Active control systems

Electric actuator

USD1117378 • TIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Electric actuator appears to apply active control systems as the primary technical route.

Cable-actuated, kinetically-balanced, parallel torque transfer exoskeleton joint actuator with or without strain sensing

US12569393 • Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University

low-weight, high performance wearable assistive device for assisting motion of a joint of a wearer (e.g., an ankle) and/or resistance training of motion of the joint includes a lightweight upright member that may be attached to the wearer (e.g., fastened to the wearer's outside calf).

Actuator handpiece for a neuromuscular stimulation device and corresponding neuromuscular stimulation device

US12569398 • WINTECARE SA

actuator handpiece for a neuromuscular stimulation device is described, said handpiece comprising: a head intended to come into contact with a body surface of a patient to be treated with a predetermined application frequency, said head being mounted on one end of a sliding rod having an opposite end provided with a magnet; a coil and an electronic board connected electrically to the coil and designed to generate a magnetic field for the alternating displacement of the magnet and therefore the head between a distal position, in which the head is intended to exert pressure on the body surface, and a proximal pressure-reducing or release position.

Automatic titration with defibrillation sensitivity compensation

US12569682 • LivaNova USA, Inc.

method of delivering neurostimulation therapy to a patient from an implantable medical device is provided.

Press machine with modular linear actuator system

US12570065 • PDInnovative LLC

linear-actuated press machine comprises a press ram with a tool, a first linear actuator having a first actuator rod, a second line actuator having a second linear actuator rod, a high-speed motor coupled to the first linear actuator for providing a high-speed condition on the press ram, a first high-torque motor coupled to the first linear actuator, and a second high-torque motor coupled to the second linear actuator.

Modular aero device actuator and a modular active grille shutter system having a reduced number of vanes

US12570139 • Magna Exteriors Inc.

modular active grille shutter system that includes a frame connected to an automobile at a location forward of an engine or energy source such as a battery pack.

Pinch detection for column adjustment actuators

US12570351 • Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation

method for adjusting a position of a steering column includes adjusting a position of the steering column, determining a predicted velocity of the steering column, determining whether the predicted velocity is greater than an actual velocity of the steering column, and generating a signal indicating whether pinching is detected based on the determination of whether the predicted velocity is greater than the actual velocity.

Stability and control augmentation system actuator

US12570393 • MICROTECNICA S.R.L.

stability and control augmentation system (SCAS) actuator is operable for actuating a flight control surface of an aircraft.

Cantilevered piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems microphone with stress compensation

US12570520 • SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.

piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone is provided comprising a substrate including walls defining a cavity and at least one of the walls defining an anchor region, a piezoelectric film layer supported by the substrate at the anchor region such that the piezoelectric film layer is cantilevered, the piezoelectric film layer being formed to introduce differential stress between a front surface of the piezoelectric film layer oriented away from the cavity and a back surface of the piezoelectric film layer oriented towards the cavity such that the piezoelectric film layer is bent into the cavity, and an electrode disposed over the piezoelectric film layer and adjacent the anchor region.

Electroporation with active compensation

US12571003 • NantCell, Inc.

apparatus for electroporating cells with a cargo includes electrodes defining a path for a fluid including the cells and the cargo to flow, a power source coupled across the electrodes, and a control circuit.

Electronic control clutch structure of an actuator device

US12571433 • TIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

electronic control clutch structure of an actuator device having a driver, a cam, a clutch wheel, and a transmission wheel is provided.

Actuator, and robot, brace, and haptic device including the same

US12571457 • TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

actuator includes: a plurality of wires, one end of each wire of the plurality of wires being engaged with a load; a support member, another end of each wire of the plurality of wires being fixed to the support member; and a drive source configured to rotate the support member, to thereby twist the plurality of wires together, the actuator being configured to change a distance between the support member and the load in accordance with the rotation of the support member.

Linear actuator with cushion mechanism

US12571458 • TIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

linear actuator with a cushion mechanism includes: an actuator body ( 10 ) having a motor ( 13 ), a lead screw ( 151 ), an outer pipe ( 152 ) and a retractable pipe ( 153 ), the lead screw ( 151 ) is driven by the motor ( 13 ), the retractable pipe ( 153 ) has a screw nut ( 157 ); a rapid release mechanism ( 30 ) disposed on the lead screw ( 151 ) and releasing a driving relation of the motor ( 13 ) and the lead screw ( 151 ); and a cushion mechanism ( 50 ) disposed in the actuator body ( 10 ) and having an elastic member ( 51 ) and a deceleration structure ( 53 ).

Flow-rate control valve actuator

US12571485 • KOGANEI CORPORATION

flow-rate control valve 10 a includes: a housing including a valve body configured to regulate an opening degree of a flow channel to be reciprocable, formed therein; a driving force transmission mechanism 31 provided in the housing and including a valve driving shaft driving a valve body, a hollow screw shaft 40 screwed to the valve driving shaft and a rotator 36 configured to rotate the hollow screw shaft 40 ; and a drive mechanism 53 including actuators 54 and 55 with a piston 61 embedded therein, the piston 61 is provided with a lever 66 engaged with engaging sections provided on the rotator 36 , and the rotator 36 is rotated to a constant angle through the lever 66 by reciprocation of the piston 61 to regulate the opening degree of the flow channel by the valve body.

Position detection device, camera module, and rotary actuator

US12571656 • TDK CORPORATION

position detection device includes a magnetic field generator and a magnetic sensor.

Regulating horological member with flexible guide provided with temperature-compensation means

US12572116 • The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

member for a horological movement including an oscillating mass, for example a balance, a flexible guide including at least two main flexible blades connecting a movable support to the oscillating mass to enable the oscillating mass to make a rotary movement about a virtual pivot, wherein the regulating member includes an elastic device for compensating for the temperature arranged so as to connect the movable support to a securing device for securing the regulating member on the horological movement, the elastic compensation device being configured to adapt its stiffness according to the temperature in order to compensate for the effect of temperature on the regulating member.

Method for starting up an actuator

US12572123 • AUMA Riester GmbH Co. KG

method for commissioning an actuator ( 1 ), includes querying and inputting operating parameters of the actuator ( 1 ) one after the other in an interactive menu structure, with at least one path which determines the operating parameters to be queried one after the other being defined in the menu structure, and an acknowledgement of a parameter input causing a jump along the defined path to the next parameter input, in particular wherein the path connects a plurality of branches of the menu structure.

I/O server services for selecting and utilizing active controller outputs from containerized controller services in a process control environment

US12572134 • FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

I/O server service interacts with multiple containerized controller services each implementing the same control routine to control the same portion of the same plant.

Method and devices for latency compensation

US12572395 • Gestalt Automation GmbH

The invention relates, amongst other things, to a method for operating a client device.

Actuator with coil positioning structure

US12573928 • NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION

actuator includes a movable body, a support body provided with a case that houses the movable body and a coil assembly, a first connecting body and a second connecting body to be connected to the movable body and the support body, and a magnetic drive circuit that vibrates the movable body with respect to the support body in an X direction.

Rotary reciprocating drive actuator

US12573929 • Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.

rotary reciprocating drive actuator includes: a movable body including a shaft portion and a magnet fixed to the shaft portion; a fixing body including a core assembly, the core assembly including a core body and coils, the core body having magnetic poles, the core assembly being disposed such that the magnetic poles face an outer periphery of the magnet; and a pair of shaft supports configured to sandwich the core assembly in an extending direction of extension of the shaft portion and support the shaft portion at opposite sides of the core assembly such that the shaft portion is rotatable, in which a magnetic flux passing through the core body is generated by energization of the coils, causing reciprocating rotation of the movable body about an axis of the shaft portion by electromagnetic interaction between the magnetic flux and the magnet.

Actuator device for use in a positioning system as well as such positioning system

US12573933 • VDL Enabling Technologies Group B.V.

The invention relates to an actuator device for use in a positioning system, wherein the actuator device is linearly movable within a plane with respect to a supporting structure of the positioning system as well as such a positioning system implementing such an actuator device.

Non-linear compensation in bandpass filters

US12573997 • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are described corresponding to current limit circuitry with controlled current variation.

Motion compensation method, apparatus and storage medium

US12574538 • Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.

motion compensation method, includes acquiring a motion vector of an initial search point in a reference frame of an adjacent block to a to-be-processed block in a to-be-processed image and a motion vector of the adjacent block; determining a search range in the reference frame based on the motion vector of the initial search point and the motion vector of the adjacent block; determining a target pixel in the search range; and performing motion compensation on the to-be-processed block based on the motion vector of the target pixel.