公开(公告)号：US20240175301A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18434631

申请日：2024-02-06

Applicant: GROUND FORCE IP, LLC

Inventor： KENNETH L NEATHERLIN

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B81/78 ,  G01D5/24 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01L5/16 ,  G01L5/22 ,  G07C9/00

CPC classification number: E05B81/77 ,  E05B81/78 ,  G01D5/24 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G01L5/16 ,  G01L5/22 ,  G07C9/00944

Abstract: A modular foundation system comprises a concrete reinforced matrix having embedded pre-tensioned components and a recessed tension bolster region adjacent the lower surface of the foundation at each end, and a pair of lifting safety bars partially embedded in the foundation within the recess and terminating at the end of the foundation.

公开(公告)号：US11941824B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17718818

申请日：2022-04-12

Applicant: Velocity EHS Inc.

Inventor： SangHyun Lee ,  Meiyin Liu

IPC: G06T7/246 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V40/20

CPC classification number: G06T7/251 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G06T17/005 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V40/28 ,  G06T2200/04 ,  G06T2200/08 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20084

Abstract: A method for determining a hand force and a ground reaction force for a musculoskeletal body of a subject includes obtaining video data for the musculoskeletal body during an action taken by the subject, generating, for each frame of the video data, three-dimensional pose data for the subject based on a three-dimensional skeletal model, and determining the hand force and the ground reaction force based on the three-dimensional pose data. Determining the hand force and the ground reaction force includes implementing a reconstruction of the hand force and the ground reaction force based on the three-dimensional pose data. The method additionally includes applying the three-dimensional pose data, the estimate for the ground reaction force, and the estimate of the hand force, to a neural network or other model to optimize the estimate of the hand force and the estimate of the ground reaction force.

公开(公告)号：US11933679B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17956916

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.

Inventor： Daniel L. Morrow

IPC: G01L1/12 ,  F41B5/14 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01L5/04 ,  G01R33/00 ,  G01R33/07 ,  F41B5/10

CPC classification number: G01L1/12 ,  F41B5/1403 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G01D5/147 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G01L1/122 ,  G01R33/0047 ,  G01R33/072 ,  F41B5/105 ,  G01L5/04

Abstract: A transducer assembly includes a mounting base, a collar, a magnet, and a Hall effect sensor. The collar defines a bore. One of the magnet and the Hall effect sensor is disposed within the bore and attached to the mounting base. The other of the magnet and the Hall effect sensor is attached to the collar. The Hall effect sensor is spaced from the magnet and is configured to detect movement of at least a portion of the collar relative to the mounting base.

公开(公告)号：US11886244B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US16673670

申请日：2019-11-04

Applicant: Modjoul, Inc.

Inventor： R. Eric Martinez ,  Goutam Koley ,  Kapil Chalil Madathil

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G01S19/01 ,  G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/0637 ,  G06Q10/0639 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G01S19/01 ,  G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/0637 ,  G06Q10/06398 ,  H04R1/028 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: A belt wearable by a human subject includes a variety of sensors that collect information about the wearer, the wearer's environment, and the wearer's movements. A communication interface on the belt allows sensor data collected by the belt to be transferred to a storage server. In some examples, the communication interface is a Wi-Fi interface, a cellular interface, or a removable memory interface. The data is processed to identify activities performed by the wearer such as walking, driving, and working at heights. In some examples, events such as aggressive driving events, slips and falls, and unsafe lifting are detected. In some examples, this information is used to generate reports that allow an employer to manage the productivity and safety of a workforce.

公开(公告)号：US11868540B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17096598

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.

Inventor： Ryan Hellman

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G01L1/14 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/18 ,  G01L1/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/0202 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G01L1/14 ,  G01L1/162 ,  G01L1/183

Abstract: A method for determining sensor parameters of an actively-driven sensor system may include obtaining as few as three samples of a measured physical quantity versus frequency for the actively-driven sensor system, performing a refinement operation to provide a refined version of the sensor parameters based on the as few as three samples and based on a linear model of an asymmetry between slopes of the measured physical quantity versus frequency between pairs of the as few as three samples, iteratively repeating the refinement operation until the difference between successive refined versions of the sensor parameters is below a defined threshold, and outputting the refined sensor parameters as updated sensor parameters for the actively-driven sensor system.

公开(公告)号：US11821799B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17045218

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH

Inventor： Sebastian Finger ,  Jorge Lacayo-Pineda ,  Amit Das ,  Tamil Selvan Natarajan

IPC: G01L1/00 ,  B60C19/00 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: G01L1/005 ,  B60C19/00 ,  B60C2019/004 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a tire comprising an apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a first, second, third, fourth and fifth layer, the third layer being optional, characterized in that: a) the first layer comprises a first electrode material, b) the second layer comprises a first intermediate material, c) the third layer comprises an insulation material, d) the fourth layer comprises a second intermediate material, and e) the fifth layer comprises a second electrode material, wherein the first intermediate material of the second layer and the second intermediate material of the fourth layer are different, the five layers are arranged one above the other according to the above sequence, and the surface of the second or fourth layer layers has a surface roughness Ra in the range from 0.1 μm to 500 μm, measured in accordance with DIN EN ISO 4288:1998. The invention relates to the uses of the apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US11714012B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US16855397

申请日：2020-04-22

Applicant: Paul D Okulov

Inventor： Paul D Okulov

IPC: G01L1/04 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01M5/00

CPC classification number: G01L1/005 ,  G01L1/04 ,  G01L1/044 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  B81B2201/02

Abstract: A low power consumption multi-contact micro electro-mechanical strain/displacement sensor and miniature autonomous self-contained systems for recording of stress and usage history with direct output suitable for fatigue and load spectrum analysis are provided. In aerospace applications the system can assist in prediction of fatigue of a component subject to mechanical stresses as well as in harmonizing maintenance and overhauls intervals. In alternative applications, i.e. civil structures, general machinery, marine and submarine vessels, etc., the system can autonomously record strain history, strain spectrum or maximum values of the strain over a prolonged period of time using an internal power supply or a power supply combined with an energy harvesting device. The sensor is based on MEMS technology and incorporates a micro array of flexible micro or nano-size cantilevers. The system can have extremely low power consumption while maintaining precision and temperature/humidify independence.

公开(公告)号：US11698309B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17118545

申请日：2020-12-10

Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.

Inventor： Yu-Han Hsu ,  Zi-Xuan Huang ,  Yu-Xian Huang ,  Yi-Min Liang ,  You-Chyau Tsai ,  Tsung-En Chan ,  Hong-Chih Chen

IPC: H02K41/02 ,  G01L1/00 ,  G01L1/12 ,  H02K11/20 ,  B30B15/00 ,  H02K11/21 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K5/22 ,  H02K7/20 ,  H02K41/03

CPC classification number: G01L1/005 ,  B30B15/0094 ,  G01L1/12 ,  H02K5/225 ,  H02K7/20 ,  H02K11/20 ,  H02K11/21 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K41/031 ,  H02K2211/03

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a linear actuator including a base, a linear motor, a load cell and a rotary motor. The linear motor is disposed on the base and includes a fixed coil module and a movable magnetic backplane. The fixed coil module is fixed on the base, and the movable magnetic backplane is configured to slide relative to the fixed coil module along a first direction. The rotary motor is rotated around a central axis in parallel with the first direction. The load cell has two opposite sides parallel to the first direction, respectively. The movable magnetic backplane of the linear motor and the rotary motor are connected to the two opposite sides of the load cell, respectively. The load cell is subjected to a force applied thereto by the rotary motor and parallel to the first direction, and configured to convert the force into an electrical signal.

公开(公告)号：US20230183138A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18063662

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: XIAMEN UNIVERSITY

Inventor： DAOHENG SUN ,  ZHENYIN HAI ,  LIDA XU ,  LANLAN LI ,  ZAIFU CUI ,  CHAO WU ,  GUOCHUN CHEN ,  XIN LI ,  QINNAN CHEN ,  GONGHAN HE

IPC: C04B35/524 ,  C04B35/626 ,  C04B41/00 ,  C04B41/45 ,  G01L1/00

CPC classification number: C04B35/524 ,  C04B35/6267 ,  C04B41/0036 ,  C04B41/0072 ,  C04B41/4535 ,  C04B41/4554 ,  C04B41/4572 ,  G01L1/005 ,  C04B2235/665 ,  B33Y10/00

Abstract: An integrated polymer-derived ceramic (PDC) thin-film sensor produced by laser pyrolysis and additive manufacturing and a fabrication method thereof are provided. Using a metal component or an insulating material as a substrate, a PDC-doped composite insulating film layer with high density, high insulation, and high temperature resistance is formed by a layer-by-layer laser pyrolysis and additive manufacturing on the surface of the metal component, and a strain sensitive layer with excellent electrical conductivity is obtained by Weissenberg direct writing process PDC-doped filler sensitive grid on the composite insulating film layer and laser pyrolysis enhancing graphitization of PDC. In this way, the in situ integrated laser fabrication of highly insulating film layer, sensitive grid with excellent electrical conductivity, and metal substrate based on PDC materials is developed, which achieves the laser processing of “liquid-solid-function” transformation of PDC composites and allows the successful use thereof in strain sensing of metallic materials.

公开(公告)号：US11644375B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17010905

申请日：2020-09-03

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Carlos Roberto Romero ,  Farid Arturo Quiroz

IPC: G01L1/08 ,  G01L5/22 ,  G01L1/00

CPC classification number: G01L5/225 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G01L1/083

Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a measurement device is provided that includes an actuator module, a control module, a load cell module, a processing module, and a notification module. The actuator module includes an actuator. The control module includes one or more actuator controllers configured to control the actuator. The load cell module includes one or more motors configured to set orientation of attachments points for the actuator with respect to a component relative to a location of a user. The processing module includes a processor configured to receive and analyze information from the load cell module pertaining to an insertion force for the component. The notification module is configured to provide a notification based on the analyzing performed by the processing module.