Patents Examined by A Owens
  • Patent number: 11967864
    Abstract: An electric machine rotor including a rotor core having a plurality of magnets and several pairs of elongated slots circumferentially distributed on the rotor core. Each pair of elongated slots jointly forms a V-shaped configuration with an opening facing an outer periphery of the rotor core. Each elongated slot includes a mounting portion that matches the shape of the magnet and an end hole located at an end of the elongated slot pointing to the outer periphery. The end hole includes a main body area and a lobe area, and the lobe area extends from the main body area toward outside of the V-shaped configuration until it is partially located outside a side extension line of the mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Chuan Deng
  • Patent number: 11968392
    Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of: acquiring a block-based delta pulse code modulation (BDPCM) flag for a current block; on the basis of the BDPCM flag indicating that BDPCM is applied to the current block, acquiring a BDPCM direction flag for the current block; and storing, as an intra-prediction mode of the current block, an intra-prediction mode of a prediction direction derived on the basis of the BDPCM direction flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunmi Yoo, Junghak Nam, Jungah Choi
  • Patent number: 11966153
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion module includes a driving element, a wavelength conversion wheel, and at least one flow guide. The wavelength conversion wheel includes a rotary disc and at least one wavelength conversion layer. The driving element is connected to the rotary disc to drive the wavelength conversion wheel to rotate along an axis of the driving element as a central axis. The flow guide is disposed beside the wavelength conversion wheel at intervals along the axis, and at least one airflow channel is formed between the flow guide and the wavelength conversion wheel. The flow guide and the driving element are disposed at intervals, and the flow guide does not contact the rotary disc and the driving element. An orthographic projection of the flow guide on the rotary disc overlaps the wavelength conversion layer. When the wavelength conversion wheel rotates, the wavelength conversion wheel and the flow guide move relatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Hou, Shi-Wen Lin, Shih-Hang Lin
  • Patent number: 11968381
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for video frame codec architectures. A frame decompressor decompresses compressed frames to produce decompressed frames. A frame decompressor controller arbitrates shared access to the frame decompressor. Multiple cores of an SoC request to receive a decompressed frame from the frame decompressor via the frame decompressor controller. The frame decompressor controller can implement a request queue and can order the servicing of requests based on priority of the requests or requesting cores. The frame decompressor controller can also establish a time-sharing protocol for access by the multiple cores. In some implementations, a video decoder is logically integrated with the frame decompressor and stores portions of a decompressed frame in a video buffer, and a display controller retrieves the portions for display using a synchronization mechanism. In analogous manners, a frame compressor controller can arbitrate shared access to a frame compressor for the multiple cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Aki Oskari Kuusela, Ville-Mikko Rautio
  • Patent number: 11967572
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a substrate having conductive traces and associated integral terminal pads on a surface thereof, the terminal pads having an irregular surface topography formed in a thickness of a single material of the conductive traces and integral terminal pads. Solder balls may be bonded to the terminal pads, and one or more microelectronic components operably coupled to conductive traces of the substrate on a side thereof opposite the terminal pads. Methods of fabricating terminal pads on a substrate, and electronic systems including substrates having such terminal pads are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis M. Jensen
  • Patent number: 11965830
    Abstract: A data acquisition apparatus includes a light source, a first beam splitter, a predetermined beam splitter, a first light deflector, a second light deflector, a first measuring unit, a second measuring unit, a second beam splitter, and a photodetector. A second measurement optical path is positioned in a first direction and a reference optical path is positioned in a second direction. The predetermined beam splitter is disposed in the second measurement optical path or the reference optical path. A first measurement optical path is positioned between the predetermined beam splitter and the photodetector. The first light deflector and the first measuring unit are disposed in the first measurement optical path, and the second light deflector and the second measuring unit are disposed in the second measurement optical path. The first measurement optical path and the second measurement optical path intersect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Evident Corporation
    Inventors: Mayumi Odaira, Yoshimasa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11967883
    Abstract: Ceiling fans suspended from a structure have a motor to drive blades for moving a volume of air about an area. The motor, with a rotor and stator, can be electrically coupled to the structure. Blades mount to the rotor such that the blades are rotatably driven by the motor. A motor case can mount to the rotor and encase the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Bobby Neal Norwood, Douglas Troy Mason
  • Patent number: 11961058
    Abstract: Examples of a system and method for transacting media at a self-service terminal (SST), are generally described. A method may include receiving a PIN on a user interface component of a media interface aperture cover. The method may include causing the media interface aperture cover to retract to dispense or receive media through a media interface aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Ian M. Denny, Andrew Robert Grant
  • Patent number: 11962795
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for video frame codec architectures. A frame decompressor decompresses compressed frames to produce decompressed frames. A frame decompressor controller arbitrates shared access to the frame decompressor. Multiple cores of an SoC request to receive a decompressed frame from the frame decompressor via the frame decompressor controller. The frame decompressor controller can implement a request queue and can order the servicing of requests based on priority of the requests or requesting cores. The frame decompressor controller can also establish a time-sharing protocol for access by the multiple cores. In some implementations, a video decoder is logically integrated with the frame decompressor and stores portions of a decompressed frame in a video buffer, and a display controller retrieves the portions for display using a synchronization mechanism. In analogous manners, a frame compressor controller can arbitrate shared access to a frame compressor for the multiple cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Aki Oskari Kuusela, Ville-Mikko Rautio
  • Patent number: 11961068
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing cryptocurrency is disclosed. A plurality of users are provided with an in-marketplace wallet suitable for storing linked digital tokens that are linked in value to cryptocurrency tokens and are required to transact on a digital marketplace platform. A cryptocurrency reserve is provided for storing cryptocurrency tokens. Responsive to a user purchasing linked digital tokens from a marketplace store, linked digital tokens are transferred to the in-marketplace wallet an equivalent value of cryptocurrency tokens are transferred to the cryptocurrency reserve. Responsive to a user withdrawing a number of linked digital tokens from the in-marketplace wallet, the desired number of linked digital tokens are removed from the user's in-marketplace wallet and an equivalent value of cryptocurrency tokens are transferred from the cryptocurrency reserve to an out-of-marketplace wallet of the user for storing cryptocurrency tokens outside of the marketplace platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEWTOWN PARTNERS (PTY) LTD
    Inventors: James Alexander Gibson Kilroe, Vinodan Karthikeya Lingham, Llewellyn Claasen
  • Patent number: 11962802
    Abstract: An intra prediction method and device and a computer-readable storage medium, the method comprising: configuring actual angle modes indicated by relative angle numbers, wherein the relative angle numbers are successively represented within a prediction direction range corresponding to a preset width and height relationship; starting from a starting angle, using a corresponding actual angle mode after sampling preset angle sample points, said starting angle being determined according to the width and height relationship of processing blocks and the prediction direction range corresponding to the preset width and height relationship, and actual angles having a one-to-one correspondence with the actual angle modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Junyan Huo, Yanzhuo Ma, Shuai Wan, Fuzheng Yang, Jinkun Guo
  • Patent number: 11955443
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a flip chip package structure is provided and has following steps: providing at least one silicon substrate having a connecting surface and at least one conductive base attached to the connecting surface; arranging a graphene copper layer covering the conductive base; laminating a photoresist layer on the connecting surface, etching the photoresist layer to form a cavity corresponding to the conductive base, and a portion of the graphene copper layer corresponding to the conductive base being exposed on a bottom of the cavity; electroplating a copper material on the graphene copper layer, and the copper material being accumulated in the cavity to form a copper pillar; removing the photoresist layer and the graphene copper layer covered by the photoresist layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AMAZING COOL TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Shiann-Tsong Tsai, Yang-Ming Shih, Hung-Yun Hsu
  • Patent number: 11957023
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and an organic light-emitting diode display device are provided. The light-emitting diode display panel includes: a base substrate including a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region; a plurality of sub-pixels located in the display region and located at a side of the base substrate; a color-resistance layer located at a side of a second electrode in the sub-pixel away from the base substrate; and a light-blocking structure located in the peripheral region and being an annular structure surrounding the plurality of sub-pixels. The light-blocking structure includes a first light-blocking structure and a second light-blocking structure. The first light-blocking structure includes at least one interval extending in a direction from the display region pointing to the peripheral region. The second light-blocking structure at least fully fills the interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Dongsheng Li, Kuanta Huang, Shengji Yang, Pengcheng Lu, Yunlong Li, Qing Wang, Yongfa Dong, Xiaobin Shen, Hui Tong, Xiong Yuan, Yu Wang, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11956448
    Abstract: Examples of video encoding methods and apparatus and video decoding methods and apparatus are described. An example method of processing video data includes determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a gradient of a prediction vector at a sub-block level for the video block according to a rule, wherein the rule specifies to use a same gradient value is assigned for all samples within a sub-block of the video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Yuwen He, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Tianliang Fu, Junru Li, Siwei Ma
  • Patent number: 11947107
    Abstract: A method for recovering an image passing through a display and taken by an image sensor disposed on a rear side of the display, the method includes acquiring the image taken by the image sensor, obtaining a plurality of point spread functions corresponding one-to-one to a plurality of dots arranged in a predetermined pattern on a calibration chart, and recovering the image by performing a de-convolution of the image based on the plurality of point spread functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirotake Cho
  • Patent number: 11948914
    Abstract: A package structure and a method of forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a package substrate, a semiconductor chip disposed over the package substrate, and an integrated device located below and bonded to the lower surface of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a lower surface facing the package substrate and is electrically connected to the package substrate through conductive structures. The integrated device is laterally surrounded by the conductive structures, and the integrated device and the conductive structures are located within boundaries of the semiconductor chip when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the lower surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Cheng Hsu, Shin-Puu Jeng, Shuo-Mao Chen
  • Patent number: 11947109
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a projection image-displaying member having excellent suitability for polarizing sunglasses, a windshield glass, and a head-up display system. The projection image-displaying member has a first polarization converting layer, at least one selectively reflecting layer, and a second polarization converting layer in this order. The first polarization converting layer and the second polarization converting layer are layers formed by fixing a helical alignment structure of a liquid crystal compound. The number of pitches in the helical alignment structure and a film thickness satisfy all relational expressions below. When the first polarization converting layer has a number of pitches x1 and a film thickness y1 (unit: ?m), 0.3?x1?2.0 and??(i) y1?1.86x1+0.13.??(ii) When the second polarization converting layer has a number of pitches x2 and a film thickness y2 (unit: ?m), 0.25?x2?2.0,??(iii) y2?1.37x2+5.5, and??(iv) y2?1.37x2+0.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Anzai, Yujiro Yanai, Wataru Majima, Taketo Otani
  • Patent number: 11948369
    Abstract: The described positional awareness techniques employing visual-inertial sensory data gathering and analysis hardware with reference to specific example implementations implement improvements in the use of sensors, techniques and hardware design that can enable specific embodiments to provide positional awareness to machines with improved speed and accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Trifo, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Zhang, Grace Tsai, Shaoshan Liu
  • Patent number: 11947251
    Abstract: An illumination system provides an illumination beam and includes a red light source, a green light source, a blue light source, a first supplementary light source, a first X-shaped light-splitting assembly, a first light-splitting element, and a light-uniforming element. The red light source provides a red beam. The green light source provides a green beam. The blue light source provides a blue beam. The first supplementary light source provides a first supplementary beam. The first X-shaped light-splitting assembly guides the first supplementary beam and the blue beam to the first light-splitting element. The first light-splitting element guides the red beam, the green beam, the blue beam, and the first supplementary beam to the light-uniforming element. The first supplementary beam is a red supplementary beam or a blue supplementary beam, and the illumination system includes at least five light-emitting elements. A projection apparatus including the above illumination system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Chun-Li Chen, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11949863
    Abstract: In response to a current block being partitioned into a first partition and a second partition based on a geometric partition mode, a first prediction type for the first partition and a second prediction type for the second partition are determined based on a flag associated with one of intra prediction, inter prediction, and intra block copy (IBC). Each of the first and second prediction types is one of the intra prediction, the inter prediction, and the IBC. Based on the first prediction type, a first prediction mode for the first partition of the current block is determined. Based on the second prediction type, a second prediction mode for the second partition of the current block is determined. The first partition of the current block is reconstructed based on the first prediction mode and the second partition of the current block is reconstructed based on the second prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Lien-Fei Chen, Xiang Li, Ling Li, Shan Liu