Patents Examined by Minh Nguyen
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Patent number: 10951123Abstract: A power conversion system is provided. The system includes a switch module, a resonant module, a magnetic conversion module, a bobbin and an iron core. The magnetic conversion module includes a primary winding and a PCB winding module. The PCB winding module includes a printed circuit board, a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the printed circuit board, and a switch unit disposed on the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO.. LTD.Inventors: Yung-Hung Hsiao, Chia-Hsien Yen, Lieh-Chung Yin, Cheng-Chang Hsiao, Hao-Te Hsu
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Patent number: 10937564Abstract: An electric wire for improving the adhesion force between the adjacent winding wires of a coil is described. The electric wire of the present invention may include a conductive wire with a substantially quadrilateral cross-sectional shape. The electric wire further includes a first groove and a second groove positioned diagonally at two opposite corners of the quadrilateral along a longitudinal direction of the conductive wire. An adhesive pocket filled with an adhesive is sized to fit within each of the first and second grooves at diagonally arranged opposite corners.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: GOTO DENSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihide Goto, Taiki Goto, Youichi Miura
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Patent number: RE48399Abstract: A distributed winding arrangement for an electric motor is provided that reduces brush arcing while reducing the size of the commutator. The electric motor is comprised generally of an armature having a plurality of spaced apart posts defining a plurality of spaced apart winding slots; a stator disposed coaxially with the armature; and a commutator having a plurality of commutator bars, where the number of commutator bars is an integer greater than the number of winding slots but less than twice the number of winding slots provided by the armature.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Wei Chen, Jin Fujun, Steven Swaddle, Timothy W. French, Jr.
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Patent number: RE48489Abstract: In one embodiment, a lamp comprises an optically transmissive enclosure. An LED array is disposed in the optically transmissive enclosure operable to emit light when energized through an electrical connection. A gas is contained in the enclosure to provide thermal coupling to the LED array. The gas may include oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventors: Christopher P. Hussell, John Adam Edmond, Gerald H. Negley, Curt Progl, Mark Edmond, Praneet Athalye, Charles M. Swoboda, Antony Paul van de Ven, Paul Kenneth Pickard, Bart P. Reier, James Michael Lay, Peter E. Lopez
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Patent number: RE48641Abstract: A mobile communication terminal with a radiant-heat function is provided. The mobile communication terminal includes: a display module; a rear cover; an inner support structure positioned between the display module and the rear cover and including a first surface facing the display module and a second surface facing an opposite side to the display module; a first radiant-heat sheet positioned between the first surface of the support structure and the display module; a printed circuit board positioned between the first radiant-heat sheet and the first surface of the support structure; and a second radiant-heat sheet positioned between the second surface of the support structure and the rear cover.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki-Youn Jang, Kyung-Ha Koo, Kun-Tak Kim, Ki-Cheol Bae, Hyun-Deok Seo, Hyun-Tae Jang, Jong-Chul Choi
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Patent number: RE48686Abstract: A head holder has an opening through which a space between the head holder and a conveyer communicates with an inside of the head holder. Ahead cooler includes a blower configured to blow air into the head holder from an outside of the head holder with a flow rate of blow air and a suction unit configured to suction air from the head holder with a flow rate of suction air. The head cooler generates cooling air for cooling an ink-jet head inside the head holder by the blower and the suction unit. A controller controls the flow rate of blow air and the flow rate of suction air such that air containing ink mist is suctioned into the head holder through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichiro Otsuka, Hirohito Kubota
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Patent number: RE48702Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a first housing; a second housing pivotable about a shaft relative to the first housing between a close position and a distant position; and a tank mount portion provided in the second housing such that a mounting direction of a tank with respect to the tank mount portion in a state in which the second housing is at the distant position has a downward component in a vertical direction. The tank mount portion includes a resistance applying mechanism which applies a resistance force to the tank in a state in which at least a part of the tank is inserted into the tank mount portion when the second housing is at the distant position.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Tomoyasu Yabuki
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Patent number: RE48734Abstract: Testing methods and apparatus for testing the health of steel tubes used in reformers and other tubes and pipes used in other high temperature applications. The method includes the steps of transmitting two sinusoidal electromagnetic signals, each having a different frequency F1 and F2, into the reformer tube, receiving a response signal, and analyzing the received response signal's intermodulation frequencies to determine the state of the steel reformer tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Michael A. Masleid, Zofia E. Niemczura, George B. Tsvik
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Patent number: RE48755Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate, a first interlayer insulating layer, a first metal line, and a shielding structure. The substrate includes a pixel array, a peripheral circuit area, and an interface area disposed between the pixel array and the peripheral circuit area. The first interlayer insulating layer is formed on a first surface of the substrate. The first metal line is disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer of the pixel array. The second interlayer insulating layer is disposed on the first interlayer insulating layer wherein the second interlayer insulating layer covers the first metal line. The shielding structure passes through the substrate in the interface area wherein the shielding structure electrically insulates the pixel array of the substrate and the peripheral circuit area.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun-Ki Lee, Chang-Rok Moon, Min-Wook Jung
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Patent number: RE48785Abstract: On a sheet of paper on which an image has already been formed, a first registration mark pair and a second registration mark pair are printed. The first registration mark pair and second registration mark pair each consist of a pair of registration marks that are arranged to be spaced apart in a paper-width direction, the second registration mark pair located posterior to the first registration mark pair in the paper-conveying direction. Based on the actual positional relationship between the first registration mark pair and the second registration mark pair that are read by a reading unit, a correction unit corrects discharge data that corresponds to an image formation area located between the first registration mark pair and the second registration mark pair.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: DUPLO CORPORATIONInventor: Shuhei Yamamoto
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Patent number: RE48871Abstract: A method and apparatus for depositing thin films onto a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a gas injection structure that is positioned within a reaction chamber that has a platform. The gas injection structure may be positioned above or below the platform and comprises a first gas injector and a second gas injector. The first gas injector is in fluid communication with a first reactant source and a purge gas source. Similarly, the second gas injector is in fluid communication with a second reactant source and a purge gas source. The first and second injectors include hollow tubes with apertures opening to the reaction chamber. In one configuration, the tubes are in the form of interleaved branching tubes forming showerhead rakes. Methods are provided for deposition, in which multiple pulses of purge and reactant gases are provided for each purge and reactant step.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Pekka J. Soininen, Sven Lindfors
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Patent number: RE48892Abstract: An embodiment relates to a light emitting device package and a lighting apparatus having the same. According to the embodiment, a light emitting device package includes a first lead frame; a second lead frame spaced apart from the first lead frame; a body coupled to the first lead frame and the second lead frame and includes a first cavity which exposes a portion of the upper surface of the first lead frame, a second cavity which exposes a portion of the upper surface of the second lead frame, and a spacer which is disposed between the first lead frame and the second frame; at least one light emitting device disposed in the first cavity; and a protection device disposed in the second cavity. The second cavity is disposed on a first inside surface of the first cavity and the first inside surface is connected to an upper surface of the spacer, and an area of a bottom surface of the first cavity is equal to or less than 40% of entire area of the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Man Lim, Won Jung Kim, Hyoung Jin Kim, Bong Kul Min, Ho Young Chung
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Patent number: RE48965Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for use in improving the gate oxide reliability of semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) metal-oxide-silicon field effect transistor (MOSFET) devices using accumulated charge control (ACC) techniques. The method and apparatus are adapted to remove, reduce, or otherwise control accumulated charge in SOI MOSFETs, thereby yielding improvements in FET performance characteristics. In one embodiment, a circuit comprises a MOSFET, operating in an accumulated charge regime, and means for controlling the accumulated charge, operatively coupled to the SOI MOSFET. A first determination is made of the effects of an uncontrolled accumulated charge on time dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) of the gate oxide of the SOI MOSFET. A second determination is made of the effects of a controlled accumulated charge on TDDB of the gate oxide of the SOI MOSFET.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventors: Michael A. Stuber, Christopher N. Brindle, Dylan J. Kelly, Clint L. Kemerling, George P. Imthurn, Robert B. Welstand, Mark L. Burgener, Alexander Dribinsky, Tae Youn Kim
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Patent number: RE49101Abstract: Provided is a back light unit comprising a plurality of LED light source formed on a printed circuit board and a resin layer which is laminated on the LED light source and forwardly induces diffusion of the emitted light wherein the resin layer is made of synthetic resin comprising an oligomer. According to the present invention, an essential light guide plate for a general back light unit configuration is removed and a resin layer mainly consisting of an oligomer is used to guide the light source, and thereby decreasing the number of the light source, minimizing luminance variation when the unit is lighted at a high temperature and kept it for a predetermined time period, and implementing excellent heat-resistant property and optical property.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sic Hur, Peng Sam Park, Tae Oun Jung, Kwang Ho Park, Moo Ryong Park
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Patent number: RE49081Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink jet recording method for recording a white overlaying layer and a non-white pattern layer to a recording medium, printed matters obtained by the recording method, and systems for realizing the recording method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Inventor: Tsuyoshi Sano
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Patent number: RE49124Abstract: A portable and mobile deployable data center (DDC) is disclosed, which includes various components that enables the DDC to have multiple functions including, computing, data storage and retrieval, communications and routing. A DDC includes a rugged case that suitable for harsh environments, an interconnection mechanism, a plurality of hot swappable readers, a plurality of hot swappable portable computing devices, and a plurality of hot swappable power supplies.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Arnouse Digital Devices Corp.Inventor: Michael Arnouse
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Patent number: RE49145Abstract: A method of performing a read operation on nonvolatile memory device comprises receiving a read command, receiving addresses, detecting a transition of a read enable signal, generating a strobe signal based on the transition of the read enable signal, reading data corresponding to the received addresses, and outputting the read data after the strobe signal is toggled a predetermined number of times.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chul Bum Kim, Hyung Gon Kim, Chul Ho Lee, Hong Seok Chang
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Patent number: RE49146Abstract: An embodiment relates to a light emitting device package and a lighting apparatus having the same. According to the embodiment, a light emitting device package includes a first lead frame; a second lead frame spaced apart from the first lead frame; a body coupled to the first lead frame and the second lead frame and includes a first cavity which exposes a portion of the upper surface of the first lead frame, a second cavity which exposes a portion of the upper surface of the second lead frame, and a spacer which is disposed between the first lead frame and the second frame; at least one light emitting device disposed in the first cavity; and a protection device disposed in the second cavity. The second cavity is disposed on a first inside surface of the first cavity and the first inside surface is connected to an upper surface of the spacer, and an area of a bottom surface of the first cavity is equal to or less than 40% of entire area of the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Man Lim, Won Jung Kim, Hyoung Jin Kim, Bong Kul Min, Ho Young Chung
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Patent number: RE49165Abstract: A three-dimensional memory structure includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, an array of memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, an array of drain select level assemblies overlying the alternating stack and having a same periodicity as the array of memory stack structures, drain select gate electrodes laterally surrounding respective rows of the drain select level assemblies, and a drain select level isolation strip located between a neighboring pair of drain select gate electrodes and including a pair of lengthwise sidewalls. Each of the pair of lengthwise sidewalls includes a laterally alternating sequence of planar sidewall portions and convex concave sidewall portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Yanli Zhang, Masanori Tsutsumi, Shinsuke Yada, Sayako Nagamine, Johann Alsmeier
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Patent number: RE49166Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels on a substrate. The display pixels may be organic light-emitting diode display pixels, that include hybrid thin-film transistor structures formed using semiconducting-oxide thin-film transistors, silicon thin-film transistors, and capacitor structures. A drive transistor in the display pixel may be a top-gate semiconducting-oxide thin-film transistor and a switching transistor in the display pixel may be a top-gate silicon thin-film transistor. A storage capacitor in the display may include a conductive semiconducting-oxide electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shinya Ono, Chin-Wei Lin, Ching-Sang Chuang, Jiun-Jye Chang, Keisuke Omoto, Shang-Chih Lin, Ting-Kuo Chang, Takahide Ishii