Patents Assigned to "A" Company
  • Patent number: 9156352
    Abstract: A driving assistant system and method having a warning function for alerting a driver of a risk level, which synthetically determines a running speed of a vehicle, a driver's inattention, a road condition, and the like and provides a warning corresponding to a degree of risk (risk level) to the driver. In particular, a calculated data value corresponding to a degree of a driver's drowsy or careless status is compared to calculation values corresponding to a vehicle speed and the degree of risk of a road to predetermined reference values corresponding to the output values and outputs at least one warning message alerting a driver of risk levels according to the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Sin Gu Kim
  • Patent number: 9157051
    Abstract: A cleaning composition comprising a liquid salt, and a hydrogen bond donor for the liquid salt, and a surfactant. Also a method of cleaning using the cleaning composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert D'Ambrogio, Deborah A. Peru, Karen Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 9160750
    Abstract: A communication access control system includes a messaging service facility and a computing system. The computing system has a permanent memory and hosts a plurality of access control cells (each having an input and an output address); a messaging service to send messages between at least some of the access control cells; and a control service to define a link. The link is selected from a C-link, an F-link, and a Q-link. The C-link connects the output address of a first read-write cell of the access control cells to the input address of a second read-write cell of the access control cells. The F-link connects a forwarder address to the input address of at least one of the access control cells. The Q-link connects the output address of at least one of the access control cells to a queue address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Viswanathan Kapaleeswaran, Amitabh Saxena
  • Patent number: 9160629
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for connecting wireless devices to a wireless network. The system includes at least one base station and wireless devices that are part of a wireless network. The base station is configured with a database that stores metrics for each wireless device. The base station may identify one or more wireless devices that are suitable to communicate data for each of wireless devices based on the stored metrics. The identified suitable wireless devices proxy communications for other wireless devices over the wireless network. The wireless devices are part of a package delivery truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Scott Martin, Michael Philip Dougan
  • Patent number: 9161227
    Abstract: A system for providing a trusted bearer communication link in a long term evolution (LTE) wireless network. The system attaches a mobile communication device to the long term wireless network. An enhanced node B processes a trust zone request from the mobile communication device. The enhanced node B processes a trust zone service request from the mobile communication device. The enhanced node B interworks with a home subscription server (HSS) and a policy control rules function (PCRF) server to verity the mobile communication device has a right to execute the requested trusted network service. The system established a trusted bearer communication link between the mobile communication device and the long term evolution wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Bye, Lyle W. Paczkowski, William M. Parsel, Matthew C. Schlesener, Trevor D. Shipley
  • Patent number: 9159564
    Abstract: A method of shielding through silicon vias (TSVs) in a passive interposer includes doping a substrate with positive ions, and implanting positive ions in an upper portion of the substrate, such that the substrate has at least a p-doped portion and a heavily p-doped upper portion. The method further includes forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) above the heavily p-doped upper portion. The method further includes forming a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs) through the ILD and the substrate, such that the passive interposer is configured to electrically couple at least one structure above and below the passive interposer. The method further includes forming, between pairs of TSVs of the plurality of TSVs, a plurality of shielding lines through the interlayer dielectric, the shielding lines configured to electrically couple the heavily p-doped upper portion of the substrate and at least one interconnect structure above the ILD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Tai Lu, Chih-Hsien Lin, Meng-Lin Chung
  • Patent number: 9157251
    Abstract: A fuse and a method of using the fuse to removably couple a structure to an anchor preferably partially embedded in concrete. The fuse is configured to be removably coupled to the anchor so that the fuse is positioned in a load path between the anchor and the structure. The fuse is configured to deform in a ductile manner when the structure exerts a force on the fuse that causes a stress in the fuse which exceeds an elastic limit of the fuse. The fuse may be decoupled from the anchor without altering the concrete, the anchor, and the structure. If the structure exerts a force on the fuse that causes the fuse to deform in a ductile manner, the fuse may be decoupled from the anchor and replaced with another fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan G. Newman, Kevin P. Heffern
  • Patent number: 9158482
    Abstract: A system and method for recommending and installing scheduled delivery (SD) print applications is disclosed. In one example, one or more SD print applications are determined based on prior usage of SD print applications in a printer application store by a user of a web connected computing device. Further, the determined one or more SD print applications are recommended by sending a notification to the web connected computing device and then to a web connected printer via an electronic messaging service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Rajesh Bhatia, Sandeep Matti Prabhu
  • Patent number: 9157346
    Abstract: A variable valve lift apparatus may include a camshaft, a cam lobe including at least one low lift cam and at least one high lift cam, and formed or mounted on an exterior circumference of the camshaft, and a cam follower opening a valve with a low lift or a high lift or closing the valve by a rotation of the camshaft. The cam follower may include a valve lift body pivoting on one side and opening or closing the valve by the cam lobe when the camshaft rotates, a bearing shaft fixedly mounted in the valve lift body, and at least one rolling bearing rotatably mounted on the bearing shaft and being movable axially on the bearing shaft to make contact selectively with the low lift cam or the high lift cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Sangyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9155833
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the use of a fluid over the lifecycle of the fluid, said systems including a plurality of fluid identification stations, each station having one or more sensors to detect and identify a parameter of a fluid, wherein a each station is operably interconnected thereby permitting each station to access and verify the identity of a fluid as determined by each independent fluid identification station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Nelson, David Feygin, Richard Byrd, Bart D. Peterson, Karthik Ranganathan, Weston F. Harding, Ralph L. Sonderegger, William R. Marshall
  • Patent number: 9157388
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for an engine driving an electrical power generation system are provided. In one embodiment, an example method for an engine driving an electrical power generation system includes adjusting an engine speed in response to a relationship between oxygen and fuel while maintaining a power transmitted to the electrical power generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Robert Mischler, Jassin Marcel Fritz, Sebastian Walter Freund
  • Patent number: 9159716
    Abstract: A stacked chip layout includes a central processing chip has a first area and a first active circuit block over the central processing chip, the first active circuit block has a second area. The stacked chip layout further includes a second active circuit block over the first active circuit block, the second active circuit block has a third area, the second active circuit block partially overlaps the first active circuit block and exposes a portion of the first active circuit block. The stacked chip layout further includes a third active circuit block over the second active circuit block, the third active circuit block has a fourth area, the third active circuit block partially overlaps at least one of the first active circuit block or the second active circuit block, and the third active circuit block exposes a portion of the first active circuit block and the second active circuit block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Ying-Yu Hsu
  • Patent number: 9158420
    Abstract: A display device includes a display having an array of pixels separated by inter-pixel gaps in at least one dimension. An electrode having a length direction is formed over the display and extends across at least a portion of the array of pixels. The electrode includes a plurality of electrically connected micro-wires formed in a micro-pattern. The micro-pattern has a first set of parallel micro-wires oriented at a first angle non-orthogonal to the length direction and a second set of parallel micro-wires oriented at a second angle non-orthogonal to the length direction different from the first angle. The micro-wires of the first and second sets intersect to form an array of electrically connected micro-wire intersections. At least every other micro-wire intersection on the micro-wires of the first set is located between the pixels in the inter-pixel gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventor: Ronald Steven Cok
  • Patent number: 9159017
    Abstract: A passive, metal mount, UHF RFID tag with a high antenna efficiency is provided. The passive, metal mount, UHF RFID tag has a first securing surface and second securing surface which are both hinged at sides of a main body of the tag and which allow the tag to be secured to flat objects, round objects having various circumferences or to objects having unusual exterior surfaces. A pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape secures the tag to the object. The tag allows the main body (or “form factor”) to be offset from a metallic asset which is tracked without the metallic object negatively interfering with the RFID. The metallic surface of the asset being tracked is used to activate the Patch antenna duality of the custom design inlay, thus increasing the radiation efficiency of the driven element (integrated circuit) and ultimately the read range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: William Frick and Company
    Inventors: John Poplawski, Benn Stutrud
  • Patent number: 9159885
    Abstract: A broadband light source includes a phosphor layer excited by light from multiple LEDs. A dichroic reflector reflects light from the LEDs onto the phosphor layer. First and second LEDs are responsible for first and second broadband portions respectively of a broadband output light of the source, each such broadband portion being broadband and nominally white. The device components are configured and arranged so that the first and second broadband light portions have different CIE color coordinates. These portions combine to yield a resultant color for the overall broadband light output of the source, which resultant color is a function of the relative amounts of the first and second broadband light portions. An open-loop or closed-loop controller can independently drive the LEDs to provide a desired mix of the broadband light portions so that the overall broadband light output has a color in a desired design space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Arokiaraj Jesudoss, Ravi Palaniswamy, Nicholas T. Gabriel
  • Patent number: 9157475
    Abstract: A contamination-resistant bearing assembly includes an outer ring mounted within a housing and an inner ring rotatably supported from the outer ring. Inboard and outboard seal structures are disposed within a bearing space defined between the rings and prevent contaminants from entering a rolling element lubrication zone. A surface seal may also be included to protect the spherical interface between the housing and outer ring. The improved structure allows dynamic alignment of the bearing assembly when acted on by outside forces and also allows for extended operation under maintenance free conditions with no need for relubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Peer Bearing Company
    Inventors: Jordan Eric Gutowski, Stefano Urso, Victor Manuel Marban, Joaquin Gutierrez, Louis John Lenick, Xinying Fan, Brian Alan Cohen, Daniel Nicholas Mazzarella, Feng Zhao
  • Patent number: 9156275
    Abstract: A continuous ink supply (CIS) apparatus, a CIS printer system and a method of CIS employ a one-way valve having a minimum negative activation pressure. The apparatus includes an off-axis ink supply to source liquid ink to a printhead of a printer. The one-way valve is positioned between the off-axis ink supply and the printhead. The minimum negative activation pressure at a printhead side of the one-way valve is at least enough to substantially precludes drooling from the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David N. Olsen, David B Novak
  • Patent number: 9157448
    Abstract: Various systems and apparatuses are provided for a turbulence member for an annular seal cavity in a fluid handling device. In one example, the turbulence member includes an inner face positioned to cooperate with a seal assembly in the annular seal cavity to define an inner channel. The turbulence member also includes an outer face positioned to cooperate with a housing to define an outer channel in the annular seal cavity. The turbulence member also includes a front face extending between the inner face and the outer face, and a rear face spaced from the front face and extending between the inner face and the outer face. The turbulence member is configured to disrupt fluid flow within the annular seal cavity and inhibit formation of an air pocket adjacent to the seal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeremy William Smith, William Edward Gray
  • Patent number: D740692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Vanessa Christie, Andrew Anthony Szczepanowski
  • Patent number: D740726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, John Kim, William K. Moore