公开(公告)号：US11846993B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17858049

申请日：2022-07-05

Applicant: Thomas H. Hillery

Inventor： Thomas H. Hillery

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G01L1/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/04146 ,  H04M1/0241 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  G01L1/00

Abstract: A mobile device including various components in communication with one another, the mobile device comprising a flexible housing, flexible display device mounted in the housing, a deformation sensor mounted in the housing and a device controller configured to operate the mobile device responsive to receipt of data input from the flexible display device, wherein the device controller automatically deactivates the processing of at least a portion of data input received of the plurality of data input received from the display device responsive to receiving communication from the deformation sensor detecting a threshold level of deformation of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11793463B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17143511

申请日：2021-01-07

Applicant: EVISION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Inventor： Cooper Li Tak Cheung

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  G01L1/20 ,  G16H40/67

CPC classification number: A61B5/6892 ,  A61B5/1115 ,  A61B5/725 ,  A61B5/7225 ,  G01L1/205 ,  A61B2560/0223 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/046 ,  A61B2562/227 ,  G16H40/67

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-zone pressure sensitive mat comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein: the first electrode connects to an input port of a central processing unit and the second electrode connects to the digital ground return port of the central processing unit; the central processing unit comprises at least one MCU, the MCU comprises a first ADC unit and a second ADC unit, wherein electrical signal form the input port is split into original DC signal and its AC signal, wherein the DC signal is fed into the first ADC unit from the input port, the AC signal is bypassed through a capacitor from the input port, filtered through a LPF, amplified through an amplifying circuit and fed into the second ADC unit; wherein a preset threshold voltage level and a preset interval of time are stored in the MCU; the MCU detects the presence, the absence and the movement of human on bed by measuring voltage value from output port of the first ADC unit and amplitude of the AC signal from output port of the second ADC unit.

公开(公告)号：US11767829B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17900986

申请日：2022-09-01

Applicant: CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LIMITED

Inventor： Andrew Benjamin David Brown ,  Daniel Burbridge

IPC: F03G7/06 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G12B1/00

CPC classification number: F03G7/0665 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G12B1/00

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide methods for driving shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires in a more power-efficient manner.

公开(公告)号：US11761833B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17085403

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yousuke Irie

IPC: G01L1/24 ,  G01K3/10 ,  G01J5/00 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G01B11/16 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01N25/20 ,  G01N25/72 ,  G01M99/00 ,  G01M11/08

CPC classification number: G01L1/248 ,  G01B11/16 ,  G01J5/0003 ,  G01K3/10 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01M5/0008 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G01M11/081 ,  G01M99/002 ,  G01N25/20 ,  G01N25/72 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N7/181 ,  G01J2005/0077

Abstract: A stress measurement device includes a first obtaining unit obtaining thermal data including information indicating a temperature of a measuring region, a second obtaining unit obtaining data related to stress occurring in one part of the measuring region, and a controller finding stress occurring in the measuring region from the thermal data and the data related to the stress. The controller finds, first waveform data respectively on the one part and a part other than the one part based on a change with time of the thermal data, and second waveform data based on a change with time of the data related to the stress. The controller finds, disturbance data through a deduction of the second waveform data from the first waveform data on the one part, and stress data indicating stress occurring in the part through a deduction the disturbance data from the first waveform data on the part.

公开(公告)号：US11761830B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17235664

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.

Inventor： Yen-Po Chen ,  Hao-Che Liu ,  Yen-Chang Chu ,  Chih-Ming Sun

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/14 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K1/03

CPC classification number: G01L1/144 ,  H05K1/0393 ,  H05K1/118 ,  H05K2201/10151

Abstract: There is provided a force sensor including a substrate and a polymer material layer. The substrate has a circuit layout that includes a first electrode and a second electrode configured to form a capacitor therebetween. The polymer material layer covers at least on a space between the first electrode and the second electrode, and is used to change capacitance of the capacitor while being pressed. The force sensor is arranged inside a stem of an earphone for detecting the user input.

公开(公告)号：US11725994B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17321830

申请日：2021-05-17

Applicant: New Mexico Tech University Research Park Corporation

Inventor： Donghyeon Ryu

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/24 ,  H02N2/18 ,  B64F5/60 ,  H10K50/10 ,  H10K85/40 ,  H10K85/10 ,  H10K85/20 ,  H10N30/30 ,  H10N30/857 ,  H10N30/00

CPC classification number: G01L1/24 ,  B64F5/60 ,  H02N2/186 ,  H10K50/182 ,  H10K85/111 ,  H10K85/113 ,  H10K85/1135 ,  H10K85/215 ,  H10K85/221 ,  H10K85/40 ,  H10N30/1061 ,  H10N30/302 ,  H10N30/857 ,  H10K85/141

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition and a method for energy harvesting and the autonomous detection of structural failure. This method can be used to monitor, for example, the structural integrity of unmanned aircraft systems.

公开(公告)号：US11699879B1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US18133079

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: Global Inventive Consulting Inc.

Inventor： Slobodan Pavlovic ,  Mohamad Zeidan

IPC: H01R13/641 ,  H01R13/639 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: H01R13/641 ,  G01L1/005 ,  H01R13/639 ,  G06F3/016

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method using a hand-mounted force sensor to verify installation of a CPA-enabled electrical connector. The system has at least one CPA-enabled electrical connector with a locking button; at least one hand-mounted force sensor; an interface board; a transmission channel; a system processor; a non-transitory computer readable memory element; a display; and an input. The hand-mounted force sensors have an electrical output that is proportional to the force. The method is accomplished with the steps of mounting at least one force sensor so that it will record the force exerted when depressing a locking button of a CPA-enabled electrical connector; depressing the locking button; measuring the force; recording the force; comparing the force to a pre-determined threshold; passing the CPA-enabled electrical connector if the force was less than the pre-determined threshold and otherwise failing it.

公开(公告)号：US11656595B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17004546

申请日：2020-08-27

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Anthony W. Allison ,  Scott A. Zacek ,  Vijay K. Yalamanchili ,  Karl P. Schneider

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01P3/00 ,  G01P15/00

CPC classification number: G05B19/0428 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01P3/00 ,  G01P15/00 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G05B2219/24015

Abstract: A method for monitoring operation of a machine includes receiving machine operation data including a first data channel indicative of a sensed condition at a first location on the machine, wherein the machine operation data is collected during one or more work cycles of the machine, and extracting at least a portion of the machine operation data, including data associated with the first data channel. The method also includes classifying the extracted machine operation data to identify one or more types of events that occurred during the one or more work cycles of the machine and involving an environment in which the machine operates during the one or more work cycles of the machine, estimating a condition at a second location on the machine during the one or more work cycles of the machine based on the identified one or more types of events, and logging the identified one or more types of events with a plurality of additional identified types of events to represent a plurality of work cycles during operation of the machine over time.

公开(公告)号：US11609132B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17121807

申请日：2020-12-15

Applicant: Bizerba SE & Co. KG

Inventor： Andreas Fritsch ,  Frank Metzger ,  Harald Witte ,  Luca Kallmann

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/22 ,  G01L1/20

Abstract: A load cell has a monolithic measuring body. The monolithic measuring body has: a force-supporting section; a force-introduction section; and a linkage section disposed between the force-supporting section and the force-introduction section. The monolithic measuring body has a longitudinal axis between a force-supporting-side axial end and a force-introduction-side axial end. The longitudinal axis is configured to extend in a horizontal direction. The monolithic measuring body further has, in the force-supporting section, at least one mounting hole for attachment of the monolithic measuring body, the axis of the at least one mounting hole extending in the horizontal direction. At least one strain gauge is configured to sense tensile or compressive deformation of the monolithic measuring body and is in a region of the linkage section on a top side or a bottom side of the monolithic measuring body, the at least one strain gauge being oriented in the horizontal direction.

公开(公告)号：US11604106B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17682652

申请日：2022-02-28

Applicant: Bertec Limited

Inventor： Necip Berme ,  Sasan Ghassab

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/22

Abstract: A force measurement assembly is disclosed herein. The force measurement assembly includes a top component, the top component having a top surface for receiving at least one portion of the body of the subject; a single force transducer supporting the top component, the single force transducer configured to sense one or more measured quantities and output one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface of the top component by the subject; and a base component disposed underneath the single force transducer, the base component configured to be disposed on a support surface.