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- OT-2026-000000593
A food vending machine for dispensing food items, including a machine frame, a product display for storing food items, an image processing system for optically detecting a spatial arrangement of food items, a manipulator for handling food items, and a manipulator control for controlling the manipulator depending on the
- OT-2026-000000592
A lifting column, including: a column body and a foot, an insert-joint assembly being provided at the bottom of the column body, a snap groove being provided on the insert-joint assembly, the foot including a base and an insert-joint socket, a receptacle configured to receive the insert-joint assembly and an elastic sn
- OT-2026-000000591
A tube manufacturing support device includes a gate-shaped frame including a first column and a second column, and an upper beam that connects an upper end of the first column and an upper end of the second column, an upper pressing mechanism that is attached to the upper beam to be movable in a lateral direction along
- OT-2026-000000590
Robotic medical systems capable of manual manipulation are described. A robotic medical system can include a robotic arm and a sensor architecture. The sensor architecture can include one or more non-joint based sensors that are positioned to detect a first force exerted on the robotic arm. The robotic medical system c
- OT-2026-000000589
A method for controlling an image-processing stage for image data captured by a downward-looking surveillance camera with a field of view greater than 180° includes obtaining image data comprising (i) a first set of pixels depicting a central scene portion below the horizon and (ii) a second set of pixels depicting a p
- OT-2026-000000588
A screwdriver rotating structure includes a main body, a driving member, two locking modules, a first elastic element, a control member, a fixed plate, two snap-fit members, a positioning element, and a second elastic element. The main body is provided with two first receiving grooves, a second receiving groove, a thir
- OT-2026-000000587
A method comprises monitoring, by a processor, using a sensor of a first vehicle, data associated with a retroreflective feature near a road being driven by the first vehicle; vectorizing, by the processor, the data associated with the retroreflective feature; generating, by the processor, a digital map including vecto
- OT-2026-000000586
Apparatus for mounting an accessory may include a bracket and a mounting base. The bracket may be configured to be fixed in an interior of a housing that defines an aperture for receiving a fixture. The mounting base may be configured to receive the accessory in the interior of the housing, spaced apart from the fixtur
- OT-2026-000000585
Provided herein may be a dechuck control method, a dechuck control system, and a method of transferring a substrate. The dechuck control method may include: providing a substrate and a carrier coupled to each other by an adhesive chuck; pushing the substrate by a dechuck pin including a pressure sensor, and acquiring,
- OT-2026-000000584
An insulated telescopic arm and an insulated bucket arm vehicle. The insulated telescopic arm comprises an outer arm ( 1 ), an insulated inner arm ( 2 ) and a self-adjusting roller apparatus ( 3 ). The insulated inner arm ( 2 ) is limited in the outer arm ( 1 ) and can extend out of the outer arm ( 1 ) from a free end
- OT-2026-000000583
A self-cleaning robotic kitchen system has a robotic arm, a camera or sensor, a cleaning tool and computer and electronics. The computer is programmed and operable to (a) determine whether to commence a first cleaning phase for cleaning a first section based on the at least one sensor or camera; (b) control pick up of
- OT-2026-000000582
A post support unit has an upper block with an upper block top surface and an upper block bottom surface. An upper block notch is defined in the upper block. The post support unit has a lower block with a lower block top surface and a lower block bottom surface with a lower block notch defined in the lower block and en
- OT-2026-000000581
A medical system including an apparatus configured to deliver one or more fluid sprays to a portion of a medical device, such as an attachment member of the medical device. The apparatus defines an inner chamber in which the medical device may be positioned to receive the one or more fluid sprays. The apparatus include
- OT-2026-000000580
A vibration damper comprises a clamp, a steel strand cluster, and two vibration absorbing heads, the clamp is mounted at a middle portion of the steel strand cluster, and the two vibration absorbing heads are respectively mounted at two ends of the steel strand cluster; the vibration absorbing head comprises a head por
- OT-2026-000000579
The invention provides a method to determine an absolute position of an object using an interferometer system, comprising the steps of: providing a light beam; splitting the light beam in a measurement beam and a reference beam; guiding the measurement beam along a measurement path towards a reflective measurement surf
- OT-2026-000000578
A charging device includes a case having an open front with an accommodation space formed therein, a power module disposed in the accommodation space of the case, and an output module disposed in the accommodation space of the case, the output module directing power supplied from the power module to a charger connected
- OT-2026-000000577
The invention relates to a system comprising: a harness for a weaving loom and a device for monitoring the manufacture of a preform woven by the loom, the monitoring device comprising: a plurality of sensors, each sensor of the plurality of sensors being connected to one of the plurality of strings and being configured
- OT-2026-000000576
A circlip tool includes a first actuation lever, a second actuation lever, a first tip, and a second tip. The first tip and the second tip are each configured for insertion into one installation hole in a circlip. The first tip is rigidly secured in the first actuation lever, and the first actuation lever and the secon
- OT-2026-000000575
An apparatus can comprise a base portion comprising at least one opening. The apparatus can also comprise at least one mechanism. The at least one mechanism can provide stability for the apparatus when the at least one mechanism is deployed from a second position to a first position to expand a footprint of the apparat
- OT-2026-000000574
A gear box actuator ( 100 ) for an automated manual transmission system ( 250 ) of a vehicle ( 200 a), in particular utility vehicle ( 200 b) includes a body part ( 105 ) and a shift fork ( 120 ) to actuate a gear box ( 260 ) of the automated manual transmission system ( 250 ) by pivoting the shift fork ( 120 ). The bo
- OT-2026-000000573
Provided are a weld seam structure and a welding process suitable for a narrow-gap water-cooled wall tube panel. The weld seam structure comprises a groove-type gap formed between adjacent water-cooled wall tubes, where welding joints are arranged on sides of the adjacent water-cooled wall tubes that are close to each
- OT-2026-000000572
Provided herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable media for monitoring utility enclosures. In one embodiment, a sensing device comprises a sensor—such as a visual or infrared camera—and a processing module configured to receive sensor output, process the data using stored algorithms to assess environmental co
- OT-2026-000000571
Provided is a method for adaptive mowing control of a mowing robot, the method relates to the technical field of the mowing robot. The method includes: performing block segmentation on a real-time operation environment image into a near-field environment image portion and a far-field environment image portion based on
- OT-2026-000000570
A method is provided for repairing a turbine engine component. This method includes: machining away a worn land surface of an annular seal land to provide the annular seal land with a machined base surface, the turbine engine component including the annular seal land, the annular seal land extending axially along an ax
- OT-2026-000000569
The present disclosure provides a cleaning device, including a cleaning device body, a buoyancy cavity, a moving mechanism, a main cleaning mechanism including at least one filtering box which is provided with a debris inlet, a handle, a roller brush, a solar panel, and a locking mechanism. When the locking mechanism i
- OT-2026-000000568
There are provided systems and methods for production of security screens. Each security screen may include an infill sheet and panel assemblies engaging the infill sheet to form a panel. At least one panel assembly may include an outer sash comprising two sidewalls defining a channel therebetween, and an inner member
- OT-2026-000000567
An inner nozzle tip portion includes an inner nozzle opening configured to emit a laser beam and eject a first assist gas. An outer nozzle includes a stepped part provided at an outer nozzle tip portion and recessed inward from the outer nozzle tip portion, and an outer nozzle opening open to the stepped part to be a c
- OT-2026-000000566
A method and system for autonomous robot exploration based on frontier region learning are provided. The learning-based autonomous robot exploration system includes a frontier region detector configured to detect a frontier region corresponding to a real-time grid map by inputting the real-time grid map of a region in
- OT-2026-000000565
A railway tank car having a dis-engageable valve handle assembly configured to selectively engage, lock, and actuate a discharge valve assembly connected to a tank of railway tank car, wherein the dis-engageable valve handle assembly is configured to prevent accidental or inadvertent opening of a valve of the discharge
- OT-2026-000000564
Packaging machine for packaging tissue paper products, such as kitchen towels and toilet rolls, by wrapping a paper wrapping sheet around the products, the machine including: a feeding station for feeding, one by one in succession, groups of products including at least one product; a wrapping station for wrapping the p
- OT-2026-000000563
An electronic tombstone device is provided. The device is comprised of a multifunctional tombstone device designed to enhance personalization, interactivity, and durability for outdoor applications. The device comprises a body featuring an LED display with anti-glare, scratch-resistant, and oleophobic treatments to sup
- OT-2026-000000562
Apparatus and methods are described for performing a procedure using a robotic unit. A sterile drape is placed around a drape plate, such that the sterile drape is sealed with respect to the drape plate and forms an interface between a non-sterile zone and a sterile zone, a tool mount being disposed within the sterile
- OT-2026-000000561
A laser welding method for preventing cracking and obtaining a weld joint of a weld metal with excellent toughness, and a laser weld joint. The laser welding method includes butting steel material members, the steel material having a chemical composition including, in mass %, C: 0.04 to 0.15%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 0.
- OT-2026-000000560
A carrier assembly for carrying a vehicle component defines a first axis, a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis and includes a carrier frame configured to be coupled to a robot arm assembly, a linear actuator assembly mounted on the carrier f
- OT-2026-000000559
A shape profile measurement device includes a light source configured to generate and emit a light signal, a relay optical system configured to receive the light signal from the light source, perform axial chromatic aberration on the light signal, emit a chromatically dispersed light signal over a plurality of waveleng
- OT-2026-000000558
An electrical box protection device is provided. The device is designed to safeguard nonmetallic sheathed cables and associated electrical boxes from mechanical damage incurred during or after building construction. The device comprises a body formed by a first member and a second member that intersect at an angle, pre
- OT-2026-000000557
Systems and methods for health and energy co-optimization in building monitoring are disclosed herein, including methods and systems for monitoring a building and automatically identifying opportunities to realize energy savings without comprising the health, comfort, and productivity of building occupants. According t
- OT-2026-000000556
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for improved control of articulating boom assemblies are disclosed herein. Automated functions, such as auto ground and auto stow functions, may be provided to automatically move an articulating boom assembly to the desired position. When an automated function is requested,
- OT-2026-000000555
An automotive battery lifting device is used for assembling a battery unit to the vehicle body from a bottom surface side of the vehicle body, including: a battery carrier tray having a carrier surface for mounting the battery unit; a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism being used for moving the battery carrier tr
- OT-2026-000000554
A panel release device includes a magnetic buckle device including a first buckle member and a second buckle member respectively attached to a preset first panel and a preset second panel and respectively composed of a columnar magnetic body, a non-magnetic conductive component and a magnetic conductive component, and
- OT-2026-000000553
A hinge system for a foldable ramp, the hinge system comprising: a hinge body comprising a first hinge element, a second hinge element and a bridge portion interposed between the hinge elements; a first ramp connector comprising a first channel and a first engagement portion; and a second ramp connector comprising a se
- OT-2026-000000552
An object processing system for removing objects from a trailer of a tractor trailer includes a collection conveyance system for moving objects from within the trailer and providing the objects to an output conveyor of the collection conveyor system that leads to an object processing facility, a perception system for p
- OT-2026-000000551
A structural arrangement for conveyor rollers of a harvesting machine is mounted on a chassis of a harvester which is formed by side walls. At least one of the side walls has side openings configured to allow the passage of lower and upper conveyor rollers. At least one of the sides of the conveyor rollers is mounted o
- OT-2026-000000550
A display method according to an embodiment is a method of displaying, on a screen of a terminal device, data related to equipment supplying components to a workpiece. The display method includes displaying a first user interface configured to accept a selection of an equipment and a selection of a period. The display
- OT-2026-000000549
A heat pump system includes a multi-way valve. The multi-way valve includes a valve housing including a plurality of inlets/outlets formed along a circumference of the valve housing, an open lower portion, and a first connection flow path rotatably provided inside the valve housing. The multi-way valve further includes
- OT-2026-000000548
A method of decontamination for decontaminating plastics in solid particulate form includes the steps of: loading the plastics into a tank; introducing a liquid into the tank so that the liquid is in contact with the plastics; hitting the plastics in the tank and the liquid in contact with the plastics with ultrasonic
- OT-2026-000000547
A method for controlling a mechatronic system, based on a model for predicting the behaviour of the mechatronic system and a cost function ensuring compliance with constraints by the mechatronic system, with a view to following path instructions to a prediction horizon, the method including reformulating the constraint
- OT-2026-000000546
A pressure sensor includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged parallel to the first substrate, a first electrode disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and in contact with the first substrate, a second electrode disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and in cont
- OT-2026-000000545
The present invention relates to a 360-degree real-time video streaming and environmental analysis system and method. The system includes a 360-degree camera configured to obtain a 360-degree video of a work site, an environmental sensor module configured to measure environmental data including at least one of gas conc
- OT-2026-000000544
A friction lock bar jack for lifting items including an elongated bar having a distal end and a proximal end, a lifting mechanism reciprocally slidably carried by the elongated bar and including a toggle mounting body, an actuating lever pivotally coupled to the toggle mounting body and movable between a neutral positi