| 52nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights (12-25-08/12-25-08_59) part 59 |
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| 20080319586 | On-Site Power Plant Control Including Adaptive Response to Transient Load Requirements - An on-site power plant ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319587 | Thermal control system and method - A system and method for controlling the temperature of a process tool uses the vaporizable characteristic of a refrigerant that is provided in direct heat exchange relation with the process tool. Pressurized refrigerant is provided as both condensed liquid and in gaseous state. The condensed liquid is expanded to a vaporous mix, and the gaseous refrigerant is added to reach a target temperature determined by its pressure. Temperature corrections can thus be made very rapidly by gas pressure adjustments. The process tool and the operating parameters will usually require that the returning refrigerant be conditioned and processed for compatibility with the compressor and other units, so that cycling can be continuous regardless of thermal demands and changes. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319588 | Method and Control Arrangement for Terminating Accidental Switch on of a Deep Fryer Apparatus Not Filled with Oil - Method and control arrangement for terminating an accidental switch on of a deep fryer apparatus when it is not filled with oil, the apparatus comprises a vessel having closed bottom and sides, and a horizontally formed electric heating element for direct contact with the oil within the vessel. At one or more points of the inner space of the vessel the temperature is measured, by which the accidental switch on state of the apparatus is detected and terminated at the same time in such a way that a derivative of the temperature measured at the one or more determined points is defined. The heating power is automatically cut off to terminate switched on state when the value of the derivative exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319589 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TILT ANGLE OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining a tilt angle of a vehicle includes measuring accelerations of a vehicle in directions along a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a vertical axis of the vehicle. A current tilt angle of the vehicle is calculated as a function of the measured accelerations. A magnitude-compensated tilt angle is calculated as a function of the current tilt angle, of a preceding tilt angle, and of the magnitude of the vector sum of the measured accelerations. A gyroscopically stabilized magnitude-compensated tilt angle is calculated as a function of the current tilt angle, of a preceding tilt angle, of the magnitude of the vector sum of the measured accelerations, and of a change in the tilt angle over a given time period calculated from angular rate data provided by a gyroscope. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319590 | Systems for announcing the health of ball screw actuators and ball recirculation - A method of determining variations in operating characteristics of a mechanical system having a rotatory mode of operation and bearing balls entrained within a bearing balls recirculation system. There are provided the steps of first monitoring operating impulses generated by the mechanical system during a first interval of operation; first analyzing the operating impulses obtained during the first interval to determine the intensity and frequency of the operating impulses; first correlating the operating impulses obtained during the first interval to corresponding angular positions of the rotatory mode of operation; and first producing a first record of the intensity and frequency of the operating impulses obtained during the first interval correlated to the corresponding angular positions of the mechanical system. The health of bearing balls within the recirculation system is determined by monitoring the vibration characteristic of the recirculation system, which is correlatable to the specific bearing balls. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319591 | System For Piloting an Aircraft, at Least For Piloting the Aircraft During an Autonomous Approach For the Purpose of Landing - System for piloting an aircraft, at least for piloting the aircraft during an autonomous approach for the purpose of landing. The piloting system ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319592 | SYNTHETIC INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for generating approach information for a first vehicle approaching a second dynamic vehicle. An example method determines motion information of the second vehicle and generates approach information based on the determined motion information and the approach centerline. The method generates at least one of an approach path or a plurality of approach path reference points based on at least one of a center of motion of the second vehicle or a touchdown point on the second vehicle and generates at least one of a synthetic path or a plurality of synthetic path reference points by filtering the generated at least one approach path or plurality of approach path reference points. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319593 | Methods and systems for power system management - Methods and systems for energy management system for a vehicle are provided. The system includes a first power source configured for cranking an engine wherein the first power source includes a switch configured to electrically couple the first power source to a starter for the engine and wherein the first power source is electrically isolated from auxiliary onboard loads. The system further includes a second power source configured for supplying auxiliary on board loads, a charging subsystem electrically coupled to the first and the second power sources. The charging subsystem is configured to supply charging current to the first and the second power sources. The system further includes a controller configured to maintain the first power source in a substantially fully charged condition and supply the auxiliary loads from the second power source. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319594 | Control Apparatus for Hybrid Vehicle - A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine and an electric motor as driving sources for the vehicle, and an energy storage device that stores an output of the engine or a kinetic energy of the vehicle after being converted into electric energy by the electric motor. The engine is a cylinder deactivation engine that is capable of deactivating. The control apparatus includes an electric motor-only travel determination device that determines whether a motor-only travel, in which the engine is deactivated and only the motor is used for driving the vehicle, is allowed based on at least vehicle speed, an initial state of charge calculating device that calculates an initial state of charge of the energy storage device when an ignition of the vehicle is turned on, a running interval state of charge calculating device that calculates an amount of change between a state of charge of the energy storage device at each time the vehicle stops, and an upper limit vehicle speed correcting device that corrects an upper limit vehicle speed during an electric motor-only travel that is allowed by the electric motor-only travel determination device based on a difference between the initial state of charge calculated by the initial state of charge calculating device and the running interval state of charge calculated by the running interval state of charge calculating device. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319595 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE APPARATUS - An electric power generation control apparatus mounted to a motor vehicle predicts an operational point of an internal combustion engine in the future based on driving path information supplied from a navigation system mounted to the motor vehicle. The apparatus further predicts an increased amount of fuel consumption which is caused by electric power generation of an alternator based on the predicted operational point of the internal combustion engine. The apparatus sets a reference value of an electric power economy index which is an amount of fuel consumption per electric power generation. On driving the motor vehicle on a path, the apparatus sequentially predicts the operational point of the internal combustion engine, and controls the alternator so that the actual electric power economy index becomes equal to the reference value based on the operational point of the internal combustion engine predicted. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319596 | Charge-discharge management apparatus and computer readable medium comprising instructions for achieving the apparatus - After a final estimated route for a hybrid vehicle is specified, a navigation ECU determines a start point of a scheduled path, which a charging schedule is to be created for. The start point corresponds to a position at a travel distance, which is equivalent to a distance traveled from a present position of the hybrid vehicle along the estimated route for a time period required for creating a charging schedule. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319597 | Charge-discharge management apparatus and computer readable medium having instructions for achieving the apparatus - In charge-discharge control for a battery in a hybrid vehicle, when a difference between a target SOC (State Of Charge) and a present SOC becomes greater than or equal to a reference range in an estimated route to a destination, a charge schedule is drawn up again as a charge re-schedule. However, if the number of times of the re-schedule becomes greater than or equal to predetermined N times or if a remaining distance to the destination becomes less than a predetermined reference distance, a hybrid control based on the charge schedule is stopped without the charge re-schedule drawn up. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319598 | Direction guiding apparatus and direction guiding method - The present invention discloses a direction guiding apparatus for indicating a guidance direction to a user. The direction guiding apparatus includes an operation device having an operations part movable on an operation plane, and a control part for transmitting control data to the operation device for controlling the movement of the operations part. The guidance direction is distinguishable by the movement of the operations part. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319599 | ENGINE GLOW PLUG DIAGNOSIS USING CRANKSHAFT SENSOR DATA - A motor vehicle engine ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319600 | Intake air temperature rationality diagnostic - A method of determining whether a fault condition of an intake air temperature (IAT) sensor of an engine is present includes estimating a first manifold absolute pressure (MAP) based on a previously estimated first MAP and an estimated first mass air flow (MAF) as a function of the previously estimated first MAP and estimating a second MAP based on a previously estimated second MAP and a currently measured MAF. An IAT difference is determined based on the first MAP and the second MAP. Whether the fault condition of the IAT sensor is present is determined based on the IAT difference. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319601 | ENERGY-SAVING DRIVING PROMOTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An energy-saving driving promotion system includes: a vehicle state detecting device; a current value calculating device that calculates a current value associated with an accelerator operation amount or a vehicle drive power; a recommended value calculating device that calculates a recommended value associated with the accelerator operation amount or the vehicle drive power; an indicator device that indicates a relationship between the calculated recommended value and the calculated current value; and an acceleration intention determining device that determines whether a driver intends to accelerate. If the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate, the recommended value calculating device calculates a larger recommended value when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate than when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver does not intend to accelerate. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319602 | System and Method for Monitoring and Improving Driver Behavior - System and method for providing feedback to drivers. The system monitors selected vehicle parameters while a vehicle is being driven, and detects one or more vehicle operation violations by comparing the selected vehicle parameters to predetermined thresholds. A mentoring message is provided to the driver if the threshold is exceeded. If a vehicle operation violation has not been corrected within a preselected time period, then a violation report may be sent to a third party or a central server and/or a different mentoring message may be provided to the driver. Vehicle parameter data may be monitored from an on-board vehicle diagnostic system. The mentoring message may be an audible warning, such as a spoken message, or a visual warning, such as a text message. The selected vehicle parameters may be a vehicle speed, a vehicle acceleration, or a vehicle seatbelt use. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319603 | AREA HEALTH MANAGERS FOR AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS - An aircraft system includes an aircraft subsystem generating monitor trips related to the health of the aircraft subsystem; and an area health manager coupled to the aircraft subsystem. The area health manager includes a data receiver for receiving the monitor trips from the aircraft subsystem; a fault detector for processing inputs based on the monitor trips to identify faults; and an execution sequence queue coupled to the fault detector for storing a plurality of execution entities. Each of the plurality of execution entities is associated with a specific logic operation in the fault detector that is executed when the associated execution entity is in a first predetermined state. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319604 | System and Method for Naming, Filtering, and Recall of Remotely Monitored Event Data - System and method for capturing video data, comprising buffering video data captured from a video recording device in a vehicle, detecting a triggering event, saving a portion of the video data occurring within a specified period of time near the event, and naming a saved portion of video data with a label associated with the triggering event. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319605 | FUEL MONITORING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A fuel consumption device is suitable for insertion into a diagnostic port of a motor vehicle. The device is operable to receive a fuel gauge signal and one or more powertrain signals. The device estimates fuel consumption based on said one or more powertrain signals and uses the estimated fuel consumption data to generate a fuel consumption database. The database indicates a relationship between a fuel gauge signal and actual amounts of fuel. Upon detecting a refueling event, the device consults a fuel consumption database to determine an estimated amount of fuel associated with the refueling event. The powertrain signals may include a mass air flow signal. The device may be able to store the fuel consumption database locally and transmit the database remotely. The device is still further preferably operable to record and transmit a record of the refueling event that includes an estimated amount of fuel. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319606 | VEHICLE ROLLOVER DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM - An intelligent system and method detects and prevents vehicle rollover conditions. An accelerator determines vehicle speed and lateral G force, a processor computes the center of mass of the vehicle by correlating the lateral G force produced while the vehicle is turning, and an alert that is activated if the speed is exceeded or if the turn radius is reduced beyond safety limits indicative of potential rollover of the vehicle. The preferred embodiment further includes a gyroscope operative to sense lateral yaw rate excursions of the vehicle, enabling the processor to correlate the yaw rate excursions at a given speed with the lateral G forces produced while the vehicle is turning. The accelerator may further be operative to determine vertical acceleration at a given speed along a third axis, and augment rollover alarm conditions on rough road surfaces. The processor may additionally be operative to compute the absolute maximum lateral angle of vehicle stability for a given center of mass, and trigger the alert if this value is approached during vehicle operation or when vehicle speed is zero. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319607 | Motor Vehicle Control System - The invention relates to a control system for a motor vehicle, including a first electronic control system for controlling a first load current of a first load and a second electronic control system for controlling a second load current of a second load. The first electronic control system and the second electronic control system are arranged at a distance from one another and are connected to one another. At least the second electronic control system has a sleep mode and an operating mode, and only the first electronic control system can switch the second electronic control system from the sleep mode into the operating mode. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319608 | Anti-Rolling Method and System for a Vehicle and Corresponding Vehicle - The invention concerns a method for controlling an anti-rolling system for a vehicle having at least three wheels, whereby based on the turn angle of the front wheel or on the lateral acceleration of the vehicle, on displacement data of the vehicle, and on a prior deflection rule of the anti-rolling system, a current roll correction rule is provided and said current roll correction rule is sent to an anti-rolling actuator or a controllable suspension acting on the stiffness of the vehicle suspension. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319609 | Suspension Control Device, Vehicle Comprising Said Device, Production Method Thereof and Associated Program - The invention relates to a device for controlling the suspension of the body shell of a motor vehicle. The inventive device comprises a calculator (CSS) which can calculate a control value (ER) for an actuator (M) of a shock absorber (AM) of the suspension (S) as a function of at least one modal body shell speed calculated from a modal body shell acceleration. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319610 | Method and Device for Avoiding and/or Reducing the Consequences of Collisions Upon Evasion with Respect to Obstacles - A method and a device for assisting a driver of a vehicle to avoid collisions with obstacles are provided, in which method at least one obstacle is detected by way of at least one surroundings sensor, and data of the obstacle are ascertained. On the basis of the data of the obstacle and data of the vehicle, a vehicle deceleration that is favorable for assistance of an evasive operation is ascertained, and the vehicle is correspondingly decelerated. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319611 | Vehicle Anti-Skid Brake Control System and Its Control Method - An anti-skid brake control system and its control method for vehicle has a signal collection unit and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes a data receiving module, a data processing module and a data control module. The data receiving module receives the data collected by the signal collection unit. The data processing module calculates sideslip angles and slip rates for wheels. The data control module sets target slip rates based on the slip rates corresponding to the friction coefficient μ for different sideslip angles. The device emits control commands after comparing the calculated slip rate to the set target slip rate, so that the ABS control is real time. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319612 | Vehicle Driving Control Unit - A control unit | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319613 | Turning Behavior Control Apparatus and Turning Behavior Control Process for a Motor Vehicle - A turning behavior control apparatus and turning behavior control process for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to set a target vehicle turning behavior (such as the target side slip angle and the target yaw rate) in accordance with a driver's steering operation, to independently set a target vehicle yaw direction, to modify the target vehicle turning behavior in accordance with the target vehicle yaw direction, to calculate target front and rear wheel steer angles in accordance with the modified target turning behavior and to control steer mechanisms in accordance therewith. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319614 | Motor Vehicle Having an Occupant Protection System - A motor vehicle includes at least one first crash sensor for measuring a motion variable of the motor vehicle, arranged in a safety zone of the motor vehicle, and at least one second crash sensor for measuring a motion variable, arranged in a crash zone of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including an ignition protection device controllable via an ignition signal and a control unit for ascertaining the ignition signal as a function of the measured motion variables or, in each instance, as a function of a time average of the measured motion variables over at least one first time interval. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319615 | Motor Vehicle Having a Preventatively Acting Safety System - The invention relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, having a preventatively acting safety system which comprises safety devices which are actuated as a function of information which is recorded by a driving situation detection device by means of a driving state sensor system and is evaluated in a data evaluation device, with the recorded information being compared with at least one triggering threshold value and the safety devices being actuated when the triggering threshold value is exceeded. According to the invention, the triggering threshold value is adapted as a function of a total vehicle acceleration and a vehicle speed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319616 | Seat Sensor System - A seat sensor system comprises at least one seat sensor associated to a seat for sensing a status related to a seat occupancy and for generating an output signal indicative of said status and a control unit for communicating with said at least one seat sensor. According to the invention at least one transmitter is associated with said seat, said transmitter being coupled to said at least one seat sensor, said transmitter for transmitting a data signal indicative of said output signal; and at least one receiver is coupled to said control unit, said receiver for wirelessly receiving said data signal) from said transmitter. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319617 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT APPARATUS - Vehicle seat belt apparatus includes: a motor for driving a belt reel having a belt wound thereon; a trigger section for detecting a change in a traveling state of a vehicle to output an activation signal that instructs or triggers activation of the motor; a lateral acceleration detection section for detecting lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle; a slip state detection section for detecting a slip state quantity of the vehicle; and a control section for, in response to receipt of the activation signal from the trigger section, controlling the amount of current supply for activating the motor on the basis of a signal of the lateral acceleration output by the lateral acceleration detection section and/or a signal of the slip state quantity output by the slip state detection section. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319618 | Method for Optimizing Operation of a Work Vehicle - A method is provided for optimizing operation of a work vehicle with an engine for propelling the vehicle. The method includes detecting at least one operating parameter, determining an optimized engine speed parameter value with regard to fuel consumption, reduced emissions and/or increased productivity on the basis of the detected operating parameter and stored information regarding fuel consumption, emissions and/or productivity, and controlling the engine in accordance with the determined engine speed parameter value. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319619 | VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle drive control apparatus is capable of setting characteristics of a target drive torque so as to provide a vehicle operation that is extremely smooth and comfortable for an operator. The control apparatus individually determines individual critical torque values of a plurality of drive sources and determines a total critical torque on the basis of the total of the individual critical torque values, whereby a combined critical torque capable of being output by the drive sources as a whole is determined. A ratio of the target drive torque to the combined critical torque is set by a target drive torque setting part, thereby setting the target drive torque as a whole for the vehicle corresponding to an action of the operator and behavior of the vehicle. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319620 | Device For Predictively Determining Gear Ratio Changes in Automatic Transmissions - A system for determining a gear ratio change in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, includes an electronic control unit, a device for acquiring information about a surroundings of the vehicle, a device for acquiring driver data and/or vehicle data, and a correction module connecting the electronic control unit to the transmission. The correction module is connected to the transmission, to the device for acquiring information about the surroundings, and to the device for acquiring driver data and/or vehicle data. In addition, a method for determining a gear ratio change in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle using the devices of the system is provided. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319621 | Running Mechanism for a Passenger Boarding Bridge and Control Method Thereof - A running mechanism of a passenger boarding bridge and a control method thereof are provided. The running mechanism includes a beam, two rotary supporting members, and two running wheel sets. Each of the rotary supporting members is pivotally connected to one end of the beam, and connected to the respective running wheel set also. The running mechanism includes four driving devices for driving four running wheels, respectively. The control method is used to provide a matching control for the four running wheels, such that no sliding friction is generated between the running wheels and a ground surface when the passenger boarding bridge is turning. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319622 | Operation of Electronic Stability Control Systems Using Data from a Plurality of Sources - A method for operating a vehicle electronic stability control (“ESC”) system utilizing values for a variable obtained from a primary source and a redundant source includes the steps of receiving a first value for the variable from the primary source, receiving a second value for the variable from the redundant source, generating a normalized value as a function of the first value and the second value, determining whether the primary source is operating correctly, utilizing the first value for operation of the vehicle ESC system if the primary source is operating correctly, and utilizing the second value for operation of the vehicle ESC system if the primary source is not operating correctly and the second value is not greater in absolute value than the normalized value. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319623 | Apparatus and method for power hop detection and mitigation - A method and system of detecting power hop of a vehicle involves generating signals, including a current signal and a previous signal, indicative of the current longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle, calculating the period and amplitude of the signals, determining if the combined period and amplitude of the current signal exceeds a first predetermined value, and determining whether the combined period and amplitude of the current signal exceeds a second predetermined value greater than the first predetermined value. The method may also involve determining if the amplitude of the current signal exceeds a predetermined percentage of the amplitude of the previous signal. Power hop is detected when the combined period and amplitude of the current signal exceeds the first predetermined value as well as the second predetermined value, and possibly also when the amplitude of the current signal exceeds the predetermined percentage of the amplitude of the previous signal. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319624 | Automatic braking device for controlling movement of vehicle in direction opposite to intended direction of movement of driver - When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319625 | CART BRAKING CONTROL DURING MECHANIZED CART RETRIEVAL - A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur during mechanized cart retrieval, store planning, and providing location-based messaging to customers. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319626 | Road-Surface Condition Estimating Device - A front-wheel speed is calculated as a wheel speed of driving wheels, a rear-wheel speed is calculated as a wheel speed of driven wheels, a rear-wheel acceleration is calculated as a wheel acceleration of the driven wheels, a front-wheel-speed difference value is calculated as a driving-wheel-speed difference value, a rear-wheel-speed difference value is calculated as a driven-wheel-speed difference value, a rear-wheel-acceleration difference value is calculated as a driven-wheel-acceleration difference value, and a front-wheel ground load is calculated as a ground load acting on the driving wheels. Based on these calculated values, a gradient of a tire-characteristic curve indicating an amount of change in road-surface friction coefficient with respect to an amount of change in slip rate is calculated, and the calculated gradient of the tire-characteristic curve is compared with preset threshold values, whereby a road-surface friction coefficient as a road-surface condition can be determined. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319627 | USER INPUT FOR VEHICLE CONTROL - A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319628 | Acceleration control system - An acceleration control system stores a target acceleration calculation equation acquired by transforming an equation that expresses that a product of the differentiation of the square power of the speed and the environmental factor α | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319629 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND REGULATING A ROTORCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE - The present invention relates to a method and to apparatus ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319630 | Adaptive air intake manifold valve actuator (IMVA) - The rate of motion of a vehicle air intake valve is measured and used to control the algorithm that controls the valve, such that the control algorithm adapts to the actual conditions in the vehicle as reflected in the actual rate of motion of the valve. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319631 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATION OF THE GLOW PLUGS OF A DIESEL ENGINE - A method and device for operation of glow plugs of a Diesel engine in which the type of glow plugs used is determined, by a parameter typical of the glow plugs, for example, the electrical glow plug resistance, being detected and evaluated. The detected values of the parameter typical of the glow plugs are compared with corresponding data for various types of glow plugs stored in the glow controller to determine the type(s) of glow plug(s) in the engine. After identification of the type(s) of glow plug(s), stored sets of parameters, which correspond to the type(s) of glow plug(s) determined, are likewise called upon to control the glow plugs. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319632 | Combustion Control Apparatus and Method for Internal Combustion Engine - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes cylinder internal pressure sensors provided in each cylinder of an engine, and calculates a heat generation quantity in each cylinder based on the detected cylinder internal pressure and a crank angle. The control apparatus then obtains a combustion barycentric position, which is the crank angle at which a predetermined ratio of heat, of the total heat generation quantity in a combustion cycle, is generated. The control apparatus also calculates, based on the heat generation quantity, an actual starting point of combustion, which is a crank angle at which combustion actually started in the cylinder, and obtains the crank angle of the relative combustion barycentric position with respect to the actual starting point of combustion. When this crank angle exceeds an upper limit value, it is determined that combustion has truly deteriorated. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319633 | Device and Method for Controlling Internal Combustion Engine - The internal combustion engine has a valve driving mechanism (VM) capable of changing the valve-opening characteristic of at least one of an intake valve (Vi) and an exhaust valve (Ve), an in-cylinder pressure sensor for detecting the in-cylinder pressure in a combustion chamber and ECU. ECU calculates the variation amount of the in-cylinder pressure caused by the valve-overlap of the intake valve (Vi) and the exhaust valve (Ve), and based on this variation amount of the in-cylinder pressure and the in-cylinder pressure detected at a predetermined timing in the compression stroke, calculates an amount of air sucked in the combustion chambers, as well as, based on this calculated intake air amount, determines the ignition timing. The amount of air sucked in the combustion chamber is accurately and costlessly calculated, and the ignition timing is optimally determined by using the calculated air amount. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319634 | Method for Determining a Correction Value for the Lambda Center Position in the Control of an Internal Combustion Engine - In a method for determining a correction value λk for the lambda center position λm which is specified in the control of the air/fuel ratio which is force-modulated between a first lean lambda value λ | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319635 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, AND A METHOD IN SUCH AN ENGINE SYSTEM - An embodiment of the invention relates to an engine system, and a method in an engine system comprising an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319636 | Engine Control System - An engine control system for an internal combustion engine with a fuel injector, comprises a combustion fuel quantity computing means for computing a combustion fuel quantity in a combustion cycle; and a residual fuel quantity computing means for computing a residual fuel quantity in the combustion cycle based on a difference between an injection fuel quantity of the fuel injector and the combustion fuel quantity. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319637 | Injection quantity control unit and fuel injection system having the unit - An injection quantity control unit controls an injection quantity of a plurality of fuel injection valves, respectively. The unit includes a rotational speed obtaining device for obtaining a rotational speed of the engine, an integration value calculating device for calculating an integration value of the rotational speed, which is equal to or more than a predetermined rotational speed, in an explosion stroke of each of the cylinders, and a correcting device for correcting the injection quantity of the plurality of fuel injection valves based on the integration value of each of the cylinders so as to reduce variation in a rotational speed variation among the cylinders. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319638 | Control System - A control system which is capable of compensating for and suppressing the influence of a periodic disturbance on a controlled object more quickly, even when the controlled object is subjected to the periodic disturbance the amplitude of which periodically changes, thereby enhancing the stability and the accuracy of control. The control system includes an ECU. The ECU calculates disturbance compensation values for compensating for a periodic disturbance by searching maps and tables, in timing of generation of each pulse of a CRK signal. The ECU calculates control inputs at a predetermined control period, with predetermined control algorithms, according to the disturbance compensation values read in at the control period, respectively. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319639 | Predictive Traffic Information Creating Method, Predictive Traffic Information Creating Apparatus, and Traffic Information Display Terminal - There is provided a predictive traffic information creating method for a predictive traffic information creating apparatus connected via a communication network to a traffic information center that delivers live traffic information regarding a predetermined road network at a predetermined time interval; includes an information processor and information storage for storing at least statistical traffic information regarding links included in the road network; and when an incident occurs in the road network, creates predictive traffic information regarding after the incident. The method includes, on the information processor, receiving the live traffic information delivered from the traffic information center, and detecting the incident in the road network based on the received live traffic information; setting predictive environment parameters including parameters regarding traffic restriction in accordance with the detected incident; and creating the predictive traffic information at a time after the incident occurs based on the set predictive environment parameters and the statistical traffic information. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319640 | Route Guidance System and Method - A routing guide system includes route calculating means for calculating the route of a vehicle to a destination, image providing means for reading from storage means scenery images on the route calculated by the route calculating means, and display means for displaying the scenery images on the calculated route generated by the image providing means. The routing guide system also includes route confirming means for confirming as a set route the route calculated by the route calculating means, according to an operation, during or after display of the scenery images on the calculated route by means of the display means. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319641 | Road map data generation apparatus, road map data generation system, and method for generating road map data - In a road map data generation apparatus, existing primary road map data is subjected to a deletion process according to a deletion rule to delete a portion of the data. Thus, reduced road map data is generated for a storage medium such as a memory card having a data volume smaller than the primary road map data. A navigation apparatus using the reduced road map data stored in the memory card records a restoration rule pairing with the deletion rule. Based on the restoration rule, the reduced road map data can be restored to the primary road map data. Thus, the deletion rule can decrease the data volume of the primary data to thereby generate the reduced data, whereas the restoration rule can restore the reduced data to the primary data in the navigation apparatus. This helps prevent worsening of the quality of the road map data and lowering of the user's satisfaction. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319642 | Route Calculation - A method of using historical trip data to determine an optimal route. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319643 | Method and System for Notifying a User of a Predetermined Traffic Condition - A method for notifying a user, including obtaining a route and a predetermined traffic condition associated with the route; identifying an occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route; and notifying the user of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319644 | METROPOLITAN NAVIGATION SYSTEM - In embodiments herein, a desired destination is received from user input as an end location. The embodiments can determine the current position (the beginning location) based on automated positioning and/or user input. Thus, the embodiments can calculate potential routes from the beginning location to the end location and can select one of the potential routes (e.g., the best route). This selected route is output to the user. The potential routes that are selected from comprise mass transit rides. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319645 | ROUTE SEARCHING METHOD AND ROUTE SEARCHING SYSTEM - It is an object of the present invention to provide a route searching which can reflect know-how such as easiness of running included in the probe car data in an entire route from departure place to destination. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319646 | Method of collecting information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system - A method of operating a navigation system is disclosed. A route between a first location on a road network and a second location in a facility off of the road network is identified. Individual guidance messages for travel along a portion of the route on the road network are composed. A pre-composed set of guidance instructions for travel in the facility along a portion of the route off of the road network are obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. The guidance instructions comprise at least one maneuver instruction and at least one reference to a visible feature in the facility. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319647 | DETERMINING INTERSECTIONS OF MULTI-SEGMENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATH WITH PORTIONS OF PARTITIONED THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A computationally efficient method and system of finding intersections of a three-dimensional path (e.g., an airpath) through a three-dimensional space (e.g., an airspace) partitioned into multiple volumes. In one embodiment, such a method includes determining whether a current point of a current segment of the path is included within one of the volumes, establishing such volume as a current volume, determining whether a boundary of the current volume is intersected by the current segment, setting the intersection point as an exit point of the path, adjusting the current point of the current segment to the exit point, identifying a volume adjacent to the current volume that includes the exit point, changing the current volume to the adjacent volume, and setting the current point of the current segment as an entry point of the path. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319648 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for providing travel information, including a database for storing information regarding a travel area, wherein the information includes at least one of road information, street information, intersection information, and traffic control device information, a processor for processing a request for information regarding an optimal travel route from a present location of a vehicle to a destination, wherein the processor processes the request by utilizing the information stored in the database, and further wherein the processor identifies at least two possible travel routes to the destination, and further wherein the processor identifies an optimal travel route to the destination, wherein the processor generates a message containing travel directions or instructions corresponding to the optimal travel route, and an output device for outputting the information contained in the message. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AND DISPLAYING TRAVEL ADVICES GATHERED FROM A PLURALITY OF RELIABLE SOURCES - A computerized travel system and a method for providing advices and warnings per travel destination to end-users. The system has a client service module for receiving queries from the end-users, and delivering to them merged reports of travel advices and warnings for the queried travel destinations. A download and parsing module parses travel raw documents, downloaded from a plurality of online reliable travel sources, into cleaned raw documents sharing a common formatting structure including sections, sections headers and paragraphs. An algorithmic module integrates the cleaned raw documents into the merged reports of travel advices and warnings per travel destination. The integration is performed from a base document chosen among all the relevant clean raw documents for each queried travel destination. Comparable sections are determined on the basis of contents of their section headers and semantically close paragraphs are placed next to each other in corresponding sections of merged reports. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319650 | Method and system for delivering advertisements to mobile terminals - Method and system for targeted advertising of goods and services to users of mobile terminals, based for example on the users' profile. Goods and services are marketed to particular target groups of users sharing a common profile which may be selected to increase the likelihood of the users responding to the advertisements and purchasing the advertised goods and services. The common profile of users may be based on the amount of pre-paid credit available to each user. An advantage of such targeted advertising is that only advertisements for goods and services which particular users can afford, are delivered to these users. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319651 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes notification means for notifying an advance direction at a branching point in a route guiding, storage means for storing a plurality of moving methods and notification methods corresponding to the respective moving methods, input means for selecting one of the plurality of moving methods stored in the storage means, and control means for causing the notification means to perform notification by the notification method corresponding to the moving method selected by the input means. Thus, it is possible to easily set a route guiding such as a distance to the branching point where guiding is started for each of the moving methods and a sound volume. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319652 | Navigation system and methods for map navigation - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting position information from a first GPS-enabled device to a navigation server through a wireless communication channel automatically at a time interval. The method further includes receiving mapping information from the navigation server. The mapping information corresponds to the position information. The method further includes outputting the mapping information. In this manner, the most up-to-date navigation information is automatically available. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319653 | Navigation system and methods for route navigation - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting a destination to a navigation server through a wireless communication channel. The method further includes transmitting position information from a GPS-enabled device to the navigation server through the wireless communication channel automatically at a time interval. The method further includes generating navigation information by the navigation server. The navigation information is based on the position information and the destination. The method further includes receiving navigation information on the GPS-enabled device from the navigation server through the wireless communication channel. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319654 | System and method for effectively implementing an electronic navigation device - A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic navigation device includes a display coupled to the navigation device for displaying various appropriate types of map data corresponding to particular geographic locations. A map manager coordinates map update procedures to periodically realign the map data on the display based upon various types of device location data and device orientation data. The electronic navigation device is implemented to include a processor device that controls said map manager to perform the map update procedures. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319655 | Method for Generating an Enhanced Map - The invention relates to a method for generating 3D objects within a digital map. The method comprises the actions of: —retrieving at least one image sequence, each image having corresponding location coordinates; —retrieving a set of data of an object from an electronic map, the set of data including location coordinates; —selecting from the at least one image sequence at least one image including a representation of the object by means of the location coordinates of the image sequences and the location coordinates in the set of data; —determining from the selected images at least one characteristic of the object; —adding the at least one characteristic of the object to the set of data; —storing the set of data and the at least one characteristic in said enhanced map. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319656 | System And Method For Providing Player Interfacing Layouts For Geolocational Activities - A system and method for providing player interfacing layouts for geolocational activities is provided. A plurality of cartridges is maintained. Each cartridge includes events for a geolocational activity. Each event is associated with a zone that includes stored geolocational data defining points interconnected to form a logically enclosed space. One of the cartridges is transferred to a wireless computing device maintained by a user. A location of the wireless computing device is determined by processing geolocational data. One of the events is provided on one or more player interfacing layouts when the stored geolocational data for the zone associated with that event matches the location of the wireless computing device. A list of actions is displayed on the one or more player interfacing layouts. User input is processed by selecting one of the actions based on a request from the user. Output is presented in response to the user input. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319657 | Navigation apparatus capable of correcting position data according to map matching position and method thereof - This invention discloses a navigation apparatus correcting position data according to a map matching position and a method thereof. The navigation apparatus includes a satellite positioning module, an electronic map database, a map matching module and a correction module. The satellite positioning module provides a plurality of position data. The electronic map database stores at least one map data. The map matching module matches a position data with a map data to generate a map matching position corresponding to the position data. The correction module provides at least one turning point, and each turning point is situated at the map matching position to form an turning angular. If the turning angular exceeds a threshold value, the correction module calculates a position data and a map matching position statically collected within a predetermined time according to an algorithm to generate an offset to correct the position data behind the turning point. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319658 | LANDMARK-BASED ROUTING - Driving directions can be helpful if in addition to spatial information, landmark information is provided. Landmarks assist in adding context to directions as well as allowing for a greater likelihood of success of an operator following directions. There can be employment of physical identification of landmarks as well as processing regarding the utility of a landmark in regards to driving directions. Driving directions can be highly useful if integrated landmarks relate to knowledge possessed by an operator of a vehicle. Landmark based driving direction can be integrated with advertisements that relate to the directions. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319659 | LANDMARK-BASED ROUTING - Driving directions can be helpful if in addition to spatial information, landmark information is provided. Landmarks assist in adding context to directions as well as allowing for a greater likelihood of success of an operator following directions. There can be employment of physical identification of landmarks as well as processing regarding the utility of a landmark in regards to driving directions. Driving directions can be highly useful if integrated landmarks relate to knowledge possessed by an operator of a vehicle. Landmark based driving direction can be integrated with advertisements that relate to the directions. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319660 | LANDMARK-BASED ROUTING - Driving directions can be helpful if in addition to spatial information, landmark information is provided. Landmarks assist in adding context to directions as well as allowing for a greater likelihood of success of an operator following directions. There can be employment of physical identification of landmarks as well as processing regarding the utility of a landmark in regards to driving directions. Driving directions can be highly useful if integrated landmarks relate to knowledge possessed by an operator of a vehicle. Landmark based driving direction can be integrated with advertisements that relate to the directions. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319661 | LOCATION-AWARE FITNESS TRAINING DEVICE, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS THAT SUPPORT REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION AND AUTOMATED ROUTE GENERATION - In at least one embodiment, a server receives a description of an activity of interest to a user. In response to receiving the description, a route corresponding to the activity of interest is identified and a graphical element corresponding to the route is presented. The route is stored for future reference by the user. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319662 | Electronic device and recording medium - A controller determines whether or not the map data that includes the position information of the user device and the position information of the other party can be displayed on the screen of the display panel at a predetermined reduced scale. When the result of the determination specifies that the map that includes the position information of both parties cannot be displayed at the predetermined reduced scale, the controller | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319663 | Method for smart broadcasting of stop names - A method for smart broadcasting of stop names includes the steps of using a global positioning device to receive positioning signals transmitted from a satellite to obtain data of current vehicle geographic longitude and latitude coordinates and moving speed, and to compute a distance between the current vehicle position and a next stop based on the obtained current vehicle coordinates and moving speed data; and causing a microprocessor to use analyzed vehicle speed data to compute parameters for adjusting a predicted distance and the predicted distance, so that the microprocessor determines based on the predicted distance and the distance to the next stop whether a broadcasting device is to be actuated or not. Therefore, a mass transportation vehicle running on the same route at different hours in a day may automatically broadcast and timely inform passengers of the next stop name depending on the current vehicle moving speed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319664 | Navigation aid - A method and apparatus for calculating exact positioning using a digital camera and a GPS, comprising calibrating the camera; initiating GPS navigation; capturing and storing images and GPS coordinates; calculating ego-motion of the camera using a pre-defined number of stored images; and calculating current position of the camera using the last stored GPS coordinates and the calculated camera ego-motion. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319665 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR CONSUMER TELEMATICS - Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for aftermarket telematics. In one aspect, provided is an apparatus comprising a telematics control unit configured for consumer installation, consumer use, and the like. The apparatus can be installed in a vehicle. In another aspect, provided are systems and methods for operation of the apparatus. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEO-POSITIONING OF A MOBILE EQUIPMENT - A mobile gateway device collects geo-positioning and status data of a mobile equipment and transmits these data to a remote server via a wireless network and to a local device via a short range communication connection. The communications between the mobile gateway device and the server and between the mobile gateway device and the local device are via reliable guaranteed delivery full-duplex two-way communication channels. The system also includes one or more software applications. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319667 | HEADING STABILIZATION FOR AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - A method of stabilizing heading in an inertial navigation system is provided. The method includes operating an inertial measurement unit comprising horizontal-sensing elements and off-horizontal-sensing elements while the inertial measurement unit is in a first orientation, calibrating the horizontal-sensing elements of the inertial measurement unit based on horizontal aiding measurements, forward-rotating the inertial measurement unit by a selected-rotation angle about a horizontal-rotation axis so that the inertial measurement unit is oriented in a second orientation, operating the forward-rotated inertial measurement unit while the inertial measurement unit is in the second orientation, and calibrating the rotated off-horizontal-sensing elements based on horizontal aiding measurements while the inertial measurement unit is in the second orientation. When the inertial measurement unit is in the first orientation, the horizontal-sensing elements are oriented in a horizontal reference plane. When the inertial measurement unit is in the second orientation, the off-horizontal-sensing elements are oriented in the horizontal reference plane. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319668 | Identifying vegetation attributes from LiDAR data - Aspects of the present invention are directed at using LiDAR data to identify attributes of vegetation. In this regard, a method is provided that identifies the location of individual items of vegetation from raw LiDAR data. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a coordinate position represented in the LiDAR data that generated a return signal. Then, a determination is made regarding whether the selected coordinate position is inside a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation. If the selected coordinate position is not within a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation, the method determines that the selected coordinate position is associated with a new item of vegetation. In this instance, a digital representation of the new item of vegetation is generated. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319669 | System and Device Used to Automatically Determine the Position of an Entity with Respect to Two or More Reference Entities in Real Time - The present industrial invention refers to a system and device used to automatically determine the position of an entity with respect to two or more reference entities; the said system is based on the transmission of two consecutive coded signals, with pre-determined time interval, by a reference source. The first signal is sent by means of radio waves and the second signal by means of acoustic waves; the second signal is followed by an acoustic signal emitted by another reference entity after a present time interval. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319670 | FEATURE TARGET SELECTION FOR COUNTERMEASURE PERFORMANCE WITHIN A VEHICLE - A target selection system ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319671 | Method For Predicting Collisions With Obstacles on the Ground and Generating Warnings, Notably on Board an Aircraft - The invention notably relates to a method of detecting obstacles on the ground receiving an obstacle clearance sensor and a zone for extracting map data. The method comprises the following steps:
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| 20080319672 | Estimating an attribute value using spatial interpolation and masking zones - Aspects of the present invention are directed at estimating the value of an attribute at a specified geographic location. In one embodiment, a method is provided that estimates the elevation at a principal point using LiDAR data that was collected from spatially related secondary points. More specifically, the method includes identifying secondary points where sample attribute data was obtained that are within a predetermined distance to the principal point where the attribute is being estimated. A secondary point may be selected and allocated a masking zone and a determination made regarding whether one or more distant secondary points are within the area of the masking zone. In this regard, more distant secondary points that are inside a masking zone may be assigned less relevance when estimating the value of the attribute. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319673 | Identifying vegetation attributes from LiDAR data - Aspects of the present invention are directed at using LiDAR data to identify attributes of vegetation. In this regard, a method is provided that allocates points to individual items of vegetation from raw LiDAR data. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a coordinate position represented in the LiDAR data that generated a return signal. Then, a determination is made regarding whether the selected coordinate position is inside a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation. If the selected coordinate position is not within a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation, the method determines that the selected coordinate position is associated with a new item of vegetation. In this instance, a digital representation of the new item of vegetation is generated. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319674 | MULTI-ATTRIBUTE SEISMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GAS HYDRATES - An appropriate rock physics model is chosen from well-log data and/or experience. The rock physics model is then used to generate a plurality of attribute values, including compression and shear velocities, at different porosities and gas hydrate saturations. Gas hydrates are classified into different ranges of porosity and hydrate saturation based on the population of multiple attributes, and probability density functions for each individual gas hydrate class are created. Probability density distribution functions for individual attributes and a joint conditional probability density functions are created using a Bayesian function. The conditional probability of the occurrences of gas hydrate classes given a set of values of the chosen attributes derived from seismic inversion and or well measurements is inverted. Finally, a maximum a-posteriori (MAP) rule is employed to obtain the optimal porosity and hydrate saturation estimation. This information may be used to make decisions regarding management of the well site and the subsurface hydrate resources. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319675 | Method, system and apparatus for determining rock strength using sonic logging - A method is disclosed for determining a rock strength of an Earth formation, including: receiving a signal representing a measured variation of velocities or slownesses as a function of radius from and azimuth around a borehole; in response to the signal, generating predictions from a Mechanical Earth Model (MEM) representing predictions of a variation of stress and hence velocity as a function of distance from, and azimuth around, the borehole, the MEM including a rock strength model adapted for generating a further prediction representing a predicted variation of velocities or slowness; changing the rock strength in the rock strength model of the Mechanical Earth Model until the further prediction substantially matches the measured variation in velocity around and from the borehole; and, on the condition that the further prediction substantially matches the measured variation in velocity around and from the borehole, generating a set of parameters, wherein the parameters are used to populate the MEM and are used in subsequent calculations. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319676 | Absolute Quantitation of Protein Contents Based on Exponentially Modified Protein Abundance Index by Mass Spectrometry - The present inventor has established protein abundance index (PAI, π) to determine the protein contents in a protein mixture solution using nanoLC-MSMS data. Digested peptides were analyzed by nanoLC-MS/MS and the obtained results were applied to a Mascot protein identification algorism based on tandem mass spectra. PAI is defined as the number of observed peptides divided by the number of observable peptides per protein. PAI from different concentrations of serum albumin showed linear relationship to the logarithm of the protein concentration. This was also valid for 47 proteins in a mouse whole cell lysate analyzed by single run of nanoLC-MS/MS. On the other hand, Mascot protein scores as well as the number of identified peptides per protein were less correlated to the protein abundance. For absolute quantitation, PAI was converted to exponentially modified PAI (EMPAI, mπ), which is proportional to protein contents in the protein mixture. For the 47 proteins in the whole lysate, the deviation percentages of the EMPAI-based concentrations to the actual values were within 63% in average. EMPAI was successfully applied to comprehensive protein expression analysis and performed a comparison study between gene and protein expression in an HCT116 human cancer cells. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method and a computer program for quantifying the protein contents based on the protein abundance index. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319677 | Systems and Methods for Designing Molecules with Affinity for Therapeutic Target Proteins - The present invention provides methods for designing molecules with affinity for target proteins. More particularly, the present invention provides systems and methods for docking fragment molecules to target protein binding sites. The systems and methods are useful for designing active molecules in drug discovery. Methods of this invention can be implemented in a computer system and may be embodied as computer code in a computer readable medium. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319678 | Mass Tagging for Quantitative Analysis of Biomolecules using 13C Labeled Phenylisocyanate - The present invention provides novel compositions and methods for mass-tagging peptides and proteins which are useful for identifying and quantifying mixtures of peptides and proteins. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319679 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING MICROARRAYS - The present invention discloses methods and systems for analyzing microarray data. The method includes the general steps of providing microarray data, normalizing the data using a least trimmed squares regression, and then analyzing the normalized microarray data to obtain a desired result such as an expression profile. There is also disclosed a method of subdividing an array into subarrays before normalization. This approach provides a method for improving measurement accuracy and salvaging array data from arrays containing minor defects. Also disclosed is a Probe-Treatment-Reference (PTR) model for streamlining normalization and summarization of microarray data by allowing multiple references. Other aspects of the present invention include computer systems and computer readable media encoding methods of the present invention. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319680 | MULTI-GAIN ADAPTIVE LINEAR PROCESSING AND GATED DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN FLOW CYTOMETRY - Disclosed is an electronic processing system for a flow cytometer that uses a processing chip that processes data in a parallel architecture on a sample by sample basis and provides for high throughput of data. In addition, multi-gain linear amplifiers are used which are matched using feedback circuits to provide accurate data and high resolution data having high dynamic range. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319681 | Method of extracting qualitative and quantitative information from mixtures - The present invention relates to methods for extracting qualitative and quantitative information from natural ingredient mixtures, utilizing two or more data sets and newly developed chemometric method known as improved alternative moving window factor analysis (IAMWFA). | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319682 | Method and System For Operating In-Situ (Sampling) Chemical Sensors - A system and method of alternately purging an in-situ sensor with clean fluid and sampling a fluid volume of interest, in order to eliminate drifts and errors associated with the absorption of chemicals to the sensing elements of in-situ sensors. The system and method effectively processes the output of the in-situ sensor using this alternating sample and purge cycle to detect and identify chemicals accurately and reliably. The system and method also effectively reduce errors induced by temperature and humidity drifts in the ambient, and the sampled, fluid. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319683 | Road-surface condition estimating device - A driving-torque difference value, an inertial-force difference value of the vehicle, and an inertial-force change-amount difference value of the vehicle are calculated. Subsequently, a first determination coefficient by which the inertial-force difference value is to be multiplied or a second determination coefficient by which the driving-torque difference value is to be multiplied is estimated on the basis of a state equation having the inertial-force difference value as a state variable and the driving-torque difference value as an input variable. Subsequently, a road-surface condition is determined on the basis of a comparison between a threshold value and the first determination coefficient or the second determination coefficient. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319684 | Method and system for determining the torque induced in a rotating shaft - A method of determining the torque induced in a rotating shaft ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319685 | Systems and Methods For Measuring Multiphase Flow in a Hydrocarbon Transporting Pipeline - This disclosure relates in general to methods and systems for measuring multiphase flows in a pipeline using a combination of venturi, microwave and radiation techniques, where the pipeline is configured to transport hydrocarbons. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems in which low activity radiation sources may be used in combination with one or more microwave transmitter-receiver pairs and pressure differential sensors to measure the flow rates and fractions of phases in multiphase flows in a pipeline, such as may be encountered in producing hydrocarbon wells. Additionally, other embodiments of the present invention provide for the arrangement of one or more microwave transmitter-receiver pairs, one or more radiation source-detector pairs and/or one or more pressure sensor ports in the same cross-section of the throat of a venturi to measure multiphase flow in a hydrocarbon transporting pipeline. | 12-25-2008 |
