Patents Represented by Attorney T
  • Patent number: 8324868
    Abstract: A modular and scalable power source can be used to supplement and/or replace existing sources of power. In some embodiments, a DC source can be used to charge a battery in a host system, provide power as a back-up system, or be a primary source of power. The power source includes a set of battery units and one or more circuits that provide an alternative signal path around the battery units if the battery units are at a particular charge level. Temperature sensors are used to turn off or otherwise adjust the alternative signal paths if the temperatures of the alternative signal paths become too high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Valence Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Choi, Sunny Chan, Kwun Kin
  • Patent number: 8324109
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate insulation layer over a substrate, sequentially forming a silicon layer and a metal layer over the gate insulation layer, performing a first gate etching process to etch the metal layer using a gate hard mask layer, formed on the metal layer, as an etch barrier, and then partially etch the silicon layer, thereby forming a first pattern, performing a second gate etching process to partially etch the silicon layer, thereby forming an undercut beneath the metal layer, forming a capping layer on both sidewalls of the first pattern including the undercut, performing a third gate etching process to etch the silicon layer to expose the gate insulation layer using the gate hard mask layer and the capping layer as an etch barrier, thereby forming a second pattern, and performing a gate re-oxidation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Han Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8319684
    Abstract: A method and system for assisting mobile stations to locate a satellite use an efficient messaging format. A server computes a correction between coarse orbit data of a satellite and precise orbit data of the satellite. A coordinate system is chosen such that variation of the correction is substantially smooth over time. The server further approximates the correction with mathematical functions to reduce the number of bits necessary for transmission to a mobile station. The mobile station, upon receiving the coefficients, evaluates the mathematical functions using the coefficients and a time of applicability (e.g., the current time), converts the evaluated result to a standard coordinate system, and applies the conversion result to the coarse orbit data to obtain the precise orbit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael James Wengler, Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein, Zoltan F. Biacs, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Patent number: 8319519
    Abstract: An impedance code generation circuit includes an impedance unit configured to drive a calibration node to a first level by using an impedance value determined by an impedance code, a code generation unit configured to generate the impedance code so that a voltage of the calibration node has a voltage level between a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, and a reference voltage generation unit configured to generate the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage in response to the impedance code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Kwang-Su Lee
  • Patent number: 8317902
    Abstract: A process for removing polar components from a process stream in a refinery process without cooling the process stream. The process stream is fed to a first adsorber unit to remove contaminants containing sulfur at substantially the same elevated temperature by exposing the process stream to a metal oxide and/or a mixed metal oxide to remove the sulfur containing contaminants and produce a metal sulfide and a desulfurized process stream. The metal sulfide may be regenerated by exposing it to a stream of oxygen and the desulfurized process stream exposed to the regenerated metal/mixed metal oxide to remove moisture from the stream. The stream is then processed within a second adsorber unit to remove nitrogen containing contaminants at substantially the same elevated temperature by exposing the stream to a molecular sieve and/or zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Bhupender S Minhas, Frederick Y. Lo, Ian A Cody, Donald E Stratton
  • Patent number: 8317819
    Abstract: A collapsible medical device for use, e.g., as a vascular filter. The device includes a mandrel having a distal end and a stop spaced proximally of the distal end. A proximal length of the mandrel extends proximally of the stop and a distal length of the mandrel extends distally of the stop. A functional element (e.g., a vascular filter) has a radially expandable body and includes a proximal slider and a distal slider. The proximal and distal sliders are slidable along the mandrel independently of one another such that the distance between the proximal slider and distal slider can be varied to effect different configurations of the functional element. In one method of using such a device, the functional element is urged distally to a treatment site by urging the mandrel distally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Richard S. Kusleika
  • Patent number: 8320542
    Abstract: Methods and systems provided telephone accessible services to callers which are responsive to information about the caller obtained during the call. A telephone service point located anywhere within the telephone network receives a telephone call to particular numbers referred to as hypernumbers and provides services specified for the dialed number. The service point may request data from the caller's communication device and provide services or route the call in response to caller-specific information received from the communication device. Caller communication devices may be configured with software to communicate with the service point, including gathering requested caller information and transmitting the information to the service point. The service point may be configured to send information to the caller's communication device. The service point may be configured to send caller data to a server of the hypernumber owner and route the call to particular destinations based upon the caller data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Satish Raj
  • Patent number: 8319538
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a common delay circuit configured to delay an input signal in response to a delay control code to output a first delayed input signal and a second delayed input signal; a first delay circuit configured to delay the first delayed input signal in response to the delay control code and to output a first output signal; and a second delay circuit configured to delay the second delayed input signal in response to the delay control code and to output a second output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Hoon Kim, Hyun-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 8319535
    Abstract: A DLL circuit includes a common delay line configured to generate a delay locked clock by selectively delaying a source clock by one or more unit delays in response to a first delay control code or a second delay control code, a clock cycle detector configured to compare a phase of the source clock with a phase of the delay locked clock in a cycle detection mode and generate the first delay control code corresponding to a delay amount of a cycle of the source clock based on a result of comparing the phases of the source and delay locked clocks, a feedback delay configured to delay the delay locked clock and output a feedback clock, and a delay amount controller configured to compare the phase of the source clock with a phase of the feedback clock in a delay locking mode and change the second delay control code based on a result of comparing the source and feedback clocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Min Jang, Yong-Ju Kim, Hae-Rang Choi
  • Patent number: 8320194
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first data input circuit configured to align data inputted to a first data pad in parallel for transferring the aligned data to a first global bus and for transferring the aligned data to a second global bus in a test mode; and a second data input circuit configured to align data inputted to a second data pad in parallel for transferring the aligned data to the second global bus and to not receive data in the test mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Jae-Il Kim, Chang-Ho Do
  • Patent number: 8318187
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising (A) a first structured and adhesive film-forming fatty phase comprising (i) one or more lipidic components that are mutually compatible with one another when liquefied; (ii) at least one adhesive film-forming agent; and (iii) at least one lipophilic structuring agent in an amount effective to retain a second fatty phase entrapped in said cosmetic composition prior to application on mammalian keratinous tissue; and (B) a second fatty phase comprising at least one non-volatile lipidic component wherein said second fatty phase (B) is incompatible with said first structured and adhesive film-forming fatty phase (A) and said second fatty phase (B) is entrapped in said composition where upon application of said composition to mammalian keratinous tissue, said second fatty phase (B) readily separates from said composition to form a barrier layer over said first structured and adhesive film-forming fatty phase (A) and wherein said composition is substantially free of surfactants such
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Christopher Sabino, Marilyn Ann Glen, Thomas Elliot Rabe
  • Patent number: 8319296
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a carbon-containing electrode and a method for fabricating the same, an electrode has a high work function due to a carbon-containing TiN layer contained therein. It is possible to provide a dielectric layer having a high permittivity and thus to reduce the leakage current by forming an electrode having a high work function. Also, sufficient capacitance of a capacitor can be secured by employing an electrode having a high work function and a dielectric layer having a high permittivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Woo Do, Kee-Jeung Lee, Young-Dae Kim, Mi-Hyoung Lee, Jeong-Yeop Lee
  • Patent number: 8320197
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device having read and write operations includes a discrimination signal generating unit for generating a discrimination signal during the write operation and a selective delay unit for receiving and selectively delaying a command-group signal in response to the discrimination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung-Whan Kim, Seok-Cheol Yoon
  • Patent number: 8320205
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first data input/output unit configured to receive a normal training data, whose data window is scanned based on an edge of a source clock, in response to a training input command, and output a data in a state where an edge of the data window is synchronized with the edge of the source clock in response to a training output command, and a second data input/output unit configured to receive a recovery information training data, whose data window is scanned based on the edge of the source clock, in response to the training input command, and output a data in a state where an edge of a data window is synchronized with the edge of the source clock in response to the training output command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Jung-Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 8319738
    Abstract: A touchscreen module comprises a display for presenting information to a user of the touchscreen module; a touch panel mounted in overlapping relationship with the display; a touch panel controller coupled to the touch panel for detecting a point on the touch panel touched by the user; and non-volatile memory associated with the display. The non-volatile memory includes a first memory portion for storing information relating to the display, and a second memory portion for storing calibration data relating to the touch panel, thereby enabling calibration data to be retrieved from the touchscreen module when the touchscreen module is installed in a terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Taylor
  • Patent number: 8320199
    Abstract: A data output circuit for a semiconductor memory device includes a first driver configured to output a first drive control signal in response to a data signal, a drive controller configured to compare a voltage level of the first drive control signal with a reference voltage and output a second drive control signal, and a second driver configured to drive an output terminal in response to the first drive control signal and additionally drive the output terminal in response to the second drive control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Young-Jun Yoon
  • Patent number: 8314021
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a thin film over trenches by using a first source gas and a first reaction gas; performing a first post-treatment on the thin film by using a second reaction gas; and performing a second post-treatment on the thin film by using a second source gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Jik-Ho Cho, Seung-Jin Yeom, Seung-Hee Hong, Nam-Yeal Lee
  • Patent number: 8314651
    Abstract: An internal voltage generator includes: a detection unit configured to detect a level of an internal voltage in comparison to a reference voltage; a first driving unit configured to discharge an internal voltage terminal, through which the internal voltage is outputted, in response to an output signal of the detection unit; a current detection unit configured to detect a discharge current flowing through the first driving unit; and a second driving unit configured to charge the internal voltage terminal in response to an output signal of the current detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Taek-Sang Song, Dae-Han Kwon, Jun-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 8313522
    Abstract: A self-expandable shape memory alloy stent includes first and second wires made of super-elastic shape memory alloy. The first wire extends downwardly from the top to the bottom of the stent without interlocking with itself but extends upwardly from the bottom to the top of the stent while interlocking with itself to leave a multiplicity of rhombic spaces. Similarly, the second wire extends downwardly from the top to the bottom of the stent without interlocking with itself but extends upwardly from the bottom to the top of the stent while interlocking with itself, in such a manner as to divide the rhombic spaces formed by the first wire into four small rhombic spaces. The first wire and the second wire are woven with each other in such a manner that the second wire passes alternately below and above the first wire at intersection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: Taewoong Medical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyong-Min Shin, Kang-sun Hong
  • Patent number: D671684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Jo Wilby, Vanessa Christie, Kristopher William Schulz