POSITION SENSOR
    2.
    发明公开
    POSITION SENSOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240154370A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18494316

    申请日:2023-10-25

    摘要: A position sensor assembly includes: a first elongated electrical conductor, a second elongated electrical conductor, extending substantially in parallel with the first elongated electrical conductor, and a movable electrically conductive contact component, configured to move along lengths of the first elongated electrical conductor and the second elongated electrical conductor, simultaneously contacting both of the first elongated electrical conductor and the second elongated electrical conductor at different positions along each of their lengths. In such an assembly, the first elongated electrical conductor and the second elongated electrical conductor typically have a combined resistance of less than 1 ohm per meter. In any event, such an assembly can be used in a signal-reflection-based position-sensing system.

    OPEN-AXIS OPTICAL ROTARY JOINT
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220317382A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17714943

    申请日:2022-04-06

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36 G02B6/42

    摘要: An optical rotary joint includes a first annular portion and a second annular portion configured to rotate with respect to each other. Optical receivers on a receiver face of the second annular portion receive from optical transmit beam launchers on an emitter face of the first annular portion. The transmit beam launchers transmit optical signals to the optical receivers as the second annular portion rotates with respect to the first annular portion.

    Devices and methods for facilitating blast and dispersion mitigation

    公开(公告)号:US10996041B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16845950

    申请日:2020-04-10

    发明人: Max Edward Klein

    摘要: Containment vessels are adapted to facilitate blast and dispersion mitigation. According to one example, a containment vessel may include at least one containment layer. At least one expansion member may be coupled to the at least one containment layer to apply a force sufficient to expand a perimeter of the containment layer(s) laterally outward. A closure system may be coupled with the containment layer(s), where the closure system is configured to cinch the perimeter of the containment layer(s) around a target object without manual intervention. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a containment vessel, as well as methods of making a containment vessel are also disclosed. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

    Heating element and circuit managing equivalent series resistance of energy storage cell

    公开(公告)号:US10826133B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US15820363

    申请日:2017-11-21

    摘要: An apparatus and method of keeping an energy storage cell at or above a target temperature, includes receiving at a processing circuit, an analog voltage that is proportional to a temperature of the energy storage cell, converting, at the processing circuit, the analog voltage to a pulse-width-modulated signal having a duty cycle that is proportional to the analog voltage, and driving a switch, with the pulse-width-modulated signal, between conductive and non-conductive states to modulate a voltage passing across (or a current flowing through) a heating element in series with the switch, the heating element being in thermal communication with the energy storage cell, wherein the duty cycle of the pulse-width-modulated signal is adjusted to maintain the temperature of the energy storage cell at or above the target temperature.

    Dual inline memory module
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10684948B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15820352

    申请日:2017-11-21

    发明人: Paul Sweere

    摘要: An apparatus and method for memory backup are disclosed as being operational at a memory module that includes a volatile memory device but which is devoid of a non-volatile memory device. The memory module can emulate operations of a non-volatile memory on the memory module while the memory module is devoid of such non-volatile memory.

    System and method for monitoring nitric oxide levels using a non-invasive, multi-band biosensor

    公开(公告)号:US10517515B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15718721

    申请日:2017-09-28

    摘要: A biosensor for monitoring nitric oxide (NO) of a patient in vivo, includes a PPG circuit configured to obtain a first spectral response for light reflected at a first wavelength from skin tissue of the patient, wherein the first wavelength has a high absorption coefficient for nitric oxide in arterial blood flow and obtain a second spectral response for light reflected at a second wavelength from skin tissue of the patient, wherein the second wavelength has a low absorption coefficient for nitric oxide in arterial blood flow. The biosensor further includes a processing circuit configured to determine an NO measurement value for nitric oxide using the first spectral response and the second spectral response and obtain an adjusted measurement value of nitric oxide by compensating the NO measurement value using a measurement value for at least a first species of hemoglobin.