37th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080221708 | DATA PROCESSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided are a data processor, and a control system, in which an interrupt controller and an event link controller are adopted. The event link controller responds to a generated event signal to output a start control signal for controlling start of an operation of a circuit module. The circuit module is able to generate an event signal. The event link controller generates the start control signal according to the correspondences between event signals and start control signals which are defined by event control information. The links between the event signals and start control signals can be prescribed by the event control information. Therefore, operations of circuit modules prescribed by such links can be controlled sequentially. The control neither involves save and return processes by CPU as in the interrupt processing, nor needs priority level control as executed on competing interrupt requests. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221709 | Control method, control system, and program - By repeatedly executing a predetermined measurement at set intervals, data on a predetermined performance (a best focus position) of a predetermined apparatus and data on variation factors of the performance are obtained (Steps | 2008-09-11 |
20080221710 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING AN EFFECT OF A DISTURBANCE - A method and system for reducing disturbance effects on a dynamic system. The method in one embodiment processes a compensated control signal using at least one of a feedforward gain, feedthru gain and a feedback gain, and transmitting the compensated control signal to the dynamic system. An embodiment of the dynamic disturbance rejection device comprises a feedthru section with at least one input command signal that processes a feedthru output using inverse system dynamics, a feedback section with state information that processes a feedback output using inverse system dynamics, a feedforward section with disturbance information that processes a feedforward output using inverse system dynamics, and a processing unit that processes the compensated control signal for the controlled system. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221711 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICLES - An instrument for measuring the size distribution of a particle sample by counting and classifying particles into selected size ranges. The particle concentration is reduced to the level where the probability of measuring scattering from multiple particles at one time is reduced to an acceptable level. A light beam is focused or collimated through a sample cell, through which the particles flow. As each particle passes through the beam, it scatters, absorbs, and transmits different amounts of the light, depending upon the particle size. So both the decrease in the beam intensity, due to light removal by the particle, and increase of light, scattered by the particle, may be used to determine the particle size, to classify the particle and count it in a certain size range. If all of the particles pass through a single beam, then many small particles must be counted for each large one because typical distributions are uniform on a particle volume basis, and the number distribution is related to the volume distribution by the particle diameter cubed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221712 | Socket alignment mechanism and method of using same - An alignment mechanism to align a microelectronic device to a socket, the device including an array of contact pads thereon. The mechanism includes a socket system having a socket and a device positioning mechanism disposed adjacent the socket and adapted to position the device in the socket. The mechanism also includes a control system adapted to receive alignment data on a position of the array of contact pads relative to two reference sides of the device, the control system further being adapted to control the device positioning mechanism as a function of alignment data to align the device in the socket. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221713 | Apparatus Control System, Apparatus, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Where Apparatus Control Program is Recorded - An apparatus control system for enabling different operators to perform apparatus setting and network setting independently and efficiently and to easily confirm a setting status, an apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium where an apparatus control program is recorded are disclosed. An apparatus setter ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221714 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPORTING - A plurality of devices are interconnected via a utility and distributed throughout a premises with each device operable for being temporarily configured to provide a service as well as information desired by a user. In one embodiment, the service is selected from the list of: light switch, power outlet, thermostat and the information is selected from the list of: environmental condition, power consumption, power grid conditions, Internet access, announcements. If desired, one or more devices can be configured from time to time in anticipation of the user's needs at that time. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221715 | Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environments - A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). The control server supports video/audio serving, telephony, messaging, file sharing, internetworking, and security. A portable controller allows a user to access and control the network devices from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The controllers are enhanced to support location-awareness and user-awareness functionality. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221716 | METHOD OF PROCESSING ACTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTROLLED DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, AND CONTROL POINT - A method of processing an action executes an action requested by a control point for controlling a controlled device through a network, stores a result of executing the action as a pending result of the action when a network connection between the controlled device and the control point is terminated, and transmits the stored pending result of the action to the control point when the network connection between the controlled device and the control point is resumed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221717 | System and Method for Limitation Handling - System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. The at least one of the plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals is configured for transmitting a signal imposing a limit for at least one parameter for the device. Further, the controllable unit is configured for registering the limit and establishing a resulting limit for the parameter. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221718 | System and Method for Controlling at Least One Device - System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including at least one controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals to the at least one controllable unit. At least one of the plurality of nodes for transmitting control signals are configured for transmitting a command originator, the command originator including an identification of a predetermined type of the node, from which the signal originates. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221719 | AUDIOGRAM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - An audiogram classification system is provided. The classification system includes categories for configuration, severity, site of lesion and/or symmetry of an audiogram. A set of rules can be provided for selecting the categories, wherein the set of rules ignore one or more local irregularities on an audiogram and have been validated to maximize agreement with judges. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221720 | Manufacturing Process End Point Detection - A method for identifying a predetermined state of a manufacturing process by monitoring the process which involves, monitoring a plurality of variables that vary in value during the manufacturing process. The method also involves mapping as points in a hyperspace the values of each variable at a plurality of times, where the hyperspace has a number of dimensions equal to the number of variables and the number of points is equal to the plurality of times. The method also involves identifying that a manufacturing process has reached the predetermined state when one of the points reaches a closed volume in the hyperspace that is located within a predefined distance from a predefined location in the hyperspace. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221721 | Automated Sputtering Target Production - A system and method are provided for manufacturing workpieces, such as metal articles like sputtering target, the system comprising: comparing one or more physical or chemical values of a respective one of a plurality of metal target blanks to one or more comparable values of at least one desired criterion; selecting one of the metal target blanks from a plurality of metal target blanks as a work-in-progress; assigning a serial route for the work-in-progress; processing the work-in-progress by translating the work-in-progress from note to node with an automated transport, after completion of the events at each node; rejecting or accepting the work-in-progress as a metal target by evaluating a result of at least one event of the one or more respective events to be completed at, at least one of the plurality of nodes. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221722 | Methods of interfacing nanomaterials for the monitoring and execution of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes - Methods of interfacing nanomaterials used to monitor and execute the pharmaceutical manufacturing process are disclosed herein. The nanomaterials are useful to provide a plurality of analysis to the manufacturing process. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby pharmaceutical manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221723 | Control system for a plurality of chip mounters and operating method thereof - A control system includes at least one part mounter installing parts on a printed circuit board and a control device integrally controlling the operation of the at least one part mounter. The control device controls the part mounter using information about the printed circuit board and information on a production process flow of the printed circuit board. The control device integrally controls the operations of the part mounters, including receiving and storing information on parts that the part mounters install, information on a feeder that supplies the parts, and information on arrangement of the parts on the printed circuit board, receiving and displaying operation information and operation situations from the part mounters, and controlling operations of the part mounters using the stored information and displayed information. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221724 | Method For Positioning Reel-To-Reel Flexible Board In Automatic Manufacturing Process - A method for positioning a reel-to-reel flexible board in an automatic manufacturing process uses an optical sensor to detect a first edge and a second edge of the reel-to-reel flexible board and obtain first x-coordinate data, second x-coordinate data and y-coordinate data. A set of positioning holes is precisely formed using the obtained coordinate data. The positioning holes are used to define a starting point of a next work area to prevent the gap between the two work areas from being larger or smaller than a predetermined value. Because micro-via forming and image transfer procedures are applied on the reel-to-reel flexible board using the coordination data, shift and offset can be prevented. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221725 | COMBINED PROCESSING MACHINE AND PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - A combined processing machine | 2008-09-11 |
20080221726 | Control Device with Bus for Operating a Machine - A control device for operating a machine has a control unit with at least one actuating unit to which actuators and sensors are connected for operating the machine. The control unit has a bus line for transmitting control commands from an operating part to the actuating device. A plug connection between the operating part and the control unit is provided. A monitoring unit monitors an operating signal of the operating part. The monitoring unit triggers a safety function when the operating signal that is a heartbeat of the operating part is absent. Operating states of the operating part are monitored by the monitoring unit. An output signal of the monitoring unit is evaluated in that, when the operating part is switched on, the heartbeat is processed and, when the operating part is switched off, the absence of the heartbeat is ignored. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SHIPPING ANOMALIES - Systems and method of identifying shipping anomalies are provided. One anomaly detection module is configured to access data related to items in a delivery environment and determine the occurrence of anomalies based on the accessed data. The detected anomalies are evaluated with other accessed data to identify source, destination or routing errors and to correct same. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221728 | Article Processing Facility and Its Control Method - An article processing facility includes an article carrier movable along a track and having an article gripper, and a pair of article racks for temporarily supporting articles. Each of the article racks is configured to be shiftable between an extended position and a retracted position. When an article for loading gripped by the article gripper is to be delivered to an article loading and unloading station but an article for unloading is present at the article loading and unloading station, the article for loading is stored temporarily on one of the article racks, and thereafter the article for unloading at the article loading and unloading station is temporarily stored on the other article rack. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221729 | Automatic Surface-Scanning Method and System - The invention relates to a method of scanning a complex surface ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221730 | BEHAVIOR CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A behavior control apparatus collects information of a mobile object in relation to an action space of the mobile object, and acquire a position and an orientation of a human. The behavior control apparatus sets an exclusive area for the human based on the position and the orientation, and judges whether any information is to be notified to the human by the mobile object. If judging negatively, the behavior control apparatus determines a target position, a target orientation and a travel route of the mobile object such that the mobile object moves out of the exclusive area. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221731 | Method for operating a medical robotic system by stopping movement of a surgical instrument about a pivot point or issuing a warning if the pivot point moves beyond a thershold value - A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms are coupled to pair of master handles by a controller. The handles can be moved by the surgeon to produce a corresponding movement of the end effectors. The controller controls and limits movement of robotic arms relative to the patient. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221732 | TOOL MEMORY-BASED SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY - Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING RELATIVE POSITIONS OF OBJECTS - An apparatus and method for performing manufacturing operations using position sensing for robotic arms that efficiently and accurately finds the location of a workpiece or features on a workpiece. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221734 | Categorical Color Perception System - The present invention relates to a categorical color perception system which automatically judges a categorical color and aims to judge a categorical color name correctly under various ambient lights. Test color measured at an experiment is inputted to an input layer portion corresponding to test color components | 2008-09-11 |
20080221735 | Cooktop control and method for manually adjusting the setting on an operating line - A cooktop has a plurality of reflection-sensitive infrared sensors. A plurality of IR receiving elements is arranged along an operating line having a density such that an operator's finger placed on the operating line necessarily covers at least one of the IR receiving elements. A smaller number of IR transmitter diodes is arranged in correspondingly lower density next to the operating line. In the setting process, two effects are used on the operating line, specifically both the radiation of the optical transmitter reflected by the finger and also the radiation of the ambient light that is thrown into shadow by the finger. The resultant signal distribution on the optical receivers can be used for reliable evaluation of the finger's position in nearly all environmental conditions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221736 | UNIT FOR SUPERVISING AND REPORTING THE OPERATING STATUS OF A PORTABLE TOOL FOR MACHINING SURFACES - A portable electric or pneumatic tool for machining surfaces is provided with a unit ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221737 | NETWORKED ELECTRICAL INTERFACE - An electrical interface may include a switching mechanism and a control module. The switching mechanism can selectively couple a source of electricity to a load and the control module can be coupled to the switching mechanism. The control module may generate a query for information from a web server and control the switching mechanism based on a response to the query. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221738 | Method and System for Synchronizing Climate Control Devices - A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate control devices is compared with a desired operational mode of the first climate control device. A determination of whether any of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices differs from the desired operational mode. The first climate control device is placed in the desired operational mode dependent on the comparison of the operational modes of the plurality of climate control devices with the desired operational mode. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221739 | Durability Monitoring and Improvement of a Blender - A blender for blending foodstuff includes a base enclosing a motor and having an upper mounting surface. A jar sensor is secured to the base proximate the upper mounting surface and a jar is removably mountable to the base on the mounting surface. The jar includes a closed end and an actuator is mounted proximate the closed end. The jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator when the jar is mounted to the base in an operating position. The motor is powered when the jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator in the operating position. A motor temperature indicator is positioned on a control panel on the base and a temperature sensor is in communication with the motor temperature indicator. First and second cordsets are adaptable for removable mounting to the base for powering the motor. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221740 | Method for Estimating The Food Temperature Inside a Refrigerator Cavity And Refrigerator Using Such Method - A method of controlling the temperature inside a cavity of a cooling appliance provided with a temperature sensor inside the cavity and with an actuator for adjusting the cooling capacity of the appliance, the food temperature is estimated on the basis of a value from the temperature sensor and on a predetermined function of a status of the actuator. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221741 | FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE AND METHOD WITH NETWORK-ASSISTED SCENE MANAGEMENT - A method comprises acquiring information pertaining to a scene of a fire. The acquiring step is performed by a sensor connected to a first computer. The method further comprises transmitting the information from the first computer to a second computer by way of a wireless communication network. The second computer is mounted to a fire fighting vehicle and is connected to a display. The method further comprises displaying the information at the fire fighting vehicle using the display. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221742 | MULTI-RANGE REMOTE TRANSMITTER FOR A VEHICLE - A remote transmitter, including: an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first range of the transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second function to be transmitted in a second range of the transmitter when a second input of the input unit is selected, wherein the function inputs select the first input and the second input; a processor configured to output a first signal along a first path and a second signal along a second path in response to the first and second function inputs, respectively, wherein the first signal corresponds to the first function and the second signal corresponds to the second function; and an output configured to transmit the first signal in the first range and the second signal in the second range, wherein the first range is smaller than the second range. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221743 | Onboard Starter-Interrupt Device Incorporating Wireless Personal Area Network - An onboard starter-interrupt device uses a Personal Area Network (PAN) to facilitate communication between a wireless device (such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA)) and the onboard device (also referred to interchangeably as a vehicle control device or a payment enforcement device) installed on a vehicle. The PAN can be implemented using, for example, the well-known Bluetooth protocol. The use of a PAN avoids the need for a visible keypad or other input device installed in the vehicle. The interface with the PAN also facilitates direct communication (including voice communication) using an existing cell phone. The interface with the PAN further allows a user or administrator to configure the operation of the onboard device using input/output components of the wireless device. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221744 | Process And Apparatus For Autonomous Control Of A Motor Vehicle - Autonomous control of steering, speed, forward and reverse movement of a motor vehicle is provided by transmitting a signal from a transmitter carried by an ambulatory user, receiving the signal with three signal-receiving antennae on the motor vehicle, generating first, second and third sub-signals with a three-channel receiver connected to the three antennae, generating sum and difference outputs with the first and second sub-signals, affecting the steering with the difference output, affecting the speed, forward and reverse control with the sum output, generating a distance-to-user output from the third sub-signal, and limiting the proximity of the motor vehicle to the user with the distance-to-user output. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221745 | COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A collection and distribution system wherein information is collected from one or more aerial vehicles and from one or more ground-based sources before being processed and provided to an end-user. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221746 | System for providing or receiving electric power from a parked vehicle - A vehicle and docking facility, with the vehicle equipped to provide to a docking facility at a home or business structure, electric power derived from solar collectors formed on the surface of the vehicle, and the docking facility for receiving such power, or for providing electric energy to the vehicle, depending on a signal from the vehicle indicating whether the vehicle needs to buy electric energy from the docking facility, or can instead sell electric energy to the docking facility. Also provided is a system for providing to the public electric power grid electric power received from a plurality of vehicles, and for compensating the owners for the received electric power, or for charging the vehicles for electric power provided to the vehicles. Corresponding methods of operation are also provided. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221747 | Control System For a Motor Vehicle - A control system for a motor vehicle having a manual actuating device with a plurality of degrees of freedom of adjustment for selecting and/or activating entries from a menu structure and a screen display ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221748 | Control Device for a Motor Vehicle - A control device for a motor vehicle has a microcontroller as well as a monitoring circuit for the microcontroller. The monitoring circuit has a clocked counter, with a reset input of counter being coupled to a diagnostic output of the microcontroller, a first counter output being coupled to a diagnostic trigger input of the microcontroller and a second counter output being coupled to a reset input of the microcontroller such that when the microcontroller functions correctly, a signal at the first counter output generates a diagnostic process of the microcontroller and a signal at the diagnostic output of the microcontroller resets the counter. However, when the microcontroller malfunctions, the counter is not reset, so that the counter continues to count and generates a signal for resetting the microcontroller at the second counter output. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221749 | Diagnostic Interface for Applications on a Service Gateway - A method for supplying internal information relevant for performing a diagnosis, of an application available in a vehicle and running on a service gateway, in which a defined uniform application diagnostic interface, via which communication with the service gateway is made possible, is provided in the application. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221750 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER MEDIA AND SIGNALS FOR REDUCING GHG BY IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON EXCESSIVE USAGES OF VEHICLES AND OTHER AIR, SEA, AND ENVIRONMENT POLLUTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTS - Methods, apparatus, media and signals for automatically and smartly monitoring, controlling, and restricting excessive usage of: mechanically, and/or electrically, and/or electro-mechanically, and/or chemically propelled: land, sea, and air/space transportation systems in order to reduce energy consumption and to reduce release of CO2 and other pollutant into the air, soil, and water and to enforce the Kyoto or other international, or nationally allocated pollution quota for operators of transportation means are disclosed. Generally each involves receiving and storing a representation of operation of a Machine, receiving and storing representation of an operator in a control system, and producing a control signal for use by a control apparatus, or a remote authority, if values represented in operation of a Machine are outside of corresponding allowed values of the representation of an operator. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221751 | Checking of Repairs for Electronic Vehicle Systems - The invention relates to a computer-based diagnostic tester which can exchange information with the control devices installed in the motor vehicle using a diagnostic program via a diagnostic interface and via data lines. A method for improved checking of repairs is also presented with the diagnostic tester. The motor vehicle-mounted control devices have program routines for self-diagnostics of the control devices and are capable of storing identified faults in the form of fault codes in reserved memory areas. The diagnostic program which is implemented in the diagnostic tester reads the fault codes out from the reserved memory areas, interprets the fault codes and displays them on a display together with the interpretations. In order to check to what extent repairs which have been performed have been successfully concluded, status polling is carried out using the diagnostic program implemented in the diagnostic tester. During this status polling, the status information of all the fault codes known in the system is interrogated and evaluated. In the process, all the fault codes whose fault setting conditions have either been tested positively or whose test requirements were not present in order to be able to carry out a test are displayed. The fault codes which are to be displayed are firstly stored here in one or more primary first fault memories, read out and then copied into a secondary, second fault memory. This permits the use of the total reset of the primary fault memories which is prescribed in the USA for diagnostic systems without information which is relevant to the checking of repairs in the second fault memory being lost. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221752 | Procedure for adaptive configuration recognition - The invention involves a procedure for adaptive configuration recognition after the run-up of a control device with or without configuration storage, which performs an automatic and operator-assisted, optimal configuration of the operating software of a motor vehicle. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221753 | Method For Selecting Audio Content To Be Played In A Vehicle - The present invention relates to a method and a system for dynamically selecting audio content items to be played in a vehicle based on driving parameters derived from the driving of the vehicle. Thereby, the selection of the audio content can be modified to the various driving conditions of the vehicle. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221754 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EQUIPMENT SERVICE VEHICLE - A vehicle comprises a chassis, a mechanical system, and a control system configured to control the mechanical assembly. The mechanical system is mounted on the chassis and configured to be moved through a range of positions responsive to operator inputs from a human operator. The control system processing logic configured to generate output signals for the output devices based on input signals from the directional controller to thereby control movement of the boom assembly in accordance with the operator inputs. The communication system is configured to communicate signals, including the input signals and the output signals, between the directional controller, the processing logic, and the output devices, the communication system at least partially comprising a radio-frequency transmission medium. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221755 | Vehicle-use power supply apparatus - The vehicle-use power supply apparatus includes an alternator driven by an engine mounted on a vehicle to generate electric power in accordance with a command value, a battery electrically connected to the alternator to be charged by the alternator, and connected to electrical loads mounted on the vehicle to apply a power supply voltage to the electrical loads. The vehicle-use power supply apparatus further includes a first function of determining, as a power generation cost, an increase amount of fuel which the engine consumes for the alternator to generate electric power, and a second function of transmitting the command value to the alternator, the second function being configured to determine the command value on the basis of the power generation cost determined by the first function such that a change rate of the power supply voltage does not exceed a predetermined limit value. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221756 | Air suspension to control power hop - Apparatus, systems and methods for controlling power-hop in a heavy vehicle, e.g., an earth-moving apparatus, such as an earth-moving scraper. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221757 | Method for operating an actuator, especially an electric actuator in a stabilizer arrangement - Method for operating an adjustable stabilizer arrangement, comprising an actuator, which applies actuator torque to stabilizer sections as a function of a command variable to influence the rolling movement of a motor vehicle body, where sensors are used to detect the movement of the motor vehicle body and the movements of the wheels, where an operating movement of the actuator supplies a variable which can be used to determine the actuator torque, upon which is superimposed an adjustment signal for the actuator, and where the variable is modified by a weighting factor. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221758 | Method and Device for Actuating a Vehicle Occupant Protection Means - A method and apparatus for preventatively actuating a vehicle occupant protection system in a vehicle having a sensor system which acquires driving state data, and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means which can be triggered before the collision time and thus moved into an operative position. A control signal for triggering the vehicle occupant protection means is activated if at least one critical driving state is present, and is deactivated if the respective critical driving state ends and as a function of at least one further condition which represents at least one sensed controllable driving behavior. As a result, the vehicle occupant protection system is reset to its initial state. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221759 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTIVATING A CAR SAFETY DEVICE ACTIVATION ELEMENT - A drive arrangement for activating a car safety device activation element, such as an air bag, comprises a drive circuit, which is coupled to the car safety device activation element. The drive circuit generates an activation signal which activates the car safety device. The arrangement includes a power supply transistor which is coupled in series with a power supply input of the drive circuit and an energy reservoir such as a capacitor. The arrangement further comprises control means which controls the supply voltage to the drive circuit by controlling the power supply transistor to operate in an active region to provide a voltage drop during activation of the car safety device activation element. Hence, a significant voltage drop and thus energy dissipation may be moved from the drive circuit to the power supply transistor. The drive circuit may therefore be reduced in size and the power supply transistor may be implemented in a cheap technology suitable for energy dissipation. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221760 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - Automatic transmission control system and control method have the functions or steps of: controlling shifting of an automatic transmission installed on a vehicle, in one of an automatic shift mode in which shifting of the automatic transmission is carried out based on a shift diagram, and a manual shift mode in which shifting of the automatic transmission is manually carried out; detecting at least one shift command of an upshift command for shifting up the automatic transmission and a downshift command for shifting down the automatic transmission, the shift command being manually entered; measuring a shift command time for which the shift command is detected; and switching from the automatic shift mode to a shift inhibition mode in which shifting of the automatic transmission is inhibited, without switching to the manual shift mode, based on the measured shift command. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221761 | Vehicle control system and component units therefor - In a vehicle control system, a vehicle unit transmits a smart request signal through its LF transmitter. When a mobile unit receives the smart request signal through its LF receiver, it transmits a response signal through its RF transmitter. The vehicle unit, receiving this response signal though its RF receiver, performs smart control such as door unlocking. The mobile unit further transmits a presence notification signal different from the response signal through its RF transmitter, when a predetermined notification condition is satisfied. The vehicle unit notifies passengers of the vehicle of the presence of the mobile unit, when it receives this notification signal while the predetermined condition is not satisfied. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221762 | Method and Device for Controlling a Standstill Circuit of an Automatic Transmission - The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling a standstill circuit of an automatic transmission of the vehicle, comprising a decision unit for selection of the target gear, a low-speed monitoring unit and a standstill circuit, which, when the vehicle is standing still or when its speed falls below a predetermined limit speed, brings about or prepares the activation of a starting gear. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221763 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INHIBIT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A control method is provided including detecting transmission output speed and a forward and reverse shift request, and executing inhibit limits when the detected speed exceeds a predetermined threshold speed. The inhibit limits slow the output speed to zero upon detection of a shift request at output speeds above the threshold, with a pedal progression map executed upon reaching zero output speed. The limits approach zero output torque as vehicle speed increases, reaching zero at a relatively high speed and simulating a neutral transmission upon a detected shift request at high speed. A vehicle is also provided having a transmission, a sensor for detecting transmission output speed, a sensor for detecting a shift request, and a PCM having an algorithm and a threshold transmission output speed. The algorithm inhibits a shift event in the direction opposite that of vehicle travel upon detection when vehicle speed is greater than the threshold. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221764 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an automatic transmission of this invention, a determination as to whether or not a failure has occurred in a friction element is made repeatedly while a vehicle is traveling, and control to specify the failed friction element is begun when a vehicle speed falls to or below a predetermined value for the first time following detection of the failure in the friction element (S | 2008-09-11 |
20080221765 | Torque converter clutch control system - A control system is provided. The control system includes a timer module that receives a first torque converter clutch (TCC) apply request and estimates at least one of a message latency time and a hydraulic latency time. A control module receives a subsequent TCC apply request and generates a torque request for an engine based on the at least one of the hydraulic latency time and the torque message latency time. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221766 | Braking/Driving Force Controller of Vehicle - In a braking/driving force control apparatus, a vehicle target braking/driving force and a vehicle target yaw moment through the control of braking/driving forces of wheels are calculated, and when the target braking/driving force and the target yaw moment cannot be achieved through the control of the braking/driving forces of the wheels, the vehicle target braking/driving force after the modification and the vehicle target yaw moment after the modification are calculated such that, within the range where the ratio of the vehicle target braking/driving force after the modification and the vehicle target yaw moment after the modification coincides with the ratio of the target braking/driving force and the target yaw moment, the vehicle braking/driving force and the vehicle yaw moment by the target braking/driving forces of the wheels take the greatest values. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221767 | Vehicle Control Apparatus and Vehicle Control Method - A vehicle control apparatus that performs driving assist control on an entrance ramp or an exit ramp connected to a main road having a different safe cruising speed limit than the entrance ramp or the exit ramp. The control apparatus includes a broken line detecting device that detects a broken line marked on the road and divides the main road and the entrance ramp or the exit ramp and a controller that determines a control zone of the driving assist control based on the broken line detection results from the broken line detecting device. For example, the vehicle control apparatus detects the broken line that divides a main road and an exit ramp using the broken line detecting device and starts driving assist control using the controller when it is detected that an accelerator pedal has been released. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE BRAKE APPLICATION AND INITIAL SKID DETECTION - The adaptive brake application and initial skid detection system allows rapid brake application and prevents deep initial skids. Brake pressure is compared with a predetermined threshold brake pressure. Wheel velocity error signals are also generated to indicated the difference between the wheel velocity and a reference velocity signal. A pressure bias modulator integrator responsive to brake pressure signals adjusts the wheel velocity error signals to provide an anti-skid control signal. The pressure bias modulator integrator can also be initialized to the value of the measured brake pressure when the wheel velocity error signals indicate the beginning of a skid. Brake pressure difference signals are generated to indicate the difference between brake pressure and a commanded brake pressure, and an adjusted brake pressure error signal is generated in response to the brake pressure difference signals. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221769 | Vehicle Driving Assist System - An driving assist control unit controls actuators such as a front wheel steering device, an accelerator pedal mechanism, an alarm lamp. The control units estimates permissible tire-force being capable of acting on the vehicle tire on the basis of road-surface friction coefficient and ground load of the tire, and then calculates tire-force margin by subtracting current tire-force currently acting on the tire, such as total driving force and lateral force, from the permissible tire-force. The control unit then controls steering reaction force of the front wheel steering device, reaction force of the accelerator pedal, and flashing frequency of the alarm lamp in accordance with the magnitude of the tire-force margin, respectively. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221770 | Vehicle control device - A main controller calculates permissible driving forces of individual wheels from a road-surface friction coefficient, ground loads of the individual wheels, and lateral forces of the individual wheels. The main controller then calculates a permissible engine torque on the basis of the calculated permissible driving forces so as to limit engine output. In addition, based on the calculated permissible driving forces, the main controller calculates a transfer-clutch torque for front-rear driving-force distribution control, a rear-wheel torque shift amount for left-right driving-force distribution control, and a steering-angle correction amount for steering-angle control. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221771 | Method for Controlling Rotation Speed - A method for controlling the rotational speed of at least one rotating element in a vehicle's drive line is provided. A first control model and a second control model are defined. The first control model calculates a permitted slippage of at least one of the vehicle's ground-engaging elements at its point of contact with the ground, which ground-engaging element is driven via the rotating element. The second control model calculates a torque delivered to the said ground-engaging element. The result of one of the said control models is utilized for controlling the rotational speed of the rotating element. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221772 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE IN MATERIAL TREATMENT UNIT - This invention discloses systems and methods for control of a gas turbine or a gas turbine generator, where the gas turbine is connected to a dryer vessel in which gas turbine exhaust gases are used to heat treat a material in the dryer vessel. The control system comprises one or more sensors for temperature, moisture and/or flow rate in the dryer vessel and/or of the material inside, entering and/or exiting the dryer vessel and a controller responsive to the sensor for controlling the fuel and/or air flow into the gas turbine. This control system and method enables providing the appropriate heat output from the gas turbine to meet the process heat required for the desired material treatment. Optionally, the gas turbine can be a liquid fuel turbine engine, or a reciprocating engine can be substituted for the turbine engine. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221773 | Method for the automatic determination of the quality of a transition compensation - To achieve a better compensation of the wall film effect in the operation of a gasoline engine as well as an objective evaluation of the quality of the transition compensation, the characteristic of Lambda values and a load are automatically detected in a test phase during an operation of the gasoline engine having activated transition compensation. Relevant load changes are automatically extracted as a function of the ascertained characteristics and classified as a function of specifiable criteria. For each load change extracted, at least one quality value is automatically determined as a function of a deviation of the at least one assigned Lambda value from at least one specifiable Lambda value. Each ascertained quality value is then weighted as a function of the implemented classification. Subsequently, an overall quality is calculated from the weighted quality values. At least one statistical method is used for this purpose. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER FOR NORMALIZED INSTANTANEOUS HEAT RELEASE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Operation of an internal combustion engine selectively operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode is monitored. The engine is equipped with a pressure sensing device operative to monitor in-cylinder pressure. An analog signal output from the pressure sensing device is monitored during a combustion cycle. A peak cylinder pressure and a corresponding crank angle are detected and captured during the combustion cycle. A state for a combustion parameter for the cylinder for the combustion cycle is determined based upon the peak cylinder pressure and the corresponding crank angle. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221775 | MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - The present invention concerns a multi-cylinder engine comprising a throttle body ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221776 | System and Method for Reconfiguring an Electronic Control Unit of a Motor Vehicle to Optimize Fuel Economy - System and method for modifying the operation of an engine comprising an engine control unit coupled to the engine, a command module coupled to the engine control unit, wherein the command module is operable to modify operating characteristics of the engine by reconfiguring the function of the engine control unit. The engine control unit further comprises software and/or firmware, and the command module reconfigures the function of the engine control unit by altering the software and/or firmware. The command module may modify the engine operation, for example, based upon environmental conditions, topographic conditions, and/or traffic conditions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221777 | MODEL SIMPLIFICATION METHOD FOR MODEL-BASED DEVELOPMENT - The invention provides a model simplification method for model-based development for installing a simplified model of a predetermined system of a vehicle in a vehicle ECU so as to control an engine. The simplified model is different from a detailed model used for designing the predetermined system. The method includes (1) performing an inverse calculation to determine a conformance value for making the simplified model conform to an actual engine, using the simplified model; and calculating a value required for performing the inverse calculation to determine the conformance value, using the detailed model. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221778 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine system, including a primary fuel tank that stores a fuel, a fuel reformer that reforms the fuel from the primary fuel tank, a secondary fuel tank that stores the fuel reformed by the fuel reformer, a fuel injection device that injects the fuel that is selectably supplied from either the primary fuel tank or secondary fuel tank into a combustion chamber, a sensor that detects the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank, and a control device that sets and outputs a load and revolution speed of the engine. The control device is configured to set the engine load and engine revolution speed according to a request output determined based upon an operation performed by an operator. The engine load and engine revolution speed when the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank is more than a predetermined value, are set different than when the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank is less than the predetermined value. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221779 | Controller for Operating at Least One Fuel Injector of an Internal Combustion Engine - To simplify reliable detection of operating faults in a control unit for operating an electrical component (for example, a fuel injector), an end stage is provided on the output side and is provided with a first line section and a second line section for supplying current in a synchronized manner to an electrical consumer which can be connected to the two line sections via an external line pair. A detection coil configuration is provided for detecting operating faults on the basis of an evaluation of a current that is induced at the detection coil configuration. The detection coil configuration is flowed through by a magnetic flux that is composed of magnetic flow components which are caused by the current flows in the two line sections, and wherein mutual compensation of the magnetic flow components is provided in a normal mode. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221780 | Diesel Engine Control Device - A control device is provided that controls the injection quantity and injection timing of fuel injected into the cylinder of a diesel engine, in which are provided two control modes of: a normal injection mode in which the injection quantity and injection timing are controlled so that the injected fuel ignites near compression top dead center during an injection period; and a premixed injection mode in which the injection quantity and injection timing are controlled so that fuel injection is completed before compression top dead center and the injected fuel ignites near compression top dead center after a premixing period, and target values of control parameters (pilot injection timing, and the like) are set in advance separately for each control mode, the control device comprising change means for gradually changing target values V | 2008-09-11 |
20080221781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION IN A HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE - A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode. The operation includes monitoring engine operation, and globally adapting fueling for all the cylinders based upon an engine intake mass air flow and an air/fuel ratio. The fueling for each cylinder is individually adapted based upon states of a combustion parameter for all the cylinders. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221782 | Navigation device and method providing a traffic message channel resource - A method and a navigation device are disclosed for sharing at least one location message with at least one other device. The navigation device includes a receiver to determine a signal strength of a traffic message channel at a location, a memory to store information representing the signal strength of a traffic message channel, and at least one processor to correlate the information stored in memory to compile a traffic message channel resource and select a traffic message channel based on the traffic message channel resource and a location associated with a navigation device. The method includes determining a signal strength of a traffic message channel at a location, storing information representing the signal strength of a traffic message channel, correlating the information stored in memory to compile a traffic message channel resource, and selecting a traffic message channel based on the traffic message channel resource and a location associated with a navigation device. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221783 | Intelligent redirection of vehicular traffic due to congestion and real time performance metrics - An automated traffic control system provides real time alternative traffic flow solutions to address traffic congestion on a roadway. A process will pick routes to scan for real-time statistics on the traffic conditions and calculate an average vehicle speed (AVS) for that route, road, highway, etc. If the AVS drops below a historical threshold, a decision matrix is created, whereby all the real-time data is compared with historical data and provides an ideal or best alternative route for “route X”. The operator is provided this information within seconds and is allowed to make a decision to “accept pr decline” the proposed changes in routes. If the proposed changes are accepted, the changes begin to occur automatically such as but not limited to updating electronic signage, changing traffic control signals (all green to keep traffic moving), moving electronic barriers, etc. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221784 | Measurement of Fuel Consumed and of Distance Travelled - A method for computing significant characteristic parameters of fuel consumption of a vehicle. Fuel consumption data ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221785 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING USER UPDATE REQUESTS REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC DATA TO SUPPORT AUTOMATED ANALYSIS, PROCESSING AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA UPDATES - A system and method provide functionality for collecting user update reports of geographic inconsistencies between geographic data and the real world to enable automated processing of updates to the geographic data. A user's input is collected and describes an anomaly, which is a geographic inconsistency between geographic data and the real world. The user's input is stored as language neutral structured data that enables automated processing of updates to the geographic data. Automatic processes that process the structured data include an email agent, an incident agent, a geographic augmentation agent, a case generation agent, a clustering agent, an automatic validation agent, and a monitoring service. Automatic and manual processes combined together handle processing of anomalies, as well as other related processing, and ultimately handle processing of updates to the geographic data to resolve the anomalies reported by the users. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221786 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND ROADWAY SEARCH METHOD - The present invention provides a navigation system and roadway search method capable of easily searching for a roadway even if a user does not accurately know the name of the roadway. The navigation system includes an icon display unit that displays roadway icons by road type on a screen, and a search key setting unit that specifies a road type corresponding to the icon selected from the icons displayed on the screen, and sets a roadway name corresponding to the icon selected from the icons displayed on the screen as a search key through a user operation. The navigation system displays icons on the screen that are constituted by marks that are similar to marks actually used for roadways in paper maps or road signs. Thus the user is able to search for a roadway without needing to know the complete name of the desired roadway. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221787 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A ROUTE HAVING AN ESTIMATED MINIMUM FUEL USAGE FOR A VEHICLE - Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for determining a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage for a vehicle based on a estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds of the vehicle and based on estimated speeds for the route. The estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle is based on aggregated data for the vehicle. Alternatively, the estimated fuel efficiency is based on actual data for the vehicle. In some embodiments, suggested routes are constrained by user route preferences, and real-time route information. Alternatively or additionally, the estimated fuel usage is based on actual driver behavior data. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221788 | Map generation apparatus, map generation method and computer readable medium - A map generation apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a classification unit, a tentative map generation unit and a map generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information which is a target of an analysis process. The classification unit classifies the acquired information into a plurality of types. The tentative map generation unit selects the types provided by the classifying one by one as a type in question to generate tentative map information of the information belonging to the type in question, based on (i) the information belonging to the type in question and (ii) representative information that represents at least one type other than the type in question. The map generation unit generates a map image based on the tentative map information generated for the respective types. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221789 | Navigation apparatus for vehicle - In an in-vehicle navigation apparatus, a present position is detected, an altitude of the present position is acquired from map data, and a temperature inside of a hard disk drive is acquired with a temperature sensor. An atmospheric pressure of the present position is then calculated from the altitude and temperature. When the calculated atmospheric pressure is less than a predetermined atmospheric pressure, it is presumed that a magnetic head cannot be floating against a magnetic disk in the hard disk drive. Access to the hard disk drive is thereby prohibited. Thus, in the hard disk drive of the navigation apparatus, contact between the magnetic head and the magnetic disk is prevented when running a place with a low atmospheric pressure. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221790 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING A ROUTE IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING SATELLITE IMAGE - A method and a terminal for providing a route in a navigation system using a satellite image are provided. The terminal includes a route calculation unit for calculating a route from a current location to a destination when a user inputs the destination, a satellite image requesting unit for requesting a satellite image server for satellite images corresponding to locations on the route and for downloading the requested satellite images, a satellite image storage unit for storing the downloaded satellite images, and a controller for retrieving a satellite image corresponding to the current location from the satellite image storage unit and for displaying the retrieved satellite image simultaneously while downloading the satellite images corresponding to the locations on the route. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221791 | LANDMARK IDENTIFIER - The present invention provides a portable unit for identify landmarks based on the location of the landmark within a field of view. A controller determines the location of an area within the field of view and then communicates information about the location of an area to the user. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221792 | Navigation apparatus - When a first guidance reissue request is placed following voice guidance, it is likely that a driver has failed to hear the voice guidance and, therefore, guidance having a content identical to the initial guidance is issued (only the distance is modified). Beginning with a second guidance reissue request, on the other hand, it is likely that the driver desires different information, and therefore the guidance is reissued after modifying its content, e.g. an additional guidance item is modified while the content of the basic guidance item remains the same. The additional guidance may be modified by modifying the content of the item or by adding items. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221793 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRACKING AND/OR AVOIDING HARM TO CERTAIN DEVICES OR HUMANS - The present invention relates to systems and methods of tracking and/or avoiding harm to certain devices or humans. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method of tracking individual assets may include obtaining position data of an asset via a GPS receiver in communication with a position sensor associated with the asset, processing position data and sensor data via a processing component associated with the position sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver, and communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface associated with the position sensor and configured to enable wireless communication between the position sensor and the host device. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221794 | Hybrid Inertial Navigation System Based on A Kinematic Model - The invention concerns a method for improving determination of inertial navigation parameters ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080221795 | Processing Electromagnetic Data - A method for processing multi-component, multi-offset electromagnetic data measured at at least one multi-component receiver, the data representative of electric and magnetic fields due to a source, the at least one multi-component receiver being disposed at a depth greater than that of the source. The method includes decomposing the measured multi-offset electric and magnetic fields into upgoing and downgoing components; and formulating a noise removal operator from the downgoing components and the properties of the medium surrounding the at least one receiver. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221796 | Vector Migration of 1st Order Free-Surface Related Downgoing Multiples from VSP Data | 2008-09-11 |
20080221797 | Remotely reconfigurable system for mapping subsurface geological anomalies - Methods and apparatus are provided for receiving, detecting and transmitting geophysical data from a plurality of electrodes placed in the soil utilizing a dynamically reconfigurable wireless control unit that is located on each electrode. Data from the control units is transmitted by a wireless signal to a centralized data processor for analysis. Control data is provided from a central control processor to the control unit by wireless transmission. The control unit, which is positioned, includes a multi-channel radio frequency transmitter/receiver and a processor to actuate relays and record data returns from the measured substrate soil for transmission to the central data processor. The control unit incorporates a changeable code or address to unambiguously identify itself, and its spatial relationship to other electrodes, to the central data processor and the central control processor. The control units are equipped with a GPS positioning device to allow for automatic transmission of electrode location and for electrode placement without a manual survey being required. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221798 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION - Methods and systems are described for hydrocarbon production. One method embodiment of the invention comprises analyzing phases of hydrocarbon oil, gas and water at flowing conditions extracted from a hydrocarbon well; separating the oil, water and gas mixture into oil portions, water portions and gas portions, each respective portion being substantially only oil, water or gas; analyzing the separated oil portion and determining if the separated oil portion meets predetermined oil standards, and treating any separated oil portion that does not meet the oil standards to achieve those standards; transferring the oil portion meeting the predetermined oil standards to a predetermined destination; analyzing the separated water portion to determine if the water portion meets predetermined water standards and treating any separated water portion that does not meet the water standards to achieve those standards; and transferring the treated water portion meeting the predetermined standards to a destination. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221799 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DYNAMIC PERMEABILITY OF GAS HYDRATE SATURATED FORMATIONS - A method and system for determining dynamic permeability of gas hydrate formations including deploying a tool within a wellhole configured for magnetic resonance measurements, determining permeability of a formation at or near zero saturation of the gas hydrate and deriving the relationship between permeability and gas hydrate saturation for the formation. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221800 | Method of Determining Downhole Formation Grain Size Distribution Using Acoustic and NMR Logging Data - The grain size distribution of a pore-scale geometric model of a clastic earth formation are adjusted so that the NMR relaxation time distribution output of the model matches a measured NMR distribution, and an acoustic velocity output of the model matches a measured acoustic velocity (compressional and/or shear). Fluid drainage and imbibing can be simulated. Additional properties of the earth formation are predicted using the pore-scale model. The additional properties may be based on additional measurements of properties of a fluid in the formation. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221801 | GEOPHONE NOISE ATTENUATION AND WAVEFIELD SEPARATION USING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE - Methods and apparatus for processing dual sensor (e.g., hydrophone and vertical geophone) data that includes intrinsic removal of noise as well as enhancing the wavefield separation are provided. The methods disclosed herein are based on a decomposition of data simultaneously into dip and frequency while retaining temporal locality. The noise removed may be mainly coherent geophone noise from the vertical geophone, also known as V(z) noise. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221802 | Method of Proteome Analysis for Phosphorylated Protein - A method for detecting plural types of phosphorylated proteins in a sample, wherein a database consisting of data regarding plural types of proteins in the sample is used; and a method for purifying phosphorylated proteins using an immobilized metal carrier or a titania carrier, wherein a solution containing acetonitrile in a range of 40% (v/v) or greater but 60% (v/v) or less is used. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221803 | Methods of predicting treatment outcome in chronic periodontitis patients - The invention is a new method for predicting when subjects having chronic periodontitis will fail or succeed conventional standard therapy. The method uses measures of the plaque cadaverine fraction with additional measurements including age, fraction of gingival margins that bleed on probing (BOP), and clinical attachment level (CAL in mm) to calculate discriminant function equations for calculating individual score sets. When CF is above 0.45 in periodontitis patients, it is predicted that most available therapies with which the periodontitis patient can be treated will fail, including a conventional standard treatment or an aggressive combined antibiotic/oral hygiene therapy. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221804 | System of Processing Patient Medical Data - A system is described for assisting in the interpretation of medical images by making available information derived from other tests such as in vitro testing. In a preferred embodiment, an in vitro diagnostic testing device is integrated with a scanner such as a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) device so that both types of data can be simultaneously acquired and presented to the diagnosing physician. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221805 | MULTI-CHANNEL LOCK-IN AMPLIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A multi-channel lock-in amplifier system for use in cell analysis is disclosed. The system may include a cartridge having one or more flow cells with each flow cell containing a cell for analysis. An oscillating electric field may be applied across each flow cell at one or more excitation frequencies in order to detect the responses of the cell either in electrical impedance at frequencies that provide a non-linear response. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221806 | SENSOR HAVING A THIN-FILM INHIBITION LAYER, NITRIC OXIDE CONVERTER AND MONITOR - Sensors and detection systems suitable for measuring analytes, such as biomolecule, organic and inorganic species, including environmentally and medically relevant volatiles and gases, such as NO, NO2, CO2, NH3, H2, CO and the like, are provided. Certain embodiments of nanostructured sensor systems are configured for measurement of medically important gases in breath. Applications include the measurement of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) in breath, such as for the monitoring or diagnosis of asthma and other pulmonary conditions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080221807 | PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - Monitoring pressurized fluid containers through use of a container site subsystem and a system hub. The container site subsystem including sensor(s) to sense a characteristic associated with a pressurized fluid container; and a container site hub to receive, from each sensor, raw data corresponding to the sensed characteristic. The system hub receives the aggregated raw data from the container site hub, and converts the raw data to process values. | 2008-09-11 |