Patents Assigned to THE CO., LTD.
  • Extended application of combined intra-inter prediction
    Patent number: 11330257
    Abstract: The present application relates to extended application of combined intra-inter prediction. A method for processing video includes: storing a combined inter-intra prediction (CIIP) flag and/or intra mode of the CIIP mode with motion information in a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) table; and performing, at least based on the HMVP table, a conversion between a current block in a video data and a bitstream representation of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang, Na Zhang
  • Composite electronic component
    Patent number: 11328871
    Abstract: A composite electronic component includes a composite body including a multilayer ceramic capacitor and a ceramic chip coupled to each other. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a first ceramic body and first and second external electrodes, and the ceramic chip is disposed below the multilayer ceramic capacitor and includes a second ceramic body having first and second terminal electrodes. The multilayer ceramic capacitor and the ceramic chip are coupled by solder disposed between the first and second external electrodes and the first and second terminal electrodes, and each angle (?) defined by inner side surfaces of the solder, respectively disposed on inner ends of bent portions of the first and second terminal electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the second ceramic body, and an upper plane of the second ceramic body of the ceramic chip satisfies 45 degrees or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soo Hwan Son
  • Technologies for detection of occlusions on a camera
    Patent number: 11328428
    Abstract: Technologies for detecting occlusions on a camera of a vehicle by a compute device are disclosed. The compute device may receive one or more images from the camera. The compute device may analyze the images using various algorithms such as optical flow calculations, blurriness detection for portions of the image, edge detection, and circular artifact detection. The analysis may be used to determine the presence of occlusions on the camera, such as water drops, mud, dirt, etc. The compute device may send a command to clean the camera and/or may use the determined presence of occlusions as part analyzing images from the camera for a driver assist system, such as by ignoring portions of the image that are occluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Kahlbaum
  • Method and apparatus for realizing color tween animation
    Patent number: 11328459
    Abstract: A start fill scheme in a first layer that is initially non-transparent is displayed on a display of a computing device. An end fill scheme in a different second layer that overlaps the first layer and is initially at least partially transparent is displayed on the display. A first transparency value of the first layer is gradually changed to a value corresponding to transparency. A second transparency of the second layer is gradually changed to a value corresponding to non-transparency. Both the first transparency value and the second transparency value are gradually changed during a particular time period. Gradually changing the first transparency value and the second transparency value includes changing the values by a plurality of increments over the particular time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nana Zhang
  • Display panel and display device
    Patent number: 11329194
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. When manufacturing a first electrode, by depositing a first transparent electrode layer, a first metal layer, and a second transparent electrode layer on a region of the display panel, and etching the first transparent electrode layer, the first metal layer, and the second transparent electrode layer on the thinned-down region; and afterwards, depositing a third transparent electrode layer, a second metal layer, and a fourth transparent electrode layer, a first electrode of the display panel is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiwei Yang, Cheng Chen
  • Double-needle lockstitch sewing machine
    Patent number: 11326284
    Abstract: Provided is a double-needle lockstitch sewing machine that can easily sew a fabric rolled into a tubular shape by two rows of lockstitch. The double-needle lockstitch sewing machine includes: a pair of needles (9) that reciprocates in an up-down direction; a pair of loop catchers (40) that is arranged respectively corresponding to the pair of needles (9) and that catch loops of needle threads formed by the needles (9) by rotating about hook shafts (41) extending in the up-down direction; a lower shaft (20) that is disposed in front of the needles (9) and the loop catchers (40) in the cloth feeding direction and extends in the left-right direction and that rotates in conjunction with a main shaft (10) that drives the needles (9); and connecting shafts (30) that extend in the cloth feeding direction and are connected to the lower shaft (20) and the hook shafts (41) in a power transmittable manner to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNICA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeo Arai
  • Optical scanning device in optical scanning device
    Patent number: 11327298
    Abstract: The optical scanning device includes a swingable reflector; a blocking unit that is provided in the reflector to move in linkage with the reflector; and a sensor unit that includes at least a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit, wherein each of the first and second sensor units includes an output unit, which is a light generator or an electromagnetic wave generator configured to output a detection target and a detection unit, which is a light receiver or an electromagnetic wave receiver configured to detect the detection target. The output unit is at a position that faces the detection unit. When the reflector is in a predetermined swing angle range, the blocking plate blocks a path of the detection target between the output unit and the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Masuda, Takeshi Inoda, Mika Hamaoka
  • Electricity storage system and management device
    Patent number: 11329327
    Abstract: A managing device calculates a whole state of power (SOP) that is an SOP of a whole of the plurality of power storage blocks based on SOPs of the respective power storage blocks and currents flowing through the respective power storage blocks, and sets an upper limit value of power or a current for at least one of charging and discharging by a power converter, based on the whole SOP thus calculated. The managing device estimates a current flowing through each of the power storage blocks from a voltage and an internal resistances of each of the power storage blocks before the power converter starts power conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Nishikawa, Shinya Nishikawa, Tohru Watanabe
  • Method for displaying application storage space and terminal
    Patent number: 11327631
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for displaying application storage space and a terminal, so as to enable a user to intuitively learn a use state of application storage space, so that the storage space can be cleaned in time to ensure normal and efficient running of a terminal. The method in the embodiments of the present invention includes: first displaying, by a terminal, a first icon on a desktop in first display mode; and when determining that storage space used by a first application corresponding to the first icon is greater than a preset storage threshold, displaying, by the terminal, the first icon in preset display mode that is different from the first display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jing Ni, Mengjiao Wang
  • Silicone tube coupled baby feeding bottle
    Patent number: 11324667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a baby feeding bottle. The baby feeding bottle employs a simple structure in which an assembly portion having a ring-shaped assembly groove is formed on the outside of the top of a feeding bottle body, a horizontal stop protrusion portion and a vertical coupling protrusion portion are formed on the outside of the bottom of the feeding bottle body, a silicone tube is fined into the outside of the feeding bottle body, a ring coupling portion at the upper end of the silicone tube assembly groove is coupled to the assembly portion in a sealed manner by being inserted to the assembly portion, and a horizontally bent portion at the lower end of the silicone tube is coupled to the stop protrusion portion in a sealed manner by locating the horizontally bent portion and then pressing the horizontally bent portion with the sealing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ART TECHNIQUE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Souk Yang, In Sook Ha
  • Arc detection circuit, breaker system, connection box system, power conditioner, micro inverter, DC optimizer, and arc detection method
    Patent number: 11329471
    Abstract: An arc detection circuit includes a current detector and arc determination unit. The current detector detects a current flowing through a transmission line which connects an electric power supply device and an electric power conversion circuit. The arc determination unit calculates, from a result of measurement of the current, an area of interest and an area for comparison. The area of interest is an area of a region of interest defined by a predetermined frequency range and predetermined time for determination. The area for comparison is an area of a portion in which detected strength exceeds a predetermined strength threshold in the region of interest. The arc determination unit determines an electric arc has occurred when a ratio between the area of interest and the area for comparison exceeds a predetermined area-ratio threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Koga, Atsushi Okita, Mitsuru Kaji
  • Tool extension rod
    Patent number: 11325230
    Abstract: A tool extension rod includes a main piece, a sliding sleeve, and a magnetic assembly. The sliding sleeve is slidably sleeved onto the main piece. When the sliding sleeve moves between a first position and a second position, the magnetic assembly is movable along an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN YING ENTPR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Hung Chiang
  • Rotary connector
    Patent number: 11325546
    Abstract: A rotary connector includes a case including a housing space and fixed to a vehicle body that includes a steering wheel including a steering-side electric component, a rotor that is rotatable around a rotational axis relative to the case, a first connector provided on the rotor and electrically connected to the steering-side electric component, a second connector provided on the case and electrically connected to a vehicle-side electric component in the vehicle body, a flexible cable that is provided in a wound state in the housing space of the case and electrically connects the first connector to the second connector, and a controller that is disposed between the first connector and the flexible cable and performs a predetermined process on an electric signal transmitted between the first connector and the flexible cable. The controller is configured to rotate together with the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirohashi, Toshiaki Asakura, Hiroyuki Sato, Toshiyuki Hoshi, Hiroshi Hanzawa, Satoshi Terashita
  • Immunomodulatory polynucleotides and uses thereof
    Patent number: 11326170
    Abstract: Provided are immunomodulatory polynucleotides with sequences of SEQ ID NOs:1-12 which are TLR9 agonists. Therapeutic combinations comprising the immunomodulatory polynucleotides are provided too.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Changchun Huapu Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Huang, Yan Shao, Jun Zhang
  • Compressor having surface of scroll compressor defining boundary of inlet and surface guide defining boundary of vent facing each other and electronic device using the same
    Patent number: 11326599
    Abstract: A compressor including a compression unit comprising an inlet for sucking gas and configured to compress the sucked gas; and a casing configured to accommodate the compression unit; and a suction guide comprising a passage for guiding the gas from an outside of the casing to the inlet. The compression unit includes a first surface extending from an edge of the inlet, the suction guide includes a second surface extending from an edge of a vent of the passage, and provided in an internal area of the casing to make the first surface and the second surface face each other, and an external end of the first surface and an internal end of the second surface or an internal end of the first surface and an external end of the second surface do not overlap along a direction of an axis of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghea Cho, Eunsuk Kim, Junghoon Park, Jongcheun Seo, Namkyu Cho
  • Pixel circuit and driving method thereof, and display panel
    Patent number: 11328668
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a driver circuit, a data writing circuit, a storage circuit, a light emitting element and a bias circuit. The driver circuit controls a drive current for driving the light emitting element to emit light. The data writing circuit writes a data signal to the control terminal of the driver circuit in response to a scan signal. The storage circuit stores the data signal written by the data writing circuit. The light emitting element emits light according to the drive current. The bias circuit applies a bias voltage to the second terminal of the light emitting element in response to a bias starting signal and according to a bias voltage amplitude signal, so as to reverse bias the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Chen, Zixuan Wang
  • Electrical connector with a terminal having a movable contact portion
    Patent number: 11329410
    Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to electrically connect a conductive strip to a circuit board includes a housing having a main body with a receiving chamber, a first terminal fixed in the receiving chamber and electrically connected to the conductive strip, and a second terminal fixed on the circuit board. The first terminal has a movable contact portion extending out of the receiving chamber. The movable contact portion of the first terminal electrically contacts the second terminal while being moveable with respect to the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiayong He, Guangming Zhao, Zhengguo Sun, Hua Li
  • Speech error-correction method, device and storage medium
    Patent number: 11328708
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speech error-correction method, device and storage medium. The method includes: determining at least one language type to which a present query speech belongs according to the present query speech of a user, and user description information, wherein the language types include mandarin and at least one dialect; determining each speech error-correction model corresponding to each language type; performing speech analysis on the present query speech by using the determined speech error-correction models, and performing speech error-correction based on a result of the speech analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingchao Shi, Jizhou Huang
  • Method for manufacturing secondary battery
    Patent number: 11329273
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a secondary battery in which the preparation of at least one of a positive electrode and ta negative electrode includes forming an electrode material layer on a metal sheet material to serve as an electrode current collector, thereby providing an electrode precursor, and cutting out electrodes from the electrode precursor to form a plurality of electrodes. Each of the electrodes has a non-rectangular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Otsuka, Toru Kawai, Masashi Higuchi, Takuya Kenko
  • 3D Christmas tree advent calendar
    Patent number: D951349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Pioneer Effort Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Zhen Zhong