ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,199, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to DENSO Corp. (Kariya, Japan).
"Axial misalignment estimation apparatus" was invented by Katsuhiko Kondo (Nisshin, Japan) and Takuya Takayama (Kariya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axial misalignment estimation apparatus calculates a first estimated speed ratio that is an estimated speed ratio calculated using an orientation angle that is corrected based on an axial misalignment angle estimated in measurement cycles up to a previous measurement cycle, and calculates at least one second estimated speed ratio that is the first estimated speed ratio presuming aliasing is present at the orien...