Patents Assigned to Solutions
  • Patent number: 9448519
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a motor device, a speed command section, and a load detecting section. The motor control device includes: a motor configured to drive a rotating body and output a speed notification signal having an oscillation frequency corresponding to a rotational speed of the rotating body; and a driver IC configured to control a rotational speed of the motor. The speed command section is provided outside the motor device and configured to output a speed command signal designating a rotational speed of the motor to the driver IC. The load detecting section is provided outside the motor device and configured to derive a phase difference between the speed command signal and the speed notification signal and detect a load on the motor based on the phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Naohiro Anan
  • Patent number: 9450541
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to linear and efficient broadband power amplifiers. A power amplifier (PA) system can include an input circuit configured to receive a radio-frequency (RF) signal and split the RF signal into a first portion and a second portion. The PA system can further include a Doherty amplifier circuit including a carrier amplification path coupled to the input circuit to receive the first portion and a peaking amplification path coupled to the input circuit to receive the second portion. The PA system can further include an output circuit coupled to the Doherty amplifier circuit. The output circuit can include a balance to unbalance (BALUN) circuit configured to combine outputs of the carrier amplification path and the peaking amplification path to yield an amplified RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramon Antonio Beltran Lizarraga, Aleksey A. Lyalin, Russ Alan Reisner
  • Patent number: 9451106
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus, when there is a request of modification of a message, or the like, which are shown on a display for indication from a user, it remakes the operation program that includes a message part at the site in which the MFP or the like are installed, and a check of the validity of the message part to be changed is possible. A display shows first information. A memory part writes the first information, second information and operation program for changing a part or all of the first information, and a source code for a basis of the operation program. By a control apparatus, the second information is determined to be appropriate. A control circuit is accepted in this case and generates an operation program based on the source code, the first information, and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hironori Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9448416
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a laser light source; a circular substrate which has fluorescent body that emits light by using light from the laser light source as excitation light; a wheel motor which rotates circular substrate; a dichroic prism which transmits the light from fluorescent body while reflecting the light from the laser light source; a diffusion plate which diffuses the light from the laser light source; and a plate spring which interconnects diffusion plate and wheel motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Chifu, Motoyasu Utsunomiya
  • Patent number: 9448888
    Abstract: Preventing a rollback attack in a computing system that includes a primary memory bank and a backup memory bank, including during startup of the computing system: determining whether the computing system is attempting to use firmware in the backup memory bank; responsive to determining that the computing system is attempting to use firmware in the backup memory bank, determining whether the firmware in the backup memory bank is a previous version of firmware in the primary memory bank; responsive to determining that the firmware in the backup memory bank is a previous version of firmware in the primary memory bank, determining whether a system administrator has authorized the use of the firmware in the backup memory bank; and responsive to determining that the system administrator has authorized the use of the firmware in the backup memory bank, configuring the computing system to utilize the firmware in the backup memory bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiva R. Dasari, Raghuswamyreddy Gundam
  • Patent number: 9450346
    Abstract: An electrical contact pin for a printed circuit board. The electrical contact pin includes a first cylindrical portion having a first diameter and a second cylindrical portion extending from the first cylindrical portion. The second cylindrical portion has a second diameter larger than the first diameter. The second cylindrical portion includes a ledge configured to press against a wall of a printed circuit board. The second cylindrical portion further includes a groove configured to receive a sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge L. Garcia, Richard K. Schmid, Anthony J. Suppelsa
  • Patent number: 9449223
    Abstract: According to a processing period for OCR processing of image data for character recognition for a given page, the image processing section determines whether or not to generate image data for character recognition for a next page subsequent to the given page in accordance with an image quality setting different from that set for the given page. Upon determining generation in accordance with an image quality setting different from that set for the given page, the image processing section determines the image quality setting for the next page based on document type and size of the given page of the original document. The image processing section generates image data for character recognition for the next page in accordance with the determined image quality setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Shinichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9448496
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer includes a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer located on the charge generating layer. The charge transport layer contains a pigment that is absorptive with respect to a wavelength of exposed light. The pigment is a metal phthalocyanine pigment represented by General Formula (I) or a metal-free phthalocyanine pigment represented by General Formula (II), where X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom. R1 represents an aryl group or an alkyl group. R2-R4 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, an alkylthio group, a phenylthio group, or a dialkylamino group. M represents a metal atom. Y represents non-substitution or an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Azuma, Keiji Maruo, Kensuke Okawa, Akihiko Ogata
  • Patent number: 9450629
    Abstract: A method for controlling local oscillator (LO) feed-through in a direct transmitter includes detecting a signal level corresponding to LO feed-through in a radio frequency (RF) signal that is output by a direct transmitter. Responsive to detecting the signal level corresponding to LO feed-through, DC offset levels are modified for an in-phase (I) signal and/or a quadrature-phase (Q) signal in the direct transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark M. Cloutier
  • Patent number: 9446611
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a plurality of paper feeding cassettes, a paper detecting sensor, a detecting sensor, a paper feeding switching determination part, and a system control part. The paper feeding switching determination part confirms a state change in the paper feeding cassettes, after the elapse of awaiting time until a start of determination of whether or not switching of paper feeding is possible, if it is determined that a document stored in the paper feeding cassettes runs out, based on an operating condition of the apparatus, a change in detection results by the paper feeding detecting sensor, and detection results by the detecting sensor, and determines whether or not the switching of paper feeding is possible. The system control part controls the switching of paper feeding based on the determination results by the paper feeding switching determination part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kanekawa, Naoki Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9449159
    Abstract: A data security system and method protects stored data from unauthorized access. According to one aspect of the invention, a client computing device communicates periodically with a server. If communications is note established between the client and the server for a selected activation interval and a subsequent grace period, the data is determined to be lost, and programmed security rules are automatically executed. The server with which the client computer device communicates includes one server located inside the firewall of a particular organization, or a mirror server located outside the firewall, and thereby allow for the re-setting of the activation interval when the client is properly outside of the firewall through communication with the mirror server, as well as the to provide command an control over a lost or stolen client by pushing updated rules if communication is subsequently attempted with the mirror server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Beachhead Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Rensin, John W. Hanay, Timothy C. Lavelle, David A. Montellato, James J. Obot, Jeff M. Rubin, Cuong G. Williams, Yuri Yuryev
  • Patent number: 9449380
    Abstract: A medical image quality reporting and monitoring system for use in a medical imaging system comprises a medical image computer including, a display processor, a display and a report generator. The display processor generates data representing an image for display including a user selectable image element enabling a user to identify at least one medical image as having an image quality deficiency. The display presents the image. The report generator, in response to detection of selection of the image element, identifying at least one medical reduced quality image as having an image quality deficiency, automatically generates a report. The report comprises, data representing an anonymized reduced quality image having the image quality deficiency, a time of acquisition of the reduced quality image and imaging system acquisition settings used in acquiring the reduced quality image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Darshan Mehta
  • Patent number: 9446417
    Abstract: Centrifuges have been designed in the past for centrifuging multi-welled containers, but they are limited in centripetal acceleration or have a large footprint. The invention provides a centrifuge with a high centripetal acceleration and imbalance tolerance while maintaining a small footprint and being able to integrate with laboratory automation equipment. Methods and apparatuses for centrifugation include a rotor assembly positioned within a shield assembly suspended in a centrifuge. The rotor assembly is operably connected to the motor for rotating payloads (e.g., multi-welled containers) around an axis. The shield assembly is positioned such that the center of mass is aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotor assembly and the plane containing the rotational imbalance force vector. This alignment allows rotation of the container with an acceleration of at least 2000 g (or at least 3000 g, 4000 g, 5000 g, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: BioNex Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Gaudio, Eric Rollins
  • Patent number: 9451110
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a notification processing portion is capable of suspending execution of a copy process by a process executing portion, and notifying a determination result of a size determining portion, in a case where an operation to execute the copy process has been performed and where the size determining portion has determined that documents having a size smaller than or equal to a size of a sheet on which a image forming portion can form an image, and having a width, in the document width direction, larger than a width, in the sheet width direction, in which the image forming portion can form an image, are placed on the document placement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Shinichi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9448521
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which a sheet conveyance speed is changeable includes a development section, a replenishment section, and a control section. The development section performs development with a developer. The replenishment section replenishes the development section with the developer. The control section controls the replenishment section to control an amount of the developer for replenishment of the development section in response to a change of the sheet conveyance speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kozo Shimazu
  • Patent number: 9449220
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cookware detection are provided. One example system includes a vision sensor positioned so as to collect a plurality of images of a cooktop. The system includes a classifier module implemented by one or more processors. The classifier module is configured to calculate a cookware score for each of the plurality of images and to use the cookware score for each of the plurality of images to classify such image as either depicting cookware or not depicting cookware. The system includes a classifier training module implemented by the one or more processors. The classifier training module is configured to train the classifier module based at least in part on a positive image training dataset and a negative image training dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Li Guan
  • Patent number: 9450579
    Abstract: Radio-frequency (RF) devices are disclosed providing reduced intermodulation distortion. Disclosed RF and semiconductor devices can include a semiconductor substrate, a switch formed on the semiconductor substrate having a stack of field-effect transistors (FETs) connected in series, and a capacitor formed on the semiconductor substrate and connected in series with the switch, the capacitor configured to inhibit a low-frequency blocker signal from mixing with a fundamental-frequency signal in the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Anuj Madan, Fikret Altunkilic, Guillaume Alexandre Blin
  • Patent number: 9451104
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a plurality of stages of option devices. An output connector of the apparatus main body is connected to an input connector of the option device in a foremost stage. An output connector of the option device in each stage other than an aftermost stage is connected to an input connector of the option device in a subsequent stage. An output connector of the option device in the aftermost stage is connected to ground. A main body control portion outputs a predetermined signal via the output connector of the apparatus main body when initial communication is performed. Each option control portion identifies in which stage of the option device the self-device is, on the basis of a voltage value of the predetermined signal inputted to an analog input port via the input connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hayato Hirayama
  • Patent number: 9447977
    Abstract: An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a cabinet that defines an air passage. An air handler has an impeller that is positioned proximate the air passage. The appliance also includes features for determining whether the impeller is rotating. When the impeller rotates, the impeller draws a flow of air through the air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew Gillespie
  • Patent number: D766995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Taurus Mining Solutions Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Richard Annetts