Patents Examined by A. Chang
  • Patent number: 11985667
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for multiplexing transmission of information and apparatus, a method for receiving information and apparatus, user equipment (UE), a base station and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for multiplexing transmission of information can include, when a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) have an overlapping portion in a time-domain, selecting, according to a selection criterion, a PUSCH for multiplexing transmission of uplink control information (UCI) carried in the PUCCH. The method can further include using the selected PUSCH for the multiplexing transmission of the UCI and transmission content of the selected PUSCH. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the PUCCH and the plurality of PUSCHs have an overlapping portion in the time-domain, a suitable PUSCH can be selected for the multiplexing transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qun Zhao
  • Patent number: 11985751
    Abstract: An intelligent lamp, a signal adaptive identification method for the intelligent lamp, and a computer-readable storage medium for implementing the method include: receiving a communication signal, and obtaining frame header data of the communication signal; and comparing the frame header data with preset reference frame header data, and if the frame header data matches the preset reference frame header data, obtaining communication data of a communication signal corresponding to the frame header data, and determining whether a time sequence of the communication data matches a communication data time sequence corresponding to the reference frame header data, and if yes, executing an instruction in the communication data of the communication signal corresponding to the frame header data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ZHUHAI LTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jianwen Lei, Long Wu, Zhongren Wu
  • Patent number: 11985508
    Abstract: An RF fingerprint signal processing device configured for executing a machine learning algorithm on a plurality of input signals. The RF fingerprint signal processing device includes a receiver-feature determination circuit and a classifying determination circuit. The receiver-feature determination circuit is configured to compute on the plurality of input signals in a neural network. The classifying determination circuit is coupled with the receiver-feature determination circuit, and the classifying determination circuit is configured to send feedback information of a receiver-feature component to the receiver-feature determination circuit. The receiver-feature determination circuit decreases the receiver-feature weight of the neural network. The receiver-feature weight is associated with the receiver-feature component, and the receiver-feature weight which is decreased is applied for computing an output value of the neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Lin, Ping-Chun Chen, Chia-Min Lai
  • Patent number: 11985749
    Abstract: A lighting system, including: light emitting elements; a reset switch operable in a first and second state; non-volatile reset memory configured to record the state of the reset switch when power is provided to the system; a wireless communication system; non-volatile communication memory configured to store default settings and configuration settings; a control system operable, in response to initial power provision to the control system, between: a configured mode when an instantaneous reset switch state matches the recorded state, the configured mode including: connecting the wireless communication system to a remote device based on the configuration settings, receiving instructions from the remote device, and controlling light emitting element operation based on the instructions; and a reset mode when the instantaneous reset switch state differs from the recorded state, the reset mode including: erasing the configuration settings from the communication memory and operating the system based on the default
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Alexander, Philip Anthony Bosua
  • Patent number: 11984533
    Abstract: A light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first layer including Alx2Inx1Ga(1-x1-x2) N (0<x1<1, 0?x2<1); a second layer that is provided on the first layer and includes Aly2Iny1Ga(1-y1-y2) N (0<y1<1, 0?y2<1) that is lattice relaxed with respect to the first layer; and a third layer that is provided on the second layer, includes Alz2Inz1Ga(1-z1-z2) N (0<z1<1, 0?z2<1) that is lattice relaxed with respect to the second layer, and includes an active layer. A lattice constant aGAN of GaN in an in-plane direction, a lattice constant al of the first layer in an in-plane direction, a lattice constant a2 of the second layer in an in-plane direction, and a lattice constant a3 of the third layer in an in-plane direction have a relationship of aGAN<a2<a1, a3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Tasai, Hiroshi Nakajima, Hidekazu Kawanishi, Katsunori Yanashima
  • Patent number: 11982948
    Abstract: A method for determining a center of a radiation spot irradiated on a surface by a sensor, the sensor including a radiation source and a detector. The method includes: emitting, with the radiation source, a first emitted radiation beam onto the surface to create the radiation spot on the surface, wherein at least a part of a target arranged at the surface is irradiated by the radiation spot; receiving, with the detector, a first reflected radiation beam at least including radiation from the radiation spot reflected by the target; detecting the presence of the target based on the first reflected radiation beam; determining a first measured position of the target based on the first reflected radiation beam; and determining a center of the radiation spot as projected on the surface in at least a first direction based on the first measured position of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventor: Mihaita Popinciuc
  • Patent number: 11982398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a support frame including a first pan-tilt connector and a leg assembly connected thereto and including a primary leg and a secondary leg. A leg adjustment structure is provided between and configured to unlock or lock the primary leg and the secondary leg, so that the primary leg and the secondary leg can move relative to each other or keep relatively stationary; the secondary leg comprises a first sub-leg and a second sub-leg which are configured such that the first sub-leg and the second sub-leg can be unfolded or folded with respect to each other; when the first sub-leg and the second sub-leg are unfolded, the primary leg, the first sub-leg and the second sub-leg are in a three-leg support state. The present disclosure further provides a photographing device, which comprises the support frame and an image acquisition apparatus mounted on the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PGYTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Guangshan Wang, Xiuzhi Yu
  • Patent number: 11985008
    Abstract: [Problem] To reduce a setting burden on a media path in a media gateway. [Solution] A MG (1) includes a first interface for connecting to a first network among a plurality of communication networks, a second interface for connecting to a second network among a plurality of communication networks, and a test command issuing unit (13) configured to establish, when a mapping between the first interface and the second interface is set by first setting data for associating a media path ID in the first interface with a termination ID in the first interface and second setting data for associating a media path ID in the second interface with a termination ID in the second interface, a test call for a media path passing through the first interface and the second interface based on the mapping and test, by assigning a resource to the media path that is established, whether data transmission and reception are possible on the media path that is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke Watanabe, Shintaro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11980677
    Abstract: A wet wipe with a substrate having cellulosic fibers and a lotion is provided. The lotion may have between about 96.0% and about 99.5%, by weight of the lotion, of water. The lotion may have a preservative system having benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof, succinic acid and/or a salt thereof, and phytic acid and/or a salt thereof. The lotion may also have a pH buffering system and a pH of about 3.5 to about 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Randall Glenn Marsh, Amber Grace Teufel
  • Patent number: 11982590
    Abstract: An optimized method of monitoring a circuit breaker containing a gas with at least one gas characteristic providing a numerical value includes the steps of a) collecting a dataset referring to the at least one gas characteristic inside the circuit breaker, wherein the dataset contains the numerical value of the at least one gas characteristic during a specific condition or specific time of the day, b) calculation of a standard deviation of the at least one gas characteristic of the datasets of at least 3 days of the last 10 days, c) comparing the standard deviation of the gas pressure with a predefined threshold value, and d) triggering a first action in case the standard deviation exceeds the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Oscar Javier Rivera Claro
  • Patent number: 11985644
    Abstract: Techniques are provided in which changes to a bandwidth part (BWP) of a target user equipment (UE) are restricted during a processing window (PW) for measuring and processing reference signal (RS) resources. These BWP change restrictions may be implemented by employing any combination of (i) ensuring a serving base station will not reconfigure or switch the BWP during the PW, (ii) ensuring the UE suspends a BWP inactivity timer of current BWP, (iii) ensuring the numerology and/or bandwidth (BW) of the BWP do not change, and/or (iv) preventing a change to an overlapping spectrum between the BWP and a spectrum of the RS resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jingchao Bao, Sony Akkarakaran
  • Patent number: 11982863
    Abstract: A camera actuator comprises: a fixed-side member; a movable-side member provided so as to be displaced in relation to the fixed-side member, the movable-side member holding a lens unit; and a drive unit that generates drive force to displace the movable-side member within a plane including a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the drive unit generating as drive force a combined force obtained by combining a propulsion force that displaces the movable-side member in a specified direction that is either the first direction or the second direction, and a resistance force that resists an external force acting so as to cause the movable-side member to deviate from the specified direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Saito, Keiichi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11980704
    Abstract: A flexible ion generator device that includes a dielectric layer having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, a top side, and a bottom side, at least one trace positioned on the dielectric layer and having a plurality of emitters engaged to the at least one trace. A plurality of lights disposed on the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBAL PLASMA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Houston Waddell
  • Patent number: 11981711
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for treating nervous system injuries caused by trauma or neurodegeneration or aging in a subject by administering a CSPG or SOCS3 reduction peptide (CRP and SRP respectively), or a nucleic acid sequence encoding the CRP or SRP, wherein both the CRP and SRP comprise a cell membrane penetrating domain, and a lysosome targeting domain, and the CRP further comprises a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) binding domain, and the SRP further comprises a suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Yu-Shang Lee, Ching-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11980996
    Abstract: A device for producing a curved lateral surface on a rolling element for a rolling bearing includes a grinding apparatus for grinding the curved lateral surface and a retaining apparatus having a control wheel with a convexly profiled peripheral feeding surface for retaining the rolling element during the grinding. The retaining apparatus may include a plurality of control wheels. The control wheel or the convexly profiled peripheral feeding surface may be formed from a ceramic, a resin-bonded synthetic, or a metallic material. The device may include a dressing apparatus for profiling the convexly profiled peripheral feeding surface of the control wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner Heuer, Holger Paetzold
  • Patent number: 11983350
    Abstract: A display device comprises first and second pixels, a light-emitting layer, color conversion layers, and color filter layers, the light-emitting layer comprising first and second light-emitting elements in the first and second pixels, wherein the color conversion layers comprise first and second color conversion layers in the first and second pixels, the color filter layers comprise first and second color filter layers in the first and second pixels, the first and second light-emitting elements emit first light having a central wavelength range of a first wavelength, the first and second color conversion layers contain color conversion particles converting the first light into second light having a central wavelength range of a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, the first color filter layer transmits the first light and blocks the second light, and the second color filter layer transmits the second light and blocks transmission of the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyuk Kang, Hyun Min Cho, Dae Hyun Kim, Hyun Deok Im
  • Patent number: 11982818
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses can include a first laser, a second laser, and a scanning mirror. The augmented reality glasses can also include a first polarization selective reflector and a second polarization selective reflector. The first polarization selective reflector is arranged to receive light from the first laser and reflect light received from the first laser at a first angle to the scanning mirror, and the second polarization selective reflector is arranged to receive light from the second laser and reflect light received from the second laser at a second angle to the scanning mirror. The augmented reality glasses can also have an eyepiece having an input coupling port arranged to receive light reflected by the scanning mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Barak Freedman, Asaf Pellman, Ori Weinstein
  • Patent number: 11983622
    Abstract: A neuromorphic device for the analog computation of a linear combination of input signals, for use, for example, in an artificial neuron. The neuromorphic device provides non-volatile programming of the weights, and fast evaluation and programming, and is suitable for fabrication at high density as part of a plurality of neuromorphic devices. The neuromorphic device is implemented as a vertical stack of flash-like cells with a common control gate contact and individually contacted source-drain (SD) regions. The vertical stacking of the cells enables efficient use of layout resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Borna J. Obradovic, Titash Rakshit, Mark S. Rodder
  • Patent number: 11983841
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that generates an image to be displayed, based on shape data indicating a shape of an object and surface characteristics data indicating surface characteristics of the object includes an acquisition unit configured to obtain a plurality of pieces of the shape data with different resolutions and the surface characteristics data, a setting unit configured to set a display area including at least part of the object, and a generation unit configured to generate the image to be displayed, based on one of the plurality of pieces of shape data according to the display area and the surface characteristics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takayuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11983620
    Abstract: The simplification of neural network models is described. For example, a method for simplifying a neural network model includes providing the neural network model to be simplified, defining a first temporal filter for the conveyance of input from a neuron to an other spatially-extended neuron along the arborized projection, defining a second temporal filter for the conveyance of input from yet another neuron to the spatially-extended neuron along the arborized projection, replacing, in the neural network model, the first, spatially-extended neuron with a first, spatially-constrained neuron and the arborized projection with a first connection extending between the first, spatially-constrained neuron and the second neuron, wherein the first connection filters input from the second neuron in accordance with the first temporal filter and a second connection extending between the first spatially-constrained neuron and the third neuron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)
    Inventors: Henry Markram, Wulfram Gerstner, Marc-Oliver Gewaltig, Christian Rössert, Eilif Benjamin Muller, Christian Pozzorini, Idan Segev, James Gonzalo King, Csaba Erö, Willem Wybo