Patents Examined by Christopher Mahoney
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Patent number: 9903549Abstract: The present disclosure is directed on some embodiments to light redirecting constructions comprising a first glazing substrate, a light redirecting film comprising at least one microstructure surface, a second glazing substrate, and a first interlayer bonding the first glazing substrate to both the light redirecting film and the second glazing substrate; wherein the light redirecting film has an area smaller than the area of the first interlayer.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Raghunath Padiyath, Jonathan F. Mansheim, Stephen J. Kuncio
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Patent number: 9897468Abstract: A processor of a position detection device intermittently performs an acquisition process during a measurement period to acquire a detection signal induced in a detection coil depending on the position of an object by driving an excitation coil. The processor configured to monitor whether or not the processor is executing the acquisition process without driving the excitation coil during a monitoring period set before the measurement period of the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a predetermined process when the processor is executing the acquisition process.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahisa Niwa, Kunitaka Okada, Kazuma Haraguchi
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Patent number: 9897819Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for solving speckle problems by exciting the screen with a more complex vibration spectrum. A range of frequencies provides, in effect, a collection of overlapping patterns of high and low displacement, so that all regions of the screen have enough motion to reduce visible speckle. As previously discussed acceptable speckle may be approximately 15% contrast or less, preferably approximately 5% contrast or less at approximately 15 feet from the screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Douglas J. McKnight, Kevin Curtis
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Patent number: 9897906Abstract: A projection screen includes a plurality of projection plates and at least one fixing component. Each of the projection plates has a projection surface and at least one connection side. Through the connection sides, the projection surfaces of the projection plates lean against each other to be coplanar. The fixing component includes two fixing sections connected with each other, wherein the two connection sides leant against each other are clipped at the two fixing sections, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Kun-Rong Chang, Chung-Lung Yang, Pen-Ning Kuo
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Patent number: 9891517Abstract: An image projection system includes a translucent screen, a projector that projects image light to the translucent screen, and a controller that controls the projector and the translucent screen. The translucent screen includes a first light control film configured to be switchable between a transmissive state for transmitting incident light therethrough and a diffusion state for diffusing incident light, and a second light control film configured such that the transmittance thereof with respect to incident light can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takehiko Yamashita
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Patent number: 9894264Abstract: A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Atsushi Misawa
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Patent number: 9885453Abstract: A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3).Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nango, Kazuyoshi Sakuragi
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Patent number: 9880456Abstract: Improvements in a variable aspect ratio media screen frame are disclosed. The variable aspect ratio media screen frame includes a frame or chassis consisting of a fixed central portion and one or more movable side, top and bottom wings. The movable wing(s) nests inside the center frame. The movable wing(s) nest(s) inside said fixed central portion for a smaller aspect ratio, and at least partially exists outside the fixed central portion for a larger aspect ratio. The variable aspect ratio media screen frame allows the viewing media to deploy from the front of the viewing area, into a storage area encased, out of view, in the movable frame. The current embodiment employs an overlapping “U” shaped roller channel to move the screen from the front to the back of the frame, and springs and tension bars to maintain even tension on the viewing media at all times.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Inventors: Robert Yellin, Dan Poirier
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Patent number: 9880312Abstract: A system for spectral induced polarization measurement of a formation is provided. The system provides an intelligent module to be utilized in performing spectral induced polarization (SIP) measurements for geophysical studies or otherwise. The system includes a instrument that includes a housing configured to be inserted into a surface opening. The housing houses a signal generator that generates an excitation signal. A drive electrode directs the excitation signal into the material adjacent the housing. A plurality of electrodes sense the voltage and/or current in the material adjacent the housing and a processor processes the sensed voltage and/or current to measure a property of the material. The system also provides a configuration in which a plurality of instruments configured for spectral induced polarization measurements are interconnected to provide communication, synchronization, a common reference signal or power.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: ONTASH & ERMAC, INC., RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYInventors: Lee Slater, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Frank Curatola, Dean Pappas, Donald V. Le Roy, Konstantin Evdokimov
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Patent number: 9880448Abstract: A system for parallax correction includes a first lens having a first pin extending radially therefrom and a second lens positioned parallel to the first lens. A moving platform has a first slot for accepting the first pin therein. The first slot is angled relative to the lenses to correct for parallax between the first and second lenses. The system can include an actuator for extending and retracting the moving platform towards and away from an object to focus on the object.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.Inventor: Laszlo Kovacs
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Patent number: 9869711Abstract: A method for evaluating the performance of a plasma transistor comprises: setting a plasma wave velocity, which is adjusted by a gate overdrive voltage, as a first axis; setting an electronic drift velocity, which is adjusted by a drain-to-source voltage, as a second axis; setting a channel length as a third axis; and checking whether the plasma wave transistor is operated as a terahertz emitter according to a change in the performance parameter value of the plasma wave transistor on the basis of a relational expression among the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)Inventors: Kyung Rok Kim, Jong Yul Park, Sung-Ho Kim
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Patent number: 9864110Abstract: A light diffuser and its use are provided, which not only reduces a color change in a source light when the light diffuser is disposed on an optical path of a light source, but also has a good light transmission property and a good light diffusion property. The light diffuser contains a thermoplastic resin and transparent particles added thereto. The total light transmittance of the light diffuser is 75% or more. The degree of dispersion of the light diffuser is 2° or more, the degree of dispersion being defined as a transmission angle at which a light transmittance is 50% of a rectilinear light transmittance when light is emitted to a surface of the light diffuser in a direction normal to the surface. The difference between the rectilinear light transmittance at 460 nm and the rectilinear light transmittance at 580 nm of the light diffuser is 0.96% or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuki Machida, Fumitaka Ishimori
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Patent number: 9863981Abstract: A circuit and a method for sensing a current flowing from a supply voltage into an electric load are presented. The current sensing circuit comprises a first circuit branch connected between the supply voltage and the electric load, a second circuit branch connected between the supply voltage and ground, and an equalization circuit for equalizing a first voltage drop across a first resistive element and a second voltage drop across a second resistive element and for generating an indication of a current flowing through the second circuit branch.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor (UK) LimitedInventor: Thomas Jackum
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Patent number: 9857041Abstract: Provided is a daylighting device (10) including a daylighting member (11) that has a base having light transparency, a plurality of daylighting portions that are provided on one surface of the base and have light transparency, and gap portions provided between the plurality of daylighting portions; and a light diffusion member (12) that is arranged on a light output surface side of the daylighting member (11) and diffuses light output from the daylighting member (11).Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shun Ueki, Shumpei Nishinaka, Daisuke Shinozaki, Tsuyoshi Kamada
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Patent number: 9857408Abstract: An insulation monitoring device that carries out insulation monitoring of a power system or load apparatus using, for example, an Igr method includes a table in which a monitoring setting value Irref greater than a resistance component error current flowing in accordance with the sum of the electrical capacitance of a capacitor configuring a noise filter on the input side of the load apparatus and the ground insulation capacitance of the power system is set in advance in accordance with an operating schedule of the load apparatus, a monitoring setting value computing unit that outputs the monitoring setting value Irref read from the table in accordance with a current time according to a clock, and an insulation evaluation unit that detects an insulation failure caused by a decrease in ground insulation resistance when a resistance component current extracted by an Igr extraction unit exceeds the monitoring setting value Irref.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC FA COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventor: Satoshi Machida
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Patent number: 9846355Abstract: A portable screen combined with a rotary supporter, which is used in a small projector or a mobile phone into which a projector is embedded. The support plate is provided with the rotary supporter and a rotating fixing plate so that the screen can be easily installed and carried. The material area can be reduced to ½ or less and cost for manufacturing can be reduced ½ or less based on the screen and further weight of the screen can be reduce ½ or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Inventor: Hae-yong Choi
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Patent number: 9846356Abstract: Provided is a film for a transparent screen which can clearly display merchandise information, advertisement, or the like on a transparent partition or the like by projection without compromising the transmission visibility. A film for a transparent screen according to the present invention includes: a resin layer; and inorganic particles at least a portion of which is contained in an aggregated state in the resin layer, wherein primary particles of the inorganic particles have a median diameter of 0.1 to 50 nm and a maximum particle size of 10 to 500 nm, and the content of the inorganic particles is 0.015 to 1.2% by mass with respect to the resin.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignees: TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Junji Watanabe, Koichi Sakajiri, Kousuke Yamaki, Suzushi Nishimura, Akira Matsuo
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Patent number: 9835302Abstract: The Sun Sky/Electric Hybrid Lighting System (SEHLS) is the fully integrated sun lighting system that can be connected through out multiple rooms to bring natural sun stereophonic lighting into a home or office. SEHLS is a dual capable system that was designed for energy savings with both sun power and low energy lighting. The SEHLS system has four major lighting systems that fit any room's needs. Each unit has been designed with the same common usage and capability. In this Patent, the Sun Sky/Electric Reflective Lite System (SERLS) will be Patented as an example. The SERLS is a dual usage system that can be placed in medium-spaced room such as a bedroom, hallway or office to provide sun light luminance capability.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Inventors: Henry Vernon Reed, II, Nancy Suzanne Hardon
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Patent number: 9835860Abstract: A retroreflective screen including a first film having a surface including a plurality of microrecesses, each microrecess having a bottom substantially parallel to the mean plane of the screen and first and second lateral walls substantially orthogonal to each other and substantially orthogonal to the bottom, the first and second lateral walls and the bottom of the microrecess joining at a same point and forming a trihedron.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies AlternativesInventor: Christophe Martinez
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Patent number: 9829164Abstract: A solar collector is disclosed in which a light pipe having an optical axis and extending from a proximal end configured to receive sunlight to a distal end, and a plurality of reflective elements optically coupled to the light pipe. Each of the reflective elements is configured to direct at least a portion of sunlight incident thereon into the light pipe via the proximal end substantially parallel to the optical axis for a plurality of positions of the sun in the sky. Baffles coupled to the reflective elements further enhance the collectors ability to increase the light collected.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Fraen CorporationInventors: Carlton S. Jones, Renald Dore