Patents Examined by A. Henry
  • Patent number: 11990879
    Abstract: A fully-differential amplifier (FDA) includes a core differential amplifier and a common-mode input voltage control circuit. The core differential amplifier includes differential inputs. The common-mode input voltage control circuit is coupled to the differential inputs. The common-mode input voltage control circuit is configured to generate an error signal as a difference of an input common mode voltage at the differential inputs and a target common mode input voltage (VICM); and to adjust the input common mode voltage to the VICM based on the error signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Joel Martin Halbert, Xiyao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11989150
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the technical field of automobiles and software and discloses an interface circuit and a method and apparatus for interface communication thereof. In the interface circuit, a micro-control unit has an output interface connected to a first conversion unit connected to a USB HOST interface and a USB SLAVE interface and a second conversion unit connected to an HDMI interface, and is configured to control the first conversion unit to be set in a HOST mode to communicate with the USB HOST interface when receiving a trigger signal from the USB HOST interface, the first conversion unit to be set in an SLAVE mode to communicate with the USB SLAVE interface when receiving a trigger signal from the USB SLAVE interface, and the second conversion unit to output the TMDS signal to communicate with the HDMI interface when receiving a trigger signal from the HDMI interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: AUTEL INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Huaming Chen, Honghua Lu
  • Patent number: 11990565
    Abstract: Discussed is a display device having a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting diodes. At least one of the semiconductor light-emitting diodes has a first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode; a first conductive semiconductor layer on which the first conductive electrode is disposed; a second conductive semiconductor layer that overlaps with the first conductive semiconductor layer, and the second conductive electrode being disposed on the second conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer; an undoped semiconductor layer disposed on the second conductive semiconductor layer; and protrusions formed of a porous material allowing electropolishing, and on the undoped semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungsub Kim, Sunghyun Moon, Younghak Chang, Jina Jeon
  • Patent number: 11985952
    Abstract: A kit for converting an animal bed having a core and a cover into a raised animal bed includes a support surface insertable into the animal bed so as to lie between the core and a part of the cover that forms the underside of the bed in use. The kit also includes a plurality of legs and fixings for coupling the legs to the support surface through part of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HEBE STUDIO LTD
    Inventors: James Tuthill, Johannes Paul, Simon Nicholls, William Windham
  • Patent number: 11990394
    Abstract: A semiconductor package including a lead frame, an Ag plated surface positioned on the lead frame, an adhesion promotion layer positioned on the top of the Ag plated surface, and mold body covering the top of the lead frame is provided. The Ag plated surface covers a significant part of an interconnection area of the lead frame surface, and the Ag plating surface does not exceed the area of the mold body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
    Inventors: Kim Ng, On Lok Chau, Wai Keung Ho, Raymond Wong
  • Patent number: 11990872
    Abstract: Power amplifier modules (PAMs) having topside cooling interfaces are disclosed, as are methods for fabricating such PAMs. In embodiments, the method includes attaching the RF power die to a die support-surface of a module substrate. The RF power die is attached to the module substrate in an inverted orientation such that a frontside of the RF power die faces the module substrate. When attaching the RF power die to the module substrate, a frontside input/output interface of the RF power die is electrically coupled to corresponding substrate interconnect features of the module substrate. The method further includes providing a primary heat extraction path extending from the transistor channel of the RF power die to a topside cooling interface of the PAM in a direction opposite the module substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Tucker, Lakshminarayan Viswanathan, Jeffrey Kevin Jones, Elie A. Maalouf
  • Patent number: 11988827
    Abstract: A head mounted display with wide field of view (WFOV) is disclosed. A conventional small display is used in conjunction with a Beam Steering Mechanism (BSM) to dynamically steer the FOV of the displayed image at a very fast rate to provide an effectively WFOV for immersive visual experience. An electrically actuated switchable Steering Mechanism (SM) is provided within the display projection module that steers the projected image towards different portions of the lens at a fast rate. The steering can be either in one, two or three dimensions. The steering allows for the displayed image to be wider field of view (FOV) to the observer than conventionally projected images that are small fixed FOV. The SM is steered at a high rate so as to be indistinguishable to the human observer. The steering can be controlled in a gaze tracked dynamic, on-demand fashion so as to save power consumed by the display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Cogni Trax
    Inventor: Sajjad Ali Khan
  • Patent number: 11991286
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes an access management system receiving a signed message that is associated with a non-fungible digital asset and that includes a non-fungible digital asset identifier and a nonce. The non-fungible digital asset may be configured to provide access to an access-restricted resource. Based on the non-fungible digital asset identifier included in the signed message, the access management system may access a distributed record that is configured to store ownership information associated with the non-fungible digital asset. Based on the signed message and the ownership information stored in the distributed record, the access management system may verify that a user of the non-fungible digital asset is authorized to access the access-restricted resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Dante J. Pacella, Nazneen Khan, Rea Setya
  • Patent number: 11990878
    Abstract: A differential amplifying unit includes a first input transistor and a second input transistor forming a differential pair, and a first tail current source and a second tail current source. An output stage includes a first output transistor and a second output transistor that can be driven by an output of the differential amplifying unit. A controller performs control such that during startup, a load is driven by the first tail current source and the first output transistor, and such that after startup, the load is driven by the first tail current source, the second tail current source, the first output transistor, and the second output transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu Kojima
  • Patent number: 11991346
    Abstract: Monitoring of a vehicle is provided. A plurality of video feeds captured from cameras of the vehicle are received, over a network from a vehicle, each of the plurality of video feeds including a plurality frames, each of the frames of each of the video feeds being assigned a sequence number that increases for each successive frame. The sequence numbers are analyzed to identify missing frames, delayed frames, or stale frames. The plurality of video feeds is displayed, to one or more monitors, the sequence numbers corresponding to the displayed frames, and for each of the plurality of video feeds, indications of whether any missed frames, delayed frames, or stale frames were identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Lei, Vladyslav Slyusar
  • Patent number: 11981398
    Abstract: A bicycle derailleur comprises a derailleur body and a cable holder. The derailleur body is configured to be attached to a bicycle frame. The cable holder is configured to hold an electric cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Shunsuke Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11980814
    Abstract: A method for controlling a virtual object to mark a virtual item is provided. The method includes: displaying a virtual environment picture, the virtual environment picture including the virtual object and the virtual item in a virtual environment; controlling the virtual object to move, in the virtual environment, into a proximity range of the virtual item; displaying a pick-up item list on the virtual environment picture, a field of the virtual item available for pick-up being displayed in the pick-up item list; and receiving a mark operation on the field of the virtual item, and marking the virtual item in the virtual environment according to the mark operation, the mark operation being an operation different from a pick-up operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cong Tian, Meng Qiu, Jiaqi Pan, Weijian Cui, Shuting Zhang
  • Patent number: 11983132
    Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector functionality modification system includes a USB connector coupled to a first subsystem and a second subsystem by a multiplexer device. A USB connector functionality modification subsystem is coupled to the multiplexer device and operates to receive a USB connector functionality modification instruction while the multiplexer device is configured to allow the first subsystem to transmit and receive data via the USB connector and the second subsystem cannot transmit and receive data via the USB connector. In response to receiving the USB connector functionality modification instruction, the USB connector functionality modification subsystem reconfigures the multiplexer device to allow the second subsystem to transmit and receive data via the USB connector while the first subsystem cannot transmit and receive data via the USB connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Timothy M. Lambert
  • Patent number: 11982483
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ice shaver with a multi-link, self-locking, force-reduction, motion control arm or armature to press an ice block against a blade. The armature has a lever with a forward handle, an intermediate connection to the column, and a rear connection to the frame of the ice shaver. A link is coupled between the rear connection of the lever and the frame of the ice shaver to form a four-bar linkage. The armature has a raised locked configuration in which the lever and the link are oriented substantially co-linear to maintain the column in a raised position. In another aspect, joints between the lever and the column can comprise dampers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Pioneer Family Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Griffiths, Robin Peng
  • Patent number: 11980822
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for assessing performance of a player of a game. An embodiment operates by monitoring for an input from the player of the game, receiving the input from the player of the game, and determining a characteristic of the game resulting from the input from the player. Based on the input from the player, a performance of the player is assessed. The performance of the player relating to one or more metrics of the game is monitored, and is assessed by comparing the input from the player during the period of time to an optimal input during the period of time in the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: STATE SPACE LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason R. Fuller, David J. Heeger, Wayne E. Mackey
  • Patent number: 11983133
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes multiple heterogeneous functional circuit blocks and interface circuitry that permits the heterogeneous functional circuit blocks to exchange data with one another using communication protocols of the respective heterogeneous functional circuit blocks. The IC device includes fixed-function circuitry, user-configurable circuitry (e.g., programmable logic), and/or embedded processors/cores. A functional circuit block may be configured in fixed-function circuitry or in the user-configurable circuitry (i.e., as a plug-in). The interface circuitry includes a network-on-a-chip (NoC), an adaptor configured in the user-configurable circuitry, and/or memory. The memory may be accessible to the functional circuit blocks through an adaptor configured the user-configurable circuitry and/or through the NoC. The IC device may be configured as a SmartNIC, DPU, or other type of system-on-a-chip (SoC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Jaideep Dastidar, David James Riddoch, Steven Leslie Pope
  • Patent number: 11982820
    Abstract: A lens moving apparatus includes a bobbin including a first coil disposed therearound, a first magnet disposed to face the first coil, a housing for supporting the first magnet, upper and lower elastic members each coupled to both the bobbin and the housing, a base disposed to be spaced apart from the housing by a predetermined distance, a second coil disposed to face the first magnet, a printed circuit board on which the second coil is mounted, a plurality of support members, which support the housing such that the housing is movable in second and/or third directions and which connect at least one of the upper and lower elastic members to the printed circuit board, and a conductive member for conductively connecting the upper and lower elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ok Park, Sang Jun Min
  • Patent number: 11983134
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a first interface configured to receive information about a device information storage device configured to store information about another electronic device, a second interface configured to communicate with a processor of the other electronic device, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to, when the device information storage device is identified through the first interface, acquire the information about the other electronic device from the device information storage device through the first interface, when the device information storage device is not identified through the first interface, check whether the other electronic device is identified through the second interface, and when the other electronic device is identified through the second interface, acquire the information about the other electronic device through the second interface based on communication with the processor of the other electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyoung Kyu Choi, Jin Kyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11983125
    Abstract: Described are techniques including a computer-implemented method that comprises defining a respective priority classification for each of a plurality of sockets used for communicating between an initiator computational system and a target computational system. The method further comprises automatically assigning a respective priority classification to each of a plurality of Input/Output (IO) requests based on a type of data associated with each IO request. The method further comprises sending the plurality of IO requests to respective sockets of the plurality of sockets with a matching priority classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bharti Soni, Komal Shailendra Shah, Tej Parkash, Subhojit Roy
  • Patent number: 11984670
    Abstract: This application provides a wireless electronic communications device, including: a metal frame on which a first antenna and a second antenna are disposed, where a first preset distance is spaced between the first antenna and the second antenna, and a feeding structure is disposed on each of the first antenna and the second antenna; and a slot structure disposed between the first antenna and the second antenna, where an extension distance of the slot structure in a width direction of the metal frame is less than a width of the metal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianjing Jian, Huan-Chu Huang