Patents Examined by A. Lee
  • Patent number: 9282521
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and device for controlling uplink transmit power of a terminal in a wireless access system that supports carrier aggregation/multiple cells. In particular, the method may include receiving a first TA value and a second TA value for a first timing advance group (TAG) including one or more component carriers and a second TAG including one or more component carriers, adjusting uplink transmission timing of the first TAG and the second TAG by using the first TA value and the second TA value, resetting a transient period between a first group of component carriers and a second group of component carriers exceeds a power control requirement, and controlling uplink transmit power according to the reset transient period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suhwan Lim, Sangwook Lee, Manyoung Jung, Yoonoh Yang, Joonkui Ahn
  • Patent number: 9281319
    Abstract: A thin film transistor including: a substrate; an active layer formed over the substrate; a gate insulating layer formed over the active layer; a gate electrode formed over the gate insulating layer; an interlayer insulating layer formed over the gate electrode; and source and drain electrodes that contact the active layer via the interlayer insulating layer. The source and drain electrodes may have a structure including an aluminum (Al) layer, an aluminum-nickel alloy (AlNiX) layer, and an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer, which are sequentially stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon Kim, Il-Jeong Lee, Choong-Youl Im, Do-Hyun Kwon
  • Patent number: 9281301
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes an optoelectronic component that receives or generates radiation, a frame having a cavity, the optoelectronic component being arranged in said cavity, a connection carrier to which the optoelectronic component is fixed, and a cover covering the cavity and forming a radiation passage area for the radiation, wherein a beam path from the optoelectronic component to the radiation passage area is free of an encapsulation material for the optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Haslbeck, Markus Foerste, Michael Schwind, Martin Haushalter, Hubert Halbritter, Frank Möllmer
  • Patent number: 9277881
    Abstract: A method for determining a variable which represents the condition of a driver of a vehicle, the variable being determined independently of the time using at least one other variable representing the light intensity to which the driver is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Offenhaeuser, Ernst Schermann
  • Patent number: 9282643
    Abstract: A core substrate includes a dielectric layer, at least one releasing layer, at least one first copper foil layer and at least one nickel layer. The releasing layer is disposed on the dielectric layer and directly covers the dielectric layer. The first copper foil layer is disposed on the releasing layer and directly covers the releasing layer. The nickel layer is disposed on the first copper foil layer and directly covers the first copper foil layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Subtron Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Sheng Wang, Chao-Min Wang
  • Patent number: 9280215
    Abstract: Provided is a position tracing system using ultrasonic wave, where a distance between ultrasonic wave reception sensors can be adjusted. A distance between ultrasonic wave reception sensors can be freely adjusted by user's manipulation, so that a position of a signal generation device implemented by an input pen can be more accurately traced by adjusting the distance between the ultrasonic wave reception sensors according to a size of a moving area of the signal generation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: PENANDFREE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 9280774
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprising a memory and a processor is provided. The memory is operable to store information associated with a user account. The processor can receive a message indicating that a transaction associated with a card has occurred and receive a first input indicating that the transaction is fraudulent. The processor can receive a second input indicating that a report should be filed and present, on a display, a plurality of questions to determine whether the card has been stolen. The processor can receive a third input indicating an answer to each of the plurality of questions and present, on the display, an affidavit. The processor can receive a fourth input indicating the affidavit has been electronically signed and present, on the display, a confirmation message indicating that the report has been filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Somnath Choudhuri, Adam D. Goldberg, Matthew Hansen, Matthew D. Hoke, Oveek Mallik, Joseph W. McLean, Kyle Sturgis
  • Patent number: 9281775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device (1), for example swing tensioners (1), bracing elements, machine vises or block cylinders, with a movable clamping element (2) for clamping a workpiece with a defined clamping force, and with an electric motor (10) for mechanically driving the clamping element (2), also with a control unit that controls the electric motor (10). The invention provides that the control unit detects an electrical operating parameter of the electric motor (10) as a measure of the clamping force. The contact of the clamping element with the workpiece is detected in this manner. Subsequently, the electric motor (10) is then driven further by a defined number of revolutions, the number of revolutions after contact with the workpiece defining the clamping force. The invention further comprises a corresponding control method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ludwig Ehrhardt GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Kroell, Stefan Woerner, Nikolaus Heidt
  • Patent number: 9278425
    Abstract: A polishing head including, below a polishing head body, a rubber film held by a disk-shaped mid plate and an annular guide ring disposed around the rubber film holding the back surface of the workpiece on a lower face portion of the rubber film. The polishing head also includes a base member that is coupled to a polishing head body through an elastic film and holds the guide ring and the mid plate such that the lower surface of the guide ring does not contact the polishing pad during polishing. The polishing head and polishing apparatus, are operable in both of the rough polishing process and final polishing process, that can stably achieve predetermined high flatness and high polishing stock removal uniformity in polishing of a workpiece and can obtain a workpiece with fewer fine particles having a diameter of 45 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignees: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD., FUJIKOSHI MACHINERY CORP.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Hashimoto, Kouji Morita, Takashi Aratani, Hiromi Kishida, Satoru Arakawa
  • Patent number: 9278421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for centering grinding of workpieces, for example optical lenses by a grinding tool using an actuator for generating an advancing movement between the grinding tool and the workpiece, wherein the actuator and a current regulator for an actuator current which determines an advancing force of the actuator are integrated in a position control loop using a predetermined control cycle. For each control cycle: (i) a desired direction of movement (Rsoll(n)) of the advancing movement and an actual direction of movement (Rist(n)) of the advancing movement are ascertained; then (ii) the ascertained actual and desired directions of movement are compared to one another; and (iii) when the comparison results in a deviation between the actual and desired directions of movement, a predetermined current limit (Isollmax) for the actuator current emitted via the current regulator is decreased in a defined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Satisloh AG
    Inventors: Joachim Diehl, Steffen Moos, Achim Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9279238
    Abstract: A plumbing fixture having at least a housing, which forms an opening surrounded by a collar and an interior space, a fastening member, which can be disposed adjacent to the collar in the housing, a cartridge holder, which can be positioned in the interior space, a cartridge, which can be positioned at least partially in the interior space, and a tensioning member, which by direct contact can tension at least the cartridge or the cartridge holder against the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Thomas Flessa, Thomas Loi
  • Patent number: 9281504
    Abstract: A non-contact input apparatus for computer peripheral includes an induction module and a pointing module. The induction module includes an electric supply coil and an induction element, and the pointing module includes an energy coil and a non-linear element. The electric supply coil is used to send a first oscillation signal. The energy coil receives the first oscillation signal. The non-linear element converts the first oscillation signal to be a second oscillation signal having multiple higher harmonics. The induction element generates a control signal based on the second oscillation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Po-Tsun Chao
  • Patent number: 9280130
    Abstract: The developer container includes a rotator that is rotated in the container body, a sequence of gears disposed outside the developer container that transmits a torque to the rotator, and a container guiding portion that fits with a main body side guiding portion and guides the developer container in a direction in which the developer container is attached to a mounting portion of an image forming device main body. A first gear included in the sequence of the gears is movable between an operating position where the first gear engages with a second gear and a retracted position where the first gear is retracted. On a surface on which the container guiding portion is disposed, a part of the container guiding portion is disposed within a projected area of the first gear being disposed at the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kubota, Naoki Nakatake, Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Shoh Tsuritani, Manabu Hamada, Masato Tsuji, Masanari Fujita
  • Patent number: 9279342
    Abstract: A turbine casing is provided and includes first and second turbine casing shells configured to be removably coupled to one another. At least one of the first and second turbine casing shells is formed to define an access slot. At least one service wedge is configured to be removably installed in the access slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Alan Davi, Thomas James Batzinger
  • Patent number: 9280359
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes logging in to a multipath target via first and second boot devices instantiated on a network device, the first and second boot devices respectively connected to the multipath target via first and second paths; determining which of the first and second paths comprises a least cost path; and booting the operating system via the least cost path. The determining may include comparing network statistics of the first path with network statistics of the second path, the network statistics comprising at least one of packet loss on the path, errors encountered via the path, and congestion on the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Manikantan Venkiteswaran, Kumar Sidhartha, Mehul J. Bhatt
  • Patent number: 9282618
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the method, the latter is set up to locate light sources (1) and has the following steps: a list (L) of light sources (1) in an arrangement (10) is created, each of the light sources (1) having a unique digital identifier (14) with a bit sequence, the light sources (1) are simultaneously driven, with the result that each of the light sources (1) emits a light sequence (11) according to the bit sequence of the identifier (14) associated with the respective light source (1), and an image sequence of the arrangement (10) is recorded using an image recording device (6) during the driving operation, a sequence of images in the image sequence being matched to a sequence of light states (M) in the light sequence (11) in a targeted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Traxon Technologies Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Philipp Van Beeck
  • Patent number: 9279501
    Abstract: A shaft seal includes first and second rings, each formed from first and second discrete arc segments, mounted on a shaft. The first ring includes a central opening and a flange projecting axially away from a first axial surface of the first ring around the central opening, and the flange has a radially outer surface. The second ring has a radial inner face defining a central opening that includes a first portion extending from a first axial face of the second ring and a second portion extending from a second axial face of the second ring, and the second ring is mounted to the first ring with the second portion in contact with the radially outer surface of the flange. A plurality of fasteners extend from the second ring into an axial surface of the first ring or from the first ring into an axial face of the second ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SKF USA INC.
    Inventor: Dan Gabriel Teodosiu
  • Patent number: 9281396
    Abstract: A trench structure which is capable of promoting extension of a depletion layer and hardly causes thermal stress is provided. A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. A plurality of loop trenches is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each loop trench is configured to extend so as to surround a region smaller than the region where a plurality of gate trenches is formed. Each loop trench is separated from other loop trenches. A second insulating layer is located in each loop trench. P-type fourth regions are formed in the semiconductor substrate. Each fourth region is in contact with a bottom surface of corresponding one of the loop trenches and is configured to extend along the corresponding one of the loop trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidefumi Takaya, Katsuhiro Kutsuki
  • Patent number: 9280708
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing collaborative recognition using media segments. The recognition platform causes, at least in part, a generation of a request to determine recognition information for one or more media items associated with a device, one or more segments of the one or more media items, or a combination thereof. Next, the recognition platform determines to transmit the request to one or more other devices based, at least in part, on one or more device selection criteria. Then, the recognition platform receives the recognition information in response to the request. Further, the recognition platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of the recognition information to determine one or more identities of one or more users, one or more objects, or a combination thereof represented in the one or more media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Guido Peter Grassel, Kongqiao Wang, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi
  • Patent number: 9279130
    Abstract: Methods and means are provided for the modification of the reactivity of plant secondary cell walls, particularly in cotton cell walls found in cotton fibers. This can be conveniently achieved by expressing a chimeric gene encoding a Saprolegnia monoica chitin synthase in cotton plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE NV
    Inventors: Marc De Block, Frank Meulewaeter, Vincent Bulone, Gea Guerriero