Patents Examined by A Owens
  • Patent number: 12003749
    Abstract: A method for video encoding includes selecting a second intra prediction mode for encoding a first block, the first block being a non-square block and the second intra prediction mode being selected from a second set of intra prediction modes. The method also includes generating prediction information for the first block, the generated prediction information indicating a first intra prediction mode in a first set of intra prediction modes. The second set of intra prediction modes includes at least the selected second intra prediction mode, which is not included in the first set of intra prediction modes and is outside an angular range of the first set of intra prediction modes that extends 180 degrees from a bottom-left diagonal direction mode to a top-right diagonal direction mode. The method also includes encoding at least one sample of the first block according to the second intra prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Shan Liu, Xin Zhao, Xiang Li
  • Patent number: 12002910
    Abstract: A display device that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, a first light-absorbing layer having an opening at a position that faces the light-emitting elements, and a second light-absorbing layer that faces the first light-absorbing layer with the light-emitting elements therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Watanabe, Jun Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12003707
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intra prediction method including: deriving neighbor prediction mode information from a left neighbor prediction mode and an upper neighbor prediction mode; deriving an intra prediction mode for a decoding target unit by using the derived neighbor prediction mode information; and performing intra prediction on the decoding target unit based on the intra prediction mode. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ha Hyun Lee, Hui Yong Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jong Ho Kim, Jin Ho Lee, Se Yoon Jeong, Suk Hee Cho, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Chie Teuk Ahn
  • Patent number: 12002775
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate including an active region and a border region adjacent to the active region. The electronic device includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the active region. The electronic device includes a conductive structure disposed in the border region and including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the third conductive layer overlaps with a part of the first conductive layer and overlaps a part of the second conductive layer. The electronic device includes an insulating layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and the insulating layer has a first opening and a second opening through which the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Maggy Hsu, Pierre Chen
  • Patent number: 11994682
    Abstract: A pair of projection glasses, a projection temple structure, and a modularized optical engine are provided. The pair of projection glasses includes a frame and a projection temple structure that is detachably fastened to the frame. The projection temple structure includes a temple and a modularized optical engine that is embedded in the temple. The modularized optical engine includes a light emitting mechanism, a projection mechanism spaced apart from the light emitting mechanism, and a connection mechanism that optically and electrically connects the light emitting mechanism and the projection mechanism. The connection mechanism is configured to transmit light and image signal from the light emitting mechanism to the projection mechanism, so that the projection mechanism can project an image light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: MEGAFORCE COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cherng Chao, Chih-Han Yen, I-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 11997271
    Abstract: An encoder partitions into blocks using a set of block partition modes. The set of block partition modes includes a first partition mode for partitioning a first block, and a second block partition mode for partitioning a second block which is one of blocks obtained after the first block is partitioned. When the number of partitions of the first block partition mode is three, the second block is a center block among the blocks obtained after partitioning the first block, and the partition direction of the second block partition mode is same as the partition direction of the first block partition mode, the second block partition mode indicates that the number of partitions is only three. A parameter for identifying the second block partition mode includes a first flag indicating a horizontal or vertical partition direction, and does not include a second flag indicating the number of partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe, Ryuichi Kanoh, Chong Soon Lim, Sughosh Pavan Shashidhar, Ru Ling Liao, Hai Wei Sun, Han Boon Teo, Jing Ya Li
  • Patent number: 11994694
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first array of emitters disposed on a substrate and configured to emit respective beams of optical radiation in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A second array of microlenses is positioned on the substrate in alignment with the respective beams of the emitters, having respective sag profiles that vary over an area of the substrate. The second array includes at least first microlenses in a central region of the substrate and second microlenses in a peripheral region of the substrate, such that the first microlenses have respective first focal powers, while the second microlenses have respective second focal powers, which are less than the first focal powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Roei Remez, Keith Lyon, Niv Gilboa, Ronen Akerman, Scott T. Smith
  • Patent number: 11997262
    Abstract: An intra prediction device performing intra prediction on a luminance block and a chrominance block includes: a chrominance candidate specifier configured to specify a mode number of an intra prediction mode applied to the luminance block corresponding to the chrominance block as one of candidates for an intra prediction mode to be applied to the chrominance block; and a chrominance prediction mode converter configured to convert the mode number before conversion specified by the chrominance candidate specifier using a conversion table and output a mode number after conversion. In the conversion table, for directional prediction, a given number of mode numbers in ascending order of the mode number among the mode numbers before conversion are associated with a given number of mode numbers in descending order of the mode number among the mode numbers after conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Shunsuke Iwamura, Atsuro Ichigaya, Shimpei Nemoto
  • Patent number: 11990561
    Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a substrate that is an example of a n-type nitride-based semiconductor including a group IV n-type impurity; and an n-side electrode in contact with the substrate. The substrate includes: a surface layer region in contact with the n-side electrode and including a halogen element; and an internal region located across the surface layer region from the n-side electrode. A peak concentration of the group IV n-type impurity in the surface layer region is at least 1.0×1021 cm?3. A peak concentration of the halogen element in the surface layer region is at least 10% of the peak concentration of the group IV n-type impurity in the surface layer region. A concentration of the group IV n-type impurity in the internal region is lower than a concentration of the group IV n-type impurity in the surface layer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventors: Noboru Inoue, Shinji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11990796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotor, a motor using the rotor and an electronic device capable of effectively utilizing magnetic flux generated from a magnet. The rotor includes a rotor core including an annular portion and a plurality of magnetic pole pieces radially extending from the annular portion via a pair of joint portions, a plurality of first magnets disposed between the neighboring magnetic pole pieces in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of second magnets disposed between the pair of joint portions, in which each of the first magnets contacts side surfaces of two neighboring magnetic pole pieces in the circumferential direction and each of the second magnets contacts inner surfaces of the magnetic pole pieces in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Takuji Yamada, Naoto Toyomura
  • Patent number: 11985859
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a method for fabricating the same. The display panel includes a light transmitting area for disposing an organic light emitting unit and a storage area for disposing a storage capacitor. A location of the light transmitting area corresponds to a location of the storage area. The storage capacitor includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate which are composed of a transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baixiang Han, Kun Cao
  • Patent number: 11982928
    Abstract: A scanning laser projector includes an optical module with a housing defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, and sidewalls extending between the top surface and bottom surface to define an interior compartment within the housing. A given one of the sidewalls has an exit window defined therein. A first light detector is positioned at an interior surface of the given one of the sidewalls about a periphery of the exit window. A second light detector positioned at the interior surface of the given one of the sidewalls about the periphery of the exit window and on a different side thereof than the first light detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics LTD, STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alex Domnits, Elan Roth, Davide Terzi, Luca Molinari, Marco Boschi
  • Patent number: 11985353
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a low complexity transform unit partitioning structure for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The method includes determining prediction unit size of a coding unit, and setting the size of transform unit size of Y, U and V according to the prediction unit size of the coding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Minhua Zhou
  • Patent number: 11982931
    Abstract: A light source device includes an excitation light irradiation unit that emits excitation light; a rotary wheel unit including a rotary wheel having a filter region that reflects or transmits light in a predetermined wavelength band different from a wavelength band of the excitation light and transmits the excitation light, and a transmission bending region that bends and transmits the excitation light; and a fixed phosphor that is irradiated with the excitation light transmitted through the filter region and emits fluorescence including light in the predetermined wavelength band toward the filter region. The rotary wheel unit is configured so that an optical axis of the excitation light that is transmitted through the rotary wheel or is reflected from the rotary wheel overlaps with an optical axis of the fluorescence in the predetermined wavelength band reflected from the filter region or transmitted through the filter region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Ogino
  • Patent number: 11984461
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image sensor, which may include a driving layer, a negative electrode layer formed in the driving layer, a N-region layer formed above the negative electrode layer. The N-region layer includes multiple cylindrical structures formed of semiconductor materials. The image sensor may also include a light absorption layer formed above the N-region layer. The light absorption layer is composed of a multi-layer structure including a P-region layer formed using quantum dot semiconductor materials. The image sensor may further include a positive electrode layer formed above the light absorption layer and configured to receive incoming light signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huabing Xu, Qiang Ni, Gang Wang, Chuyi Chen, Fayao Zheng, Da Xu, Mingpei Liu
  • Patent number: 11984766
    Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a rotor core having a rotatable shaft and defining at least one rotor post, a winding wound around the post that defines an end turn, and a coil support assembly including a coil support disc rotatably coupled to the rotatable shaft and comprising a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion coupled via a set of spokes. The radially outer portion overlies an end turn and defines a set of channels therethrough sized and disposed to receive a flow of fluid from the set of rotor windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Anirban Chatterjee, Balamurugan Sridharan, Mohammad Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Sarveshwar Chandrakant Wadgaonkar, Mamatha Ramakrishnaiah
  • Patent number: 11977099
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which probes and the layout of the electrode pads of a test element group (TEG) are associated is provided. As a semiconductor device is miniaturized, a scribe area on a wafer also tends to decrease. Accordingly, it is necessary to reduce the size of a TEG arranged in the scribe area, and efficiently arrange an electrode pad for probe contact. Thus, it is necessary to associate the probes and the layout of the electrode pad. According to the method, a layout of a TEG electrode pad corresponding to a plurality of probes arranged in a fan shape or probes manufactured by Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Ohtaki, Takayuki Mizuno, Ryo Hirano, Toru Fujimura, Shigehiko Kato, Yasuhiko Nara, Katsuo Ohki, Akira Kageyama, Masaaki Komori
  • Patent number: 11979564
    Abstract: Generating a prediction block for coding a block includes determining an adaptive intra-prediction mode indicative of at least a training region and a configuration of neighboring pixel locations. The training region neighbors the block and includes a plurality of reconstructed pixels. Filter coefficients are obtained. The filter coefficients are used to obtain respective prediction pixels of neighboring pixels within the training region when applied to defined respective configurations of the neighboring pixels according to the configuration of the neighboring pixels. The filter coefficients minimize a function of differences, each difference being a respective difference between a pixel in the training region and a prediction of that pixel in the training region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Bokov, Hui Su
  • Patent number: 11978840
    Abstract: Disclosed are a micro light emitting diode display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The embodiment micro light emitting diode display panel includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer; the first metal layer includes a source electrode, a drain electrode and a power line; the second metal layer includes a first bonding electrode and a second bonding electrode, and the first bonding electrode is electrically connected to the source electrode through the first via hole, and the second bonding electrode is electrically connected to the power line through the second via hole; the first via hole and the second via hole are both provided with a supporting column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xueru Mei
  • Patent number: 11979062
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for a turbomachine having a permanent magnet electric motor that defines an axis of rotation includes a jacket member. The rotor assembly also includes a magnet member that is received within the jacket member. The magnet member has a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end that are separated along the axis of rotation. The rotor assembly also includes a first shaft structure that is attached to the first longitudinal end and a second shaft structure that is attached to the second longitudinal end. The magnet member is solitary and unitary and has a solid core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC
    Inventors: Maurizio Barbone, Jean Luc Perrin, Jeffrey A. Lotterman, Martin Tóth, Patrick Beresewicz