Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 8767581
    Abstract: A method for measurement reporting is described. A measurement configuration is received from an evolved NodeB (eNB). The measurement configuration includes a single measurement object in a carrier frequency. A measurement report for a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is generated based on the measurement configuration. The measurement report is sent to the eNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Shohei Yamada
  • Patent number: 8767155
    Abstract: A method for producing a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates, a first electrode formed on one substrate, a second electrode formed on the other substrate, and liquid crystal molecules filled between the substrates. The method includes providing alignment layer material exhibiting a vertically orienting property for a selected one of the substrates, aligning a mask having permeable portions and impermeable portions over a selected substrate, irradiating the mask with ultraviolet rays in a first inclined azimuthal direction, and simultaneously irradiating the mask from a second inclined azimuthal direction which is substantially 180 degrees different from the first inclined azimuthal direction. Additionally, the azimuthal direction of the alignment of liquid crystal molecules in a first region of the substrate is substantially 180 degrees different from the azimuthal direction of the alignment of liquid crystal molecules in a second region of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidefumi Yoshida, Tsutomu Seino, Yasutoshi Tasaka
  • Patent number: 8766907
    Abstract: A drive control method for a display panel configured to constantly provide a good display quality with ensuring that EMI countermeasures are properly carried out is accomplished. Image data used to display a plurality of drive regions of a display panel obtained by dividing the display panel is supplied to data drivers of the plurality of drive regions based on transmission clock signals respectively having different transmission clock frequencies suitable for the plurality of divided drive regions, a common drive-start control signal used for all of the plurality of drive regions is generated based on a reference clock signal having a clock frequency different from any of the transmission clock frequencies, and drive signals start to be output from the data drivers of the plurality of drive regions to display elements corresponding to the respective data drivers at a same timing based on the supplied drive-start control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotaka Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 8767651
    Abstract: A mobile communication system and method are disclosed for designating the resources to be used for mapping the control signal of HARQ performed by a base station apparatus. The base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus communicate using a plurality of component carriers. The base station apparatus sets a single downlink component carrier for the mobile station apparatus and allocate, to the mobile station apparatus, a plurality of physical downlink shared channels by using a plurality of physical downlink control channels, which are mapped on the set downlink component carrier in the same subframe. The mobile station apparatus is designated, by the base station apparatus, a plurality of physical uplink control channels corresponding to the respective ones of the plurality of physical downlink control channels mapped on the set downlink component carrier, on a single uplink component carrier that corresponds to the set downlink component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shohei Yamada, Shoichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8765914
    Abstract: Purified genes encoding a cytokine referred to as interleukin-B30 (IL-B30) from a mammal, and reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding this molecule are provided. Methods of using the reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventor: J. Fernando Bazan
  • Patent number: 8767142
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (1) includes a liquid crystal display panel (2), a metal backlight chassis (4), a metal bezel (13), a printed circuit board (31), an electric conductor (14) via which the metal backlight chassis (4) and a ground land part (31f) of the printed circuit board (31) are electrically connected with each other, and a frame (10) having an insertion hole in which the electric conductor (14) is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Toyoyama
  • Patent number: 8767834
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for selectively determining a quantization parameter based on coding parameters. In some embodiments, a quantization parameter selection may be based on the presence of non-zero transform coefficients as well as other parameters. Some embodiments relate to rewriting a multi-layer bitstream to a single-layer bitstream with a quantization parameter selected with reference to transform coefficients. Some embodiments convert a scalable, multi-layer video sequence into a single-layer, non-scalable video sequence that is compatible with legacy devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Segall, Jie Zhao
  • Patent number: 8767282
    Abstract: A plasmonic polarizer and a method for fabricating the plasmonic polarizer are provided. The method deposits alternating layers of non-metallic film and metal, forming a stack. A hard mask is formed overlying the stack. The hard mask comprises structures having dimensions and periods between adjacent structures less than a first length, where the first length is equal to (a first wavelength of light/2). The stack is etched through openings in the hard mask to form pillar stacks of alternating non-metallic and metal layers having the dimensions of the hard mask structures. Then, the hard mask structures are removed. In one aspect, subsequent to removing the hard mask structures, the spaces between the pillar stacks are filled with a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Akinori Hashimura, Douglas J. Tweet, Apostolos T. Voutsas
  • Patent number: 8767824
    Abstract: A method for decoding video includes receiving a frame of the video that includes at least one slice and at least one tile. Each of the at least one slice and the at least one tile are not all aligned with one another. Each of the at least one slice is characterized that it is decoded independently of the other the at least one slice. Each of the at least one tile is characterized that it is a rectangular region of the frame and having coding units for the decoding arranged in a raster scan order. The at least one tile of the frame are collectively arranged in a raster scan order of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiran Misra, Christopher A. Segall
  • Patent number: 8765409
    Abstract: Compounds and methods are described for producing protein compositions having reduced amounts of O-linked glycosylation. The method includes producing the protein in cells cultured in the presence of certain benzylidene thiazolidinediones inhibitors of Pmt-mediated O-linked glycosylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ranjit Desai, Lihu Yang
  • Patent number: 8765759
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula: (wherein variables A1, A2, A3, G1, G2, G3, G4, J, Ea, Eb, Ec, R6, R7, and Y are as described herein) which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Harold G. Selnick, Ian M. Bell, Melody McWherter, Donnette D. Staas, Shawn J. Stachel, Thomas Steele, Craig Stump, Michael R. Wood, C. Blair Zartman
  • Patent number: 8767828
    Abstract: A system for encoding and decoding video that uses power reduction techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhan Ma, Christopher A. Segall
  • Patent number: 8769325
    Abstract: Considering a position relation between client devices and an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus is appropriately shifted to a power saving mode. A position information storage portion stores information of a position relation between each of the client devices and the image processing apparatus, a monitored target extracting portion extracts, from among the client devices, a client device to be monitored whether or not to be online based on information including at least the information of the position relation, a status confirming portion confirms whether or not the client device extracted is online, a power saving mode shift judging portion judges whether or not to shift the image processing apparatus to a power saving mode based on a confirmation result, and a power controlling portion controls shifting to the power saving mode of the image processing apparatus based on a judgment result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 8765784
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5-substituted 1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-2-one derivatives which are positive allosteric modulators of the mGluR2 receptor, useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 receptor is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved, such as schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Arrington, Vadim Dudkin, Mark E. Layton, Joseph E. Pero, Alexander J. Reif
  • Patent number: 8767655
    Abstract: In a mobile communication system in which a plurality of component carriers are used, transmitting and receiving control information of HARQ effectively is realized. In a mobile communication system in which a base station apparatus (100) sets a plurality of downlink component carriers for a mobile station apparatus (200), the base station apparatus (100) transmits a downlink transport block to the mobile station apparatus (200) on one or a plurality of downlink component carriers among the plurality of downlink component carriers, and the mobile station apparatus transmits, to the base station apparatus (100), control information of HARQ for the downlink transport block on any one of physical uplink control channel resources corresponding to the one or plurality of downlink component carriers on which the downlink transport block has been transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shohei Yamada
  • Patent number: 8769666
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a plurality of printers (Pr1, Pr2, Pr3, Pr4, . . . ) and a plurality of client machines (PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4, PC5, . . . ). When requesting an image data processing to a printer other than the printer to which an image data processing has been requested firstly, the client machine checks the security level of the other printer to which the image data processing is to be requested before requesting the image data distribution processing to the other printer. When selecting another printer to which the image data distribution processing is to be requested, the security level in each printer is sufficiently considered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nomura, Katsuyoshi Fujiwara, Yuji Okamoto, Naofumi Ueda, Syoichiro Yoshiura
  • Patent number: 8765757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-Heterocyclic Substituted Indole Derivatives, compositions comprising at least one 3-Heterocyclic Substituted Indole Derivative, and methods of using the 3-Heterocyclic Substituted Indole Derivatives for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related disorder in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Tin-Yau Chan, Jose S. Duca, Liwu Hong, Charles A. Lesburg, Brian A. McKittrick, Haiyan Pu, Li Wang, Henry M. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 8768397
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is configured for performing uplink transmission power control. The wireless communication device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The wireless communication device performs uplink transmission power control for multiple regulated frequency bands or component carriers. The wireless communication device determines a total transmission power for at least one component carrier and allocates transmission power to at least one antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kimihiko Imamura, Prem L. Sood
  • Patent number: 8766275
    Abstract: This composite semiconductor device has a normally-on first field effect transistor and a normally-off second field effect transistor connected in series between first and second terminals, gates of the first and second field effect transistors being connected to second and third terminals, respectively, and N diodes being connected in series in a forward direction between a drain and a source of the second field effect transistor. Therefore, a drain-source voltage (Vds) of the second field effect transistor can be restricted to a voltage not higher than a withstand voltage of the second field effect transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoyasu Iketani, Tomohiro Nozawa, Yoshiaki Nozaki, John K. Twynam, Hiroshi Kawamura, Keiichi Sakuno
  • Patent number: 8767516
    Abstract: In an optical information storage medium reproduction apparatus for reproducing an optical information storage medium including a plurality of information recording layers each including a recording mark having a length shorter than an optical system resolution limit, reproduction laser power for reading an information recording layer closest to a reproduction-laser-incident surface of the optical information storage medium is set to be lower than reproduction laser power for reading an information recording layer farthest from the reproduction-laser-incident surface but not lower than minimum reproduction laser power that satisfies a reproduction signal characteristic that the optical information storage medium reproduction apparatus requires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Yamamoto, Hirohisa Yamada, Yasuhiro Harada, Go Mori, Hideharu Tajima, Shigemi Maeda, Yoshiteru Murakami