Patents Examined by Akm Zakaria
  • Patent number: 11719728
    Abstract: A sectioned field effect transistor (“FET”) for implementing a rapidly changing sense range ratio dynamically in response to changing load and main supply conditions. The sectioned FET may have multiple main FET sections, and multiple sense FET sections. These sections can be dynamically connected and disconnected from the sectioned FET. The sections may also be connected by a common gate. There may also be common drain or source connections for the main FET sections, and also common drain or source connections for the sense FET sections. The sectioned FET allows for the sense range to be extended by a multiple of k+1, where k is the size ratio or factor of the additional sense FET sections. This allows the current sense range ratio to be extended to (m+n)/n*(k+1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Roy Alan Hastings
  • Patent number: 11719525
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a position of a structure using inductive position sensing are described. In an example, a processor may receive a plurality of data points representing a plurality of voltages. The plurality of voltages may be generated by a plurality of sensor coils based on a magnetic flux field. The magnetic flux field may be generated by a plurality of driver coils, and the plurality of voltages may vary with changes in the magnetic flux field. The processor may calibrate the plurality of data points to generate a plurality of calibrated data points. The processor may filter the plurality of calibrated data points. The processor may estimate a position of the structure based on the filtered calibrated data points, where the position of the structure may indicate a size of a size changing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics America Inc.
    Inventors: Damla S. Acar, Pooja Agrawal, Ashley M. De Wolfe, Gustavo James Mehas, Nicholaus W. Smith
  • Patent number: 11713982
    Abstract: A method of measuring target proximity comprising the steps of transmitting a magnetic field signal by a controller of a proximity sensor at a target, measuring impedance of an inductor of a proximity sensor, calculating a relative position of the target in relation to a sensor face, and providing a near/far output status of the target at a predetermined rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott R. Durkee
  • Patent number: 11714141
    Abstract: A method for determining a connection status of a device to a cable within a network environment is provided. The method comprises obtaining a signal from a non-data carrying wire of the cable by a detector that is digitally isolated from data transmitted in a data carrying wire of the cable within the network environment, modifying the signal transmitted by the non-data carrying wire to the device and evaluating the modified signal to determine a connection status of the device to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Patrick Jacques Andre Marie Daney De Marcillac, Sandro Secci, Rudolf Wegener, Jack Yeh, Joshua Serratelli Schiffman
  • Patent number: 11709196
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an RFIC apparatus, and more particularly, to an RFIC circuit having a test circuit, a test apparatus, and a test method thereof. Further, the disclosure relates to a method for estimating or determining a DC gain using a test apparatus and an RF circuit in a DC/AC test stage, and detecting defects of the RF circuit based on the estimated or determined DC gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donggyu Minn, Daehyun Kang, Yonghoon Kim, Jihoon Kim, Hyundo Ryu, Jeeho Park, Sunggi Yang, Youngchang Yoon, Sehyug Jeon
  • Patent number: 11709210
    Abstract: Provided is an interlock device for a high voltage apparatus which enables not only the diagnosis of the connected or non-connected state of a connector during normal operation of the interlock device, but also the detection of a failure of the interlock device itself, including a failure of the interlock loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SANDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Yunhai Jin
  • Patent number: 11703529
    Abstract: A voltage measurement device includes a probe module movably arranged around an alternating-current transmission line, and a measurement unit. A metal electrode is arranged on a surface of the probe module facing toward the alternating-current transmission line, electrically coupled with the alternating-current transmission line to form a coupling capacitor, and then forms an electrical circuit with an inductor element, a resistor element, and a reference signal source in the measurement unit. A processor controls the reference signal source to input reference voltage signals at different frequencies to the electrical circuit, determines a resonant frequency of the electrical circuit according to currents of the electrical circuit under the reference voltage signals at different frequencies, and determines a voltage of the alternating-current transmission line according to a first current component amplitude and the resonant frequency of the electrical circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: Digital Grid Research Institute, China So Po Grid, Electric Pwr Rrch Ins of Guangxi Pwr Grd Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Li, Bing Tian, Ke Zhou, Zhiming Wang, Bofeng Luo, Xu Yin, Jiaming Zhang, Zhong Liu, Xiaoming Wang, Hongdi Sun, Qiancheng Lv, Renze Chen, Licheng Li
  • Patent number: 11698405
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining at least one contribution of at least one device under test (DUT) are described. The DUT may be part of a radio frequency (RF) device chain. The method includes capturing a first signal portion at a first node associated with an input of the DUT and capturing a second signal portion at a second node associated with an output of the DUT. The first signal portion and the second signal portion are captured quasi-simultaneously. The method may also include aligning the captured first signal portion and the captured second signal portion with each other temporally, and determining the contribution of the DUT by comparing the first signal portion and the second signal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Paul Gareth Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11698390
    Abstract: A high-frequency testing probe with a probe substrate and at least two probe tips. The probe substrate is a printed circuit board and the probe tips are coupled to and extend away from the printed circuit board. The first and second probe tips are each communicatively coupled to respective first and second probe connectors through respective first and second conducting traces disposed upon respective first and second sides of the printed circuit board. The probe connectors are configured to couple the testing probe to at least one of a high-frequency vector network analyzer and a high-frequency time domain reflectometer. The positions of the first ends of the first and second probe tips are adjustable. The first and second probe tips may be coupled to the first and second conducting traces through respective first and second joints, and may be configured to rotate about the first and second joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Signal Microwave, LLC
    Inventors: William Rosas, Eric Gebhard, Brian Shumaker
  • Patent number: 11693042
    Abstract: An image test system includes a test assembly and an image capture card. The test assembly is provided for obtaining a test signal from a test object, and includes an interface conversion circuit for converting signal transmission form of the test signal. The image capture card is provided for obtaining the test signal from the test assembly, and obtaining an image data from the test signal. The image test system further includes a test signal clock generation circuit for obtaining a test signal clock from the test signal, or the image capture card further includes a pair of clock input pins for obtaining the test signal clock directly from the test object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: KING YUAN ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Pin-Yan Tsai, Kuang-Che Cheng
  • Patent number: 11680967
    Abstract: A system for determining a phase of a power supply coupled to a metering device. The system includes a collection device in electronic communication with a metering device connected to a power distribution network and having a memory and one or more electronic processors. The electronic processors are configured to receive a first beacon signal and measure a phasor in response to receiving the first beacon signal. The phasor is stored in the memory along with an identification value associated with the device that transmitted the first beacon signal and a first time. The electronic processors receive a second beacon signal, and extract data from the request message. The electronic processors determine whether the extracted time matches the first time and based on determining that the extracted time matches the first time stored in the memory, calculate a phase by comparing the reference phasor data to the stored phasor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Rieken, Roger Smith
  • Patent number: 11682818
    Abstract: An antennas-in-package (AiP) verification board is provided, which includes a carrier board configured for disposing an antenna array or an electronic circuit; and a plurality of SMPM connectors. The plurality of SMPM connectors are arranged in an array on the carrier board and electrically connected with the antenna array or the electronic circuit of the carrier board for testing the characteristics of the antenna array on the carrier board or the characteristics of the electronic circuit on the carrier board. The AiP verification board is fixed on a beamforming test platform. In addition to the aforementioned AiP verification board, an AiP verification board including a plurality of adaptor structures and an AiP verification board including a plurality of connectors and a plurality of adaptor structures are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TMY Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Su-Wei Chang, Chueh-Jen Lin, Wen-Tsai Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Hung, Yang Tai, Chien-Tse Fang, Po-Chia Huang, Te-Liang Sun, Ying-Yen Lu
  • Patent number: 11670204
    Abstract: A residual DC measurement device of the present invention receives light emitted from a display device and outputs a light reception signal, measures a flicker value of the display device on the basis of the light reception signal output while the flicker measurement image is displayed by the display device and stores the flicker value in a storage as an initial flicker value, subsequently causes the display device to display a predetermined display image for a predetermined display time, causes the display device to display the flicker measurement image again when the predetermined display time elapses, measures the flicker value of the display device on the basis of the light reception signal output while the flicker measurement image is displayed and stores the flicker value in the storage as a posterior flicker value, and calculates a flicker change amount by calculating the posterior flicker value stored in the storage and the initial flicker value as an index value representing the residual DC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11662384
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor malfunction monitoring device, and a drive motor for oilfield operations including: a signal acquisition module configured to acquire operation data of the drive motor, wherein the signal acquisition module comprises a vibration signal acquisition unit and/or an electrical signal acquisition unit, the vibration signal acquisition unit comprises one or more vibration sensors mounted at a component to be detected of the drive motor during use and provided for detecting transverse vibration and/or longitudinal vibration, and/or the electrical signal acquisition unit comprises a voltage sensor and a current sensor for detecting a voltage and a current of the drive motor, respectively; a data storage module storing therein a database of normal operation spectrums created when the drive motor runs normally; and a signal analysis module configured to extract an acquired operation data spectrum of the operation data acquired, compare the acquired operation data spectrum with
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaishen Liu, Shouzhe Li, Haiping Xing, Zhuqing Mao, Weiwei Liu, Liang Li, Dawei Zhao, Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11650226
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a submersible apparatus (1) for testing a submarine high voltage (HV) cable system. The apparatus (1) includes a cable termination (100) including an electrical insulator (101) and a shielding electrode (102) for the electrical connection with a cable end (201). The apparatus (1) additionally includes a cable bend restrictor (300) having a through channel (301), and a termination locking (400) in through communication with the cable bend restrictor (300) and the cable termination (100). According to another aspect, a method for testing a submarine high voltage (HV) cable apparatus using the above testing apparatus (1) is additionally disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Iadanza, Paolo Boffi, Christian Sarti
  • Patent number: 11650081
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a position sensing component are disclosed herein. An example position sensing component may comprise: a sensing coil; a moveable core disposed within the sensing coil; an oscillator circuit; and a feedback control circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit, wherein the position sensing component is configured to: maintain a fixed amplitude voltage in response to a variable current signal provided by the oscillator circuit in conjunction with the feedback control circuit, and generate an oscillator circuit output signal that is linearly proportional to a position of the moveable core with respect to the sensing coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Walling, John Jerred, Keith D. Larson, Michael Fettig, Stephen William Tillotson
  • Patent number: 11635777
    Abstract: A temperature control circuit for an electronic device is provided. The temperature control circuit includes a temperature detector, a status detection circuit and a control circuit. The temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the electronic device and generate first evaluation information. The status detection circuit is configured to detect a work status of at least one circuit module in the electronic device and generate second evaluation information. The control circuit is configured to adjust at least one electronic parameter of the electronic device according to the first evaluation parameter and the second evaluation parameter to control the temperature of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jia-Huei Yeh, Chao-Ta Huang, Yi-Feng Li, Po-Chieh Chiu, Chun-Yu Ling
  • Patent number: 11614481
    Abstract: A TSV detecting circuit, TSV detecting methods, and an integrated circuit thereof are disclosed by the present disclosure. The TSV detecting circuit includes a first detecting module includes: a first comparison unit; a first input unit, for transmitting an input signal to a first input of the first comparison unit controlled by a first clock signal; a first switching unit for transmitting a signal of a first node to a second input of the first comparison unit controlled by a first detection control signal, the first node coupled to a first terminal of the TSV; and a second detecting module includes: a second input unit for transmitting the input signal to a second node controlled by a second clock signal; a second switching unit for transmitting a signal of the second node to a second terminal of the TSV controlled a second detection control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: You-Hsien Lin, Yi-Jun Lu, Cheng-Jer Yang
  • Patent number: 11615691
    Abstract: Techniques for environmental contaminant monitoring are disclosed. In some embodiments, a contaminant detection system electronically instigates a test circuit that shares an environment with another circuit to induce an electrical anomaly in the test circuit when environmental contamination is present. While electronically instigating the first circuit, the contaminant detection system monitors for an electrical anomaly indicative of the environmental contamination. Responsive to detecting an electrical anomaly in the test circuit that is indicative of environmental contamination, the contaminant detection system generates an alert that indicates that the second circuit has likely been exposed to the environmental contamination. The contaminant detection system may provide early warning of potentially caustic environments before creep corrosion or similar phenomena manifest in expensive hardware resources. Thus, hardware outages may be mitigated or avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Menachem Joseph Baranowsky, Abraham Feler
  • Patent number: 11615725
    Abstract: A display panel including horizontal signal lines, vertical signal lines intersecting the horizontal signal lines, first transmission lines and second transmission lines is provided. The horizontal signal lines are divided into a first horizontal signal line group and an adjacent second horizontal signal line group. Each of the first and second horizontal signal line groups includes N horizontal lines, wherein N is a positive integer. The first transmission lines are positioned at a first side of the vertical signal lines and respectively connected to the N horizontal signal lines in the first horizontal signal line group in a first tendency. The second transmission lines are positioned at a second, opposite side of the vertical signal lines and respectively connected to the N horizontal signal lines in the second horizontal signal line group in a second tendency. The first tendency is opposite to the second tendency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Jia-Hung Chen, Wei-Yueh Ku