Patents Examined by Bickey Dhakal
  • Patent number: 11973449
    Abstract: A motor system includes a driving circuit, a motor device and a control circuit. The driving circuit outputs a driving current according to multiple control signals. The motor device drives a rotor unit to rotate according to the driving current, and includes a first sensor and a second sensor to sense the polarity of the rotor unit in different directions to generate polarity data. The control circuit receives the polarity data. When the polarity data is in a first state, the control circuit records a first maintenance time. When the polarity data changes from the first state to a second state, and a second maintenance time for the second state corresponds to the first maintenance time, the control circuit sets the polarity data to a third state, until the polarity data is changed from the third state to a fourth state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sentelic Corporation
    Inventor: Wen-Ting Lee
  • Patent number: 11973456
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a motor of which a controller generates an index signal at a second time point delayed from a first time point at which a pulse due to an index magnet is detected among pulses of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal detected by a second Hall sensor, compares a second time point which is input in advance based on a constant speed condition of the motor and a detected second time point to obtain a first error, compares a duty value, which is input in advance based on the constant speed condition of the motor, of a PWM signal and a duty value of a detected PWM signal to obtain a second error, and controls a speed of the motor on basis of the first error and the second error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Seob Lee
  • Patent number: 11972891
    Abstract: An inductor component includes a lamination of an insulating layer and a conductive layer. The insulating layer includes a base made of glass and inorganic particles dispersed in the base. Some of the inorganic particles partially project through the surface of the base into the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Miyoshi, Yasuo Matsumoto, Kenta Kondo
  • Patent number: 11967452
    Abstract: A coil device includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a core. The second conductor is disposed inside the first conductor and at least partly extending along the first conductor. The core internally arranges the first conductor and the second conductor. An insulating layer is formed at least between the first conductor and the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Wang, Syun Ashizawa, Satoshi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11967451
    Abstract: An electronic device has a primary coil 10; a secondary coil 20 disposed to face the primary coil 10; a primary-side electronic element 110 electrically connected to the primary coil 10; and a secondary-side electronic element 210 electrically connected to the secondary coil 20. The primary coil 10 has a primary-side first coil 10a that is provided on another side of the secondary coil 20, and a primary-side second coil 10b that is provided on one side of the primary-side first coil 10a. A connecting part 19 connecting the primary-side first coil 10a and the primary-side second coil 10b is provided and passes through a space of the secondary coil 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Ikeda, Yoshiaki Hiruma
  • Patent number: 11961655
    Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an insulator portion, a coil in the insulator portion and including coil conductor layers electrically connected together, and an outer electrode on a surface of the insulator portion and electrically connected to the coil. The multilayer coil component has a void at a boundary between one main surface of each coil conductor layer and the insulator portion. At least one of the coil conductor layers includes extended and winding portions, and is connected to the electrode via the extended portion. Viewing the multilayer coil component in plan view in a stacking direction, an end of the void at the extended portion facing the electrode to which the extended portion is connected is closer to the electrode than is an end, facing the electrode, of the void at the coil conductor layer to which the extended portion is adjacent in the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun Takai
  • Patent number: 11948725
    Abstract: A wire-wound coil component is an electronic component including a core main body, such as a molded body, containing a magnetic powder resin in which a resin serves as a binder, and an oxide film covering at least a portion of the surface, such as the lower surface, of the core main body. The electronic component further includes an external electrode including a base layer formed on the surface of the oxide film. The base layer is a metal layer having high affinity for oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keijiro Kojima, Yuya Ishida, Hiroyuki Sugie, Katsuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11948723
    Abstract: A winding core includes, for example, four planes, that is, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface around its central axis. A first wire and a second wire are wound around the winding core in the same direction and have a twisted section. In the twisted section in a plurality of turns at the top surface, bottom surface, first side surface, and second side surface, both the first wire and the second wire are in close contact with each of the ridges between the top surface, bottom surface, first side surface, and second side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Hashimoto, Takashi Sukegawa
  • Patent number: 11945522
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus includes: first and second voltage conversion circuits configured to convert voltages of electric powers supplied from first and second electric power supply circuits, to first and second predetermined voltages; first and second control circuits configured to be operated by the electric powers of the first and second predetermined voltages supplied from the first and second voltage conversion circuits, and to output first and second actuator command signals; first and second actuators configured to be actuated based on the first and second actuator command signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Matsumura, Yukio Uchida
  • Patent number: 11946414
    Abstract: An acoustic panel for a gas turbine engine, includes a panel body, a panel-body cover, and a support bracket. The panel body is configured to dampen vibrations caused by the gas turbine engine. The forward support bracket is configured to mount the acoustic panel to portions of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Heeter, Christopher D. Hall, Daniel E. Molnar, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11942264
    Abstract: A coil component includes a body having a first surface, and a first end surface and a second end surface connected to the first surface and opposing each other in a length direction; a support substrate disposed inside the body; a coil portion comprising a first coil pattern and first and second lead-out patterns, each disposed on a first surface of the support substrate; first and second slit portions, respectively defined on edge portions of the first surface of the body to expose the first and second lead-out patterns; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the first and second slit portions to be connected to the first and second lead-out patterns. At least one of the first and second lead-out patterns has a thickness greater than a thickness of each of the first coil pattern and the first dummy lead-out pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: No Il Park, Byung Soo Kang, Seung Mo Lim, Byeong Cheol Moon, Boum Seock Kim, Yong Hui Li, Seung Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11942881
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor parameter measuring device and method. According to the disclosure, a motor parameter measuring device comprises a torque receiver receiving a motor torque of a motor rotated by an external force, a motor constant calculator calculating a motor constant based on the motor torque, and a parameter calculator controlling an inverter connected with the motor to form a closed circuit and calculating a parameter of the motor based on a current generated by the rotating motor in the closed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jae Sang Park
  • Patent number: 11942257
    Abstract: The coil electronic component includes: a body including a support member having a through-hole, an internal coil disposed on one or more of upper and lower surfaces of the support member, and an encapsulant encapsulating the support member and the internal coil; and external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body and connected to the internal coil. The internal coil has coil patterns including an innermost and an outermost coil patterns. A portion of cross section of the innermost coil pattern has a different width than a remainder of the cross section of the innermost coil pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Kim, Byeong Cheol Moon, Boum Seock Kim
  • Patent number: 11942256
    Abstract: A coil component includes a support substrate, a body having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other and having the support substrate disposed therein, a coil portion disposed on at least one surface of the support substrate and having an end of an outermost turn disposed closer to the first surface of the body than the second surface of the body, and a lead-out portion having a first surface connected to the end of the outermost turn and a second surface opposing the first surface of the lead-out portion and exposed to the first surface of the body. An area of the first surface of the lead-out portion is greater than an area of the second surface of the lead-out portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Kim, Byeong Cheol Moon
  • Patent number: 11942258
    Abstract: An inductor device includes a first and a second inductor and a first and a second connection member. A first and a second trace of the first inductor is located on a first and a second layer respectively. The second trace is coupled to the first trace located at a first and a second area. The first connection member is coupled to the second trace. A third and a fourth trace of the second inductor is located on the first and the second layer respectively. The first trace and the third trace are disposed in turn at the first area and the second area. The fourth trace is coupled to the third trace located at the first and the second area. The second and the fourth trace are disposed in turn at the first and the second area. The second connection member is coupled to the fourth trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Tsung Yen, Ting-Yao Huang, Ka-Un Chan
  • Patent number: 11942882
    Abstract: A method of starting a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) with field oriented control (FOC) includes: opening a first control loop of the PMSM; setting a first direction for a first current component of the PMSM; aligning a rotor of the PMSM to the first direction; after aligning the rotor, setting a second direction for the first current component, where the second direction is rotated from the first direction by 90 degrees; after setting the second direction, starting the rotor while the first control loop of the PMSM remains open; after starting the rotor, increasing a rotation speed of the rotor by operating the first control loop in a first closed-loop mode; and after increasing the rotation speed of the rotor, controlling the rotation speed of the rotor by operating the first control loop in a second closed-loop mode different from the first closed-loop mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (BEIJING) R&D CO. LTD
    Inventor: Na Zhang
  • Patent number: 11936270
    Abstract: Displacement devices comprise a stator and a moveable stage. The stator comprises a plurality of coils shaped to provide pluralities of generally linearly elongated coil traces in one or more layers. Layers of coils may overlap in the Z-direction. The moveable stage comprises a plurality of magnet arrays. Each magnet array may comprise a plurality of magnetization segments generally linearly elongated in a corresponding direction. Each magnetization segment has a magnetization direction generally orthogonal to the direction in which it is elongated and at least two of the magnetization directions are different from one another. One or more amplifiers may be connected to selectively drive current in the coil traces and to thereby effect relative movement between the stator and the moveable stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Xiaodong Lu, Irfan-Ur-Rab Usman
  • Patent number: 11935685
    Abstract: In an inductor component, a first magnetic layer thickness of the first magnetic layer as a measurement in the normal direction is smaller than a second magnetic layer thickness of the second magnetic layer as a measurement in the normal direction. An inductor wiring thickness of the inductor wiring as a measurement in the normal direction is from larger than 0.5 times a vertical wiring thickness of the vertical wiring as a measurement in the normal direction to smaller than 1.5 times the vertical wiring thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Kouji Yamauchi, Riku Kanemoto, Katsufumi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11935688
    Abstract: A coil component includes: a substrate body; a winding part formed by a conductive wire wound around a part of the substrate body; and terminal electrodes, each having a foundation part constituted by a metal plate provided to the substrate body, and a welded part formed on the foundation part wherein a part of the metal plate is welded to the conductive wire at a lead part led out from the winding part; wherein, based on a vertical line which passes through the peak point of the welded part where its height becomes the highest and which also intersects at right angles the foundation part, the distance from the vertical line to the surface of the welded part as viewed in a direction parallel with the foundation part is longer at a point closer to the foundation part when viewed at least in one direction from the vertical line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asa Yamamoto, Tetsuo Kumahora, Tsutomu Kojima
  • Patent number: 11929201
    Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Kitashima, Masaki Kitajima, Takeo Ohaga, Takeshi Shimada, Yoshiaki Hirama, Daigo Mizumura, Ryota Watanabe, Masato Koike, Yuusuke Morita