Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 10/09

20090248173 - Process control system with ability to exchange data with production line machine controllers: A system and method for integrating a production line process control system (PCS) with production line machine controllers to record data about processes completed on a production line. The PCS receives data from line controllers regarding processes that are completed on each part. Process data including process order data is... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20090248174 - Control method of refrigeration systems in gas plants with parallel trains: An optimization method based on statistical modeling relating NGL plant process variables. The modeling may rely on input data from process history and modeled data. The method identifies process scenarios when a compressor from an associated propane/propylene refrigeration system may be deactivated and still allow the NGL plant to achieve... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090248175 - Plant control system and thermal power generation plant control system: The plant control system has a measurement signal data database, a model to estimate the value of measurement signal data used at a time when an operation signal is given to the plant, an operation signal learning unit to learn a method of generating a model input, which is equivalent... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.c.

20090248176 - Method and apparatus for adaptive cascade proportional-integral-derivative controller: An adaptive cascade proportional-integral-derivative controller produces a fixed controller output including a fixed proportional-integral-derivative and a fixed feedforward controller command, and an adaptive controller output including an adaptive cascade PID and an adaptive feedforward command all from a reference command. The fixed controller output and the adaptive controller output are... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20090248177 - Method and apparatus for adaptive parallel proportional-integral-derivative controller: An adaptive parallel proportional-integral-derivative controller produces a fixed controller output including a fixed proportional-integral-derivative and a fixed feedforward controller command, and an adaptive controller output including an adaptive parallel PID and an adaptive feedforward command all from a reference command. The fixed controller output and the adaptive controller output are... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20090248178 - Updating position assist data on a mobile computing device: A mobile computing device comprises a memory, a processor and a transceiver. The memory is configured to store at least one type of position assist data. The processor is configured to provide a position fix based on the position assist data. The transceiver is configured for wireless communication. The memory... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090248179 - Plant operation data monitoring apparatus: A most recent value of data fetched from each sensor in a plant facility is temporarily stored and extracted and then stored in a plant history data table A5. On another front, a monitoring point for monitoring a plant error is registered in response to an operator request. A monitoring... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090248180 - Automatic backlash estimation: A method is disclosed for automatic estimation of backlash in a control system which includes a controller and a process to be controlled, wherein said controller is capable of performing integrating control of said process using one or more controller parameters to control a process output signal of said process... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20090248181 - Electronic controller for power converter and motor drive circuit: The electronic controller fetches an external signal and performs an input process such as A-D conversion. Upon receipt of processing results for executing operations according to a predetermined program, an output process is performed for sending a signal to the outside board on operation results, a timer outputs at least... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090248182 - Audio player using audible prompts for playback selection: An audio program and message distribution system in which a host system organizes and transmits program segments to client subscriber locations. The host organizes the program segments by subject matter and creates scheduled programming in accordance with preferences associated with each subscriber. Program segments are associated with descriptive subject matter... Agent: Charles G. Call

20090248183 - Editing device and audio signal processing device: An editing device that edits a configuration of signal processing to be performed in a mixer engine having a programmable signal processor stores, for each of a plurality of mixer engines, resource data indicating a signal processing resource of a DSP of the mixer engine, accepts a selection of mixer... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090248184 - Haptically enabled dental modeling system: The invention provides a digital dentistry system that utilizes a haptic interface and features a computer-based design application configured to allow the intuitive construction of irregular, amorphous three-dimensional structures typically seen in dental restorations, utilizing, where appropriate, the design skills of a user. In certain embodiments, the system provides a... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090248186 - Methods and systems for matching configurable manufacturing capacity requirements and availability: The present invention comprises methods and systems that provide the ability to functionally and temporally match configurable manufacturing capacity requirements and availability at their lowest levels of configurability. This is generally accomplished by first modeling the capabilities of the equipment comprising the required capacity and available capacity at their lowest... Agent: Dan Hamling

20090248185 - Production system creating system, production system creating method, and storage medium for storing production system creating program for allowing computer to execute production system creating method: To provide a production system creating system that can freely combine a plurality of production factors of various types from a superordinate concept toward a subordinate concept thereof to thereby create a production system of a finished product. In a production system creating system 10, a plurality of three-term relationships... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090248187 - Advanced process control for semiconductor processing: A computer comprising a recordable medium on which is stored instructions for at least one model-based, run-to-run controller routine is provided. The computer includes instructions to receive a first dataset regarding a first wafer after a first process, to determine a process parameter for the first process for a second... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP Ip Section

20090248188 - Smart machine tool lubrication system: A smart machine tool lubrication system monitors the distance traveled by a motion component in a machine tool. A predetermined amount of lubricant is dispensed at a lubrication point of the motion component when the monitored distance exceeds a first threshold value. The smart machine tool lubrication system may further... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090248189 - Method and system for automatic generation of throughput models for semiconductor tools: The throughput of complex cluster tools of a semiconductor manufacturing environment may be determined for a desired manufacturing scenario on the basis of automatically generated throughput models. The throughput models may be established on the basis of rule messages with high statistical relevance.... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090248190 - Portable modular manufacturing system: A modular manufacturing station is provided. The modular manufacturing station has plurality of beams forming a skeleton and an article transportation system. The article transportation system is configured to transport one or more articles through the manufacturing station at a speed selected from a plurality of speeds and at a... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20090248191 - Hub posture detection method and apparatus: Distance meters measure distances from a reference position to a first area including an upper pitch circle portion and a second area including a lower pitch circle portion. Center coordinates of the hub is calculated based on respective center coordinates of two hub bolts included within the first and second... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090248192 - Substrate processing system and substrate conveyance method: A substrate processing system (100) includes a main transfer line (20) configured to transfer wafers (W) over the entire system, and an auxiliary transfer line (30) configured to transfer wafers (W) inside a photolithography process section (1a). The photolithography process section (1a) is arranged such that a resist coating process... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090248193 - System and method for certified garment design: There is provided a method for designing a garment having a particular certification based on the visibility characteristics of the garment. The method takes into account various factors including manufacturing tolerances, occlusion by logos, etc. to calculate a certification level for the garment visibility. This certification level is calculated dynamically... Agent: Axios Law Group. Pllc

20090248194 - Cut optimization system and method: A cut optimization system controls chatter in a machine tool during a cutting operation. A microphone is configured to capture acoustic noise emitted by the machine tool during the cutting operation and to generate an AC signal corresponding to the captured acoustic noise. A filter is configured to attenuate frequencies... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090248195 - Photograph printing system: When an identification code relating to a subject order is obtained by an acquisition unit, a determination unit determines whether or not printed photographs relating to the subject order are housed in a housing unit. When the determination unit determines that the printed photographs relating to the subject order are... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090248197 - Arrangement and method for loading vehicle bodies: An arrangement is provided for loading vehicle bodies in which assembled vehicle bodies are continuously made available from a production process for loading and are prepared for the loading. Several different stations of the loading arrangement are mutually coordinated and monitored by a control unit. A drive operated fork lift... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090248196 - Automatic modular store: An automatic store comprises a main support structure, at least one storage unit with a stowage member which extends along an endless path, and storage elements mounted on the stowage member and movable along the endless path as a result of an activation of the storage unit in order selectively... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.c.

20090248198 - Retail shelf supply monitoring system: An inventory shelf monitoring system includes a plurality of track systems located on at least one shelf of a retail or warehouse establishment. Each track system includes a sensor and actuator that determines the position of a product pusher. The identity and location of the product pusher, for each track... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090248199 - Color dispensing system and method: A paint creation and dispensing system includes a variety of components for creating paint of a selected color and paint type and for processing payment for the paint. The system may be configured to receive a color selection in a variety of ways including through customer selection and via an... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090248200 - Method & apparatus for remotely operating a robotic device linked to a communications network: A remote control device able to connect to a communications network generates robot control messages are used for the remote control of a robot also able to be connected to the communications network. The remote control device creates a robot control file and an indirect reference to the robot control... Agent: Robert Schuler

20090248202 - Multi-joint structure, mounting tool using it, system and human machine interface: To manually and optionally change length of a multi-joint structure, the multi-joint structure of the present invention is constituted so that variation detection sensor such as potentiometers is provided on connecting parts between each of joints, one or a plurality of the sensors are assumed to be a unit of... Agent: Ogilvie Law Firm

20090248201 - Processing system for processing a moving workpiece: The processing system (10) serves for processing a moving workpiece (12) by means of an industrial robot (16) that can be rigidly coupled, intermittently, to the workpiece (12) and/or to a movable workpiece carrier unit (14), the industrial robot (16), when in a decoupled operating position (42), being carried by... Agent: Patent Central Llc Stephan A. Pendorf

20090248203 - Numerical control apparatus and numerical control method: In a numerical control apparatus, a rotation-axis filtering processor subjects an angle change amount between interpolation points between rotation angles of a rotation axis to moving average filtering thereby smoothing the angle change amount between the interpolation points. A translation-axis timing synchronization unit subjects a moving amount between interpolation points... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090248206 - Control method of laundry treating machine: A control method of a laundry treating machine is disclosed. A control method of a laundry treating machine comprising a cabinet where an accommodating space receiving laundry is formed and a heat pump supplying hot air to the accommodating space, the control method includes driving the heat pump and identifying... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090248205 - Controlling method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator: A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided. The movement structure may a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a storage compartment of the refrigerator by pressing a button. This automatic movement of the storage box may allow the storage box to be... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090248204 - Cooling system and control method of cooling system: The position of a damper is changed over to switch over the cooling mode between an inside air intake mode and an A/C intake mode. In the inside air intake mode, the air inside a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle is taken in and directly blown to a battery... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090248208 - Indoor unit, air conditioner including indoor unit and method of controlling air conditioner: An in-ceiling embedded type air conditioner including an indoor unit having an air blower and an indoor heat exchanger accommodated in a housing a substantially box-shape, and a filtering unit including a gas-liquid contact member that is disposed at the downstream side of the indoor heat exchanger on an air... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090248207 - System and method for driving a drawer in a refrigerator: A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator are provided. This system allows a drawer to be automatically withdrawn from and/or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. This system also allows a drawer which has been stopped during the withdrawal process to be further withdrawn... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090248209 - Apparatus for reduction of vibrations of a structure: An apparatus (7) for reduction of vibrations of a structure (1) has a vibration sensor (8) which is arranged in a structure (1), an actuator (11) which acts on the structure, and a control system (9) which drives the actuator (11) as a function of a signal (10) from the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090248213 - Flow controller and test method therefor, and flow control method: A flow controller and a test method therefor are provided which enable testing of the flow control of a process gas passing through a fluid path during operation of semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses. While the flow control is being performed to adjust the flow rate through the fluid path to a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090248211 - Flow controlling device: To provide a flow controlling device capable of providing an accurate flow set by a setting device without mutual interference between flow controlling devices. A flow controlling device having a solenoid valve for adjusting the opening of a flow path and a valve driving circuit for driving the valve, having... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090248212 - Thermal control system and method: In a thermal control system of the type employing a two phase refrigerant that is first compressed and then is divided into a variable mass flow of refrigerant into a hot pressurized gas form and a differential remainder flow of cooled vapor derived from condensation and then thermal expansion, transitions... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.c.

20090248210 - Time pulse pilot for pressure regulating control valve: In the industry, a way to control fluid pressure circulating through pipes is by means of pilot operated diaphragm pressure controlling valves. This invention specifically relates to pilots of these valves. The pilots of the previous art are mechanical devices comprising diaphragms, springs, throttling elements and slideable shafts. These mechanical... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20090248214 - Method of tracking power outages: A method for analyzing historical outages at the customer level for the purposes of determining root-cause and possible corrective actions is described herein. The present invention enables a utility to identify problem areas and prevent future outages from occurring.... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20090248215 - Control device and electric power estimating method: To estimate the instantaneous electric power consumption of an actuator, such as a heater, with excellent accuracy, while using an existing structure. A control device comprises a PID control calculating unit for calculating, and for outputting to the actuator, an manipulated variable MV based on a produced variable PV of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090248216 - System and method for improving dynamic response in a power supply: A system for improving dynamic response in a power supply includes a mainframe module having a memory and a mainframe microprocessor, the mainframe processor configured to calculate a plurality of tables in which each table represents a current/voltage (I/V) characteristic curve for the power supply, at least two power supply... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090248217 - System and method for reducing peak and off-peak electricity demand by monitoring, controlling and metering high intensity fluorescent lighting in a facility: A method of reducing electricity usage during peak demand periods includes the steps of establishing predetermined load reduction criteria representative of a desire by a power provider to reduce loading on an electricity supply grid, and coordinating with a facility having HIF lighting equipment to permit the power provider to... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090248218 - Environment control system for a transport unit: An environment control system for a transport unit defining a cargo space. The environment control system comprises a controller in communication with a user interface such that the user interface identifies to the controller one kind of cargo within the cargo space, an environment adjusting system in communication with the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP