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59 results about "Margin of safety" patented technology

In accounting, the margin of safety, or safety margin, refers to the difference between actual sales and break-even sales. Managers can utilize the margin of safety to know how much sales can decrease before the company or a project becomes unprofitable. Margin of Safety.

Simulation of Portfolios and Risk Budget Analysis

The present disclosure relates to household portfolio simulation and analysis to provide retirement income. In particular, it discloses advanced technologies for modeling, simulation and analysis of potential economic futures, as applied to household retirement prospects. Improved modeling may capture factors such as concrete objectives of participants' priorities among objectives, risk adversity and starting conditions that impact tax consequences of transactions. Improved modeling may address consistency among similar factors, tax consequences in simulation periods and transactions in real estate and private investments. Improved analyses may apply a margin of safety and / or risk budget analysis to a household portfolio to produce a meaningful presentation.
Owner:REFINITIV US ORG LLC

Read-write processing device for RFID tag

A read-write processing device communicates with an RFID tag provided with a semiconductor memory to carry out read and write processes. A communication processing device executes communication processes with the RFID tag, exchanging commands and responses, and a data creating device creates safety data indicative of a margin of safety of communication based on communication results by the communication processing device. The created safety data are displayed or outputted to the outside by an output device.
Owner:ORMON CORP

Methods for measuring and modeling the process of prestressing concrete during tensioning/detensioning based on electronic distance measurements

Methods are disclosed for nondestructive testing and measuring the structural health of prestressed concrete structures, such as slabs, columns, girders, bridges, towers, elevated storage tanks, silos, cooling towers, wind power generation towers, liquefied gas storage tanks, nuclear power containment buildings, and the like. Measurements are made as the structure undergoes tensioning and detensioning operations. By measuring actual movements of cardinal points on the structure, in an absolute three-dimensional coordinate system, and comparing the measurements to a model—as tension on a tendon is changed—a margin of safety is assured. High accuracy measurements are made by electronic distance measurement (EDM) instruments over hundreds of meters, which yield coordinates of cardinal points with an uncertainty of the order of one part per million. The methods are proposed as possible alternatives to prior failures of post-tensioned concrete, including the Las Lomas Bridge, the Kapiolani Interchange On-Ramp, Turkey Point Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant, and Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant. An extensive review of the most closely related prior arts is included.
Owner:SOPHIE LIN TRUSTEE OF THE JOHN MICHAEL PAYNE FAMILY TRUST +1

Simulation of portfolios and risk budget analysis

The present disclosure relates to household portfolio simulation and analysis to provide retirement income. In particular, it discloses advanced technologies for modeling, simulation and analysis of potential economic futures, as applied to household retirement prospects. Improved modeling may capture factors such as concrete objectives of participants' priorities among objectives, risk adversity and starting conditions that impact tax consequences of transactions. Improved modeling may address consistency among similar factors, tax consequences in simulation periods and transactions in real estate and private investments. Improved analyses may apply a margin of safety and / or risk budget analysis to a household portfolio to produce a meaningful presentation.
Owner:REFINITIV US ORG LLC

Performance control of frequency-adapting processors by voltage domain adjustment

A performance control technique for a processing system that includes one or more adaptively-clocked processor cores provides improved performance / power characteristics. An outer feedback loop adjusts the power supply voltage(s) provided to the power supply voltage domain(s) powering the core(s), which may be on a per-core basis or include multiple cores per voltage domain. The outer feedback loop operates to ensure that each core is meeting specified performance, while the cores also include an inner feedback loop that adjusts their processor clock or other performance control mechanism to maximize performance under present operating conditions and within a margin of safety. The performance of each core is measured and compared to a target performance. If the target performance is not met for each core in a voltage domain, the voltage is raised for the voltage domain until all cores meet the target performance.
Owner:IBM CORP

Compositions and Methods for Enhancing Metal Ion Dependent Drug Therapies

ActiveUS20100330163A1Safely and effectively rapidly increaseImproved therapeutic outcomeBiocideOrganic active ingredientsPhytaseMedicine
Methods and compositions are provided for increasing responsiveness to therapeutic metalloproteases including increasing and / or maximizing responsiveness and preventing botulinum and tetanus toxin resistance due to a functional deficiency of zinc. Also provided are methods for zinc replacement or supplement in lacking individuals comprising the administration of a zinc supplement for a loading period and / or administration of a phytase supplement together with the zinc supplement. Also provided are methods for standardization of botulinum toxin potency assays that provide for greater certainty and margins of safety in the use of products from different manufacturers.
Owner:CNSS IP HLDG

Recombinant virus vectors

A mutant herpesvirus that can be used a recombinant virus vector includes (a) a mutation such that the mutant virus has a reduced ability in comparison with a parent type to cause lysis of an infected cell, and (b) an inactivating mutation in a gene essential for the production of infectious virus. An example is a HSV1 mutant lacking the essential glycoprotein gH gene and having a mutation impairing the function of the gene product VP16. A heterologous gene can be carried at the site of the inactivated essential gene, e.g. a gene suitable for administering gene therapy. The vector has an increased margin of safety over known herpesvirus vectors in respect of incidence of cytopathic effects and / or risk of infection.
Owner:SPECK PETER G

Method of providing dynamic power redundancy based on a difference of current power units and currently needed power units

One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of providing dynamic power redundancy for a system. A number of power supply units, n, that are presently in an up state is tracked. In addition, a number of power supply units, N, that are presently needed to supply power to the system is dynamically determined. If a margin of safety corresponding to a difference between n and N reaches a minimum acceptable level, then action is taken to increase the margin of safety.
Owner:HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEV LP

Omnidirectionally illuminated helmet

An omnidirectionally illuminated helmet emits light along a substantial portion of the helmet surface. An interior cushion is provided for comfort and safety of the wearer's head, while an outer shell is provided for protection from impacts. This outer shell includes a plurality of transparent displays intermingled with opaque sections or regions throughout the entire surface. An electroluminescent light source substantially covers the interior cushion. The outer shell is then placed upon the electroluminescent light source in a manner that aligns the plurality of transparent displays with the light source so that the transparent displays emit light therefrom. Transparent displays are located on the entire hemispherical constructs of the outer shell, including the sides, back, front, and top, so that light is emitted from virtually the entire helmet and can be seen from any vantage point. The margin of safety provided during dusk or night-time hours when vehicles may be approaching is substantially increased by illuminating the wearer's head from all angles.
Owner:NITE GLOW INDS

Power source apparatus to supply electric power and vehicle equipped with the power source apparatus

The present invention provides a power source apparatus to supply electric power that can attain a high margin of safety while reducing assembly cost. The power source apparatus to supply electric power is provided with: a battery block (3) having a plurality of rectangular batteries (1) disposed in a stacked configuration with conducting external cases (11) insulated by insulating layers (2); a cooling plate (4) disposed at the bottom of the battery block (3) in a manner that thermally couples with each rectangular battery (1) and forcibly cools each battery (1) from its bottom surface; and a cooling mechanism (5) that cools the cooling plate (4). The insulating layers (2) are formed as a unit with each external case (11) and have a fit-together structure that enables stacking in fixed positions. Each rectangular battery (1) and insulating layers (2) form a single-piece battery module (10), and a battery block (3) is made up of a plurality of stacked battery modules (10).
Owner:SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD

High visibility safety helmet system

A safety helmet system for motorcycle and bicycle riders includes a lightweight impact resistant helmet having an on / off switch. A power supply lights an electroluminescent strip surrounding the outer periphery of the helmet, signaling at eye level the presence of the rider to all drivers in the vicinity. The power supply also powers a single axis accelerometer having its sensitive axis oriented along the Cycle's travel direction. A microprocessor captures maximum deceleration in a braking cycle. The captured deceleration is segmented into low, medium and high values. A plurality of LED lights are mounted on the back face of the helmet. The microprocessor turns on LED arrays to create progressively increasing LED lit areas in direct proportion with the Cycle deceleration rate. Vehicle drivers following the Cycle are provided information concerning the Cycle's deceleration rate, enabling them to brake and thereby avoid colliding with the Cycle; the margin of safety is significantly increased for Cycle riders and drivers of following vehicles.
Owner:I DID IT

Omnidirectionally illuminated helmet

An omnidirectionally illuminated helmet emits light along a substantial portion of the helmet surface. An interior cushion is provided for comfort and safety of the wearer's head, while an outer shell is provided for protection from impacts. This outer shell includes a plurality of transparent displays intermingled with opaque sections or regions throughout the entire surface. An electroluminescent light source substantially covers the interior cushion. The outer shell is then placed upon the electroluminescent light source in a manner that aligns the plurality of transparent displays with the light source so that the transparent displays emit light therefrom. Transparent displays are located on the entire hemispherical constructs of the outer shell, including the sides, back, front, and top, so that light is emitted from virtually the entire helmet and can be seen from any vantage point. The margin of safety provided during dusk or night-time hours when vehicles may be approaching is substantially increased by illuminating the wearer's head from all angles.
Owner:NITE GLOW INDS

Muffler for enhanced arc protection

ActiveUS20140166623A1Preventing premature end-of-lifeEnhanced arc protectionSubstation/switching arrangement detailsSwitchgear arrangementsInterior spaceEngineering
A muffler for enhanced arc protection is described. In the case of an internal arc event in an electrical enclosure, the muffler exhausts arc gas and plasma parallel to the enclosure surface, instead of directly forward where persons may be located. The muffler includes perforated plates and baffle plates in its interior space. The perforated plates have offset perforation patterns from one another, and the baffle plates are provided on opposing walls, causing the plasma and gas to make multiple directional changes. The perforated plates also filter the arc gas and plasma. These directional changes and filtering result in an energy reduction from the exhaust, which provides an increased margin of safety. In addition, the muffler provides an adequate level of ventilation in the enclosure, thus keeping the components cool.
Owner:SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA INC

Single-pass, heavy ion fusion, systems and method

A single-pass heavy-ion fusion system includes a new arrangement of current multiplying processes that employs multiple isotopes to achieve the desired effect of distributing the task of amplifying the current among all the various processes, to relieve stress on any one process, and to increase margin of safety for assured ICF (inertial confinement fusion) power production. Energy and power of the ignition-driver pulses are greatly increased, thus increasing intensity of target heating and rendering reliable ignition readily attainable. The present design eliminates the need for storage rings. Further innovations are to give the HIF (heavy ion fusion) Driver flexibility to drive multiple chambers in the most general case of different total distances between the linac output and each of the various chambers. Using multiple chambers steeply decreases the pro-rata capital investment and operating costs per power production unit, in turn decreasing the cost of power to users.
Owner:ARCATA SYST

High visibility safety helmet system

A safety helmet system for motorcycle and bicycle riders includes a lightweight impact resistant helmet having an on / off switch. A power supply lights an electroluminescent strip surrounding the outer periphery of the helmet, signaling at eye level the presence of the rider to all drivers in the vicinity. The power supply also powers a single axis accelerometer having its sensitive axis oriented along the Cycle's travel direction. A microprocessor captures maximum deceleration in a braking cycle. The captured deceleration is segmented into low, medium and high values. A plurality of LED lights are mounted on the back face of the helmet. The microprocessor turns on LED arrays to create progressively increasing LED lit areas in direct proportion with the Cycle deceleration rate. Vehicle drivers following the Cycle are provided information concerning the Cycle's deceleration rate, enabling them to brake and thereby avoid colliding with the Cycle; the margin of safety is significantly increased for Cycle riders and drivers of following vehicles.
Owner:I DID IT

Low powering apparatus for automatic reduction of power in active and standby modes

A low powering apparatus for automatic reduction of power in active and standby modes is disclosed. The low powering apparatus includes a state detector, a margins of safety device and a positioning device. The state detector detects a first or second state, such as a standby state and an active state, that has predominated in a recent past. The margins of safety device indicates safe low power margins in correlation to the detected first or second state. The positioning device adjusts the power level according to the outputs of the state detector and margins of safety device. Thus, the low powering apparatus minimizes the power level of a system at the first or second state without compromising full performance of the system.
Owner:MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD

System and method for monitoring aircraft engine health and determining engine power available, and applications thereof

Smart instrumentation and monitoring provide primary engine instrumentation for an aircraft. The instrumentation generates real time engine power available data for the entire power regime and flight envelope of the aircraft while engine monitoring functions track, record and output performance usage data, trend data, and flight profile data. Generated data is provided to an aircraft flight manual and mission management module that automatically calculates and generates aircraft operational and performance data needed to safely operate the aircraft. The generated data is selectively displayed on flat-panel cockpit displays and / or electronic kneeboard displays in a graphical format that enhances aircrew situational awareness and permits aircrew members to operate the aircraft with its intended margin of safety.
Owner:HOWELL INSTR

Performance control of frequency-adapting processors by voltage domain adjustment

A performance control technique for a processing system that includes one or more adaptively-clocked processor cores provides improved performance / power characteristics. An outer feedback loop adjusts the power supply voltage(s) provided to the power supply voltage domain(s) powering the core(s), which may be on a per-core basis or include multiple cores per voltage domain. The outer feedback loop operates to ensure that each core is meeting specified performance, while the cores also include an inner feedback loop that adjusts their processor clock or other performance control mechanism to maximize performance under present operating conditions and within a margin of safety. The performance of each core is measured and compared to a target performance. If the target performance is not met for each core in a voltage domain, the voltage is raised for the voltage domain until all cores meet the target performance.
Owner:IBM CORP

Dynamic power redundancy using online current measurement

One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of providing dynamic power redundancy for a system. A number of power supply units, n, that are presently in an up state is tracked. In addition, a number of power supply units, N, that are presently needed to supply power to the system is dynamically determined. If a margin of safety corresponding to a difference between n and N reaches a minimum acceptable level, then action is taken to increase the margin of safety.
Owner:HEWLETT-PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEV LP

Preparation method and application of resin composition for thermosetting aramid bulletproof composite material

The invention provides a preparation method of a resin composition for a thermosetting aramid bulletproof composite material, and relates to the field of resin modification. The resin composition comprises 25-50% of phenolic resin, 30-60% of polyvinyl butyral solution, 10-25% of a flexibilizer and 8-12% of a reinforcer. In addition, a silicane coupling agent with an addition rate of 2-5% is adopted to improve the compatibility of the resin and fabrics, and improve the adhesion between the resin and the fabrics. Phosphoric acid is used as a thermal stabilizer to improve the weathering resistance of the resin, and is added at an amount of 1-5%. The components are mixed proportionally to prepare a modified phenolic resin system. The modified phenolic resin thus prepared has the advantages of high toughness, moderate bonding strength, excellent anti-aging property and good stability. According to shooting tests, the aramid bulletproof composite material prepared from the resin composition has the characteristics of high bulletproof performance and large margin of safety, and can significantly improve the safety and reliability of fighters.
Owner:BEIJING AEROSPACE RATE MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENG CO LTD

Electroluminescent braided pet leash

A nylon or polypropylene cylindrical central braided rope core is wound with an electroluminescent wire to form a pet leash. The electroluminescent wire is powered by a portable power supply attached to the handle of the pet leash causing illumination of the electroluminescent wire continuously or intermittently at a selected blink rate. Alternatively, the wound electroluminescent wire surrounds a cylindrical braided reflective sleeve that covers the central braided rope. The cylindrical braided reflective sleeve reflects incident light back to its source while the electroluminescent illumination is provided. Reflection and illumination of light are omnidirectional. The braided construction of the central core and reflective sleeve, together with the configuration of the electroluminescent wire, resist tensile, twist and torsional forces, enabling reliable emission of omnidirectional illumination and reflectivity. In combination, the omnidirectional illumination and reflectivity, strength and flexibility provide a higher margin of safety for pets and their owners while walking in dimly lit environments where vehicles are encountered.
Owner:NITE GLOW INDS

Verifying an accuracy of a state estimation

The present disclosure is concerned with the reduction of an operational security margin of a power system without jeopardizing the safety of the power system or incurring heavy investments. According to the disclosure, a check for basic accuracy or correctness of a conventional State Estimation (SE) procedure allows to increase a level of confidence in the results of the procedure. To this end, an accuracy of the estimated states is verified by comparing the latter with the results (y, y′) of independent phasor measurements performed at selected locations of the power system. Unless a discrepancy is reported by this comparison, the results of the SE can be assumed to be sufficiently accurate, and any conservative or additional security margin intended to compensate for SE uncertainty can be relaxed. Hence, established trustworthiness in the estimated states allows increasing the transmitted power where the estimated states do indicate such a possibility, i.e. in particular in fringe areas and / or transmission corridors between countries, and especially under stressed network conditions.
Owner:HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG

Portable needle uncapping and recapping device

A compact, substantially planar needlestick prevention safety device has a discoid shield-like portion, divided into an upper and lower half via a living hinge, and a pair of squeezable handles extending laterally therefrom. A central beveled aperture with outwardly extending radial slits accommodates within it a wide range of needle cap sizes. When the handles are squeezed by hand, the upper and lower halves of the disc fold toward each other along the living hinge and impart a variable and easily controllable amount of clamping force at the central aperture, thereby securely gripping the needle cap for uncapping or recapping purposes. The device provides a very high margin of safety during recapping, fits easily in the coat pocket for ease of accessibility, and is reusable and sterilizable by any sterilization method.
Owner:LIN EDWARD D

System and method for optimizing composite laminate structures

ActiveUS20160052214A1Overcome time-consumingOvercome costly natureLamination ancillary operationsLaminationComposite laminatesFiber orientation
A system and method for creating an optimized composite laminate structure containing a plurality of plies. The system has a processor and a memory, including an application interface. The application interface, when executed by the processor, is configured to operably: receive an input file having one or more of a maximum number of plies, design variables, material properties, and design constraints; determine an initial layup sequence defining parameters of a fiber orientation angle for each ply, and a total percentage of plies at a given fiber orientation angle; iteratively adjust the parameters, until an optimum set of parameters is obtained that achieves one or more predetermined margins of safety, and that achieves optimization of the composite laminate structure; and generate an output file for creating a layup, according to the parameters. The system further has a layup system for creating the optimized composite laminate structure.
Owner:THE BOEING CO

Tire designing method and program

In a tire designing method, at least one of a tire profile shape, a shape of a tire component member and physical property data of the tire component member is tentatively selected as a parameter to prepare an initial tire model (30) representing the pneumatic tire by using a finite number of elements, and at least one of a stress acting on the initial tire model by the inner pressure filling processing and the physical property data used for the initial tire model is modified corresponding to a predetermined measure of elapsed time, to thereby deform the initial tire model and a tire profile shape after a change with time is predicted by using the deformed initial tire model. By preparing the tire model (30) with the predicted tire profile shape and applying the inner pressure filling processing and road contact processing thereto, the maximum principal strains in the elements of the tire model (30) are calculated, and the margins of safety of the tire component members are calculated by using the maximum principal strains. The tentatively selection is repeated until the calculated margins are equal to or larger than a pre-set reference margin of safety so that a tire with excellent durability can be designed.
Owner:YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD

Vehicle auxiliary lighting system

A vehicle auxiliary lighting system (VALS 10) having attached to the side of a vehicle a set of side lights that automatically illuminate in synchrony with a corresponding set of vehicle lights are activated by a vehicle driver. The side lights are attached to four moisture-resistant enclosures namely: a left front light enclosure (12), a right front light enclosure (28), a left rear light enclosure (38) and a right rear light enclosure (54). The enclosures, which are attached to a structure adjacent a set of disk brakes and a set of drum brakes, are viewed through openings on a set of spoked vehicle wheels. The side lights, which correspond to the vehicle's front facing lights, produce an amber light; the side lights that correspond to the vehicle's rear facing lights produce a red light; and the side light that corresponds to a vehicle's reverse light produces a white light. By utilizing the VALS (10) the margin of safety for both pedestrians and other motorists is increased.
Owner:HANEY CURTIS J

Ladder Security Bracket and Safety System

A system of increased safety when performing work using a ladder is described. The system includes a ladder bracket for temporarily attachment of a ladder to a structure to stabilize or secure the ladder. The bracket is easy to install and acts to limit or prevent slippage of the ladder laterally or away from the structure and generally promotes a greater margin of safety. In addition, the system includes a bracket for temporarily, yet securely, attaching a safety railing to a ladder.
Owner:JOBOB INNOVATIONS LLC
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