Patents Assigned to A & A Company
  • Patent number: 11019671
    Abstract: A method for secondary node addition is provided. The method includes receiving, by a UE, a first RRC connection reconfiguration message from a master node, adding, by the UE, a secondary node in response to the first RRC connection reconfiguration message; and transmitting, by the UE, an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the secondary node via SRB3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Mei-Ju Shih, Chie-Ming Chou, Yung-Lan Tseng
  • Patent number: 11015795
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-conductive polymer heatsink with a lightweight heat-radiating structure, which may include: a base plate; a plurality of heat-radiating fins, which are formed in a lower part of the base plate to be spaced apart; a substrate, which is connected to an upper part of the base plate; and a light source connected to the substrate; wherein the cross-sectional area of the heat-radiating fin among the plurality of heat-radiating fins formed below the light source is larger than that of the adjacent heat-radiating fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY & KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyoung Chun Kweon
  • Patent number: 11018602
    Abstract: A power generating element is provided. The power generating element includes a pair of electrodes, an intermediate layer being insulating, and a substrate being flexible. The intermediate layer is disposed between the electrodes. The substrate is configured to support the electrodes and the intermediate layer. When the substrate undergoes a deformation, the intermediate layer is separated from or pressed against one of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mizuki Otagiri, Tsuneaki Kondoh, Tomoaki Sugawara, Yuko Arizumi, Junichiro Natori, Mayuka Araumi, Takahiro Imai, Hideyuki Miyazawa, Makito Nakashima, Megumi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11018819
    Abstract: A method and a device for wireless communication in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station are disclosed in the present disclosure. The UE performs K channel listenings respectively in K frequency sub-bands; determines that a first radio signal can only be transmitted in K1 frequency sub-band(s) of the K frequency sub-bands; and then transmits the first radio signal in the K1 frequency sub-band(s). Herein, the K channel listenings are used for determining the K1 frequency sub-band(s) out of the K frequency sub-bands; the first radio signal comprises K1 first sub-signal(s), the K1 first sub-signal(s) is(are) respectively transmitted in the K1 frequency sub-band(s); each of the K1 first sub-signal(s) carries a first bit block, the first bit block comprises a positive integer number of bits, and the number of bits comprised in the first bit block is related to the K1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: KeYing Wu, XiaoBo Zhang, Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 11015152
    Abstract: Described herein, are cleansing bar compositions comprising at least one cleanser chosen from soap and surfactant; taurine, in free or salt form; and at least one polymer. Methods of making using the cleansing bar compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Viktor Dubovoy, Zeenat Nabi, Jeffrey Mastrull, Shujiang Cheng, Laurence Du-Thumm, Long Pan
  • Patent number: 11018048
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pedestal includes having a support plate including a substrate, an electric element embedded in the substrate, and a conductive member connected to the electric element, preparing a tubular shaft that defines a chamber, securing the tubular shaft to the support plate, the conductive member being exposed in the chamber of the tubular shaft, and applying a protective layer on the conductive member by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. A system for manufacturing the pedestal and a pedestal are also provided in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Mohammad Nosrati
  • Patent number: 11018061
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a substrate having a first portion in a first device region and a second portion in a second device region. A first semiconductor strip is in the first device region. A dielectric liner has an edge contacting a sidewall of the first semiconductor strip, wherein the dielectric liner is configured to apply a compressive stress or a tensile stress to the first semiconductor strip. A Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) region is over the dielectric liner, wherein a sidewall and a bottom surface of the STI region is in contact with a sidewall and a top surface of the dielectric liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Lin Lee, Chih Chieh Yeh, Feng Yuan, Hung-Li Chiang, Wei-Jen Lai
  • Patent number: 11014370
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a print supply cartridge comprises a microcontroller to receive a timing challenge and enable authentication of the cartridge by providing a challenge response. The challenge response is provided in a challenge response time that falls within an expected time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jefferson P. Ward, Stephen D. Panshin
  • Patent number: 11015369
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of lock devices, systems, and methods. A locking system includes a locking mechanism with a controller configured to provide an actuation signal to an electronic actuator to extend or retract a locking mechanism and to adjust an allowable peak current for operating the electronic actuator to throw the deadbolt based on whether the allowable peak current is sufficient for the locking mechanism to achieve its locked or unlocked positions. The allowable peak current can be adjusted over time between a minimum and maximum peak current, thus optimizing the actual current draw from the electronic actuator required to throw the locking mechanism and minimizing power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: David M. Baty, Donald L. Beene, Raymond F. Rettig, William B. Ainley
  • Patent number: 11013984
    Abstract: Based on first data transmitted from a game controller, a game apparatus executes game processing for catching a predetermined game character and transmits, to the game controller, second data corresponding to the game character as a target to be caught. Based on the transmitted second data, the game controller outputs a sound corresponding to the caught game character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., THE POKÉMON COMPANY
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruyama, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Hiroki Soji, Kohei Odanaka, Masaya Takei, Tsunekazu Ishihara, Satoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11016095
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are diagnostic assays using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-active particles, including liquid-based assays; magnetic capture assays; microparticle-nanoparticle satellite structures for signal amplification in an assay; composite SERS-active particles useful for enhanced detection of targets; and sample tubes and processes for using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Kristin Weidemaier, Christian Sandmann, William Shannon Dillmore, James L. Schram, W. William Stewart, Robert E. Pearson, Helen Hsieh, Steven Keith, Rajendra R. Bhat, Andrea Liebmann-Vinson, Adam Craig Curry, Alexander G. Lastovich
  • Patent number: 11015806
    Abstract: A combustion device test apparatus including a combustion device, a holding station configured to hold the combustion device, a fuel supply conduit, and a pressure wave fuse coupling the fuel supply conduit to the combustion device, the pressure wave fuse being frictionally coupled to one or more of the combustion device and the fuel supply conduit at a frictional coupling such that the pressure wave fuse is configured to disengage one or more of the combustion device and the fuel supply conduit at the frictional coupling upon traversal of a flame front pressure wave through the pressure wave fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Phillip C. Reid, William G. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11019524
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. The UE receives first information, listens in a first frequency subband, and transmits a first radio signal in the first frequency subband starting from a first time-position. The first time-position is in a first time window, and the act of listening is used for determining the first time-position; the first time-position is one of L candidate time-position(s) in the first time window; the first information and a time domain position of the first time window are used together for determining at least one of the L and the L candidate time-position(s) in the first time window; and the L is a positive integer. The disclosure improves the utilization of radio resources in Autonomous UpLink (AUL) transmission, avoids interferences between UEs, and guarantees the fairness of channel occupancy between different UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Keying Wu, XiaoBo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11019557
    Abstract: A user equipment that communicates over a radio interface with a base station apparatus of a radio access network (RAN) comprises processor circuitry and receiver circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to initiate a first type system information block (SIB) acquisition process to receive a first type SIB. The first type SIB comprises scheduling information of a second type SI message, the second type SI message comprising at least one system information block (SIB); and an indication of broadcast status for the second type SI message, the indication indicating broadcasting. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive the first type SIB. The processor circuitry is further configured to initiate an SI message acquisition process to receive the SI message. In a case that a stored version of one of the at least one second type SIB is not valid, the first type SIB acquisition process is initiated upon a failure of the SI message acquisition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventor: Atsushi Ishii
  • Patent number: 11014750
    Abstract: A shuttle for logistics includes a vehicle body, a supercapacitor, a straight wheel, a straight motor, a transverse wheel, a transverse motor, a synchronous belt, a position sensor, a charging contact, a lifting motor, a lifting frame, a second synchronous belt, an encoder, a PLC controller, a lifting cam, a lifting position sensor, a telescopic fork, a finger, a telescopic fork position sensor, a telescopic fork motor, an antenna, and a controller. A bottom of the vehicle body is provided with the straight wheel and the transverse wheel, and a level of the straight wheel is lower than that of the transverse wheel. The straight motor and the transverse motor are arranged on the vehicle body, respectively. The straight motor is linked to the straight wheel, and the transverse motor is linked to the transverse wheel. The supercapacitor is arranged on the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: WU XI GALAXY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Lu Shen, Chunguang Gu, Yan Yang
  • Patent number: 11018299
    Abstract: A manufacture includes a first electrode having an upper surface and a side surface, a resistance variable film over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the resistance variable film. The resistance variable film extends along the upper surface and the side surface of the first electrode. The second electrode has a side surface. A portion of the side surface of the first electrode and a portion of the side surface of the second electrode sandwich a portion of the resistance variable film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Pei Hsieh, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Chern-Yow Hsu, Fu-Ting Sung, Shih-Chang Liu
  • Patent number: 11014490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp (24) for a rear view device of a motor vehicle (42), with at least one light source (26) for emitting light beams, a collection optics (32) for collimating the light beams and a scattering optic (34) downstream of the collection optics (32) in the beam path of the light beams, which has a first main direction of beam (38), which, in the installation position of the lamp (24) in a left-hand drive motor vehicle (42), is directed towards an eye ellipse (46) of a driver of the motor vehicle (42), and has a second main direction of beam (40) which, in the installation position of the lamp (24) in a right-hand drive motor vehicle (42), is directed towards an eye ellipse (44) of a driver of the motor vehicle (42). Furthermore, the invention relates to a rear view device with at least one lamp according to the invention and a motor vehicle with at least one lamp according to the invention or at least one rear view device according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Oliver Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11017472
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure describe systems and methods for handling a loss involving an insured vehicle. A total loss evaluation and handling system receives vehicle telematics data from a vehicle telematics device that monitors the vehicle. The total loss evaluation and handling system determines that a loss involving the vehicle has occurred, and a total loss evaluator selects a set of total loss rules configured to determine whether the loss is a total loss. The total loss evaluator applies the total loss rules selected to the vehicle telematics data received and determines whether the loss is a total loss based on the total loss rules applied. A total loss handler obtains an estimated value of the vehicle and generates a settlement amount based on the estimated value. The total loss handler initiates a payment corresponding to the settlement amount as settlement for the total loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Randall M. Hanson, Joel DeWall, Jamin Ejupi
  • Patent number: 11016674
    Abstract: Techniques are directed to reading data. Such techniques involve in response to receiving a read request for the target data, determining that target data is stored in both a first storage device and a second storage device. Such techniques further involve determining at least one of reliability and access load for each of the first storage device and the second storage device. Such techniques further involve: determining, based on the at least one of the reliability and the access load, one of the first storage device and the second storage device as a target storage device so as to respond to the read request. By means of certain techniques, at least one of the access load and service lives is balanced between storage devices so as to improve the efficiency of data read and the overall performance of a storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Hongpo Gao, Jian Gao, Xinlei Xu, Geng Han, Jianbin Kang
  • Publication number: 20210148073
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a quay wall attachment and a method for promoting biodiversity in a marine environment. The quay wall attachment includes a quad plate and a module. The quad plate is secured to a portion of a quay wall located underwater. The module includes a coral module, a fish module, a plant module, and combinations of the same. The coral module includes living corals and is secured to the quad plate. The fish module includes a hollow space and is secured to the quad plate. The plant module includes living marine plants and a hollow space, and is secured to the quad plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald Anthony LOUGHLAND, Michael Patrick HENNIGAN, Hattan Jaffar BALKHI