公开(公告)号：US20060017554A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-26

申请号：US11104699

申请日：2005-04-13

申请人： William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Thomas David McClelland

发明人： William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Thomas David McClelland

IPC分类号： B60C23/00 ,  G08B21/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0416 ,  B60C23/0444

摘要： A tire monitor system employs a single RF detector mounted on the vehicle. The tire monitor system also includes a control unit and a receiver. The single RF detector is positioned to be proximate a front axle or a rear axle. The RF detector also may be positioned off-center. The control unit distinguishes front tire monitors from rear tire monitors by comparing a number of RF transmissions received by each tire monitor. The control unit also may distinguish between left tire monitors and right tire monitors by comparing the number of RF transmissions received by each tire monitor. In other embodiment, the tire monitor system may further use a received signal strength and/or acceleration signals to determine position information of the tire monitors.

摘要翻译： 轮胎监测系统采用安装在车辆上的单个RF检测器。 轮胎监视器系统还包括控制单元和接收器。 单个RF检测器被定位成靠近前轴或后桥。 RF检测器也可以偏心定位。 控制单元通过比较每个轮胎监视器接收的RF传输的数量来区分前轮胎监视器和后轮胎监视器。 控制单元还可以通过比较每个轮胎监视器接收到的RF传输的数量来区分左轮胎监视器和右轮胎监视器。 在另一个实施例中，轮胎监视器系统还可以使用接收的信号强度和/或加速度信号来确定轮胎监视器的位置信息。

公开(公告)号：US20050184573A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-25

申请号：US11114876

申请日：2005-04-25

申请人： Christopher Stone ,  Brian Bonn ,  William Stewart

发明人： Christopher Stone ,  Brian Bonn ,  William Stewart

IPC分类号： A47C7/38 ,  A61G15/12 ,  A47C1/10

CPC分类号： A47C7/38 ,  A61G15/125

摘要： A mechanism for supporting and permitting selected adjustment of the position of a headrest relative to the back of a chair comprises a body, a first pivotable connection, a second pivotable connection and a selectively releasable locking mechanism. The first pivotable connection is near the first end of the body, adapted to connect to the chair and to allow pivoting of the body relative to the chair. The second pivotable connection is near the second end of the body, adapted to connect to the headrest and to allow pivoting of the headrest relative to the body. The selectively releasable locking mechanism is configured to retain the body in selected angular positions relative to the chair and relative to the headrest by clamping together interleaved plate members in frictional contact and to allow for one-handed actuation.

摘要翻译： 用于支撑和允许头枕相对于椅子后部的位置的选择性调整的机构包括主体，第一可枢转连接，第二可枢转连接和可选择性释放的锁定机构。 第一可枢转连接靠近主体的第一端，适于连接到椅子并允许身体相对于椅子枢转。 第二可枢转连接靠近主体的第二端，适于连接到头枕并允许头枕相对于身体枢转。 可选择性地释放的锁定机构构造成通过将交错的板构件以摩擦接触夹紧在一起并且允许单手致动，将主体相对于椅子和相对于头枕保持在选定的角度位置。

公开(公告)号：US20050156722A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-21

申请号：US10761772

申请日：2004-01-20

申请人： Alan McCall ,  William Stewart

发明人： Alan McCall ,  William Stewart

IPC分类号： B60C23/00 ,  B60C23/04

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408

摘要： A tire monitor for mounting to a vehicle as part of a remote tire monitoring system includes a tire condition sensor to produce a tire condition signal, a controller coupled to the tire condition sensor to control operation of the tire monitor, and a radio circuit coupled to the controller to transmit radio signals based at least in part on the tire condition signal. A shock sensor is coupled to the controller of the tire monitor to produce a motion signal indicating motion of the tire monitor.

摘要翻译： 作为远程轮胎监视系统的一部分安装到车辆的轮胎监视器包括：轮胎状态传感器，用于产生轮胎状态信号;耦​​合到轮胎状况传感器的控制器，用于控制轮胎监视器的操作;以及无线电路， 所述控制器至少部分地基于所述轮胎状况信号来发射无线电信号。 震动传感器耦合到轮胎监视器的控制器以产生指示轮胎监视器的运动的运动信号。

公开(公告)号：US20050134446A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-23

申请号：US11030837

申请日：2005-01-07

申请人： William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Thomas Stephen McClelland

发明人： William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Thomas Stephen McClelland

IPC分类号： B60C23/04 ,  B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0444 ,  B60C23/0416 ,  B60C23/0437

摘要： A tire monitor system and method rely on only two RF detector mounted on the vehicle, one in close proximity to one of the front wheels and the other in close proximity to one of the rear wheels. An RF detector can distinguish between its local transmitter and the other transmitter on the same axle by the amount of signal received. Every time the controller decodes transmitted RF data, the controller looks to see if and which RF detector has detected the transmission. The controller can then determine over a short period of time which sensor identifier belongs to which corner of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 轮胎监视器系统和方法仅依赖于安装在车辆上的两个RF检测器，一个靠近其中一个前轮，另一个靠近其中一个后轮。 RF检测器可以将本地发射机和同一轴上的其他发射机之间的接收信号量区分开来。 每当控制器对传输的RF数据进行解码时，控制器将看看是否和哪个RF检测器检测到传输。 然后，控制器可以在短时间内确定哪个传感器标识符属于车辆的哪个角落。

公开(公告)号：US20050081615A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10936313

申请日：2004-09-08

申请人： William Stewart ,  Samuel Strahan ,  Alan McCall

发明人： William Stewart ,  Samuel Strahan ,  Alan McCall

IPC分类号： B60C23/04 ,  G01M17/02

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408

摘要： An apparatus for detecting motion of a wheel comprising tyre. The apparatus comprises a pressure sensor for measuring the tyre pressure and generating a signal corresponding to the measured tyre pressure, and means for detecting a component of said signal that corresponds to, or is generated by, vibrations of the tyre. Upon detection of the signal component, the apparatus determines that the wheel is in motion. The detecting means may arranged to detect an audio signal component or signal components having a frequency in the range 200 Hz to 300 Hz.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测包括轮胎的车轮的运动的装置。 该装置包括用于测量轮胎压力并产生对应于测量的轮胎压力的信号的压力传感器，以及用于检测与轮胎振动相对应或由其产生的所述信号的分量的装置。 在检测到信号分量时，装置确定车轮处于运动状态。 检测装置可以被布置成检测具有在200Hz至300Hz范围内的频率的音频信号分量或信号分量。

公开(公告)号：US20180285704A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15944645

申请日：2018-04-03

申请人： Brian E. Stewart ,  William Stewart ,  Jan Svoboda

发明人： Brian E. Stewart ,  William Stewart ,  Jan Svoboda

IPC分类号： G06K17/00 ,  G06K7/10

摘要： Surgical articles, such as sponges, are provided in a pack which contains individual surgical articles having UHF RFID or other electronic labels which provide both (a) unique identification information for each article as well as (b) unique identification information for all articles in the pack. Prior to the surgical procedure, the labels are scanned and the identification information for all articles in the pack uploaded to a processor to create a list of available individual surgical articles. At the end of the surgical procedure, the surgical articles are collected and the electronic labels read and compared to the initial list to determine if there are any unaccounted individual surgical articles. The UHF RFID tag may then be used to determine a location of the unaccounted article outside the patient's body.

公开(公告)号：US08312987B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-20

申请号：US12009097

申请日：2008-01-16

申请人： David Lynn ,  Graeme Knox ,  Carl Wacker ,  Ralph Moffett ,  William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Alan Kenneth McCall ,  Dave Hanes

发明人： David Lynn ,  Graeme Knox ,  Carl Wacker ,  Ralph Moffett ,  William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Alan Kenneth McCall ,  Dave Hanes

IPC分类号： F16G1/00 ,  F16G5/00 ,  F16G1/04 ,  F16G1/28 ,  G01M15/00

CPC分类号： B65G43/02 ,  G01M13/023

摘要： A belt monitoring system employs a belt having at least one reinforcement member made from a conductive reinforcement material. A belt monitor is disposed in conjunction with the belt. The belt monitor comprises a field inductor excited by an applied signal. An electrical characteristic of at least a portion of the field inductor as influenced by changes in the electrical properties of the conductive reinforcement member is monitored in order to determine a physical condition of the conductive reinforcement member and thereby monitor a physical characteristic of the belt. This monitoring may be carried out by a sense inductor disposed adjacent or in conjunction with the field inductor.

摘要翻译： 皮带监测系统采用具有由导电增强材料制成的至少一个增强部件的皮带。 皮带显示器与皮带一起配置。 带式监视器包括由施加的信号激励的场感应电感。 为了确定导电加强件的物理状态，并且由此监测皮带的物理特性，监测场感应器的至少一部分的电特性，这受到导电加强件的电性能变化的影响。 该监视可以由与场感应器相邻或结合设置的感测电感器来执行。

公开(公告)号：US08288888B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12606517

申请日：2009-10-27

申请人： Jim Hinatsu ,  Michael Stemp ,  William Stewart

发明人： Jim Hinatsu ,  Michael Stemp ,  William Stewart

IPC分类号： H02J1/14

CPC分类号： C25B15/02 ,  H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/386 ,  Y02E10/763 ,  Y02E10/766 ,  Y02E60/366 ,  Y02E70/10 ,  Y02E70/30 ,  Y02P20/133 ,  Y10T307/297 ,  Y10T307/352 ,  Y10T307/406 ,  Y10T307/461 ,  Y10T307/469

摘要： A method for controlling the distribution of electric power from a wind farm to a plurality of hydrogen producing electrolysers. The method includes estimating available DC power from the wind farm, which is controlled independently from the hydrogen producing electrolysers. A target current set point is determined for each electrolyser based on the estimated available DC power, the number of available electrolysers, and the voltage of each electrolyser. DC current supplied by at least one DC-DC power converter to each electrolyser is controlled to bring the DC current to the target current set point. The method is periodically repeated to compensate for changes in the DC power available from the wind farm.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制从风力发电场到多个产氢电解器的电力分配的方法。 该方法包括估计来自风电场的可用直流电力，其独立于产氢电解器进行控制。 基于估计的可用DC功率，可用电解液的数量和每个电解器的电压，确定每个电解器的目标电流设定点。 控制由至少一个DC-DC功率转换器提供给每个电解器的直流电流，以将DC电流带到目标电流设定点。 周期性地重复该方法以补偿风力发电场可用的直流电力的变化。

公开(公告)号：US20090178902A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12009097

申请日：2008-01-16

申请人： David Lynn ,  Graeme Knox ,  Carl Wacker ,  Ralph Moffett ,  William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Alan Kenneth McCall ,  Dave Hanes

发明人： David Lynn ,  Graeme Knox ,  Carl Wacker ,  Ralph Moffett ,  William Stewart ,  Idir Boudaoud ,  Alan Kenneth McCall ,  Dave Hanes

IPC分类号： B65G43/02

CPC分类号： B65G43/02 ,  G01M13/023

摘要： A belt monitoring system employs a belt having at least one reinforcement member made from a conductive reinforcement material. A belt monitor is disposed in conjunction with the belt. The belt monitor comprises a field inductor excited by an applied signal. An electrical characteristic of at least a portion of the field inductor as influenced by changes in the electrical properties of the conductive reinforcement member is monitored in order to determine a physical condition of the conductive reinforcement member and thereby monitor a physical characteristic of the belt. This monitoring may be carried out by a sense inductor disposed adjacent or in conjunction with the field inductor.

摘要翻译： 皮带监测系统采用具有由导电增强材料制成的至少一个增强部件的皮带。 皮带显示器与皮带一起配置。 带式监视器包括由施加的信号激励的场感应电感。 为了确定导电加强件的物理状态，并且由此监测皮带的物理特性，监测场感应器的至少一部分的电特性，这受到导电加强件的电性能变化的影响。 该监视可以由与场感应器相邻或结合设置的感测电感器来执行。

公开(公告)号：US20080304914A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-11

申请号：US11810563

申请日：2007-06-06

申请人： William Stewart

发明人： William Stewart

IPC分类号： E02D29/00

CPC分类号： E02B17/025 ,  E02B2017/0039 ,  E02B2017/0065 ,  E02B2017/0086 ,  E02D15/10 ,  E02D27/42 ,  E02D27/425

摘要： A structure and method for building offshore, artificial islands employs modular, preformed elongated box members which are built ashore and transported by marine vessel to deepwater, offshore sites. They are sunk into position to form artificial island perimeters of various configurations of choice. The water within the space formed by the perimeter walls is pumped out and filled with stone, dredge spoils, rip-rap, and other solid materials at high rates of speed and relatively low cost by specially modified vessels. A variety of offshore facilities, including nuclear power plants, LNG terminals, and deep water container stations, can be constructed on the islands.

摘要翻译： 用于建造海上人造岛的结构和方法采用模块化的预成型细长箱体，其建造在岸上并由海洋船运送到深水，离岸场地。 它们被沉没到适当位置以形成各种配置的人造岛周边。 由周边壁形成的空间内的水由特殊改造的容器以高速率和相对较低的成本抽出并填充石头，疏浚屑，裂口耙等固体材料。 在岛上可以建造各种离岸设施，包括核电厂，液化天然气终端和深水集装箱站。