Patents Assigned to "A" Co.
  • Patent number: 8667705
    Abstract: A clothes dryer having a lint cleaning device to collect and store lint generated during drying through a simple structure. The lint cleaning device, including a filter, a rectilinear blade performing a rectilinear motion to collect lint, and a rotary blade performing a rotary motion interlocking with the rectilinear motion of the rectilinear blade to collect lint, collects lint at a spot and stores the collected lint in a compressed state. The lint cleaning device is used for a long time without replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Bong Shin, Sung Jin Park, Jin Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 8668245
    Abstract: A front underfloor structure of a vehicle (EV) includes a protruding member protruding downward from a front underfloor surface of the vehicle, and redirects a flow of traveling air that flows around a front underfloor while traveling. The protruding member is configured as a protruding member with curved surface (31) disposed at a position closer to the vehicle front than front tires (1L, 1R) and in a central portion of the front underfloor straddling a vehicle center line (CL). The protruding member with curved surface (31) has a circumference of protrusion in a vehicle longitudinal direction that is longest at the position of the vehicle center line (CL), and the circumference of protrusion in the vehicle longitudinal direction becomes gradually shorter with increasing distance from the vehicle center line (CL) on both sides in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kakiuchi, Masahiro Ataka, Youhei Ogawa, Kazuaki Nakajima, Yuji Ishihara
  • Patent number: 8668711
    Abstract: A medical instrument has a cannula and a seal disposed in the cannula. An expansion device serves for expanding an opening in the seal for guiding shafts of other instruments of greater diameter in a sealed manner through the expanded opening. The expansion device has an expansion cone with a plurality of slats mounted pivotably on an annular body at a first end thereof, a second end of the slats being connected to the seal in an area of the opening. The slats are connected at its first ends to the annular body via spherical heads engaged into corresponding openings in the annular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Teichtmann, Michael Sauer
  • Patent number: 8670911
    Abstract: A vehicle stop control device is provided. The device is configured to perform a stop control for stopping a vehicle by adjusting a braking force for wheels and includes a target deceleration setting unit which sets a target deceleration as a target for stopping the vehicle so as to have a smaller value as a vehicle body velocity comes closer to zero, a deceleration obtaining unit which obtains a vehicle body deceleration of the vehicle, a control unit which performs the stop control of setting the braking force to have a smaller value as a subtraction value obtained by subtracting the target deceleration from the vehicle body deceleration is greater, and causing the set braking force to be applied to the wheels; and a determining unit which determines that a road surface is an ascent road when the braking force set by the control unit is zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shotaro Fukuda, Yukio Mori
  • Patent number: 8668597
    Abstract: A golf club 2 is provided with a head 4, a shaft 6, a tip member 8, and a screw member 10. The shaft 6 is inserted into a shaft hole of the tip member 8, and a tip part of the shaft 6 is fixed to the shaft hole. An axis line s1 of the shaft 6 is inclined with respect to an axis line z1 of the tip member 8. The head 4 has a head hole into which the tip member is inserted, a head side engaging part capable of being engaged with the tip member 8 inserted into the head hole, and a through hole into which the screw member 10 can be inserted. The tip member 8 has a shaft side engaging part 38 capable of being engaged with the head side engaging part. Circumferential relative positions A in which the head side engaging part and the shaft side engaging part can be engaged with each other are M kinds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8670086
    Abstract: A multifunctional plastic frame and a backlight module are disclosed. The multifunctional plastic frame comprises a frame body for supporting an LCD panel and covers movably connected with outer edges of the frame body. The covers are turned over along the outer edges of the frame body to press against edges of the LCD panel and to be buckled to the frame body. According to the present disclosure, the number of parts and consequently the cost are reduced; and the backlight module can be assembled quickly in a convenient way, which is favorable for improving the assembling efficiency of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gege Zhou, Yu-chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8671206
    Abstract: A system, a method and a device are each configured for dynamic assignment of survivability services to communication devices (such as, e.g. tablets, smart phones, mobile phones, laptops or other types of mobile communication devices) based on the device's current location and network context. Survivability services provide session and service continuity in case a centralized or cloud based session management service that may be hosted by one or more remote computer devices, such as for example servers, is not reachable due to network failure or service failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Geert Robert Marc Fieremans, Rodrigo Pastro, Johannes Ruetschi
  • Patent number: 8668251
    Abstract: A front pillar for an automobile includes a hollow member, an outer panel, and an inner panel. The inner panel has a restricting concave section receiving therein a part of the hollow member to restrict relative displacement of the hollow member in a vehicle width direction relative to the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Fujita
  • Patent number: 8670085
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device with small thickness and good aesthetic exterior appearance, which comprises a liquid crystal display panel for displaying images; a backlight unit for supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel; and a support member for supporting the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit, wherein the support member comprises a set cover for receiving the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit, the set cover functioning as an external cover; and a guide frame for guiding the position of the liquid crystal display panel and backlight unit, wherein the guide frame and liquid crystal display panel are connected with each other by a connection member provided therebetween. At this time, the lower and lateral sides of the display device are covered without using upper and external cases to cover the upper edge of display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Nam Jean, Nam Do Son, Song Ryol You, Sung Jin Shin, Kyeong Tak Baek, Seong Rok Kim, Dong Yong Kim, Min Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 8668640
    Abstract: Endoscopes and other viewing devices that control the light that contacts a sample and/or that is detected emanating from a sample. The viewing devices are particularly well suited for in vivo imaging, although other uses are also included. The viewing devices, and methods related thereto, comprise a spatial light modulator in the illumination and/or detection light path so that light transmitted to the target via a bundle of light guides or optical system is transmitted substantially only into the cores of the light guide bundle and not into the cladding surrounding the light guides, filler between the light guides in the bundle, or undesired light guides. Also, methods and apparatus for mapping the pixels of the spatial light modulator to the cores of the light guides in the bundle (preferably at least 3 pixels (e.g., at least 3 mirrors for a digital micromirror device) for each core), as well as for mapping the light guides of one light guide bundle to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Motic China Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Calum E. MacAulay, Andrew L. P. Dlugan, Pierre Lane
  • Patent number: 8669142
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a package structure is provided. A seed layer is formed on a upper surface of a metal substrate. A patterned dry film layer is formed on a lower surface of the metal substrate and the seed layer. A portion of the seed layer is exposed by the patterned dry film layer. The patterned dry film layer is used as an electroplating mask to electroplate a circuit layer on the portion of the seed layer exposed by the patterned dry film layer. A chip is bonded to and electrically connected to the circuit layer. A molding compound is formed on the metal substrate. The molding compound encapsulates the chip, the circuit layer and the portion of the seed layer. A portion of the metal substrate and a portion of the seed layer are removed so as to expose a portion of the molding compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Subtron Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hao Sun
  • Patent number: 8669362
    Abstract: Processes are provided which create an aldehyde methylene, or hydrated or hemiacetal methylene attached to a heteroatom of a 6 membered ring without going through an olefinic group and without the necessity of using an osmium reagent. In particular, a compound of formula (I) can be produced from (II) and avoid the use of an allyl amine: (formulae I and II) where R, P1 P3, R3 and Rx are as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Shiongi & Co., Ltd., VIIV Healthcare Company
    Inventors: Brian Johns, Maosheng Duan, Toshikazu Hakogi
  • Patent number: 8668853
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensionally deformable, sheet-like reinforcing structure, wherein material attenuations (3) are incorporated into a sheet-like, cellular base material, distributed over an area of the base material, by means of cutting or sawing, said material attenuations (3) sub-dividing the base material into a plurality of material cells (1) which are delineated from each other by the material attenuations (3) but are still connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: ESC Extended Structured Composites GmbH & Co. Kg
    Inventor: Fritz Michael Streuber
  • Patent number: 8668248
    Abstract: A vehicle body (11) including: a tunnel cross-member (28) extending in the vehicle's widthwise direction along the lower surface of a tunnel section (18) of the floor panel (19); left and right side-frame extensions (22, 22) extending rearward along the lower surfaces (31, 32) of the dashboard (15) from the rear ends of left and right front side-frames (16, 16). The left and right side-frame extensions each bifurcate into a side sill-side extension (43, 43) which, while tilting, extends rearward and outward in the vehicle's widthwise direction from the rear end of each of the left and right side-frame extensions to a side sill (17, 17), and into a tunnel-side extension (44, 44) which, while tilting, extends rearward and inward in the vehicle's widthwise direction from the rear end of each of the left and right side-frame extensions to the tunnel cross-member. The tilt of the side sill-side extensions and the tilt of the tunnel-side extensions are substantially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Ishizono, Takumi Tsuyuzaki, Kosaku Tomozawa
  • Patent number: 8669600
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a gate electrode formed on a substrate; a active pattern and an ohmic contact pattern formed to overlap with the gate electrode with a gate insulating film therebetween; a source electrode formed on the active pattern and the ohmic contact; a drain electrode formed to oppose the source electrode; a pixel electrode overlapped with the drain electrode and directly contacted with the drain electrode; a common electrode formed to overlap with the pixel electrode with a passivation film therebetween and having a plurality of holes; and wherein the plurality of holes of the common electrode are only formed on a region in which the pixel electrode is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Il Park, Dae Lim Park
  • Patent number: 8669696
    Abstract: A field emission electron source array includes a number of field emission electron sources aligned side by side. Each field emission electron source includes a linear carbon nanotube structure, an insulating layer and a conductive ring. The linear carbon nanotube structure has a first end and a second end. The insulating layer is coated on an outer surface of the linear carbon nanotube structure. The first conductive ring includes a first ring face and a second ring face, and the first ring face is coplanar with an end surface of the first end of the linear carbon nanotube structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cai-Lin Guo, Jie Tang, Peng Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8670884
    Abstract: In the case where a temperature allowance of one translational mechanism of a plurality of the translational mechanisms (the electric motors 31R, 31L) larger than a temperature allowance of the other translational mechanisms, the operation mode of a plurality of the translational mechanisms are controlled so that the heat generation amount of the one translational mechanism becomes larger than the heat generation amount of the other translational mechanisms. By doing so, the difference between the temperature allowances of a plurality of the translational mechanisms is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Takenaka
  • Patent number: 8669802
    Abstract: A wide range level shift system receives an input signal with a first voltage level and a second voltage level. The wide range level shift system transforms the input signal to an output signal with a third voltage level and a fourth voltage level, wherein the first voltage level is smaller than the second voltage level, the second voltage level is smaller than the third voltage level, and the fourth voltage level is smaller than the first voltage level. The wide range level shift system reduces the number of transistors required, the layout area of the transistors, and the power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Orise Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang-Cheng Cheng, Chien-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 8670391
    Abstract: Disclosed is a channel allocation method for asynchronous mobile communication system for mapping a call between channels equally. The method converts at least a mobile phone connected to a channel having a high loading dose and then connects the mobile phone to a channel having a low loading dose, in case that a difference of a loading dose between channels is greater than a predetermined value after a loading dose of available respective channel is measured in a node B/RNC and a difference of loading doses between available respective channels is calculated in an asynchronous mobile communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young-Lak Kim
  • Patent number: D700891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hirakawa, Yoichi Hashimoto, Takao Yamauchi