Patents Examined by Giovanni Astacio-Oquendo
  • Patent number: 11895774
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic panel including a plurality of pads, a circuit board including a plurality of leads, and a conductive adhesive member configured to electrically connect the circuit board and the electronic panel. The plurality of pads include a plurality of pixel pads, an arrangement pad, and a resistance measurement pad disposed between the arrangement pad and the pixels pads and insulated from the pixel pads. The plurality of leads include a plurality of pixel leads, an arrangement lead, and a resistance measurement lead disposed between the pixel leads and the arrangement lead and insulated from the pixel leads. The resistance measurement lead includes a plurality of resistance measurement leads disposed between the arrangement lead and the pixel leads and electrically connected with the resistance measurement pad, and a dummy lead spaced apart from the plurality of resistance measurement leads in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaejin Oh, Junho Kwack, Dongjin Park, Kyung-Mok Lee, Dong-Youb Lee
  • Patent number: 11879915
    Abstract: Method and system for evaluating an input voltage of a power supply or a switched-mode power supply, wherein the input voltage has a constant polarity, where a digitized input voltage is supplied as the input signal to a filter which is filtered such that an output signal from the filter lags the input signal of the filter at the input of the filter, where the input signal and the output signal of the filter are compared, where comparison results are evaluated during an evaluation period until, following a first change in state of a comparison result, a further change in state of the comparison result is identified, and where a respective evaluation period is then terminated and subsequently, a period duration and/or a frequency of an AC voltage component of the input voltage are determined using the present count value of a counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Gerald Hörist
  • Patent number: 11880252
    Abstract: Automated power noise susceptibility test systems are provided for one or more storage devices. A system includes a host; storage devices; and multiple noise injection modules. Each noise injection module includes: a first relay to a third relay, which are coupled to a first path or a second path. The first path includes: an operational amplifier for generating a high noise function; a first variable regulator for generating a first or second regulated power supply voltage; and a capacitor injection circuit for generating low noise function and a first power noise. The second path includes: a second variable regulator for generating a third or fourth regulated power supply voltage and a power amplifier injection circuit for generating a second power noise. The third relay selectively provides the storage device the first power noise or the second power noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofang Chen, Wenwei Wang, Dean Hogle
  • Patent number: 11879956
    Abstract: Systems and methods for measurement and management provide complex measurements cost-effectively at very high accuracy. These methods and systems in some cases achieve measurement accuracy exceeding the accuracy of the reference standards they rely on, and eliminate expensive and disadvantageous recalibration procedures. The accurate measurements are integrated with management functions, applying the measurement data to meet objectives of the integrated system and workflow goals of its user. The disclosed systems and methods comprise an explicit or expressly represented model both of themselves and of candidate external systems to be measured and managed. The models may be configured and reconfigured by the owner-user through either local or remote means. The system intelligently reconfigures itself to adapt dynamically to the conditions of measurement and the user's and system's goals at each moment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HEATHKIT COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Cromarty, Donald J. Peterson, Jasen Levoy, William Charles Calhoun
  • Patent number: 11874312
    Abstract: A phase noise measurement method of measuring phase noise of a device under test is described. The phase noise measurement method includes the steps of: determining, by a measurement circuit, measurement IQ data based on an output signal of a device under test; setting, by a control circuit, a magnitude threshold; determining, by an analysis circuit, critical samples of reference IQ data for which a magnitude of a reference signal is smaller than the magnitude threshold; discarding the critical samples of the reference IQ data and corresponding critical samples of the measurement IQ data, thereby obtaining modified reference IQ data and modified measurement IQ data; and determining, by the analysis circuit, a phase noise spectrum of the output signal of the device under test based on the modified reference IQ data and based on the modified measurement IQ data. Further, a measurement system is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Lagler, Florian Ramian, Karolin Werthmueller
  • Patent number: 11874344
    Abstract: A device is dynamically isolated via a broadband switch that includes a plurality of cascade elements in series, wherein each cascade element comprises a first set of SQUIDs in series, a matching capacitor, and a second set of SQUIDs in series. The broadband switch is set to a passing state via flux bias lines during programming and readout of the device and set to a suppression state during device's calculation to reduce operation errors at the device. A device is electrically isolated from high-frequencies via an unbiased broadband switch. A device is coupled to a tunable thermal bath that includes a broadband switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Loren J. Swenson, Andrew J. Berkley, Mark H. Volkmann, George E. G. Sterling, Jed D. Whittaker
  • Patent number: 11874308
    Abstract: A real-time spectrum analyzer (RTSA) includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert in real-time an input analog signal into a digital input data stream, a digital down-converter (DDC) configured to down-convert in real-time the digital input data stream into a down-converted input data stream, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) unit configured to generate in real-time FFTs of the down-converted input data stream, an acquisition memory circuit configured to store in real-time the FFTs generated by the FFT unit, and an analyzer configured to read in non-real time the FFTs stored in the acquisition memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Connor P. McKay, Joseph D. Shaker, Scott Allan Genther
  • Patent number: 11876283
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to combined antenna apparatus for receiving GNSS signals and other radio signals to mitigate cross-coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SeeScan, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Bench, Mark S. Olsson
  • Patent number: 11874309
    Abstract: A switching device for controlling power flow on a power line. The device includes a current sensor for measuring primary current on the line, a first voltage sensor for measuring primary voltage on the line at one side of the switching device, and a second voltage sensor for measuring primary voltage on the line at another side of the switching device. An ADC converts measurement signals from the current sensor and the voltage sensors to digital signals, and a PMU calculates magnitude and phase angle synchrophasor data using the current and voltage measurement digital signals and calibration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: S&C Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael John Meisinger, Sr., Peter S. Curtiss, Yoav Sharon, Michael Quinlan
  • Patent number: 11867750
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process variation detection circuit and a process variation detection method. The process variation detection circuit is arranged in a chip and includes: a first ring oscillator, where a first number of auxiliary elements of a preset type are arranged between two adjacent inverters of the first ring oscillator; and a second ring oscillator, where a second number of auxiliary elements of a preset type are arranged between two adjacent inverters of the second ring oscillator, the second number is larger than the first number; wherein, a number of the inverter of the first ring oscillator is the same as a number of the inverter of the second ring oscillator; a type and a size of a transistor of the first ring oscillator are the same as a type and a size of a transistor of the second ring oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Shengcheng Deng, Chia-Chi Hsu, Anping Qiu
  • Patent number: 11867767
    Abstract: A pluggable state-of-charge (SOC) indicator and methods of use are disclosed. The pluggable SOC indicator includes at least one voltage input jack for connecting to a battery, at least one instance of control electronics, and at least one SOC indicator, such as a 5-bar liquid crystal display (LCD). Embodiments of the pluggable SOC indicator include, but are not limited to, a pluggable single-connector SOC indicator, a pluggable dual-connector SOC indicator, a pluggable tri-connector SOC indicator, and a pluggable quad-connector SOC indicator. Further, the control electronics are programmable for any input voltage range and/or battery discharge characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LAT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Laura Thiel
  • Patent number: 11867723
    Abstract: A probe head for testing a device under test integrated on a semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of contact probes, each having a first end and a second end, and at least one first lower guide and one second lower guide at the first end. The guides are parallel to each other and have a respective plurality of first and second guide holes for slidingly housing the contact probes. At least one third lower guide is substantially parallel to the first lower guide and to the second lower guide and includes a plurality of third guide holes for slidingly housing the contact probes. The guide holes are disposed in a shifted arrangement to eliminate a scrub movement of the first ends of each contact probe of the probe head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Technoprobe S.p.A.
    Inventor: Stefano Felici
  • Patent number: 11860219
    Abstract: A device and system for detecting a touch panel are used for detecting a metal mesh on the touch panel, where row direction channels and column direction channels on the metal meshes each include a plurality of touch units which are connected with each other. In the device for detecting a touch panel, a signal transceiving component includes a signal generating unit and a signal receiving unit, which are configured to be arranged on the same side of the metal meshes in preset relative positions, and send and receive a signal through capacitive coupling with the metal mesh, respectively; a defect detecting unit is configured to detect each of a plurality of touch units in the metal meshes based on a detection signal received by the signal receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Yungu (Gu'an) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guoxiao Bai, Yongzhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11860239
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for diagnosing faults in a power inverter including a power loss estimating module configured to calculate a power loss of one or more components of the power inverter. A junction temperature estimating module is configured to output an estimated junction temperature of the one or more components of the power inverter. A plurality of temperature sensors is configured to sense a plurality of temperatures of a plurality of inverter legs, respectively. A health indicator generating module is configured to generate a plurality of health indicators in response to the estimated junction temperature and the plurality of sensed temperatures of the plurality of inverter legs. A fault identification module is configured to selectively identify one of an inverter fault, a temperature sensor fault, and no fault in response to the plurality of health indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jiyu Zhang, Nomar S. Gonzalez Santini
  • Patent number: 11860238
    Abstract: A circuit for parameter PSRR measurement includes a filter, a first regulator and a second regulator. The filter may be configured for receiving an AC input signal and a DC input signal, and for outputting a combined output signal according to the AC input signal and the DC input signal. The first regulator may be configured for receiving the combined output signal, and for outputting a first output signal having a first AC component signal and a first DC component signal. The second regulator may be configured for receiving the first output signal, and for outputting a second output signal having a second AC component signal and a second DC component signal. A parameter PSRR of the second regulator may be obtained according to a ratio between the second AC component signal and the first AC component signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Amit Kundu, Jaw-Juinn Horng, Yi-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11860004
    Abstract: A multi-layer electrode for a capacitive pressure sensor is manufactured according to a method including co-extruding a conductive polymer layer and a dielectric foam layer and forming coextruded layers of the capacitive pressure sensor and pressure rolling an XY layer and the coextruded layers together and forming the multi-layer electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Richard Gall, Jim Robert Chascsa
  • Patent number: 11860210
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for identifying electrical phases connected to electricity meters are disclosed. Voltage time series data of electricity meters are collected over a preselected collection time period, and three initial kernels representing three line-to-neutral phases are generated based on voltage correlations of meter-to-meter combinations. Three new kernels are then generated based on correlation values calculated for each of the three initial kernels with each electricity meter, and electricity meters are clustered into three groups based on average correlation values associated with each electricity meter. Six new kernels representing six phases are then formed based on the average correlation value associated with each electricity meter, and a predicted phase is assigned to each electricity meter based on correlation values of the electricity meter with each of the six new kernels based on the voltage time series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingjuan Du, Brendan Stellarum
  • Patent number: 11860222
    Abstract: A method for testing crosstalk effect includes: obtaining a test signal and an interference input signal; inputting the test signal into a crosstalk effect test circuit obtained by simulation, so as to obtain an interfered signal; and when a rise time of the interfered signal or a fall time of the interfered signal is greater than a preset time threshold, determining that an excessive crosstalk effect exists in an integrated circuit under test. The crosstalk effect test circuit includes a first circuit, N second circuits, and N capacitors. The first circuit is configured to simulate an interfered first signal circuit in the integrated circuit under test; the N second circuits are configured to simulate N second signal circuits that interfere with the first signal circuit in the integrated circuit under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Fan Xu
  • Patent number: 11858132
    Abstract: An encoder device including a position detection unit for detecting position information of a moving part; a magnet having a plurality of polarities along a moving direction of the moving part; and an electric signal generation unit for generating an electric signal, based on a magnetic characteristic of a magnetosensitive part, the electric signal generation unit having the magnetosensitive part whose magnetic characteristic is changed by a change in magnetic field associated with relative movement to the magnet, wherein the magnetosensitive part is disposed so that the magnetosensitive part is spaced apart from a side surface of the magnet in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction and a length direction of the magnetosensitive part is orthogonal to tangential directions of at least some of magnetic field lines of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11860195
    Abstract: A non-contact electric potential meter system to determine voltage between an AC conductor and a reference potential without direct electrical contact to the conductor. A housing provides a shielded measurement region that excludes other conductors and holds power supply means; an AC voltage sensing mechanism includes a conductive sense plate and an electrical connection to the reference potential. Waveform-sensing electronic circuitry obtains an AC voltage waveform induced by capacitive coupling between the conductor and the conductive sense plate. Capacitance-determining electronic circuitry obtains a scaling factor based on the coupling capacitance formed between the conductor and the conductive sense plate. Signal processing electronic circuitry uses the AC voltage waveform and the coupling capacitance-based scaling factor to obtain the voltage between the conductor and the reference potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: INTERBAY ASSETS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Lorek, Aaron Block, Prabal Dutta