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290986 | APPARATUS ASSOCIATED WITH ANALYSIS OF THIN FILM LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus associated with an analysis of a thin film layer comprises two layer structures ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220290987 | PREVIEW ROAD SURFACE DETECTION DEVICE - A preview road surface detection device of a vehicle of the present invention includes: a distance sensor that is disposed in a vehicle member and detects a distance to a measurement point on a road surface nearer to a front part of the vehicle, corresponding to at least a central portion of a contact patch to the road surface of a wheel of the vehicle; and a distance calculator that calculates a road surface distance from the vehicle member to the measurement point, based on a value detected by the distance sensor. A displacement of the road surface nearer to the front part of the vehicle is detected as a road surface condition. The displacement of the road surface is calculated from the road surface distance and a vehicle height of the vehicle member when the distance sensor detects the distance. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290988 | GEOID MEASUREMENT METHOD, GEOID MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, GEOID ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND GEOID CALCULATION DATA COLLECTION DEVICE - A geoid calculation data is collected easily. A geoid calculation data collection device of the present invention comprises an inertial measurement data acquisition part, a comparison data acquisition part, and a recording part. In the inertial measurement data acquisition part, data related to velocity, position, and attitude angle is acquired as inertially-derived data based on an output of an inertial measurement part having a three-axis gyro and a three-axis accelerometer attached to a moving body. In the comparison data acquisition part, data related to velocity is acquired as comparison data from a source other than the inertial measurement part. In the recording part, inertially-derived data and comparison data are recorded in association with each other. In the inertial measurement part, a bias stability is acquired that allows error arising from plumb line deviation to be distinguished to a predetermined degree. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290989 | PREDICTING GEOSPATIAL MEASURES - Implementations are described herein for leveraging teleconnections and location embeddings to predict geospatial measures for a geographic location of interest. In various implementations, a plurality of reference geographic locations may be identified that are disparate from a geographic location of interest and influence a geospatial measure in the geographic location of interest. One or more features may be extracted from each of the plurality of reference geographic locations. The extracted features and a location embedding generated for the geographic location of interest may be encoded into a joint embedding. A sequence encoder may be applied to the joint embedding to generate encoded data indicative of the predicted geospatial measure. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290990 | MEASURING METHOD, MEASURING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A measurement method includes: a data acquisition step of acquiring position data output from a measurement device configured to move round-trip on a movement route and measure a position of an object in a periphery of the movement route, the measurement device using a plane having a depression angle or an elevation angle with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to a forward direction as a measurement target; and a point group data generation step of generating point group data for an object in the periphery of the movement path using the position data obtained during movement of the measurement device on an outbound trip and position data obtained during movement of the measurement device on a return trip. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290991 | Method and Device for Determining a Trajectory of a Vehicle - A device estimates an actual trajectory of a vehicle. The device is designed to determine a sequence of measured position values over a corresponding sequence of times by use of a position sensor. The device is further designed to determine a sequence of odometry values on the basis of sensor data from one or more vehicle sensors. The device is also designed to determine, as an estimation of the actual trajectory of the vehicle, a sequence of estimated pose values for the sequence of times and a systematic position offset for the sequence of measured position values so that an optimization criterion is improved, in particular is optimized at least locally. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290992 | TERRAIN FOLLOWING ALTITUDE PROFILE GENERATION FOR ROUTE PLANNING - Technology segments an input flight path into segments based on terrain data, identifies target altitude heights of endpoints of the segments based on the terrain data and a target cruise altitude of an aircraft, identifies local maximas associated with the segments that are arranged in an order along the input flight path, identifies one or more local maximas of the local maximas that represent a dip in altitude from a previous one or more of the local maximas, removes the one or more local maximas from the plurality of local maximas to generate a reduced list of local maximas, sets a plurality of waypoints as the endpoints and the local maximas in the reduced list of local maximas, generates a flight path based at least in part on the plurality of waypoints, and causes the flight path to be provided to the at aircraft. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290993 | SYSTEM TO MANAGE MOVEMENT WITHIN A BUILDING TO REDUCE PERSONAL RISK - An illustrative example embodiment of a method of managing risk associated with at least one individual moving within a building includes: determining a beginning location and a destination of an individual, wherein the beginning location and the destination are on different levels of the building; determining a risk contribution of the individual based on an indication of at least one characteristic of the individual; determining a plurality of routes between the beginning location and the destination; determining a risk factor of each of the plurality of routes based on the risk contribution of the individual and other risk information regarding the respective routes; and determining a recommended route from among the plurality of routes for the individual to arrive at the destination, wherein the risk factor of the recommended route is lower than the risk factor of at least one other one of the plurality of routes. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290994 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISSEMINATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT TO OPERATORS PERFORMING PROCEDURES AT EQUIPMENT WITHIN A FACILITY - One variation of a method for controlling dissemination of instructional content to operators performing procedures at equipment within a facility includes: at a computing device, accessing a digital procedure containing a first instructional block comprising a first instruction in a set of formats including a text format corresponding to a first degree of guidance, an audio format corresponding to a second degree of guidance different from the first degree, and a visual format corresponding to a third degree of guidance greater than the first and second degrees; accessing a minimum instruction guidance specification for a current instance of the digital procedure; and, in response to initiation of the first instructional block in the digital procedure, presenting the first instruction in a particular format, in the set of formats, corresponding to a particular degree of guidance approximating the minimum instruction guidance specification. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING ROAD OBJECT DATA - A system for validating the road object data is provided. The system, for example, receives the road object data for a geographic region and determines, from a map database, a state of ground truth data associated with the geographic region. The state of the ground truth data comprises at least one of partial ground truth data and complete ground truth data. Further, the road object data is validated based on the determined state of the ground truth data. The validation of the road object data includes performing a first validation operation when the state of the ground truth data is the partial ground truth data and performing a second validation operation when the state of the ground truth data is the complete ground truth data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290996 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - To improve accuracy of position estimation on the basis of a plurality of estimation results. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290997 | DRIVING DATA GUIDED SPATIAL PLANNING - Among other things, techniques are described for driver data guided spatial planning. A spatial structure is generated comprising a plurality of nodes connected by edges. At least some of the nodes and edges represent a path to navigate a vehicle from a first point to a second point. Edges of the spatial structure are labeled as useful based on a distance metric. The spatial structure is pruned by removing one or more edges from the spatial structure according to a respective label of the edges, wherein an extent of the removal is based on a predetermined graph size, a predetermined performance, or any combinations thereof to obtain a pruned graph. A path from the first point to the second point on the pruned graph is identified and the vehicle is navigated in accordance with the path from the first point to the second point on the pruned graph. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290998 | Planning System for Multimodal Travel - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for planning multimodal travel. A planning request for the multimodal travel from a first location to an second location is received. Candidate routes are determined for a passenger that is customized for a set of customization parameters a using the first location, the second location, and a set of passenger preferences. A candidate route in the candidate routes comprises a first leg from the first location to a first vertiport via a first modality, a second leg for a passenger air vehicle to travel from the first vertiport to a second vertiport using an air modality, and a third leg from the second vertiport to the second location using a second modality. The candidate route in the candidate routes is selected to form a route for the multimodal travel for the passenger when a user input is received selecting the candidate route. | 2022-09-15 |
20220290999 | MOBILITY AS A SERVICE (MAAS) PLATFORM - A method of implementing a mobility as a service policy may include associating an identifier with a mobility service policy. The method may include assigning the mobility service policy to at least one mobility service provider of a plurality of mobility service providers. The method may include setting at least one usage restriction for the mobility service policy. The at least one usage restriction may limit operation of the at least one mobility service provider when the policy is activated. The method may include setting a geographical restriction associated with the mobility service policy. The method may include setting a time restriction associated with when the mobility service policy is to be active. The method may include enabling the mobility service policy. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291000 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SINGLE-GRAINED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor nanowire semiconductor device is described. The method includes forming an amorphous channel material layer on a substrate, patterning the channel material layer to form semiconductor nanowires extending in a lateral direction on the substrate, and forming a cover layer covering an upper of the semiconductor nanowire. The cover layer and the nanowire are patterned to form a trench exposing a side section of an one end of the semiconductor nanowire and a catalyst material layer is formed in contact with a side surface of the semiconductor nanowire, and metal induced crystallization (MIC) by heat treatment is performed to crystallize the semiconductor nanowire in a length direction of the nanowire from the one end of the semiconductor nanowire in contact with the catalyst material. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291001 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VEHICLE NAVIGATION PATH - A method and an apparatus for generating a vehicle navigation path includes: acquiring attribute information and trajectory information of a vehicle; generating yaw information of a vehicle based on current road network information of a road network and the trajectory information of the vehicle; acquiring a confidence level of limit information of a road section in the road network within a current time period; and updating the confidence level of limit information of the road section in the road network within the current time period based on the attribute information and the yaw information of the vehicle, and generating a navigation path of the vehicle based on the updated confidence level of limit information. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291002 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROAD INFORMATION - The present disclosure provides a method for determining road information, and relates to the technical field of intelligent transport and navigation. A specific embodiment includes: acquiring current positioning information of a terminal; determining a positioning error threshold of the current positioning information based on a historical positioning error value of historical positioning information of the terminal in a latest preset historical period; and obtaining road information for use as target road information by matching, wherein a positioning error value between the road information and the current positioning information satisfies the positioning error threshold, and the road information includes at least one of: a road network unit, a driving route unit, or the current positioning information. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291003 | RIDESHARING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A ridesharing management system which enables a plurality of users using a ridesharing service to share a vehicle as passengers, wherein the vehicle is comprised of a hybrid vehicle, and a boundary is established between the inside of an engine restricted zone in which operation of an internal combustion engine is restricted and the outside of the engine restricted zone. It is predicted whether the SOC amount of the battery will become less than a setting value during travel in the engine restricted zone if traveling through a stop in the engine restricted zone and a stop outside the engine restricted zone due to a pick-up request or drop-off request from a user. A route order that does not result in the SOC amount of the battery becoming less than the setting value during travel in the engine restricted zone is suggested. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291004 | ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION RATE PREDICTING DEVICE - Vehicle speed data of a plurality of vehicles registered for each link of map information and respective average vehicle speeds calculated from the vehicle speed data are acquired, and the links are divided into vehicle speed groups according to the magnitude of the average vehicle speed. For each of the vehicle speed groups, the vehicle speed data of the plurality of vehicles is collectively subjected to frequency distribution analysis, and a predicted vehicle speed transition simulating a change in vehicle speed is calculated for each of the vehicle speed groups. An electricity consumption rate model of the vehicle is applied to the calculated predicted vehicle speed transition to predict an electricity consumption rate corresponding to the average vehicle speed for each of the vehicle speed groups. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291005 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFF-ROUTE IDENTIFICATION - Methods and systems for off-route identification may be provided. A first navigation route of an object that is traveling and one or more positioning location points during traveling may be obtained. Whether a first preset condition is satisfied may be determined based on a positional relationship between the one or more positioning location points and the first navigation route. In response to determining that the first preset condition is not satisfied, whether the object is off-route may be determined based on information associated with the traveling of the object. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291006 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTE GUIDANCE USING AUGMENTED REALITY VIEW - A route guidance method includes acquiring a route from a source to a destination and providing route guidance through an augmented reality (AR) view that includes an image captured by a camera. When providing the route guidance, as a user terminal moves toward the destination based on the acquired route, a point indicator that guides to a turn point approached by the user terminal included in the route or an instruction indicator that instructs a movement to a corresponding turn point is displayed through augmentation on an image. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291007 | METHOD, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY - According to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for information display, a device, a medium and a program product are provided. The method for information display includes: acquiring a context associated with at least one of a terminal device and a user; determining, on the basis of the context, a navigation scenario in which the user navigates by using the terminal device; and determining, on the basis of the navigation scenario, a map mode of a map that is displayed in a user interface of a display system of the terminal device. In this way, information to be displayed can be dynamically changed according to different navigation scenarios. Therefore, information display better conforms to the navigation scenarios. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291008 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPARING AND SELECTING ALTERNATIVE NAVIGATION ROUTES - Devices, methods, nd machine-read le media to facilitate intuitive comparison and selection of calculated navigation routes are disclosed. An electronic device for navigation includes a touch-sensitive screen and a processing module for displaying a map, calculating a number or navigation routes simultaneously on the touch-sensitive screen, and receiving a selection of a route. Callouts, or markers for presenting key information about each route, are also displayed discretely on the map. Navigation tiles including key route information and route pictorials can also be created and displayed for each calculated route. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291009 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an information processing method for generating accurate map data by loop closing even when map elements where a loop is detected in a real space are close to each other. The method includes selecting a map elements group including at least one map element on each movement path, the at least one map element including sensor information included in each map element used to detect that the moving object has reached a location near a point a plurality of times, acquiring a relative position and orientation of at least one set of map elements in the map elements group, acquiring a relative position and orientation of the sensor between map elements corresponding to each movement path where the moving object has reached the location near the point the plurality of times, and correcting position and orientation information about the sensor included in each of the map elements. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291010 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SALINITY, AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SALINITY - A concentration sensor | 2022-09-15 |
20220291011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION AND LOCATION RECOMMENDATION BASED ON GEOSPATIAL VACCINATION DATA - An approach is provided for providing navigation and location recommendation based on geospatial vaccination data. The approach, for example, involves initiating a query of a digital map data for vaccination data associated with a geographic area. The vaccination data indicates a geospatial density of a vaccinated population in the geographic area. The approach also involves processing the vaccination data to determine a navigation route, a recommended point of interest, a recommended event plan, or a combination thereof in the geographic area based on the vaccination data. The approach further involves providing the navigation route, the recommended point of interest, the recommended event plan, or a combination thereof as an output. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291012 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MAP CORRESPONDING TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - This application relates to a vehicle and method for generating a map corresponding to a three-dimensional space. In one aspect, the vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to sense a three-dimensional space by using at least one sensor and output spatial information in a plurality of frames and a memory storing computer executable instructions. The vehicle may also include a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to predict a position of an object corresponding to a current frame by using an object movement model based on the plurality of frames, remove the object from the current frame based on the predicted position of the object, update a map database, which includes a predetermined number of previous frames, with the current frame from which the object is removed, and generate a map corresponding to the three-dimensional space based on the updated map database. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291013 | MAP GENERATION APPARATUS AND POSITION RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A map generation apparatus includes: an in-vehicle detection unit configured to detect a situation around a subject vehicle in traveling; and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: extracting one or more feature points from detection data acquired by the in-vehicle detection unit; generating a map using the extracted feature points; dividing an area on the map generated in the generating in a traveling direction of a subject vehicle and dividing the area in the vehicle width direction based on a division line information regarding a division line of a road to form a plurality of divided areas; and correcting a number of feature points for each of the divided areas formed in the dividing. The microprocessor is configured to perform the correcting including reducing the number of feature points based on a distribution of feature points included in each of the divided areas. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291014 | MAP GENERATION APPARATUS - A map generation apparatus includes: an in-vehicle detection unit configured to detect a situation around a subject vehicle in traveling; and a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: extracting one or more feature points from a detection data acquired by the in-vehicle detection unit; generating a map using the feature points extracted in the extracting while the subject vehicle is traveling; collating the feature points extracted in the extracting with the map to recognize a position of the subject vehicle on the map when the subject vehicle travels in a region corresponding to the map; and deleting, from the map, a feature point whose result of collation in the recognizing is less than a predetermined degree among the feature points included in the map. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291015 | MAP GENERATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE POSITION RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A map generation apparatus includes: an in-vehicle detection unit configured to detect a situation around a subject vehicle in traveling; and a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: recognizing a division line on a road based on a detection data acquired by the in-vehicle detection unit; generating, while the division line is recognized in the recognizing, a first map based on the division line recognized in the recognizing; and extracting a feature point from the detection data acquired by the in-vehicle detection unit and generating a second map using the feature point extracted in the extracting. The microprocessor is configured to perform the generating the second map including deleting the second map corresponding to a position behind the subject vehicle by a predetermined distance or more from the second map generated while the division line is recognized in the recognizing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291016 | VEHICLE POSITION RECOGNITION APPARATUS - Vehicle position recognition apparatus includes: processor and memory. Memory is configured to store: first map information of first map of first area; and second map information of second map of second area adjacent to first area through overlapped area between first area and second area. Processor is configured to perform: recognizing first/second position of vehicle in overlapped area based on first/second map information stored in memory; generating first/second traveling locus of vehicle in overlapped area based on change with time in first/second position recognized; and updating first map information so that first traveling locus and second traveling locus are matched when first traveling locus and second traveling locus are superposed based on first traveling locus and second traveling locus generated. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291017 | DUAL CHANNEL DETECTOR | 2022-09-15 |
20220291018 | MAGNETIC MEASURING APPARATUS - A magnetic measuring apparatus includes at least one magnetic sensor, a coil, a driving circuit configured to supply a current to the coil, a conductor electrically connecting the coil and the driving circuit, and a computing device which estimates relative positions of the magnetic sensor and the coil based on a magnetic field generated by the current supplied to the coil and detected by the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor has a magnetic detection sensitivity in a particular direction, and the particular direction of the magnetic sensor and a current vector of the current flowing through the conductor are parallel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291019 | OFFSET CANCEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVER-TYPE SENSORS - Implementations of a resolver sensor system may include a signal amplifier portion configured to be coupled to a magnetoresistive sensor coupled with a movable element where the signal amplifier portion configured to receive a sine signal and a cosine signal from the magnetoresistive sensor; and a sensor offset canceling portion coupled with a signal amplifier portion. The sensor offset canceling portion may be configured to generate a direct current offset correction signal to the signal amplifier portion which uses two or more amplifiers included in the signal amplifier portion to receive the sine signal and the cosine signal and to generate corresponding adjusted digital sine and cosine signals. The signal amplifier portion may be configured to provide the adjusted digital sine signal and the adjusted digital cosine signal to one of the servo signal processor or the system controller for use in determining a position of the movable element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291020 | LINEAR POSITION SENSING COMPONENTS - Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a position sensing component are disclosed herein. An example position sensing component may comprise: a sensing coil; a moveable core disposed within the sensing coil; an oscillator circuit; and a feedback control circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit, wherein the position sensing component is configured to: maintain a fixed amplitude voltage in response to a variable current signal provided by the oscillator circuit in conjunction with the feedback control circuit, and generate an oscillator circuit output signal that is linearly proportional to a position of the moveable core with respect to the sensing coil. | 2022-09-15 |
20220291021 | POSITION DETECTION SENSOR AND POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to a position detection sensor of an electromagnetic induction type connected to a position detection circuitry. The position detection sensor includes a circular substrate, a plurality of first loop coils arranged in a first direction on the circular substrate, and a plurality of second loop coils arranged in a second direction on the circular substrate, the second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the plurality of first loop coils includes a straight portion extending in the second direction and a circumferential portion disposed along an outer edge of the circular substrate, and each of the plurality of second loop coils includes a straight portion extending in the first direction and a circumferential portion disposed along the outer edge of the circular substrate. | 2022-09-15 |