Patents Assigned to THE CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 9335070Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus includes an insulation housing including an inner box. The inner box has first and second side plates and a first curved corner connecting the first and second side plates; and a first refrigerating circuit including a first compressor and a first evaporator constituted by a first evaporation pipe, the first evaporation pipe including a first portion extending a horizontal direction and a second portion extending a vertical direction. The first portion of the first evaporation pipe is disposed to contact to the first and second side plates and the first curved corner of the inner box, and the second portion of the first evaporation pipe is disposed outside of the first portion of the first evaporation pipe at the first curved corner so that the first portion of the first evaporation pipe locates between the first curved corner and the second portion of the first evaporation pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Kobayashi, Jiro Yuzawa, Satoshi Okuda, Hidetoshi Shinya, Tadahisa Saga
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Patent number: 9334582Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating the quality of a crystal includes an optical device that measures a surface reflectance of a wafer in which a V-pit is formed; and a data processing unit that calculates a threading dislocation density by calculating a difference in surface reflectance of the wafer that is measured by the optical device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-uk Seo, Byoung-kyun Kim, Suk-ho Yoon, Keon-hun Lee, Kee-won Lee, Do-young Rhee, Sang-don Lee
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Patent number: 9336706Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a plurality of pixels, a luminance measuring unit, a current measuring unit, and a compensation data generator. The luminance measuring unit measures the luminance of each pixel and generates luminance information corresponding to the measured luminances. The current measuring unit measures the current output from each pixel and generates current information corresponding to the measured currents. The compensation data generator generates compensation data including a compensation value for each pixel based on the luminance information and/or the current information.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyung-Man Kim
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Patent number: 9336858Abstract: A semiconductor device which stores data by using a transistor whose leakage current between source and drain in an off state is small as a writing transistor. In a matrix including a plurality of memory cells in which a drain of the writing transistor is connected to a gate of a reading transistor and the drain of the writing transistor is connected to one electrode of a capacitor, a gate of the writing transistor is connected to a writing word line; a source of the writing transistor is connected to a writing bit line; and a source and a drain of the reading transistor are connected to a reading bit line and a bias line. In order to reduce the number of wirings, the writing bit line or the bias line is substituted for the reading bit line in another column.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiko Takemura
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Patent number: 9338633Abstract: A Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) service method and system are provided. A beacon message and probe response message may contain a service information field storing device information. Wi-Fi devices can exchange information on supported functions with each other and one Wi-Fi device may identify functions supported by another Wi-Fi device. Hence, a Wi-Fi connection can be set up through automatic provisioning. The method includes receiving, by a first Wi-Fi device in non-Access Point (AP) mode, messages from nearby Wi-Fi devices operating in AP mode, analyzing a service information field of each received message, determining a second Wi-Fi device that is manufactured by the same manufacturer as the first Wi-Fi device and is capable of supporting a requested service, establishing a connection with the second Wi-Fi device through Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) based on automatic provision, and sending data associated with the requested service to the second Wi-Fi device for a Wi-Fi service.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Mu Choi, You Na Lee, Jhong Il Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Jung Hun Lee
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Patent number: 9334424Abstract: The present invention provided is the temporary adhesive for wafer processing which temporarily bonds a wafer having a circuit face on the front surface and a processing face on the back surface to a support, and includes a first temporary adhesive layer which is a layer (A) of a thermoplastic resin modified organopolysiloxane obtained by partial dehydration condensation of an organopolysiloxane resin containing a R21R22R23SiO1/2, and a SiO4/2 unit in a molar ratio of R21R22R23SiO1/2 unit/SiO4/2 unit of 0.6 to 1.7 and an organopolysiloxane represented by the following general formula (1), and a second temporary adhesive layer which is a thermosetting modified siloxane polymer layer (B) which is laminated on the first temporary adhesive layer and is releasably bonded to the support.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahito Tanabe, Michihiro Sugo, Shohei Tagami, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Hideto Kato
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Patent number: 9337816Abstract: A delay circuit using a capacitor with an MOS structure as a delay component, includes a clamp circuit operating a clamp operation and a clamp release operation in response to levels of an input signal, the clamp circuit clamping a voltage applied to the capacitor to a specified charging initiation voltage during the clamp operation; a charging circuit charging the capacitor with a constant current when the clamp operation is released; and a delayed signal producing circuit producing a delayed signal when the voltage of the capacitor being charged reaches a voltage of a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Masanari Fujii
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Patent number: 9336763Abstract: A computing device converts each input signal corresponding to a key of a music keyboard into a tone of the musical instrument associated with the key. The computing device outputs each tone of the musical instrument using an audio device connected to the computing device. The computing device converts each tone of the musical instrument into a note and stores the note into a musical score.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xue-Qin Zhang
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Patent number: 9332965Abstract: A method of managing an ultrasound image, the method including storing a plurality of pieces of setting information to respectively match a plurality of observation operations for diagnosing an object, each of the plurality of pieces of setting information including at least one from among information about an observation plane that splits ultrasound volume data in a predetermined direction, information about a split method of splitting the ultrasound volume data, and information about a reference point; displaying a plurality of plane images for a current observation operation, wherein the plurality of plane images are obtained based on a piece of the setting information matching the current observation operation; storing an image selected from among the plurality of plane images according to an external input signal such that the selected image matches the current observation operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung-mo Lee, Sung-yoon Kim, Mi-jeoung Ahn, Jun-kyo Lee, Dong-gyu Hyun
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Patent number: 9335035Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes light-emitting elements arranged in lines that are extended in parallel with one another, the light-emitting elements being divided into groups each including the same number of light-emitting elements, a first connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to one end portion of the lines extended, a second connecting electrode is disposed adjacent to another end portion of the lines extended, and the light-emitting elements within each group are electrically connected in series with one another by metallic wires and electrically connected in series to the first connecting electrode and to the second connecting electrode. The groups each include the same number of light-emitting elements that are electrically connected in parallel between the first connecting electrode and the second connecting electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takuya Funakubo
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Patent number: 9334119Abstract: A plurality of buffer plates shaped in a plate project from an inclined surface of a chute of a transfer portion for transferring hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets in a manner that a planar direction of each of the buffer plates intersects with an inclination direction of the inclined surface. Hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets flowing on the inclined surface contact the buffer plates, so that a flow direction of the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets is changed to reduce a flow speed of the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets. By the reduction of the flow speed, impact applied on the flowing hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets is weakened, so that breakage due to the impact during transfer of the hydrogenated petroleum resin pellets can be inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hajime Takasugi, Morio Iwata
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Patent number: 9336867Abstract: An integrated circuit phase change memory can be pre-coded by inducing a first resistance state in some cells and the memory, and a second resistance state and some other cells in the memory to represent a data set. The integrated circuit phase change memory is mounted on a substrate after coding the data set. After mounting the integrated circuit phase change memory, the data set is read by sensing the first and second resistance states, and changing cells in the first resistance state to a third resistance state and changing cells in the second resistance state to a fourth resistance state. The first and second resistance states maintain a sensing margin after solder bonding or other thermal cycling process. The third and fourth resistance states are characterized by the ability to cause a transition using higher speed and lower power, suitable for a mission function of a circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Ming-Hsiu Lee, Yen-Hao Shih, Tien-Yen Wang, Chao-I Wu
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Patent number: 9338709Abstract: A method for handover from a wireless local area network to a wireless wide area network and an apparatus supporting the method are provided. When channel interference becomes severe during communication with a wireless local area network, the method enables the apparatus to automatically perform handover to a wireless wide area network. The method includes checking integrity of data received from a wireless local area network, determining, if the received data lacks integrity, whether the received data was received within a threshold time, retrieving, if the received data was received within the preset threshold time, an integrity failure count and a retransmission count for the data from a storage unit, and performing, if the integrity failure count exceeds a maximum allowed number of failures and if the retransmission count exceeds a maximum allowed number of retransmissions, handover from the wireless local area network to a wireless wide area network.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kee Ho Song
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Patent number: 9337448Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes an array substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices disposed over the array substrate, and a plurality of color filters having different colors. The plurality of light emitting devices include a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a first color and a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a second color different from the first color, and the plurality of color filters include first and second color filters disposed over the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Soo Lee, Se Il Kim, Eun Kyoung Nam, Sang Eok Jang
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Patent number: 9337755Abstract: A motor control apparatus has an inverter circuit having a plurality of pairs of upper and lower arms provided so as to correspond to the number of phases, and switching elements provided on each of the upper arms and the lower arms of each phase that drive a motor on the basis of ON or OFF operations of the respective switching elements, a single current detector that detects a current of the motor flowing through the inverter circuit, and a duty calculator that calculates duties of a PWM signals for turning the switching elements ON or OFF on the basis of a deviation between a current value of the current detected by the current detector and a target current value.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamitsu Hamasaki, Takenobu Nakamura, Shinichi Kuratani
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Patent number: 9338532Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker having a suspension. The suspension includes a vibrating arm having at least a pair of layer structures and an insulating layer sandwiched between the two layer structures. Each layer structure has a foil signal transmission layer, a hardness reinforcement layer and a glue layer for connecting the foil signal transmission layer with the hardness reinforcement layer and a conductive portion for electrically connecting the foil signal transmission layers of each of layer structures. The suspension of the disclosure can prevent the signal layer from being broken. The suspension disclosed has at least two layer structures, which makes the signal transmitted in each layer structures at the same time, even if one of the layer structures is broken, the rest of the layer structures can still be working.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignees: AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventor: XuDong Yan
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Patent number: 9335583Abstract: Provided is an LCD device for preventing light leakage. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, and an adhesive layer. The backlight unit is disposed under the liquid crystal panel, and emits light. The adhesive layer is formed between the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit, and includes a first adhesive surface adhered to the backlight unit and a second adhesive surface adhered to the liquid crystal panel. The first and second adhesive surfaces are alternately disposed along at least one side of the backlight unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung Ki Yoon
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Patent number: 9336114Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting an error occurring when an application program is executed in a computer environment is provided. The error detection apparatus may measure a deterministic progress index (DPI) and a program counter (PC) value when an instruction is executed, set, as a verification set, a DPI and a PC value measured when the instruction is executed without causing an error, set, as a measurement set, the DPI and the PC value measured when an instruction is executed, and detect a runtime error of the instruction by comparing the measurement set to the verification set.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Sam Shin, Seung Won Lee, Shi Hwa Lee, Min Young Son, Jae Don Lee
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Patent number: 9337151Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a contact region. An interlayer insulating layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. A lower contact plug passing through the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the contact region is disposed. An interconnection structure is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer. An adjacent interconnection spaced apart from the interconnection structure is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer. A bottom surface of the interconnection structure includes a first part overlapping a part of an upper surface of the lower contact plug, and a second part overlapping the interlayer insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Je-Min Park, Yoo-Sang Hwang
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Patent number: D755850Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Sun Park, Heui Jin Kwon, Young Sun Kim