Patents Examined by An T Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11979964
    Abstract: Provided is a system for controlling heating of a workpiece that includes an interface to receive a target temperature (TT) for the workpiece. A processor is configured to determine, based on monitoring outputs of temperature sensor(s), a current highest temperature (TH) for the workpiece and set a control temperature (TC) based on the received target temperature and the current highest temperature. A control system is configured to heat the workpiece to substantially the control temperature (TC) by turning on a heating device, and turning off the heating device when the workpiece reaches substantially the control temperature (TC). The processor is further configured to characterize a temperature ramp rate based on a measured temperature overshoot at the workpiece after turning off the heating device, and the control system is configured to heat the workpiece to the received target temperature (TT) by controlling the heating device based on the temperature ramp rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Dylan Anderson
  • Patent number: 11980046
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a display device that includes a first reflector electrode and a second reflector electrode that is separated from the first reflector electrode. The display device further includes an isolation structure that overlies the first and second reflector electrodes. The isolation structure includes a first and second portion. The first portion overlies the first reflector electrode and has a first thickness. The second portion overlies the second reflector electrode, has a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and is separated from the first portion of the isolation structure. The display device also includes a first optical emitter structure and a second optical emitter structure that respectively overlie the first portion and the second portion of the isolation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Chang, Ming Chyi Liu
  • Patent number: 11979309
    Abstract: A method includes computing a diffusion vector starting with a seed, querying nodes for connections, reweighting diffusion vector based on the degrees, sorting nodes based upon magnitude in the reweighted diffusion vector which is obtained through wave relaxation solution of a time-dependent initial value problem, detecting a community through a sweep over the nodes according to their rank, and selecting a prefix that minimizes or maximizes an objective function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Haim Avron, Lior Horesh, Raya Horesh, Omer Tripp
  • Patent number: 11979950
    Abstract: A heater for thermal conduction heating suitable for use in non-vertical heater wells for purposes of soil remediation. The heater includes a rigid bar to position a non-insulated heating element in the casing away from the interior surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TRS Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Small, Daniel W. Oberle
  • Patent number: 11979403
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe disconnecting, by an access node, a first device having a first media access control (MAC) address due to a network violation and receiving, by the access node, information about a second device having a second MAC address different from the first MAC address. In one embodiment, the information is generated by a certificate server based on a token generated by the second device. Further, when the access node determines, based on the information, that the second device is the first device, the access node denies a connection request from the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos M. Pignataro, Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Jerome Henry, Robert E. Barton, Bart A. Brinckman
  • Patent number: 11979152
    Abstract: An integrated circuit may include integrated memory that is formed from a chain of memory blocks. Each memory block may have configurable input and output circuits. The configurable input and output circuits may be interposed between memory circuitry such as a memory array from circuitry external to the memory circuitry. The configurable input and output circuits may have upstream and downstream memory block connection ports. In such a way, configurable input and output circuits in a first memory block may pass control and address signals and data to configurable input and output circuits in a second memory block. By using the configurable input and output circuits, the integrated memory in the integrated circuit may operate to accommodate large bandwidth flows without using the general routing fabric of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Kian Tan, Chee Hak Teh
  • Patent number: 11979289
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a generic objective for a network is received; translating the generic objective into specific objectives based on a behavioral matrix if the generic objective is received, wherein each of the specific objectives is specific for a respective network element; requesting, for each of the specific objectives, an automation function of the respective network element to achieve the specific objective, identifying, for each of the specific objectives, based on a stored association table, a distributed control function controlling the automation function of the respective network element; informing, for each of the specific objectives, the identified distributed control function on the specific objective for the respective network element; supervising if a feedback is received from one of the distributed control functions, wherein the feedback indicates to which degree one of the specific objectives is achieved; adapting the behavioral matrix based on the feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Stephen Mwanje, Janne Tapio Ali-Tolppa
  • Patent number: 11974549
    Abstract: A wireless terminal includes a pressure sensor, a wireless circuit, and a case accommodating the pressure sensor and the wireless circuit in a waterproof manner, and is left inside a stomach of a livestock animal to measure pressure inside the stomach and wirelessly transmit acquired pressure data. The case includes a cylindrical case body and a lid member closing an opening of the case body. The lid member has a measurement hole extending between inside and outside of the lid member and a protection wall part located outside of the case body. The measurement hole has a pressure-receiving pressure measurement part inside for measurement of the pressure and is closed. The measurement hole includes a first linear part and a second linear part intersecting in T shape with the first linear part, and has distal ends open to an outer face of the protection wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Kurimoto
  • Patent number: 11979472
    Abstract: A digital communication module for a self-contained medical device communication platform is disclosed herein. In an example, a digital communication module is communicatively coupled to a therapy module of a medical device for relaying medical device data to an electronic medical record (“EMR”) server that is connected to a medical network. The digital communication module is connected to at least one other digital communication module via a wireless proprietary network that is separate from the medical network. The digital communication module determines that the medical device data from the medical device is to be transmitted, via the wireless proprietary network, to one of the other digital communication modules that is connected to the EMR server via the medical network. The other of the digital communication modules receives, and then routes the medical device data to the EMR server via the medical network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB
    Inventors: Bernd Wittner, Aghohgo Ekpruke
  • Patent number: 11974692
    Abstract: A drain structure of an air fryer having a steaming function is provided. The air fryer includes a shell, a cooking cavity located at a lower side of the interior of the shell and a control cavity located at an upper side of the interior of the shell. The control cavity is provided therein with a control panel and a drive motor. The upper side of the shell is provided with a vent in communication with the control cavity. A top portion of the shell is provided with a water tank. The shell is provided therein with a steam generator in communication with the water tank. The steam generator is configured to input steam into the cooking cavity. The water tank is in a structure that is opened at bottom and closed at top, and the water tank is detachably mounted on the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NINGBO CARELINE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yichi Zhang
  • Patent number: D1025563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TYR Sport, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Vito DiLorenzo, Sunki Jeon, Yang Wang, Corey Berger, Aaron Horschig
  • Patent number: D1025605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: East Texas Truck Equipment Inc.
    Inventor: Tracey Davis
  • Patent number: D1025617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Guowei Yang
  • Patent number: D1025644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou Dazhi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tianlong Chen
  • Patent number: D1025674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Consolidated Manufacturing International, LLC
    Inventors: Reuben E. Clark, Gary K. Weise
  • Patent number: D1025988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SKY BLUE OCEAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhigao Zhang
  • Patent number: D1025994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: JINGNENG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xinhua Liang
  • Patent number: D1026203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: E.D. Bullard Company
    Inventors: Paul A. Kinzer, William Chad Wedding, Marcus Landon Borders
  • Patent number: D1026211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong Yang, Yanxia Li, Zhida Chen
  • Patent number: D1026373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Aicheng Yin