Patents Examined by Abdul-Samad A Adediran
  • Patent number: 11557143
    Abstract: A display panel includes an array substrate, a protective cover, a fingerprint identification circuit, and an optical structure. The array substrate and the protective cover are disposed oppositely, where the protective cover is located at a light exiting side of the array substrate. The fingerprint identification circuit is located at a side of the array substrate facing away or toward the protective cover and is configured to receive detection light and perform a fingerprint detection according to the detection light. The optical structure is located at a side of the protective cover facing away from the array substrate and is configured to increase a reflection amount of the detection light received by the fingerprint identification circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuyin Lin, Shaoting Lin, Hailiang Wang, Bozhi Liu
  • Patent number: 11556187
    Abstract: A mouse device includes a casing, at least one aspheric light guide plate and a light source. The casing includes an upper cover and a base. The upper cover includes at least one lateral surface. The aspheric light guide plate is installed on the lateral surface of the upper cover. Each aspheric light guide plate includes a light input surface and a light output surface. The light input surface and the light output surface are not in parallel with each other. The light output surface is aligned with the corresponding lateral surface of the casing. The light source is installed on the light input surface of at least one aspheric light guide plate. The light source emits light beams. After the light beams are inputted into the aspheric light guide plate through the light input surface, the light beams are outputted from the light output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Mei Chiang
  • Patent number: 11550397
    Abstract: The disclosed method may include detecting motion of a user, estimating, for the detected motion of the user, effort expended by the user in performing the motion, determining, based on the detected motion and the estimation of expended effort, a haptic profile for conveying to the user a physical sensation of expending the effort, and simulating a sensation of expending the effort by executing the haptic profile in at least one haptic device that is worn by the user. Various other methods, systems, and/or computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Evan Pezent, Nicholas Colonnese, Justin Clark, Jessica Hartcher-O'Brien, Priyanshu Agarwal
  • Patent number: 11547847
    Abstract: A system for minimizing misalignment notifications for a TETS having an implantable blood pump, an external controller having a power source and a processing circuitry, a transmission coil in communication with the external controller, a receiving coil configured for transcutaneous inductive communication with the transmission coil, and an implantable controller in communication with the receiving coil and the implantable blood pump. The implantable controller having a power source configured to receive power from the receiving coil. The processing circuitry may be configured to: operate in a first mode where an alert is generated when a power efficiency transfer between the transmission coil and the receiving coil is below a first predetermined threshold; and operate in a second mode where the alert is only generated when the power remaining in the power source for the implantable controller is below a first predetermined power source threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Eric A. Schilling, Brian D. Kuhnley, Erin N. Reisfeld, Stephen M. Nelson, Nathanael O. Mason
  • Patent number: 11544957
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an input sensor, and a control unit. The display panel includes a light blocking layer that includes an opening. The input sensor includes a first sensing element, a second sensing element, and a third sensing element. The control unit calculates a first distance between the first sensing element and the second sensing element when the display panel is in a first state and the second sensing element overlaps the opening, calculates a second distance between the first sensing element and a third sensing element when the display device is in a second state that differs from that of the first state and the third sensing element overlaps the opening, and corrects an image obtained from the input sensor on the basis of the first distance and the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun Ryu, Kwanghyun Baek, Jongin Baek, Suyul Seo, Jaehyung Jo, Sungho Jin
  • Patent number: 11538270
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a base substrate, an array layer located at one side of the base substrate, a display layer located at one side of the array layer facing away from the base substrate, a color filter layer located at one side of the display layer facing away from the array layer, a touch layer located between the color filter layer and the display layer, a second light-shielding layer located at one side of the display layer facing away from the color filter layer and a light-sensing sensor layer. The color filter layer includes a first light-shielding layer and color resists, the first light-shielding layer includes multiple first imaging pin-holes; the second light-shielding layer includes multiple second imaging pin-holes corresponding to the first imaging pin-holes. The light-sensing sensor layer is used for detecting images generated via the second imaging pin-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 11538266
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a fingerprint sensing part, and a cover panel. The fingerprint sensing part is covered by the display panel. The cover panel is covered by the display panel and includes a metal layer. The metal layer includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer surrounds the fingerprint sensing part in a plan view. The second metal layer extends from the first metal layer and is disposed between the display panel and the fingerprint sensing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyowon Ku, Junghak Kim, Youngsik Kim, Eunhye Kim, Jaehyung Jo
  • Patent number: 11536842
    Abstract: An example method performed by a processing system includes obtaining a light detecting and ranging point cloud of a building, where the point cloud includes a plurality of points, and where each point is associated with a set of (x,y,z) coordinates. A first point of the plurality of points is assigned to a subset of the plurality of points that is associated with the building, where the subset includes points whose (x,y) coordinates fall within a footprint of the building. The first point is grouped into a first cluster according to at least one of: a (z) coordinate of the first point and a gradient to which the first point belongs. A first prism formed by the first cluster is constructed. A model of the building is stored as a plurality of connected prisms, where the plurality of connected prisms includes the first prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Yaron Kanza, Philip Brown, Velin Kounev, Arun Jotshi
  • Patent number: 11524119
    Abstract: A data collection device comprises an attachment assembly for attaching the data collection device to a dose setting dial of a medicament administration device and a sensor configured to detected an identifier provided on a surface of an internal component of the medicament administration device, the sensor comprising an ultrasound sensor configured to detect a geometric identifier formed on the surface of the internal component of the medicament administration device. A system comprises the data collection device and the medicament administration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Michael Schabbach
  • Patent number: 11521059
    Abstract: A device for processing data sequences by means of a convolutional neural network is configured to carry out the following steps: receiving an input sequence comprising a plurality of data items captured over time using a sensor, each of said data items comprising a multi-dimensional representation of a scene, generating an output sequence representing the input sequence processed item-wise by the convolutional neural network, wherein generating the output sequence comprises: generating a grid-generation sequence based on a combination of the input sequence and an intermediate grid-generation sequence representing a past portion of the output sequence or the grid-generation sequence, generating a sampling grid on the basis of the grid-generation sequence, generating an intermediate output sequence by sampling from the past portion of the output sequence according to the sampling grid, and generating the output sequence based on a weighted combination of the intermediate output sequence and the input sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Weimeng Zhu, Yu Su, Christian Nunn
  • Patent number: 11514724
    Abstract: Disclosed are a biometric device and a biometric system including the same. The device includes a biogenic-synthesized film, a reflective layer disposed on one side of the biogenic-synthesized film, a light source disposed on the reflective layer to generate light, a beam splitter disposed between the light source and the reflective layer to provide the light to the reflective layer and another side of the biogenic-synthesized film, and a light switching layer disposed between the beam splitter and the reflective layer to switch the light provided to the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Young Sam Park, Seung Youl Kang, Chul Woong Joo, Jae-Eun Pi
  • Patent number: 11507830
    Abstract: A system and method for providing object-level driver attention reasoning with a graph convolution network that include receiving image data associated with a plurality of image clips of a surrounding environment of a vehicle and determining anchor object-ness scores and anchor importance scores associated with relevant objects included within the plurality of image clips. The system and method also include analyzing the anchor object-ness scores and anchor importance scores associated with relevant objects and determining top relevant objects with respect to an operation of the vehicle. The system and method further include passing object node features and edges of an interaction graph through the graph convolution network to update features of each object node through interaction with other object nodes and determining importance scores for the top relevant objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ashish Tawari, Zehua Zhang
  • Patent number: 11508178
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes a substrate, a sensor pixel disposed on the substrate and including a light sensing element through which a sensing current flows according to an amount of incident light, a light-blocking conductive layer disposed on the sensor pixel and including a plurality of holes, a first fingerprint pad disposed on the substrate, and a conductive connector connected to the first fingerprint pad and to which a predetermined voltage is applied. The light-blocking conductive layer is electrically connected to the conductive connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Heon Lee, Young Sik Kim, Jung Hak Kim, Kyo Won Ku, Hee Yeon Choi
  • Patent number: 11501559
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification substrate and a display device. The fingerprint identification substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of photosensitive modules on the base substrate, a collimating optical structure located on light entering sides of the photosensitive modules, a plurality of function layers and an insulation layer between every two adjacent function layers; where the photosensitive modules are configured to collect light rays reflected by a fingerprint; and the collimating optical structure includes light shading layers and light transmitting layers arranged alternately; where each of the light shading layers has a plurality of light transmitting holes; orthographic projections of the light transmitting holes on the base substrate are in orthographic projections of the photosensitive modules on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Yingzi Wang
  • Patent number: 11501692
    Abstract: The present application discloses a shift-register circuit including a shift-register unit and a shutdown-discharge sub-circuit. The shift-register unit is coupled to a clock port, a first reference voltage port, a second reference voltage port, and an output port and configured to set a voltage level at a pull-up node to control a clock signal from the clock port being outputted to the output port to drive a display panel during a display period. The shutdown discharge sub-circuit is configured to at least simultaneously receive at least one shutdown signal at a first voltage level from a shutdown-discharge control port and a second signal at the first voltage level from the second reference voltage port to start a shutdown period to discharge at least one of the pull-up node and the output port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xibin Shao, Zhangtao Wang, Rui Ma, Tong Yang
  • Patent number: 11501557
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The display apparatus includes: a self-luminous display module, a fingerprint identification module below the self-luminous display module, at least two light shield layers between the self-luminous display module and the fingerprint identification module, and a planarization layer correspondingly arranged on one side, facing the self-luminous display module, of each light shield layer. Each light shield layer includes a plurality of mutually-independent openings; openings of one of the at least two light shield layers and openings of another of the at least two light shield layers overlap in a direction perpendicular to the fingerprint identification module; the planarization layer between two adjacent light shield layers includes a groove; and the groove and the openings do not overlap in the direction perpendicular to the fingerprint identification module, and a light blocking part is arranged in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Yunke Qin, Lei Zhang, Xiaoquan Hai, Mingdong Wang
  • Patent number: 11495048
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing module, including a photosensitive element layer and a color filter layer, is provided. The photosensitive element layer has multiple photosensitive regions, and includes a substrate and multiple photosensitive pixels. The photosensitive pixels have multiple photosensitive patterns overlapping the photosensitive regions. The photosensitive pixels include multiple first photosensitive pixels overlapping multiple first photosensitive regions and multiple second photosensitive pixels overlapping multiple second photosensitive regions. A percentage value of a number of the second photosensitive pixels to a number of the photosensitive pixels is less than 30%. An orthographic projection area of each of the first photosensitive regions is different from an orthographic projection area of each of the second photosensitive regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hsun-Chen Chu
  • Patent number: 11488411
    Abstract: A panel for fingerprint identification and a control method thereof, and an apparatus for fingerprint identification. The panel for fingerprint identification includes: a display unit, a control unit, a unit for adjusting light transmittance and a unit for fingerprint identification which are disposed on a backlight side of the display unit, wherein an operating state of the panel for fingerprint identification includes: a display stage and a fingerprint identification stage. At the display stage, the display unit is configured to emit first light to display an image to be displayed, the unit for adjusting light transmittance is configured to transmit light transmitted through the display unit, and the control unit is connected with the unit for adjusting light transmittance and is configured to control the light transmittance of the unit for adjusting light transmittance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanyuan Ma, Yapeng Li, Xiaoliang Ding, Haisheng Wang, Jiabin Wang, Xueyou Cao, Pengpeng Wang, Wenjuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11484659
    Abstract: A data collection device comprises an attachment assembly for attaching the data collection device to a dose setting dial of a medicament administration device and a sensor configured to detected an identifier provided on a surface of an internal component of the medicament administration device, the sensor comprising an ultrasound sensor configured to detect a geometric identifier formed on the surface of the internal component of the medicament administration device. A system comprises the data collection device and the medicament administration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Michael Jugl, Michael Schabbach
  • Patent number: 11482035
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cover layer, a light control panel, an optical fingerprint sensor and a first light source disposed at the same side of the cover layer. The first light source is for fingerprint sensing and capable of providing a light of which half-value angle is between ?15° and 15°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Po-Yang Chen, Kuo-Jung Wu, I-An Yao, Wei-Cheng Lee, Hsien-Wen Huang