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1. 发明授权

US11262103B1 Heliostat localization in camera field-of-view with induced motion 有权
公开(公告)号：US11262103B1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-01
申请号：US16457597
申请日：2019-06-28
申请人： Alexander Sonn , William Gross
发明人： Alexander Sonn , William Gross
IPC分类号： G02B5/08 , F24S40/90 , G06T7/70 , G06T7/80 , F24S20/20 , F24S50/20 , F24S50/80 , G01J1/42 , F24S20/00
摘要： A system and method for localization and calibration of a heliostat is disclosed. The system comprises a controller and a camera configured to acquire images of a plurality of heliostats. The controller and camera are configured to acquire a first image of the plurality of heliostats, move one of the plurality of heliostats, acquire a second image of the plurality of heliostats, generate a difference image by subtracting the second image from the first image, identify the heliostat that was moved based on the difference image, and calibrate the position or orientation of the heliostat based on the difference image. The difference image is generated by pixel-wise subtraction of the second image from the first image. The pixel-wise subtraction exposes the heliostat and enables the calibration of the position and/or orientation of known heliostat positions.

2. 发明授权

US09397974B1 Microblogging system and method for resending posts 有权
标题翻译：微博系统和重新发布帖子的方法
公开(公告)号：US09397974B1
公开(公告)日：2016-07-19
申请号：US13710273
申请日：2012-12-10
申请人： William Gross , Girish Venkat , Dong Chang , Jamie Belsky
发明人： William Gross , Girish Venkat , Dong Chang , Jamie Belsky
IPC分类号： G06F15/16 , H04L12/58
CPC分类号： H04L51/32 , H04L51/14 , H04L51/34
摘要： A delivery assurance system for ensuring that people have an opportunity to view messages shared by authors to which they subscribe is disclosed. The delivery assurance system is configured to communicate with at least one author and a plurality of followers associated with the at least one author. The system in the preferred embodiment comprises a computer processor configured to receive a post from an author; transmit a first copy of the post to a plurality of users; determine if any of the plurality of users did not see the post; automatically transmit a second copy of the post to each of the plurality of users that did not see the first copy of the post; and remove the first copy of the post from a timeline of each user to which a second copy of the post was transmitted. Transmission of multiple copies of the messages, therefore, enables users to see a message regardless of when the author initially transmitted it.
摘要翻译：披露了一种确保人们有机会查看他们订阅的作者共享的消息的交付保证系统。递送保证系统被配置为与至少一个作者和与至少一个作者相关联的多个跟随者进行通信。优选实施例中的系统包括被配置为从作者接收帖子的计算机处理器; 将所述帖子的第一副本发送到多个用户; 确定多个用户中是否没有看到该帖子; 自动地将所述帖子的第二副本发送给未看到所述帖子的所述第一副本的所述多个用户中的每一个; 并从发送了该帖子的第二个副本的每个用户的时间轴中删除该帖子的第一个副本。因此，传输消息的多个副本，使用户能够看到消息，而不管作者最初何时发送它。

3. 发明授权

US08789523B1 Solar-thermal panel and receiver 有权
标题翻译：太阳能热板和接收器
公开(公告)号：US08789523B1
公开(公告)日：2014-07-29
申请号：US12896670
申请日：2010-10-01
申请人： Abraham Kribus , Gregg Luconi , Dan Reznik , William Gross
发明人： Abraham Kribus , Gregg Luconi , Dan Reznik , William Gross
IPC分类号： F24J2/04
CPC分类号： F24S10/40 , F24S70/65 , F24S2020/18 , Y02E10/44
摘要： Embodiments provide a solar-thermal receiver comprising: (a) a light-absorbing panel comprising: (i) a light-absorbing outer surface; and (ii) an inner volume configured to admit the flow of heat transfer fluid; (b) an inlet configured to receive heat transfer fluid; and (c) an outlet configured to output the heat transfer fluid from the volume under hydrostatic pressure. Embodiments may include vanes and/or other flow-directing and/or flow-impending structural elements.
摘要翻译：实施例提供了一种太阳能热接收器，包括：（a）吸光板，包括：（i）光吸收外表面; 和（ii）构造成允许传热流体流动的内部容积; （b）构造成接收传热流体的入口; 和（c）配置成在静水压力下从体积输出传热流体的出口。实施例可以包括叶片和/或其它流动导向和/或流动即将结构的元件。

4. 发明授权

US08456028B1 Method and apparatus for storing energy 有权
标题翻译：储存能量的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08456028B1
公开(公告)日：2013-06-04
申请号：US13366774
申请日：2012-02-06
申请人： Alistair K. Chan , Geoffrey F. Deane , Aaron Fyke , William Gross , Roderick A. Hyde , Edward K. Y. Jung , Jordin T. Kare , Nathan P. Myhrvold , Clarence T. Tegreene , Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
发明人： Alistair K. Chan , Geoffrey F. Deane , Aaron Fyke , William Gross , Roderick A. Hyde , Edward K. Y. Jung , Jordin T. Kare , Nathan P. Myhrvold , Clarence T. Tegreene , Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
IPC分类号： F03G7/08
CPC分类号： H02J3/28 , F03G1/00 , H02J15/00 , H02K7/003 , H02K7/1008 , H02K7/18 , H02K7/1876 , H02K7/1892 , H02K33/02 , H02P9/10
摘要： An energy storage apparatus for storing energy transmitted by a power transmission line includes an elastically deformable component and an actuator-generator. The actuator-generator is coupled to the elastically deformable component such that electrical actuation of the actuator-generator generates tension in the elastically deformable component. The actuator-generator is further coupled to the elastically deformable component such that mechanical actuation of the actuator-generator via a release of tension in the elastically deformable component causes a generation of electrical energy by the actuator-generator.
摘要翻译：用于存储由输电线路传输的能量的能量存储装置包括可弹性变形的部件和致动器 - 发电机。致动器 - 发生器耦合到可弹性变形的部件，使得致动器发生器的电致动在可弹性变形的部件中产生张力。致动器 - 发生器还被耦合到可弹性变形的部件，使得通过释放可弹性变形部件中的张力来致动器 - 发生器的机械致动由致动器 - 发生器产生电能。

5. 发明授权

US08324496B1 Low-profile single-axis tracker with wind mitigation 有权
标题翻译：薄型单轴跟踪器，具有风力减轻
公开(公告)号：US08324496B1
公开(公告)日：2012-12-04
申请号：US12315953
申请日：2008-12-08
申请人： William Gross , Jean-Paul Labrosse , Matthew N. Schneider
发明人： William Gross , Jean-Paul Labrosse , Matthew N. Schneider
IPC分类号： F24J2/46
CPC分类号： H02S20/24 , F24S30/425 , F24S40/85 , H02S20/10 , H02S20/32 , Y02B10/12 , Y02E10/47
摘要： Wind screens for reducing wind loading on one or more solar collectors are disclosed. The wind screens move with the solar collector as the collector tracks the sun in one or more dimensions. The wind screen pivotably connects to at least one solar panel of the collector. Another side of the wind screen may connect to the ground or to an adjacent collect, thus serving to divert wind over the collector. Wind screens may be made of various materials including rigid, flexible, or elastic materials and can change position, orientation, and/or effective length as the one or more collectors track the sun from East to West.
摘要翻译：公开了用于减少一个或多个太阳能收集器上的风载荷的风屏。当收集器以一个或多个维度跟踪太阳时，风屏随着太阳能收集器移动。风屏可枢转地连接到收集器的至少一个太阳能电池板。风屏幕的另一侧可以连接到地面或相邻的收集器，从而用于将风转过收集器。风筛可以由各种材料制成，包括刚性，柔性或弹性材料，并且可以随着一个或多个收集器从东向西追踪太阳而改变位置，方位和/或有效长度。

6. 发明授权

US08122878B1 Solar concentrator with camera alignment and tracking 失效
标题翻译：太阳能集中器，具有相机对准和跟踪功能
公开(公告)号：US08122878B1
公开(公告)日：2012-02-28
申请号：US11974683
申请日：2007-10-15
申请人： William Gross , Philip Lee , Kevin Hickerson , Dylan Owens , Peter Polidoro
发明人： William Gross , Philip Lee , Kevin Hickerson , Dylan Owens , Peter Polidoro
IPC分类号： F24J2/38
CPC分类号： F24S23/77 , F24S20/20 , F24S50/20 , F24S2023/872 , Y02E10/41 , Y02E10/47
摘要： The invention in the preferred embodiment features a solar concentrator that can align and/or track based on images from a video camera, for example. The concentrator preferably includes one or more optical elements for directing light to a receiver, a camera for capturing an image of the optical elements, and a controller configured to: detect the orientation of the one or more optical elements from the one or more images, determine an orientation error based on the detected orientation, and automatically orient the one or more optical elements to minimize the orientation error. The optical elements generally comprise a plurality of mirrors or lenses arranged in a one or two dimensional array.
摘要翻译：在优选实施例中的本发明具有基于例如基于来自摄像机的图像对准和/或跟踪的太阳能集中器。聚光器优选地包括用于将光引导到接收器的一个或多个光学元件，用于捕获光学元件的图像的相机以及被配置为：从一个或多个图像检测一个或多个光学元件的取向的控制器，基于检测到的方向来确定取向误差，并且自动地定向一个或多个光学元件以最小化定向误差。光学元件通常包括以一维或二维阵列布置的多个反射镜或透镜。

7. 发明授权

US09010317B1 Closed loop tracking system using signal beam 有权
标题翻译：闭环跟踪系统采用信号束
公开(公告)号：US09010317B1
公开(公告)日：2015-04-21
申请号：US12488447
申请日：2009-06-19
申请人： William Gross
发明人： William Gross
IPC分类号： F24J2/38 , F24J2/36 , F24J2/34
CPC分类号： G01S3/7803 , F24S23/77 , F24S50/20 , F24S2050/25 , G01S3/7861 , Y02E10/47
摘要： The invention is a system and method for heliostat mirror control. Here, each heliostat mirror generates a low intensity “signal beam”, directed at an angle off from the heliostat mirror's high intensity and sensor blinding “main beam” of reflected solar energy. The low intensity signal beams may be created by reflecting a small portion of the incident solar light at an angle from the main beam, by reflected artificial light, or from lasers shinning onto mirrors from known locations. The signal beams are detected by optical sensors mounted way from the main heliostat receiver focus, and can be used in a closed loop control system to efficiently ensure that individual heliostat mirrors in a heliostat array accurately track sunlight and direct the sunlight to a central receiver. Because heliostat mirrors need not be taken “off sun” for positioning, the system allows heliostat arrays to be run at high efficiency.
摘要翻译：本发明是用于定日镜控制的系统和方法。这里，每个定日镜反射镜产生一个低强度的“信号光束”，指向与定日镜反射镜的高强度和传感器盲目反射的太阳能的“主光束”成一定角度。低强度信号光束可以通过将入射的太阳光的一小部分与主光束，通过反射的人造光反射一角度，或者从从已知位置发射到反射镜上的激光器反射而产生。信号光束通过从主要定日镜接收器焦点安装的光学传感器来检测，并且可以用于闭环控制系统中，以有效地确保定日镜阵列中的各个定日镜反射镜准确地跟踪阳光并将阳光引导到中央接收器。由于日光反射镜不需要“太阳”进行定位，所以系统允许定日镜阵列以高效率运行。

8. 发明授权

US08498977B2 Methods and systems for search indexing 有权
标题翻译：搜索索引的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US08498977B2
公开(公告)日：2013-07-30
申请号：US11932865
申请日：2007-10-31
申请人： William Gross , Steven Lee Colwell
发明人： William Gross , Steven Lee Colwell
IPC分类号： G06F17/30
CPC分类号： G06Q10/107 , G06F17/30398 , G06F17/30637 , G06F17/30696 , Y10S707/99933 , Y10S707/99934 , Y10S707/99935 , Y10S707/99936 , Y10S707/99939 , Y10S707/99952 , Y10S707/99953
摘要： The present invention provides for quick and efficient searching. One embodiment includes a first instruction configured to read at least a first search string and a second search string entered into a same first search field, and a second instruction configured to incrementally filter search results to locate at least a first document that has a least a first word that begins with the first string and a second word that begins with the second string.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了快速有效的搜索。一个实施例包括被配置为读取至少第一搜索字符串和输入到相同的第一搜索字段的第二搜索字符串的第一指令，以及被配置为递增地过滤搜索结果以定位至少第一文档的第二指令，该第一文档具有至少一个第一个字以第一个字符串开头，第二个字以第二个字符串开头。

9. 发明授权

US08229161B2 Vision-enabled household appliances 有权
标题翻译：视觉家用电器
公开(公告)号：US08229161B2
公开(公告)日：2012-07-24
申请号：US12932779
申请日：2011-03-04
申请人： Alec Hudnut , William Gross
发明人： Alec Hudnut , William Gross
IPC分类号： G06K9/00
CPC分类号： A47L15/0063 , A47J37/00 , A47L15/4293 , A47L2401/03 , A47L2401/04 , A47L2401/34 , A47L2501/26 , A47L2501/30 , A47L2501/34 , D06F39/005 , F25D2400/361
摘要： The invention is generally related to the systems and methods through which household appliances can provide intuitive and enhanced interactivity through visual inputs. In particular, the disclosure presents methods relating to control of a household appliance, such as a microwave or a refrigerator, via recognition of visual indicia, such as graphics, text, and the like, using a visual sensor such as a camera.
摘要翻译：本发明通常涉及家用电器可以通过视觉输入提供直观和增强的交互性的系统和方法。具体地，本公开通过使用诸如相机的视觉传感器通过识别诸如图形，文本等的视觉标记来呈现与家用电器（例如微波炉或冰箱）的控制有关的方法。

10. 发明申请

US20090179139A1 Tracking solar collector 失效
标题翻译：跟踪太阳能收集器
公开(公告)号：US20090179139A1
公开(公告)日：2009-07-16
申请号：US12286971
申请日：2008-10-03
申请人： Braden E. Hines , William Gross
发明人： Braden E. Hines , William Gross
IPC分类号： G01C21/02
CPC分类号： G05D3/105 , F24S23/30 , F24S23/70 , F24S50/20 , H01L31/0547 , Y02E10/47 , Y02E10/52
摘要： A tracking concentrator with a positioning system for alternately aiming the tracking solar concentrator based on the sun or a database is disclosed. The preferred positioning system comprises a sensor adapted to detect an incident light level; a tracking database comprising solar angle information; an orientation processor; one or more actuators for aiming the one or more optical elements based on the orientation processor; wherein the orientation processor is configured to track the sun based on (a) the receiver if the sensed light level exceeds a determined threshold, and (b) the tracking database if the sensed light level does not exceed the determined threshold.
摘要翻译：公开了一种具有用于基于太阳或数据库交替瞄准跟踪太阳能集中器的定位系统的跟踪集中器。优选的定位系统包括适于检测入射光级的传感器; 包括太阳角度信息的跟踪数据库; 定向处理器; 一个或多个致动器，用于基于取向处理器对准所述一个或多个光学元件; 其中所述定向处理器被配置为基于（a）所述接收器来跟踪所述太阳，如果所述感测到的光电平超过确定的阈值，以及（b）所述跟踪数据库，如果所述感测的光水平不超过所确定的阈值。

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