Patents Examined by A. Turner
  • Patent number: 11517917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rack (21, 27, 28) for supporting electrostatic filter plates (22, 23) of an electrostatic filter (20). The rack (21, 27, 28) is an elongated member comprising a plurality of notches (11) on a longitudinal side of the rack (21, 27, 28) for supporting a plate (22, 23) arranged to a notch (11). The rack (21, 27, 28) further comprises a slot (26) for adhesive arranged to be used at least for attaching the plates (22, 23) to the rack (21, 27, 28). The slot (26) is arranged on the opposite side of the rack (21, 27, 28) than notches (11). There is also an opening (24) in the first group of plates (22) at that point where the plates (22) are aligned with the voltage supply rack (28) but which are not attached to that rack (28). The invention further relates to an electrostatic filter (20) comprising a plurality of racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Alme Solutions Oy
    Inventor: Jari Heinovaara
  • Patent number: 11517966
    Abstract: A coated tool of the present disclosure is provided with a base member and a coating layer located on a surface of the base member. The coating layer includes a TiCNO layer and an Al2O3 layer. The Al2O3 layer is located in contact with the TiCNO layer at a position farther from the base member than the TiCNO layer is. The TiCNO layer includes a composite protrusion including a first protrusion that projects toward the Al2O3 layer, a second protrusion that projects from the first protrusion in a direction intersecting a direction in which the first protrusion projects, and a third protrusion that projects from the second protrusion in a direction intersecting the direction in which the second protrusion projects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusaku Sugawa, Yoshikazu Kodama, Kenji Kumai, Takanori Sugiyama, Hirotoshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 11515179
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing systems may include a processing chamber, and may include a remote plasma unit coupled with the processing chamber. Exemplary systems may also include a mixing manifold coupled between the remote plasma unit and the processing chamber. The mixing manifold may be characterized by a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and may be coupled with the processing chamber at the second end. The mixing manifold may define a central channel through the mixing manifold, and may define a port along an exterior of the mixing manifold. The port may be fluidly coupled with a first trench defined within the first end of the mixing manifold. The first trench may be characterized by an inner radius at a first inner sidewall and an outer radius, and the first trench may provide fluid access to the central channel through the first inner sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehmet Tugrul Samir, Dongqing Yang
  • Patent number: 11511353
    Abstract: A cutting tool comprising a base material and a coating arranged on the base material; wherein: the coating comprises an ?-Al2O3 layer composed of a plurality of ?-Al2O3 particles; the average particle diameter a of the ?-Al2O3 particles in a first region of the ?-Al2O3 layer is 0.10 ?m or more and 0.30 ?m or less; the average particle diameter b of the ?-Al2O3 particles in a second region of the ?-Al2O3 layer is 0.30 ?m or more and 0.50 ?m or less; the average particle diameter c of the ?-Al2O3 particles in a third region of the ?-Al2O3 layer is 0.30 ?m or more and 0.50 ?m or less; and the ratio b/a is 1.5 or more and 5.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Masahito Hikiji, Susumu Okuno, Takato Yamanishi
  • Patent number: 11511673
    Abstract: A console element for connection to a vehicle floor of a vehicle, having a main body having a main body base and main body side walls, and having front connectors and rear connectors that are attached in each case to an underside of the main body base and can be inserted in receptacles arranged on the vehicle floor of the vehicle by means of a horizontal movement of the main body along a joining direction, characterized in that the front connectors and the rear connectors are designed to be self-centering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wadim Gasmann, Thomas Grimbach
  • Patent number: 11505130
    Abstract: A component tray assembly for a vehicle. For example, the component tray assembly may be installed between a body of the vehicle and a seat bulkhead of the vehicle. The component tray assembly may include at least a component shelf, a cover disposed over the component shelf, and one or more components. In some examples, the component shelf includes three openings and the one or more components include three speakers respectively disposed within the openings. The component shelf may further include notches located proximate to the side of the component shelf where the component shelf attaches to the seat bulkhead. The positions and shapes of the openings and the notches may create a weakened region of the component shelf that is configured to deform the component tray assembly during a collision. By deforming, the component tray assembly is configured to minimize the amount of force that is imparted to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikael Jarsaeter, Markus Jost, Andrew Frank Raczkowski, Goutham Shanmuga Sundaram
  • Patent number: 11504722
    Abstract: A non-exhaust fine dust collecting apparatus using friction electricity is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a non-exhaust fine dust collecting apparatus using friction electricity, including: an air pipe mounted in a vehicle and provided with an inlet through which fine dust generated in a vehicle and charged with a first polarity flows together with air; and a dust collector mounted at a side of an outlet of the air pipe and charged with a second polarity that is opposite to the first polarity to collect the fine dust charged with the first polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Donghyun You, Soo Hwan Jeon, Sang Seung Lee, Junshin Park, Mario Ruettgers
  • Patent number: 11508692
    Abstract: A package structure including an interposer, at least one semiconductor die and an insulating encapsulation is provided. The interposer includes a semiconductor substrate and an interconnect structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the interconnect structure includes interlayer dielectric films and interconnect wirings embedded in the interlayer dielectric films, the semiconductor substrate includes a first portion and a second portion disposed on the first portion, the first interconnect structure is disposed on the second portion, and a first maximum lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a second maximum lateral dimension of the second portion. The at least one semiconductor die is disposed over and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion, wherein the insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates the least one semiconductor die and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kung-Chen Yeh, Szu-Wei Lu, Tsung-Fu Tsai, Ying-Ching Shih
  • Patent number: 11498491
    Abstract: A vehicle storage device includes a panel, a storage unit provided adjacent to the panel, having an opening in a certain part thereof, and capable of storing a person's goods and belongings therein, a lid which can open and close the opening, and a locking device capable of keeping the lid in a closed state. An operation unit includes a design surface that is exposed in a vehicle interior. One end of the operation unit design surface is substantially continuous from a design surface of the panel, and the other end of the operation unit design surface is positioned adjacent to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kujira, Takeshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 11501968
    Abstract: Method for filling a gap, comprising providing in a deposition chamber a semiconductor substrate having a gap, wherein a bottom of the gap includes a crystalline semiconducting material and wherein a side wall of the gap includes an amorphous material; depositing a silicon precursor in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Dieter Pierreux, Anna Trovato, Kelly Houben, Steven van Aerde, Bert Jongbloed, Wilco A. Verweij
  • Patent number: 11502483
    Abstract: An ion generating device can include a housing having an opening, an anode and a cathode disposed within the housing and having a space between them in fluid communication with the opening, a power source having a negative terminal and a positive terminal with a first connection between the negative terminal and the anode and a second connection between the positive terminal and the cathode, and an air mover disposed to direct an air flow through the space and out of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NATURION PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Warren Edwin Guthrie, John Gregory Videtich, Kenneth James Orr, Eric Joshua Emens
  • Patent number: 11502042
    Abstract: A method of mounting electronic components on one or more carrier bodies is disclosed. The method comprises providing a support body with at least one first alignment mark, mounting the one or more carrier bodies, each having at least one second alignment mark, on the support body by alignment between the at least one first alignment mark and the at least one second alignment mark. Thereafter, the method includes mounting the plurality of electronic components on a respective one of the one or more carrier bodies by alignment using the at least one second alignment mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Thomas Behrens, Martin Gruber, Thorsten Scharf, Peter Strobel
  • Patent number: 11499643
    Abstract: A valve component comprising a substrate with a sliding surface, the sliding surface being designed to be subjected to sliding against another surface during operation of the valve, wherein at least a portion of the sliding surface is coated with a coating comprising an under-layer comprising tungsten and an upper-layer deposited atop the under-layer, said upper-layer comprising diamond-like-carbon, wherein the under-layer comprises carbon and has a layer thickness of at least 11 micrometers, and the upper-layer has a lower coefficient of friction than the under-layer and has a layer thickness of at least 1.5 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
    Inventors: Andreas Stadlberger, Florian Rovere, Olivier Jarry, Manfred Wurzer, Franz Widowitz
  • Patent number: 11494742
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe creating a monitoring package by integrating a personal information management system (PIMS) and a social network profile for a user. Embodiments comprise continuously monitoring e-mail messages, calendar entries, social media posts, and social media comments of the integrated PIMS and social network profile, collecting participant preference information and meeting data from the monitoring package, identifying an upcoming meeting for the user according to the meeting data, and determining a list of participants for the upcoming meeting based on conversation threads associated with the upcoming meeting collected from the monitoring package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Janani Janakiraman, Fang Lu, Nadiya Kochura, Su Liu
  • Patent number: 11491496
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for an ionization device that includes a base portion, a first pair and a second pair of opposed sidewalls extending upwardly from the base portion to form an upper edge, a top portion is engaged to the upper edge, and a cavity is formed within the base portion, the two pairs of opposed sidewalls, and the top portion. A probe assembly is in electronic communication with the top portion, wherein the probe assembly comprises a probe seat selectively secured to an exterior portion of a conduit of the existing environmental control system of the aircraft and a wire extends through the probe seat for supplying electrical current to an emission portion that emits ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Aviation Clean Air, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Devoy Galbreath, Mallie Jamieson Seckinger, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11491549
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multilayer coated cutting material having increased wear resistance at high temperatures, a method for manufacturing the same, and a cutting tool insert for mechanical machining including the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the multilayer coated cutting material includes a cemented carbide, cermet, ceramic, a cubic crystal boron nitride-based material or a hard alloy body of high-speed steel, and a cutting layer positioned on the base material and configured in multiple layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: YG-1 CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Hyun Cha, Geun Woo Park, Sang Young Jo
  • Patent number: 11495682
    Abstract: Nanostructure field-effect transistors (NSFETs) including isolation layers formed between epitaxial source/drain regions and semiconductor substrates and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate, the gate stack including a gate electrode and a gate dielectric layer; a first epitaxial source/drain region adjacent the gate stack; and a high-k dielectric layer extending between the semiconductor substrate and the first epitaxial source/drain region, the high-k dielectric layer contacting the first epitaxial source/drain region, the gate dielectric layer and the high-k dielectric layer including the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chuan Yang, Shih-Hao Lin
  • Patent number: 11488077
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for smart sensing using a security and automation system are described. One method may include monitoring a parameter of a resource associated with a structure, predicting a future change in condition associated with the parameter based on the monitoring, and performing a function using the security and automation system based on the predicting. In some examples, the resource may include a service or a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VIVINT, INC.
    Inventors: Jefferson Huhta Lyman, Janelle Kim Seegmiller, Kyle Redfearn
  • Patent number: 11485417
    Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure may comprise: a rocker arranged at a lower lateral part of a vehicle body; a power supply package arranged under a floor panel of the vehicle; a first energy absorbing member fixed to a lateral side of the power supply package; and a second energy absorbing member being adjacent to the first energy absorbing member in a vehicle-width direction of the vehicle body, the second energy absorbing member being located outside the first energy absorbing member in the vehicle-width direction of the vehicle body. The first energy absorbing member may include a first protrusion protruding outward in the vehicle-width direction, the second energy absorbing member may include a second protrusion protruding inward in the vehicle-width direction, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion may overlap each other as seen along an up-down direction and are fixed together to the rocker by a bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Hirota
  • Patent number: 11484890
    Abstract: An electrostatic precipitator is provided capable of preventing a reduction in dust collection effect of ionic wind, and increasing dust collection efficiency. The electrostatic precipitator includes: a plurality of collecting electrodes (4) in the form of circular pipes arranged at predetermined intervals in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the electrodes; and a plurality of protrusions (5a) protruding toward the collecting electrodes (4) and arranged offset in parallel with the orthogonal direction. An equivalent diameter of a cross section of the collecting electrode (4) is 30 mm to 80 mm. An opening ratio of the collecting electrodes (4) arranged at predetermined intervals is 10% to 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES POWER ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Tomimatsu, Masaya Kato, Yasutoshi Ueda