40th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150277390 | Method and System for Detecting Integrity of a Control Loop of a Physical System - In a control loop, a command signal is applied to physical components to cause movement of the physical components. The position of the physical components is detected and used to generate subsequent command signals. In an implementation, an integrity detection system causes an excitation signal to be injected onto the command signal to cause movement of the physical components at an excitation frequency. This movement is detected in the physical system control loop and isolated by the integrity detection system. If the integrity detection system fails to detect energy in the excitation frequency band, a failure of at least one component of the control system is inferred. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277391 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND CONTROL PLASMA FIRES - Methods and systems to detect and control plasma fires are disclosed. An example method includes monitoring an optical fiber using a sensor, the optical fiber being positioned proximate a conductor through which electricity is to flow, the optical fiber not being coupled to a signal generator or a light source; identifying a change in the optical fiber, the change associated with a change in the optical fiber or a casing surrounding the optical fiber due to a plasma fire; and controlling the flow of electricity through the conductor based on identifying the change. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277392 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device includes a high-voltage supply circuit suitable for supplying a high voltage; a discharge circuit suitable for discharging the high voltage; and an auxiliary-voltage supply circuit suitable for supplying a first auxiliary voltage, which varies according to an operation state of the high-voltage supply circuit, to a reference node of the discharge circuit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277393 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DYNAMIC DE-AGING - An integrated circuit dynamically compensates for circuit aging by measuring the aging with an aging sensor. The aging sensor uses the same circuit to measure circuit speeds in both aged and un-aged conditions. An example aging sensor includes two delay lines. The delay lines are controlled to be in a static aging state or the delay lines are coupled to form a ring oscillator that can operate in an aged state where the frequency is slowed by aging or in an un-aged state where the frequency is not slowed by aging. The integrated circuit uses the aging measurements for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling. The dynamic voltage and frequency scaling uses a table of operating frequencies and corresponding voltage that is periodically updated based on the aging measurements. The integrated circuit use information about the relationship between the aging measurements and circuit performance to update the table. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277394 | CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus includes: a motor; a driving body rotated by the motor; a rotary encoder including a disk and a sensor; a detector detecting a rotation position and a rotation velocity of the disk based on a signal outputted from the sensor; and a controller. The disk is fixed to the driving body in a state of being eccentric to a rotational axis of the driving body, and the sensor reads a scale of the disk and outputs a pulse signal depending on rotation of the disk. The controller generates velocity data indicating a locus of the rotation velocity with respect to the rotation position; specifies a position-phase relation between the rotation position of the disk and a rotation phase of the driving body; and controls at least one of the rotation of the driving body and displacement of an object being displaced by action from the driving body. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF A PCD WHILE MITIGATING THERMAL GENERATION - A temperature of a component within the portable computing device (PCD) may be monitored along with a parameter associated with the temperature. The parameter associated with temperature may be an operating frequency, transmission power, or a data flow rate. It is determined if the temperature has exceeded a threshold value. If the temperature has exceeded the threshold value, then the temperature is compared with a temperature set point and a first error value is then calculated based on the comparison. Next, a first optimum value of the parameter is determined based on the first error value. If the temperature is below or equal to the threshold value, then a present value of the parameter is compared with a desired threshold for the parameter and a second error value is calculated based on the comparison. A second optimum value of the parameter may be determined based on the second error value. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277396 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ASTATIC SYSTEM HAVING DEAD TIME - A control device ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277397 | Quantified-Self Machines and Circuits Reflexively Related to Food Fabricator Machines and Circuits - A semiconductor-transistor-based system and device that are designed to, but are not limited to: electronically performing electronic-semiconductor-transistor-based-device-assisted monitoring of user physiological aspect data of an electronic-semiconductor-transistor-based-device user involving in part orchestration of electronic-semiconductor-transistor-based voltage levels and performing electronic-semiconductor-transistor-based-device-assisted monitoring of user behavioral aspect data of the electronic-semiconductor-transistor-based-device user involving in part orchestration of electronic-semiconductor-transistor-based voltage levels. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277398 | OBJECT MANIPULATION DRIVEN ROBOT OFFLINE PROGRAMMING FOR MULTIPLE ROBOT SYSTEM - Methods for product simulation systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving inputs including one or more virtual robots, one or more virtual work objects, and a virtual workspace. The method includes determining a path for each of the virtual robots based on the virtual work objects and the virtual workspace. The method includes generating programs that can be collision-free for one or more actual robots respectively corresponding to the virtual robots based on the paths. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277399 | CLOUD-LEVEL CONTROL LOOP TUNING ANALYTICS - A control loop tuning system executing on a cloud platform facilitate remote control system analysis and generation of suitable controller gains for a given closed-loop control application. The system leverages cloud-side analytics and a gain correlation model generated based on historical data collected from the industrial control system and maintained on cloud storage. The gain correlation model creates a virtual association between controller gains and process variables based on operational and configuration data collected from the industrial control system. The system then applies iterative analytics to the model to converge on a set of controller gains determined to satisfy an optimization criterion. The recommended controller gains are then provided to a client device for review and implementation in the real system controller. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277400 | SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING MESSAGES FOR PURPOSES OF DEMAND RESPONSE - A system having a utility, a communications intermediary and demand response resources. The utility may be connected to the communications intermediary via a network. The demand response resources may be connected to the communications intermediary via another network. A single dispatch destined for the demand response resources may be sent to the communications intermediary. The dispatch may be disaggregated at the communications intermediary into a multitude of dispatches which may be dispersed to their respective destined demand response resources. The demand response resources may send telemetries to the communications intermediary that aggregates the telemetries into a single telemetry. The single telemetry may be sent to the utility. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277401 | LOW-POWER MECHANISM FOR WEARABLE CONTROLLER AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD - A low-power wearable controller and associated control method are provided. The wearable controller includes: a processing unit; a memory unit; a peripheral interface unit including a plurality of peripheral interfaces; and a control module, coupled to the processing unit, the memory unit and the peripheral interface unit, wherein the control module is enabled when the wearable controller is operated in a first operation mode, and the control module is disabled when the wearable controller is operated in a second operation mode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277402 | CONTROLLER HAVING A VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM - A system and approach for managing configuration versions for controllers. The system and approach may incorporate a building controller, a version control system, and a computer connected to the controller and version control system. The version control system may have the controller configured to a latest version of changes as incorporated by a current configuration without losing one or more previous configurations. The one or more previous configurations may be recoverable by the version control system. The one or more previous configurations and the current configuration may be held by one or more repositories. The one or more repositories may be hosted in the computer, a remote computer, or a server. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277403 | VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - [Problem] The output voltage of a voltage supply source changes depending on according to the operation state of the device to be supplied with voltage. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277404 | COMPONENT FACTORY FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE MIGRATION TO A CLOUD PLATFORM - A cloud human-machine interface (HMI) generation system converts an original HMI project to a web-compatible version of the HMI capable of storage and execution on a cloud platform or web server. The cloud HMI generation system parses HMI project files exported from the original HMI to identify graphical objects and their attributes, animations, data tags linked to the HMI, and other characteristics of the HMI. The system then generates scripts or function calls that reproduce the identified graphical objects and their associated animations, yielding a web-based HMI that emulates the original HMI project. The resulting cloud HMI can retrieve copies of the original industrial system data maintained on cloud-based storage, allowing the cloud HMI to display near real-time system data on a client device from any location. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277405 | PRODUCTION PLAN DISPLAY METHOD, PRODUCTION PLAN SUPPORT METHOD, PRODUCTION PLAN DISPLAY APPARATUS, PRODUCTION PLAN SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a production plan display process including: controlling a first display of arranging a plurality of production processes included in production processing of a particular product in an order of execution, the arrangement being associated with an order to produce the particular product, and at the same time, controlling a second display of arranging, for each production line planned to be used in the production processing of the particular product, each of production processes planned to be executed on a subject production line among the plurality of production processes at a time position corresponding to a time position where the production process is arranged in the first display. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277406 | MULTIPLE CONTROLLERS CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT INTERFACE FOR SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY - A configuration management interface system is provided for standardizing communication between an external application and one or more hardware or emulated industrial controllers. The interface system reads one or more industrial control programs and presents available data tags defined by the control programs to a user via an interface screen. The user can select a subset of the available data tags that are to be exposed to the external application for data communication. Based on the selected data tags, controller configuration information read from the control programs, and additional configuration information provided by the user, the interface system generates a control unit file that acts as a communication bridge between the external application and the selected data tags residing on the industrial controllers. The control unit file can be used to interface the application (e.g., an industrial simulation or another type of application) with either hardware controllers or emulated controllers. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277407 | LOCATION DETECTION OF CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN A BUILDING - A system and method for determining a location of an equipment controller within a building including a building automation system are disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a main controller of the building automation system, a request from a mobile device to locate an equipment controller. The main controller monitors one or more sensors that are in communication with the main controller for a user-initiated communication-modifying event in response to receiving the request from the mobile device. The main controller determines a hardware address of the equipment controller in response to receiving a user-initiated communication-modifying event from one of the equipment controller and of the one or more sensors. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277408 | METHOD FOR INFLUENCING A CONTROL PROGRAM - A method for influencing a control program of a control unit, the control program having a plurality of first functions configured for controlling an actuator. The program code of the control program is examined for the occurrence of function calls, and the branch addresses and return addresses connected with the function calls, and the variables connected with the applicable first functions, are ascertained with the names of the variables and with the applicable memory addresses. The ascertained first functions and variables assigned to the applicable first functions are stored with the connected memory addresses in a first mapping table, and from a comparison of the first mapping table with a second predefined mapping table, function names are assigned to at least a portion of the first functions, and at least one first value of one of the variables is replaced by a second value. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277409 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CENTRAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - An air-conditioning system includes an air-conditioning apparatus, a user information input terminal, and a central management apparatus. The user information input terminal detects entrance of a user into a room and transmits an entrance-interlocking signal including user identification information for identifying the user to the central management apparatus. Upon receipt of the entrance-interlocking signal, the central management apparatus determines a control objective of the air-conditioning apparatus according to priority of user attribute of one or more users in the room and an energy saving level currently set, and cause the air-conditioning apparatus to perform an interlocking control in accordance with the determined control objective. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277410 | POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM MANAGEMENT - An energy management system includes a number of power sources, a first set of energy storage devices (ESDs), a second set of ESDs, and a control system. The first set of ESDs is coupled between the power sources and a load and has a first set of operating characteristics. The second set of ESDs is also coupled between the power sources and the load and has a second set of operating characteristics that are different from the first set of operating characteristics. The control system is configured to selectively deliver power from one of the plurality of power sources to the first plurality of ESDs, the second plurality of ESDs, or both and selectively deliver power from the first plurality of ESDs, the second plurality of ESDs, or both to the load based on short and long term variations in a set of energy delivery system characteristics. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277411 | PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROCESS CONTROL METHOD - A process control system includes an I/O module configured to be connected to a field device which is installed in a plant in which an industrial process is controlled, the I/O module autonomously transmitting data received from the field device, and a higher-level device that comprises a memory which temporarily stores the data autonomously transmitted from the I/O module, the higher-level device reading the data stored in the memory at a predetermined period. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277412 | METHOD FOR THE FUNCTIONAL EXTENSION OF AN ELECTRIC WELDING APPARATUS AND WELDING APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for extending the functionality of an electric welding apparatus having a programmable control unit and an input device is provided. In order to provide the user with greater latitude for a desired functional extension while nevertheless ensuring that unauthorized functional extension can be prevented, a control command for a desired functional extension is issued to the control unit and the control unit uses the control command or the functional extension to generate an apparatus code which is transmitted to an external verifying facility. The external verifying facility uses the apparatus code to verify entitlement to the functional extension and, if entitlement exists, generates an external activation code which is transmitted to the control unit. The control unit then verifies the validity of the external activation code and, if it is valid, implements the functional extension. A welding apparatus for carrying out the method is also proposed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277413 | SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT APPARATUS - A system construction support apparatus | 2015-10-01 |
20150277414 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - An exemplary method and device provide for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation. In order to make the management and configuration of field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool flexible, a tool-specific information packet is formed from a first field-device-specific information packet and a second field-device-specific information packet. The second field-device-specific information packet including functions and data which go beyond the stipulation of the first field-device-specific information packet. The field device is managed and configured using the tool-specific information packet. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277415 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER AND PROGRAMMING TOOL FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER - A programmable logic controller capable of improving the expandability of a distributed control system and a programming tool for the programmable logic controller are provided. A programmable logic controller (PLC) that constitutes a distributed control system includes: a variable table that includes variable information including identification symbols for identification of a plurality of PLCs and variable names of reference variables, the variable information being set for each of the reference variables; a storage device that has a memory region for storing the reference variables; and an interface circuit that mutually converts communication data for use in communication between the PLC and a different PLC and the reference variables stored in the memory region. The reference variables are variables mutually referenced by the plurality of PLCs. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277416 | Method for Anomaly Detection in Discrete Manufacturing Processes - A method detects an anomaly in a discrete manufacturing process (DMP) by first acquiring signals from the DMP. Events are extracted from the signals as a sequence. Then, it is determined whether the sequence is inconsistent with a normal behavior as represented by a log-based ordering relationship table. If true, then an alarm is signaled. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277417 | METHOD OF INSPECTING RAM OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER, AND PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER - A method of inspecting a RAM of a programmable logic controller is provided that enables all unit storage regions in a RAM inspection region to be inspected in about several minutes and that meets a predetermined safety standard. The inspection method includes the steps of: (a) dividing a RAM inspection region, which is a region of the RAM to be inspected, into a plurality of blocks; and (b) by a control device, writing a predetermined value into unit storage regions in a combination of blocks obtained by combining two blocks extracted from the divided blocks and thereafter sequentially inspecting whether or not values read from the unit storage regions each coincide with the written value. Step (b) is executed for all combinations of two blocks extracted from the divided blocks. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277418 | MODIFYING A DIGITAL OPHTHALMIC LENS MAP TO ACCOMMODATE CHARACTERISTICS OF A LENS SURFACING MACHINE - A system that can analyze and modify a point map file corresponding to a digital lens design is described. The digital lens design is optimized to meet a patient's ophthalmic prescription. However, a digital surfacing machine may not be physically capable of producing on a lens blank a lens curvature required by the prescription and defined by the point map file. The system takes into account limitations of physical characteristics of the digital surfacing machine, such as the diameter and speed of movement of the cutting tool, and modifies the point map file so that the digital surfacing machine can produce the lens curvature on the lens blank. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277419 | WORKPIECE-ATTACHMENT-INFORMATION REPORTING DEVICE - A workpiece-attachment-information reporting device ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277420 | SENSOR FOR MOVING EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to a moving equipment, such as in a medical examination system. In order to provide a facilitated way of moving equipment with high accuracy, a driving device ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277421 | AUTOMATICALLY GUIDED TOOLS - A position correcting system, method and tool for guiding a tool during its use based on its location relative to the material being worked on. Provided is a system and tool which uses its auto correcting technology to precisely rout or cut material. The invention provides a camera which is used to track the visual features of the surface of the material being cut to build a map and locate an image on that map used to reference the location of the tool for auto-correction of the cutting path. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277422 | METHOD FOR MACHINING A SURFACE OF AN OPTICAL LENS - Methods of determining movement data representing the movement of a machining tool of an optical lens lathing device for machining one or more optical surfaces or parts thereof of a set of optical surfaces are described. The methods comprise a greatest radial slope amplitude determining step during which the greatest radial slope amplitude of the optical surfaces of the set of optical surfaces is determined. The methods also comprise a machining tool selecting step during which a machining tool having a window angle greater than or equal to the greatest radial slope amplitude of the optical surfaces of the set of surfaces to be manufactured is selected. The methods further comprise a movement data determining step during which movement data representing the movement of the selected machining tool are determined and synchronized with the angular position of the optical surface driven in rotation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277423 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL - A method for controlling a machine tool in which a main spindle and a table are moved relative to each other by two or more translation axes and at least one rotation axis is provided. In the method, an error in a position of the tool with respect to the workpiece due to an error of the machine tool is corrected to calculate a translation axis command value and a rotation axis command value. The method includes a step of selecting an arbitrary axis configuration, a step of calculating a correction value for the translation axis for correcting the position error in a command value coordinate system of the translation axis included in the arbitrary axis configuration, and a step of calculating a correction value for the rotation axis for correcting the position error in a command value coordinate system of the rotation axis included in the arbitrary axis configuration. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL - A method for controlling a machine tool in which a main spindle on which a tool is mounted and a table holding a workpiece are moved relative to each other by two or more translation axes that are not perpendicular to each other and at least one rotation axis. In the method, an error in a position of the tool with respect to the workpiece due to a geometric error is corrected to calculate a command value for controlling the translation axis. The method includes a conversion step of converting the error and a correction value for correcting the error by performing a homogeneous coordinate transformation from a workpiece coordinate system to the imaginary Cartesian coordinate system, and a correction value calculation step of calculating a correction value in a command value coordinate system of the translation axis by performing a homogeneous coordinate transformation of the correction value. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277425 | STATE MACHINE FUNCTION BLOCK WITH USER-DEFINABLE ACTIONS ON A TRANSITION BETWEEN STATES - A control system, a safety system, etc., within a process plant may each use one or more state machine function blocks that can be easily integrated into a function block diagram programming environment. Such a state machine function block may include one or more inputs, which may cause a state machine implemented by the state machine function block to identify a next state as well as one or more transition actions to perform in accordance with transitioning from a current state to the next state. Configuration data associated with the transition actions may be retrieved from a database based on the current and next states of the state machine and at least one of the inputs. The state machine function block may also include one or more outputs that are generated based on the state transition. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277426 | ROBOT APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE ROBOT APPARATUS - A robot apparatus comprises: a robot body having a multi joint arm including a plurality of joints; a motor provided as a driving source of at least a part of the plurality of joints; and a controlling system capable of controlling the motor. The controlling system comprises a motion controlling unit configured to input a current to the motor to rotate the motor, a heat generation controlling unit configured to input the current to the motor to generate heat, without rotating the motor, and a controlling unit configured to calculate a temperature raising current necessary to rise up to a predetermined temperature without rotating the motor, to generate a current instruction for temperature raising to set the heat generation controlling unit to output the temperature raising current, and to transmit the current instruction for temperature raising to the heat generation controlling unit at stopping the robot body. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277427 | SYSTEM FOR ONLINE DATA SAMPLING OF CONTROL VALVES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - A computer-implemented method for monitoring characteristic data includes selecting a first operable system device and receiving a first plurality of data from the first operable system device. The first plurality of data represents at least one characteristic of the first operable system device at a first plurality of points in time. The method also includes determining whether the first plurality of data is useful. If the data is useful, the method also includes receiving a second plurality of data from the first operable system device, the second plurality of data represents at least one characteristic of the first operable system device at a second plurality of points in time, wherein the second plurality of points in time is substantially larger than the first plurality of points in time. If the data is not useful, the method further includes selecting a second operable system device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277428 | TOOL LOCK - Methods, nodes, a power tool and computer programs for and in a power tool ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR DIAGNOSING OPERATION OF A PRODUCTION LINE OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT - A system and method monitor and/or diagnose the operation of a production line of an industrial plant which is controlled by an automation system. The system includes a remote data processing server, which is installed outside of the industrial plant. The remote data processing server is configured to receive a digital input signal reflecting at least one control input signal and a digital output signal reflecting a second operational state, to determine at least first and second modeled states corresponding to the at least first and second operational states, respectively, by inputting the digital input and the digital output signals to a digital observer model of the production line and the automation system and by processing the digital observer model, and to forward the first and second modeled states to an output interface from where they can be accessed by modeling and/or diagnosing modules. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277430 | Runtime Controller for Robotic Manufacturing System - Example systems and methods allow for runtime control of robotic devices during a construction process. One example method includes determining at least one sequence of robot operations corresponding to at least one robot actor, causing the at least one robot actor to execute a portion of the at least one sequence of robot operations during a first time period, receiving an interrupt signal from a mobile computing device indicating a modification to the at least one sequence of robot operations, where the mobile computing device is configured to display a digital interface including one or more robot parameters describing the at least one robot actor and one or more tool parameters describing operating characteristics of at least one physical tool and causing the at least one robot actor to execute a portion of the at least one modified sequence of robot operations during a second time period. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277431 | SAW DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SAW - The saw data acquisition system and method of operating a saw employ sensors that detect specific data regarding a cutting operation. The system and method enable the saw operator to input data and display selected the data for the operator. Data that is detected by the sensors and which is input are collected and transmitted to a central processing location, acquired at the central processing location, and analyzed. The analysis enables optimum cutting parameters for a given cutting task, guidance regarding optimum operation and efficiency of the saw, information for improved blade design and manufacture, and optional remote monitoring capabilities of multiple saws, to be provided. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277432 | FASTENING CONTROL SYSTEM OF COMPOSITE MEMBERS AND FASTENING CONTROL METHOD OF COMPOSITE MEMBERS - A fastening the control system of composite members includes a shape data acquiring section configured to acquire shape data showing a measurement value of a shape of a fastener hole formed in a workpiece containing the composite members. A suitable fastener determining section is configured to determine as a suitable fastener size, a size of a fastener suitable for the fastener hole based on the shape data, and generate suitable fastener data showing the suitable fastener size. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277433 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a receiving unit, an inspection unit, a generating unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives three-dimensional (3D) information at least including a 3D shape. The inspection unit conducts, on the 3D information, a mold requirement inspection at least including undercut as a mold requirement inspection for fabricating an object represented by the 3D information. When the inspection unit detects an inexpedient part, the generating unit generates inexpedience information for creating a 3D representation of the inexpedient part. The output unit outputs the inexpedience information in association with an inspection item. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277434 | PRODUCTION PLAN CREATION SUPPORT METHOD AND PRODUCTION PLAN CREATION SUPPORT APPARATUS - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a program for causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes extracting a work object and a plurality of setup change objects included in a bucket from a Gantt chart in which the bucket including the work object and the plurality of setup change objects is included; calculating a total time allocated for the extracted plurality of setup change objects; and displaying the extracted work object and a setup change object indicated by the calculated total time in a row in the bucket. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277435 | COMPUTING APPARATUS AND COMPUTING METHOD - A storage unit stores information on a graph corresponding to a structure data set that represents a three-dimensional structure with a plurality of polygons. An operation unit obtains the information on the graph from the storage unit. The operation unit determines a degree and parameter to be used in the operation of a symmetric polynomial, on the basis of the information on the graph, and then calculates a feature value of the graph corresponding to the structure data set with the symmetric polynomial using the determined degree and parameter. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277436 | Oscillator-Based Path Planning for Machining of a Pocket Shape in Workpiece - A method determines a path of a tool machining a pocket shape in a workpiece. The pocket shape is defined by a closed curve in an x-y plane. The method determines positions and velocities of a motion of an oscillator having an energy defined by a function that is positive within a boundary of the pocket shape and equals zero on the boundary of the pocket shape. The method determines coordinates of the path of the tool based on corresponding pairs of position and velocity values of the motion, wherein a position value of each pair represents an x coordinate of the path of the tool in the x-y plane, and a velocity value of each pair represents a y coordinate of the path of the tool in the x-y plane. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277437 | Storage Cell System and Power Plant Control System - To further optimize an operation of a power plant. The system has a storage cell which charges utilizing surplus electric power generated by a power plant | 2015-10-01 |
20150277438 | OPTICAL SENSOR OPTIMIZATION AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION WITH SIMPLIFIED LAYER STRUCTURE - This disclosure includes methods for designing a simplified Integrated Computational Element (ICE) and for optimizing a selection of a combination of ICE designs. A method for fabricating a simplified ICE having one or more film layers includes predicting an optimal thickness of each of the one or more film layers of the simplified ICE using a neural network. A method for re-calibrating the fabricated ICE elements for system implementation is also disclosed. The disclosure also includes the simplified ICE designed by and the ICE combination selected by the disclosed methods. The disclosure also includes an information handling system with machine-readable instructions to perform the methods disclosed herein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277439 | STRAIGHTNESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF FOR MOUNTING PIN - A mounting pin straightness management system is provided. The system includes a sensor unit that is configured to measure 3-dimensional coordinates (a(T | 2015-10-01 |
20150277440 | SENSE AND AVOID FOR AUTOMATED MOBILE VEHICLES - This disclosure describes an automated mobile vehicle that includes one or more distance determining elements configured to detect the presence of objects and to cause the automated mobile vehicle to alter its path to avoid the object. For example, a distance determining element may be incorporated into one or more of the motors of the automated mobile vehicle and configured to determine a distance to an object. Based on the determined distance, a path of the automated mobile vehicle may be altered. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277441 | Method for Controlling Aircraft Time of Arrival - A method for controlling aircraft time of arrival at a flight trajectory waypoint decouples the various parts of the flight for flight plan, speed scheduling, and trajectory predictions. Adjustments to the speed during a first cruise phase of the flight reduce the deviations between the actual and estimated arrival times throughout the flight, and particularly reduce the amount of speed adjustments necessary during the later descent phase. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277442 | SHIP COURSE OBSTRUCTION WARNING TRANSPORT - An unmanned aquatic surface vehicle for detecting and locating hazards is disclosed. The vehicle includes a propulsion system configured to impart a propulsive force to the vehicle and a steering system configured to impart a change in the direction of travel of the vehicle. A navigation system may be included to detect the location, direction, and motion of the vehicle. A hazard detection system is configured to detect and locate at least one of a subsurface, surface or above-water hazard. A communications device configured to transmit hazard data associated with a detected hazard to a remote receiver. A control station is able to control the vehicle, and receive and display information about hazards detected by the unmanned aquatic surface vehicle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277443 | FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SERVOMECHANISM MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MONITORING SERVOMECHANISMS - A feedback control system includes at least one servo unit controlling operation of a motor, wherein the at least one servo unit is configured to acquire operational data with respect to controlling the operation of the motor. The feedback control system also includes a programmable logic controller communicatively coupled to the at least one servo unit, wherein the programmable logic controller is configured to receive the operational data from the at least one servo unit and output real-time data corresponding to the operational data. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277444 | Time-Varying Extremum Seeking for Controlling Vapor Compression Systems - A method for controlling a vapor compression system determines a value of a metric of performance of the vapor compression system using a previous value of an estimated parameter and a previous value of a control signal determined for a previous time step of the control. The values of the estimated parameter represent a relationship between values of the control signal and values of the metric of performance. A current value of the estimated parameter is determined based on the previous value of the estimated parameter and an error between the determined value of the metric of performance and a measured value of the metric of performance. Next, a current value of the control signal is determined based on the current value of the estimated parameter. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A STICK-SLIP - A method of performing online diagnostics for a valve includes receiving valve information while the valve is in operation. The valve information includes setpoint data and position data associated with the valve. The method further includes processing the setpoint data and the position data at a plurality of time intervals, and detecting an occurrence of a stick-slip based on the processing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277446 | CONTROLLING FLOW IN A FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Apparatuses, methods and systems for controlling flow in a fluid distribution system are described herein. One apparatus includes a flow sensor configured to determine a flow of a fluid through a conduit of a fluid distribution system, a valve associated with the conduit and coupled to an actuator, and a controller connected to the flow sensor and the actuator. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277447 | Pressure Independent Control Valve for Small Diameter Flow, Energy Use and/or Transfer - A pressure independent control valve for small diameter applications for the purpose of regulating or maintaining a predetermined flow rate and/or energy usage/transfer within a pipe system is disclosed. A needle valve is inserted into a flow path where the flow path travels through the needle valve when the needle valve is in an open position. An actuator connects with the needle valve where the actuator is configured to move the needle valve between the open position and a closed position. The flow rate is determined from an ultrasonic sensor positioned in an inner wall of the pipe system or via differential pressure readings. The pipe system has a small diameter. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277448 | WATER PUMP CONTROL APPARATUS - An apparatus for controlling a water pump having an engine that drives an impeller, a water storage tank connected to the water pump, a first water level detector that outputs an A signal when a water level is at or higher than a first height and outputs a B signal when lower than the height, a second water level detector that outputs the A signal when the water level is at or lower than a second height and outputs the B signal when higher than the height, a connection switcher that switches connection of the first and second water level detector, and an impeller controller connected to the connection switcher and adapted to control operation of the engine that drives the impeller of the water pump based on the signals outputted from the first and second water level detectors. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277449 | PRESSURE REGULATOR - A pressure regulator ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277450 | Drive Device and Valve Comprising the Same - The invention relates to a drive device and a valve comprising the drive device; the drive device senses the pressure of the working medium and generates the drive force to control the flow of the working medium; the drive device comprises a sensing part with a chamber and a drive shaft; vents and an air exhausting device are arranged on the chamber. The drive device and the valve comprising the drive device in the invention can exhaust air entering the chamber along the working medium out of the chamber by the vents on the chamber; and it optimizes the performance of the drive device and the valve and keeps the work stability. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277451 | Driving Apparatus and Valve Including the Same - The present invention relates to a driving apparatus and a valve including the same. The driving apparatus senses a pressure of a fluid medium and generating a driving force, and includes: a drive shaft, a sensing device, a limiting device, a support body, and a protruding member. The limiting device is provided with a groove, and the protruding member is engaged in the groove. The limiting device can automatically limit the rotation of the drive shaft, to avoid damaging to the sensing device, thereby facilitating maintenance and installation of the valve. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277452 | Pressure Compensation System - A pressure compensation system is provided. A subsea enclosure of the subsea device encloses the chamber. A first pressure compensator has a first compensation volume and provides pressure balancing between ambient medium surrounding the subsea device and the first compensation volume. A first biasing device is configured to bias the first pressure compensator such that the pressure in the first compensation volume is higher than the pressure in the ambient medium surrounding the subsea device. A second pressure compensator has a second compensation volume and provides pressure balancing between the ambient medium and the second compensation volume. A second biasing device biases the second pressure compensator such that the pressure in the second compensation volume is higher than the pressure in the ambient medium. A control unit is connected to control first and second valves arranged in flow connections between the first and second compensation volumes and the chamber. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277453 | THERMO VALVE - A thermo valve has a valve chamber disposed inside a housing and open to a first flow path through an opening. Second and third flow paths open into the valve chamber. A thermo-element that can move back and forth axially inside the valve chamber in response to fluid temperature opens and closes the second and third flow paths and is biased in a direction that blocks the flow paths by a coil spring. A valve element that is a bypass valve that opens and closes an opening that connects the first and third flow paths inside the valve chamber and communicates the first and third flow paths is disposed in the opening. The coil spring is also used to bias the valve element in a direction that blocks the flow paths. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277454 | COORDINATING CONTROL LOOPS FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - In one example a controller comprises logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to define a control relationship between a first control loop associated with a first heat source and a second control loop associated with a second heat source and enforce the control relationship during throttling operations of the first heat source and the second heat source. Other examples may be described. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277455 | Power Supply Equipment Utilizing Interchangeable Tips to Provide Power and a Data Signal to Electronic Devices - Power supply equipment includes an adapter which converts power from a power source to DC power for powering an electronic device. The power supply equipment includes circuitry which produces a data signal for use by the electronic device to control power drawn by the electronic device. A cable, extends from the adapter. The power supply equipment further includes a tip which has an input side and an output side. The input side of the tip is detachable mateable to the cable. The output side of the tip is detachably mateable to the electronic device. The tip output side has a shape and size dependent on the shape and size of a power input opening of the electronic device. The tip provides the data signal, as well as the DC power, to the electronic device. Different tips may be used to provide appropriate data signals to different electronic devices. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277456 | TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT CURRENT LIMITING - In one example, a method includes determining, by a temperature sensor, a temperature of a device that controls an amount of current flowing to a load, and determining, based on the temperature of the device, a threshold current. The method also includes, in response to determining that the amount of current flowing to the load is greater than the threshold current, adjusting the amount of current flowing to the load. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277457 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - A protection circuit is provided with: a suppression element that is coupled to a power source side of a main circuit and suppresses current flowing into the main circuit that chives a load; and a soft start circuit that is configured to gradually increase voltage of a control terminal of the suppression element when voltage is applied to the soft start circuit from a boosting circuit used for controlling the main circuit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277458 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - To provide a voltage regulator capable of maintaining the accuracy of an output voltage even if it is set to an arbitrary output voltage. A voltage regulator includes an output transistor comprised of an NMOS transistor having a backgate grounded, an error amplifier circuit configured to amplify and output a difference between a divided voltage obtained by dividing an output voltage outputted from the output transistor and a reference voltage and thereby to control a gate of the output transistor, a constant voltage circuit, and a transistor having a gate inputted with a voltage of the constant voltage circuit, a drain connected to the gate of the output transistor, and a source connected to a source of the output transistor. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277459 | VOLTAGE BOOSTER CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND VOLTAGE BOOSTER CIRCUIT CONTROL METHOD - The present invention provides a voltage booster circuit including: a reference voltage generation circuit that generates a first potential and supplies the first potential to a first potential line; a booster section that supplies a second potential to a second potential line, the second potential being boosted from the first potential; a booster control section, connected to the second potential line, that controls the booster section in accordance with the second potential; a switch connected to the first potential line and the second potential line; and a control circuit that controls the switch in accordance with a potential difference between the first potential and the second potential. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277460 | Hybrid Interleaving Structure with Adaptive Phase Locked Loop for Variable Frequency Controlled Switching Converter - In a multi-phase power converter using a phase-locked loop (PLL) arrangement for interleaving of pulse frequency modulated (PFM) pulses of the respective phases, improved transient response, improved stability of high bandwidth output voltage feedback loop, guaranteed stability of the PLL loop and avoidance of jittering and phase cancellation issues are achieved by anchoring the bandwidth at the frequency of peak phase margin. This methodology is applicable to multi-phase power conveners of any number of phases and any known or foreseeable topology for individual phases and is not only applicable to power converters operating under constant on-time control, but is extendable to ramp pulse modulation (RPM) control and hysteresis control. Interleaving of pulses from all phases is simplified through use of phase managers with a reduced number of PLLS using hybrid interleaving arrangements that do not exhibit jittering even when ripple is completely canceled. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277461 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE OUTPUT PORTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR OUTPUT PORT POWER MANAGEMENT - A power supply system is operable to contemporaneously supply power to multiple output ports when available power from a power source is insufficient to meet maximum potential power requirements of load devices coupled to the output ports. The power supply system includes a system monitor, multiple power converters, and optional temperature sensing circuits, where each power converter supplies power to a respective output port. The system monitor monitors an output power characteristic of the power source, output powers delivered to the output ports, and/or temperatures detected by the temperature sensing circuits. When the system monitor detects an overload condition is approaching based on the monitored parameter or parameters, the system monitor generates control signals which cause the power converters to maintain or reduce their output powers such that the overload condition is abated and two or more output ports continue to deliver output power to their respective load devices. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277462 | CURRENT-STARVED INVERTER CIRCUIT - A current-starved inverter circuit includes first and second current-mirror circuits, first and second transistors, a detector, and a current-booster. The first and second transistors receive a first source current and a first sink current from the first and second current-mirror circuits, respectively, and an input voltage signal, and generate an inverted input voltage signal (an output voltage signal). The detector generates a first detection signal when the output voltage signal exceeds a first threshold value and a second detection signal when the output voltage signal is less than a second threshold value. The current-booster, which is connected to the detector, receives the first and second detection signals and provides a second source current and a second sink current to the first and second transistors to pull-up and pull-down a voltage level of the output voltage signal, respectively. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277463 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION, OPTIMIZATION AND DEMAND CONTROL FOR AN APPLIANCE - A system and approach for developing a periodic water usage profile and demand for controlling a water heater. A mode may be selected for demand for a certain amount of water of a particular temperature range to be available for use from the water heater. Data on hot water usage may be collected and the usage profile and demand may be calculated from the data. The water heater may be programmed to operate in a certain fashion based on the usage profile and demand. A control knob may be on the water heater control to select a particular demand. Control of the water heater may be operated from a remote device connected in a wireless or wired fashion. An optimization program may be implemented in the control of the water heater for achieving one or more beneficial goals related to water heater performance and hot water production. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277464 | HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM - A hybrid renewable energy supply system is mainly applied to a stationary or mobile actual mass-production power generating operation to transform a lot of organic waste into electric energy using a gaseous biomass power plant, and may be combined with renewable energy such as solar energy, wind energy, micro-hydro energy and the like, thereby providing a self-operating system without using mains. The gaseous biomass power plant can use an organic material source, such as food wastewater, livestock farming wastewater, agriculture waste or the like, to generate a biomass gas, thereby possessing dual effects of waste recovery and clean energy production. The hybrid renewable energy supply system comprises at least one renewable energy device for transforming nature energy into electric energy; and an electric energy control device, which connects the renewable energy device to a mains grid and controls storage and output of electric energy of the renewable energy device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT DEMAND RESPONSE - A method and system for intelligent demand response by a load controller device connected to a load is provided. Demand response events generated by utilities can generate energy conservation however they can provide demand subpeaks during the event and can impact user comfort. In order to improve the energy profile and user comfort one or more event parameters from the DR event are generated. One or more temperature setpoints of the load controller device are modified to provide smooth setpoint transition between temperature setpoints using the generated one or more event parameters to shape electricity demand of the load to reduce an expected demand subpeak during the DR event. The modified one or more temperature setpoints can be applied at an associated time to control the load. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277466 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A technique for reducing the number of times of power state transition by appropriately executing, at an accelerated time point, processing of an event that needs to be performed in a current power state before transition to another power state is provided. A data processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention determines, when transition of a power state from a current power state occurs, whether or not there is an event that is to be scheduled to be performed within a predetermined time in the same power state, and executes the scheduled event at an accelerated time point if it is scheduled to be processed within the predetermined time in the same power state. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention assist customers in managing the four types of energy assets, that is, generation, storage, usage, and controllable load assets. Embodiments of the present invention for the first time develop and predict a customer baseline (“CBL”) usage of electricity, using a predictive model based on simulation of energy assets, based on business as usual (“BAU”) of the customer's facility. The customer is provided with options for operating schedules based on algorithms, which allow the customer to maximize the economic return on its generation assets, its storage assets, and its load control assets. Embodiments of the invention enable the grid to verify that the customer has taken action to control load in response to price. This embodiment of the invention calculates the amount of energy that the customer would have consumed, absent any reduction of use made in response to price. Specifically, the embodiment models the usage of all the customer's electricity consuming devices, based on the customer's usual conditions. This model of the expected consumption can then be compared to actual actions taken by the customer, and the resulting consumption levels, to verify that the customer has reduced consumption and is entitled to payment for the energy that was not consumed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277468 | MULTIPLEXED PIN INPUT CIRCUIT - A circuit includes an input pin connected to an integrated circuit (IC) that receives an input voltage that is provided to a first voltage circuit within the IC. A pass device having a control input responds to a first control signal state and a second control signal state. The first control signal state turns the pass device off such that the input voltage is switched off to block the passing of the input voltage to a second voltage circuit within the IC. The second control signal state turns the pass device on such that the input voltage is switched through the pass device to the second voltage circuit in a voltage range that is compatible with an input operating voltage range of the second voltage circuit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277469 | POWER CONTROL DEVICE WITH CALIBRATION FEATURES - The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a variable control mechanism configured to regulate power to the at least one electrical load by way of a control knob being user settable between a first adjustment stop and a second adjustment stop. A regulation circuit is configured to establish a pre-determined load power setting when the calibration button is actuated when the regulation circuit is in the calibration mode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277470 | CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER USING THE SAME - A current mirror circuit that amplifies a reference current generated by a current source at a first magnification to supply a mirror current to a load circuit. The current mirror circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor that share a power supply, and a drain potential mirror unit that amplifies the reference current at a second magnification to generate a first current, that amplifies a generated first current at a third magnification to generate a second current, and that supplies a predetermined potential determined based on the second current to a drain of the second transistor. The mirror current is supplied from the second transistor to the load circuit based on a potential of a gate of the first transistor determined based on the reference current | 2015-10-01 |
20150277471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SEGMENTED CIRCUIT - The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a surgical instrument. The method includes connecting a power assembly to a control circuit, wherein the power assembly is configured to provide a source voltage, energizing, by the power assembly, a voltage boost convertor circuit configured to provide a set voltage greater than the source voltage, and energizing, by the voltage boost convertor, one or more voltage converters configured to provide one or more operating voltages to one or more circuit components. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277472 | VEHICULAR GRIP STRUCTURE - A vehicle grip structure including a body member and a grip, in which the body member is covered by the grip made of a synthetic resin, the grip includes an insertion hole in which the body member is inserted and a space portion provided along the insertion hole, multiple elastic protrusions are formed integrally with the grip and dispersedly on one of an inner peripheral-side wall surface and an outer peripheral-side wall surface of the space portion so as to protrude toward the other wall surface, when the grip is held by a driver, the elastic protrusions are pressed against the other wall surface and elastically deformed, and the elastic protrusions are arranged in a grid pattern in which adjoining ones of multiple polygons of the same shape have a common side, and are positioned so as to form each side of the polygons. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277473 | Configurable Accelerator Pedal - An accelerator pedal feedback system is provided that utilizes a virtual spring assembly to provide controllable pedal resistance, thereby supplying the driver with a tactile indicator of changes in a monitored vehicle characteristic, such as a low battery pack level. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277474 | Dual Stage Accelerator Assembly with Selectable Stroke Transition - A dual stage accelerator pedal spring assembly is provided that allows the transition point between stroke stages to be adjusted in order to control pedal travel within the first stroke stage and provide the driver with a customizable accelerator pedal interface. The spring assembly, which uses two springs exhibiting different spring force, allows adjustment of the relative positions of the two springs in order to control the transition point between the first and second pedal stroke stages. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277475 | Accelerator Pedal Feedback System - An accelerator pedal feedback system is provided that supplies the driver with a tactile indicator, via a change in pedal resistance, when a monitored vehicle characteristic such as battery pack capacity falls below a preset level. The change in pedal resistance is achieved by preloading the accelerator pedal's spring assembly. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277476 | Dual Stage Accelerator Assembly with Pedal Feedback System - A dual stage accelerator pedal assembly is provided that is capable of communicating various vehicle operating conditions to the driver as well as notifying the driver of a critical operating condition, such as a low battery pack level, via a change in pedal resistance. The change in pedal resistance is achieved by preloading one of the springs in the accelerator pedal's spring assembly. The spring assembly uses two springs exhibiting different spring force to achieve distinguishable first and second pedal stroke stages. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277477 | Dual Stage Accelerator Assembly with Selectable Stroke Transition and Pedal Feedback System - A dual stage accelerator pedal spring assembly is provided that allows the transition point between stroke stages to be set, thereby controlling pedal travel within the first stroke stage, and notifies the driver of a critical operating condition, such as a low battery pack level, via a pedal feedback system. The spring assembly, which uses two springs exhibiting different spring force, allows adjustment of the relative positions of the two springs in order to control the transition point between the first and second pedal stroke stages. The change in pedal resistance used to notify the driver of a change in a monitored vehicle characteristic is achieved by preloading one of the springs in the spring assembly. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277478 | Dual Stage Accelerator Assembly with Selectable Stroke Transition and Pedal Feedback System - A dual stage accelerator pedal spring assembly is provided that allows the transition point between stroke stages to be set, thereby controlling pedal travel within the first stroke stage, and notifies the driver of a critical operating condition, such as a low battery pack level, via a pedal feedback system. The spring assembly, which uses two springs exhibiting different spring force, allows adjustment of the relative positions of the two springs in order to control the transition point between the first and second pedal stroke stages. The change in pedal resistance used to notify the driver of a change in a monitored vehicle characteristic is achieved by preloading one of the springs in the spring assembly. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277479 | Pedal System for the Generation of a Force Path Having Hysteresis - A pedal system for the generation of a force path having hysteresis when a pedal is actuated. The system includes a pedal that is supported such that it can pivot between at least a first position and a second position. The pedal has a sliding element having a sliding surface, as well as a bearing device having at least one friction surface for supporting the sliding surface of the sliding element. The bearing device is supported such that it can pivot about a bearing axle. The friction surface and the sliding surface are in contact with one another in a first contact section when the pedal is in the first position, and are in contact with one another in a second contact section when the pedal is in the second position. The first contact section and the second contact section have different lever arms to the bearing axle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277480 | ACTUATING ASSEMBLY FOR AN OPERATING ELEMENT, STEERING COLUMN SWITCH, AND STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY - In an actuating assembly ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277481 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention solves a problem that the phases of clocks obtained by frequency-dividing PLL clocks output from local PLL circuits cannot be made the same in a plurality of data transfer blocks. A local PLL circuit outputs a PLL clock obtained by multiplying a common external clock. A frequency divider outputs a feedback clock obtained by frequency-dividing the PLL clock to the local PLL circuit. An FIFO buffer temporarily holds data input from the outside. The FIFO buffer outputs the held data on the basis of a frequency-divided PLL clock. A clock generator generates a frequency-divided PLL clock obtained by frequency-dividing the PLL clock. The clock generator controls the phase of the frequency-divided PLL clock on the basis of a common start signal. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277482 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT METHOD - The present invention accumulates received information in a buffer, monitors a buffer accumulation amount, which is an amount of information accumulated in the buffer, adjusts a clock frequency used to output the information from the buffer based on the monitored buffer accumulation amount, and outputs the information from the buffer in accordance with the adjusted clock frequency. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277483 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of sensing electrode patterns spaced apart from each other on a substrate; and a bridge electrically connecting the sensing electrode patterns to each other, wherein an end portion of the bridge is perpendicular to a surface of the substrate or is inclined within a predetermined angle with respect to a perpendicular line of the surface of the substrate. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277484 | TOUCH MODULE - A touch module includes a substrate and an electrode layer. The electrode layer is formed on the substrate. The electrode layer includes at least one first electrode row arranged along a first direction. The first electrode row includes a plurality of first electrode units arranged along a second direction. The densities of the first electrode units change according to a first predetermined ratio. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277485 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In an input device, first electrodes are arranged on a first transparent substrate, and second electrodes are arranged on a second transparent substrate coupled to the first transparent with second electrodes intersecting with first electrodes. A control unit detects electrostatic capacitance. The first transparent substrate includes a first joint region where the no first electrodes are arranged and a plurality of regions into which a whole region of the first transparent substrate is segmented by the first joint region. The second transparent substrate includes a second joint region where no second electrodes are arranged and a plurality of regions into which a whole region of the second transparent substrate is segmented by the second joint region. On the coupled transparent substrates, the first and second joint regions are arranged such that the first joint region and the second joint region do not overlap with each other partially or wholly. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277486 | DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - There are provided a display in which a sealing section is prevented from being spread and the sealing section is allowed to be provided in a desired region, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a substrate including a sealing region and a step section, the sealing region surrounding a display region, and the step section surrounding the sealing region from outside; a display layer provided in the display region; and a sealing section provided in the sealing region. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277487 | HOUSING WITH RELEASABLE LOCKING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a housing ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277488 | HINGE HAVING MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM - Techniques for forming a hinge are described herein. The hinge is to couple a first housing of a computing device and a second housing of the computing device. The hinge is to cause the first housing to have three degrees of freedom in movement from the second housing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277489 | WEARABLE DEVICE - A wearable device adapted to be worn on a user's wrist is provided. The wearable device includes a first bracket, a second bracket, a shaft structure, and a soft covering material. The shaft structure is connected to the one side of the first bracket, also to the one side of the second bracket for forming a wristband. The other side of the first bracket and the other side of the second bracket are configured to be departed from each other, and the first bracket and the second bracket are pivoted with each other through the shaft structure. Furthermore, the first bracket, the second bracket, and the shaft structure are covered by the soft covering material. | 2015-10-01 |