Patents Examined by Christopher P McAndrew
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Patent number: 12292312Abstract: A sensor kit (11) having a sensor unit (2) and at least one sensor unit retention member (1). A magnetically active region (5) is formed on the sensor unit retention member (1) and the sensor unit (2) has a magnetic field sensor (6). A relative position of the magnetically active region (5) with respect to the sensor unit (2) can be established based in detecting the magnetically active region (5).Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Testo SE & Co. KGaAInventor: Sebastian Bach
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Patent number: 12292456Abstract: A wedge amplitude-modulation probe card and a main body thereof. The probe card includes a probe card main body, upper wedge plates and lower wedge plates. Several upper wedge plates and several lower wedge plates are slidably arranged inside the probe card main body, and the several upper wedge plates and the several lower wedge plates are sequentially arranged at intervals in a staggered manner, so that by means of inserting different numbers of upper wedge plates between the lower wedge plates, probes on the upper wedge plates can be inserted into or shifted out of a probe queue thereunder, so as to increase or decrease the number of probes for testing, and thus, the testing amplitude of a single probe card can be adjusted, such that the probe card has universality.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: MAXONE SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Haichao Yu, Ming Zhou
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Patent number: 12287309Abstract: A wire rope inspection device (100) is provided with a first detection coil (30) and a second detection coil (40), and a processing unit (61). The second detection coil is arranged to be inclined to the first detection coil when viewed from a direction (X-direction) perpendicular to a first direction (Z-direction) along which the first detection coil moves relative to the wire rope (W). The processing unit identifies an abnormality position of the wire rope in the first direction based on a detection signal detected by the first detection coil and identifies an area of the abnormality position of the wire rope in a cross-section based on a detection signal detected by the second detection coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshio Takami
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Patent number: 12282044Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit breaker operating current/fault current measuring device using a single Rogowski coil has an advantage of reducing an installation space and a manufacturing cost by simultaneously measuring an operating current and a fault current with the single Rogowski coil and has an advantage of improving reliability by simultaneously satisfying accuracy required for measurement of the operating current and the fault current. The circuit breaker operating current/fault current measuring device using a single Rogowski coil according to the present invention is configured with a Rogowski coil installed to wrap around a current-carrying conductor, a protection circuit outputting a fault voltage based on a voltage generated from a tap installed on a portion of the Rogowski coil, and a measurement circuit outputting an operating voltage based on a voltage generated in the entire coil of the Rogowski coil.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: HYOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Hyun Mo Ahn, Joong Kyoung Kim, Young Hwan Chung
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Patent number: 12282055Abstract: A sensing circuit for detecting hardware trojans in a target integrated circuit is provided. The sensing circuit includes an array of magnetic tunnel junction circuits where each magnetic tunnel junction circuit including one or more magnetic tunnel junctions. Characteristically, each magnetic tunnel junction circuit configured to provide data for and/or determine a temperature map or a current map of the target integrated circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: University of Southern CaliforniaInventors: Ajey Jacob, Akhilesh Jaiswal
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Patent number: 12276710Abstract: A method for quantum spin amplification includes spin-polarizing an ensemble of quantum spins in an initial spin state to generate a transversely-polarized sensing spin state. The quantum spins identically have an upper energy state and a lower energy state. The sensing spin state accumulates a phase shift that transforms the sensing spin state into a phase-accumulated spin state having first and second transverse polarization components. The phase-accumulated spin state is transformed into an intermediate spin state by rotating the first transverse polarization component into a longitudinal polarization component of the intermediate spin state. The ensemble is then coupled to an auxiliary mode, during which the intermediate spin state evolves such that the second transverse polarization component is amplified into an amplified transverse polarization. This amplified transverse polarization is then measured.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: The University of ChicagoInventors: Aashish Clerk, Martin Koppenhöfer, Peter Groszkowski
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Patent number: 12270849Abstract: An optical module with detachable optical port includes a module body and an optical port plastic part. The optical port of the module body is provided with a groove for inserting the optical port plastic part, and the optical port plastic part and the groove are detachably connected. A test method for an AOC optical module is provided, where the AOC optical module is the above-mentioned optical module with detachable optical port. According to the optical module with a detachable optical port, the detachable optical port plastic part can be disassembled and replaced independently without disassembling the module body, which can make this optical module scheme more convenient to change into the AOC module by replacing the plastic part of the optical port, and there is no need to re-do the performance test, which effectively improves the flexibility of the product scheme.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Wuhan HGGenuine Optics Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kun Shu, Qijian Xu
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Patent number: 12270852Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a system for testing semiconductor device. The method includes the following operations: energizing an integrated circuit (IC) on a wafer by raising a voltage of the IC to a first voltage level during a first period, and applying to the IC a stress signal including a first sequence and a second sequence during a second period subsequent to the first period, each of the first sequence and the second sequence having a ramp-up stage and a ramp-down stage. The stress signal causes the voltage of the IC to fluctuate between a second voltage level and a third voltage level, wherein a duration of the first sequence is longer than that of the second sequence.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Jun He, Yu-Ting Lin, Wei-Hsun Lin, Yung-Liang Kuo, Yinlung Lu
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Patent number: 12265137Abstract: A method for use in a magnetic field sensor, including: in each of a plurality of calibration periods, generating a reference magnetic field based on a different one of a plurality of drive codes; storing, in a memory, a plurality of values of a reference magnetic field signal that is generated in response to the reference magnetic field, each of the values of the reference magnetic field signal being generated by sampling the reference magnetic field signal in a different one of the plurality of calibration periods; calculating a calibration gain coefficient based on the plurality of values of the reference magnetic field signal; and storing the calibration gain coefficient in the memory and using the calibration gain coefficient to adjust an output of the magnetic field sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLCInventors: Arun Prasad Javvaji, Craig S. Petrie
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Patent number: 12265099Abstract: A rotating direction and rotating speed sensing device includes a tested unit, a housing, and a Hall effect sensor disposed in the housing. The tested unit includes an output shaft, and a toothed disk sleeved on and driven by the output shaft. The Hall effect sensor positionally corresponds to the toothed disk for detecting rotating direction and rotating speed, and includes three Hall effect sensing elements spaced apart along a first straight line, and a first pin and a second pin respectively outputting a first signal and a second signal when the toothed disk rotates. The first straight line cooperates with a tangential direction of the toothed disk to form an included angle that ranges in a predetermined angle range, such that a phase shift between the first signal and the second signal ranges from 45 degrees to 135 degrees when the toothed disk rotates.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: TAIGENE ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chin-Chieh Yu, Chun-Hsien Wu
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Patent number: 12265158Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide magnetic sensing systems and methods for a polygon scanner. An exemplary magnetic sensing system includes a disc permanent magnet configured to provide a magnetic field. The magnetic sensing system further includes a Hall sensor configured to generate a voltage proportional to the strength of the magnetic field as the Hall sensor and the disc permanent magnet move relatively to each other when the polygon mirror rotates. One of the disc permanent magnet and the Hall sensor locates on and rotates with the polygon mirror and the other locates off the polygon mirror. The magnetic sensing system also includes at least one controller configured to determine a rotation angle of the polygon mirror based on the generated voltage by the Hall Sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang
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Patent number: 12259418Abstract: A transmission measurement system for a guided surface wave transmitted by a guided surface waveguide probe, wherein the transmission measurement system includes at least one mobile metering device configured with a mobile 3-axis antenna and a plurality of sensing subsystems to continuously sense and measure a plurality of meter measurement data while being conveyed by a ground-based or airborne vehicle, the plurality of meter measurement data include but is not limited to the electromagnetic field strength of the guided surface wave, the weather and atmospheric conditions local to the mobile metering device, and soil sigma measurements selected from at least estimated soil sigma measurements and direct soil sigma measurements along the path of the mobile metering device.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: CPG Technologies, LLCInventors: Charles M. Roy, Jr., Kendol C. Everroad
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Patent number: 12253388Abstract: A system for tracking a medical device, the system comprising a support having a channel extending therethrough, the channel being defined circumferentially by a surface, at least one encoder configured to track movement of a medical device through the channel, and one or more processors configured to receive input from the at least one encoder, receive an instruction from a user to store a zero position of the medical device relative to the channel, determine relative movement of the medical device from the zero position, and communicate the relative movement of the medical device from the zero position.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Ryan V. Wales, Morgan Zhu, Kurt Nicholas Robakiewicz, Scott E. Brechbiel, Jeff Gray
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Patent number: 12253542Abstract: A needle block for easy adjustment of a tip length of a needle unit, includes: an upper guide plate having a first insertion hole on one side; a lower guide plate separated from the upper guide plate below the upper guide plate and having a second insertion hole at a position corresponding to the first insertion hole; a gap plate interposed between the upper guide plate and the lower guide plate and maintaining the gap between the upper guide plate and the lower guide plate; needle units installed at preset intervals and inserted into the first and second insertion holes with upper and lower end portions supported on one side of the inner surface of the upper guide plate and one side of the inner surface of the lower guide plate, respectively; a gap adjustment member; and a coupling member coupled to one side of the gap plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: WILLTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Song Yeon Wi
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Patent number: 12253581Abstract: A method of determining an orientation ?,? of a magnet which is pivotable about a reference position having a predefined position relative to a semiconductor substrate, comprising: a) determining at least two of the following magnetic field gradients: i) a first magnetic field gradient dBx/dx; ii) a second magnetic field gradient dBy/dy; iii) a third magnetic field gradient dBz/dx; iv) a fourth magnetic field gradient dBz/dy; b) determining a first angle ? based on at least one of the magnetic field gradients; c) determining a second angle ? based on at least one of the magnetic field gradients. A sensor device is configured for performing this method. A sensor system includes such sensor device and a magnet, optionally connected to a joystick.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2024Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SAInventors: Gael Close, Nicolas Dupre, Jean-Claude Depoorter, Yves Bidaux
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Patent number: 12248003Abstract: An IC device test probe has one or more clusters of a plurality of tapered probe tips that taper upon a taper plane that is orthogonal to a seating direction or force vector of the IC device test probe toward the IC device. Each of the plurality of tapered probe tips is seated against one contact of the IC device. In this manner, the IC device test probe is seated against multiple contacts and may therefore apply test signal(s) to these contacts serially, simultaneously, or the like. The IC device test probe allows the seating to small pitch IC devices and associated testing thereof. This allows for electrical characterization of the IC device by the same test signal(s) through the IC device test probe and ultimately through multiple contacts. The forces associated with seating the IC device test probe against the IC device contacts is effectively spread across multiple contacts.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David Michael Audette, Grant Wagner, Peter William Neff, Jacob Louis Moore, Melissa Keefe
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Patent number: 12241954Abstract: A method and system for MRI may be provided. A plurality of signals of a subject generated using an MRI device may be acquired. Each signal may correspond to a set of values in a plurality of signal dimensions of signal acquisition. A primary signal dimension associated with a signal representation of the subject among the plurality of signal dimensions may be determined. A first value and a second value relating to the signal representation may be determined based on the plurality of signals. The first value may represent the signal representation along a first direction of the primary signal dimension, the second value may represent the signal representation along a second direction of the primary signal dimension, and the first direction may be opposite to the second direction. A value of a quantitative parameter of the subject may be determined based on the first value and the second value.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Yongquan Ye
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Patent number: 12241947Abstract: Various embodiments comprise a laser bonded glass-silicon vapor cell for performing spectroscopy on particles like atoms or molecules. In some examples, the laser bonded glass-silicon vapor cell comprises a glass base, a glass top, a silicon piece, and a filling material. The silicon piece comprises at least one through hole. The lower surface of the silicon piece is hermetically bonded to the glass base. The upper surface of the silicon piece is laser bonded to the glass top. The filling material is positioned in a cavity formed by the through hole, the glass base, and the glass top. The filling material may comprise an alkali metal, a salt slush, or an inert gas. In some examples the cavity formed by the through hole, the glass base, and the glass top may comprise a vacuum encapsulation.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: FieldLine Inc.Inventors: Kenneth J. Hughes, Collin Coolidge
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Patent number: 12235304Abstract: A quantum-sensing radiofrequency (RF) receiver system includes a multi-channel single-cell detection cell containing rubidium 87 atoms. Each channel is tuned to a respective RF frequency by applying electric potentials to indium-titanium-oxide (ITO) electrodes formed on detection cell walls. The channels are tuned to different RF frequencies to provide a relatively wideband detection in the aggregate across plural channels. A laser system provides plural laser beams, including a respective probe beam, to each channel to excite the 87Ru atoms therealong to a Rydberg state. Each channel can be read out by tracking absorption for each of the plural probe beams of the multi-channel system.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: ColdQuanta, Inc.Inventors: Shane A. Verploegh, Eric Magnuson Bottomley
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Patent number: 12222320Abstract: An electrode stack assembly includes an electrically insulative substrate having a cavity therethrough extending, a first counter electrode on a top surface thereof and extending through the substrate, a second sensing electrode on a bottom surface thereof and extending through the substrate, and a third electrode having a top body portion on a top of the substrate, a bottom body portion on a bottom of the substrate, and a coupling pin passing through the substrate and electrically coupling the top and bottom body portions. The third electrode electrically separates the pin of the sensing electrode from the counter electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Miao Xu, Wenfeng Peng, Mariusz Kloza, Amram Netanel Afenzer