15th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100094404 | Methods of Making Biocomposite Medical Constructs and Related Constructs Including Artificial Tissues, Vessels and Patches - The disclosure describes methods of making collagen based biocomposite constructs and related devices. The methods include: (a) winding at least one collagen fiber a number of revolutions about a length of a support member having a long axis, the winding having at least one defined pitch and/or fiber angle relative to the long axis of the support member to form an elongate construct; and (b) applying a fluid polymeric material, such as, for example, an acrylate emulsion and/or other thermoplastic material, onto the collagen fiber during the winding step. Optionally, the fluid polymeric material can include antibiotics and/or other therapeutic agents for additional function/utility. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094405 | Bioabsorbable Polymeric Medical Device - In embodiments there is described a cardiovascular tube-shaped lockable and expandable bioabsorbable scaffold having a low immunogenicity manufactured from a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer composition or blend. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094406 | ENDOPROSTHESIS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ENDOPROSTHESIS - The endoprosthesis is designed to be implanted in an aneurysm ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094407 | Multiple Bioactive Agent Eluting Stents - The apparatus and methods of the present invention in a broad aspect provide novel multiple bioactive agent eluting stents for treating vascular diseases and conditions. Controlled elution of bioactive agents is achieved by the presence of the bioactive agents themselves. One or more characteristics of the bioactive agents cause variations in elution rates or profiles or the other bioactive agents. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094408 | Drug-Delivery Endovascular Stent and Method for Treating Restenosis - An intravascular stent and method for inhibiting restenosis, following vascular injury, is disclosed. The stent has an expandable, linked-filament body and a drug-release coating formed on the stent-body filaments, for contacting the vessel injury site when the stent is placed in-situ in an expanded condition. The coating releases, for a period of at least 4 weeks, a restenosis-inhibiting amount of the macrocyclic triene immunosuppressive compound everolimus. The stent, when used to treat a vascular injury, gives good protection against clinical restenosis, even when the extent of vascular injury involves vessel overstretching by more than 30% diameter. Also disclosed is a stent having a drug-release coating composed of (i) 10 and 60 weight percent poly-dl-lactide polymer substrate and (ii) 40-90 weight percent of an anti-restenosis compound, and a polymer undercoat having a thickness of between 1-5 microns. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094409 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MEDICAL DEVICES - An endoluminal prosthesis is provided for use in the treatment of a dilation in a body vessel. This dilation might be an abdominal aortic aneurysm or a dilation in a blood vessel wall following a balloon angioplasty procedure. The prosthesis comprises a radially expandable tubular member and a covering provided on the outer surface of the tubular member. The covering comprises first and second layers of material. The first layer comprises an agent that promotes swelling of the covering on exposure of the covering to contact with body fluid, such as blood. The second layer comprises space-filling material. When the prosthesis is delivered into the body vessel the tubular member can automatically expand or be expanded radially. The covering will also swell on the tubular member. This expansion and swelling forces the exterior of the swollen covering into intimate sealing contact with the surrounding inner wall of the vessel. When used in the treatment of an aneurysm this can provide significant advantages in eliminating or reducing primary endoleak. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094410 | COATED IMPLANT - The present invention relates to an implant or a part thereof coated with polylactide. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094411 | PROSTHETIC VALVE HAVING TAPERED TIP WHEN COMPRESSED FOR DELIVERY - Apparatus is provided that includes a valve prosthesis for attachment to a native valve complex of a subject. The prosthesis is configured to assume a compressed delivery state and an uncompressed implantation state. The prosthesis includes a support frame, which is shaped so as to define an upstream inlet having upstream-most portions that are tapered in an upstream direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the prosthesis when the prosthesis assumes the compressed delivery state. The prosthesis further includes a flexible prosthetic heart valve component, coupled to the support frame. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094412 | Accommodating intraocular lens - An improved multifocal design for an ocular implant is provided. This ocular implant can include an accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) and a number of haptics. The accommodating IOL includes a liquid suspended between two optically transparent plates or membranes to form a pressure lens that passes optical energy. The haptics mechanically couple to the IOL in order to position and secure the IOL within the eye. The IOL achieves accommodation by using the eye's ciliary muscles to vary the surface curvature of the liquid. The liquid may have a high surface tension and be surrounded by phobic liquid. Pressure from the ciliary muscles causes fluid to be added from or withdrawn to a reservoir. Increasing/decreasing the internal pressure of the liquid changes the angle (curvature) of the surface thus changing the optical properties of the lens. When the pressure is released the liquid returns to the reservoir. The whole system may be sealed off from the interior of the eye by a membrane/transparent lens. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094413 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH VARIABLE CORRECTION - An accommodating intraocular lens with variable optical power, comprising at least two optical elements, at least one of which is movable relative to the other in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the optical elements form a lens with different optical power at different relative positions of the optical elements. At least two of the optical elements of the lens comprise at least one additional optical correction surface, which correction surfaces are adapted for simultaneous variable correction of one or more optical aberrations of the natural eye in which the degree of correction depends on the relative position of the optical elements. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094414 | System and method to reduce surface contact between optic and haptic areas - Embodiments of the present invention provide an intraocular lens with an optic zone having a first surface topology and a haptic zone having a second surface topology. The surface roughness of the haptic zone may be greater than the surface roughness of the optic zone. The surface topology of the optic zone may have a first surface geometry and the surface topology of the haptic zone may have a second surface geometry. The first and second surface geometries may retain lubrication fluid in a space formed therein. The haptics formed by the manufacturing process may have a reduced ability to adhere to the optic zone, such as when the lens is folded or advanced through a cannula. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094415 | INTRAOCULAR LENS AND CAPSULAR RING - A device includes a plurality of ringlets connected together to form a ring having a longitudinal axis. Each ringlet includes a first element and a second element. The first and second elements each extend from a first end through a central portion to a second end. The first and second ends are disposed at radially outer positions with respect to the ring than the central portion. The central portion is longitudinally displaced from the first and second ends. The first and second elements are separated and spaced apart from each other at the central portions thereof and are joined together at the first ends thereof and the second ends thereof. The ringlets are connected together such that the first ends of the elements of one ringlet are connected to the second ends of the elements of an adjacent ringlet. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094416 | SOFT TISSUE IMPLANT - A soft tissue implant comprises a shell filled with a fluid biomaterial that is capable of curing in situ. A method of implanting a soft tissue implant includes: creating a pocket in soft tissue thereby defining the location of the implant; inserting an unfilled shell into the pocket; filling the shell with a biomaterial to a predetermined volume; and curing the biomaterial in situ. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094417 | Dual Hook Laryngeal Cable Prosthesis (DHLCP) used to correct airflow in the larynx of horses affected with left recurrent laryngeal neuropathy - In a horse with left recurrent laryngeal neuropathy, abduction of the arytenoid cartilage on the affected side of the larynx cannot be achieved, causing progressive collapse of the arytenoid cartilage and vocal cord into the airway as negative inspiratory pressure increases. This produces airflow limitations that result in more rapid development of hypoxemia, hypercarbia, and metabolic acidosis, causing early fatigue and poor performance. Horses with left recurrent laryngeal neuropathy have a history of upper airway obstruction during exercise, including abnormal inspiratory respiratory noise and exercise intolerance. This noise is the result of air turbulence created as air passes over the affected vocal cord and ventricle, which acts as resonators. The DHLCP caudal and cranial device's are placed between the cricoid and the arytenoid cartilages and will permanently abduct the affected arytenoid cartilage. Once abducted sufficiently, it will provide unobstructed respiration during exercise, but not so much that saliva, food, and water are aspirated during swallowing. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094418 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL, RESULTING MATERIAL AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for preparing a composite material having a homogeneous composition, containing at least one bioactive ceramic phase and at least one bioresorbable polymer. The inventive method is characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) a bioactive ceramic phase in powder form is obtained, b) the bioactive ceramic powder is suspended in a solvent, c) a bioresorbable polymer is added to the suspension obtained in (b) and mixed to produce a viscous homogeneous dispersion of said bioactive ceramic powder in a solution formed by the solvent and the polymer, and d) the dispersion obtained in (c) is precipitated in an aqueous solution in order to obtain a homogeneous composite material. The invention also relates to the resulting composite material and to the use thereof in the production of implantable medical devices. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094419 | Porous composite comprising silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite and beta-tricalcium phosphate, and process for preparing the same - There are disclosed a porous composite comprising silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), and a method for preparing the same. The porous composite is prepared by subjecting natural coral to hydrothermal and solvothermal reactions to prepare silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite (Si-HA) and subjecting the Si-HA to a heat treatment process. Thereafter, Si-HA and β-TCP may be mixed in the porous composite. As a result, the porous composite is excellent in biocompatibility and biodegradability. Also, the porous composite functions to maintain the microstructure of coral and is similar to natural bone in terms of composition and shape. Accordingly, the porous composite may be effectively used as a bone tissue repairing material and a bone graft material that can substitute for human hard tissue. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094420 | Porous Bone Fixation Device - A porous bone fixation device has a body including non-porous areas that provide superior long term fixation and osteointegration performance. The porous areas provide an in-growth surface in strategic sections such as the threaded section of the fixation device that allow substantially more contact area between in-growth surface and bone. The in-growth material is a network of interconnected porosity in a matrix of bio compatible, preferably titanium. Examples of bone fixation devices include bone screws, bone anchors, dental implants, and similar devices used to provide a fixation point in bone. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094421 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - The intervertebral implant is in the form of a three-dimensional structure ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094422 | Intervertebral Spacer - Disclosed is an assembly and method for implant installation between adjacent vertebral bodies of a patient. The implant has a support body and a rotatable insert therein and the support body is curved for installation between adjacent vertebral bodies transforaminally. An installation instrument is also disclosed for removable attachment to implant and engagement with the rotatable insert to selectively permit rotation between the insert and the support body. The installation instrument extends along a longitudinal tool axis and when the installation instrument is in a first position the insert is rotationally fixed with respect to the support body and when the installation instrument is in a second position the support body may rotate with respect to the insert. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094423 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF TENSION IN AN IMPLANT - Systems and methods for providing assessment of a tensioned state of a flexible implant are provided. The implant includes at least one marker having a first configuration when the implant is relaxed or not tensioned in a desired manner and a second configuration when the implant is tensioned as desired. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094424 | ADJUSTABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An expandable intervertebral implant ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC ANNULUS - This disclosure presents methods and devices for treating a tear, rent, incision, defect, aperture or delamination of the annulus fibrosus of an intervertebral disc. The methods and devices can employ fixation delivery apparatuses, fixation apparatuses, patch delivery tools and patches positioned, at least in part, in or on aspects of an intervertebral disc for treatment of the intervertebral disc or its components. In some aspects, these techniques include the use of this includes a fixation apparatus that includes at least one bone anchor connected to at least one disc anchor by a shortenable elongate member. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094426 | HYBRID INTERVERTEBRAL SPINAL IMPLANT - A spinal implant of hybrid construction. The implant includes both porous and radiolucent elements. In this manner, the implant allows for substantial fusing of vertebrae while simultaneously allowing for useful follow-on evaluations through imaging. Furthermore, in spite of the potentially differing material character of the porous and radiolucent elements, they may nevertheless be coupled together in an interlocking configuration such that the implant exhibits the behavior of a single unitary device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094427 | Movable Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis - A movable intervertebral disc prosthesis having a pivot point and adapted to be implanted between vertebra bodies to form a vertebrae segment. In an implanted state three-dimensional movement axes of the vertebrae segment intersect in the pivot point. The configuration of the prosthesis is such that a deliberate displacement or shifting of the pivot point can be carried out prior to, during and/or after the implantation. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094428 | Craniotomy Closure Systems - Craniotomy closure systems comprising surgical fasteners and a protective covering over the dura are described for use in reattaching a skull flap removed from the skull of a patient during brain surgery. Methods of using the same are also described. Surgical strips optionally used in combination with the craniotomy closure systems are shaped to follow the perimeter contour of the skull flap. The craniotomy closure systems are designed to encourage bone growth and healing of the skull flap and they can be used to deliver medication and bone growth enhancement materials to the surgical site. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094429 | PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR KNEE JOINT AND METHODS OF IMPLANTING AND REMOVING SAME - A prosthetic device for a knee joint includes a body portion and a first keel. The body portion attaches to a bone of a knee joint. The body portion can have a bearing surface configured to replace at least a portion of the bone and an implantation surface configured to face the bone upon implantation. The first keel can be configured to be inserted into a corresponding first keel void formed in the bone. The first feel can be configured to project outwardly from the implantation surface by an amount sufficient to inhibit movement of the body portion relative to the bone in both medial and lateral directions upon insertion into the first keel void. The first keel can extend along a longitudinal direction of the body portion and is offset from a longitudinal centerline of the body portion. Methods of implanting and removing the prosthetic device are also provided. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094430 | Device - An implant for bone replacement and attachment in an animal's body including, a structural portion having an outer porous surface, a ceramic material applied to the porous surface of the structural portion, characterised in that the thickness of the ceramic material as applied utilizing pulsed pressure MOCVD is such that at least some of the pores of the porous surface are not completely closed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094431 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE - The invention relates to an orthopedic device ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094432 | Mounting plate system, vacuum reservoir plate and electronic pump system for prosthetic socket and related methods - The mounting plate system is for use with a prosthetic socket, the socket having at least one aperture in a distal end thereof and in fluid communication with an interior portion of the socket which receives a residual limb. The mounting plate system includes a mounting plate having a top face to interface with the socket, and a bottom face for attachment to lower portions of a prosthetic limb. An opening in the mounting plate extends from the top face to the bottom face thereof, and a valve housing is positioned in the opening and has a channel therein for fluid communication with the interior portion of the socket via the at least one aperture. A one-way expulsion valve is secured between the valve housing and the socket adjacent the aperture and for regulating fluid communication between the interior portion of the socket and the channel in the valve housing. A vacuum reservoir seal plate is also provided. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094433 | Tool recognition with profinet - The invention relates to a method for activating an automation station in the automation apparatus of an industrial application. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094434 | OPTIMIZATION OF AIR COOLED CHILLER SYSTEM OPERATION - A method is provided for operating a refrigerant vapor compression system, for example an air-cooled chiller or air-cooled condensing unit, at optimal energy efficiency rating. The method includes the steps of: determining the instantaneous values of a plurality of selected operating parameters of the system's refrigeration unit, calculating a desired control parameter set point indicative of an optimal energy efficiency rating for the refrigeration unit as a function of the selected operating parameters, sensing the instantaneous value of the control parameter, comparing the sensed instantaneous value of the control parameter to the calculated control parameter set point, and adjusting the operating speed of the condenser fans associated with the air-cooled condenser of the refrigeration unit in response to that comparison. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094435 | Accumulative Method For Estimating Velocity Limitation - A method for controlling acceleration and deceleration before interpolating is provided. The method comprises steps of previewing and analyzing a processing program to estimate a limitation of a processing velocity, which comprises providing the processing program including a pathway formed by plural blocks; unitizing the motion vector of each block into the unit vector | 2010-04-15 |
20100094436 | Plant Control System - A plant control system includes: an engineering apparatus for defining change information so as to change definition information about the system; and a control apparatus for referring to the change information downloaded from the engineering apparatus to set an output value of a field device. The control apparatus includes a locking part for inhibiting setting of the output value of the field device. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094437 | METHOD FOR THE CONVERSION OF LADDER DIAGRAMS - A method for converting traditional ladder diagrams for programmable controllers according to model 984, for example, the traditional ladder diagrams being read and executed column by column, into ladder diagrams for IEC 61131-oriented controllers, for example, with the ladder diagrams being read and executed in a data flow-oriented manner. In order to carry out the method, it is determined, in the ladder diagrams that are traditionally read and executed column by column, whether variables are provided on coils as well as on contacts within the network, and it is determined whether the contact is processed according to model 984 in front of the associated coil and according to the IEC model behind the associated coil. If so, an additional variable is generated for each such variable, and the additional variable is fed to the respective contact instead of the original variable. Furthermore, a contact including the original variable is connected to a power supply simulation at the end of the network, followed by a coil encompassing the generated variable. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094438 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS FOR AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM - According to the invention, during continuous operation of an automation system, one type of structural component is initially modified by a projection tool in the surroundings of the projection, independently of the start of operation of the structural component and a characteristic of the type is maintained in a constant manner. The instance the structural component is replaced in the function plan by the modified structural component and the structural modifications are correspondingly recorded. The exchanged structural component is transmitted into the automation system, parallel to the continuous operation of the automation system and without repercussions thereon. The uninterrupted switching to the configuration takes into account the exchanged structural component such that the modified and exchanged structural component is activated in the automation system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094439 | SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND CONTROLLING LIGHT SETTINGS - An interactive method and system include a card ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094440 | Externally-connected audio apparatus and method for processing audio signals thereof - An externally-connected audio apparatus and a method for processing the audio signals are described. This approach is primarily to improve the externally-connected audio quality by applying a memory sharing mechanism into an audio apparatus. Preferably, the audio apparatus has one end connected to a computer system through an interface control unit, and another end outputting or receiving external audio signals through an audio interface unit. A memory control unit is particularly introduced to be an arbiter for the built-in buffer memories—including the memory for storing the data transmitted through the interface control unit, and the memory for buffering the data to be analog-digital conversion. The memory control unit is to control the data buses of buffer memories and determine whether a sharing mode is activated or not. One of the objectives is to increase the capacity for buffering the audio signals so as to enhance the audio quality. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094441 | IMAGE SELECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE SELECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image selection apparatus, an image selection method and a program. The image selection apparatus includes a selection number designation portion to designate a selection number of images, an image analysis portion | 2010-04-15 |
20100094442 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a method and an electronic device especially for car audio entertainment including a car audio equipment ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094443 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes an apparatus for a processing a signal, the apparatus comprising: a wire/wireless communication unit receiving object information and an audio signal which comprises multiple object groups from a multipoint control unit; a signal coding unit obtaining object group information by decoding the object information; a display unit displaying the object group information; and, an input unit receiving selection command designating at least one object group as non-recipient terminal among multiple object groups, based on the object group information; wherein, when the selection command is received, the signal coding unit generates destination information using the selection command, wherein, when the destination information is generated, the wire/wireless communication unit transmits the destination information to the multiple control unit, wherein the multiple object groups comprise first object group of first terminal and second object group of second terminal. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094444 | Playback apparatus, playback method, and playback program - A playback apparatus includes: a storage unit storing music data and group identification information for identifying groups in which the music data are arranged in a predetermined unit; a selection unit selecting the group identification information stored in the storage unit; a notification unit notifying the group identification information selected by the selection unit with a sound; and a playback unit playing back the notification of the group identification information in the notification unit and the music data belonging to the group identified by the group identification information selected by the selection unit. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094445 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING GLASS ANTENNA - The present invention features a technique comprising the design of a glass antenna having a desired performance regardless of the kind of vehicle and the glass size and the shape of vehicle, by operating an EM (engineering model) simulation tool with an optimization algorithm. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094446 | FEATURE DRIVEN RULE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATION OF MODELING WORKFLOWS IN DIGITAL MANUFACTURING - A method for designing a prosthetic device includes acquiring a three-dimensional image of an anatomical surface. A rules script for automatically performing a plurality of image processing rules using a script interpreter is executed. For each particular rule of the plurality of rules, one or more anatomical features that are relevant to the particular rule using a surface shaping engine are determined, the one or more determined anatomical features are automatically segmented from the acquired three-dimensional image using a feature detector, and the particular image processing rule is performed on the acquired three-dimensional image based on the automatically segmented anatomical features using a CAD tool. A prosthetic device design is produced based on the three-dimensional image upon which the rules of the plurality of image processing rules have been performed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094447 | OPERATION SEQUENCE CREATING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND PROGRAM - An operation sequence creating apparatus creates an operation sequence of a workpiece processor using an industrial robot carrying a workpiece between a plurality of devices. The apparatus includes a layout view displaying section displaying a layout view where device images of the devices are laid out; a designating section designating, for each of the device images on the displayed layout view, a carry-in workpiece to be carried in and a carry-out workpiece to be carried out from each of the devices corresponding to the each device image; a carrying order creating section creating a carrying order of carrying workpieces between the devices by connecting together the devices between which the carry-in and the carry-out workpieces designated are the same; an operation step storing section storing at least one operation step corresponding to the each device image; and an operation sequence creating section creating an operation sequence based on the carrying order by selecting, from the operation step storing section, the at least one operation step including a plurality of operation steps corresponding to each device image used for the carrying-in and the carrying-out of the workpieces in the carrying order. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094448 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - A method for controlling semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a waiting mode, comprising:
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20100094449 | SYSTEM FOR REJECTION OF TABLETS PRODUCED IN A ROTARY TABLET PRESS AND A METHOD OF REJECTION OF TABLETS - A system for rejection of tablets produced in a rotary tablet press comprises pan ejection nozzle for sorting out defective tablets. The ejection nozzle is supplied with compressed gas through a supply line having an inlet end for connection with a source of compressed gas and an outlet end communicating with the ejection nozzle. The supply line is provided with a control valve controlled by a control unit in order to open the supply line when a defective tablet has been detected by the control unit. Furthermore, the supply line is provided with a sensor arranged between the control valve and the inlet end of the supply line and adapted to detect a variable indicative of a gas flow through the control valve in order for the control unit to generate an error signal in the case of malfunction of the control valve. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094450 | AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a conversational automatic programming device or the like capable of generating an NC program in a simpler manner and in a shorter period of time. The automatic programming device | 2010-04-15 |
20100094451 | PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT DELIVERY CONTROL - The presented inventions seek to create a verifiable and closed loop chain-of-custody for a specific transaction in a pneumatic tube transport system while allowing a sender and recipient to perform asynchronous activity. That is, one aspect the presented inventions allows a sender to securely send a carrier to a desired recipient while allowing the desired recipient to receive the secured carrier at a convenient time and/or location without tying up system resources. Another aspect improves the physical barriers between high value payloads and the unintended recipients. This is done in part by introducing randomness into the carrier delivery process such that no member of the general public or facility staff knows the location and/or delivery time of a secured carrier without having access to specific database records indicating the current location and/or delivery status of the secured carrier. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094452 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SAME - A substrate transfer method for use in a substrate processing apparatus including a first processing unit that performs a first process on a substrate, a second processing unit performing a second process on the substrate, and a substrate transfer mechanism that transfers the substrate between the first and the second processing unit, includes: detecting misalignment of the substrate when the substrate is unloaded from the first processing unit; and correcting the misalignment of the substrate based on a detected result. Further, the substrate transfer method includes loading the misalignment-corrected substrate to a targeted position in the second processing unit. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094453 | HANDLING SYSTEM, WORK SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A handling system able to efficiently process information relating to a plurality of conveyed articles, the handling system provided with a conveyer for conveying workpieces, a visual sensor for detecting positions of workpieces by acquiring images of a plurality of tracking ranges obtained by dividing a belt into sections, an encoder for detecting an amount of movement of the belt, a tracking manager for monitoring amounts of movement of the plurality of tracking ranges based on the amount of movement detected by the encoder and specifying the tracking range passing through a workpiece detection area, a workpiece manager for selecting the article in the tracking range specified by the tracking manager, and a controller for controlling operations of robots so as to hold the workpiece selected by the workpiece manager. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094454 | PAN INVERTING AND/OR CLEANING SYSTEM - A pan inverting system ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094455 | DEVICE ATTACHED TO A BLISTER - The present invention concerns a device ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094456 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CASHLESS PAYMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR VENDING MACHINES - A peripheral device for a vending machine, a method of communicating with a vending machine, a vending system, and a computer readable storage medium including software that is adapted to control a computer to implement a method of communicating with a vending machine are provided. The peripheral device includes a bus interface and a processor coupled to the bus interface. The peripheral device, via the bus interface, receives data from a bus and transmits data onto the bus. The processor enables cashless payment and provides diagnostic information for at least one other peripheral device of the vending machine based on data received from the at least one other peripheral device via the bus interface. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A VENDING MACHINE - During operation of a vending machine, visual images of the next product to be dispensed from product dispensing locations are obtained. Features of the visual images are compared to a data base of features to determine the identity of the next product to be dispensed from each of the dispensing locations. After a product has been dispensed from a dispensing location, a visual image is obtained of the next product at the dispensing location. Features of the visual image of the next product at the dispensing location are compared to a data base of features to determine the identity of the next product to be dispensed. A displayed price of a product is compared with product prices in the data base. If necessary, the displayed price is adjusted to agree with the data base. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094458 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CASHLESS PAYMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR VENDING MACHINES - Devices and methods for generating an alert for a vending machine are disclosed. A method of generating an alert includes monitoring a bus for at least one communication from the vending machine controller via the bus. The bus is then monitored for a response to the communication from a peripheral device to the vending machine controller via the bus. The response from the peripheral device is then processed. An alert is then generated based on the processed response. A peripheral device for generating the alert includes a bus interface configured to receive data from the bus and to transmit data onto the bus, and a processing unit coupled to the bus interface, the processing unit configured to process data received from the at least one other peripheral device and generate an alert based on the processed data. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094459 | SYSTEM FOR COOPERATION OF MULTIPLE ROBOTS USING DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR BINDING AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a system for cooperation of multiple mobile robots and a method thereof that allow the multiple mobile robots to cooperatively execute one complicated task. The system and method can use centralized control architecture, create robot cooperation application codes on the basis of conceptual behavior units without depending on actual physical robots, and dynamically bind behavior units used to create the robot cooperation application at the time of executing the robot cooperation application to actual functions of the robots, thereby actively adjusting to changes in a dynamical environment, such as a change in the types, the number, and the functions of robots for cooperation. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094460 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous localization and mapping of robot - A SLAM of a robot is provided. The position of a robot and the position of feature data may be estimated by acquiring an image of the robot's surroundings, extracting feature data from the image, and matching the extracted feature data with registered feature data. Furthermore, measurement update is performed in a camera coordinate system and an appropriate assumption is added upon coordinate conversion, thereby reducing non-linear components and thus improving the SLAM performance. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094461 | METHOD FOR TEACHING AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT, AND A CORRESPONDINGLY EQUIPPED INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A method is provided for teaching movement processes for an industrial robot having a stand and at least one moving jointed arm. The method includes fitting a measurement system to a measurement head at a free end of the jointed arm, fitting a handling appliance to an end effector at the free end of the jointed arm, operating the handling appliance to teach the intended movement process to the robot, detecting each position of the handling appliance, via the measurement head, transforming the detected positions to co-ordinate data and transmitting the detected co-ordinate data to a monitoring and control system, storing and evaluating the co-ordinate data in the monitoring and control system to develop a movement program for the robot. A correspondingly equipped industrial robot is also provided. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094462 | Robot Control System - Communication is performed between a sensor unit ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094463 | Robot - A robot includes: a moving mechanism; a position recognition section that recognizes a current position of the robot within a guide zone having at least one guide location; and a movement control section that moves the robot to each of guide locations in the guide zone by using the moving mechanism, while causing the position recognition section to recognize the current position. The robot further includes a transmission section that transmits, every time the robot moves to each of the guide locations, contents information corresponding to the guide location to a mobile receive terminal held by a person to be guided near the robot. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING A FREE-SWINGING LOAD FROM A STARTING POINT TO A TARGET POINT - In a method and apparatus for moving a free-swinging load that is suspended relative to a suspension point, a first path along which the load should be moved from a starting point to a destination, with a first location-dependent velocity, is provided to a processor. In the processor, a second path is automatically determined along which the suspension point should be moved with a second location-dependent velocity to cause the load to move along the first path from the starting point to the destination with the first location-dependent velocity. A movement-imparted mechanism, connected to the suspension point, is automatically controlled from the processor to move the freely-suspended load from the starting point to the destination by moving the suspension point along the second path with the second location-dependent velocity. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094465 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS HAVING A COOLNIG MODE AND A FREE-COOLING MODE - An air conditioning system having a cooling mode and a free-cooling mode. The system having a refrigeration circuit having a compressor and a pump; a suction pressure sensor for measuring a suction pressure of the compressor; a discharge pressure sensor for measuring a discharge pressure of the compressor; a controller for selectively operating in the cooling mode by circulating and compressing a refrigerant through the refrigeration circuit via the compressor or operating in the free-cooling mode by circulating the refrigerant through the refrigeration circuit via the pump; and a recover-refrigerant sequence resident on the controller, the recover-refrigerant sequence being configured to pump the refrigerant in a portion of the refrigeration circuit not used in the free-cooling mode to remaining portions of the refrigeration circuit used in the free-cooling mode when the controller switches from the cooling mode to the free-cooling mode. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094466 | INTEGRATED QUIET AND ENERGY EFFICIENT MODES OF OPERATION FOR AIR-COOLED CONDENSER - An integrated quiet and energy efficient modes of operation for an air-cooled condenser according to the present disclosure can allow a user to select operation along a continuum that extends from a relatively more efficient mode of operation to a relatively more quiet mode of operation. The user-selected mode allows a user to select a compromise between efficient operation and quiet operation so that a desired operation of a cooling system having the air-cooled condenser is realized. The speed of a fan which induces an airflow across a condenser can be adjusted based on the user-selected operating mode. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094467 | ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM - An energy saving system acquires seat occupation information from a database of a seat occupation management system, detects equipment appliances of the places at which personnel are not seated, on the basis of the seat occupation information and transmits control information based on the detection result to an equipment control system so that unnecessary equipment appliances of the places where the personnel do not exist can be turned off. The energy saving linking system executes a processing for calculating optimal position and range in accordance with the seat occupation information, calculates an area providing the highest movement efficiency to overtime personnel and displays the calculation result. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094468 | Level Sensor for Conductive Liquids - A sensor for measuring a level of a conductive liquid, is provided. The sensor includes at least two electrodes that can be positioned in a holding tank so as to be partially submerged in the conductive liquid, sensor leads coupled to the at least two electrodes, and circuitry and a controller for determining the properties of the electrolyte, the circuitry being coupled to the at least two electrodes via the sensor leads, and the controller being coupled to the circuitry. The sensor may be used as an electrolyte level sensor in a flow battery system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094469 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, BASED ON POSITION SENSOR LEARNING - A control method is provided for a fluid control device, particularly for an internal combustion engine, equipped with a position sensor having a nominal characteristic curve representative of a predetermined relationship between an admissible range of position values and a corresponding range of return electric signal values. The method includes, but is not limited to determining an offset (offset | 2010-04-15 |
20100094470 | DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES BEYOND ELECTRICAL - A system and method for communicating between a master and slave devices for managing home utility costs is provided. The system includes a measuring device for determining gas or water flow in the home, a memory that stores data relating to past usage, and that also receive data from the measuring device. A controller operatively communicates with the measuring device, memory, and at least one home appliance to provide a message to a homeowner, or transmit information to a utility, or display a proposed operational mode. The controller may include a lock-out feature to prevent a homeowner from overriding a proposed mode or operation, or the controller can shut-off gas or water flow based on a measured flow rate. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094471 | CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system receives control information generated from reference information received from system sensors of physical parameters. The control system uses the information to control a plurality of control devices. The control system has a second control unit which receives and processes the control information and generates control device output, indicating which control device should be operated. A plurality of physical switches are provided, each of the switches represents one of the plurality of control devices. A first group of selected switches are closed and a second group of nonselected switches are open. A logic array receives the control device output and compares the control device output with the first group of selected switches or the second group of nonselected switches and generates appropriate valve operation outputs. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094472 | Irrigation System With Soil Moisture Based Seasonal Watering Adjustment - A soil moisture based irrigation system includes a stand alone irrigation controller with a seasonal adjust feature and a stand alone weather station including at least one soil moisture sensor. The soil moisture based irrigation system further includes a stand alone soil moisture control unit operatively connected to the irrigation controller and the soil moisture sensor. The soil moisture control unit includes programming configured to calculate an estimated soil moisture requirement value using a signal from the soil moisture sensor and to automatically modify a watering schedule of the irrigation controller through the seasonal adjust feature based on the estimated soil moisture requirement value to thereby conserve water while maintaining plant health. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094473 | System For Detecting Load Loss Following An Electrical Power Disturbance - A method of detecting an electrical load loss following an electrical power disturbance in a monitored electrical power distribution system comprises (1) determining an expected characteristic of a parameter representing normal operation of an electrical load receiving power from the electrical power distribution system, (2) detecting a disturbance in the monitored electrical power distribution system, and (3) determining whether the load, or power circuit, or a portion of the load or power circuit, was lost as a result of the disturbance, by evaluating an actual characteristic of the parameter after termination of the disturbance with respect to the expected characteristic of said parameter. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094474 | VOLTAGE CONTROL AT WINDFARMS - A voltage control arrangement for a system of multiple windfarms with transmission lines. Voltage is regulated at a point of regulation on the system, such as a high voltage substation or other system bus. Regulation is achieved at the point of regulation by sensing the voltage, comparing to a reference voltage, and adjusting the reactive power output of the wind turbines and other equipment in the system. The regulation point may be shifted to another point if needed to respect voltage limits at that points of the system after attempting to shift reactive load to restore voltage within limits at the other points in the system. The reference voltage may be adjusted to minimize losses for the system of multiple windfarms and transmission lines. A loss optimizing algorithm is applied to the combined multiple windfarm and transmission line to shift reactive load among local windfarms to minimize losses and to shift reactive load among individual wind turbines within an individual windfarm. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094475 | Electrical Energy Usage Monitoring System - A system and method consisting of networked modular sensors and a data processing/display system to detect, process, manage and present both real-time and historic electrical energy usage data (metrics, statistics, etc), additionally allowing the intelligent management of energy usage through consumer education as well as both manual and automated usage controls. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094476 | ENERGY USAGE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A monitoring method and system. The method includes monitoring by a monitoring apparatus, a power configuration for electrical devices and a status for power supplier entities. The monitoring apparatus re-balances a power usage for the electrical devices. The monitoring apparatus generates a first report indicating current loads associated with the electrical devices. The monitoring apparatus transmits the first report to the power supplier entities. The monitoring apparatus generates a group of reports indicating power consumption associated with the power supplier entities. The monitoring apparatus transmits each report of the group of reports to an associated power supplier entity of the power supplier entities. The monitoring apparatus generates a second report indicating updated power consumption associated with the power supplier entities. The monitoring apparatus stores the second report. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094477 | DETERMINATION AND USE OF POWER SYSTEM SENSITIVITIES - The present disclosure relates to power system sensitivities as computed from power flow parameters and control parameters of a Power Flow Control Device (PFC). To this end, control parameter variations are applied to or generated by a PFC, and comprise variations in a control input u, a control effort e (injected series voltage, inserted series reactance), or a control effect q (power flow, active power transfer, phase-shift, current). A power flow response measuring unit measures a variation of a power flow response such as current, active or apparent power, in a way sufficiently synchronized with the control parameter variation to allow establishing an unambiguous causal relationship or correspondence in the form of a power system sensitivity. The latter may be on-line adapted to continuously reflect an updated aspect of the power system behaviour, and thus enable an improved, fast and reliable power flow control in power systems comprising a meshed power network with two parallel flow paths or corridors connecting two areas or sub-systems. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094478 | POWER SUPPLY AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a power supply apparatus and method of utilizing the same. In one embodiment of the present invention, a power supply comprises a plurality of outputs, each output configured for an assignable start address and a variable number of slots, an input for receiving data formatted in an industry-standard communication protocol, a logic unit configured to assign the start address and the number of slots for each output, the logic unit further configured to selectively distribute received data to each output, a power unit configured to provide power through each output, and a converter configured to receive the data formatted in the industry-standard communication protocol and convert the data to a protocol compatible with a load. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094479 | System and Method for Providing Voltage Control in a Power Line Distribution Network - A system, method and device for controlling the voltage supplied to a customer premises that is supplied power from a substation via a power distribution network is provided and wherein a resident of the customer premises obtains internet access service via an internet access network. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a voltage at an electrical outlet of the customer premises to provide voltage data with the device, determining whether the measured voltage is beyond a threshold voltage with the device or a remote computer, transmitting the voltage data over the internet access network of the customer premises to the remote computer from the device, and adjusting a voltage supplied to the power distribution network by the substation if the voltage is beyond a threshold voltage. The method may also include processing at least some of the received voltage data at the remote computer to determine whether to increase a voltage supplied by the substation or decrease a voltage supplied by the substation and further to determine an amount of the increase or decrease (if any). | 2010-04-15 |
20100094480 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR A POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An apparatus for reducing subsynchronous resonance phenomena in a power transmission system. A determining arrangement determines components of the voltage from stator windings of a generator with one or more discrete frequencies. A calculating arrangement calculates, on a basis of the result of the determining, a voltage to be added to the voltage from the stator windings for reducing phenomena in the power system and an arrangement adapted to add the voltage calculated to the voltage from the stator windings. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094481 | High Integrity Coordination System for Multiple Off-Road Vehicles - The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling and coordinating multiple vehicles. In one illustrative embodiment, machine behaviors are assigned to multiple vehicles performing a task. The vehicles are coordinated to perform the task using the assigned behaviors and a number of signals received from other vehicles and the environment during performance of the task. In another illustrative embodiment, a role is identified for each vehicle in a group of vehicles. A number of machine behaviors are assigned to each vehicle depending upon the identified role for the vehicle. The machine behaviors are selected from coordinating machine behaviors stored in a behavior library. Each vehicle is then coordinated to perform the task according to the role and machine behaviors assigned. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094482 | VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM - A vehicle tracking system comprising a vehicle tag capable of sending and receiving wireless signals and associated with a vehicle; and a locator device capable of sending and receiving wireless signals to and from said vehicle tag and determining relative position of said vehicle to said locator device by communicating with said vehicle tag. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094483 | CONTROL AND MOTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN MODEL TRAIN - A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arragement further includes a command control interface configured to receive commands from a command control unit wherein the commands correspond to a desired speed. The control and motor arrangement still further includes a plurality of detectors configured to detect speed information of the motor, and a process control arrangement configured to receive the speed information from the sensors. The process control arrangement is further configured and arranged to generate a plurality of motor control signals based on the speed information for controlling the speed of said motor. The control and motor arrangement yet still further includes a motor control arrangement configured to cause power to be applied to the motor at different times in response to the motor control signals. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094484 | INTEGRATING COMMUNICATION AND SURVEILLANCE - An aircraft control unit has modules for interfacing with various systems of an aircraft to integrate control of the systems. The modules include a communication module configured to be coupled to a communication system of the aircraft and a surveillance module configured to be coupled to a surveillance system of the aircraft. The aircraft control unit also includes a display screen for displaying information and a user interface usable to interact with the modules. Each of the modules is configured to display information on the display screen and to receive user input from the user interface. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094485 | Computation-Time-Optimized Route Planning for Aircraft - A process and system for the planning a cost-minimized aircraft flight route between a starting point and end point takes into account costs associated with the flight route, no-fly zones and flight corridors, and aircraft limitations. A raster set is determined which comprises topographical points between the starting and end points, and costs associated with the respective raster points are determined. N nodes are determined for each raster point of at least one subset of the raster set, such nodes being associated with approach directions of the raster point by the aircraft. Possible take-off directions of the raster point are defined, taking into account the minimum turning radius of the aircraft, as a function of the approach direction. A cost-minimized flight route is determined by means of a shortest path algorithm, taking into account only the k most cost-effective nodes (k2010-04-15 | |
20100094486 | Method and Device for Monitoring the Ability to Navigate of an Aircraft During a Phase of Flight Close to the Ground - The device ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094487 | AVIONICS DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY INCLUDING ERROR-COMPENSATED AIRSPACE - Embodiments of a method are provided that may be carried out by an avionics display system deployed on an aircraft and including a monitor. The avionics display system receives position data indicative of the aircraft's detected position from at least one data source. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (i) attributing an error characteristic to the data source, (ii) identifying an airspace assigned to the aircraft at a given time, and (iii) establishing an error-compensated airspace as a function of the error characteristic and the assigned airspace. The aircraft's actual position remains within the assigned airspace provided that the aircraft's detected position resides within the error-compensated airspace. A visual representation of the outer boundaries of the error-compensated airspace is generated on the monitor. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094488 | PROCESS FOR VERIFYING THE COHERENCE BETWEEN AIRCRAFT TAKE-OFF PARAMETERS AND AN AVAILABLE RUNWAY LENGTH - A method for verifying the coherence of the takeoff parameters of an aircraft from an airport with an available runway length at the moment of takeoff comprises a step (E | 2010-04-15 |
20100094489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING A PENALTY PERIOD FOR A DISTRIBUTED POWER TRAIN - A system is provided for reducing a penalty period for a distributed power train. The distributed power train includes a braking system that switches into an application state upon commencement of the penalty period. The braking system includes a fluid carrying brake pipe which connects a first locomotive and a remote locomotive. The system includes a sensor positioned within the distributed power train, which measures a parameter related to the operation of the braking system. A control processor is positioned within the first locomotive, and is coupled to the sensor. Subsequent to the commencement of the penalty period, the control processor monitors the measured parameter and switches the braking system from the application state into a release state to reduce the penalty period, based on the measured parameter falling within a predetermined safety range. Additionally, a method is provided for reducing a penalty period for a distributed power train. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094490 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR MARINE VESSEL - A marine vessel power generation and propulsion system including a control system. The system includes a plurality of generator sets, each generator set including an engine configured to drive an electrical generator and wherein each generator set is configured to supply electrical power to an electrical bus. The control system includes a controller configured to switch the power generation system between a plurality of operating modes, wherein in each mode of operation the controller adjusts each generator set to dynamically optimize the performance of the power generation system. In each mode of operation the controller is configured to prioritize a different predetermined characteristic when optimizing the performance of the power generation system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094491 | AUTOMATIC STABILIZING UNIT FOR WATERCRAFTS - An automatic stabilization unit for watercraft such as boats, yachts and the like. In order to ensure stabilization of the watercraft with a high level of movement comfort at the same time over the entire speed range and in all water conditions, an electronic regulator is provided which stabilizes the water attitude of the watercraft during movement, while moving straight ahead and turning, as a function of the movement-situation-dependent rotation rates and longitudinal accelerations and/or lateral accelerations and/or vertical accelerations, using the actuating elements which are normally available in the watercraft, thus preventing or reducing to a minimum any stress on, damage to or danger to the boat, its occupants and the surrounding are thereof. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094492 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WORKING MACHINE AND A WORKING MACHINE WITH AN IMPROVED TRANSMISSION LINE - A working machine and a method for operating the same are provided. The working machine is provided with: a power source and a plurality of driving wheels; a working hydraulic system including at least one hydraulic pump powered by the power source for moving an implement on the working machine and/or for steering the working machine; a transmission line arranged between the power source and the driving wheels for transmitting torque from the power source to the driving wheels; and a transmission unit arranged in the transmission line for reducing the mechanical interaction between the power source and the driving wheels. The method includes: detecting at least one operational parameter indicative of a working condition of the working machine; determining if the characteristic of the transmission unit should be altered on the basis of a magnitude of the detected operational parameter; altering the characteristic of the transmission unit if it is determined to be required. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094493 | HYBRID VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH A CONTROL PROGRAM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094494 | HYBRID VEHICLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS - A parallel hybrid vehicle launches from rest or near rest with its electric motor and blends in its internal combustion engine at a vehicle speed such that the electrical energy provided to the motor from an energy storage device is only as much energy as can be recovered during deceleration of the vehicle to rest or near rest. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094495 | PITCHING CONTROL DEVICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD - The present invention has an object to provide a pitching control device of a vehicle that controls a pitching motion by controlling a torque of its driving wheels and a control method. In the motor vehicle that drives the driving wheels by the torque of a motor, a moment about the center of gravity of the motor vehicle is found from variations of loads applied to the wheels of the motor vehicle at the time of acceleration that include loads applied to th wheels of the motor vehicle at the time of standstill and an anti-dive force working on front wheels of the motor vehicle and an anti-lift force working on rear wheels of the motor vehicle at the time of braking by a brake. A pitch angle of the motor is computed from this moment. The motor torque of the motor is computed based on the computed pitch angle. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094496 | System and Method for Operating an Electric Vehicle - A system and method for managing energy usage in an electric vehicle. A charge level of at least one battery of the electric vehicle is received. A current location of the electric vehicle is received. A theoretical maximum range of the electric vehicle is determined based on the current location of the electric vehicle and the charge level of the at least one battery of the electric vehicle. An energy plan for the electric vehicle is generated | 2010-04-15 |
20100094497 | ELECTRICAL POWERED VEHICLE INCORPORATING MOTOR AND INVERTER, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In an electrical powered vehicle including a control device for generating an input/output power command value for a power storage device and a control device for controlling a power conversion device and a rotating electric machine, provided separately, when there is a sudden change in the rotational speed of a rotating electric machine, the input/output power command value of a power storage device intrinsically set by an HV-ECU is corrected corresponding to the change in the rotational speed of the rotating electric machine by a control device MG-ECU detecting the rotational speed of the rotating electric machine, without having to wait for modification of the input/output power command value from the HV-ECU. Accordingly, there can be prevented excessive charging and excessive discharging of a power storage device induced by delay in modifying the input/output power command value caused by transmission delay between control devices when the rotational speed of the rotating electric machine suddenly changes. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094498 | Hybrid vehicle - When at least one of a condition under which a parking brake is activated, a condition under which a shift lever is shifted to a parking range, a condition under which a shift to the neutral range is executed, and a condition under which a drive termination operation is executed is satisfied during an EV travel mode, a carrier shaft provided coaxially with a crankshaft is rotated by a motor generator, and a cumulative value of a travel distance counter obtained when an engine is stopped is reset. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094499 | High Integrity Coordination for Multiple Off-Road Vehicles - The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling and coordinating multiple vehicles. In one illustrative embodiment, machine behaviors are assigned to multiple vehicles performing a task. The vehicles are coordinated to perform the task using the assigned behaviors and a number of signals received from other vehicles and the environment during performance of the task. In another illustrative embodiment, a role is identified for each vehicle in a group of vehicles. A number of machine behaviors are assigned to each vehicle depending upon the identified role for the vehicle. The machine behaviors are selected from coordinating machine behaviors stored in a behavior library. Each vehicle is then coordinated to perform the task according to the role and machine behaviors assigned. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094500 | TELEMATICS TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A device and method for controlling a vehicle with a telematics terminal installed in or on the vehicle. The method includes a) receiving coordinates of a geo-fence area by the telematics terminal; b) determining whether or not the vehicle is located within the geo-fence area or is on a route that will intercept the geo-fence area; and c) if the vehicle is determined to have entered into the geo-fence area, controlling the vehicle to meet predetermined drive requirements previously set for the geo-fence area. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094501 | System and Methods for an Automated Sun Glare Block Area and Sunshield in a Vehicular Windshield - A system and methods for the automated display of a borderless sun glare block area and sunshield in a windshield, which can be made of electrochromatic glass, in a motor vehicle driven at any time and at any location on earth is presented. The first method, which accurately calculates the precise position of the sun glare block area, is based on the apparent solar position, the direction of travel relative to the true North, the slope of the road, the windshield tilt angle, and the dynamic position of the driver's eyes. It uses sets of different formulas depending on the position of the sun glare on the windshield and the slope of the road. The second method calculates the changing opacities of the borderless sun glare block area, whose opacity decreases from its center to its edge and matches that of the sunshield, based on the ambient light intensity. | 2010-04-15 |
20100094502 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS, DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, DRIVE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A drive control apparatus ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100094503 | VEHICULAR ACTUATOR SYSTEM - An actuator system for determining a relative height differential between a housing of an actuator assembly and a body of the actuator assembly for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a suspension wherein the housing is coupled to a first portion of the suspension, and the body is coupled to a second portion of the suspension. The system comprises a sensor coupled to the inside of the housing, and a target coupled to the outside of the body, the sensor and the target cooperating to form a magnetic field that varies in a manner indicative of the distance therebetween. | 2010-04-15 |