Patents Represented by Attorney T
  • Patent number: 8237839
    Abstract: An electronic camera includes a shutter button. When the shutter button is half-depressed, a photographing condition such as an exposure time period and an aperture amount is adjusted by a main CPU, and characters indicative of the adjusted photographing condition are displayed on an LCD. When the shutter button is full-depressed, an image signal of an object is recorded in a recording medium. It is noted that a time difference between a timing of half-depressing the shutter button and a timing of full-depressing the shutter button is lower than a threshold value, a flag is set to “1”, and a display of the characters is prohibited. Prohibiting the characters from being displayed makes it possible to promptly execute a photographing of the object in response to the full-depression of the shutter button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seishin Okazaki, Hiromichi Fujii
  • Patent number: 8236214
    Abstract: A wet shaving system is disclosed including a blade member and a skin-engaging portion in proximity to said blade member, the skin-engaging portion comprising a solid polymeric shaving aid composite including an exposed portion containing a water-soluble shaving aid dispersed in a water-insoluble polymeric matrix, the water soluble shaving aid being coated with mineral oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Kwiecien
  • Patent number: 8237610
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be used by one or more devices within in wireless communication network to request and/or provide code phase related information signals associated with various Satellite Positioning Systems (SPSs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Dominic Gerard Farmer, Ie-Hong Lin, Stephen W. Edge, Sven Fischer
  • Patent number: 8236652
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate configured to include a plurality of trenches therein; a plurality of buried bit lines each configured to fill a portion of each trench; a plurality of active pillars each formed in an upper portion of each buried bit line; a plurality of vertical gates each configured to surround each active pillar; and a plurality of word lines configured to couple neighboring vertical gates with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Su-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 8236532
    Abstract: Methods for obtaining nucleic acid sequence information including the steps of (a) providing a first sequencing reagent to a target nucleic acid in the presence of a polymerase, wherein the first sequencing reagent includes at least two different nucleotide monomers and no more than three nucleotide monomers, wherein the nucleotide monomers are simultaneously in the presence of the target nucleic acid, (b) providing a second sequencing reagent to the target nucleic acid, wherein the second sequencing reagent comprises one or more nucleotide monomers, at least one of the one or more nucleotide monomers being different from the nucleotide monomers present in the first sequencing reagent, and wherein the second sequencing reagent is provided subsequent to providing the first sequencing reagent, and optionally (c) repeating (a) and (b) for said target nucleic acid, whereby sequence information for at least a portion of the target nucleic acid is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Mostafa Ronaghi, Helmy A. Eltoukhy
  • Patent number: 8237709
    Abstract: Methods and computing devices enable optimized triangle strip generation using forward looking game tree evaluation methods with node evaluation of strip options based on desired performance criteria. The evaluation of possible triangle paths is performed using metrics which may be weighted for each desirable criteria at each move depth. A recursive algorithm may be used to recursively descend through alternative triangle paths and accumulates a score for the path. The final score for each evaluated triangle path at a dead end or maximum depth of evaluation provides a basis for selecting the best alternative path from the base or root triangle for graphic processing. This evaluation or alternative triangle paths may be repeated to select each subsequent triangle for processing or may be repeated after a number of triangles within the selected path have been processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Angus MacDonald Dorbie
  • Patent number: 8235709
    Abstract: A valve useful in distributing gas received in one inlet to several outlets in a sequence, and burner apparatus including this valve for feeding material in sequence to outlets of a burner thereby forming a non-stationary flame at the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Patrick Meagher, Mark Allen Kailburn, William Thoru Kobayashi, Bryan R. Bielec, Friedrich Eduard Purkert
  • Patent number: 8238186
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device is capable of performing a stable high-speed operation while inputting/outputting data. The semiconductor memory device includes an inversion output circuit configured to output a clocking pattern in a clocking mode, and an inversion pin to which the inversion output circuit is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyae Bae, Sang-Sie Yoon
  • Patent number: 8238911
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media for management and arbitration of dedicated mobile communication resources for mobile applications are provided. Mobile applications can be given a priority level that establishes an importance with respect to one or more other mobile applications and at least one mobile resource. If competing applications attempt to access the mobile resource concurrently, access can be provided to an application having higher priority level. Furthermore, control of a resource can be taken away from an application having lower priority in order to affect control of such resource for a higher priority application. In one aspect, a privilege code of an application can be verified prior to establishing control of the resource for the application, to mitigate a likelihood of inappropriate transfer of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tianyu Li D'Amore, Uppinder Singh Babbar, David C. Park, Srinivasan Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 8238163
    Abstract: A page buffer of a nonvolatile memory device according to the present disclosure comprises a first data latch unit configured to store data for program or program inhibition, a second data latch unit configured to store data for setting threshold voltage states of cells to be programmed, and a 1-bit pass determination unit configured to determine whether a cell to be programmed has been programmed to exceed a verification voltage by grounding or making floating a first verification signal output terminal in response to data set to a first node of the first data latch unit and data applied to a sense node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Seong Je Park
  • Patent number: 8234295
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing uncertain data is provided. The method includes specifying data uncertainty using at least one variable generation (VG) function, wherein the VG function generates pseudorandom samples of uncertain data values. A random database based on the VG function is specified. and multiple Monte Carlo instantiations of the random database are generated. Using a Monte Carlo method, a query is repeatedly executed over the multiple Monte Carlo instantiations to output a Monte Carlo method result and associated query-results. The Monte Carlo method result may then be used to estimate statistical properties of a probability distribution of the query-result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jay Haas, Ravindranath Jampani, Chistopher Matthew Jermaine, Luis Leopoldo Perez, Mingxi Wu, Fei Xu
  • Patent number: 8233338
    Abstract: A multi-bit test control circuit includes an operation unit, a delay unit, and a generation unit. The operation unit is configured to combine a single source signal inputted to each bank with a delay signal generated by delaying the source signal by a certain time to generate a first pulse signal. The delay unit is configured to delay the first pulse signal by a certain time. The generation unit is configured to combine an output signal of the operation unit with an output signal of the delay unit to generate a second pulse signal for a bank interleaving multi-bit test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kwi-Dong Kim, Mun-Phil Park, Sung-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8232432
    Abstract: A process for preparing a detergent alcohol mixture comprising the steps of providing one or more poly-branched poly-olefins, wherein the poly-branched poly-olefins must contain one non-branched terminal olefin and one or more additional branched olefins in the molecule; hydroformylating said poly-branched poly-olefins to produce a poly-branched olefin containing aldehyde product with one or more olefins or mixture thereof; reducing the aldehyde product of step (b) in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrogenation catalyst to form a poly-branched detergent alcohol mixture; and removing said poly-branched alcohol mixture from said catalyst and branched aldehydes, alcohols and surfactants produced from the products of this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Scheibel, Robert Edward Shumate
  • Patent number: 8233327
    Abstract: A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device comprises a bit line voltage set-up step of receiving a program command and data to be programmed and setting up a voltage of a selected bit line according to a state of program data; a program step of supplying a program voltage to a word line selected for a program in response to a control signal for setting up the program voltage, supplying a first pass voltage to unselected word lines, and then performing the program; and a program verification step of, in response to a control signal which is subsequent to the control signal for setting up the program voltage and is used to set a verification voltage, performing a program verification operation by supplying the verification voltage to the selected word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: In Soo Wang
  • Patent number: 8233333
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a reference voltage generator for generating a plurality of reference voltages each having different voltage levels in response to a self refresh enable control signal, and a voltage comparator for generating a result signal that controls a self refresh operation cycle by comparing each of the plurality of reference voltages with a temperature information voltage that represents an internal temperature of an integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Seok Jeong
  • Patent number: 8233334
    Abstract: A Code Address Memory (CAM) cell read control circuit of a semiconductor memory device includes a CAM cell read circuit configured to read data stored in a CAM cell and to output the read data, an internal delay circuit configured to delay an externally input reset signal and to generate a number of internal command signals, and a signal generation unit configured to generate an internal ready/busy signal in response to the internal command signals. The internal ready/busy signal is generated after the externally input reset signal has reset the CAM cell read circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Nam Kim, Beom Ju Shin
  • Patent number: 8231230
    Abstract: The invention relates to an image projection device having a light source (1) from which light at a different wavelength originates sequentially, having an image modulation arrangement (4) and a projection surface (6) on which images are perceived visually. The invention also relates to a light source drive circuit (2) for an image projection device such as this. An image projection device of this type is provided, in which the image modulation arrangement (4) comprises a polarization beam splitter (11) and two reflective display areas (12.1, 12.2), each display area (12.1, 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: dilitronics GmbH
    Inventor: Gerrit Wächter
  • Patent number: D664641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lisa June Hood, Signe Christina Larson
  • Patent number: D664642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lisa June Hood, Signe Christina Larson
  • Patent number: D664711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Vanessa Christie