17th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090105870 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105871 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105872 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105873 | METHOD OF DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL DURING MICROCRYSTALLINE SI GROWTH - The present invention generally comprises a method for dynamically controlling the temperature of a solar cell substrate during microcrystalline silicon deposition. In amorphous silicon/microcrystalline tandem solar cells, microcrystalline silicon may be deposited using a higher power density and to a greater thickness than amorphous silicon. The higher the power density applied, the faster the deposition may occur, but the temperature of the deposition may also increase. At high temperatures, the likelihood of dopant diffusing into the intrinsic layer of the solar cell and damaging the cell is greater. By dynamically controlling the temperature of the susceptor, the substrate and hence, the dopant can be maintained at a substantially constant temperature below the value at which the dopant may diffuse into the intrinsic layer. The dynamic temperature control permits the microcrystalline silicon to be deposited at a high power density without damaging the solar cell. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105874 | Device and Method for Controlling the Loading and/or Unloading Process of an Airplane - The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the loading and/or unloading process of an aeroplane. According to the invention, a parcel introduced into the aeroplane is identified, a weight is associated with the parcel, the position of the parcel inside the aeroplane is monitored, and the total weight and/or centre of gravity of the aeroplane is calculated from the aeroplane information provided and the weights and positions of the parcels. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105875 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to a system for dispensing a customised serving. The system includes an ingredient storage module | 2009-04-23 |
20090105876 | Pill Dispensing Apparatus - A dispenser ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090105877 | Method and apparatus for recyclable absorption of electric retardation energy from an industrial robotics system - An embodiment of the present invention discloses an apparatus for recyclable absorption of electric retardation energy from a multiple axis industrial robotics system, including a robot control unit and at least one drive unit which at retardation generates the retardation energy. By an apparatus according to the present invention, the electric retardation energy, which occurs when a drive unit is retarded and is transferred into generator mode, may be recycled by that the brake unit of the apparatus, and the to the brake unit connected mechanical devices, are accelerated. The electric retardation energy is thus transferred into kinetic energy which may be stored in the mechanical devices. An embodiment of the present invention also refers to a corresponding method for recyclable absorption of electric retardation energy from a multiple axis industrial robotics system. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105878 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT APPARATUS - There is provided a control system which controls a link structure constructed by connecting a plurality of rigid body links and driven by making a joint actuator generate an actuator force. The control system includes a mechanical model including geometric parameters and dynamical parameters of the link structure, a virtual external force calculating means for calculating a virtual force acting on the mechanical model of the link structure, a contact part detecting means for detecting contact parts between the link structure and the outside, and an actual force converting means for converting the virtual force calculated by the virtual external force calculating means into an external force capable of existing actually and the actuator force of the joint actuator, using contact information detected by the contact part detecting means. The joint actuator is made to generate the actuator force output by the actual force converting means. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105879 | EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATION MIDDLEWARE IN A DISTRIBUTED HUMANOID ROBOT ARCHITECTURE - A publish-subscribe architecture based blackboard system for selecting and exchanging selected information among a plurality of processing modules using filters for implementing conditions described in a procedural language to reduce the amount of information transmitted between the processing modules. More than one filter may be dynamically installed in a message hub to select and collect the published information to be sent to a certain subscribing module. By using the procedural language to describe the filters, the message hub can more intelligently select the information to be sent to the subscribing module. This reduces the amount of information transmitted via communication channels. Further, the subscribing module may be relieved from the task of filtering the information received from the message hub, allowing the subscribing module to devote more resources to other operations. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105880 | Device and method for controlling robot arm, robot and program - In a robot arm controlling device, a mechanical impedance set value of the arm is set by an object property-concordant impedance setting device based on information of an object property database in which information associated with properties of an object being gripped by the arm is recorded, and a mechanical impedance value of the arm is controlled to the set mechanical impedance set value by an impedance controlling device. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105881 | Medical Tele-Robotic System - A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform allows the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105882 | Medical Tele-Robotic System - A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform allows the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105883 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEETING END CONDITIONS IN A MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - One embodiment of a system and method for meeting end conditions of a path plan utilizing a path generator that continuously generates commands for a path plan while tracking the total time expired in the path plan. The path generator computes the time remaining in the path plan and substitutes the remaining time for the length of the final sample period in the path plan when the length of the remaining time is less than the length of a full sample period. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105884 | Cooling Storage Cabinet and Method of Operating the Same - A cooling device is provided with an inverter compressor. Set speeds of the inverter compressor can be switched to six stages from a first speed to a sixth speed. The relationship between each of the set speeds of the rotational speed is set so that the stages adjacent to each other have gradually larger differences in rotational speed as the rotational speed becomes higher. With this, independently from the level of the rotational speed, a degree of increase in cooling performance between each of the stages can be equalized. In a case of performing a control to increase or decrease the rotational speed of the inverter compressor stage by stage depending whether an actual temperature drop rate is larger or smaller than a target temperature drop rate, the change amounts in cooling performance that can be substantially equalized, and too high or too low cooling performance does not result, i.e. fluctuation in cooling performance can be minimized. Thus, control to drop the internal temperature in accordance with a predetermined cooling characteristic can be stably performed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105885 | CHARACTERIZING VIBRATIONAL HEALTH IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE COMPONENT CONFIGURATIONS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that efficiently conducts vibrational characterizations for a computer system having variable component configurations. During operation, the system receives a given component configuration associated with the computer system. Next, the system looks up the given component configuration in a resonant spectra library, which contains structural resonant frequencies for a number of possible component configurations for the computer system. If the given component configuration is found in the resonant spectra library, the system retrieves a set of structural resonant frequencies associated with the given component configuration. The system subsequently controls one or more vibration sources within the computer system to avoid the set of structural resonant frequencies. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105886 | CONDUIT WITH ATTACHED SENSORS FOR SENSING A CHARACTERISTIC OF PLANT GROWTH - A system for automating the growing of crops, such as grapevines. Combinations of data from sensors local to a vineyard, and from optional remote stations and sensors, is combined with a control system to accurately control the dispensing of water and chemicals such as insecticides, disease prevention fungicides and fertilizers. The materials are dispensed through a multiple channel conduit which allows conflicting, or incompatible, types of materials to be transported through a common assembly. Sensors are attached to the conduit so that the placement of sensors can occur simultaneously with the laying of the conduit. This approach also ensures correct placement and spacing of the sensors with respect to each plant, or plant area, to be monitored and treated. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105887 | REDUNDANT FIELDBUS SYSTEM - A redundant fieldbus redundant system includes two independent conditioned power modules which automatically detect cable faults, such as short or open circuits on both the host and field sides of the network. The power modules are interfaced directly on one side to the primary and backup H1 cards of the host system, and are directly interfaced on the other side to an automatically terminating network device coupler module which provides connections to field devices. The redundant fieldbus system provides power and communications in a parallel physical configuration between the host system and the field devices irrespective of any single point failure in the network. In case of a fault, the redundant fieldbus system automatically eliminates the faulty section of the network, switches power and communications to the healthy portion of the network and terminates the network for signal integrity. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105888 | METHODS, CIRCUITS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATION FOLLOWING LOAD MANAGEMENT - Two water heaters may be installed in series at a customer location, such that an output of a first (or storage) water heater is coupled to the input of a second (or primary) water heater, the output of which provides hot water to the customer location. During normal operation, only the primary water heater may actually heat water for use at the customer location. However, during periods of excess capacity, the electrical service provider may enable the storage water heater to store the excess electrical power that is generated by operating the power plant at higher output (which may be more efficient). Later, during hours of greater demand, the electrical service provider may disable the storage water heater used to store the excess capacity, whereas the primary water heater may operate normally. However, during the time of greater demand, the storage water heaters may provide pre-heated water to the primary water heater, which in-turn, may need to heat the water less or perhaps not at all. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105889 | Thermal control system and method - A system for improving the thermal efficiency of a thermal control loop in which refrigerant after compression and condensation is applied to an evaporator employs a subsidiary counter-current heat exchange intercepting refrigerant flow to maintain the quality of the refrigerant by exchanging thermal energy between the input flow and the output flow from the evaporator. The same principle is effective, with particular advantage when small connections have to be made, in systems using mixed phase media and using the concept of direct energy transfer with saturated fluid. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105890 | Automated Safe Flight Vehicle - Control systems and methods of use provide for fully automated phases of flight of an aircraft. Such fully automated phases include takeoff, cruising flight, and landing without the need for operator input or other operator intervention. Control systems and methods also provide for self-limited compliance with an operators desired deviation from a predetermined flight path, as well as automatic contingency response to non-normal conditions. Onboard and/or ground-based operators may cooperate with the control system in order to control the associated aircraft. Furthermore, an operator need not have any flight skill in order to affect changes in the flight path or other aspects of flight control. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105891 | VARIABLY MANNED AIRCRAFT - In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of subsystems cooperatively configured to control an aircraft in accordance with a plurality of manning modes, the system configured to perform fully automated control of the aircraft while operating in any of the plurality of manning modes, wherein the plurality of manning modes include: two onboard operators; one onboard operator; and no onboard operator, wherein the system receives input from a remotely located operator by way of wireless signals. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105892 | TELEMETRY ANALYSIS SYSTEM NETWORKED DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM - The present invention is, in its various aspects and embodiments, a method and apparatus for use in acquiring telemetry regarding an airborne vehicle. In one aspect, the processing of acquired telemetry data is distributed to the points of acquisition rather than at the host station. In another aspect, various points on the telemetry acquisition system employ a common network interface through which the telemetry acquisition stations communicate acquired telemetry data to the control station. In still another aspect, the invention also includes a TDP/IP protocol for communicating between stations. Still other aspects and embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105893 | System and Method to Determine Train Location in a Track Network - A system for determining a possible location of a train in a track network including interconnected tracks having wayside devices associated with these tracks. The system includes a positioning system for determining an estimated location area of a train and a track database having track location data. A computer: obtains the determined estimated location area of the train from the positioning system; identifies a plurality of tracks in the estimated location area of the train, based upon the track location data; obtains signal system data for at least one wayside device associated with at least one of the tracks identified within the estimated location area; and determines at least one possible train location on at least one of the identified tracks based at least in part upon the obtained signal system data. A method and apparatus for determining the possible location of a train is also provided. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105894 | Outboard motor control apparatus - In an apparatus installed on a boat for identifying and controlling operation of an outboard motor selected by an operator and clamped to the boat from among outboard motors in different models prepared to be selectable by the operator, including a model having an analog device that produces analog signal and a model having a digital device that converts the analog signal produced by the analog device into a digital signal, it is discriminated whether the inputted signal is the analog signal inputted through the analog signal input/output or the digital signal inputted through the digital signal input/output, and the model of the selected outboard motor is identified based on the discriminated signal, thereby enabling to surely identify the model and control its operation. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105895 | Fuel Cell Vehicle - In a fuel cell vehicle according to one aspect of the invention, an amount of battery assist for a fuel cell stack is adequately set according to the setting of a mode position and an accelerator opening change rate. The driver's requirement for abrupt acceleration is inferred from a large value of the accelerator opening change rate. In this case, the amount of battery assist is increased to give a sufficient acceleration feeling to the driver. The driver's requirement for moderate acceleration is inferred, on the other hand, from a small value of the accelerator opening change rate. In this case, the amount of battery assist is reduced to restrict the acceleration and improve the fuel consumption. The setting of the mode position to a sports mode suggests the driver's preference to the acceleration over the fuel consumption. The amount of battery assist is thus increased to ensure the sufficient acceleration feeling. The setting of the mode position to an economic mode, on the other hand, suggests the driver's preference to the fuel consumption over the acceleration. The amount of battery assist is thus reduced to improve the fuel consumption. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105896 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER FLOW WITHIN A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A method for operating a powertrain system includes monitoring a state of charge of an energy storage device and determining an effective state of charge based upon the monitored state of charge of the energy storage device and a range of available power from the energy storage device. A preferred output power to an output member is determined. A preferred charge state for operating the powertrain is concurrently selected with operating an engine in one of a cylinder deactivation state and an all-cylinder state based upon the effective state of charge and the preferred output power to the output member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105897 | VEHICLE FEEDBACK METHOD AND SYSTEM - A feedback method and system. The method includes identifying by a computing system, a user. A vehicular feedback software application is enabled for the user. A feedback software application in the computing system monitors a group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by the user with respect to a vehicle. The feedback software application analyzes the group of vehicle operation functions with respect to a profile associated with the user. An analysis report is generated in response to the analysis. The analysis report is presented to the user. The computing system monitors a response to the first analysis report from the user. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105898 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A MOTOR SPEED SENSOR - A method for detecting speed faults in a hybrid powertrain having engine and electric machine speed inputs includes directly sensing the engine and machine speeds and performing comparisons of sensed engine speed with engine speed determined based upon the machine speeds. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105899 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VEHICLE ROLLOVER USING EHANCED SENSOR INPUTS AND PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE - The present invention relates to an occupant protection system and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method for detecting a vehicle rollover event using and enhanced sensor input architecture that uses both a roll over sensor and an electron stability control system. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105900 | Reconfigurable Structure Method of Estimating Vehicle Lateral Velocity - A system, method and computer program product is provided for estimating the lateral velocity of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate, determining in which of the plurality of dynamic regions the vehicle is operating to identify a first dynamic region, and generating a first regional lateral velocity estimation from a first estimation structure corresponding to the first dynamic region. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105901 | System for utilizing vehicle data and method of utilizing vehicle data - A system for monitoring vehicle operating data and transmitting same to a central processing center. The central processing center analyzes the received data and transmits the analyzed data to other vehicles. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105902 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE ACCIDENT INFORMATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - An apparatus for providing vehicle accident information periodically collects vehicle travel information, and stores vehicle travel information that is collected during an accident of a vehicle, in a vehicle black box. The apparatus for providing vehicle accident information collects information about other vehicles through communication with the other vehicles during the accident of the vehicle, and stores the collected information in the vehicle black box. Since the information about the other vehicles is collected through communication with the other vehicles as described above, it is possible to provide more accurate and efficient information required for dealing with the accident. In addition, vehicle accident information, which includes time when an accident occurs, location where an accident occurs, and the type of accident, is transmitted to a related agency such as a police station and a traffic center, so that it is possible to quickly deal with the accident. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105903 | MALFUNCTION RECORDING DEVICE - A malfunction recording device includes: a detection section that detects diagnostic trouble codes of a vehicle; a recording section that records the diagnostic trouble codes and operates in an inspection mode or a normal mode; a switch section that changes the operation mode of the recording section between the inspection mode and the normal mode; a determination section that determines whether the vehicle is in motion; a volatile memory section, into which the recording section records the diagnostic trouble codes either in the inspection mode or in the normal mode; a nonvolatile memory section, into which the recording section records the diagnostic trouble codes in the normal mode. If the determination section determines that the vehicle is in motion, the switch section changes the operation mode of the recording section from the inspection mode to the normal mode. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105904 | Control system for vehicle lift - A control system for a vehicle lift apparatus is provided, having an infrared wireless controller and a wired controller for operating the lift. The wired controller includes an infrared sensor for receipt of the signals from the wireless controller. The wired controller is removably attached to the vehicle lift apparatus in a position normally capable of receiving the infrared control instructions. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105905 | Universal pneumatic suspension control unit and vehicle anti theft device - A versatile automobile pneumatic suspension control unit and vehicle anti theft device. The microprocessor based unit allows precise calibration and operation of all manufacturer's air suspension bags and incorporates a system for deflation of all vehicle air bags so as to place the vehicle body directly onto the vehicle chassis and tires so as to disable operation of the vehicle. The unit has programmable valve timing, preset suspension configuration buttons and can be operated remotely via a key fob transmitter. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105906 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Sway Detection and Reduction - A method of controlling a vehicle involves determining if the vehicle is swaying (e.g., if a trailer being towed by the vehicle is exerting a sway force on the vehicle), and if the vehicle is swaying, reducing a torque of an engine of the vehicle and applying independent braking forces to each wheel of the vehicle. A vehicle for controlling vehicle sway includes an engine, a plurality of wheels, a braking system configured to apply independent braking forces to each wheel, and a controller configured to control the engine and the braking system. The controller is configured to determine if the vehicle is swaying (e.g., if a trailer being towed by the vehicle is exerting a sway force on the vehicle), and if the vehicle is swaying, reducing a torque of the engine and applying independent braking forces to each wheel. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105907 | STEERING SYSTEM - There is provided a steering system allowing a comfortable steering operation even if a driver quickly turns a steering wheel when a transfer ratio is quickened in a low vehicle speed range. In the steering system that changes the transfer ratio of a steering angle of the steering wheel to a turning angle of a turning wheel by a variable transfer ratio mechanism and generates auxiliary power by an electric power steering unit, a variable transfer ratio mechanism controlling ECU has a switching section for switching a transfer ratio modulating mode of setting a rotational angle of a transfer ratio variable motor used in the variable transfer ratio mechanism so that the transfer ratio is set at a target transfer ratio corresponding to vehicle speed with a steering torque modulating mode of reducing an electric current for driving the motor so as to reduce steering power of the steering wheel. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105908 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Vehicle Motion - An apparatus and method for controlling a steering command of a vehicle is provided. A deadband value based on a current state of a transporter is applied to a roll compensated steering command to control steering of the vehicle. A gain is applied to a steering command to control steering of the vehicle. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105909 | Rotational angle detecting device - In a steering angle detecting device for a steering shaft, gear tooth omission abnormality is detected with high accuracy without causing an increase in costs. A speed increasing side detecting gear and a speed reduction side detecting gear are rotated in conjunction with a rotor gear integral with a steering shaft, operation processing of sampling data from MR sensors | 2009-04-23 |
20090105910 | Methods And Apparatus For Securing An Active Vehicle Seat - A method for operating an active vehicle seat in a vehicle includes detecting a triggering event related to a security threat to the active vehicle seat. An operation of the active vehicle seat is disabled in response to the detected triggering event. The operation of the active vehicle seat is enabled by providing authentication of an authorized user. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105911 | Implement Control System for an All Terrain or Utility Vehicle and Method - Controller for an all terrain or utility vehicle for automatically raising and lowering an implement to a pre-selected position using an electric winch. The winch is turned for a predetermined time during with the winch is turned, and based on the selected lowered position and the predetermined time the winch may be raised to the same height, denoting a raised position. Based on that predetermined time, a second predetermined time may be determined to run the winch in the opposite direction, with the time corresponding to the amount of time required the snow plow to the selected lowered position. The time to lower the plow may tend to be less than the time required to raise the plow due to the effect of gravity. The controller may raise or lower the plow after the transmission has been set from neutral to reverse or forward, respectively. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105912 | Automatic optical axis direction adjusting apparatus for vehicles - A vehicle headlight apparatus receives road data from a navigation system. The apparatus has a first and a second swivel devices for adjusting an optical axis directions of a main light and a sub-light corresponding to one and the other headlights of a right and a left headlights, respectively. The apparatus also has a control unit, which separately controls the first and the second swivel devices, so that a one-eye navigation-cooperated control operation can be carried out which adjusts only the optical axis direction of the main light to be coincident with a road direction calculated based upon the road data. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105913 | Method for Reaching a Neutral Position of a Gearshift Fork in a Shift Transmission - The invention relates to a method for reaching a neutral position N located between two end positions of a gearshift fork in a shift transmission in a motor vehicle from a starting position of the gearshift fork. The method allows finding the neutral position of the gearshift fork without a sensor determining the position of the gearshift fork or in the alternative in case such the sensor is defect. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105914 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INHIBITING OPERATION IN A COMMANDED OPERATING RANGE STATE FOR A TRANSMISSION OF A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A hybrid powertrain system includes torque generative devices to transfer power to an output member. An operator torque request, a rotational direction and speed of the output member, and a signal output from a transmission range selector are monitored. When a change in a direction of intended motion is determined, the powertrain system can change rotational direction of the output member when the speed of the output member is less than a threshold. The powertrain can inhibit a change in the rotational direction of the output member. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105915 | AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER - Rotational driving force can be transferred to the follower side (clutch plate) of a friction clutch by adjusting the engagement condition of the clutch so that a first gear and a second gear of a dog-clutch-type transmission can rotate relative to each other. At the time of shift change during stop of the vehicle, the clutch can be further connected at a low speed after connection of the clutch until it reaches a reference clutch position. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105916 | Avoiding Drift Engagement of a Hydraulic Clutch - A method for controlling speed of an input shaft to a hydraulically actuated clutch that includes a hydraulic balance dam volume includes determining a limit speed of the input shaft that varies as a function of time during a predetermined period after the clutch starts rotation and that causes a servo piston for actuating the clutch to move toward an engaged position, rotating the input shaft during the period, limiting a speed of the input shaft during said period to a determined limit speed corresponding to a current time after beginning the period, and allowing the speed of the input shaft to increase to a speed greater than the determined limit speed after expiration of the period. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105917 | Method and device for controlling the operation of a parallel shifting transmission - A method for controlling operation of a parallel transmission comprising two partial transmissions that act upon a common drive shaft and can be coupled to a drive shaft via one respective clutch. The gear ratio of the parallel transmission can be changed from the gear that is engaged in one partial transmission to the gear that is engaged in the other partial transmission without interrupting traction when the parallel transmission functions correctly by opening the clutch of one partial transmission and simultaneously closing the clutch of the other partial transmission. When a malfunction is detected in the actuator of at least one of the clutches, the open clutch can be closed only if at least one of the following conditions is met: the previously closed clutch is open; or, no gear is engaged in the partial transmission allocated to the previously closed clutch. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105918 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device including an input member drive-connected to a power source; a mechanical pump; an electric pump assisting the mechanical pump; a drive mechanism transmitting the rotational driving force of the input member to an output member; a fluid coupling between the input member and the drive transmission mechanism and including a lock-up engagement element which receives hydraulic oil discharged from the mechanical pump and the electric pump to operate; a state detection unit that detects the state of the one or more factors that the discharge of the electric pump; and a control unit which executes a first or second control mode, wherein the first control mode permits engagement of the lock-up engagement element if a first condition is satisfied based on the one or more factors, and wherein a second control mode inhibits engagement of the lock-up engagement element if the first condition is not satisfied. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105919 | Method and System for Determining Initiation of a Panic Braking Maneuver - A method for determining whether a panic braking maneuver has been initiated in a vehicle with a brake pedal includes the steps of receiving brake pedal travel data, receiving brake pedal force data, determining a rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal from the brake pedal travel data, determining a rate of change of acceleration of force applied to the brake pedal from the brake pedal force data, comparing the rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal with a first predetermined value and a third predetermined value, and comparing the rate of change of acceleration of force applied to the brake pedal with a second predetermined value and a fourth predetermined value. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105920 | BRAKE INTERFACE MODULE - A brake interface module for an electronic air brake (EAB) or a magnet valve that incorporates positive train control digital commands with additional fail-safe, discrete train control spare inputs into a single, fail safe output via redundant power supplies. The brake interface module comprises a positive train control circuitry including a first microcontroller and a second microcontroller operatively coupled to each other. The brake interface module also includes spare discrete inputs that utilize fail-safe principles and are continuously monitored by the second microcontroller to achieve fail-safe performance. Each power supply contains redundant, independent means of shutting down to facilitate self test. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105921 | ROAD SURFACE CONDITION ESTIMATING METHOD, ROAD SURFACE CONDITION ESTIMATING TIRE, ROAD SURFACE CONDITION ESTIMATING APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - The vibration of a tire | 2009-04-23 |
20090105922 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A running control apparatus for controlling a running state of a vehicle by adjusting acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle releases the running control in case of a predetermined steering operation or more while the vehicle is stopped during the running control. This prevents the vehicle from running in a direction not intended by a driver at the time of starting, and the driver can be prevented from feeling a sense of discomfort at that time. Preventing the vehicle from starting in the direction not intended by the driver can also improve the running safety. This can restrain the vehicle from running in a way not intended by the driver upon a steering operation while the vehicle is stopped. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105923 | HEADWAY DISTANCE MAINTENANCE SUPPORTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A headway distance maintenance supporting system may include a running controller for performing constant headway distance control, a deceleration controller for performing deceleration support control, a transitional state detector for detecting transitional states of said given vehicle based on the running environment of said given vehicle or the operations performed by the driver. The system controller is configured such that when said transitional state detector detects that the transitional state of said given vehicle is a prescribed transitional state, said running controller is controlled such that said constant headway distance control is released, and said deceleration controller is controlled such that said deceleration support control can be performed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105924 | Power Output Apparatus, Control Method of Power Output Apparatus, and Vehicle Equipped With Power Output Apparatus - In response to the driver's depression of a brake pedal in requirement of catalyst deterioration control with a catalyst deterioration control flag Fc set equal to 1, the braking control of the invention controls the operation of a motor to make a rotation speed Ne of an engine approach to a target rotation speed Ne* in a state of continued combustion (firing) of the engine (steps S | 2009-04-23 |
20090105925 | Vehicle travel history provision system - A vehicle travel history information provision system is provided by having: a travel information acquisition unit for acquiring travel information of a vehicle orderly from a preceding vehicle; a history information generation unit for generating preceding vehicle travel history information in a selective manner based on a comparison between information from the preceding vehicle and information from a following vehicle; and an output unit for outputting the preceding vehicle travel history information after information generation in combination with installation of a preceding vehicle travel history information acquisition unit for acquiring the preceding vehicle travel history information and a travel support information generation-and-output unit for generating and outputting support information that supports a travel of the vehicle based on the preceding vehicle travel history information. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105926 | Control method for improving fuel efficiency of hybrid electric vehicle - The present invention provides a control method for a hybrid electric vehicle According to a control method of the present invention, the fuel efficiency is improved by extending a fuel cut operation in a wider transmission range and the impact caused by the extended fuel cut operation is reduced by reaction control of a motor operating in the opposite direction to engine torque. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105927 | Control system for automotive vehicle having diagnosis function - A system for controlling on-board air-conditioner according to the present invention includes input/output means such as sensors and driving motors, a control means such as a microcomputer, and input/output circuits connecting the input/output means to the control means. Means for generating diagnosis information, such as failure flag-setting circuits, feedback circuits and current sensors detecting sensor signals, are included in the input/output circuits. Upon receiving a request for diagnosis from an outside diagnosis device, diagnosis data including positions and nature of the failures occurred in the control system are outputted, taking into consideration the diagnosis information generated and stored in the control means. The diagnosis data may be displayed on a display panel of the outside diagnosis device. The diagnosis information generating means may be simply added to existing input/output circuits to thereby constitute cost-effectively the control system having a diagnosis function. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105928 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for controlling a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber, wherein the fuel injection system comprises a high pressure pump, whose flow rate is controllable, a control parameter of the high pressure pump is evaluated during the operation of the internal combustion engine. Said control parameter makes a detection of a bottleneck with the high pressure pump with respect to fuel quantity possible. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105929 | CONTROL METHOD FOR A DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM OF THE COMMON-RAIL TYPE PROVIDED WITH A SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW RATE OF A HIGH-PRESSURE - A control method of a direct injection system of the common-rail type provided with a shut-off valve for controlling the flow rate of a high-pressure fuel pump; the control method contemplates the steps of: feeding the pressurized fuel to a common rail by means of a high-pressure pump which receives the fuel through a shut-off valve; cyclically controlling the opening and closing of the shut-off valve for choking the flow rate of fuel taken in by the high-pressure pump; adjusting the flow rate of fuel taken in by the high-pressure pump by varying the ratio between the duration of the opening time and the duration of the closing time of the shut-off valve; determining a lower limit value of the opening time of the shut-off valve; and adjusting the driving frequency of the shut-off valve so that the real opening time of the shut-off valve is always over the lower limit value. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105930 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to operate an internal combustion engine, a fresh-air quantity, a residual-gas quantity and a fuel quantity are provided as a function of a load demand. During a change of load from a first to a second load demand, provision is made for the residual-gas quantity to first be provided according to the first load demand and for the fuel quantity to first be provided according to the second load demand. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105931 | CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A computer determines whether fuel is supplied to the fuel tank while the engine is stopped. When Yes, an injection quantity varying control is performed immediately after the engine is started in which the fuel injection quantity is varied with respect to each cylinder by correcting the fuel injection quantity by use of the air-fuel-ratio learning correction value that is learned in the previous engine operation and a varying correction value which is particular value with respect to each cylinder. The computer determines a combustion condition in each cylinder (for example, a fluctuation in rotational speed in each cylinder), and computes the varying correction value which is appropriate for the supplied fuel. The air-fuel-ratio learning correction value is computed based on the varying correction value. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105932 | METHOD OF PROVIDING DETAIL INFORMATION USING MULTIMEDIA BASED TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL INFORMATION MESSAGE AND TERMINAL FOR EXECUTING THE SAME - There is disclosed a method of providing detailed information using a multimedia based traffic and travel information message and a terminal for executing the same. A method of providing detailed information using a multimedia based traffic in accordance with this document may comprise receiving transport protocol expert group (TPEG) information, comprising a road traffic message and a multimedia based traffic and travel information message and comprised of a hierarchical structure, displaying one or more events comprised in the road traffic message, allowing a request for detailed information about any one of the events to be input, and receiving detailed information of a multimedia type from a multimedia data providing server through specific one of bearer information comprised in the multimedia based traffic and travel information message and providing the received detailed information. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105933 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VISUAL INFORMATION OF A REMOTE LOCATION TO A USER OF A VEHICLE - In a system for providing visual information of a remote location to a user of a vehicle, one or more resources provide visual information of the remote location. Through an input unit, the user may select a remote location for which the visual information is to be requested and input a request for the visual information. A transmitting unit transmits the visual information from the resource to the user, and a display displays the requested visual information to the user. The system may also include a resource determining unit that determines the resource or the resources that are able to provide the requested visual information on the basis of positioning information of the remote location. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105934 | DESTINATION PREDICTION DEVICE AND DESTINATION PREDICTION METHOD - To provide a destination prediction device that predicts a destination of a mobile body without being dependent on the availability of a history of the destination. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105935 | HYBRID HEURISTIC NATIONAL AIRSPACE FLIGHT PATH OPTIMIZATION - Hybrid-heuristic optimization of competing portfolios of flight paths for flights through one or more sectors of an airspace represented by an air traffic system. In one embodiment, a hybrid-heuristic optimization process ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090105936 | ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, ROUTE GUIDANCE PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A route guidance apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects from an set route a left/right-turn point that a vehicle has not passed; a searching unit that searches for an alternative route before the vehicle passes the left/right-turn point in case the vehicle misses the turn at the left/right-turn point; a computing unit that computes cost information concerning the alternative route and cost information concerning a direct route on the set route from the left/right-turn point to a merging point where the set route meets the alternative route; a determining unit that determines a degree of importance of the left/right-turn point based on the cost information; and an output unit that outputs, before the mobile object passes the left/right-turn point, alarm information that concerns the left/right-turn point and is based on the degree of importance determined. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105937 | Facility-guidance process, facility-guidance apparatus, and computer-readable medium storing facility-guidance program - In a facility-guidance apparatus realized in a computer by execution of a program for guiding a visitor to an exhibition place in a facility, character information indicating characters of articles exhibited at each of exhibition places is stored in advance in correspondence with place information indicating each exhibition place, for each of a target facility and a substitute facility. In response to an external input, place information for the substitute facility is designated. Then, the character information corresponding to the designated place information for the substitute facility is referred to, a degree of similarity between the character information referred to for the substitute facility and the character information for each exhibition place in the target facility is determined, and information indicating one or more candidates for the exhibition place in the target facility is outputted in the order of the degree of similarity. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105938 | Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs - Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs store path information for a path each time the path is traveled, the path being a segment of the guidance route from a branch point to a junction. The apparatuses, methods, and programs store detour route information for the detour route each time the detour route is traveled. The apparatuses, methods, and programs receive current traffic conditions from an external system and read out, when arriving at the branch point, path information having a same or similar stored traffic condition as a current path traffic condition and detour route information having a same or similar stored traffic condition as a current detour route traffic condition. The apparatuses, methods, and programs determine a difference between a required time for traveling along the path and a required time for traveling along the detour route and output guidance information based on the determined difference. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105939 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE - A vehicle navigation system through an area having a plurality of objects. A Voronoi decomposition on the area is first constructed having a number of edges surrounding the obstacles. A Voronoi field having a value between zero and an upper limit is calculated for geometric locations within the area such that the field reaches a maximum value within obstacles and a minimum value on the edges. A transversal cost between adjacent locations in the area from the position of the vehicle and toward a destination is calculated in which the transversal cost increases proportionately with the value of the field. A route is then planned from the position of the vehicle to the destination which minimizes the transversal cost. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105940 | Route calculation based on traffic events - Based on an origin location and a destination location, a navigation device is configured to provide an initial route. Traffic messages describing traffic events are received by the navigation device. Based on a location code in each of the traffic messages, the navigation device determines a traffic event delay if the location code corresponds to any remaining segment(s) of the initial route. If at least one of the traffic messages corresponds to any remaining segment(s) of the initial route, a travel delay is calculated based on one or more traffic event delays. The navigation device calculates a new route from the current location to the destination location, and, if a new travel time of the new route is less than a remaining travel time of the initial route from the current location to the destination location plus the travel delay, the navigation device outputs the new route. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105941 | AUTOMATIC DESTINATION DETERMINATION FOR MULTIPLE TRAVELERS DEPARTING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCE LOCATIONS BASED ON USER SPECIFIED CRITERIA - The present invention discloses a software implemented solution for automatically determining a travel destination. The method can identify a set of source locations, each source location representing a starting location of a traveler. Criteria for a destination to which each of the travelers is to travel can then be identified. At least one destination can be determined based upon the identified criteria. Directions for traveling from each of the source locations to the determined destination can be constructed. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A TRAVEL TIME OF A TRAVEL ROUTE - The invention relates to a method, apparatus and computer program product for estimating a travel time of a travel route. The method comprises the steps of determining a travel route having a travel start point | 2009-04-23 |
20090105943 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PLAN | 2009-04-23 |
20090105944 | DISPLAY ROUTE CREATION METHOD, DISPLAY ROUTE CREATION APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY ROUTE CREATION PROGRAM - A display route creation method includes: a route determination step in which a route determination section determines a route based on a departure point and a destination set on a map; a directional sign information extraction step in which a read section reads out directional sign information existing on the route from a map information storage section; and a route creation step in which a merging section merges a display image portion indicating the road direction included in the directional sign information and the route to create a display route in which the route and display image portion are integrated with each other. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105945 | MAP DISPLAY SYSTEM AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - A map display system according to the present invention includes: a search section searching for a reference point where a map has not changed for approximately the same period as a period during which a map or a landscape of a base point has not changed; and a display section displaying information which represents the searched reference point. Further, a map display method according to the present invention includes: searching for a reference point where a map has not changed for approximately the same period as a period during which a map or a landscape of a base point has not changed; and displaying information which represents the searched reference point. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105946 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A navigation system, including: a peak point database storing corresponding location information for each peak identifier (ID); a distance/angle computation unit computing distance information and angle information between a vehicle and a peak by referring to the peak point database and current location information of the vehicle; an image loading unit loading an image corresponding to the peak ID from a predetermined image database, when the computed distance information and angle information are included in a predetermined distance range and a predetermined visual field angle; an image control unit controlling the loaded image based on a distance between the vehicle and the peak; and a background information generation unit generating navigation background information including the controlled image. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105947 | Computer System and Method for Providing Warnings to a User for Completing Tasks From the Task List - A computer system is disclosed, including a processor unit, arranged to communicate with a memory and a positioning device, the memory including a map database and a task list, the task list including at least one task, where at least one of the at least one task has a location indicator associated therewith. The positioning device is arranged to provide information about a position. In at least one embodiment, the computer system is arranged to compute an estimated travel parameter from a current position to a location indicator associated with one of the at least one task using the map database, to compare the estimated travel parameter to a threshold value, and to generate a warning signal if the computed estimated travel parameter is smaller than the threshold value. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105948 | System and Method for Expressing Map According to Change Season and Topography - A system for displaying a map, the system including: a map database maintaining map data associated with a route; a map data identification unit identifying map data corresponding to a driving route of a vehicle from the map database; an information receiving unit receiving weather information associated with a current seasonal weather from a background service server in real time; a background data generation unit generating background data according to an actual environment based on the received weather information; and a route guidance unit guiding a route by associating the map data with the generated background data. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105949 | Generation in a mobile device of a traffic map based on traffic messages - A Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled mobile device includes traffic map generation capability. The mobile device receives traffic messages including information about a traffic event. Based on the information included in the traffic messages and a current location, the mobile device generates a traffic map depicting a location of the traffic event and the current location. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105950 | Real-Time Location Information System Using Multiple Positioning Technologies - Systems, methods and computer program products for tracking objects in an area of interest are described. According to an embodiment, an object is tracked as follows. First position information relating to the object is received from a first sensor and translated to a coordinate system of a map. The object is displayed on the map in accordance with the translated first position information. Second position information relating to the object is received from a second sensor, where the second sensor is based on a second positioning technology different from the first positioning technology. The second position information is translated to the coordinate system of the map, and the object is displayed on the map in accordance with the translated second position information. In an embodiment, other information relating to the object is also received from sensors. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105951 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPDATING THE POSITION OF AN AIRCRAFT - The device ( | 2009-04-23 |
20090105952 | WATERCRAFT AUTOMATION AND AQUATIC EFFORT DATA UTILIZATION - Watercraft automation and aquatic data utilization for aquatic efforts are disclosed. In one aspect, an anchor point is obtained and a watercraft position maintenance routine is actuated to control the watercraft to maintain association with the anchor point. In another aspect, prior aquatic effort data is obtained in association with an anchor point. In yet another aspect, current aquatic effort data is generated in association with an anchor point. In still another aspect, current aquatic effort data and prior aquatic effort data are utilized for prediction generation. In yet another aspect, current aquatic effort data and prior aquatic effort data are utilized to obtain another anchor point for a watercraft. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105953 | HEADWAY DISTANCE MAINTENANCE ASSISTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A headway distance maintenance supporting system may include an obstacle detector, a controller configured for determining an operation reaction force to be generated in a driving operation equipment, and an operation reaction force generator for generating the operation reaction force in the driving operation equipment. The controller is configured for controlling the operation reaction force based on the status of a detected obstacle. The operation reaction force comprises a principal operation reaction force and an auxiliary operation reaction force, the auxiliary operation reaction force being no greater than the principal operation reaction force. The controller is configured for generating the auxiliary operation reaction force before a generation of the principal operation reaction force in the driving operation equipment. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105954 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD USING MULTIPLE SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - A geospatial modeling system may include at least one geospatial information database to store stereo-geographic image data and geographic feature data. A processor may cooperate with the geospatial information database for generating cost coefficients defining a three-dimensional (3D) cost cube using image matching operators based upon the stereo-geographic image data, adjusting the cost coefficients of the 3D cost cube based upon the geographic feature data to generate an adjusted 3D cost cube, and generating a geospatial model based upon solving the adjusted 3D cost cube, e.g. for a best cost surface. The system and method provide an integrated approach to creating a geospatial model using available data from multiple sources. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105955 | Sensors For Estimating Properties Of A Core - A method for estimating a property downhole is provided, which, in one aspect, may include receiving a core at a receiving end of a downhole tool while removing a portion of the received core distal from the receiving end of the tool, obtaining measurements by a sensor downhole, and processing the measurements to estimate the property of interest. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105956 | Methodology and Application of Multimodal Decomposition of a Composite Distribution - A method for analyzing formation data includes decomposing the formation data into simple components that can be used to reconstruct the formation data, wherein the decomposing is performed at a first location and includes a process to minimize an overlap between the simple components; and transmitting parameters representing the simple components to a second location for reconstructing the formation data. A system for analyzing formation data that includes a processor and a memory that stores a program having instructions for decomposing the formation data into simple components that can be used to reconstruct the formation data, wherein the decomposing is performed at a first location and includes a process to minimize an overlap between the simple components; and transmitting parameters representing the simple components to a second location for reconstructing the formation data. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105957 | MEASUREMENT OF SOUND SPEED OF DOWNHOLE FLUID UTILIZING TUBE WAVES - A technique for utilizing tube waves to measure sound speed of fluids and other properties in the frequency range of about 5 to 100 kHz. A drill string is equipped with a sensor tube having a cavity filled with a downhole fluid such as borehole mud or formation fluid. An acoustic transmitter and an array of acoustic receivers are mounted on the tube in direct contact with the fluid. Processing circuitry calculates a property, e.g., sound speed, of the fluid based on time-of-flight of an acoustic signal generated by the transmitter and received by the array of receivers. Alternatively change in signal phase as a function of frequency may be employed by the processing circuitry. The technique is particularly suited to measuring the sound speed of borehole mud in situ. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105958 | Method for skeletal maturity determination - The invention is a method for estimating a skeletal maturity value of a human from a radiograph of one or more bones in the hand. The borders of the bones are represented by shape points, which are subjected to principal component analysis (PCA). Image intensities are sampled at points located relative to the shape point, and also compressed with PCA. From the features a skeletal maturity value is determined. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105959 | System and method for identification of individual samples from a multiplex mixture - An embodiment of an identifier element for identifying an origin of a template nucleic acid molecule is described that comprises a nucleic acid element comprising a sequence composition that enables detection of an introduced error in sequence data generated from the nucleic acid element and correction of the introduced error, where the nucleic acid element is constructed to couple with the end of a template nucleic acid molecule and identifies an origin of the template nucleic acid molecule. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105960 | Device for supporting diagnosis of a cancer and a device for predicting an effects of anthracycline anticancer drugs - A device for supporting a diagnosis of a cancer which provides information useful to decide whether or not an anthracycline anticancer drug should be administered to a cancer patient to be examined is disclosed. Concretely, the device is composed to be able to acquire an activity and an expression of two cyclin dependent kinases (CDK) from a malignant tumor of a cancer patient to be examined, and to acquire a CDK parameters from both of two CDKs. Furthermore the device determines sample data comprising predetermined CDK parameter, and display information of determined sample data. According to the above component, user is easily able to know whether or not a cancer of a cancer patient, whose tumor is similar to the tumor of the cancer patient to be examined, has been recurred in spite of an administration of an anthracycline anticancer drug. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105961 | METHODS OF NUCLEIC ACID IDENTIFICATION IN LARGE-SCALE SEQUENCING - The present invention provides methods for determining a base probability in a target nucleic acid within an experimental data set. The methods of the invention provide specific methods of improving accuracy of base calling for experimental sequencing data compared to conventional methods. The experimental base values used in the methods of the present invention provide relative base probabilities within an experimental data set that are robust and uniformly optimal regardless of the experimental conditions. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105962 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING MOLECULAR PATHWAY ELEMENTS - The present invention provides methods and systems useful in determining molecular pathways and elements of molecular pathways. In particular, the present invention provides for the discovery of new molecular pathway elements using Bayesian networks and gene expression information. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105963 | Methods for Flow Cytometry Analyses of Un-Lysed Cells from Biological Fluids - A method for analyzing a pathological deviation of at least one white blood cell population from a normal level in an un-lysed blood sample, comprising the steps of counting, with a flow cytometer, a number, n | 2009-04-23 |
20090105964 | DATA PROCESSOR FOR MASS SPECTROMETER - When the target substance's composition formula is deduced by using a mass spectrometer capable of an MS | 2009-04-23 |
20090105965 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IGNITABILITY OF FUEL WITH AN UNKNOWN FUEL QUALITY - The invention relates to a method for determining the ignitability of fuel, particularly of diesel, biodiesel, gas-to-liquid (GTL) or biomass-to-liquid (BTL) fuel, with an unknown fuel quality for an internal combustion engine. Provision is made for the density (ρ) of the fuel to be ascertained and for the ignitability to be derived from this | 2009-04-23 |
20090105966 | Estimating detailed compositional information from limited analytical data - A method for determining the composition of a material including the steps of fitting multivariate analytical data of the material to a combination of multivariate analytical data in a database to determine coefficients of the combination so as to determine a reference model of composition based on the coefficients and the compositions in the database, wherein the database includes multivariate analytical data of database materials whose compositions are known, and reconciling the reference model of composition to match properties of the material. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105967 | DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to quantitatively evaluate a distribution of defects which are generated within an inspection material. In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a defect inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic wave probe; an ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving device that irradiates ultrasonic waves via the ultrasonic wave probe onto a surface of an inspection material on which a predetermined propagation medium has been provided, and that also receives as noise signals ultrasonic waves that have been scattered by defects present in the interior of the inspection material; a frequency spectrum calculation device that performs time division on the noise signals so as to divide them into time widths that correspond to positions in the depth direction of the inspection material, and calculates a frequency spectrum for each one of the time-divided noise signals; and a defect distribution detection device that, based on the frequency spectrums, calculates values showing a level of defect progression corresponding to a position in the thickness direction of the inspection material. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105968 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING TAMPERING WITH A SIGNAL CONDITIONER REMOTE FROM A HOST SYSTEM - A system for detecting tampering in a signal conditioner of electronics that determines a parameter from signals received from one or more sensors is provided. The system includes a host system that receives the parameter signals from the signal conditioner indicating properties of a material and supplies power to the signal conditioner. The signal conditioner is remote from and coupled to said host system. The signal conditioner generates the parameter signals. The host system is configured to periodically transmit a request for said authentication information to said signal conditioner, receive said authentication information from said signal conditioner in response to said request, compare said authentication information with initial authentication information, and detect said tampering condition in said signal conditioner if said authentication information is not equal to said initial authentication information. | 2009-04-23 |
20090105969 | Method and Device for the Assessment of Fluid Collection Networks - The improved monitoring device includes a data acquisition device with an accelerometer inside a bendable tube. One end of the tube is connected to a pole that may be secured to the top of a sewer manhole, while the other end is submerged in a fluid flow. The tilt, oscillations, and pressure exerted upon the tube due to fluid flow are measured and recorded. An improved method includes installing several monitoring devices into sewer system manholes, recording fluid level and flow, reading the recorded data, and displaying the data in chart or map form. Data may be displayed in two or three dimensional maps that may be overlaid with information of topography, street maps, and single or multiple sewer systems. Data displayed on the maps may include fluid flow rates, fluid levels, derivatives and integrals of flow rates, and differences in fluid levels or flow between monitoring devices. | 2009-04-23 |