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Utility
Vehicle Body Fuel Consumption Determination Based on Sensor Data
20 Apr 23
Techniques are described for determining an amount of fuel that is consumed by the body components of a vehicle, based at least partly on sensor data describing the operations of the body components and/or the location of the vehicle.
Richard Buteau, Thomas Leon Wilding, Albert Xiaoxia Jiang, John Forrest Smith, Michael Dean Geary, Brian Huston Ham
Filed: 19 Dec 22
Utility
Refrigeration System with Efficient Expansion Device Control, Liquid Refrigerant Return, Oil Return, and Evaporator Defrost
13 Apr 23
A refrigeration system includes an evaporator configured to receive a flow of refrigerant and transfer heat into the refrigerant within the evaporator to provide cooling for a temperature-controlled space, an expansion valve operable to modulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator, a liquid level sensor configured to measure a level of liquid accumulated within a component of the refrigeration system, and a controller configured to operate the expansion valve to increase the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator or decrease the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator based on the level of liquid measured by the liquid level sensor.
Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Manu Mital
Filed: 21 Nov 22
Utility
Intelligent Electronic Fueling Station Component Provisioning
6 Apr 23
System configuration data characterizing a configuration of a fueling station system that includes a fueling station controller and an electronic fueling station component, each located at a fueling station, can be received.
Hob Hairston, Henry Fieglein, Patrick Keene, Tushar Patil, Dinesh Kumar
Filed: 3 Oct 22
Utility
Methods and Systems for Determining Personalized Media and Targeted Gaming Applications
6 Apr 23
First data characterizing an attribute of a fuel dispenser user interacting with a fuel dispenser having an interactive display can be received.
Anand Krishna, Sangamesh Gundappa
Filed: 3 Oct 22
Utility
Pneumatic Latch Clamp
6 Apr 23
A power clamp includes a body.
Matthew Rentz
Filed: 3 Oct 21
Utility
Tool Changer
30 Mar 23
A tool changer 30 with a master half 32 and tool half 34.
James W. Geary, Benjamin J. JENNINGS, Jeffery J. MRUZIK
Filed: 29 Sep 21
Utility
Mechanical Arm
23 Mar 23
A mechanical arm designed to provide automated garbage collection with smooth, constant movement (i.e. movement that has minimal jerk/shock) thereby resulting in limited shock stress on the components and leading to high durability.
Claude BOIVIN
Filed: 7 Sep 22
Utility
Breakaway Assembly
16 Mar 23
A breakaway assembly including a first connector and a second connector releasably coupleable to the first connector, wherein the assembly is movable between a first configuration in which the first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, and a second configuration in which the first and second connectors are not coupled together.
Bryan William Clever
Filed: 17 Nov 22
Utility
Determining Dispenser Vehicle Connection
16 Mar 23
In one aspect, image data characterizing a video feed acquired by a camera oriented toward and including a field of view, of a forecourt of a dispensing station, that includes a dispenser and a vehicle can be received.
Sangamesh Gundappa
Filed: 14 Sep 22
Utility
Rear Loading Refuse Vehicle with a Modular Packer
9 Mar 23
A rear loading refuse vehicle includes a tailgate coupled to a rearward end of the body.
Michael Shane Peek, Mark Fraas, Tapankumar Pandya
Filed: 7 Sep 22
Utility
Oil Management In Refrigeration Systems
9 Mar 23
A refrigeration assembly includes a receiver tank, a heat exchanger, a first piping assembly, and a second piping assembly.
Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Jeffrey E. Newel, Manu Mital, John Vincent Mullis, Sean Taylor, Grady L. Calcote
Filed: 7 Sep 21
Utility
Increasing a Flow Rate of Oil into a Compressor of a Refrigeration Assembly
9 Mar 23
A method includes receiving, by a processing device and from a variable frequency drive coupled to one or more compressors, operation information of the one or more compressors.
Senthilkumar Kandappa Goundar Shanmugam, Joshua Meduoye, Manu Mital
Filed: 7 Sep 21
Utility
Devices and Methods for Heating Fuel Hoses and Nozzles
2 Mar 23
Various exemplary devices and methods for heating fuel hoses and nozzles are provided.
Artemus A. Shelton, Randal S. Kretzler, Jeffrey Reiter, Daniel Holmes, Bengt I. Larsson
Filed: 26 Aug 22
Utility
Ev Disconnect Control
16 Feb 23
Systems and processes described herein can use drive line actuators (DLAs) which can be implemented for one or more individual wheels of an electric vehicle (EV) permitting connection and disconnection of at least a portion of the axle and wheel from the electric motor suppling torque.
Christopher James Boudreau, Adrian Simula, Craig Feusse
Filed: 13 Aug 21
Utility
Ivory System for Vapour Recovery
16 Feb 23
The invention relates to a method for controlling a linear pump of a vapour recovery system in a fuel dispensing unit.
Gustaf Gustafsson
Filed: 27 Oct 22
Utility
Single-use Disconnect Fluid Couplings
9 Feb 23
Some fluid coupling devices described herein are configured for use in fluid systems for purposes of providing a single-use, disconnection functionality that can substantially limit fluid spillage when being disconnected.
Timothy Charles Benson
Filed: 24 Oct 22
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Characterizing Objects Using a Light-Emitting Array
2 Feb 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for a light curtain system including a support frame arranged around a transport path including a product support, a light-emitting array including multiple light sources arranged along the support frame, each light source of the multiple light sources arranged along the support frame at a respective distance above the product support, a detector array including multiple light detectors, where each detector of the multiple light detectors is arranged on the support frame opposite the transport path from a light source of the multiple light sources and at a respective distance above the product support, and a data processing apparatus in data communication with the light-emitting array and the detector array.
Peter W. Goodenough, Cameron Dee Dryden
Filed: 21 Jul 22
Utility
Self Contained Compactor System
2 Feb 23
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to new and improved self-contained compactor systems incorporating a straight-push cylinder design, in which the compactor system is actuated in a horizontal direction.
Bradley Michael Agoston, Daniel Robert Overstreet
Filed: 11 Aug 22
Utility
Servo-controlled Machine Line
26 Jan 23
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling the rotation of turrets with servo motors within a machine line used in the shaping of articles.
Larry D. McKinney, Dennis E. Green, Jeffrey L. Shortridge, Ric Keesee, Stephen M. Packer
Filed: 14 Jul 22
Utility
Universal Laser for Polymeric Material Processing
26 Jan 23
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for a universal laser system including a laser operable to produce an infrared laser beam for a range of wavelengths, an optics assembly operable to focus and direct the laser beam, and electronics communicatively coupled with the laser and the optics assembly, the electronics being configured to control the laser and the optics assembly, where the laser is configured to produce the infrared laser beam at wavelengths in the range of wavelengths that overlap with absorption peaks due to higher-order, non-linear oscillations of molecular bonds of each polymeric material of at least ten different polymeric materials, thereby generating heat from absorption of photon energy from the infrared laser beam.
Stewart W. Wilson
Filed: 21 Jul 22