Patents Examined by Amy X Yang
  • Patent number: 11217873
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an antenna module adapted for an electronic device having a metal casing. The antenna module includes an antenna structure and a slot structure. The antenna structure includes a radiation portion, a feeding portion, a ground portion and an extension portion, wherein the feeding portion, the ground portion and the extension portion are connected to the radiation portion. The slot structure has an open end and a closed end, wherein the open end of the slot structure is adjacent to the extension portion of the antenna structure. The antenna structure is excited and resonates to generate a first antenna resonant mode, and the slot structure is coupled to the antenna structure and resonates to generate a second antenna resonant mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Lin Wu, Shih-Chia Liu, Yen-Hao Yu, Li-Chun Lee, Jhin-Ciang Chen, Jui-Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 11211710
    Abstract: In an array antenna apparatus, a first height of top faces of plurality of antenna elements is greater than or equal to a second height of a first top of a first electronic component relative to a first primary surface. The first electronic component is the tallest among one or more electronic components mounted on fourth primary surfaces of one or more first external circuit boards. A third height of a second primary surface is greater than a fourth height of fourth primary surfaces. Accordingly, the array antenna apparatus has good antenna characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Kitamura, Takumi Nagamine, Takayuki Nakao, Kiyoshi Ishida, Tetsu Owada
  • Patent number: 11206717
    Abstract: A system for controlling LED lightbox power supplies, comprises the lightbox supplies disposed inside a lightbox and correspondingly connected with LED light bars one by one. All the lightbox power supplies are connected in series with one another via a 485 communication bus. Meanwhile, a wireless communication device connected in series with the lightbox power supplies is further mounted inside the lightbox. A gateway device for wirelessly connecting with the wireless communication device and uploading data acquired to a cloud server, is arranged outside the lightbox. A sensor set connected in a wired manner with the wireless communication device is arranged on an outer wall of the lightbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BLUEVIEW ELEC-OPTIC TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongxun Li
  • Patent number: 11175000
    Abstract: There is provided a lighting device comprising an exhaust tube and a wireless communication antenna arranged inside the exhaust tube. There is also provided a method for producing such a lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Antonius Adrianus Maria Marinus, Yacouba Louh, Frank Jan Baas
  • Patent number: 11120917
    Abstract: A device for creating an environment in which fusion can occur is provided. In its most basic embodiment, the present invention comprises two opposing cathodes separated from each other by a gap. An anode is positioned outside of the gap on a horizontal plane from the vertically positioned cathodes. This cathode and anode structure is positioned within a chamber with a vacuum drawn. Into the chamber, a quantity of fuel such as hydrogen, deuterium, and/or tritium fuel may be introduced. Upon application of a current to the system, ions will be retained in orbit about the cathodes, creating a plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: William R. Estlick, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11116061
    Abstract: A light source driving device includes: a storage unit that stores therein three or more combinations of a level indicating brightness of light emitted from a light source, and a control value used when light with brightness corresponding to the level is emitted, the control value having a nonlinear relation with the level; and a control unit that controls the light source so that the brightness of the emitted light is gradually changed to brightness corresponding to a level of a target indicated by a light control instruction signal, by calculating a level indicating the brightness of the emitted light between a level when a light control instruction signal is supplied and the level of the indicated target, by using two or more combinations for calculating the control value corresponding to the calculated level, among the stored combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Sagawa
  • Patent number: 11101558
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the substrate comprising a conductive signal line, a first conductive ground plane member and a second conductive ground plane member disposed in a first plane on the first surface of the substrate such that the conductive signal line is configured to convey a signal having a phase. The apparatus comprises a third conductive ground plane member disposed in a second plane, different from the first plane and means for causing relative movement between the third conductive ground plane member and the conductive signal line to cause a change in the phase of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventor: Juha Hallivuori
  • Patent number: 11088450
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna module for near field communication, which stacks laminates on which a vertical winding radiation pattern and a horizontal winding radiation pattern are formed, respectively, thereby improving communication performance on the side surface and one surface of a portable terminal while minimizing a mounting space. The disclosed antenna module for near field communication includes a first magnetic member; a vertical winding radiation pattern winding the outer circumference of the first magnetic member; a second magnetic member stacked on the lower surface of the first magnetic member; a horizontal winding radiation pattern formed on one surface of the second magnetic member; a dielectric stacked on the lower surface of the second magnetic member; and a terminal portion formed on the dielectric to be connected to at least one of the vertical winding radiation pattern and the horizontal winding radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Beom-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11077787
    Abstract: A control device for vehicle headlamps configured to control illumination with light using headlamps of a vehicle, the control device for vehicle headlamps includes a determination part configured to determine whether the vehicle will collide with an object detected by an object detection part configured to detect an object, and an illumination controller configured to illuminate a region corresponding to the object that has been determined to collide with the vehicle by the determination part with a marking light and configured to illuminate a region around the region corresponding to the object with a background light in which a light intensity level thereof is decreased when a light intensity level of the marking light is increased, by using the headlamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Uchida, Yasushi Kita, Takako Kimura, Takeshi Waragaya, Wataru Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11069967
    Abstract: A satellite dish cover apparatus for protecting a satellite dish and preventing signal interference includes a main dish cover comprising a circular front panel, a perimeter extension, and a rounded back panel. The back panel has an installation aperture configured to receive a satellite dish such that a front face of the satellite dish is fully covered by the front panel. A feed horn cover hood is coupled to a feed horn cover arm extending from the front panel and is configured to receive the feed horn of the satellite dish. A mounting arm is coupled to the back panel and extends out of the installation aperture. A mounting clamp is coupled to the mounting arm and is configured to selectively engage a support post of the satellite dish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Dwayne Evans
  • Patent number: 11051380
    Abstract: A driver for a lighting module has driver inputs for receiving a supply voltage from an electronic control gear (ECG) and driver outputs for supplying power to the light-emitting element. The driver also has a ring choke converter (RCC) control circuit with a power switching transistor and with a transformer for supplying power to the driver outputs. The power switching transistor is adapted to control power supplied to the transformer. Coupled to the RCC control circuit, the driver furthermore has a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit is adapted to stabilize the power provided to the light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventor: ShiYu Ding
  • Patent number: 11047540
    Abstract: A light assembly and method for steering a vehicle headlight illumination pattern. In one aspect, a method includes providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of: illuminating a subset of consecutive LEDs in the line including LEDs associated with the first and second edge illumination fields; as the direction of the vehicle wheels changes: (i) fading the LED associated with one of the first and second illumination fields off while simultaneously fading the LED associated with the other of the first and second illumination fields on thereby changing the illumination pattern; and (ii) repeating step (i) so that the illumination pattern tracks the direction of the vehicle wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bradley William Kay, Kevin Jay McWithey
  • Patent number: 11043992
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a number of antenna devices disposed to surround a center. M switches are connected to the plurality of antenna devices, M being an integer equal to or greater than 1. The of antenna devices include N antenna device groups and each of the N antenna device groups includes M antenna devices. N is an integer equal to or greater than 1. For each of the M switches, the mth switch is connected to the mth antenna device of the each of the N antenna device groups, m being an integer ranging from 1 to M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong In Oh, Sun In Jeong
  • Patent number: 11024941
    Abstract: A window glass for a vehicle includes a glass plate; a dielectric having a first surface on a side facing the glass plate, and a second surface; a first electrode arranged between the glass plate and the first surface; a second electrode arranged on the second surface side such that the dielectric is interposed between the first and second electrodes; and an antenna element arranged between the glass plate and the first surface, and connected to the first electrode, the antenna element receiving at least an electromagnetic wave in a frequency band of AM broadcasting, and a coupling capacitance between the first and second electrodes satisfying a condition determined by an antenna capacitance of the antenna element, an input capacitance of an amplifier connected to the second electrode, a voltage value output from the second electrode, and a reception voltage value of the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: AGC INC.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Funatsu
  • Patent number: 11005166
    Abstract: Disclosed is a patch antenna module, which receives a signal for position information and a signal for vehicle communication by using one patch antenna, thereby minimizing a mounting space. The disclosed patch antenna module includes a dielectric; an upper patch formed on one surface of the dielectric and for receiving a signal for position information; a lower patch formed on the other surface of the dielectric; and a feed pin for penetrating the dielectric, the upper patch, and the lower patch, formed in a length within a predetermined range, and for receiving a signal for vehicle communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Hwang, In-Jo Jeong, Sang-O Kim, Dong-Hwan Koh, Won-Hee Lee, Hyun-Woo Oh
  • Patent number: 10998631
    Abstract: An antenna system is configured to transceive a wireless signal. The antenna system includes a first dipole antenna and a second dipole antenna. The first dipole antenna includes a first radiator, a second radiator, and a first feeding point. The second dipole antenna includes a third radiator, a fourth radiator, and a second feeding point. The first radiator and the third radiator have a notch facing towards a first direction. The second radiator and the fourth radiator have a notch facing towards a second direction inverse to the first direction. The first feeding point, disposed between the first radiator and the second radiator, is located on one side of the first dipole antenna adjacent to the second dipole antenna. The second feeding point, disposed between the third radiator and the fourth radiator, is located on one side of the second dipole antenna adjacent to the first dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SERCOMM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jhih-Hao Duan
  • Patent number: 10887962
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp control device. The lamp control device may include: a lamp having an LED channel; a channel resistor corresponding to the LED channel; and a controller configured to boost a channel resistor voltage applied to the channel resistor, and retain a channel current of the LED channel as a target current, using the boosted channel resistor voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wanyuan Qu, Se Won Lee, Byeong Ho Jeong, Ju Pyo Hong, Ju Hyun Lee, Sung Hwan Kim, Hai Feng Jin, Joo Wan Ha, Tae Young Yoo
  • Patent number: 10880965
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden
  • Patent number: 10863594
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Grote Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Andrew Worley, Adam Slade, Peter Thompson, Paul Miller, Sankalp Pampattiwar
  • Patent number: 10842003
    Abstract: An entertainment system plays out audio and/or visual media into a region, wherein the media further comprises metadata specifying an optimal ambience setting for the media. A lighting system controls ambient lighting in the region, the lighting system comprising one or more luminaries, and the one or more luminaires comprising at least one moveable luminaire. Further, a controller determines one or more positioning instructions to specify a target position of the at least one moveable luminaire in order to achieve the optimal ambience setting specified in the metadata, and output the one or more positioning instructions in order to cause the at least one moveable luminaire to be repositioned. The controller then controls the ambient lighting by varying one or more light characteristics of the ambient lighting based on the metadata, such that the ambient lighting corresponds to the playing out of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Mason, Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu