Patents Assigned to Sharp
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Patent number: 12224381Abstract: In an element provided with a QD layer including QD phosphor particles, a first hole transport layer located between a first electrode and the QD layer is formed of a continuous film of a first carrier transport material. A second hole transport layer located between the first hole transport layer and the QD layer includes nanoparticles formed of a second carrier transport material.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenji Kimoto
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Patent number: 12225569Abstract: Examples of user equipments (UEs) are described. A UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive first information to configure one or more channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RS) for tracking and second information to configure time domain correlation related information. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a channel state information (CSI) report including the time domain correlation related information. A first parameter trs-Info is included in the first information. A second parameter reportQuantity is not set to ‘none’. The time domain correlation related information is measured by the one or more CSI-RS for tracking.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazunari Yokomakura, Zhanping Yin, Kai Ying
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Patent number: 12225235Abstract: A video coding device may be configured to signal reference picture lists according to one or more of the techniques described herein. In one example, a method of decoding video data comprises: receiving reference picture list syntax elements; and parsing a syntax element specifying a value of a picture order count delta in the reference picture list syntax elements, wherein the syntax element is defined by i in a range of 0 to a number of entries in the reference picture list syntax elements, wherein: in case that a value i is not equal to zero, the picture order count delta is set to a value of the syntax element defined by i, wherein i is the number of entries in the reference picture list syntax elements, and in a case that a value i is equal to zero, the picture order count delta is set to a value of the syntax element plus one.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
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Publication number: 20250044295Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers that correlate with responses to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy. A biomarker that can differentiate responders from non-responders to this combination therapy can potentially be used to select human subjects who have a higher probability to benefit from such a combination therapy. In one embodiment, a combined positive score (CPS) for PD-L 1 expression in a tumor sample from a human subject is used as a biomarker to differentiate a responder from a non-responder to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy. In another embodiment, a T-cell-inflamed gene expression profile (TcellinfGEP) score is used as a biomarker to differentiate a responder from a non-responder to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Rachel Allison Altura, Jared Lunceford, Julia F. Markensohn, Leah Suttner, Douglas C. Wilson
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Publication number: 20250041428Abstract: The present invention provides a number of process improvements related to the conjugation of capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae to a carrier protein. These processes are serotype specific and include acid hydrolysis, addition of sodium chloride to the reductive amination reaction, and addition of sucrose to dissolve polysaccharides. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates prepared using the processes of the invention can be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Patrick McHugh, Janelle Konietzko
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Patent number: 12219150Abstract: Object A video coding and decoding apparatus that can enhance coding efficiency is provided. Solution A video decoding apparatus includes an OOB determination unit configured to determine whether a reference block is a target of OOB processing by comparing coordinates of the reference block with coordinates of a picture, and an OOB mask derivation unit configured to derive mask data indicating whether a pixel is available by comparing coordinates of the pixel included in the reference block with the coordinates of the picture. The OOB determination unit determines whether the reference block is the target of the OOB processing based on presence or absence of processing to be applied to a reference picture including the reference block.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoko Aono
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Patent number: 12219170Abstract: A method of performing motion vector prediction for coding video data is disclosed. A full precision motion vector mv is determined for generating a prediction for video block in a first picture. A rounded motion vector rmv having a less precision than the full precision motion vector mv is stored. A motion vector predictor candidate is generated for a video block in a second picture from the stored motion vector.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kiran Mukesh Misra, Frank Bossen, Christopher Andrew Segall
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Patent number: 12215116Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula I act as arginase inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for arginase-related diseases.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Abdelghani Abe Achab, Matthew L. Childers, Jared N. Cumming, Christian Fischer, Symon Gathiaka, Hakan Gunaydin, Charles A. Lesburg, Derun Li, Min Lu, Anandan Palani, Rachel L. Palte, Qinglin Pu, David L. Sloman, Sung-Sau So, Chunrui Sun, Hongjun Zhang
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Patent number: 12215101Abstract: The present invention is directed to pro drugs of 2-methyl-N-((5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)methyl)-6-(((1S,2S)-2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)cyclopropyl)methoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Sachin Mittal, Jason W. Skudlarek, Izzat T. Raheem
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Patent number: 12219797Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure, in a non-display region, an oxide semiconductor layer is provided in a frame-like shape along a peripheral edge of a through hole, a first opening is provided in a first inorganic insulating film so as to surround the through hole in a plan view and expose the oxide semiconductor layer in the non-display region, a common functional layer is provided so as to extend from a display region to the non-display region, a second opening is provided in a frame-like shape so as to surround the through hole in a plan view and expose the oxide semiconductor layer in the common functional layer, and a second inorganic insulating film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer via the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Sonoda, Takashi Ochi, Jumpei Takahashi
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Patent number: 12219518Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a paging reception is provided. The method includes determining whether the UE registers to a first network associated with an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network; determining whether to transmit a requested offset value for a paging occasion calculation to the first network after the UE determines that the UE registers to the first network; transmitting, to the first network, the requested offset value after the UE determines to transmit the requested offset value to the first network; receiving, from the first network, a configured offset value for the paging occasion calculation; forwarding, by a Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) layer of the UE, to a lower layer of the UE, the configured offset value; and performing the paging reception based on a first UE identity (ID), wherein the first UE ID is determined based on the configured offset value.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hung-Chen Chen, Mei-Ju Shih, Yung-Lan Tseng, An-An Lee
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Patent number: 12219416Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions embodied therein and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to receive through a serving cell of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), a sidelink (SL) resource configuration of a second RAT, determine first validity area information associated with the first RAT and second validity area information associated with the second RAT, and identify a validity area of the SL resource configuration based on the first validity area information and the second validity area information.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yung-Lan Tseng, Hung-Chen Chen, Mei-Ju Shih, Yu-Hsin Cheng
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Patent number: 12219559Abstract: A terminal apparatus comprises a reception unit and a higher layer processing unit. When a carrier is set in an unlicensed band, the reception unit is configured to detect a first PDCCH in a first type 0 PDCCH common search space set and receive a first PDSCH scheduled by the first PDCCH. When the carrier is not set in the unlicensed band, the reception unit is configured to detect a second PDCCH in a second type 0 PDCCH common search space set and receive a second PDSCH scheduled by the second PDCCH. A higher layer processing unit is configured to manage common RRC signaling included in the first PDSCH or the second PDSCH. A time domain resource configuration of the first PDSCH is a first configuration, and a time domain resource configuration of the second PDSCH is a second configuration different from the first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Daiichiro Nakashima, Shoichi Suzuki, Toshizo Nogami, Wataru Ouchi, Taewoo Lee, Huifa Lin
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Patent number: 12219788Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a first electrode serving as an anode; a second electrode serving as a cathode; a light-emitting layer, of a first wavelength range, provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; an oxide layer provided between the light-emitting layer of the first wavelength range and the first electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode; and an oxide layer provided between the oxide layer and the second electrode, and having contact with the oxide layer. Either the oxide layer or the oxide layer whichever farther away from the light-emitting layer of the first wavelength range is made of a semiconductor. A density of oxygen atoms in the oxide layer is lower than a density of oxygen atoms in the oxide layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenji Kimoto
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Patent number: 12219633Abstract: A method of triggering a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) status report performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, from a network, a Data Radio Bearer (DRB) configuration that is associated with a first PDCP entity of the UE; receiving, from the network, a Multicast Broadcast Service Radio Bearer (MRB) configuration that is associated with a second PDCP entity of the UE; triggering, by the first PDCP entity, a first PDCP status report based on a first configuration of the first PDCP entity; and triggering, by the second PDCP entity, a second PDCP status report based on a second configuration of the second PDCP entity.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Heng-Li Chin, Hung-Chen Chen, Chia-Hung Wei, Yung-Lan Tseng
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Patent number: 12219129Abstract: A method of decoding video data by an electronic device is provided. The electronic device determines at least one block vector predictor for a block unit determined from a current frame according to the video data. The electronic device determines, from the current frame, a block template region adjacent to the block unit and a plurality of candidate template regions each indicated by a specific one of the at least one block vector predictor and a corresponding one of block vector differences in a vector difference list. The electronic device determines a first cost value between the block template region and each of the candidate template regions and determines, based on the first cost values, an adjusted difference list including at least one of the block vector differences. The electronic device selects, based on the adjusted difference list, a reference block from the current frame for reconstructing the block unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yu-Chieh Nien, Yu-Chiao Yang
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Patent number: 12219435Abstract: A method performed by a UE for management of MBS data reception is provided. The method includes receiving a DRX configuration mapped to an MBS, the DRX configuration including a timer and controlling activity of the UE for monitoring a PDCCH associated with a G-RNTI of the MBS; receiving a first DL assignment associated with the G-RNTI on the PDCCH; identifying an unsuccessful reception of a PDSCH that is scheduled by the first DL assignment and used for receiving data of the MBS; starting the timer after identifying the unsuccessful reception of the PDSCH; and enabling use of a C-RNTI to decode a second DL assignment while the timer is running. A UE using the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Heng-Li Chin, Chia-Hung Lin, Hung-Chen Chen, Chia-Hung Wei, Yung-Lan Tseng
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Patent number: 12218716Abstract: In a case of configuring multiple configured grants, signal detection in a base station apparatus is efficiently performed. For configured grant scheduling, by configuring a plurality of time offset values, multiple transmission opportunities are generated. To each of the transmission opportunities, a slot retransmission is applied. In a case that multiple transmission patterns are generated due to the plurality of time offsets, transmission is performed by using a transmission pattern, among the multiple transmission patterns, that causes the number of remaining retransmissions to increase.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osamu Nakamura, Shohei Yamada
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Publication number: 20250034211Abstract: The crosslinked peptidomimetic macrocycles disclosed herein comprise an alkene or alkyne staple and a poly-amino acid C-terminal tail. These crosslinked peptidomimetic macrocycles have improved binding to MDM2 and MDMX (aka MDM4), are protease resistant, cell permeable without inducing membrane disruption, and intracellularly activate p53 by binding MDM2 and MDMX thereby antagonizing MDM2 and MDMX binding to p53. These peptidomimetic macrocycles may be useful in anticancer therapies, particularly in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, MSD International GmbH, Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchInventors: Hubert Josien, Arun Chandramohan, Charles William Johannes, Christopher J. Brown, Srinivasaraghavan Kannan, Anthony William Partridge, Chandra Shekhar Verma, Lin Yan, Tsz Ying Yuen
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Publication number: 20250034258Abstract: The invention relates, in part, to single domain antibody constructs. In particular, the invention relates, in part, to single domain antibody constructs that include a non-blocking ?-PDL1 VHH that would provide minimal disruption of the PD-1/?PD-L1 binding interaction. The invention further relates to a method for detecting cell-cell interactions using the VHH sequences provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Edward P. Bowman, Olugbeminiyi O. Fadeyi, Rob C. Oslund