Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 05/07

20070123999 - Modular and scalable apparatus for process automation: An apparatus comprises one or more functional modules, conveyers, tools, and sub-modules. A functional module comprises at least one general-purpose tool interface and a device for moving the tool interface in one or more directions. A functional module may include a rotary positioning device, which rotates the tool interface about... Agent: Sasan Raghibizadeh S&p Robotics Inc.

20070124000 - Processes for project-oriented job-site management: Systems and methods are disclosed for project-oriented job-site management. According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed for managing a project environment including a work machine performing operations associated with a project included in the project environment. The system may include a project management system configured to store a first... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070124001 - Automation system with a connected sensor or actuator: The invention relates to an automation system with a control unit, to which at least one sensor or actuator is connected. To connect it to the control unit, the sensor or actuator is connected to the connector which features an RFID chip with relevant data of the sensor or actuator.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070124002 - Method and system for manual and autonomous control of an infusion pump: A method and system for both autonomous and manual control of an infusion pump for delivering medication to a patient is provided.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070124003 - Methods for providing optimal light-co2 combinations for plant production: Method for optimizing plant production in a cost effective manner, System (100) includes a processor (102) in communication with resource controllers (110, 112) for controlling resources (106, 108) such as, for example, lighting and carbon dioxide. Each resource has a cost that varies temporally or with other factors. The processor... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP (formerly Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP)

20070124004 - Control system for a multi-compartment dishwasher: A multi-compartment dishwasher includes first and second washing units defining corresponding first and second washing tubs or chambers. The dishwasher also includes first and second control boards operatively associated with the first and second washing units respectively. Preferably, the first and second control boards are joined by a communication link... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20070124005 - Interfacing between a command line interface-based application program and a remote network device: In one embodiment, a method for interfacing between a command-line-interface (CLI)-based application program(CLI-AP) residing in a client network device, and remote network devices. The method includes predefining at least one CLI-based program routine(CLI-PR) comprising at least one CLI-based command wherein the CLI-PR is defined externally to the CLI-AP, determining by... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070124006 - Service structured application development architecture: Systems and methods defining a service oriented object framework for use in providing an open application environment facilitating application function integration are shown. Embodiments provide object life management, platform resources management, and event management capabilities. A multi-layer architecture, defining object layers within an application container, may be used. A primary... Agent: Dallas Office Of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070124007 - Method and system for receiving a software image from a customer for installation into a computer system: A computer system is manufactured by providing a communications network between a customer and a manufacturer, configuring a first computer system to communicate with a second computer system and including a first program and a second program in the second computer system. The customer accesses the first program providing a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070124008 - Design support system and design support method: According to one embodiment, a design support system which supports verification of design of a product, the system includes material information acquiring unit which acquires information on a material for each of the part shape models for the product including a housing, reference ground setting unit which sets one of... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070124009 - Methods, systems, and computer integrated program products for supply chain management: A computer program product for managing a supply chain process to maintain equipment is described. The computer program product includes a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium. The computer-readable program code includes a first executable portion for identifying and capturing data relevant to one or... Agent: John S. Beulick C/o Armstrong Teasdale, LLP

20070124010 - Methods and apparatus for material control system interface: Methods and apparatus are provided for managing movement of small lots between processing tools within an electronic device manufacturing facility. In some embodiments, a number of priority lots to be processed is determined and an equivalent number of carrier storage locations are reserved at a substrate loading station of a... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20070124011 - Method for determining the operating parameters of a system comprising a cooling chamber: A method for determining the operating parameters of a system for cooling articles. The temperature of the articles, as they leave a chamber, is predicted. The prediction is made on the basis of operating parameters of the chamber, thermodynamic and physical characteristics of the chamber, and thermodynamic and physical characteristics... Agent: Air Liquide

20070124012 - Programmed material consolidation methods employing machine vision: Programmed material consolidation methods include the use of electronic viewing or machine vision. A feature or location of a support or substrate is recognized or identified and material dispersed relative to the recognized or identified feature or location. The material may be selectively dispensed and at least partially consolidated either... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070124013 - Correction method for chip removal machines: The invention concerns a method for determining a deviation of at least one regulating variable on chip removal machines with a mechanical drive for a tool and/or a workpiece, regulated by a control system, wherein the regulation comprises a plurality of values C, X, Z of at least three spatial... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070124014 - Apparatus and method for processing analog encoder signals: An apparatus and a method for processing signals of an analog encoder for generating quadrature signals to control a rotation of a motor using the analog encoder are provided. The apparatus for processing signals of the analog encoder includes a pattern generation unit of the analog encoder generating an encoder... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070124015 - System and method for extracting parameters of a cutting tool: A method for extracting parameters of a cutting tool is provided. The method includes obtaining a measurement data set having a point cloud corresponding to a surface of the cutting tool and virtually slicing the point cloud at a pre-determined section to obtain a set of points on the pre-determined... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070124017 - Setup information display device and method for processing machine: The present invention provides a setup information display device for a processing machine which enables required setup information to be easily displayed. The present invention is applied to a multi-turret type punch press or the like. A setup information display device is used for a processing machine 1 in which... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070124016 - Tool information display device for processing machine: The present invention provides a tool information display device for a processing machine which can display information on tools installed in appropriate parts of the processing machine, in an easy-to-understand manner. The present invention allows even the identification numbers of installed tools to be checked in an easy-to-understand manner. The... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070124018 - Lead time reduction for manufacturing of tooling: The specification and drawings present a new method and a system for organizing and structuring a process of tool manufacturing with a reduced lead time. The manufacturing of the component tooling can be applied (but not be limited) to: mold tooling, injection mold tooling, diecast tooling, press tooling, etc. Several... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070124019 - Scalable composite rectangular/cylindrical automated data storage library system: This system includes a base unit having an array of data storage locations mounted in a rectangular form factor along a back wall of the housing and at least one read/write device. The robotic mechanism includes a stationary vertical shaft on which is mounted on a horizontal track, movable in... Agent: Patton Boggs

20070124020 - Smart shipping and storage container: The system of the preferred embodiment includes a container that functions to hold objects for shipping and storage; a sensor system coupled to the container that functions to detect the state of the container and an area surrounding the container; an output element that functions to display the detected information;... Agent: Schox PLC

20070124021 - Bulk coin dispenser: Bulk coins dispenser having a rotary dispensing member. Rotation of the rotary dispensing member being controllable to control dispensing of coins stored therein. The coins may be packaged into coin rolls and controllably dispensed from the bulk coin dispenser.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070124022 - Stock retrieval system: An apparatus for storing and dispensing of a plurality of items of stock (34) such as pharmaceuticals comprises a plurality of storage regions (20), e.g. shelves (26) and a dispensing station (48). The storage regions (20) are arranged to circulate around a continuous path (10) such that each storage region... Agent: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman

20070124024 - Article transporting robot: An article transporting robot or an article transporting system includes a state recognizing means for recognizing the state of the article, a transportation method specifying means for specifying the transportation method according to the state recognized by the state recognizing means, and a transporting device for transporting the article according... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070124023 - Model for robot circulatory system for movement and dexterity: This application is for a unique system for robotic movement and dexterity using the concept of utilizing pressurized compressed air to contract and/or retract limbs, joints, fingers or any attached device, attachment and/or extremity, such as used for gripping or releasing, movement, ambulation, dexterity or fine motor skills. The system... Agent: David Joseph Schulte

20070124025 - Windpark turbine control system and method for wind condition estimation and performance optimization: A method and system for controlling a windpark power plant includes a central processing and control unit operatively coupled to wind turbines in the windpark to receive data from and selectively transmit at least one of data and control signals to each wind turbine, to reduce fatigue loads and comply... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070124026 - Agent based auction system and method for allocating distributed energy resources: The present invention is directed to a power-grid infrastructure for energy as well as methods for efficiently distributing the energy within the infrastructure that rely on a decentralized approach and the use of intelligent agents to facilitate the communication between different levels of the infrastructure as well as the distribution... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070118231 - Method and means for manufacturing products: Method for manufacturing one or more products, comprising operation of two or more processes which are or are suspected to be subject to mutual disturbance, wherein either a process which is or which is suspected to be subject to disturb one or more of the remaining process or processes, or... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070118232 - Automation device: The invention relates to an automation device, in which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is assigned at least one clock generator (120) and one memory unit (150), and which is... Agent: Abb Inc.

20070118233 - Automation device: The invention relates to an automation device, with which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is assigned at least one clock generator (120) and one memory unit (150), and which is... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20070118234 - Apparatus and method of displaying a symmetric-type menu: A display apparatus for displaying a symmetric-type menu is provided. The display apparatus includes a screen and a frame connecting to the screen. The screen has a breadthwise menu region and a lengthwise menu region. The menu in the lengthwise menu region is a sub-menu of a menu option of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070118235 - Apparatus and method of displaying multiple menus: A display method for enabling a display apparatus to display multiple menus is provided. The display apparatus includes a screen and a frame connecting to the screen, the screen having a menu region and the frame having a touch strip corresponding to the menu region. The method includes the steps... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070118236 - Method for improving a manufacturing process: A factorial experiment is conducted on a manufacturing process to generate a response matrix. The responses are used to calculate individual contrasts in a document as well as replicates effects. The contrast sums are also calculated and displayed in the document. The largest of the contrast sums are identified, and... Agent: Carl Bennett

20070118237 - Autocontrol simulating system and method: An autocontrol method is provided for creating a simulated model that represents an autocontrol system. The autocontrol system includes a controller, a sensor and a plant. The simulated model includes a simulated controller, a simulated sensor, and a simulated plant corresponding to the controller, the sensor, and the plant respectively.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070118238 - Method for implementing indirect controller: A system and method for implementing an indirect controller for a plant. A plant can be provided with both a direct controller and an indirect controller with a system model or a committee of system models. When the system model has sufficient integrity to satisfy the plant requirements, i.e., when... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070118239 - Registration and scoring system for sports competition: A computerized system and associated process has a centralized data storage and processor, for receiving and transmitting data over a global communications network. The data storage comprises a plurality of distinct data content including names of competitors and associated personal information, names of horses and associated biographical or medical information,... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070118240 - Accessory multi-media player: An accessory for attachment to a portable electronic device is disclosed. The accessory has a display unit, a processor, a communication interface and a housing.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070118241 - Shake jamming portable media player: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided which establishes a shake jamming portable media player in which a user can listen to a playing musical media file while simultaneously incorporating audio representations of percussion instrument sounds into an audio output stream by physically shaking the portable media player.... Agent: Law Office Of Philip A Steiner

20070118242 - System and method for product yield prediction: A system and method for predicting yield of integrated circuits includes at least one type of characterization vehicle which incorporates at least one feature which is representative of at least one type of feature to be incorporated in the final integrated circuit product. The characterization vehicle is subjected to at... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070118243 - Personal fit medical implants and orthopedic surgical instruments and methods for making: The present invention provides methods, techniques, materials and devices and uses thereof for custom-fitting biocompatible implants, prosthetics and interventional tools for use on medical and veterinary applications. The devices produced according to the invention are created using additive manufacturing techniques based on a computer generated model such that every prosthesis... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20070118244 - Methods and control systems for controlling semiconductor device manufacturing processes: A method of controlling a semiconductor device manufacturing process for a product which is newly applied and a control system for the same process are provided. According to an embodiment on the control method, a sample process time for a product applied to the semiconductor device manufacturing process for the... Agent: David D. Beatty Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070118245 - Printer driver systems and methods for automatic generation of embroidery designs: An example printer driver system and method disclosed herein includes determining a set of line segments corresponding to received image information, determining a first polygon from a first subset of the set of line segments, determining a second polygon from a second subset of the set of line segments, determining... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070118246 - Unloading method of object, program storage medium, and mounting mechanism: There is provided a method for unloading an object vacuum-chucked on a mounting table having one or more gas flow paths opened at one or more locations on the mounting table, including the steps of (a) turning off a vacuum-chucking of the object vacuum-chucked via the gas flow paths; (b)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070118247 - Method of article portioning: A system and an apparatus and method for detecting and discriminating articles that are within a predetermined range of a specification into lots. A counting head assembly includes at least an article detecting unit located above diverting gates which control the passage and/or accumulation of articles in adjacent channels to... Agent: James P. Hanrath

20070118248 - Method and apparatus for reckoning position of moving robot: A method and apparatus for reckoning a position of a moving robot using dead-reckoning and range sensing. The method includes performing dead-reckoning to determine a variation state in accordance with motion of the moving robot, calculating an absolute position of the moving robot by sensing a distance between the moving... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070118249 - Robot and multiple robot control method: When braking of a motion of a part of a first robot is assumed to be started at points in time, a first stop position of the first robot part is estimated at each point in time. When braking of a motion of a part of a second robot is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070118250 - Robot and multi-robot interference avoidance method: In a robot, a first determining unit determines whether there is an interference region in which a first occupation region and a second occupation region are at least partially overlapped with each other. A second determining determines whether a second movable part of another robot is at least partially located... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070118252 - Apparatus and method for controlling elastic actuator: An internal pressure of a hydropneumatic drive actuator is measured by a pressure measurement device, a displacement amount of a movable mechanism is measured, a desired value and a measurement value of the displacement are inputted so that a position error is compensated by a position error compensation device, a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070118251 - Systems and methods for automatically eliminating imbalance between signals: A calibrating system for automatically eliminating or reducing imbalance between a first signal and a second signal is disclosed. The calibrating system includes: a programmable delay module, receiving to the first and the second signals; a phase detecting module, coupled to the programmable delay module, for receiving the first and... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070112441 - Modular layer for abstracting peripheral hardware characteristics: An extensible device-independent and scalable modular software layer in a peripheral device. The modular software layer facilitates communication between components of the peripheral device. A hardware abstraction layer (HAL) of the peripheral device is configured in accordance with interface parameters of the modular software layer such that hardware characteristics of... Agent: Tucker, Ellis & West LLP

20070112442 - Apparatus and method for analyzing model quality in a process control environment: A method includes identifying a signal and a disturbance associated with a model. The signal and disturbance are identified using historical data associated with one or more process variables. The method also includes decomposing the signal and the disturbance at a plurality of resolution levels. The method further includes extracting... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070112443 - Methods and systems for adaptive control: Methods and systems for adaptive control.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP (formerly Perkins Smith & Cohen LLP)

20070112444 - Portable wireless communication device with hud projector, systems and methods: A portable communication device (200) including a portable communication device motion information obtaining device (230), for example, a GPS receiver, communicably coupled to a controller, an image projector (260) communicably coupled to the controller, the image projector projecting an image based on information from the portable communication device motion information... Agent: Motorola Inc

20070112445 - Quadratic performance, infinite steps, set point model tracking controllers: Two linear quadratic tracking controllers and a minimal prototype controller are presented for the control of a discrete single input and single output (SISO) tracking control system. The minimal prototype controller is an unconstrained controller. Depending on the models of the set point and the plant transfer function, this controller... Agent: Ky Minh Vu

20070112447 - Distributed historian architecture and interfaces: A distributed historian framework is provided where historical data is collected in accordance with an organizational model of a hierarchical system that is distributed across various elements of an enterprise. A directory service operates with the organizational model to enable configuration of historian components within the organization and to enable... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070112446 - Systems and methods for capturing data within an intelligent electronic device: A method for capturing data includes recording, within an intelligent electronic device (IED), information regarding an initial change to one of a firmware within the IED, a hardware within the IED, and a configuration within the IED.... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070112448 - Portable sound reproducing system and method: A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, one or more memory chips, a display, an audio output, one or more processors, and a battery. The plurality of inputs includes a forward input, a reverse input, and a play control input. The one... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070112449 - Portable sound reproducing system and method: A method for distributing music stored as MPEG encoded data to a handheld portable sound reproducing device via a telecommunications network includes storing a plurality of selections of music as digitized audio data compressed at least in part according to a Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) compression standard. The method... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070112450 - Portable sound reproducing system and method: A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, one or more memory chips, a display, an audio output, one or more processors, and a battery. The plurality of inputs includes a forward input, a reverse input, and a play control input. The one... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070112451 - Glass demand scheduling system: A method for optimizing material flow and equipment utilization in the fabrication of insulating glass units in a production operation. The method includes compiling a plurality of orders and converting the plurality of orders into production schedules for operating processes that fabricate the insulating glass units over a prescribed period... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070112452 - Remote maintenance method, industrial device, and semiconductor device: The present invention provides a remote maintenance method, a remote maintenance system, and an industrial device for enabling control and thorough services and billing according to the contents of the remote maintenance operation and the request destination of maintenance and enabling access limit according to the attribute of a service... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070112453 - Method for making an adapted software product: The invention concerns a manufacturing method requiring precise positioning of fixing components relative to another receiving component designed to receive same, the positioning being carried out by means of an equipment provided therefor, characterized in that it consists in measuring the components designed to be positioned to ascertain the tolerance... Agent: Jackson Patent Law Office

20070112454 - Method and system for drawing dent distribution diagram in shotblasting, and method for setting processing condition and shotblasting device: A method and a device for easily setting a processing condition from a dent rate of a product by giving an arbitrary dent producing condition and a shotblast processing condition in a shotblasting process. The method calculates a processing time, a projection amount and a projection material speed for enabling... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070112455 - Neutral data computer control system for a machine tool used to produce workpieces with a threaded surface and associated machine tool: Neutral data computer control system for a multiaxis machine tool for producing workpieces having a helicoidal generated surface with an optional computer system (1) for generating machine control parameters for a multiaxis machine tool (2, 2a) in which there is provided at least one virtual axis, which can be parameterized... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070112456 - Electronic device history record and product release system: These and other objectives are attained with a method and system for recording data monitored during the manufacture of molded ophthalmic lenses. This method comprises the steps of identifying a set of process parameters used in said manufacture, identifying an associated value range for each of the process parameters, and... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070112457 - Control system and method of controlling an injection molding machine: A control system for injection molding machines comprises a central control unit (26) for executing cyclical machine program sequences. Further, a visualization means (24, 25) is connected with the central control unit (26). The central control unit (26) has connected therewith, via an input/output means (16), an injection molding machine... Agent: Thomas E. Kocovsky, Jr. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070112458 - Assist transportation method and its device: To provide an assist transportation device capable of properly communicating a reaction force to a worker due to contact without damaging any product and obstacle even if the product contacts the obstacle under work. The assist transportation device for reducing a load applied to the worker when the worker operates... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070112459 - Packaging device and container for sheet objects: This invention relates to a packaging device (1) for packaging a stack of sheet objects that have an attributable monetary value in a container (4), the device (1) comprising means (34, 35) for determining value data relating to the monetary value attributed to a sheet object to be stacked in... Agent: Chadbourne & Parke LLP

20070112460 - Method and system for facilitating individualized packaging and follow-up capability on a mass scale: According to one aspect, a method is provided for personalizing packaging for a product. The method includes offering personalized packaging for the product to a customer. Text, images, or text and images are received from the customer. The text, images, or text and images are integrated into personalized packaging, and... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070112464 - Apparatus and method for patient rounding with a remote controlled robot: A method for remotely monitoring a patient. The method includes generating and transmitting input commands to the robot from a remote station. The remote station may include a personal computer that is operated by a doctor. The input commands can move the robot so that a video image and sounds... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070112462 - Method for detecting if command implementation was completed on robot common framework, method for transmitting and receiving signals and device thereof: In the present invention, a common robot interface framework (CRIF) is defined. CRIF is a standard of a common interface using a kind of imaginary robot for the purpose of the abstraction of hardwares in order to decrease the dependency of an application on hardware platforms and to increase a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070112463 - Robot server for controlling robot, system having the same for providing content, and method thereof: A robot server for controlling a robot, a system for providing content having the same, and a method thereof are provided. The robot server communicating with the robot includes a virtual robot object and a virtual robot object manager. The robot server executes commands that are generated in correspondence to... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070112461 - Robotic ordering and delivery system software and methods: Systems, methods and devices for the automated delivery of goods form one to another using a robotic tug and accompanying cart. A computer within the tug or cart stores an electronic map of the building floor plan and intended paths for the tug to take when traversing from one location... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070112465 - Vision system: A vision system and method for calibrating motion of a robot disposed in a processing system is provided. In one embodiment, a vision system for a processing system includes a camera and a calibration wafer that are positioned in a processing system. The camera is positioned on the robot and... Agent: Patent Counsel Applied Materials, Inc.

20070112466 - Position/force control device: A position detector is provided each on a master 1 side and on a slave 3 side, respectively, and reaction force estimation observers 2 and 4 estimate reaction force undergone by the operation part of the master side and reaction force undergone by the object of the slave side on... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070112467 - Systems and methods for powering devices with a thermoelectric system: A system for powering a micro-robot including a thermoelectric system integrated with the micro-robot wherein the thermoelectric system includes a thermopile. A rechargeable battery operatively connected to the thermoelectric system to recharges the rechargeable battery using electricity generated by the thermopile from an environmental temperature gradient.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070112468 - Approaching and compensating for machine kinematic singularities: A method of operating a multi-axis machine. The machine linkage is monitored to detect an approach by linkage joint(s) toward singularity. A degree of the approached singularity is determined. The joint(s) approaching singularity are identified. Virtual joints are used to replace the identified joint(s) in a manipulator matrix to modify... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070112469 - Method and device for measuring wheel alignment of automobile: There is provided a method and a device for measuring wheel alignment of an automobile that can quickly and precisely measure wheel alignment of the automobile without applying the same load to a wheel installation portion as that applied thereto in a finished vehicle state to improve productivity and can... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070112470 - Method for calculating availability for line power systems: A method for calculating availability in line power systems composed of power circuit modules determines power circuit parameters associated with the power circuits, accepting input from central databases. The method calculates a required number of power circuits to complete the line power system, and calculates the total power to be... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070112471 - Method for determination of load characteristic which indicates the load of electrical primary components: Details relating to the current operational state of primary components of an electric energy supply system are obtained in a simple manner. The method is used to determine a load characteristic (K1) indicating the load of electric primary components (2) in an electric energy distribution network. The following method steps... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070112472 - Method for reducing instantaneous current on startup: A method for reducing instantaneous current on startup is applicable to an electronic device with a management controller. The management controller is electrically connected to a startup processing module of the electronic device such that operations of fans equipped in the electronic device can be controlled via this electrical connection... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070106399 - Method and apparatus for improving the accuracy of linear program based models: A method and apparatus are disclosed for evaluating the performance of a Linear Program model of an operation. The significant properties of the current invention include the use of a historical record or operating data as a means to improve the evaluation of the Linear Program model quality. The historical... Agent: William Joseph Korchinski

20070106400 - System and method for online property prediction for hot rlled coil in a hot strip mill: A system for on-line property prediction for hot rolled coils in a hot strip mill of a steel plant, including a unit for capturing the chemistry from the steel making stage and providing the data on rolling schedule. Field devices are provided at the instrumentation level for measuring process parameters... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070106401 - Method for the prevention of erroneous actuator access in a multifunctional general electronic control system: Disclosed is a method for the prevention of erroneous actuator access in a multifunctional general electronic control system wherein the actuator access requirements emanate from different system services (1), a rights management (2), which determines the authorization of actuator access requirements, a mode of operation control unit (4), and an... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070106402 - Calcium cleansing for vascular visualization: A system (100) and corresponding method for vessel visualization are provided, the system having an input adapter (112, 128, 130) for receiving segmented vessel data, a processor (102) in signal communication with the input adapter, a vessel visualization unit (170) in signal communication with the processor for visualizing the vessel,... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070106403 - Swimming pool, spa, and other recreational environment controller systems, equipment, and simulators: Systems for controlling aspects of recreational or other environments are described. Such systems are especially, but not exclusively, useful for controlling either or both of pool or spa settings and operations and include equipment that may be connected, in any appropriate way, to personal or other computers or other components... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070106405 - Method and system to provide reference data for identification of digital content: Source data is accessed for a content portion of digital content. The source data is usable to identify the content portion. The reference data is defined for the content portion by clustering the accessed source data. The reference data is usable to identify the content portion.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070106404 - Multi-channel speaker system and a connection system thereof: The present invention relates to a multi-channel speaker system and a wiring device thereof. The wiring device for a multi-channel speaker system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a serial audio signal circuit and a plurality of audio signal separating circuits. The serial audio signal circuit SAC... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070106406 - Music-piece classifying apparatus and method, and related computer program: A bibliographic-information impression word is generated from a bibliographic information segment about selected one of music pieces. An acoustic feature quantity of an audio signal representing the selected music piece is calculated. A feature-quantity impression word is generated from the calculated acoustic feature quantity. A degree of conformity between the... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20070106407 - Tape course generation method and apparatus for programming a composite tape lamination machine: A tape course generator produces tape course definitions for use in programming a CNC composite tape lamination machine. The tape course generator includes a reference surface parameterizer that maps a contoured surface onto a parametric reference surface, and a reference plane instantiator that maps the reference surface onto a reference... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20070106409 - Attribute-based item information grouping, such as for use in generating manufacturing instructions: Managing attribute information to provide output for other applications (e.g., applications for generating manufacturing instructions) may involve identifying attribute information associated with instances of a selected item type (e.g., parts fasteners). For example, in the case of fasteners, each of the instances of the selected item type is associated with... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20070106408 - Automatic design system, automatic design method, and automatic design program: An automatic design system, includes an automatic designing means 3 for computing output value information in compliance with output value computing information containing computational expressions, based on input value information required for automatic design of a product, a draughting information forming means 4 for forming draughting information to display the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070106410 - Systems and methods for production planning by visualizing products and resources in a manufacturing process: Systems and methods for production planning in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for production planning includes a first database configured to retain engineering information for a selected article of manufacture, and a second database configured to retain process information for the selected article. A processor... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070106411 - Systems and methods for processing an order: Systems and methods are provided for administrating an order. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving, by a first participant, a customer order and checking the availability of an ordered quantity of products within a first group of inventory data objects. Further,... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20070106412 - Systems and methods for validating subsititution chains of an order: Systems and methods are provided for automatically determining substitution chains that are valid during a rules-based ATP check for an order item. In one implementation, a system is provided that includes an interface for interfacing with a plurality of data storage devices in at least one of which a plurality... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20070106413 - System and apparatus for materials transport and storage: A system for moving a pallet is provided. The system provides for a pair of pallets each having means for inducing movement in relation to an other pallet. Further, logic is provided for calculating a movement instruction to move the pallets relative to each other. Additionally, the present invention provides... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20070106414 - Method for producing a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle part, wherein the motor vehicle or the motor vehicle part is assembled from components, wherein at least two components are each connected to at least one transponder in order to transmit an identification information item,... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070106415 - Method and device for handling profile parts: Method and device for handling profile parts The invention relates to a device for handling profile parts, comprising means for linearly and/or axially positioning such parts perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the profiles, for conveying, for measuring, for controlling the cutting and/or for stacking such parts, with at least... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070106416 - Method and system for adaptively controlling a laser-based material processing process and method and system for qualifying same: A method and system for adaptively controlling a laser-based material processing process are provided. The system includes sensing equipment to measure a process variable or condition of at least one of a laser-based material processing system and a workpiece processed by the material processing system and to provide a corresponding... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070106417 - Method of carving three-dimensional artwork: A method of producing intricate, three-dimensional artwork requiring high resolution on the part of a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine is disclosed. An existing three dimensional carving is captured by a computer, and converted into a NURBS surface. The operator sets forth the dimensions of the surface to be carved,... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070106418 - Multihead composite material application machine programming method and apparatus for manufacturing composite structures: A composite part program generator includes a computer-aided design (CAD) system interface, a path generator, a course head manager, a post-processor and a machine simulator. The composite part program generator produces composite part programs for use on a multihead composite material application machine, such as a composite tape lamination machine... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20070106419 - Method and system for video monitoring: An approach is provided for video monitoring. A video server records an event to output a video master and to generate a video proxy of the master. A monitoring server transmits the video proxy to a central monitoring system that is configured to correlate the video proxy with other video... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20070106420 - Computer-based integration of all operating procedures in production machines: Apparatus for processing plastics, particularly an extrusion machine or injection molding machine, includes a material supply device, a plasticizing device and a molding device which are controlled by a control device to allow plastic products to be produced in a fully automated manner while taking into account essential operational processes.... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20070106422 - Apparatus and methods for a robotic beverage server: A robotic beverage server that includes a robot, a beverage dispenser in fluid communication with a plurality of beverages contained within respective beverage storage receptacles and operable to dispense one or more of the beverages from the respective storage receptacles, and a controller to operate the robot to pick a... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070106421 - Method for optimising the performance of a robot: A method for optimizing performance of a robot. At least one experiment is designed including at least two tests. Each test differs from at least one other test in the experiment regarding the location of the task in relation to the robot. The boundaries that are allowable for location of... Agent: Venable LLP

20070106424 - Record media written with data structure for recognizing a user and method for recognizing a user: The present invention relates to a record media written with a data structure used in recognizing specific users in hardware such as a robot, etc., a method for recognizing a user by using a data structure written in the record media, and a user identification database access method for the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070106423 - Robot and method of localizing the same: A mobile robot and a method of localizing the robot are disclosed. The robot includes a gyroscope module providing information regarding a rotational angle of a gyroscope; an encoder module providing information regarding velocity and information regarding a rotational angle of a wheel of the robot by sensing motion of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070106425 - Point-of-use mixing method with first derivative homogeneity monitoring: There is disclosed a system and method of formulating a batch comprising at least two chemicals. An embodiment is disclosed wherein a feedforward algorithm can be used to control the target blend. Subsequently a feedback closed loop control loop algorithm is provided for a multivariant blend. Use of this approach... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070106426 - Wireless extension to an irrigation control system and related methods: Several embodiments provide wireless extensions to an irrigation controller system and related methods of use, as well as other improvements to irrigation control equipment. In one implementation, an irrigation control system includes a transmitter unit including a controller and having a connector to be coupled to an irrigation controller having... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070106427 - Power plant operation control system and a power plant maintaining and managing method: Quick recovery or recovery support of a faulty power generating facility by real time diagnoses such as facility failure diagnosis, supervision for failure symptoms, facility diagnosis by evaluation of performance using databases between the power generating facilities and an operation control system. The operation control system transfers information on operating... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070106428 - Systems and methods for thermal management: Systems and methods for sensing temperatures of multiple functional blocks within a digital device and controlling the operation of these functional blocks in a manner that selectively reduces temperatures associated with some of the functional blocks, but not others. One embodiment comprises an integrated circuit having multiple functional blocks (such... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier

20070100468 - Magnetic toy: The object of this invention is to provide a magnetic toy, which is fabricated with magnetic rods and magnetic balls, and is freely shaped into a variety of forms. In the magnetic toy, each magnetic rod (31) is composed of a magnetic strand core (31A), a covering (31B) to cover... Agent: Delio & Peterson

20070100469 - Method and system for simulating job entry subsystem (jes) operation: A method for simulating a behavior of a spooler (220), comprising: receiving (305) an output file (405) produced by the spooler as a result of the execution of a unit of work in a data processing apparatus, the unit of work being submitted to the spooler by a data processing... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law

20070100470 - Two sensor movement: Multiple methods of using only two sensors to control the state of an object in a one dimensional environment, a two dimensional environment or a three dimensional environment. A method of using only two sensors to control the state of an object in a secondary mode and edit data in... Agent: Ezra Sutton PA Suite 201

20070100472 - System and method for creating serial interface protocols in a process control environment: A method includes creating a plurality of function blocks. The function blocks are defined by at least one user. The method also includes identifying a plurality of data flows between the function blocks. Each data flow includes at least one of: a flow of data from an output of one... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070100471 - System and method for dynamically creating and editting function block types in a process control environment: An apparatus includes a memory capable of storing information defining multiple function block types. A combination of instances of one or more function block types is capable of implementing a control process in a controller within a process control system. The apparatus also includes a function block editor capable of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070100473 - System and method for synchronization of isochronous data streams over a wireless communication link: A transmitter (500) is provided for transmitting host data over a wireless channel. The transmitter (500) includes a free-running timer (560) that provides a series of increasing free-running timing values; a host interface circuit (510) that receives host data from a local host circuit and a first free-running timing value... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070100474 - Fan controlling system to control fans according to categories to which heating members belong and related method: A fan controlling system and method are used to control a fan provided to dissipate heat produced by a heating member. The fan controlling method includes providing a database for storing categories to which a plurality of heating members respectively belong and corresponding fan operating parameters, detecting a category to... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070100475 - Method and apparatus for applying reduced nonlinear models to optimization of an operation: A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating a reduced nonlinear model, whose significant properties include accuracy, compact size, reliability and speed. These properties enable nonlinear real-time optimization and detailed analysis of any operation that can be modeled this way. An array of related applications is disclosed for providing a... Agent: William Joseph Korchinski

20070100476 - Automated tuning of large-scale multivariable model predictive controllers for spatially-distributed processes: An automated tuning method of a large-scale multivariable model predictive controller for multiple array papermaking machine cross-directional (CD) processes can significantly improve the performance of the controller over traditional controllers. Paper machine CD processes are large-scale spatially-distributed dynamical systems. Due to these systems' (almost) spatially invariant nature, the closed-loop transfer... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070100477 - Methods and articles for detecting, verifying, and repairing collinearity in a model or subsets of a model: Systematic methods to detect, verify, and repair a collinear model are presented. After detecting collinearity in a model or subsets of a model, a directional test is carried out to verify if the collinearity is real. The model can then be adjusted in either direction to making a near collinear... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070100478 - Method and system for testing a control system for a marine petroleum process plant: s

20070100479 - Application of microsystems for a building system employing a system knowledge base: An arrangement for use in a control system within a building includes a plurality of sensor microsystems (12, 406, 407, 408) configured to obtain environmental information regarding a plurality of areas in a building and a processing circuit (18, 318, 412, 416). The processing circuit is operable to obtain data... Agent: Elsa Keller, Legal Assistant Intellectual Property Department

20070100480 - Multi-modal device power/mode management: A system that facilitates managing resources (e.g., functionality, services) based at least in part upon an established context. More particularly, a context determination component can be employed to establish a context by processing sensor inputs or learning/inferring a user action/preference. Once the context is established via context determination component, a... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070100483 - Audio processing: Audio processing apparatus in which a payload signal is inserted into a primary audio signal comprises a noise generator operable to generate a noise signal in dependence on the payload signal; a level detector for detecting a signal level of the primary signal; a modulator for respectively increasing or decreasing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070100482 - Control surface with a touchscreen for editing surround sound: A control surface for an audio processing system that performs surround sound panning includes a touchscreen in combination with one or more other input devices. The touchscreen displays the position and movement of sound according to inputs from the various input devices or from recorded control information. An operator can... Agent: Peter J. Gordon, Patent Counsel

20070100485 - Information signal reproducing apparatus: An information signal reproducing apparatus which is capable of forming a suitable reproducing environment and building an easy-handling reproducing system regardless of differences such as signal format or recorded media of audio data to be reproduced is provided, in which: a medium type of an optical disc and signal format... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070100481 - System and method for organizing information: An audio player device, and method of controlling an audio player device, including a microprocessor for manipulating music content wherein the music content includes songs and classification information associated with the songs, a storage device connected to the microprocessor for storing the music content, a user display device for displaying... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070100484 - Television system with saving function of output power: A digital television system capable of controlling the supply of output power is provided. The digital television system includes a sound signal supply unit which processes digital signals received from an external source and generates digital audio signals; a sound signal processor which receives and converts the generated digital audio... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070100486 - Method, system, and computer program product for controlling the flow of material in a manufacturing facility using an extended zone of control: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for controlling the flow of material in a manufacturing facility using an extended zone of control. A method in accordance to an embodiment of the present invention comprises establishing an extended zone of control including a high impact tool... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070100487 - Method and system for virtual metrology in semiconductor manufacturing: Provided are a method and a system for virtual metrology in semiconductor manufacturing. Process data and metrology data are received. Prediction data is generated based on the process data and metrology data using a learning control model. The system for virtual metrology in a fabrication facility comprises a fault detection... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070100488 - Vacuum processing method and vacuum processing apparatus: The invention provides a semiconductor processing apparatus having a high throughput capable of appropriately coping with the positional displacement that may occur during transfer of the wafer after correcting the position thereof, without slowing down the transfer speed of the wafer. A position correction quantity of the wafer with respect... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070100489 - Fuzzy logic system for process control in chemical mechanical polishing: The present invention provides a versatile system for controlling chemical mechanical polishing in a semiconductor manufacturing process. The system of the present inventions utilizes an in-situ chemical mechanical polishing system, having some type of measurement or metrology function, to bulk polish a semiconductor wafer to a first target threshold. Once... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070100490 - Method and apparatus for providing custom-cut film covering to a consumer: A method and apparatus for providing custom-cut film coverings to a customer includes providing to an input device or kiosk information relating to a desired film pattern for an object such as a vehicle window. Once the information is inputted, it may be confirmed, stored, and transferred to a pattern... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20070100491 - Method of selecting optimum clothing style based on individually-assessed body type: A method of selecting an optimum clothing style based on individually-assessed body type. The method comprises the steps of a shopper, interacting with a retail entity, which provides a body type identification system, through which a shopper can assess and select a clothing style optimally-suited for a particular body type.... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20070100492 - Three dimensional processing data setting system, method for setting three-dimensional processing data, computer program for setting three-dimensional processing data, medium with three-dimensional processing data stored therein that is readable by comput: A three-dimensional processing data setting system comprises an information input device for inputting information on a shape of a three-dimensional work surface to be processed and information on a processing pattern to be specified, a display for displaying a work surface representing the shape information virtually in three dimensions thereon,... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070100493 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller capable of shortening time required for transferring control of a spindle between different control systems. It is determined whether or not a spindle control command is included in a machining program for one control system. If the spindle control command is included, the command is carried out... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070100494 - Cooling components across a continuum: A method of cooling components across a continuum having a plurality of levels includes receiving and evaluating detected data related to the components across the continuum. A control scheme is developed based upon the evaluated data, where the control scheme is configured to manipulate one or more actuators across a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070100495 - Facilitating vending of customer-configured pizza preparation kits: A vending machine comprises an user interface arrangement configured for facilitating input of a customer-configured pizza preparation kit order, an order processing arrangement configured for processing the customer-configured pizza preparation kit order and a product dispensing arrangement configured for dispensing a customer-configured pizza preparation kit corresponding to the order. Processing... Agent: David O. Simmons

20070100497 - Decoupled synchro-drive mobile robot base: The present invention provides a synchro-drive mobile robot base which allows a robot to accomplish a 360° endless rotation through a triple shaft mechanism, while a turret, a steering unit and a drive unit are decoupled from each other. The mobile robot base includes the turret (34) having thereon a... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070100499 - Method and apparatus for heads-up critical information display on air traffic control tower glass window walls: A heads-up display system that can be configured to display critical information on the glass window wall in an air traffic control tower cab so an air traffic controller can view the information without taking his or her eyes off the runways or movement areas. Multiple input devices communicate critical... Agent: Martin E. Robinson, Jr. Federal Aviation Administration, Agc-500

20070100498 - Mobile robot: The system constructs a robot autonomously move by simply inputting a rough path. The system has a path-setting unit for setting the path of a mobile apparatus according to the inputted path, a measuring unit for measuring an environment in which the mobile apparatus exists, an extracting unit for extracting... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070100496 - Robot system, method and computer program product: Robot system including at least one mobile robot (10), for treating a surface, which comprises map storage means to store a map of the surface to be treated and means to navigate the, or each, mobile robot (10) to at least one point on a surface. The, or each, mobile... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070100500 - Robotic vacuum cleaner: An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operations of the aforementioned systems.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070100501 - Apparatus and method for controlling camera of robot cleaner: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a camera mounted at a robot cleaner in order to sense obstacles and perform position compensation. The apparatus for controlling a camera of a robot cleaner includes a first axis driver for driving a camera mounted at the robot cleaner in... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070100502 - Systems and methods to control a multiple-fuel steam production system: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to control a multiple-fuel steam production system are disclosed. An example method obtains a plurality of input values associated with producing steam and uses a model predictive controller to determine a first value associated with predicting an amount of a first fuel and a... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070100503 - Multi-tier benefit optimization for operating the power systems including renewable and traditional generation, energy storage, and controllable loads: A plurality of power generating assets are connected to a power grid. The grid may, if desired, be a local grid or a utility grid. The power grid is connected to a plurality of loads. The loads may, if desired, be controllable and non-controllable. Distribution of the power to the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070100504 - System and method for detecting power system conditions: Provided is a system and method for detecting a power system condition of a power system. The system includes at least a first and second intelligent electronic device (IED) operatively coupled to the power system at respective first and second power system locations. Each IED is configured to calculate a... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070100505 - Duty cycle measurement apparatus and method: A mechanism for measuring duty cycle of a signal under test in an integrated circuit device, such as a microprocessor or system-on-a-chip is provided. The mechanism generates a frequency which is proportional to the duty cycle and which can be measured using common lab or manufacturing equipment. The mechanism may... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20070100506 - System and method for controlling power flow of electric power generation system: A method for controlling power flow of an electric power generation system includes generating or dissipating electric power to maintain a predetermined grid voltage and frequency. The electric power is transmitted to a grid; and the current and voltage of the electric power thus transmitted are sensed. The frequency of... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder