Patents Assigned to Technologies Limited
  • Patent number: 8212757
    Abstract: A source driver includes an amplifier, and the amplifier includes an input stage, an output stage, a first current source, a second current source, a third current source, and a switch module. The first current source is utilized to provide a first bias current to the input stage, the second current source is utilized to provide a second bias current to the output stage, and the third current source is utilized to provide a third bias current. The switch module is utilized for selectively connecting the third current source to the input stage or the output stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Da-Rong Huang
  • Patent number: 8212063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a xanthophyll composition containing (trans, meso)-zeaxanthin), (trans, R,R)-zeaxanthin and (trans, R,R)-lutein useful for nutrition and health care and a process for its preparation. More particularly, the invention relates to a xanthophylls composition containing at least 80% by weight of total xanthophylls, out of which the (trans,3R,3?S, meso)-zeaxanthin content is at least 80%, the remaining being (trans, R,R)-zeaxanthin, (trans, R,R)-lutein and trace amounts of other carotenoids. This invention further provides a xanthophyll composition containing at least 80% by weight of total xanthophylls, out of which at least 50% being (trans, R,R)-zeaxanthin, the remaining being (trans,3R,3?S, meso)-zeaxanthin, (trans, R,R)-lutein and trace amounts of other carotenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: OmniActive Health Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar T. K., Sherena P. Abdulkadir, Shankaranarayana Madapura Lingappiah
  • Patent number: 8212926
    Abstract: A TV signal determining system utilized for determining a type of a TV signal includes: a detection unit, for utilizing a predetermined profile to detect if the TV signal has a signal segment corresponding to the predetermined profile to generate a detection result signal; and a determining unit, coupled to the detection unit, for determining the type of the TV signal according to the detection result signal. A TV signal processing system utilizing the TV signal determining system and a related method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Hung-Shih Lin
  • Patent number: 8212022
    Abstract: A process for the purification of aqueous feed streams containing sucralose and/or sucralose 6-esters includes, providing an aqueous feed stream including the sucralose and/or sucralose 6-esters, concentrating the aqueous feed stream to form a concentrated aqueous feed stream containing at least 10 wt % total carbohydrates and extracting the concentrated aqueous feed stream with an organic solvent and producing an organic extract and an aqueous extract, in which the organic solvent is immiscible with water, and in which the carbohydrate preferentially passes into the organic extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Technology Limited
    Inventors: Edward Micinski, James Edwin Wiley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8209815
    Abstract: A surface cleaning suction type appliance comprises a housing, an airstream suction source, a cyclone main body, and a dirt cup. The housing includes a main suction opening. The airstream suction source is mounted to the housing and includes a suction airstream inlet and a suction airstream outlet. The suction source selectively establishes and maintains a flow of air from the main suction opening, via the airstream inlet, to the airstream outlet. The cyclone main body is supported by the housing and is in communication with the main suction opening. The cyclone main body has a uniform outer circumference and includes a first stage separator, and a plurality of downstream second stage separators. The lengths of the second stage cyclonic separators are different for any number of adjacent pairs of separators from on pair up to all adjacent pairs of separators. The dirt cup is connected to the cyclone main body. The dirt cup includes a first particle collector and a second particle collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Sergey Makarov, Mark Cipolla, Robert Salo
  • Patent number: 8212924
    Abstract: A multimedia processor includes an audio processor configured to process an audio input signal to generate an audio output signal and an assistant signal, and a video processor coupled with the audio processor and configured to process video input signal and the assistant signal to generate a video output signal simultaneously according to the video input signal and the assistant signal. Provided with the assistant signal, the video processor acquires more video processing-related information for rendering video content in a more realistic manner. Mal-motion detection can thus be prevented, and video quality can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Tzung-ren Wang
  • FAN
    Publication number: 20120163972
    Abstract: A fan assembly for generating an air flow within a room includes an air inlet section having an air inlet, an impeller, and a motor for rotating the impeller about an impeller axis to draw an air flow through the air inlet, and an annular nozzle having an inner wall, an outer wall extending about the inner wall, an air inlet for receiving the air flow, an air outlet for emitting the air flow, and an interior passage located between the inner wall and the outer wall for conveying the air flow to the air outlet, the inner wall defining a bore through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by the air flow emitted from the air outlet. A support assembly supports the air inlet section and the nozzle on a ceiling of the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: James DYSON, Neil Andrew STEWART, Rodney James BROWN, Mark Niall O'RIORDAN
  • Publication number: 20120167142
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for communicating information regarding generated programming recommendations to a communication device of a user. The user may provide a selection at the communication device of one or more programs corresponding to one or more of the programming recommendations. Timers may be set at an entertainment device based on the user selection(s), thereby facilitating preselection of video and/or audio programming preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Eldon Technology Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Hey
  • FAN
    Publication number: 20120163977
    Abstract: An annular nozzle for a ceiling fan includes an inner wall defining a bore having a bore axis, an outer wall extending about the inner wall, an air inlet for receiving an air flow, and an air outlet section extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. The air outlet section defines an air outlet for emitting the air flow. An interior passage extends about the bore axis for conveying the air flow to the air outlet. The air outlet section is configured to emit the air flow away from the bore axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Frederic NICOLAS, Alan Howard DAVIS, James Robert Allan MACDONALD
  • Publication number: 20120167144
    Abstract: One embodiment described herein may take the form of a system or method for detecting an image within a video component of a multimedia presentation on a distribution system. In general, the system or method may analyze one or more frames of a video component of a presentation to detect the presence of an image within the one or more frames that matches or approximates one or more images stored in a searchable database. Once detected, the system or method may compare one or more features of the potentially matching image with the collection of images. If the potential image matches or approximates an image within the searchable database, the system or method may provide a selectable link within the multimedia presentation that links the detected image with associated information concerning the image. Such information may be presented on a display device to the viewer of the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Eldon Technology Limited
    Inventor: Craig Avison-Fell
  • Patent number: 8206562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the application of material to form a layer of an organic electroluminescent device. The material is sputter deposited typically from at least one target of material held in respect to a magnetron in a coating chamber. The magnetrons used can be unbalanced magnetrons and/or are provided with other magnetrons and/or magnet arrays in a closed field configuration. The material is found to be deposited in a manner which prevents or minimises damage to the device and hence reduces or removes the need for a barrier layer to be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignees: Cambridge Display Technology Limited, System Control Technologies Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Walls, Desmond Gibson, William Young, Nalinkumar Patel, Nicoletta Anathassopoulou
  • Patent number: 8205503
    Abstract: The speed of rotation of a rotary member such as a compressor or turbine wheel of a turbocharger is determined by directing an ultrasonic signal into a blade cavity and receiving the reflected signal, which is amplitude modulated by virtue of the passage of the blades across the ultrasonic transducer. The received signal is demodulated to determine the frequency of amplitude modulation of the received signal caused by passage of blades between the first and second locations. This enables the speed of rotation to be calculated. The performance of the turbocharger can thus be optimised in the context of the overall engine system via an engine control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Cummins Turbo Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Calvin H. Cox
  • Patent number: 8209737
    Abstract: The apparatus and method of controlling a consumer product includes the step of connecting an input device to the consumer product. Also, an input event of the input device is translated into at least one key code, where the key code is recognized by a middleware of the consumer product. Furthermore, the at least one key code is transmitted to the consumer product. In addition, the at least one key code is executed by an application program of the middleware so as to control the consumer product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Chi Chia Lin, Shu Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 8209478
    Abstract: A system and method for resolving request collision in a single-port static random access memory (SRAM) are disclosed. A first SRAM part and a second SRAM part of the single-port SRAM are accessed in turn. When request collision occurs, data is temporarily stored in a first or second shadow bank associated with the first or the second SRAM part which is under access. The temporarily stored data is then transferred, at a later time, to an associated one of the first/second SRAM parts while the other one of the first/second SRAM parts is being accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Chun-Yu Chiu
  • Patent number: 8208962
    Abstract: An antenna system for shared operation has three antenna stacks each with two mutually orthogonal polarisations (+45 degree and ?45 degree). It is for use with multiple base stations. It combines on to a single feeder signals associated with like polarisation and with the base stations, and separates on to different feeders signals associated with different polarisations. This applies both to transmit and receive signals passing between antennas and base stations. Signal combining is achieved by band pass filtering. Each base station transmits and receives via a respective antenna stack, and so each can have an individual angle of electrical tilt. Two, three or four feeders may be used to route signals between antennas and base stations. With four feeders, transmit and receive signals and differing polarisation associations are separable, reducing intermodulation products. With two feeders, transmit and receive signals with like polarisation associations are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Quintel Technology Limited
    Inventor: Louis David Thomas
  • Patent number: 8207929
    Abstract: A source driver adapted to drive a plurality of data lines on a display panel is disclosed. The source driver includes a first output buffer, a second output buffer, a multiplexer, and a first regulating unit. The first and the second output buffers respectively enhance transmission intensities of a first and a second pixel signals. The first regulating unit regulates a slew rate of the first pixel signal outputted from the first output buffer to match a slew rate of the second pixel signal outputted from the second output buffer. The multiplexer coupled to the regulating unit selectively transmits the first and the second pixel signals to one of the odd data lines and one of the even data line, or to the one of the even data lines or the one of the odd data lines, according to a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Da-Rong Huang, Chien-Ru Chen
  • Patent number: 8207960
    Abstract: A source driver adapted to drive a display panel and a driving method thereof are provided herein. The source driver includes an output buffer and a first pre-charge circuit. The output buffer has a first input terminal receiving a pixel signal and has both of a second input terminal and an output terminal coupled to the display panel. The first pre-charge circuit charges the output terminal of the output buffer to a preset voltage associated with the pixel signal for a pre-charge period. The output buffer is inactivated during the pre-charge period and is activated for a preset period after the pre-charge period. Therefore, power consumption of the source driver can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Chiu, Cheng-Lung Chiang, Way-Guo Tseng
  • Patent number: 8209520
    Abstract: An apparatus for executing fixed width instructions in a multiple execution unit system has a device for fetching instructions from a memory, and a decoder for decoding each fetched instruction in turn. A determination is made as to whether each decoded instruction includes a portion to fetch a locally stored instruction from a local store. If it does, the locally stored instruction is fetched and locally stored portion are executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Imagination Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Webber
  • Publication number: 20120156553
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium ion battery including a battery can, a battery cell received in the battery can, electrolyte filled in the battery can, and a battery cover sealing the battery can. The battery can is formed with a flange portion, and the battery cover is formed with a skirt portion corresponding to the flange portion. The skirt portion of the battery cover tightly wraps the flange portion of the battery can, and the skirt portion and the flange portion wrapped in the skirt portion are tightly wound and bent to the battery can, so as to realize desirable sealing between the battery can and the battery cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Dongguan Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ji-bing Geng, Ping-hua Deng, Yu-jin Wang
  • Publication number: 20120157675
    Abstract: A chlorinating agent such as a chloroiminium species is used to remove or neutralize tertiary acetamide present as a contaminant in a tertiary formamide solvent. Tertiary formamide solvent purified or treated in this manner can be used as a reaction vehicle for the chlorination of sucrose-6-acylates, thereby improving the yields of the desired sucralose-6-acylate (an intermediate in the production of sucralose).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Technology Limited
    Inventors: James Edwin Wiley, JR., Mohamad R. Jaber