Patents Represented by Attorney Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
  • Patent number: 8335109
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nonvolatile memory device which includes a plurality of cell array layers stacked on a semiconductor substrate. Each of the plurality of cell array layers includes a plurality of strings. Each of the plurality of strings has string and ground select transistors and a plurality of memory cells connected in series between the string and ground select transistors. A common source line is on each of the plurality of cell array layers. Each common source line is connected with first sides of the plurality of strings on a corresponding cell array layer. A plurality of bit lines is connected with second sides of the plurality of strings disposed on the cell array layers and arranged in the vertical direction to the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of word lines is connected with the plurality of memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Soo Seol, Yoondong Park, Sukpil Kim
  • Patent number: 8333218
    Abstract: A proportional pressure controller includes a body having inlet, outlet, and exhaust ports. A fill valve communicates with pressurized fluid in the inlet port. A dump valve communicates with pressurized fluid from the fill valve. An inlet poppet valve opens by pressurized fluid through the fill valve. An exhaust poppet valve when closed isolates pressurized fluid from the exhaust port. An outlet flow passage communicates with pressurized fluid when the inlet poppet valve is open, and communicates with the outlet port and an exhaust/outlet common passage. A fill inlet communicates between the inlet passage and fill valve, and is isolated from the outlet flow passage, exhaust/outlet common passage, and outlet and exhaust ports in all operating conditions of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: MAC Valves, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. Walsh, Kevin C. Williams
  • Patent number: 8333371
    Abstract: A creasing device includes: a first member on which a linear convex-edged blade is formed in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction; a second member on which a concave-edged blade pairing with the convex-edged blade is formed; and a drive unit that drives the first and second members to relatively come close to and away from each other, thereby making a crease on the sheet, wherein in a standby state, the drive unit keeps faces of the first member and second member not parallel; and in making a crease on the sheet, causes the convex-edged blade and the concave-edged blade to have point contact with each other via the sheet held therebetween so as to initiate a creasing movement by a rotation movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiro Kikkawa, Hitoshi Hattori, Takashi Saito, Shuuya Nagasako, Naoyuki Ishikawa, Yuusuke Shibasaki, Hidetoshi Kojima, Naoki Oikawa, Go Aiba
  • Patent number: 8334700
    Abstract: An arc detection system for a plasma generation system includes a radio frequency (RF) sensor that generates first and second signals based on a respective electrical properties of (RF) power that is in communication with a plasma chamber. A correlation module generates an arc detect signal based on the first and second signals. The arc detect signal indicates whether an arc is occurring in the plasma chamber and is employed to vary an aspect of the RF power to extinguish the arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Coumou, Riad E. El-Choueiry
  • Patent number: 8334639
    Abstract: A package for an electronic component includes a first substrate and a second substrate. In the package, an interior space capable of housing the electronic component is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a sealing hole communicating with the interior space and an exterior is formed in at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, the interior space can be airtightly sealed by melting a solid sealant provided in the sealing hole, and an interior wall of the sealing hole has a curved surface extending in directions of penetration and inner periphery of the sealing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Saita
  • Patent number: 8333445
    Abstract: An assembly adaptor (6) for the assembly of a functional mounting (19) that is attachable on a cabinet body (1) with a frame (2) structure has an assembly plate (7) with an assembly face (14) on which the functional mounting (19) is attached. A first attachment face (9), in the mounted condition of the assembly adaptor (6), is held in abutment to a frame (2) of a cabinet body (1). An attachment part (8) with a second attachment face (10), in the assembled condition of the assembly adaptor (6), is held in abutment to a side wall (3) of the cabinet body (1). The attachment portion (8) is retainable relative to the assembly plate (7) with a variable distance between the two attachment faces (9, 10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Huwil Butoripari Es Uzletberendezesi Rendszerek Kft
    Inventor: Juergen Schnell
  • Patent number: 8333596
    Abstract: There is provided a micro connector mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a core conductor including a contact terminal formed of two or more insertion panels and a signal transmission panel; a body including a trunk formed in the shape of a barrel surrounding the contact terminal, and one or more projection arms extended from a bottom of the trunk; a dielectric; and a tail including a bottom panel disposed opposite to the signal transmission panel, interposing the body therebetween, and supporting the dielectric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Gigalane Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung il Kang, Yong Goo Lee, Jang Mook Lee, Nam Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 8333455
    Abstract: A vibration damping member, for dampening vibration triggered by movement of a carriage, is driven to move by a vibration-damping drive motor that is a different drive source from a drive source of the carriage. The vibration-damping drive motor includes a stepping motor which may be controlled by an input of a pulse. A carriage-position detecting unit for detecting the position of the carriage in a moving direction updates the position count each time the carriage is moved by a predetermined amount. Each time the position count of the carriage-position detecting unit is updated by a predetermined amount, a first pulse generating unit generates a pulse that causes the vibration-damping drive motor to move by one step. The vibration-damping drive motor is driven with the pulse, thereby causing the vibration damping member to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimitsu Ogura
  • Patent number: 8331840
    Abstract: In a fixing device, a first roller and a first fixing member are provided inside a loop formed by a first belt. A pressing member is pressed against the first roller and the first fixing member via the first belt. The first roller includes at least two enlarged radius portions of enlarged radius arranged axially along the first roller, at least one reduced radius portion of reduced radius sandwiched between the adjacent two enlarged radius portions in an axial direction of the first roller, and a concave portion formed by the reduced radius portion and the adjacent two enlarged radius portions sandwiching the reduced radius portion. The first fixing member is interdigitated with the first roller with play between the first fixing member and the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukimichi Someya, Kunihiko Tomita, Satoshi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 8327814
    Abstract: A rocker arm may include a valve engagement region, a lift mechanism engagement region, a pivot region, and a body portion. The valve engagement region may be located at a first longitudinal end of the rocker arm and on a first side of the rocker arm. The lift mechanism engagement region may be located at a second longitudinal end of the rocker arm. The pivot region may be located between the valve engagement region and the lift mechanism engagement region and may define a rotational axis for the rocker arm. The body portion may extend longitudinally between and couple the valve engagement region, the pivot region and the lift mechanism engagement region to one another. The body portion may define first and second ribs on a second side of the rocker arm that extend longitudinally between the valve engagement region and the lift mechanism engagement region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventors: Hatem Zakaria Orban, Robert S. McAlpine, Akram R. Zahdeh
  • Patent number: 8330226
    Abstract: A PRAM device includes a lower electrode, a phase-change nanowire and an upper electrode. The phase-change nanowire may be electrically connected to the lower electrode and includes a single element. The upper electrode may be electrically connected to the phase-change nanowires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-Yon Lee
  • Patent number: 8330695
    Abstract: A plurality of groups each of which includes a plurality of scanning signal lines are sequentially selected; a polarity of the data signal electric potentials in one (first group) of sequentially-selected groups is set to be different from that of the other (second group) of the two groups; two pieces of dummy scan periods are put between (i) a horizontal scan period corresponding to a last horizontal scan in the first group and (ii) a horizontal scan period corresponding to a first horizontal scan in the second group; dummy signal electric potentials are supplied to the data signal line in the dummy scan periods; and a time period from when a scanning pulse which corresponds to the last horizontal scan in the first group becomes nonactive to when the dummy scan period is started is set to be longer than a time period from when a scanning pulse corresponding to one of consecutive two horizontal scans becomes nonactive in the first group to when a horizontal scan period corresponding to the other of the consec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaroh Irie, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Masae Kawabata
  • Patent number: 8331547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for handling telephone calls which comprises: means for configuring the operation of the apparatus based on user preferences relating to the handling of calls from particular callers, means for storing the user preferences, means for processing incoming calls based on the user preferences, and means for receiving updates to the user preferences in dependence on changes to a preference database for storing the preferences of at least one user. The invention also relates to a telecommunications system, and to an associated server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Arona, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Smith, John Price
  • Patent number: 8332945
    Abstract: A system is presented for detecting malware applications residing on a mobile device powered by a battery. The system includes a power monitoring module, a data analysis module and a data store that stores a plurality of known power signatures signifying a power consumption anomaly. The power monitoring module measures power drawn from the battery and the data analysis module extracts a power history signature from the power measures. The data analysis module then compares the power history signature with the plurality of known power signatures and initiates a protective operation if the power history signature is closely correlated to one or more of the known power signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of Michigan
    Inventors: Hahnsang Kim, Kang G. Shin
  • Patent number: 8331868
    Abstract: A method of power management of an electronic device, the method including the steps of: sending periodically at least one signal by the microcontroller to a radio equipment in order to control an incoming radio frequency transmission after an inactivity time of the radio equipment, returning in standby mode of the microcontroller, initiating by the radio equipment of a power up sequence, powering up one by one the different functional blocks of the radio equipment, determining of a measurement of a received power of the incoming radio frequency transmission once a RSSI detection functional block is powered and determining a state mode of power consumption to apply to all the functional blocks of the radio equipment and the microcontroller functions of the comparison of the measurement to a reference threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Coronis SAS
    Inventors: Fabien Bonjour, Adam Molnar
  • Patent number: 8329069
    Abstract: A motheye mold fabrication method of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) preparing an Al base in which an Al content is less than 99.99 mass %; (b) partially anodizing the Al base to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of very small recessed portions; (c) after step (b), allowing the porous alumina layer to be in contact with an etchant which contains an anodic inhibitor, thereby enlarging the plurality of very small recessed portions of the porous alumina layer; and (d) after step (c), further anodizing the Al base to grow the plurality of very small recessed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ichiro Ihara
  • Patent number: 8331453
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of decoding a video signal are provided. The present invention includes the steps of parsing first coding information indicating whether a residual data of an image block in the enhanced layer is predicted from a corresponding block in the base layer, from the bitstream of the enhanced layer, and decoding the video signal based on the first coding information. And, the step of parsing includes the step of performing modeling the first coding information based on second coding information indicating whether prediction information of the corresponding block in the base layer is used to decode the image block in the enhanced layer. Accordingly, the present invention raises efficiency of video signal processing by enabling a decoder to derive information on a prediction mode of a current block in a decoder instead of transferring the information to the decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byeong Moon Jeon, Doe Hyun Yoon, Ji Ho Park, Seung Wook Park, Dong Seok Kim, Soung Hyun Um
  • Patent number: 8330256
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a through electrode provided in a through hole formed in the semiconductor substrate. The through electrode partially protrudes from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, which is opposite to an active surface thereof. The through electrode includes a resin core and a conductive film covering at least a part of the resin core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoda, Kazumi Hara
  • Patent number: 8327471
    Abstract: A mounting assembly mounts a seat to a toilet having a base with a pair of mounting holes. The mounting assembly includes a base member and first and second members for insertion into first and second of the pairs of mounting holes, respectively. The first member is interconnected to the base member. The second member is interconnected to the base member and spaced apart from the first member by a distance. The distance between the first member and the second member is adjustable for creating a clamping force between the first and second members and the first and second mounting holes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Instantlid, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Fielding, Jr., Roy L. Schooler
  • Patent number: D672576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: T.M. Shea Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Shea