Patents Examined by Albert H Cutler
  • Patent number: 11895383
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Changryong Heo, Hyungsok Yeo, Minwoo Yoo, Seonho Hwang
  • Patent number: 11884420
    Abstract: This gimbal device comprises: a driving unit in which a main board is disposed; a first housing coupled to the driving unit; a first motor disposed within the first housing; and a first connection unit electrically connected to the first motor. The first connection unit includes: a first region extending in a first circumferential direction along the outer circumferential surface of the first motor; a first bent region bent from the first region; and a second region extending from the first bent region in a second circumferential direction, wherein one among the first circumferential direction and the second circumferential direction is the clockwise direction, and the other is the counterclockwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Young Jung, Yun Sang Song
  • Patent number: 11889192
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a load stabilization device, a control method thereof, and a computer readable storage medium. In the load stabilization device, a motion sensor, a processor, a stabilization motor, and a parallelogram mechanism constitute a closed-loop feedback control system. A control instruction for the stabilization motor is generated based on a velocity of a second end of the parallelogram mechanism in a direction of gravity relative to a ground, where the second end may carry a load, and the stabilization motor is controlled to drive, according to the control instruction, the parallelogram mechanism to rotate relative to a base, so as to at least partially offset or compensate for jitter of the load carried at the second end of the parallelogram mechanism in the direction of gravity, suppress disturbance generated at a first end of the parallelogram mechanism, and stabilize the load carried at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zihan Chen, Wen Xu, Peng Bin
  • Patent number: 11881492
    Abstract: Transistor structures for a transistor may include a first source-drain region, a second source-drain region, and a channel region between the first and second source-drain regions overlapped by a gate structure. Transistor structures may be formed in a well of a first doping type. Isolation structures having the first doping type may be formed within the well. A lightly doped implant region of a second doping type for each of the source-drain regions may be formed within the well and separated from the isolation structures. A heavily doped surface implant region of the first doping type may extend across the surface of the well and cover the lightly doped implant region of each source-drain region. The surface implant region may be formed by patterning or by a blanket implantation process across the transistor structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Michael Guidash, Muhammad Maksudur Rahman
  • Patent number: 11876234
    Abstract: An explosion-proof apparatus includes a frame having a hollow shape; a gas supply device configured to maintain inside of the frame at pressure higher than certain pressure by supplying gas to the inside; an electrical component disposed inside the frame; a battery configured to supply power to the electrical component; a protective device configured to stop power supply from the battery to the electrical component; a battery housing enclosure being an increased-safety explosion-proof enclosure configured to house the battery therein; and a protective device housing enclosure being a flameproof explosion-proof enclosure configured to house the protective device. The battery does not include a management device that manages parameters of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Onishi, Koji Shukutani, Hiroyoshi Okazaki, Syuhei Kobori, Noriko Onishi, Hiroyoshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 11876941
    Abstract: A system for collection and distribution of curated tagged content includes a server or collection of servers in communication with one or more networks. The servers receive moment files generated by recording users via recording devices; each moment file is associated with a tagged object (e.g., physical or virtual) and includes associated media content. Each moment file is associated with recorder-side filtering via which a potential reader may be defined as an eligible or ineligible reader of the moment file. The server stores the received moment files to memory and receives indications of reading devices near an associated tagged object. The server receives indications of reading devices near a tagged object associated with a moment file; for those reading users determined eligible to read a moment file, the server forwards to their associated reading devices associated media content for display in response to engagement by the reading user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Pipbin, Inc.
    Inventors: Maximillian John Suiter, Sean Patrick Suiter, Ian Padraic Suiter, Valerie Michele Morrison, Scott David Morrison
  • Patent number: 11871135
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of reducing resistance-capacitance delay along photodiode transfer lines of an image sensor includes forking a plurality of photodiode transfer lines each into a plurality of sublines coupled together and to a first decoder-driver at a first end of each subline; and distributing selection transistors of a plurality of multiple-photodiode cells among the plurality of sublines. In embodiments, the sublines may be recombined at a second end of the sublines and driven by a second decoder-driver at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Selcuk Sen, Liang Zuo, Rui Wang, Xuelian Liu, Min Qu, Hiroaki Ebihara
  • Patent number: 11867965
    Abstract: An adjustable optical lens and camera module and manufacturing method thereof are provided, wherein the camera module includes an optical sensor and an adjustable optical lens. The adjustable optical lens, which is arranged in a photosensitive path of the optical sensor, includes an optical structural member and at least two lenses. Each of the lens is arranged in an internal space of the optical structural member along an axial direction of the optical structural member, wherein before packaging the adjustable optical lens and the optical sensor, at least one position of the lens in the internal space of the optical structural member is able to be adjusted, so that a central axis line of the adjustable optical lens and a central axis line of the optical sensor are coincided, so as to improve the image quality of the camera module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingzhu Wang, Bojie Zhao, Liang Ding, Chunmei Liu, Feifan Chen, Nan Guo, Heng Jiang
  • Patent number: 11871110
    Abstract: Techniques related to calibrating fisheye cameras using a single image are discussed. Such techniques include applying a first pretrained convolutional neural network to an input fisheye image to generate camera model parameters excluding a principle point and applying a second pretrained convolutional neural network to the fisheye image and a difference of the fisheye image and a projection of the fisheye image using the camera model parameters to generate the principle point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Fan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11856292
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a camera module comprising: an optical output unit for outputting a first optical signal and a second optical signal to an object; a sensor for receiving a first reflected optical signal in which the first optical signal is reflected by the object; and a control unit for obtaining first distance information to the object by using the first optical signal and the first reflected optical signal, wherein an output of the first optical signal is smaller than an output of the second optical signal, and the control unit determines whether to output the second optical signal by using the first distance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gwui Youn Park, Yong Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 11838649
    Abstract: There is provided with an image capturing device. An image capturing unit is capable of controlling an exposure condition for each region. A first acquisition unit acquires information representing a moving object region within an imaging range of the image capturing unit. A second acquisition unit acquires brightness information of each region within the imaging range of the image capturing unit. A setting unit sets the exposure condition used by the image capturing unit for each region by using the information representing the moving object region and the brightness information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hisato Sekine
  • Patent number: 11832000
    Abstract: A program is executed by a processor causes the processor to identify at least one of a position and a posture of a first camera in a real space in which an object is arranged. The first camera is configured to capture an image of the real space. The program causes the processor to display, on a display, a first image generated based on a result of the image captured by the first camera; and display, at a position that is based on an identification result obtained by identifying the at least one of the position and the posture of the first camera within the display, a second image that corresponds to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Ueda, Takahiro Yoshida, Michio Horikiri
  • Patent number: 11832003
    Abstract: Binnable time-of-flight (ToF) pixels are described, such as for integration with image sensor pixels. Each binnable ToF pixel includes a central dump gate and sub-pixels that are nominally mirror-symmetric and identical around the dump gate. Each sub-pixel includes a photodiode region (or a respective portion of a photodiode region), a storage gate, a storage region, a transfer gate, and a floating diffusion (FD) region. In an array, the binnable ToF pixels are arranged to share FD regions with other binnable ToF pixels of the array. In an un-binned mode, each sub-pixel can integrate photocharge in its storage region until it is time for readout, at which time the photocharges can be transferred to its respective floating diffusion region for individualized readout. In a binned mode, sub-pixels can integrate photocharge directly in their FD regions, which facilitates charge binning of integrated photocharge from all sub-pixels sharing the same FD region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Robert Daniel McGrath
  • Patent number: 11824069
    Abstract: An image sensing device is provided to include a pixel array including unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a substrate including a sensing region that generates charge carriers in response to incident light, first and second signal detectors configured to receive control signals for generating a charge current in the sensing region of the substrate and capture the charge carriers moving by the charge current, a lens layer disposed to direct incident light toward the substrate in the unit pixel, and a noise blocking structures disposed over a peripheral region of the sensing region and underneath the lens and structured to leave space above the sensing region open to allow the incident light from the lens layer to reach the sensing region while shield a peripheral region of the sensing region in the substrate from the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SK HYNIX INC.
    Inventor: Kyung Su Byun
  • Patent number: 11825219
    Abstract: A matrix-array detector includes a set of pixels that are sensitive to a physical effect and arranged in a matrix array in at least one row and columns, each pixel generating a signal dependent on the physical effect, Q column conductors, each connecting the one or more pixels of one and the same column and intended to transport the signals generated by the pixels. The detector further comprises N multiplexers configured to operate simultaneously, each multiplexer receiving the signals from K column conductors, K being greater than or equal to 2, Q being at least equal to K2. The columns and associated conductors are ordered according to their physical distribution, q representing a current column. The N multiplexers are ordered from 1 to Q/K, n representing the rank of the current multiplexer. The column of rank q, where q is between 1 and K2, is connected to the multiplexer of rank n=q modulo K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TRIXELL
    Inventors: Bruno Bosset, Xavier Favre
  • Patent number: 11825218
    Abstract: An event based pixel sensor system employs regions of interest or regions of non-interest, which are preferably dynamic, to isolate change events and reduce data from non-interesting events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Advanced Visual Sensing AG
    Inventors: Raphael Berner, Marc Osswald, Massimo Zannoni
  • Patent number: 11818483
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels each including an avalanche diode, a quench unit reducing the avalanche multiplication of the avalanche diode, a pulse conversion unit converting an output signal of the avalanche diode into pulses, and a signal generation unit generating an accumulation signal obtained by accumulating the number of pulses, a detection unit detecting whether or not the width of the pulse is not smaller than a predetermined width, and a voltage control unit controlling a reverse bias voltage applied to the avalanche diode within a range not lower than the breakdown voltage of the avalanche diode based on the result of the detection. The voltage control unit lowers the reverse bias voltage within a range not lower than the breakdown voltage when the accumulation value of pixels whose pulse width is not smaller than a predetermined width is not smaller than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasago, Yukihiro Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11812176
    Abstract: There is provided a pixel circuit capable of outputting time difference data or image data, and including a first temporal circuit and a second temporal circuit. The first temporal circuit is used to store detected light energy of a first interval and a second interval as the time difference data. The second temporal circuit is used to store detected light energy of the second interval as the image data. The pixel circuit is used to output a pulse width signal corresponding to the time difference data or the image data in different operating modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Ren-Chieh Liu, Yi-Cheng Chiu
  • Patent number: 11812177
    Abstract: An imaging element comprises a first communication interface that is incorporated in the imaging element and outputs first image data based on image data obtained by imaging a subject to an external processor, a memory that is incorporated in the imaging element and stores the image data, and a second communication interface that is incorporated in the imaging element and outputs second image data based on the image data stored in the memory to the external processor, in which an output method of the first communication interface and an output method of the second communication interface are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Kawai, Hitoshi Sakurabu, Ryo Hasegawa, Kazufumi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 11812167
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method (100) is described. The method includes accessing (102) data from a sequence of images of a subject illuminated with ambient light and illumination having a sinusoidal intensity modulation in time. An imaging device is used to obtain the sequence of images and is configured such that a different spatial intensity modulation pattern is apparent in consecutive images of the sequence. The method further includes determining (104), based on a set of measured pixel intensity values in each of the sequence of images, a set of revised pixel intensity values for generating a revised image of the subject such that a reduced level of ambient lighting is apparent in the revised image compared with the level of ambient lighting apparent in at least one of the sequence of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Mathivanan Damodaran, Rieko Verhagen, Yannyk Parulian Julian Bourquin, Jonathan Alambra Palero