Patents Assigned to Solutions
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Patent number: 11843018Abstract: An imaging device includes a first photoelectric conversion region (170) receiving light within a first range of wavelengths, a second photoelectric conversion region (170) receiving light within a second range of wavelengths, and a third photoelectric conversion region (170) receiving light within a third range of wavelengths. At least a portion of a light-receiving surface of the first photoelectric conversion region has a first concave-convex structure (113), and a light-receiving surface of the second photoelectric conversion region has a different structure (111) than the first concave-convex structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventor: Sozo Yokogawa
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Patent number: 11842235Abstract: A mask processor sets a mask area based on a shape of a print sheet read by an image sensor, masks an outer peripheral portion of a print image using the mask area, and causes a print engine to form a mask-processed print image. The mask processor (a) identifies a pixel in which the print sheet is detected in a line image obtained from an output of the image sensor, (b) detects a sub-scanning-direction reference position corresponding to an edge of the print sheet based on the number of pixels in which the print sheet is detected, and (c) sets a linear edge of the mask area at a line spaced apart by a specific number of offset lines from a line where the sub-scanning-direction reference position is detected toward a center of the print sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Yokota, Seiki Satomi, Yuichiro Kurokawa
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Patent number: 11841716Abstract: Disclosed is a load-sensing multi-way valve work section comprising a valve body, which comprises a compensation valve and a reversing valve both formed therein, wherein the compensation valve is provided with a compensation valve bore formed in the valve body and a compensation valve spool accommodated in the compensation valve bore, with a compensation valve oil inlet chamber, a compensation valve oil outlet chamber, a spring-side control chamber and a springless-side control chamber all being formed inside the compensation valve bore; wherein the reversing valve is provided with a reversing valve bore formed in the valve body and a reversing valve spool accommodated in the reversing valve bore, the reversing valve spool being configured to control communications among a main oil inlet chamber, a first working oil chamber, a second working oil chamber, a first oil return chamber, a second oil return chamber, a first load-sensing feedback pressure sensing opening and a second load-sensing feedback pressure sType: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Zhongxiao Ma, Likui Zhai, Shenzhi He
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Patent number: 11842974Abstract: A solder material comprising a solder alloy and a thermal conductivity modifying component. The solder material has a bulk thermal conductivity of between about 75 and about 150 W/m-K and is usable in enhancing the thermal conductivity of the solder, allowing for optimal heat transfer and reliability in electronic packaging applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc.Inventors: Angelo Gulino, Bogdan Bankiewicz, Oscar Khaselev, Anna Lifton, Michael T. Marczi, Girard Sidone, Paul Salerno, Paul J. Koep
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Patent number: 11843881Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging apparatus and an imaging method, a camera module, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of detecting a failure in an imaging device having a structure in which a plurality of substrates are stacked. The timing at which a row drive unit provided in a second substrate outputs a control signal for controlling accumulation and reading of pixel signals in a pixel array provided in a first substrate is compared with the timing at which the control signal output from the row drive unit is detected after passing through the pixel array. Depending on whether or not the timings coincides with each other, a failure is detected. The present disclosure can be applied to an imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Takumi Oka, Atsushi Suzuki, Naoki Kawazu
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Patent number: 11841151Abstract: An air conditioner unit includes a refrigeration loop including a condenser and an evaporator, a compressor for circulating refrigerant, and an electronic expansion valve. A controller monitors an operating superheat of the refrigerant across the evaporator, identifies a superheat fault condition based on at least one of the operating superheat, a target valve position of the electronic expansion valve, or a compressor speed, stops the compressor in response to identifying the superheat fault condition, and initiates a calibration process of the electronic expansion valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Joshua Duane Longenecker
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Patent number: 11842187Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for configuration-driven application deployments. An example method can include obtaining a platform-agnostic application configuration including a plurality of application components that can be interpreted by a plurality of system-specific application platforms to dynamically render different applications; based on the platform-agnostic application configuration, generating, by a computing device using a system-specific application platform, an application including a platform-specific interpretation of the platform-agnostic application configuration; and executing the application at the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Quicket Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Akshay Singh, Scott Knowles, John Pierce, Bryan Chance, Zhuofan Zhang, John Sternberg, Adam Debuysscher
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Patent number: 11843883Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device that makes it possible to suppress deterioration of phase difference information, and an electronic device. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels is two-dimensionally arrayed. The plurality of pixels includes a phase difference pixel for phase difference detection, the pixel array unit has an array pattern in which pixel units including neighboring pixels of a same color are regularly arrayed, and the phase difference pixel is partially not added when horizontal/vertical addition is performed on a pixel signal of a predetermined pixel in a horizontal direction and a pixel signal of a predetermined pixel in a vertical direction, in reading the plurality of pixels. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a CMOS image sensor having a phase difference pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Masayuki Tachi, Kazuhito Kobayashi, Daisuke Yoshioka, Shiro Omori, Takeshi Kozasa, Kazuhide Fujita, Naoto Hayashida, Shoyu Tanaka
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Patent number: 11840611Abstract: The embodiments relate to a polyamide-based composite film that not only has excellent curl characteristics, mechanical properties, and optical properties, but also exhibits a privacy protection effect at a wide angle of view and glossiness characteristics similar to those glass at a main angle of view, and to a display device comprising the same. There are provided a polyamide-based composite film that comprises a base film comprising a polyamide-based polymer; and a functional layer disposed on the base film, wherein a glossiness control value according to Equation 1 is 0 or more, and a displace device comprising the same.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: SK Microworks Solutions Co., LTD., SK Microworks Co., LTD.Inventors: Yun Hee Seo, Sang Hun Choi, Jin Woo Lee, Jung Hee Ki, Dae Seong Oh, Han Jun Kim, Sun Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 11840586Abstract: The invention is directed to latent metathesis-active resin compositions and additive manufacturing approaches. The latent metathesis-active compositions comprise at least one latent metathesis catalyst, at least one curable metathesis-active monomer, and optional fillers, photosensitizers, and/or a secondary monomer resin system for dual-cure. A method comprises extruding a latent metathesis-active resin from a dispensing apparatus and spatially triggering a ring-opening metathesis polymerization by directed irradiation with light or directed application of a thermal stimuli for direct-ink write printing of objects. Another method uses a latent metathesis-active resin for vat photopolymerization and stereolithographic printing of objects.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Leah Appelhans, Samuel Leguizamon, Brad Howard Jones, Adam Wade Cook
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Patent number: 11840750Abstract: In various embodiments, metallic alloy powders are formed at least in part by spray drying to form agglomerate particles and/or plasma densification to form composite particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: H.C. Starck Solutions Euclid, LLCInventors: Michael T. Stawovy, Scott D. Ohm, Fahrron C Fill
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Patent number: 11842780Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of efficiently increasing a capacity of a mounted storage element while achieving space saving, and an electronic apparatus including this semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a storage element including a filament that has a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulation layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are stacked with at least the insulation layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The filament obtains at least three identifiable resistance states by changing a combination of a state of the first conductive layer, a state of the second conductive layer, and a state of the insulation layer. The semiconductor device further includes a writing unit that produces the at least three identifiable resistance states by applying a blow current to the storage element.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Mikio Oka, Yasuo Kanda, Kenji Noguchi
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Patent number: 11841663Abstract: A sheet storage device includes a housing, a sheet stacking tray, a shaft, a suspension mechanism, a driving device, and a drive transmission portion. The suspension mechanism includes a plurality of winding pulleys and a plurality of wires. The drive transmission portion includes a plurality of driving gears and a plurality of driven gears. The plurality of winding pulleys permit the engagement positions of the plurality of driven gears with respect to the plurality of driving gears to be changed in the circumferential direction of the shaft. The drive transmission portion changes the respective engagement positions of the plurality of driven gears and thereby changes the respective relative positions of the fixing portions of the plurality of winding pulleys in the rotation direction. This permits adjustment of the respective unwound lengths of the plurality of wires.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yoshihiro Ando
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Patent number: 11843954Abstract: An apparatus (200) includes a transceiver (204) configured to establish a connection with a spectrum access server (SAS) (115, 116) and a processor (202) configured to monitor a status of the connection. The processor (202) is also configured to modify the connection to the SAS (115, 116) in response to the status indicating a possible failure of the connection. The processor (202) modifies the connection prior to expiration of a timeout interval for the connection to the SAS (115, 116). The apparatus (200) is a Citizens Band Service Device (CBSD) (131-133) or a domain proxy (DP) (130) that aggregates messages for multiple CBSDs.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Mohammad Riaz Khawer, Milind M. Buddhikot
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Patent number: 11840459Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to variable composition ceramics. Zr(2?x)Hf(x)WP2O12 and Hf2WP2O12 exhibit large negative thermal expansion that is linear over a large temperature range up to at least 900° C., These new ceramic material particles may be mixed with polymers to make a composite suitable for use in backsheets for photovoltaic modules or in other applications. The thermal expansion coefficient of the composite can be tailored to match that of the solar cell in order to reduce stress resulting from daily thermal cycling.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Margaret Ellen Gordon, Clay Payne, Charles R. Bryan, Mark A. Rodriguez, Ashley Maes
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Patent number: 11839770Abstract: Status messages are wirelessly broadcast from medical devices (e.g., defibrillators) as advertisements that don't require the establishment of a wireless connection with listeners. The listeners are configured to act on, or forward received status messages as appropriate. The listeners may optionally include supplemental information supplied by the listener device when forwarding a status message to a management server. The listener may optionally analyze received status messages to determine whether an action should be taken based at least in part on status information in the message. Actions performed by the listener may include initiating a connection with the transmitting device to facilitate uploading new information from the defibrillator, updating the defibrillator's firmware, etc. Optionally, some of the advertisements are configured as beacons. The advertisements/beacons may be transmitted using a Bluetooth Low Energy or other suitable protocols.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Avive Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Andy Sturman, David Picco, Rory M. Beyer, Gordon Moseley P. Andrews, Dean Allan Gereaux
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Patent number: 11842376Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for curating search results. A first request to look up an identifier for an item is received from a first user, and first tracking information corresponding to movements of the first user in a physical space is retrieved. At least one item associated with the first user while moving in the physical space is identified from the first tracking information. A first identifier of the at least one item is determined, and the first identifier is provide to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings CorporationInventors: Adrian Rodriguez, Susan W. Brosnan, Brad M. Johnson, Stacy Arrington, David Steiner, Phillip Monkowski
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Patent number: 11843426Abstract: An apparatus including: a MIMO antenna for transmitting beamformed signals on a plurality of beams using a common frequency- and time-limited physical channel resource; circuitry for computing a beamforming gain of each beam in each sub-sector in a coverage area of said plurality of beams; circuitry for determining a beam dominance region of each beam within the coverage area of said plurality of beams; circuitry for determining, within the dominance region of each beam, an average of the beamforming gain of each of the other beams at least partially co-locating within said beam dominance region; circuitry for determining inter-beam interference estimations as an average interference of each beam from each of said other beams; and circuitry for scheduling transmissions of the beams by said MIMO antenna on said common frequency- and time-limited physical channel resource based on said inter-beam interference estimations.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Richa Gupta, Suresh Kalyanasundaram, Deepak Kumar Nayak, Rakshak Agrawal, Shalini Gulati
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Patent number: 11841273Abstract: A non-tracking solar sensor device and systems. The non-tracking solar sensor system includes a transparent hemispherical dome enclosure for receiving light. A diffuser is disposed with the enclosure for diffusing the light. A photodiode sensor array senses at least one discrete wavelength of the diffused light. A data acquisition module is configured to receive a sensor signal from the sensor array, the signal indicative of light quality at least one discrete wave band for processing via a processor module.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Kenneth M. Armijo, Julius Yellowhair, Richard K. Harrison
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Patent number: D1007575Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jinwei Zhang, Xueqing Wei, Hua Shao