Patents Assigned to Solutions
  • Back end of line process integrated optical device fabrication
    Patent number: 11506840
    Abstract: An integrated optical device fabricated in the back end of line process located within the vertical span of the metal stack and having one or more advantages over a corresponding integrated optical device fabricated in the silicon on insulator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Ruizhi Shi, Michael J. Hochberg, Ari Jason Novack, Thomas Wetteland Baehr-Jones
  • Lens module
    Patent number: 11506859
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens module having a housing, and a focusing support frame, a first base, a second base, and a lens. The focusing support frame is provided with three first guide slots, and the first base is provided with three second guide slots. A first ball is provided between the first guide slot and the second guide slot. The first base is provided with three third guide slots, the second base is provided with three fourth guide slots, and a second ball is provided between the third guide slot and the fourth guide slot. Through stacked focusing support frame and relative movement between the first base and the second base, auto focus and optical image stabilization can be realized. The stable lens movement can be realized through the least number of guide mechanisms and the simplest structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Linzhen Li, Jiliang Lu, Gang Li, Jin Zhang, Chunxin Gu
  • Encapsulation sleeve gasket assembly with detachable inner layer
    Patent number: 11506312
    Abstract: A coupling assembly having first and second sleeves configured to be tightened to a fluid conduit, a radial-split gasket configured to be positioned between the sleeves and the fluid conduit and having an outer gasket layer and a separate inner gasket layer configured to be selectively disengaged from each other, an inner circumferential surface of the outer gasket layer and/or an outer circumferential surface of the inner gasket layer comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced retaining protrusions interfacing between the inner and outer gasket layers, each of the retaining protrusions having a separation portion and an engagement portion connected to the other gasket layer by a gasket layer connection such that the engagement portion will separate at the separation portion under an applied separation force prior to the engagement portion separating at the gasket layer connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Total Piping Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Daryl M. Piontek, Richard Fontes
  • Policy-based printing system and methods using list for documents
    Patent number: 11507331
    Abstract: A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. A list is generated from the private server storing the documents based on the policy or other criteria. The list is provided to the user so that an approved listed document can be selected for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Liang, Tai Yu Chen, Michael Ong Martin
  • White background protection in SRGAN based super resolution
    Patent number: 11508034
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing images receive an input image. The systems and methods provide the input image to a first module to increase a resolution of the input image to produce an upscaled image. The systems and methods detect white pixels in the input image. The systems and methods generate a mask associated with the input image. The mask includes mask bits that are set to mark the white pixels in the input image. The systems and methods upscale the mask to produce an upscaled mask matching a resolution of the upscaled image. The systems and methods identify target pixels of the upscaled image that correspond to the set mask bits in the upscaled mask. The systems and methods modify the upscaled image to produce an output image by replacing target pixels of the upscaled image with a replacement pixel having greater whiteness. The systems and methods output the output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng Li, Dongpei Su
  • Cantilevered worm gear assembly with limiter bushing
    Patent number: 11506259
    Abstract: A power steering assembly includes an electric motor having an output shaft extending therefrom. The assembly also includes a housing containing a worm gear operatively coupled to a steering shaft, the worm gear rotatable about a worm gear axis. The assembly further includes an electric motor and a worm arranged to engage the worm gear, the worm extending from the output shaft of the electric motor as a single, integrally formed shaft, the single, integrally formed shaft extending axially from a first end to a second end and being cantilevered to allow the second end to deflect. The assembly yet further includes a bushing surrounding a portion of the shaft proximate the second end of the shaft, the bushing and the portion of the shaft defining a clearance therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Caleb S. Palmer, Travis L. Palmer, Joel A. Bickel
  • Method and apparatus for load balancing in a Cloud-radio access network
    Patent number: 11510103
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for load balancing in a Cloud-radio access network (C-RAN) are disclosed. A method includes receiving control plane (CP) data associated with a user from a core network or a remote access point; and dispatching the CP data to a first user equipment (UE) virtualized network function component (VNFC) based on a first route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co. Ltd., Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Lei Xu, Tao Kong, Bingquan Xie, Jiaping Yang, Hongmei Xu, Xiaole Sun, Shuo Zhang
  • Device for deploying access points in a wireless network and a method therefor
    Patent number: 11510070
    Abstract: Various example embodiments describe a method comprising the steps of: obtaining, channel strengths between access points, APs, and areas covered by the APs; determining from the obtained channel strengths, propagation losses between the areas; identifying first pairs of areas with lower propagation losses and second pairs of areas with higher propagation losses; selecting, from the first pairs of areas, candidate areas for deploying mesh-operated APs; and determining, from the second pairs of areas, coverage by the respective mesh-operated APs when deployed in one or more of the candidate areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Alfonso Fernandez Duran, Tomas Sanjuan Flores
  • Refrigerator appliance and method for measuring contents in a container
    Patent number: 11505444
    Abstract: An appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, and controller configured to perform operations of a method for measuring contents in a container are provided. The operations include receiving, from a sensor, one or more signals indicative of a height of contents in a container, and determining a contents volume in the container based at least on the height of contents in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Keith Root, Steven Phang
  • Apparatus and methods for power amplifier distortion network
    Patent number: 11509273
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for power amplifier distortion networks are disclosed. In one aspect, there is provided a power amplifier system including a power amplifier configured to amplify a radio frequency input signal. The power amplifier including an input configured to receive the radio frequency input signal and an output configured to generate an amplified radio frequency signal. The power amplifier system further includes a distortion network electrically coupled to either the input or the output of the power amplifier. The distortion network including a plurality of channelized resistors. The channelized resistors connected in series to either an input or an output of the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas M. Johnson
  • Leak detection assembly for use with a filter assembly for a refrigerator appliance
    Patent number: 11504657
    Abstract: A filter assembly and a method of operating the same to detect water leaks are provided. The filter assembly includes a filter housing for receiving a filter cartridge and at least partially defining a drain trough positioned below the filter cartridge for collecting leaked water. A light source is positioned proximate the drain trough for directing light through the drain trough and a light sensor is positioned proximate the drain trough for sensing the light directed through the drain trough. A controller uses the light sensor to monitor the light generated by the light source and determines that a leak exists when an intensity of sensed light is reduced by the leaked water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Praveena Alangar Subrahmanya, Sharath Chandra Prasad, Somak Chatterjee
  • Method for determining section in which generation of internal gas in second battery accelerates
    Patent number: 11506721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a section in which generation of internal gas in a second battery accelerates, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a closed circuit voltage (CCV) and an open circuit voltage (OCV) according to the state of charge (SOC) of the secondary battery while charging the secondary battery; deriving a closed circuit voltage (SOC-CCV) profile according to the state of charge and an open circuit voltage (SOC-OCV) profile according to the state of charge; and determining, from the derived SOC-CCV profile and SOC-OCV profile, a section in which the amount of internal gas generated in the secondary battery rapidly increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hye Park, Su Hyun Kim, Dong Guk Hwang
  • Asynchronous evaluation strategy for evolution of deep neural networks
    Patent number: 11507844
    Abstract: The technology disclosed proposes a novel asynchronous evaluation strategy (AES) that increases throughput of evolutionary algorithms by continuously maintaining a queue of K individuals ready to be sent to the worker nodes for evaluation and evolving the next generation once a fraction Mi of the K individuals have been evaluated by the worker nodes, where Mi<<K. A suitable value for Mi is determined experimentally, balancing diversity and efficiency. The technology disclosed is extended to coevolution of deep neural network supermodules and blueprints in the form of AES for cooperative evolution of deep neural networks (CoDeepNEAT-AES). Applied to image captioning domain, a threefold speedup is observed on 200 graphics processing unit (GPU) worker nodes, demonstrating that the disclosed AES and CoDeepNEAT-AES are promising techniques for evolving complex systems with long and variable evaluation times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Zhi Liang, Hormoz Shahrzad, Babak Hodjat, Risto Miikkulainen
  • Cooktop appliance with a wired temperature sensor
    Patent number: 11506542
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly includes a gas burner. A grate with a plurality of fingers is positioned above the gas burner. The plurality of fingers includes a sensor finger. A temperature sensor is mounted to the sensor finger of the plurality of fingers of the grate at a first end portion of the sensor finger. The temperature sensor is thermally isolated from the grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Bryan Cadima
  • Cardiac retractor
    Patent number: 11504109
    Abstract: A cardiac retractor is disclosed. The cardiac retractor has an outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a fixed collar fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed link fixedly coupled to a distal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has an inner tube rotatable within the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed key coupled to a proximal end of the inner tube and configured to rotate the inner tube relative to the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a keyed link coupled to a distal end of the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Handwheel position measurement system and method
    Patent number: 11505238
    Abstract: A position measurement system for a steering system includes a steering shaft. The position measurement system also includes a worm gear coupled to the steering shaft. The position measurement system further includes a worm in meshed engagement with the worm gear, the worm driven by a motor. The position measurement system yet further includes a first sensor operatively coupled to the worm to detect an angular position of the worm and the motor that drives the worm. The position measurement system also includes a driving gear coupled to the steering shaft. The position measurement system further includes a spur gear in meshed engagement with the driving gear. The position measurement system yet further includes a second sensor operatively coupled to the spur gear to detect an angular position of the spur gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Kun Yang, Pierre C. Longuemare, Eric D. Pattok, Keith A. Kidder
  • Systems and methods for profiling an entity
    Patent number: 11507635
    Abstract: A system for performing recursive online searches is configured to: (a) receive a first attribute for building a summary profile for an entity, the first attribute being used as seed data in building the summary profile; (b) search at least one of a set of data sources using the seed data to obtain one or more subsequent attributes related to the seed data, the subsequent attributes being contextual information having a relational connection to the entity; (c) populate the summary profile with the first attribute and the subsequent attributes under specified fields in the profile; (d) determine that a set of attributes in the subsequent attributes does not result in a stopping condition; (e) search the set of data sources using each of the set of attributes to receive additional attributes; and (f) populate the summary profile with the received additional attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ultra Information Solutions
    Inventor: Ben Gold
  • Image formation air blowing device for blowing airflow toward a target space on a discharge table
    Patent number: 11507018
    Abstract: An image formation air blowing device includes an outlet and an airflow control portion. The outlet blows out an airflow toward a target space on a discharge table to which a sheet with an image formed thereon by an image forming portion is discharged. The airflow control portion controls a direction of the airflow at least in a horizontal plane in the target space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Shikitaro Ogawa
  • Dynamic formation of inside sales team or expert support team
    Patent number: 11507903
    Abstract: Customer relationship management (“CRM”) method implemented in a computer system, including a lead knowledge engine in communication with a plurality of tele-agent stations. The lead knowledge engine includes a semantic graph database with a knowledge graph and a dynamic profiling module configured to identify query tele-agents via tele-agent dashboards to receive internal sales information indicative of product product/service interest and tele-agent experience and expertise. The lead knowledge engine is further configured to query a sales analytics engine and receive external sales information to identify product/service interest and generate target-lead profiles. The lead knowledge engine automatically ranks tele-agents and creates inside sales or expert support teams to support particular products or services, parses leads, and updates tele-agent dashboards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventor: Shannon Copeland
  • Isolation clean booth
    Patent number: D970751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc., SHANGHAI RORZE REMED BIOTECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., RORZE Lifescience, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Matsuzaki, Yuuiti Sato, Fuyue Wu, Wenbo Qu, Yukito Yamasaki