Patents Examined by Alexander H Taningco
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Patent number: 10880965Abstract: The present invention relates to a load arrangement (400) for use in an electrical power arrangement (200) and for getting arranged at a first external electrically conductive element (50). The load arrangement comprises a load (20) having a first load terminal (2a) and a second load terminal (2b) for being powered by an AC power source (1), a first electrode (3) electrically connected to the first load terminal (2a), and a dielectric layer (4). The first electrode (3) and the dielectric layer (4) are arranged to form, in combination with a first external electrically conductive element (50) representing an outer surface of a marine structure, a capacitor (6) for capacitive transmission of electrical power between the first electrode (3) and the first external element (50).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden
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Patent number: 10859229Abstract: A light bar has a circuit board positioned within a housing and having light emitting diodes (LEDs) which are mounted to a surface of the circuit board with surface-mount technology (SMT). The housing has wiring electrically connected to a controller. The controller is configured to receive signals from the electrical system of the vehicle, interpret the signals received from the electrical system of the vehicle, and in response automatically control illumination of independently controllable LEDs. The controller is initially programmed to perform specific function(s) and/or strobe according to specific patterns and is thereafter at least partially restricted from being reprogrammed by a user to serve other function(s), either by restricting the emission of light in at least one color and/or preventing specific strobing pattern(s).Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Putco, Inc.Inventors: James P. Elwell, James P. Elwell, II, Joshua J. Burhite, Tian Xiaojun
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Patent number: 10863594Abstract: A lighting device, comprising: a circuit board; a receiver coil trace located on the circuit board and configured to receive transmitted power from a transmitting coil trace; a light-emitter located on the circuit board, configured to receive power from the receiver coil trace; and receiver electronics located on the circuit board, configured to receive power from the receiver coil trace and control operation of the light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Grote Industries, LLCInventors: Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Andrew Worley, Adam Slade, Peter Thompson, Paul Miller, Sankalp Pampattiwar
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Patent number: 10825836Abstract: A retention circuit provided in a logic circuit enables power gating. The retention circuit includes a first terminal, a node, a capacitor, and first to third transistors. The first transistor controls electrical connection between the first terminal and an input terminal of the logic circuit. The second transistor controls electrical connection between an output terminal of the logic circuit and the node. The third transistor controls electrical connection between the node and the input terminal of the logic circuit. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor. In a data retention period, the node becomes electrically floating. The voltage of the node is held by the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Uesugi, Hikaru Tamura, Atsuo Isobe
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Patent number: 10820389Abstract: An analogue dimmer driver for driving an LED lighting element (54) to generate coded light comprises an output component (54) which provides a primary current (ipr), a capacitor (53) connected to the output component, a switch (S1) via which the lighting element is connectable to the current source in parallel with the capacitor. Switching is performed by periodically opening and closing the switch to code information into light generated by the lighting element. The output component has an input configured to receive a dimming signal. Responsive to a change in the dimming signal: i) the primary current is increased so as to increase the average power of the generated light and ii) the duty cycle of the switching is increased by an amount sufficient to prevent the peak level of the current though the lighting element when the switch is closed (ipr+idis) from exceeding a predetermined level (inom).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Martinus Wilhelmus Blum, Theo Gerrit Zijlman
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Patent number: 10816153Abstract: A wireless lighting control system is provided to create a lighting pattern by remotely controlling a plurality of lighting devices, thereby improving a lighting effect. The wireless lighting control system includes a first smart device to receive information necessary for generating a lighting control signal, a first lighting device electrically connected with the first smart device through to wirelessly transmit the lighting control signal, a second lighting device to receive the lighting control signal from the first lighting device to control a lighting unit based on the received lighting control signal, and a second smart device electrically connected with the second lighting device to control a display unit based on the lighting control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: FANLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Ho Lim Song
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Patent number: 10820402Abstract: Aspects of the invention may relate to a treatment device and method for providing plasma treatments of lenses. The treatment device for treating a lens, included in an operational device, may include: at least one first electrode located in proximity to a first surface of the lens, such that the first surface is to be treated by the treatment device; at least one second electrode; and an RF generator electrically associated with the electrodes for providing RF energy to the at least one first and at least one second electrodes in an amount sufficient to generate plasma on the first surface of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Plasmatica Ltd.Inventors: Amnon Lam, Adam Sagiv
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Patent number: 10810507Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate external port measurement of qubit port responses are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise an analysis component that can analyze responses of a multi-mode readout device coupled to a qubit. The computer executable components can further comprise an assignment component that can assign a readout state of the qubit based on the responses. In some embodiments, the multi-mode readout device can be electrically coupled to at least one of the qubit or an environment of the qubit based on a defined electrical coupling value.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul Kristan Temme, Salvatore Bernardo Olivadese, Antonio Corcoles-Gonzalez, Jay M. Gambetta, Lev Samuel Bishop
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Patent number: 10806001Abstract: A semiconductor light source control apparatus includes a semiconductor light source that emits light in accordance with a current, a detection resistor that generates a detection voltage by the current flowing in the semiconductor light source; and a power supply current control apparatus that controls the current flowing in the semiconductor light source based on the detection voltage. The semiconductor light source control apparatus pulse-width-modulates (PWM) the current flowing in the semiconductor light source for respective ones of a plurality of color intervals to adjust brightness and color tone of output light from the semiconductor light source. An amplitude of the current flowing in the semiconductor light source is controlled only in a predetermined color interval when a duty value of the PWM is maximum.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Kensuke Nagauchi
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Patent number: 10791600Abstract: In various embodiments, a control system for an electronic circuit iteratively applies voltage to and senses current from a load to regulate operation of the load.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Michael A. Tischler, William P. Coetzee, Paul Jungwirth
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Patent number: 10790807Abstract: A method of performing a computational process using a quantum computer includes generating a laser pulse sequence comprising a plurality of laser pulse segments used to perform an entangling gate operation on a first trapped ion and a second trapped ion of a plurality of trapped ions that are aligned in a first direction, each of the trapped ions having two frequency-separated states defining a qubit, and applying the generated laser pulse sequence to the first and second trapped ions. Each of the plurality of laser pulse segments has a pulse shape with ramps formed using a spline at a start and an end of each of the plurality of laser pulse segments.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: IONQ, INC.Inventors: Shantanu Debnath, Jason M. Amini, Jwo-Sy Chen, Neal Pisenti
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Patent number: 10790827Abstract: Techniques described herein may relate to providing a programmable interconnect network (e.g., a programmable network-on-chip (NOC)). A method may include determining a transmission parameter, bonding one or more channels of an interconnect network based at least in part on the transmission parameter, and power-gating any unused channels after the bonding.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sharath Raghava, Ankireddy Nalamalpu, Dheeraj Subbareddy, Harsha Gupta, James Ball, Kavitha Prasad, Sean R. Atsatt
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Patent number: 10782975Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a dynamic reconfiguration device and a processor. The dynamic reconfiguration device has a first region with a static configuration, a second region with a changeable configuration, a switch used for bypassing between input and output terminals of the second region, and a crossbar switch used for switching a connection between the first region and the second region. The processor is configured to set a writing destination for a circuit to be reconfigured based on a resource to be used by the circuit if the circuit is to be written in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiro Ishiwata
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Patent number: 10785836Abstract: An encapsulated LED switch that incorporates a MOSFET power drivers, high current transistors, or other suitable power drivers in a PCB that attaches to the LED switch such that a low power LED switch controls the output of a high power driver. The selected power driver PCB can be adapted to different load requirements by making simple changes. The PCB's can be interchanged to provide for a predetermined output power required for a particular application. In addition, the wire gauge size of the wires attached to the MOSFET power driver PCB can also be varied to match intended load requirements. For applications in which the LED switch is used in hostile environments, such as marine applications, the LED switch and its associated power driver PCB are encapsulated to protect the circuitry from environmental factors such as high humidity, salt water, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Bocatech Inc.Inventors: Keith Rollinson, John Paul Santana
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Patent number: 10784084Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe the formation of a current source, a light source, and an ozone generator by using a coated double dielectric barrier discharge system (CDDBD). A system for generating charge may include a CDDBD having at least two electrodes that are separated by a gap filled with a gas medium, wherein each of the at least two electrodes are covered with an insulator that prevents charges in the at least two electrodes from passing through the gas medium, and wherein surfaces of each of the at least two insulators are coated with a material having a secondary electron emission coefficient higher than a material of the insulator. Furthermore, the system for generating the charge may also include a power supply coupled with the CDDBD device that supplies energy to the CDDBD device to form an initial electric field.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Inventor: Seongsik Chang
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Patent number: 10779382Abstract: A semiconductor device for outputting a control parameter includes a receiving unit, a storage unit and an output unit. The semiconductor device also contains antenna connections, supply connections and at least one output connection for outputting a control parameter signal. The receiving unit contains connections for connection to an antenna, from which the receiving unit receives signals. The receiving unit converts the signals received from the antenna into data. The data are stored in the storage unit. The semiconductor device outputs an output signal at the output connection on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit. The semiconductor device additionally contains a calculation unit which determines the operating hours (time) of the semiconductor device. The output signal depends both on the data stored in the storage unit and on the determined operating hours (time).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Doris Keitel-Schulz, Matthias Schneider, Qi Zhu, Dieter Zipprick
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Patent number: 10770597Abstract: A logic circuit includes a thin film transistor having a channel formation region formed using an oxide semiconductor, and a capacitor having terminals one of which is brought into a floating state by turning off the thin film transistor. The oxide semiconductor has a hydrogen concentration of 5×1019 (atoms/cm3) or less and thus substantially serves as an insulator in a state where an electric field is not generated. Therefore, off-state current of a thin film transistor can be reduced, leadind to suppressing the leakage of electric charge stored in a capacitor, through the thin film transistor. Accordingly, a malfunction of the logic circuit can be prevented. Further, the excessive amount of current which flows in the logic circuit can be reduced through the reduction of off-state current of the thin film transistor, resulting in low power consumption of the logic circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Masashi Tsubuku, Kosei Noda
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Patent number: 10757797Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a plasma source, an abatement system and a vacuum processing system for abating compounds produced in semiconductor processes. In one embodiment, a plasma source includes a dielectric tube and a coil antenna surrounding the tube. The coil antenna includes a plurality of turns, and at least one turn is shorted. Selectively shorting one or more turns of the coil antenna helps reduce the inductance of the coil antenna, allowing higher power to be supplied to the coil antenna that covers more processing volume. Higher power supplied to the coil antenna and larger processing volume lead to an improved DRE.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Rongping Wang, Jibing Zeng, David Muquing Hou, Michael S. Cox, Zheng Yuan, James L'Heureux
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Patent number: 10749526Abstract: A driver device includes a T-coil circuit and driver circuitries. The driver circuitries are averagely configured as a first driver set and a second driver set. The driver circuitries of the first driver set amplify one of a first data signal and a second data signal according to first portion of bits of an equalization signal, to generate a first output signal and to transmit the same to a first node of the T-coil circuit. The driver circuitries of the second driver set amplify one of the first data signal and the second data signal according to second portion of bits of the equalization signal, to generate a second output signal and to transmit the same to a second node of the T-coil circuit. The T-coil circuit further combines the first and second output signals as a third data signal, and transmits the third data signal to a channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Po-Shing Yu, Wen-Lung Tu, Ju-Chieh Wang
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Patent number: 10743398Abstract: A high performance field reversed configuration (FRC) system includes a central confinement vessel, two diametrically opposed reversed-field-theta-pinch formation sections coupled to the vessel, and two divertor chambers coupled to the formation sections. A magnetic system includes quasi-dc coils axially positioned along the FRC system components, quasi-dc mirror coils between the confinement chamber and the formation sections, and mirror plugs between the formation sections and the divertors. The formation sections include modular pulsed power formation systems enabling static and dynamic formation and acceleration of the FRCs. The FRC system further includes neutral atom beam injectors, pellet or CT injectors, gettering systems, axial plasma guns and flux surface biasing electrodes. The beam injectors are preferably angled toward the midplane of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michl W. Binderbauer, Eusebio Garate, Sergei Putvinski, Hiroshi Gota
