Patents Represented by Attorney Stein McEwen, LLP
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Patent number: 8311522Abstract: A device to automatically provide differing information levels according to a predetermined social hierarchy includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores social templates corresponding to unique social signatures and being selectable to provide, for each level of the predetermined social hierarchy, a corresponding differing amount of information to each member of the predetermined social hierarchy and/or a social networking service. The processor receives sensor data from a sensor set which detects sensor data related to an environment of a communication device, creates a detected social signature from the received sensor data, determines which of the social signatures of the social templates has the greatest correspondence with the created social signature, retrieves from the memory the determined one social template having the greatest correspondence, and provides only as much information as allowed in the retrieved social template.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: e.Digital CorporationInventor: Patrick Nunally
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Patent number: 8306514Abstract: A device to automatically provide differing information levels according to a predetermined social hierarchy includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores social templates corresponding to unique social signatures and being selectable to provide, for each level of the predetermined social hierarchy, a corresponding differing amount of information to each member of the predetermined social hierarchy and/or a social networking service. The processor receives sensor data from a sensor set which detects sensor data related to an environment of a communication device, creates a detected social signature from the received sensor data, determines which of the social signatures of the social templates has the greatest correspondence with the created social signature, retrieves from the memory the determined one social template having the greatest correspondence, and provides only as much information as allowed in the retrieved social template.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: e.Digital CorporationInventor: Patrick Nunally
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Patent number: 8299441Abstract: A directional gamma radiation detector system for determining an angle under which a measured gamma radiation hits a gamma radiation detector system, includes gamma radiation detectors arranged in close distance; detector electronics for operating the at least two gamma radiation detectors as spectrometers in a way that the detector electronics are collecting energy spectra of the detected gamma rays for each gamma radiation detector; and system electronics allowing the directional gamma radiation detector system to identify coincident events in the at least two gamma radiation detectors.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: ICX Radiation, Inc.Inventors: Andrey Gueorguiev, Guntram Pausch, Claus-Michael Herbach, Les Hoy
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Patent number: 8300102Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for tracking movements of objects to infer a topology of a network of multiple cameras. The apparatus infers the topology of the network formed of the multiple cameras that sequentially obtain images and includes an object extractor, a haunting data generator, and a haunting database (DB), and a topology inferrer. The object extractor extracts at least one from each of the obtained images, for the multiple cameras. The haunting data generator generates appearing cameras and appearing times at which the moving objects appear, and disappearing cameras and disappearing times at which the moving objects disappear, for the multiple cameras. The haunting DB stores the appearing cameras and appearing times and the disappearing cameras and disappearing times of the moving object, for the multiple cameras. The topology inferrer infers the topology of the network using the appearing cameras and appearing times and the disappearing cameras and disappearing times of moving objects.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: AJOU University Industry Cooperation FoundationInventors: Yun Young Nam, Jung Hun Ryu, We-Duke Cho
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Patent number: 8297758Abstract: A multimedia player for providing two projection images is provided. The multimedia player for displaying two projection images includes: a first projection unit displaying a first projection image; and a second projection unit displaying a second projection image. The first projection unit includes: a first driving unit controlling an operation of the first projection unit and providing an image signal on the first projection image to be displayed; a first light source unit; a first light modulation device outputting the first projection image by modulating light provided from the light source in response to the image signal of the first projection image; and a first projection lens unit magnifying and projecting an image that is output from the first light modulation device. The structure of the first projection unit is the same as that of the second projection unit. The multimedia player further includes a screen sensing unit sensing a color of an area in which an image is to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Byeong-Dae Choi, Dae-Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8298450Abstract: A polybenzimidazole-base complex includes a polybenzimidazole-based material and a base, wherein a peak corresponding to NH of an imidazole ring of the polybenzimidazole-based material does not appear at a chemical shift of 12 to 15 ppm in a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectrum of the polybenzimidazole-base complex. A crosslinked material may be formed as a polymerization product of a polybenzimidazole-base complex and a benzoxazine-based monomer. The crosslinked material may be used an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell comprising the crosslinked material, and a fuel cell may include the electrolyte membrane.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seongwoo Choi, Woosung Jeon, Insun Jung, Wonmok Lee
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Patent number: 8300902Abstract: An apparatus for distinguishing forged fingerprint and a method thereof are disclosed. A different threshold angle for total reflection is applied when forged fingerprint is touched on a fingerprint input surface of a prism, and the forged fingerprint distinguishing apparatus and method use the above fact. Accordingly, using a separate light source, from which a ray of light is emitted with a light axis at a predetermined range of incident angle, acquired fingerprint image is compared and it is determined whether the fingerprint image corresponds to authentic fingerprint or forged one.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Union Community Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yo-shik Shin, Geum-yong Kim
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Patent number: 8298984Abstract: Provided are a non-pyrophoric water gas shift reaction catalyst including: an oxide carrier composed of zirconium oxide (ZrO2) and at least one selected from yttrium oxide (Y2O3) and cerium oxide (CeO2); and platinum (Pt) and cerium (Ce) that are supported on the oxide carrier, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel processor including the non-pyrophoric water gas shift reaction catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-chul Lee, Doo-hwan Lee, Kang-hee Lee, Eun-duck Park, Yun-ha Kim
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Patent number: 8291958Abstract: A machine for fitting and removing the wheel tires of vehicles comprises a base frame with a turntable for gripping and rotating a rim of wheels for vehicles with at least a retention flange and a bead of a tire to be fitted on, or removed from, the rim; an operating head is operatively associated with the base frame, and is positionable near the retention flange. The operating head includes a guiding nut for the bead; a guiding wing for the bead; a grip tool for gripping the bead which is arranged between the guiding nut and the guiding wing, and includes a shaped active extremity with an oblique profile suitable for cooperating with the guiding nut for guiding the bead. Actuator assembly moves the grip tool between a first guiding configuration of the bead, in which the active extremity is arranged near the guiding nut and near the guiding wing, and a second grip configuration of the bead.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Sicam S.r.l.Inventor: Pietro Bartoli
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Patent number: 8291676Abstract: A mold-concrete composite crossbeam includes a H-steel composed of upper and lower flanges and a web connecting them; a concrete member formed in a length direction of the H-steel to expose the upper flange out but bury the lower flange and the web partially; deck plate supports installed to both upper side edges of the concrete member to support a deck plate placed thereon; a reinforcing steel bar installed around the H-steel; a mold including a bottom detachably coupled to a lower end surface of the concrete member, and sidewalls formed in parallel to both sides of the bottom and detachably coupled to both end sides of the concrete member; a lateral reinforcing member coupled across both sidewalls; a side reinforcing member installed to an outer side of the sidewalls in a length direction; and bottom reinforcing members installed across a lower surface of the bottom.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: KH Housing Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Kee Hong, Ki-Soo Hwang
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Patent number: 8283976Abstract: A switching device of a digital amplifier and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, a linearity is maintain even for a short pulse width since a data signal having a pulse width shorter than a predetermined length. Moreover, when an MLP signal is located at both sides of a compensating signal without overlapping with each other, a problem due to a common mode may be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Neofidelity, Inc.Inventors: Yeongha Choi, Minsoo Kim, Sungil Kim, Seokil Jeong
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Patent number: 8276641Abstract: The tire-changing machine for fitting and removing vehicle wheels comprises a base frame for supporting gripping and rotating means for a vehicle wheel with a rim and a tire to be fitted/removed, an operating head operatively associated with the base frame and having at least a fitting/removal tool, operating means or actuators suitable for positioning the operating head in a work configuration in which the tool is arranged in contact against the tire substantially near the flange of the rim. The actuators are responsive to a processing and control unit which positions the operating head in the work configuration, so that the fitting/removal tools can fit, and/or remove, a tire from the rim of a vehicle wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sicam S.r.L.Inventor: Andrea Matteucci
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Patent number: 8279277Abstract: Provided are vision watching system and method for a safety hat. The vision watching system includes: a receiver which receives an image signal of a watching zone of a camera; a processor which determines whether an object of the image signal is a person, based on a size and an outline of the object and determines whether the person wears a safety hat, based on at least one or more of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) values of a head part of the person and a Hue value of Hue, Saturation, Value (HSV) of the head part; and a transmitter which outputs a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) control signal of the camera to obtain a thumbnail image of the person when determining the person who does not wear the safety hat.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationInventors: Yun young Nam, Moo rim Kim, Suck chul Kim, We Duke Cho
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Patent number: 8276447Abstract: The balancing machine for balancing vehicle wheels comprises a supporting structure of grip and rotation members for gripping and rotating a wheel to be balanced, detection device for detecting the unbalance of the wheel during rotation, a processing unit which is operatively associated to said grip and rotation members and to said detection device, a screen associated to the supporting structure which is operatively associated to the processing unit and adapted to display the detected unbalance data and selectable functions or lists of functions, a control panel having a touch screen control surface arranged in a discrete ring-like manner, is also located on the control panel. The operator slides his finger on the touch screen control surface to scroll between present functions, or lists of functions, displayed on the screen, in a continuous manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sicam S.R.L.Inventors: Marco Montanari, Roberto Nicolini
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Patent number: 8275159Abstract: A media playback media playback apparatus having user-selectable shapes is disclosed. In accordance with the media playback apparatus having user-selectable shapes in accordance with the present invention, speakers are attached to a media playback unit via rotatable connecting means such that a user may select a shape of the media playback apparatus according to his or her preference.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Neofidelity, Inc.Inventor: Duck Soo Lee
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Patent number: 8274208Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a light source which emits excitation light and a fluorescent substance which absorbs the excitation light to emit light in combination, wherein a fluorescent substance comprising an ? type SiAlON represented by the general formula: (Ca?,Eu?)(Si,Al)12(O,N)16 (1.5<?+?<2.2, 0<?<0.2, O/N?0.04) as a main component and having a specific surface area of 0.1 to 0.35 m2/g is used as the fluorescent substance. This light-emitting device shows little color change due to temperature change and efficiently emits light, even when it is used in a high temperature environment, and it is especially suitable for lighting apparatuses for vehicles such as headlamps.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignees: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyuki Miyake, Shuichi Taya, Akifumi Ochiai, Hideyuki Emoto, Masahiro Ibukiyama
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Patent number: 8252890Abstract: A benzoxazine-based monomer, a polymer thereof, an electrode for a fuel cell including the same, an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell including the same, and a fuel cell using the same. The aromatic ring may contain up to 2 nitrogens within the ring. Single ring and fused ring substituents are attached to the pendent nitrogen. The ring substituents may be heterocyclic.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seongwoo Choi, Jungook Park, Wonmok Lee
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Patent number: 8253429Abstract: A probe card of a semiconductor test apparatus having a plurality of space transformers supporting probe units of the probe card is provided. A probe card of the present invention includes a plurality of probe units, each comprising a guide member and at least one probe secured by the guide member and contacting a chip pad to be tested; a plurality of space transformers arranged below the respective probe units, each space transformer having wires electrically connected to lower terminals of the probes; a frame having a plurality of guide holes for fixedly positioning the respective probe units; an interposer array arranged below the space transformers for supporting the space transformers, interposer array comprising electrical connection means for supplying test signals to the wires of the space transformers; and a printed circuit board arranged below the interposer array for supporting the interposer array and electrically connected to the electrical connection means for supplying the test signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Gigalane Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Goo Lee, Maeng Youl Lee
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Patent number: 8241420Abstract: The invention intends to provide a single crystal material that can be used as a dielectric material for use in electronic devices, which has a high Qf value; and a process for producing the same. According to the invention, a single crystal of a composite oxide is obtained from a composition in which a slight amount of SrTiO3 is added to LaAlO3, and the (1-X)LaAlO3—XSrTiO3 single crystal material having the specific composition has such dielectric characteristics for electronic devices that the dielectric constant is 24 or more and the Qf value is 300,000 GHz or more, is considerably improved in the Qf value as a dielectric material, and can be applied to a high-temperature superconducting filter.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventor: Takeshi Shimada
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Patent number: D667514Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Inventor: Péter Pribélyi