| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011/0301783 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INERTIALLY CONTROLLING A HOVERING UNMANNED AERIAL
VEHICLES Systems and methods for inertially controlling a hovering unmanned aerial vehicle (HUAV) are provided. One inertial controller includes a frame and a sensor for... |
| 2011/0301782 |
SEAT WEIGHT DETECTING SUBSYSTEM It is provided a subsystem for seat weight detection, the configuration of which enables improved assemblability and economization of space in layout. A seat... |
| 2011/0301781 |
METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN ANGLE SENSOR AND VEHICLE WITH AN ANGLE SENSOR A method for calibration of at least one angle sensor sensing an angular position of a pivotable element rotatable from a first position to a maximum position... |
| 2011/0301780 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LOCATION OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN
A VEHICLE In at least one embodiment, a system for locating a personal communication device (PCD) in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a controller that is... |
| 2011/0301779 |
VEHICLE RELATIVE POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE RELATIVE
POSITION ESTIMATION METHOD A vehicle relative position estimation apparatus includes: a motional state acquiring unit that acquires vehicle control information for controlling the... |
| 2011/0301778 |
THERMAL ZONE MONITORING IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A predefined mathematical relationship that is stored in the memory of a computing system is accessed, wherein the relationship refers to temperatures of a... |
| 2011/0301777 |
ADJUSTING THE THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM USING INDIRECT
INFORMATION ABOUT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE A computing system has a thermal manager that changes a power consuming activity limit in the device based on an estimate of temperature of a target location in... |
| 2011/0301776 |
In-Wall Occupancy Sensor with Mode Selection Features An electrical wiring device operates in more than one operating mode and includes a microcontroller, an occupancy detection sensor communicably coupled to the... |
| 2011/0301775 |
POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND VENTILATIING DEVICE USING SAME A power supply control device including a power supply and a switching control system. The power supply includes a solar power supply unit and an electric... |
| 2011/0301774 |
SYSTEM FOR USING ATTRIBUTES TO DEPLOY DEMAND RESPONSE RESOURCES A system for using attributes to deploy demand response resources. A service provider may provide energy to customers. The provider may via interactions modify... |
| 2011/0301773 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OVERLOADS OF POWER DISTRIBUTION
NETWORKS Systems and methods for monitoring power in power distribution systems are provided. In one aspect, a system for monitoring power includes a power monitoring... |
| 2011/0301772 |
PROTECTION, MONITORING OR INDICATION APPARATUS FOR A DIRECT CURRENT
ELECTRICAL GENERATING APPARATUS OR A... A protection apparatus is for a direct current electrical generating apparatus. The protection apparatus includes a first terminal; a second terminal; a third... |
| 2011/0301771 |
HIGH-VOLTAGE STEP-CHARGE CONTROL FOR USE IN NETWORK-POWERED APPLICATIONS An over-current input conditioning limiter is disclosed for remote equipment. The over-current input conditioning limiter includes a current sensing apparatus,... |
| 2011/0301770 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-POWERED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS Techniques for providing localized power infrastructure and data infrastructure are disclosed. A transportable system for providing localized power... |
| 2011/0301769 |
CONTROL OF A WIND POWER PLANT Methods for controlling a wind power plant that includes a plurality of wind turbines being operatively connected to a plant collector grid a power plant... |
| 2011/0301768 |
System and Method for Rapid Reconfiguration of Post-Mix Beverage Dispenser A beverage dispenser receives a fluid container at an installation position and includes a data reader configured to scan product indicia on an installed... |
| 2011/0301767 |
AUTOMATED LANDSCAPE WATERING RESTRICTIONS Many water districts, municipalities and other governmental authorities have implemented local irrigation and watering restrictions to conserve water. These... |
| 2011/0301766 |
Device and Method for Optimization of Chilled Water Plant System Operation A demand flow device configured to interface with a chilled water plant controller to optimize performance of one or more chilled water plant components over a... |
| 2011/0301765 |
Integrated Micromachining Proximity Switch Sensors in Air/Oil Lubricators An apparatus integrated with micromachined (a.k.a. MEMS, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) silicon thermal sensor as a proximity switch sensor in air/oil... |
| 2011/0301764 |
Method of learning a device for controlling home-automation equipment of a
building Method of training a device for controlling home-automation equipment of a building, comprising--a viewing screen; --on which each item of home-automation... |
| 2011/0301763 |
Controller Structure for Multiple Mechanically Coupled Drive Units A controller structure for more than two drive units coupled mechanically to a movable element includes a position measuring device for determining an actual... |
| 2011/0301762 |
ELECTRIC TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH TEMPERATURE-BASED DIESEL
OPERATION A method of operating a transport refrigeration unit that is operable to regulate a temperature of a cargo space. The method includes providing a controller,... |
| 2011/0301761 |
CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A DRY FEED SYSTEM TO CONVEY A
SOLID FUEL A control system for controlling a dry feed system to convey a solid fuel includes multiple sensors, a pressurizing gas controller, at least one assistant gas... |
| 2011/0301760 |
CREATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL PLACES An apparatus, method and system facilitate efficient creation of virtual places and provide tools for using the virtual places. The virtual places include a... |
| 2011/0301759 |
GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR A REMOTE PRESENCE SYSTEM A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The remote station may be a personal computer coupled to the robot through a broadband network. A... |
| 2011/0301758 |
METHOD OF CONTROLLING ROBOT ARM [SUMMARY] [OBJECT] Provide a method for controlling a robot arm which retrains the vibration of the arm during a switch of operating method from teaching play... |
| 2011/0301757 |
ADAPTABLE CONTAINER HANDLING ROBOT WITH BOUNDARY SENSING SUBSYSTEM An adaptable container handling robot includes a chassis, a container transport mechanism, a drive subsystem for maneuvering the chassis, a boundary sensing... |
| 2011/0301756 |
CONTROL DEVICE FOR LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT In a legged mobile robot 1 having legs 2, a first landing permissible region and a second landing permissible region for a desired landing position of a distal... |
| 2011/0301755 |
Robotic Watering Unit The different illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for watering plants. A map of an area is received and a determination is made using a... |
| 2011/0301754 |
Tool Memory-Based Software Upgrades for Robotic Surgery Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods... |
| 2011/0301753 |
ROBOT CONTROLLER A controller for a robot has a receiver to receive safety information via a network data connection and safety arrangement that executes at least one safety... |
| 2011/0301752 |
Reversing Mechanism For A Programmable Steerable Robot A self-propelled programmable steerable robot (10) useful for cleaning a submerged surface of a swimming pool or tank, said robot comprising, a body member... |
| 2011/0301751 |
Low noise humanoid robotic head system A low-noise humanoid robotic head system, which can effectively mimic motion of human head, is presented in this invention. The system is a ... |
| 2011/0301750 |
AUTOMATIC CARD RECEIVER/DISPENSER An apparatus for receiving and dispensing cards automatically includes a card receiving and dispensing main body (1000) and a card dispensing box (1001)... |
| 2011/0301749 |
NETWORKED VENDOR FOR WORKPLACE OR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT Aspects of the invention described herein provide an apparatus and method for networked vending. According to embodiments described herein, a vending machine is... |
| 2011/0301748 |
UNIT FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF A PORTABLE ELECTRIC DEVICE The invention relates to a unit for charging a battery of a portable electric device, said unit including: an electric power supply unit; at least one charging... |
| 2011/0301747 |
Automatic Pill Dispensing Device and Method of Use Thereof Devices, systems, and methods for automatic pill dispensing are disclosed herein. An exemplary automatic pill dispensing device includes a temporary storage... |
| 2011/0301746 |
COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND CONVEYING METHOD In a computer-controlled conveying system (3), virtual markers (K1-K10) are generated and are stored in association with a conveying element (31, 32, 33, 34).... |
| 2011/0301745 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING ITEMS A system and associated method is provided for sorting parts, which includes a conveyor system for receiving and circulating a plurality of randomly presented... |
| 2011/0301744 |
TRANSFER APPARATUS A transfer apparatus includes a container that contains workpieces to be transferred, a sensor that detects a position and a posture of the workpiece existing... |
| 2011/0301743 |
PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD A first servomotor drives a first portion in a moving radius rotational direction. A second portion is supported by the first portion such that the second... |
| 2011/0301742 |
ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF A MACHINING PROCESS A method of determining a desired power level (P) as a function of relative tool to workpiece position, thereby enabling adaptive control advantages that were... |
| 2011/0301741 |
AIRCRAFT COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS A method of manufacturing in which a robot arm is used to pick up a workpiece which is subsequently scanned by a scanner and positioned relative to a... |
| 2011/0301740 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LENS, SUCH AS AN OPHTHALMIC LENS A system and method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens is described. In some examples, the system applies a back surface to a lens blank that includes an... |
| 2011/0301739 |
CONTROL SYSTEM OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COLLECTING UNIT,
SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL... There is provided a control system of a substrate processing apparatus, comprising: a collecting unit for collecting data from each component that constitutes a... |
| 2011/0301738 |
FULLY AUTOMATIC SELF-SERVICE KEY DUPLICATING KIOSK A self-service, fully-automatic kiosk for duplicating keys includes a kiosk housing having a customer interface for receiving payment from a customer for the... |
| 2011/0301737 |
INSTANT PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IMPROVING METHOD The invention discloses a real-time production performance improving method comprising a real-time monitoring step, a performance satisfaction determination... |
| 2011/0301736 |
APC Model Extension Using Existing APC Models A method of extending advanced process control (APC) models includes constructing an APC model table including APC model parameters of a plurality of products... |
| 2011/0301735 |
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PACED PRODUCTION LINE A method is used for controlling a paced production line for processing airplane structural components, wherein the production line comprises at least one... |
| 2011/0301734 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING INTERDEPENDENCIES IN BATCH PROCESSES According to various embodiments, an interdependency modeling method for controlling a batch process with an industrial automation system includes evaluating an... |