Patents Examined by A. T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11984853
    Abstract: Envelope tracking power supply circuitry includes a look up table (LUT) configured to provide a target supply voltage based on a power envelope measurement. The target supply voltage is dynamically adjusted based on a delay between the power envelope of an RF signal and a provided envelope tracking supply voltage. The envelope tracking supply voltage is generated from the adjusted target supply voltage in order to synchronize the envelope tracking supply voltage with the power envelope of the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 11985003
    Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for using a controlling device for receiving voice input to control the operation of voice controlled smart appliances and, more particularly, to a controlling device for recognizing voice commands and for use in routing a signal, based on voice commands from the user, to two or more voice controlled smart appliances from different consumer brand names.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Arling, Norman G. Sheridan, Arsham Hatambeiki, Thomas Henley, Jon Gallegos
  • Patent number: 11983973
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of lighting and more specifically, to a Bluetooth low energy mesh enabled adaptive light emitting diode (LED) driver with wireless battery powered switches for lighting control. In an aspect, the LED driver can include a rectifier (104); a switch mode power supply (106), a wireless Bluetooth and microcontroller board (110) and a portable wireless switch (506). The rectifier (104) can convert AC mains (102) to a DC level. The switch mode power supply circuit (106) can supply a constant voltage output followed by a constant current supply (108) for the LED load. The wireless Bluetooth module (110) can be connected in a mesh topology to other LED drivers, wireless switches and the smartphone. The microcontroller circuit (110) can enable the user to adjust the current level supplied to the LED Load using both analogue and PWM dimming techniques (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Rohin Parkar, Malcolm Dsouza, Aniket Shet, Xavier Gonsalves
  • Patent number: 11984798
    Abstract: A circuit is described for powering a chime that outputs audio in response to detection of an entity by a video doorbell. The circuit includes a power source for generating a first signal. A first switch is coupled to the power source. The first switch is configured to provide, in response to the first signal, a first direct-current (DC) voltage signal during a first operating mode where the video doorbell receives an input that triggers actuation of the chime in response to detection of the entity. A second switch is coupled to the power source and the first switch. The second switch is configured to provide, in response to the first signal, a second DC voltage signal during a second operating mode where the chime outputs the audio in response to the input that triggers actuation of the chime in response to detection of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventor: Seton Paul Kasmir
  • Patent number: 11980118
    Abstract: To provide a seedsheet manufacturing apparatus that can increase a manufacturing speed and a seedsheet. A seedsheet manufacturing apparatus includes: a paste reservoir configured to store a paste in which a seed and a fluid are mixed; a plate cylinder disposed above the paste reservoir; a doctor blade configured to scrape a portion of the paste adhering to a surface of the plate cylinder; a pressing roller disposed such that the pressing roller faces the plate cylinder and a mounting paper is allowed to pass through a gap formed between the pressing roller and the surface of the plate cylinder; a supply unit configured to feed the mounting paper to the gap; and a recovery unit configured to recover the mounting paper that passes through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SHUHOU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kouji Muraoka
  • Patent number: 11984254
    Abstract: A magnetic-component module includes a substrate, a core on a first surface of the substrate, a spacer on the core, a winding including wire bonds extending over the core and electrically connecting a first portion of the substrate and a second portion of the substrate, and traces on and/or in the substrate, a lead frame that supports the core and that electrically connects the winding to the substrate, and an overmold material encapsulating the core, the spacer, the wire bonds, and a portion of the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lee Francis, William Jarvis, Takayuki Tange
  • Patent number: 11985827
    Abstract: A novel semiconductor device is provided. A memory string, which extends in the Z direction and includes a conductor and an oxide semiconductor, intersects with a plurality of wirings CG extending in the Y direction. The conductor is placed along a center axis of the memory string, and the oxide semiconductor is concentrically placed outside the conductor. The conductor is electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor. An intersection portion of the memory string and the wiring CG functions as a transistor. In addition, the intersection portion functions as a memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Godo, Hitoshi Kunitake, Kazuki Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11980336
    Abstract: The disclosure extends to methods, devices, and systems for removing speckle from a coherent light source, such as laser light. The methods, devices, and systems help eliminate or reduce speckle introduced from a coherent light source, such as laser light, by utilizing the teachings and principles of the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah D. Henley, Joshua D. Talbert, Laurent Blanquart, Donald M. Wichern
  • Patent number: 11985747
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for filming a scene using a plurality of strobable lighting setups in rapid sequence to concurrently record a plurality of motion picture clips of the scene, one motion picture clip for each strobable lighting setup. The apparatus includes a plurality of strobable light sources that are coordinated to form the plurality of lighting setups, a controller to actuate the strobable lighting setups at a constant rate in a sequence that repeats multiple times during each macro frame, and a camera to capture a burst sequence of images within each macro frame. The burst sequence of images shows the scene illuminated by each one of the plurality of lighting setups in sequence during each macro frame. Since the constant rate is above the flicker threshold, people on set viewing the scene illuminated by the repeating sequence of strobable lighting setups perceive apparently continuous (non-flickering) illumination of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Carlo Van de Roer, Stuart Rutherford
  • Patent number: 11980164
    Abstract: A dental station for improving domestic animal dental care and oral hygiene, dental station having a body including a supporting structure which includes a plurality of receiving holding formations to receive and support one or more of a plurality of preselected sized and shaped chewable food elements in a protruding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: Brian Borg
  • Patent number: 11985739
    Abstract: A method is provided for low light exposure control during night vision. The method may include actively illuminating a region by using a plurality of IR LEDs. The IR LEDs are arranged so that an IR LED of the plurality of IR LEDs covers one of a plurality of zones, which combine to cover the region. The method may also include capturing an image frame by an imaging system including an image sensor. The image frame may be made up of pixels and captured using the light originating from the plurality of IR LEDs and reflected from the region onto the image sensor. The method may also include calculating auto-exposure control (AEC) parameters for the image frame to establish an average setting, recalculating AEC parameters for a first zone the plurality of zones and adjusting the power of a first IR LED of the plurality of IR LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Ramkrishna Swamy
  • Patent number: 11980559
    Abstract: The present disclosure can provide a leg brace capable of reducing a pain in a knee while both enhancing its convenience and reducing the burden on an ankle. the leg brace including: a first pushing part that pushes a leg of the wearer outward so that an ankle bone is positioned above a heel bone; a second pushing part that pushes the leg of the wearer inward so that the ankle bone is positioned above the heel bone; a restraint part that restrains a positional relation between the first and the second pushing parts in which they face each other across the leg of the wearer; and a placement part on which a foot of the wearer is placed, the placement part being connected to the first pushing part or the second pushing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Takahiro Takeda, Seiichi Tanabe, Tomio Ikeda, Tadashi Odashima
  • Patent number: 11984854
    Abstract: Envelope tracking power supply circuitry includes a look up table (LUT) configured to provide a target supply voltage based on a power envelope measurement. The target supply voltage is dynamically adjusted based on a delay between the power envelope of an RF signal and a provided envelope tracking supply voltage. The envelope tracking supply voltage is generated from the adjusted target supply voltage in order to synchronize the envelope tracking supply voltage with the power envelope of the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones
  • Patent number: 11980976
    Abstract: The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for evaluating one or more conditions or preliminary weld condition related to a welding system and/or method that utilizes a welding sequence to perform two or more welds with respective welding schedules. In an embodiment, an operator registration is provided that verifies the operator and identifies welding sequences to which the operator is authorized to perform. In another embodiment, one or more fixture locations are monitored to determine whether a workpiece is accurately configured prior to a welding operation. In still another embodiment, locations on a workpiece can be displayed to assist an operator in performing two or more welds utilizing a welding sequence. Moreover, a wireless system communications a data signal to a welding work cell in which such data is used to identify a welding sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Daniel, Michael Didion, Edward Enyedy, Daniel Fleming, James Hearn
  • Patent number: 11984153
    Abstract: A memory device includes at least one memory cell block, a first edge block, a second edge block, multiple first sense amplifiers, and multiple second sense amplifiers. The first edge block is coupled to multiple first word lines, where at least one of the first word lines receives an enabled first word line signal. The second edge block is coupled to multiple second word lines, where at least one of the second word lines receives an enabled second word line signal. The first sense amplifiers are disposed between the first edge block and the memory cell block. The second sense amplifiers are disposed between the second edge block and the memory cell block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Ying-Te Tu
  • Patent number: 11982265
    Abstract: A piston is described for the compression of a pneumatic fluid in a compression chamber of a cylinder comprising: a cylindrically shaped piston body, adapted to be arranged slidably within said cylinder, and having a side wall and a top wall; along a circumferential perimeter of said side wall of the piston body a seat being defined; and a sealing assembly accommodated in said seat, and adapted to ensure the fluid-tightness along said circumferential perimeter; the sealing assembly comprising a plurality of sealing elements, having shapes complementary to one another, and configured so that the wear of a sealing element along said circumferential perimeter corresponds to a sliding in the radially outer direction of the adjacent sealing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Corrado Rossino
  • Patent number: D1026497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ATLAS S.A.
    Inventor: Dante Bettanin
  • Patent number: D1027006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: YUEQING YOUYOU E-COMMERCE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dongdong Lin
  • Patent number: D1027008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: Canbin Lin
  • Patent number: D1027185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ALIVA AS
    Inventors: Preben Falkum, Anders Stokkelien, Cato Stene Kolstad