Patents Examined by Abdullah Riyami
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Patent number: 12205796Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) power generator adapted for coupling to a multi-station integrated circuit fabrication chamber may include an oscillator to provide a periodic signal and one or more preamplifiers each having an input port to receive a signal from the oscillator and having an output port to provide an amplified signal. The RF generator may additionally include one or more constant-gain amplifiers, each having an input port to receive a signal from the one or more preamplifiers, and an output port configured for coupling an amplified signal to an electrode for generating a plasma in an assigned station of the multi-station integrated circuit fabrication chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventor: Sunil Kapoor
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Patent number: 12206200Abstract: A connector includes an outer shell with opposite connecting end and rear end in an insertion direction, the connecting end being located at a front end of the outer shell, a receiving space being defined in the outer shell, an opening being defined in the connecting end; a first terminal fixed in the receiving space; a fastener being connected to and rotatable relative the outer shell about a rotary axis, the fastener including a locking portion and a button, the locking portion being set in the outer shell and extending towards the opening, the button including a pressing portion capable of being operated from outside, the pressing portion being set at a front end of the rotary axis, and the locking portion being set at a front end of the pressing portion; and an elastic member being connected to the fastener and generating an elastic force on the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Dongguan Plugood Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongjun Zhou, Difeng Liu
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Patent number: 12206203Abstract: Described herein is a modular outlet system that provides flexibility in locating switches, outlets, and sensors. A base can be recessed into a surface, such as a wall, floor, or ceiling and can be connected to a power source. The base can accept multiple types of inserts. The inserts can include switches, outlets, sensors, and blank plates. The inserts can lock into place with the base and unlock based on manipulation of a recessed button. Inserts can engage the base with staged gate opening to minimize chances of electrical shock.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Inventors: Clyde Martin, Jonathan Johnson
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Patent number: 12202397Abstract: A headlight for vehicles, having a light source unit for emitting light, an optical unit for deflecting the light in accordance with a predefined light distribution, and a control unit for generating a control signal, by means of which the light source unit and/or the optical unit can be controlled, wherein the control signal is generated depending on a number of environmental parameters, wherein an optimization program is stored in the control unit, by means of which optimization program the control signal is calculated from a plurality of individual control signals, wherein by means of the individual control signals different partial light distributions, each dependent on the environmental parameters, can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Mathias Niedling, Simon Vogel
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Patent number: 12206268Abstract: A jumper cable is provided that includes: a first charging transfer cable having first and second opposing ends; a second charging transfer cable having third and fourth opposing ends, and a connecting element at each of the first, second, third, and fourth opposing ends, the connecting element configured to releasably attach respective ends of the first and second charging cables to one or more battery terminals. A portion of the first charging transfer cable is coupled to the second charging transfer cables between a first point of union and a second point of union, and the unequal length portions of the first and second charging transfer cables extend from at least one of the first and second points of union.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Inventor: Michael J DeSanti
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Patent number: 12207384Abstract: Disclosed is a top surface wave antenna of a spherical Tokamak, comprising a feedback waveguide, a brim, sub-waveguides, and a metal base. The lower end of the feed waveguide is connected to one end of the metal base, and one side of the feed waveguide is connected to the brim. The brim is towards a length direction of the metal base. A plurality of sub-waveguides are arranged on the metal base at equal intervals, the tops of the sub-waveguides are not higher than the height of the metal base, and the sub-waveguides are arranged in a rising line trend. The feed waveguide serves as a microwave input port. The top surface wave antenna of the spherical Tokamak is mainly used in a high-power Tokamak system and acts on the low-hybrid wave current driving together with an external antenna so as to obtain a better effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Anhui Agricultural UniversityInventors: Yaoyao Wang, Qing Zhou, Zhenxing Wang, Chengzhou Liu, Wendong Ma, Liang Zhu, Jiafang Shan
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Patent number: 12199369Abstract: A pin connector and a display panel are provided in the present application. The pin connector includes a plurality of pins arranged along a first direction, wherein the pins include a first pin for transmitting a first voltage, a second pin for transmitting a second voltage, and the first voltage is lower than the second voltage, wherein in the first direction, a space between the first pin and the second pin is not smaller than a size of three of the pins.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Dong Wang
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Aerosol-generating system and a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system having particulate filter
Patent number: 12193504Abstract: A vapour-generating system is provided that comprises a housing comprising an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow passage extending there between; a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate. The heating assembly comprises a heating element and a capillary material. One side of the capillary material is in fluidic communication with the heating element, and an opposite side of the capillary material is in fluidic communication with the reservoir so as transport the aerosol-generating substrate to the heating element by capillary action. The heating element is configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate therein to generate a vapour. The heating assembly is configured to inhibit transmission of particles in the aerosol-generating substrate into the airflow passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Ihar Zinovik -
Patent number: 12200833Abstract: A light source device includes: a light-emitting section including a light-emitting element, the light-emitting element including a thyristor; a setter that sets the light-emitting element of the light-emitting section as a light-emitting element that emits light; and a controller that cancels an ON setting received from the setter after shifting the light-emitting element to a state in which the light-emitting element is able to emit light and that causes the light-emitting element to emit light multiple times by turning ON and OFF a light-emitting current, the light-emitting current causing the light-emitting element to emit light.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Seiji Ono
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Patent number: 12193502Abstract: A capsule for an aerosol-generating device includes an inner frame defining an opening and a corrugated heater. The corrugated heater is supported by the inner frame and extends across at least a portion of the opening defined by the inner frame. An aerosol-forming substrate is at least partially disposed within the opening, such that the aerosol-forming substrate is on each side of the corrugated heater.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventor: Zack Blackmon
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Patent number: 12199251Abstract: In impact detection device to be mounted on power storage pack, an impact detection circuit compares detection values of three axes output from a three-axis accelerometer sensor with thresholds set to different values according to mechanical characteristics of power storage pack, and detects an impact outside an allowable range. For example, power storage pack includes wound cylindrical cells, and a threshold of an axis in a direction along a winding axis may be set to a value smaller in absolute value than thresholds of other two axes.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Koki Yamanaka, Yuta Kurosaki
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Patent number: 12194916Abstract: A vehicle for use in collective zone lighting includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The controller is configured to create a group of vehicles using wireless messaging, via the wireless transceiver, between the vehicle and one or more other vehicles, and instruct the group of vehicles to collectively light an area using exterior lights of a plurality of the group of vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Keith Weston, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Brendan F. Diamond, Stuart C. Salter
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Patent number: 12199382Abstract: A two-stage rear cover structure of integrated female connector includes a core body, terminals and a shielding shell. The terminals each have a butt end extending in one respective slit of a tongue portion of the core body, and a soldering end extending out of a positioning portion of the core body. The shielding shell has a shell body covering the core body, a rear cover portion attached to a step-shaped stopper portion of the core body, and a fixing portion accommodating the positioning portion of the core body. The above-mentioned components are used to avoid the interference of the electromagnetic wave of the external parts to the connector and prevent the connector from retreating and shaking when it is docked. It saves additional assembly cost and time with the integrated shielding shell.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: CHIUN HUI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shu-Chu Kung
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Patent number: 12199268Abstract: A non-aqueous lithium power storage element that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode having a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer that includes active carbon, and the non-aqueous lithium power storage element having configuration (1) and/or (2). (1) The negative electrode includes a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer (2) The non-aqueous electrolyte contains (A) LiPF6 and/or LiBF4, (B) an imide lithium salt, and (C) an oxalate-complex lithium salt, the ratio of the mass of component (C) to the total mass of components (A) and (B) being 1.0-10.0 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuaki Takada, Kazuteru Umetsu, Fumiya Nakamura, Yusuke Yamahata, Yuima Kimura, Tadashi Matsushita
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Patent number: 12193503Abstract: A heater assembly (300) for an aerosol-generating system, the heater assembly comprising: a fluid permeable heater (322) for heating a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol; a porous member (324) for conveying liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the fluid permeable heater, wherein the fluid permeable heater is deposited on to a porous outer surface (324a) of the porous member, the fluid permeable heater comprising: a first layer (326) of deposited electrically conductive material; a second layer (328) of deposited electrically conductive material, wherein the electrical conductivity of the second layer is greater than the electrical conductivity of the first layer such that the second layer modifies the electrical resistance of the fluid permeable heater to a required resistance.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Jerome Christian Courbat, Irene Taurino, Ihar Zinovik
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Patent number: 12199384Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector, including a connector body and an adjustable elastic piece assembly. The connector body includes a mounting surface. The adjustable elastic piece assembly includes a fixing plate and a grounding elastic piece. The fixing plate is arranged on the mounting surface of the connector body. The fixing plate includes a guide rail extending along a first direction. The guide rail has a plurality of limiting grooves, and the limiting grooves are arranged at intervals. The grounding elastic piece is arranged on the fixing plate along the first direction. The grounding elastic piece includes a fixed end and a movable end that are opposite to each other. The fixed end is fixed to the fixing plate. The movable end is slidably arranged in the guide rail, and is adapted to be positioned in one of the limiting grooves.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATIONInventor: Chien-Chung Chen
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Patent number: 12200842Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for monitoring a surgical luminaire assembly comprising at least one surgical luminaire, with a monitoring unit. It is provided here that the system comprises a 3D sensor which three-dimensionally detects the surgical luminaire assembly and/or an operating area arranged below the surgical luminaire assembly, wherein the data of the 3D sensor are evaluated by the monitoring unit with respect to the surgical luminaire assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: KARL LEIBINGER ASSET MANAGEMENT GMBH & CO. KG.Inventor: Joachim Stroelin
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Patent number: 12185753Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing having a main portion and a lid portion, the lid portion being hingedly connected to the main portion; a mouthpiece disposed on the lid portion, the mouthpiece being configured to be moveable between a first position, in which the mouthpiece is retracted into the housing, and a second position, in which the mouthpiece protrudes from the lid portion; and a spring-loaded mechanism configured to move the mouthpiece from the first position into the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Mario Tronza, Mario Weiss, Jun Wei Yim
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Patent number: 12191598Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of terminals to be respectively connected to end parts of a plurality of wires, an annular connector housing for accommodating the plurality of terminals, and an inner member to be mounted on an end part of the connector housing. The connector includes a plurality of through holes provided in the inner member, the plurality of wires being individually passed through the plurality of through holes, a plurality of annular sealing members to be individually fit inside the plurality of through holes, and an annular sealing member to be fit outside the inner member. The sealing members are held in close contact with outer peripheral surfaces of the wires and inner peripheral surfaces of the through holes. The sealing member is held in close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the inner member and an inner peripheral surface of the connector housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Hiroki Sakai
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Patent number: 12185765Abstract: A vaporization device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first body defining a first interior volume, a first half of a split-pod, a second half of a split-pod, an opening, a first heating apparatus, and a second heating apparatus. The first half of the split-pod is configured to hold a nicotine-containing liquid. The second half of the split-pod is configured to hold a non-nicotine-containing liquid. The opening separates the first half from the second half of the split-pod. The first heating apparatus is dedicated to the first half. The second heating apparatus is dedicated to the second half. The second portion includes a second body defining a second interior volume and a computing system. The computing system is disposed within the second interior volume. The computing system is configured to vary an amount of current supplied to the first and second heating apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Hava Health, Inc.Inventors: Joshua John Israel, Devin Michael Serago, Jeffery William Domenighini