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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| 8160730 | Fuzzy logic control and optimization system A control system (300) for optimizing a power plant includes a chemical loop having an input for receiving an input signal (369) and an output for outputting an output signal (367), and a hierarchical fuzzy control system (400) operably c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8010212 | Fuzzy control method for adjusting a semiconductor machine A method of fuzzy control for adjusting a semiconductor machine comprising: providing measurement values from first the “parameter of a pre-semiconductor manufacturing process”, second the “parameter of the semiconductor manufacturing process”, and third the... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7792598 | Sparse sampling planner for sensor resource management A method and system of a sparse sampling planner uses a finite number of measurements to determine a track's expected intermediate kinematic and classification state for a specific sensor action. It uses the expected track state to compute a reward function. The exp... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7627386 | Ultrasound imaging system parameter optimization via fuzzy logic An ultrasound scanner is equipped with one or more fuzzy control units that can perform adaptive system parameter optimization anywhere in the system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound system comprises a plurality of ultrasound image generating subsystems configured ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7444190 | Method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic model of a control variable of a machine A method for creating a non-linear, stationary or dynamic overall model of a control variable of a combustion engine or partial systems thereof is based on simplified partial model functions that are used to determine in a weighted fashion at each desired operating ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415322 | Motherboard having advanced fan control features A motherboard is capable of accepting various types of fans from same or different manufacturers and is capable identifying the type of fan to which it is connected. In one embodiment, the motherboard is capable of decoding bar code data originating from a fan of th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395158 | Method of screening for disorders of glucose metabolism A method of screening for disorders of glucose metabolism such as impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes allows prevention, or early detection and treatment of diabetic complications such as cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, and other disorders of the major orga... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7366582 | Method for defining status index in copper electrolysis The invention is a method for controlling an electrolytic process and plant, utilizing history data collected in the process as well as mathematical and heuristic models created on the basis of empirical knowledge, and by means of said models, there are defined inde... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366648 | Electronic circuit analyzing apparatus, electronic circuit analyzing method, and electronic circuit analyzing program The present invention provides an electronic circuit analyzing apparatus for evaluating the reliability value of an analysis result, an electronic circuit analyzing method, and an electronic circuit analyzing program. The electronic circuit analyzing apparatus compr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359783 | Method of detecting obstructions caused by motor-driven power windows and similar devices using fuzzy logic algorithms The mobile element is a vehicle window pane, panel, movable seat or similar, conveniently guided, and driven by a DC electric motor with a permanent magnet, and the method comprises a step of detecting an entrapment or collision situation of the mobile element by me... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359770 | Control system for operating long vehicles The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing the dynamics and energy usage of long vehicles such as freight trains by determining their operating conditions and calculating an optimal sequence of power and braking control actions. The sequ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328752 | Power tools An electrically powered hand tool is disclosed. The tool includes a motor, a power source, a work element and a controller. Various alternative features, embodiments and operative configurations are disclosed. The electrically powered hand tool may be a drill/driver... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321799 | Flexible interface for controlling a motion platform A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a motion signal to a motion platform comprising a plurality of actuators. The apparatus comprises a formatting unit receiving a motion signal indication of a motion to perform on the motion platform and formatting th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320385 | Camera lifting apparatus and cargo handling operation aiding apparatus in industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle A camera lifting apparatus is used in an industrial vehicle equipped with a cargo handling apparatus for lifting a cargo carrying carriage up and down along a mast provided on a vehicle body. The carriage has a cargo carrying apparatus. The camera lifting apparatus ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315846 | Method and apparatus for optimizing a system model with gain constraints using a non-linear programming optimizer Method and apparatus for training a system model with gain constraints. A method is disclosed for training a steady-state model, the model having an input and an output and a mapping layer for mapping the input to the output through a stored representation of a syst... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308339 | System and method for tuning a raw mix proportioning controller A system and method for tuning a raw mix proportioning controller used in a cement plant. A fuzzy logic supervisory controller tracks the performance of a cement plant simulator to target set points for attaining a correct mix and composition of raw materials. A gen... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7289857 | Data analysis system and method Data from a monitoring system is analyzed for monitoring characteristics of a dynamic system. Characteristic data in respect of a dynamic system is monitored and provided with at least one known normal state. Characteristic data is received from a monitoring system ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284012 | Multiple attribute object comparison based on quantitative distance measurement A system selects a plurality of attributes common to objects being compared and defines at least one value space for each selected attribute. Each selected attribute can have a value space that is different from a value space of the same attribute associated with a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274970 | Device for aiding stacking and unstacking for a stacker truck Device for aiding stacking and unstacking for a stacker truck, with the following features: a height measuring device which measures the height of a forklift of the stacker truck, a video camera which is associated with the forklift, a control device for the actuati... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251638 | Intelligent robust control system for motorcycle using soft computing optimizer A Soft Computing (SC) optimizer for designing a Knowledge Base (KB) to be used in a control system for controlling a motorcycle is described. In one embodiment, a simulation model of the motorcycle and rider control is used. In one embodiment, the simulation model i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251593 | Simulation system, method and computer-readable medium for human augmentation devices A system, a method and a computer readable medium are provided for simulating a combined musculoskeletal and augmentation device system. The dynamics model of the combined musculoskeletal and augmentation device system receives computed torques at the joints as inpu... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248968 | Obstacle detection using stereo vision A system and method for detecting an obstacle comprises determining a vegetation height of a vegetation canopy at corresponding coordinates within a field. An object height is detected, where the object height of an object exceeds the vegetation height. A range of t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234536 | Power screwdriver A power screwdriver is disclosed having a drive which is coupled via a clutch, disengaging as a function of torque, to a tool drive shaft for driving a tool. The screwdriver comprises an electronic control unit for controlling the drive, and a sensor which is couple... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231417 | Assessment engine A method of generating a function, the function for assessing a parameter. The method includes: displaying a field for receiving a rule on a computer; entering a rule into the computer; transmitting the rule to a server; storing the rule on the server; and generatin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228214 | Path planner and method for planning a path plan having a spiral component A method and path planner for planning a path of a vehicle comprising a perimeter training module for identifying a border of a region associated with a work area. A definer for defining a reference row having a reference path that tracks at least a majority of the ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219087 | Soft computing optimizer of intelligent control system structures The present invention involves a Soft Computing (SC) optimizer for designing a Knowledge Base (KB) to be used in a control system for controlling a plant such as, for example, an internal combustion engine or an automobile suspension system. The SC optimizer include... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216033 | Path planner and method for planning a contour path of a vehicle In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a path planner and method for planning a path of a vehicle defines a reference row having a reference contour in a work area. A representation of the defined reference row is established. The defined reference row ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197411 | Real-time power harness A system that generates a dynamic trace of power consumption in a computer system. The system periodically polls current sensors and associated voltage sensors within the computer system to generate dynamic traces of currents and associated voltages for individual c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194320 | Method for implementing indirect controller A system and method for implementing an indirect controller for a plant. A plant can be provided with both a direct controller and an indirect controller with a system model or a committee of system models. When the system model has sufficient integrity to satisfy t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194645 | Method and apparatus for autonomic policy-based thermal management in a data processing system A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided to autonomically monitor and adjust system characteristics based on a customer optimization goal specified in a policy or profile. An autonomic management component is implemented in firmware comprising a se... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194641 | Method and apparatus for managing power and thermal alerts transparently to an operating system in a data processing system with increased granularity in reducing power usage and thermal generation A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing a set of devices in the data processing system. An alert is received through an external alert mechanism. The alert is at least one of a power alert and a thermal alert. In response to the alert, operation ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177481 | Multiresolution unsharp image processing apparatus The invention concerns an image-processing apparatus, in which a high-frequency component signal of an original image-signal, representing a plurality of pixels, is added to either the original image-signal or a lowest frequency image-signal of the original image-si... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171279 | Articulating arm for positioning a tool at a location A robotic arm device capable of accessing machinery and equipment, which is otherwise difficult access for maintenance and repair is provided. An apparatus comprising a support arm with a plurality of longitudinal segments each capable of movement one with respect t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7127327 | System and method for managing energy generation equipment A system and method for controlling distributed generation equipment based on remotely derived dispatch schemes improves economics and reliability of operation. The system can adapt to variable changing conditions in real-time to provide adaptable, real-time, site-s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117045 | Combined proportional plus integral (PI) and neural network (nN) controller A neural network controller in parallel with a proportional-plus-integral (PI) feedback controller in a control system. At least one input port of the neural network for receiving an input signal representing a condition of a process is included. A first set of data... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110988 | Automated system and method for creating aligned goals A method of aligning a new goal of an entity ensures that the new goal is a child goal of a parent goal. The method also ensures that a group is linked to the parent goal, and ensures that the entity is subordinate to the group. In one embodiment, selection lists co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7092922 | Adaptive learning enhancement to automated model maintenance An adaptive learning method for automated maintenance of a neural net model is provided. The neural net model is trained with an initial set of training data. Partial products of the trained model are stored. When new training data are available, the trained model i... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085685 | Device and method for filtering electrical signals, in particular acoustic signals A device for filtering electrical signals has a number of inputs arranged spatially at a distance from one another and supplying respective pluralities of input signal samples. A number of signal processing channels, each formed by a neuro-fuzzy filter, receive a re... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079943 | Point-to-point path planning A path planner and a method for determining a path for a vehicle comprises defining a starting point for the vehicle. A termination point is defined. An obstacle detector detects one or more obstacles in a work area between the starting point and the termination poi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043330 | System and method for closed-loop control of laser cladding by powder injection A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling laser cladding process by powder injection in real-time. The invention combines laser cladding technique along with automated direct feedback control to achieve a good quality clad in terms of dimensional and meta... | 05/09/2006 |
