Patents Examined by Anh Tran
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Patent number: 9112719Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including at least two or more rooms; display device icons representing the one or more target devices on the display screen representing the floor plan, an illumination icon representing an illumination device being used in common in one or more rooms included in the floor plan; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of the illumination icon is sensed, and when selection of any region within a first room among the at least two or more rooms included in the floor plan is sensed after the selection of the illumination icon is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for an illumination device corresponding to the first room in which the selection is sensed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Takamitsu Sasaki, Kohei Tahara
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Patent number: 9113519Abstract: An LED driving apparatus converts AC input power into predetermined DC output power and supplies the DC output power to an LED load. The LED driving apparatus includes a switching element Q1 to be turned on and off, a ripple current reducer 3a that is connected in series with the LED load and reduces current ripples of the LED load, and a controller CNT that turns on and off the switching element according to a feedback voltage taken from a connection point of the LED load and ripple current reducer, thereby controlling the DC output power to a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kengo Kimura, Kazushige Hirata, Toshihiro Nakano
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Patent number: 9106231Abstract: Bidirectional buffer 20D includes: multiplexer 30 that is equipped with rewriteable variable-resistance nonvolatile switch elements for each input terminal; tristate buffer 51 that is equipped with rewriteable variable-resistance nonvolatile switch elements for each output terminal and that receives the output of multiplexer 30 as input; demultiplexer 31 that receives the output of tristate buffer 51 as input; programming transistor tr0 whose drain terminal is connected to the input terminal of tristate buffer 51; and programming transistor tr1 whose drain terminal is connected to the output terminal of tristate buffer 51. Input terminals i1 and i3 of multiplexer 30 are connected to respective output terminals t1 and t2 of demultiplexer 31.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Shogo Nakaya
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Patent number: 9106217Abstract: Disclosed is a scalable input/output interface that has multiple bays and includes a housing surrounding a plurality of pairs of substrates. A first substrate of the pair of substrates may have a first contact surface and a second substrate of the pair of substrates may have a second contact surface that opposes the first contact surface, wherein each substrate has a connection edge. At least one integrated buffer can be coupled to either the first side or the second side of each substrate. A plurality of rows of contacts can be coupled to the opposing surfaces of each substrate of the pair of substrates, wherein each row of contacts can be stacked substantially parallel to the connection edge. Each connection edge can also be coupled to a separate integrated buffer.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: James E. Jaussi, Bruce E. Pederson, Howard L. Heck, Stephen R. Mooney
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Patent number: 9099991Abstract: Disclosed are an inverter, a NAND gate, and a NOR gate. The inverter includes: a pull-up unit constituted by a second thin film transistor outputting a first power voltage to an output terminal according to a voltage applied to a gate; a pull-down unit constituted by a fifth thin film transistor outputting a ground voltage to the output terminal according to an input signal applied to a gate; and a pull-up driver applying a second power voltage or the ground voltage to the gate of the second thin film transistor according to the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KONKUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION CORP.Inventors: Sang Hee Park, Chi Sun Hwang, Sung Min Yoon, Him Chan Oh, Kee Chan Park, Tao Ren, Hong Kyung Leem, Min Woo Oh, Ji Sun Kim, Jae Eun Pi, Byeong Hoon Kim, Byoung Gon Yu
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Patent number: 9099332Abstract: Lead frames for light emitting device packages, light emitting device packages, and illumination apparatuses employing the light emitting device packages. The lead frame including a plurality of mounting portions on which a plurality of light emitting device chips are mounted; a plurality of connection portions for circuit connecting the plurality of light emitting device chips; a terminal portion extended from the plurality of connection portions. The light emitting device package is formed by directly mounting the plurality of light emitting device chips on the lead frame and packaging the mounted light emitting device chips on the lead frame. The lead frame includes a plurality of connection portions for circuit connecting the plurality of light emitting device chips and a terminal portion in which a part of a circuit thereof is exposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung-mi Moon, Young-hee Song, Ill-heung Choi, Jeong-wook Lee, Young-jin Lee
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Patent number: 9094007Abstract: A signal processing device is provided. In a programmable switch in which one of a source and a drain of a first transistor is connected to a gate of a second transistor to control continuity between a source and a drain of the second transistor, a capacitance connected to the gate of the second transistor (which is indicated by CS and includes a parasitic capacitance) is less than twice a capacitance represented by the following formula: C gs + C gd ? C C gd + C , where C is a load capacitance, Cgs is a capacitance between the source and gate of the second transistor, and Cgd is a capacitance between the drain and gate of the second transistor.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kurokawa
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Patent number: 9088267Abstract: The present disclosure discusses a power delivery system, and methods of operation, configured to monitor characteristics of a generator, a match network, and a plasma load, via one or more sensors, and control these components via a local controller in order to improve power delivery accuracy and consistency to the plasma load. Control can be based on a unified monitoring of power characteristics in the power delivery system as well as variations between components and even non-electrical characteristics such as plasma density, end point, and spectral components of plasma light emission, to name a few.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Joel Blackburn, Thomas McIntyre, Fernando Gustavo Tomasel
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Patent number: 9081049Abstract: PICA test circuits are shown that include a first transistor and a second transistor laid out drain-to-drain, such that a gap between respective drain regions of the first and second transistors has a minimum size allowed by a given fabrication technology.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Herschel A. Ainspan, Seongwon Kim, Franco Stellari, Alan J. Weger
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Patent number: 9083340Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a memory matrix including: a first memory cell array; a first multiplexer (MUX) coupled to an input of the first memory cell array; a second MUX coupled to an output of the first memory cell array; a second memory cell array; a third MUX coupled to an input of the second memory cell array; and a fourth MUX coupled to an output of the second memory cell array. The second MUX is coupled to the fourth MUX. The fourth MUX is configured to pass a selected one of: (1) an output from the third MUX, (2) an output from the second memory cell array, or (3) an output from the second MUX.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: XILINX, INC.Inventors: Ephrem C. Wu, Hongbin Ji, Rafael C. Camarota
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Patent number: 9078323Abstract: The present invention relates to a high efficiency LED driver, and driving methods thereof. In one embodiment, a high efficiency LED driving method can include: (i) receiving an AC input voltage to obtain an absolute value thereof; (ii) receiving a DC bus voltage, and driving the LED device through a power switch; (iii) generating a first reference voltage according to a driving current and an expected driving current; (iv) comparing the absolute value against a sum of a driving voltage and the first reference voltage; (v) when the absolute value is greater than the sum of the driving voltage and the first reference voltage, turning off the power switch; and (vi) when the absolute value is greater than the driving voltage but less than the sum of the driving voltage and the first reference voltage, turning on the power switch to generate an output current.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTDInventor: Wei Chen
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Patent number: 9078325Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a pulse width modulated voltage that has a duty cycle that is inversely proportional to a sensed battery voltage and using the generated pulse width modulated voltage to control a light emitting diode to maintain the intensity of light emitted as the battery voltage fluctuates.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLCInventors: Jeffrey L. Kulczycki, Nicholas W. Howell, Stephen B. White, Gerard Zettler, Kevin L. Medin
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Patent number: 9075946Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit according to one embodiment includes a plurality of flip-flop groups configured by dividing a plurality of flip-flops, connected in series, for carrying out a serial operation of serially transferring data, a continuous signal determination circuit configured to output a first signal if outputs of the flip-flops contained in the flip-flop group match, and output a second signal in other cases; and a clock gating circuit configured not to provide a clock signal when receiving the first signal and to provide a clock signal when receiving the second signal with respect to the flip-flops other than a head of the flip-flop group.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yasuyuki Nozuyama
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Patent number: 9072149Abstract: An LED driving device with open circuit protection and color temperature and brightness adjustment is applied in a lamp to drive LEDs which are divided into strings, and at least one string is formed by connecting blue light diodes in series, and the remaining strings are formed by connecting yellow light LEDs in series, and at least one of the yellow light strings is connected to the blue light string in parallel and then connected to the remaining strings in series to form a node. The LED driving device employs a switch to conduct the blue or yellow light string to change the color temperature of the emitted light of the lamp, and a power input pin of a control chip is electrically coupled to the node. If there is an open circuit caused by an abnormality of the LEDs, the operation will be stopped to provide protection.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Huan-Ying Lu, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu
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Patent number: 9066384Abstract: The light emitting device control circuit device 100 in accordance with the disclosure includes a power source V1, a transistor TR1, a light emitting unit EU1, switches S1 to S17, constant current sources CC1 to CC17, and a controller 110. A switching voltage Vs1 is supplied from the controller 110 to turn ON or turn OFF the transistor TR intermittently, a pulse voltage is supplied to a pulse voltage supplying line Y1 connected to a drain terminal D of the transistor TR1. The driving signals SP1 to SP17 are sequentially supplied to the switches S1 to S17 to turn ON or turn OFF them (i.e., time division drive). The light emitting devices A1 to A17 are driven sequentially by a pulse current (i.e., time division drive) when a high voltage is supplied to the pulse voltage supplying line Y1 and when the driving signals SP1 to SP17 are turned ON.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidekazu Kikuchi, Akinobu Sawada
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Patent number: 9059705Abstract: A non-volatile field programmable gate array includes a logic component, a transistor device comprising a gate structure, a first impurity region, and a second impurity region, the first impurity region coupled to the reconfigurable logic component, and a resistive switching device comprising a bottom electrode coupled to the first impurity region, a top electrode spatially extending in a first direction, and a resistive switching element coupled to the top electrode and to the bottom electrode at an intersecting region between the bottom electrode and the top electrode, wherein the resistive switching device stores a resistance state from a plurality of resistance states that indicates a configuration code for the reconfigurable logic component.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: CROSSBAR, INC.Inventor: Frank Edelhaeuser
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Patent number: 9055628Abstract: An illumination system and an operation method thereof are provided. The illumination system includes a first controller and a first lighting device. The first controller is capable of emitting a wireless control signal. The first lighting device is capable of receiving the wireless control signal, adjusting a light emitting state thereof according to the wireless control signal, and accordingly emitting a wireless feedback signal. When the first controller does not receive the wireless feedback signal within a predetermined time or receives a wrong wireless feedback signal after the first controller emitted the wireless control signal to the first lighting device, the first controller emits the wireless control signal again.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Wen-Chi Wu, Chih-Hua Lin
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Patent number: 9055641Abstract: An apparatus, method and system are disclosed for providing AC line power to lighting devices such as light emitting diodes (“LEDs”). A representative apparatus comprises: a plurality of LEDs coupled in series to form a plurality of segments of LEDs; first and second current regulators; a current sensor; and a controller to monitor a current level through a series LED current path, and to provide for first or second segments of LEDs to be in or out of the series LED current path at different current levels. A voltage regulator is also utilized to provide a voltage during a zero-crossing interval of the AC voltage. In a representative embodiment, first and second segments of LEDs are both in the series LED current path regulated at a lower current level compared to when only the first segment of LEDs is in the series LED current path.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Point Somee Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Anatoly Shteynberg, Dongsheng Zhou, Stephen F. Dreyer, Harlan Ohara, Sinan Doluca
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Patent number: 9049755Abstract: A user-programmable, motion-activated fixture application having floodlights, a nightlight or wall wash light, and a user-interface having dedicated pushbuttons for time, sensitivity, and timer functionality selection by the user. Two proximity sensors detect the presence of infrared-emitting bodies both in front of and below the sensor housing. An ambient light sensor is employed to determine whether it is presently daytime or nighttime, and to identify transitions between the two. A linear array of display LEDs is shared among the time, sensitivity, and timer switches, showing the current setting selected by the user with as each switch is depressed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Coleman Cable, LLCInventors: Shiao-Tsun Ku, Chu-Ching Wang
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Patent number: 9041309Abstract: A dynamically programmable LED illumination system, method and apparatus provides for a dynamically programming an LED illumination unit including LED bulbs affixed on a circuit board and arranged to providing an animating display (such as a logo, sign, . . . ), where a user can customize the animating display on the LED illumination unit by selecting control signals. LED bulbs in the unit can illuminate or be adjusted such as to provide an animating display to a viewer.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Inventor: Scott M. Shane
