Patents by Inventor Kun Shi
Kun Shi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8750816Abstract: A process of estimating an admittance of an RF component using a ladder network with alternating series and parallel components by making three VSWR measurements and computing three admittance circle solutions in the complex admittance plane. The admittances circles are transformed through reference planes of the ladder network to obtain three RF component admittance circles, then estimating the RF component admittance using three nearest intersections of the three RF component admittance circles. Reference planes are defined immediately upstream and immediately downstream of each component of the ladder network. The transforms are performed using lumped parameter models of the series and parallel components of the ladder network.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Charles Sestok, Kun Shi
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Patent number: 8568849Abstract: A surface treatment for a protective plastic film and/or laminate is disclosed. Suitably, the surface treatment includes coating a major surface of the plastic film or laminate with a curable coating formulation wherein the one or more of the coating ingredients are diffused or migrated at least partially into the plastic film or plastic laminate. The migration of coating ingredients creates a gradual transition layer from the plastic film to the coating layer and leads to unique properties. Optionally, the surface treated plastic film is laminated to a release liner coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) to form the aforementioned laminate.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventors: Ming Kun Shi, Daniel L. Holguin, Kai Li, Prakash Mallya, Richard L. Sandt
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Patent number: 8455578Abstract: An ink-receptive coating composition. In a preferred embodiment, the composition includes (a) a polyamide, the polyamide comprising an aliphatic polyamide in particulate form, the aliphatic polyamide having a softening point in the temperature range of about 50-250° C. and an average particle size of about 1 to 80 microns; (b) a plasticizer, the plasticizer being a solid plasticizer selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonamides and aromatic sulfonamides, the solid plasticizer having a melting point in the range of about 50-200° C.; (c) a binder, the binder being a thermoplastic polymer delivered as a water-based emulsion or solution, the binder having a Tg in the range of about ?20-120° C.; (d) a dye-retention agent, the dye-retention agent comprising at least one cationic polymer; (e) an ink viscosity-modifying agent; and (f) a dispersant, the dispersant being selected from the group of cationic and non-ionic dispersants.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Liviu Dinescu, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Ming Kun Shi, Ekaterina Vaskova, Zhisong Huang
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Patent number: 8451152Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The ADC includes a plurality of pipelined ADCs and an adjustment circuit. Each pipelined ADC is adapted to receive an analog input signal, has an adjustable transfer function, and includes a compensator. The adjustment circuit is coupled to each pipelined ADC to be able to adjust the transfer function for each pipelined ADC so as to generally eliminate an estimation ambiguity. Additionally, the adjustment circuit estimates an inter-stage error that includes at least one of an inter-stage gain error and a DAC gain error and adjusts the compensator for each pipelined ADC to compensate for the inter-stage error.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Kun Shi, Charles Sestok, Patrick Satarzadeh, Arthur J. Redfern
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Patent number: 8437424Abstract: Performing digital predistortion (DPD) for widely spaced narrowband signals, such as the signal used in multi-carrier GSM, can be very difficult. Here, a system is provided the performs DPD for widely spaced narrowband signals. In particular, this system uses a polynomial curve for values of a cross-correlation function (above a predetermined threshold) to determine a delay estimate, which allows for a more robust and accurate system.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Fernando A. Mujica, Hardik P. Gandhi, Kun Shi
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Patent number: 8404983Abstract: A removable electric controller for a garage door opener includes a base unit, a cover and a control box unit. A box lid of the control box unit is slidably connected to a connecting surface of the cover. A guide insertion end of a control circuit board of the control box unit is connected to a main connecting port module of a circuit terminal connecting plate on the base unit. The cover and the control box unit are detachable. A driving member, a light source member, an inductive circuit line and a power member of the base unit are connected to wiring port modules of the circuit terminal connecting plate, so that the wiring is in the way of modulization. The control circuit board of the control box unit can be replaced with ease, providing a convenient and simply assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Rhine Electronic Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kun Shi Tseng
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Publication number: 20130059120Abstract: A surface treatment for a protective plastic film and/or laminate is disclosed. Suitably, the surface treatment includes coating a major surface of the plastic film or laminate with a curable coating formulation wherein one or more of the coating ingredients are diffused or migrated at least partially into the plastic film or plastic laminate. The migration of coating ingredients creates a gradual transition layer from the plastic film to the coating layer and leads to unique properties. Optionally, the surface treated plastic film is laminated to a release liner coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) to form the aforementioned laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Ming Kun Shi, Liviu Dinescu, Sohail Akhter
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Patent number: 8390490Abstract: Compressive sensing is an emerging field that attempts to prevent the losses associated with data compression and improve efficiency overall, and compressive sensing looks to perform the compression before or during capture, before energy is wasted. Here, several analog-to-digital converter (ADC) architectures are provided to perform compressive sensing. Each of these new architectures selects resolutions for each sample substantially at random and adjusts the sampling rate as a function of these selected resolutions.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Patrick Satarzadeh, Marco Corsi, Victoria Wang, Arthur J. Redfern, Fernando Mujica, Charles Sestok, Kun Shi, Venkatesh Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20130040593Abstract: A process of estimating an admittance of an RF component using a ladder network with alternating series and parallel components by making three VSWR measurements and computing three admittance circle solutions in the complex admittance plane. The admittances circles are transformed through reference planes of the ladder network to obtain three RF component admittance circles, then estimating the RF component admittance using three nearest intersections of the three RF component admittance circles. Reference planes are defined immediately upstream and immediately downstream of each component of the ladder network. The transforms are performed using lumped parameter models of the series and parallel components of the ladder network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Charles Sestok, Kun Shi
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Publication number: 20120293976Abstract: A removable electric controller for a garage door opener includes a base unit, a cover and a control box unit. A box lid of the control box unit is slidably connected to a connecting surface of the cover. A guide insertion end of a control circuit board of the control box unit is connected to a main connecting port module of a circuit terminal connecting plate on the base unit. The cover and the control box unit are detachable. A driving member, a light source member, an inductive circuit line and a power member of the base unit are connected to wiring port modules of the circuit terminal connecting plate, so that the wiring is in the way of modulization. The control circuit board of the control box unit can be replaced with ease, providing a convenient and simply assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventor: Kun Shi TSENG
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Publication number: 20120286981Abstract: Compressive sensing is an emerging field that attempts to prevent the losses associated with data compression and improve efficiency overall, and compressive sensing looks to perform the compression before or during capture, before energy is wasted. Here, several analog-to-digital converter (ADC) architectures are provided to perform compressive sensing. Each of these new architectures selects resolutions for each sample substantially at random and adjusts the sampling rate as a function of these selected resolutions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Patrick Satarzadeh, Marco Corsi, Victoria Wang, Arthur J. Redfern, Fernando Mujica, Charles Sestok, Kun Shi, Venkatesh Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20120212358Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The ADC includes a plurality of pipelined ADCs and an adjustment circuit. Each pipelined ADC is adapted to receive an analog input signal, has an adjustable transfer function, and includes a compensator. The adjustment circuit is coupled to each pipelined ADC to be able to adjust the transfer function for each pipelined ADC so as to generally eliminate an estimation ambiguity. Additionally, the adjustment circuit estimates an inter-stage error that includes at least one of an inter-stage gain error and a DAC gain error and adjusts the compensator for each pipelined ADC to compensate for the inter-stage error.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Kun Shi, Charles Sestok, Patrick Satarzadeh, Arthur J. Redfern
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Publication number: 20110289023Abstract: A retail item display includes an RFID processor, a display driving mechanism, at least one power source, and an electronic display. The RFID processor can include an antenna and an RFID processor. The display driving mechanism can include a microcontroller and a display driver or similar device. The electronic display comprises a display medium sandwiched between two electrodes. The RFID device is in communication with the display driving mechanism to display updated product information on the electronic display according to instructions from an external RFID activator. In one embodiment, the retail item display includes an electronic display that can be activated or deactivated. In another embodiment, the retail item display includes at least one customizable portion and at least one non-customizable portion. Methods to reduce the number of electrical connections between the display driving mechanism and the electronic display are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Ian J. FORSTER, Michael G. GINN, Ming Kun SHI, Sriram Venkatasanthanam
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Publication number: 20110274894Abstract: This specification discloses durable In-Mold Decoration (IMD) laminates made by using semi-crystalline polymers as top films. The crystalline structure or content of the semi-crystalline polymer can be optimized with a post process treatment process, which leads to improved chemical resistance and scratch resistance. The post process treatment can be conducted after the making of the film, during the in-mold processing of the laminate or after the in-mold processing of the laminate. The treatment can be applied over the entire film surface or in discrete areas with the treatment depth ranging from the top surface up to the bottom surface of the film. The post process treatment can be accompanied by changes in the appearance of the top film which makes IMD products tunable in decoration luster appearance. Durable IMD laminates with 60 degree gloss value of greater than 90 and process of making such laminates are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Ming Kun Shi, Christine U. Dang, John J. Markey
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Publication number: 20110216851Abstract: Performing digital predistortion (DPD) for widely spaced narrowband signals, such as the signal used in multi-carrier GSM, can be very difficult. Here, a system is provided the performs DPD for widely spaced narrowband signals. In particular, this system uses a polynomial curve for values of a cross-correlation function (above a predetermined threshold) to determine a delay estimate, which allows for a more robust and accurate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Fernando A. Mujica, Hardik P. Gandhi, Kun Shi
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Patent number: 7948942Abstract: One embodiment of the communication system includes a switch, at least one base station, and a backhaul connection including at least one wireless link connecting the at least one base station to the switch. The wireless link may include at least one of a WiMax carrier and a WiFi carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Ji Zheng Zhang, Xi Yin Liu, Kun Shi, Na Sun, Yan Lai Wang
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Publication number: 20100297376Abstract: A surface treatment for a protective plastic film and/or laminate is disclosed. Suitably, the surface treatment includes coating a major surface of the plastic film or laminate with a curable coating formulation wherein the one or more of the coating ingredients are diffused or migrated at least partially into the plastic film or plastic laminate. The migration of coating ingredients creates a gradual transition layer from the plastic film to the coating layer and leads to unique properties. Optionally, the surface treated plastic film is laminated to a release liner coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) to form the aforementioned laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATIONInventors: Ming Kun Shi, Daniel L. Holguin, Kai Li, Prakash Mallya, Richard L. Sandt
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Publication number: 20080188599Abstract: An ink-receptive coating composition. In a preferred embodiment, the composition includes (a) a polyamide, the polyamide comprising an aliphatic polyamide in particulate form, the aliphatic polyamide having a softening point in the temperature range of about 50-250° C. and an average particle size of about 1 to 80 microns; (b) a plasticizer, the plasticizer being a solid plasticizer selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonamides and aromatic sulfonamides, the solid plasticizer having a melting point in the range of about 50-200° C.; (c) a binder, the binder being a thermoplastic polymer delivered as a water-based emulsion or solution, the binder having a Tg in the range of about ?20-120° C.; (d) a dye-retention agent, the dye-retention agent comprising at least one cationic polymer; (e) an ink viscosity-modifying agent; and (f) a dispersant, the dispersant being selected from the group of cationic and non-ionic dispersants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Liviu Dinescu, Dong-Tsai Hseih, Ming Kun Shi, Ekaterina Vaskova, Zhisong Huang
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Publication number: 20080159212Abstract: One embodiment of the communication system includes a switch, at least one base station, and a backhaul connection including at least one wireless link connecting the at least one base station to the switch. The wireless link may include at least one of a WiMax carrier and a WiFi carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Ji Zheng Zhang, Xi Yin Liu, Kun Shi, Na Sun, Yan Lai Wang
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Patent number: RE40531Abstract: A barrier assembly. The barrier assembly includes at least one barrier stack having at least one barrier layer and at least one polymer layer. The barrier stack has an oxygen transmission rate of less than 0.005 cc/m2/day at 23° C. and 0% relative humidity, and an oxygen transmission rate of less than 0.005 cc/m2/day at 38° C. and 90% relative humidity. The barrier stack also has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 0.005 g/m2/day at 38° C. and 100% relative humidity. A method for making a barrier assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2004Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Gordon Lee Graff, Mark Edward Gross, Ming Kun Shi, Michael Gene Hall, Peter Maclyn Martin, Eric Sidney Mast