Patents Examined by Crystal L Hammond
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Patent number: 11722138Abstract: A chiplet system comprises an interposer including interconnect and multiple chiplets arranged on the interposer and interconnected using the interconnect of the interposer. The multiple chiplets include a throttle level bus source chiplet including a throttle level bus drive interface configured to place a throttle level value onto the throttle level bus, and one or more throttle level bus receiver chiplets operatively coupled to the throttle level bus. Each chiplet of the multiple chiplets includes throttling logic circuitry configured to set a throttle level of a chiplet according to the throttle level value.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Dean E. Walker, Tony Brewer, David Patrick, Michael Grassi, Bryan Hornung
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Patent number: 11705166Abstract: A memory device includes; a first memory chip including a first on-die Termination (ODT) circuit comprising a first ODT resistor, a second memory chip including a second ODT circuit comprising a second ODT resistor, at least one chip enable signal pin that receives at least one chip enable signal, wherein the at least one chip enable signal selectively enables at least one of the first memory chip and the second memory chip, and an ODT pin commonly connected to the first memory chip and the second memory chip that receives an ODT signal, wherein the ODT signal defines an enable period for at least one of the first ODT circuit and the second ODT circuit, and in response to the ODT signal and the at least one chip enable signal, one of the first ODT resistor and the second ODT resistor is enabled to terminate a signal received by at least one of the first memory chip and the second memory chip.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun-Ji Kim, Jung-June Park, Jeong-Don Ihm, Byung-Hoon Jeong, Young-Don Choi
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Patent number: 11688733Abstract: An apparatus and configuring scheme where a paraelectric capacitive input circuit can be programmed to perform different logic functions by adjusting the switching threshold of the paraelectric capacitive input circuit. Digital inputs are received by respective capacitors on first terminals of those capacitors. The second terminals of the capacitors are connected to a summing node. A pull-up and pull-down device are coupled to the summing node. The pull-up and pull-down devices are controlled separately. During a reset phase, the pull-up and/or pull-down devices are turned on or off in a sequence, and inputs to the capacitors are set to condition the voltage on node nl. As such, a threshold for the capacitive input circuit is set. After the reset phase, an evaluation phase follows. In the evaluation phase, the output of the capacitive input circuit is determined based on the inputs and the logic function configured during the reset phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Kepler Computing Inc.Inventors: Amrita Mathuriya, Rafael Rios, Ikenna Odinaka, Rajeev Kumar Dokania, Sasikanth Manipatruni
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Patent number: 11662072Abstract: A lighting device has a power interface and a control circuit in communication with a program and the LEDs to simulate a flame. The program determines a first group of LED control integers to simulate a perpetual middle with a perpetual middle center and a perpetual middle range within which one or more of the LEDs are to be at least partially actuated. At least one LED is actuated based on the first group of LED control integers. A first target for simulating movement of the perpetual middle center toward the first target and a first acceleration value is defined. The program determines a second group of LED control integers based on the first target and the first acceleration value such that the perpetual middle center becomes closer to the first target. One or more of the LEDs is actuated based on the second group of LED control integers.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Idea Tech, LLCInventor: Christopher Ostrander
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Patent number: 11664371Abstract: An apparatus and configuring scheme where a paraelectric capacitive input circuit can be programmed to perform different logic functions by adjusting the switching threshold of the paraelectric capacitive input circuit. Digital inputs are received by respective capacitors on first terminals of those capacitors. The second terminals of the capacitors are connected to a summing node. A pull-up and pull-down device are coupled to the summing node. The pull-up and pull-down devices are controlled separately. During a reset phase, the pull-up and/or pull-down devices are turned on or off in a sequence, and inputs to the capacitors are set to condition the voltage on node n1. As such, a threshold for the capacitive input circuit is set. After the reset phase, an evaluation phase follows. In the evaluation phase, the output of the capacitive input circuit is determined based on the inputs and the logic function configured during the reset phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Kepler Computing Inc.Inventors: Amrita Mathuriya, Rafael Rios, Ikenna Odinaka, Rajeev Kumar Dokania, Debo Olaosebikan, Sasikanth Manipatruni
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Patent number: 11664370Abstract: An apparatus and configuring scheme where a paraelectric capacitive input circuit can be programmed to perform different logic functions by adjusting the switching threshold of the paraelectric capacitive input circuit. Digital inputs are received by respective capacitors on first terminals of those capacitors. The second terminals of the capacitors are connected to a summing node. A pull-up and pull-down device are coupled to the summing node. The pull-up and pull-down devices are controlled separately. During a reset phase, the pull-up and/or pull-down devices are turned on or off in a sequence, and inputs to the capacitors are set to condition the voltage on node n1. As such, a threshold for the capacitive input circuit is set. After the reset phase, an evaluation phase follows. In the evaluation phase, the output of the capacitive input circuit is determined based on the inputs and the logic function configured during the reset phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Kepler Corpating inc.Inventors: Amrita Mathuriya, Rafael Rios, Ikenna Odinaka, Rajeev Kumar Dokania, Sasikanth Manipatruni
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Patent number: 11661000Abstract: A lever switch includes a lever main body and a rotary operation element rotatably provided at a tip end portion of the lever main body. The rotary operation element is provided with a light ON switch position at which an instruction to cause head lights and small lights to be on at all times is issued, an automatic light switch position at which an instruction to set an automatic light mode, in which a turned-on state of the head lights and the small lights is controlled based on the intensity of illumination in the vicinity of the vehicle, is issued, and a light OFF switch position at which an instruction to turn the head lights off is issued, the light ON switch position, the automatic light switch position, and the light OFF switch position being arranged in an order along a rotation direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke Doi, Yuji Imai
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Patent number: 11658007Abstract: Some embodiments include a high voltage waveform generator comprising: a generator inductor; a high voltage nanosecond pulser having one or more solid state switches electrically and/or inductively coupled with the generator inductor, the high voltage nanosecond pulser configured to produce a pulse burst having a burst period, the pulse burst comprising a plurality of pulses having different pulse widths; and a load electrically and/or inductively coupled with the high voltage nanosecond pulser, the generator inductor, and the generator capacitor, the voltage across the load having an output pulse with a pulse width substantially equal to the burst period and the voltage across the load varying in a manner that is substantially proportional with the pulse widths of the plurality of pulses.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: EAGLE HARBOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Timothy M. Ziemba, Kenneth E. Miller, John G. Carscadden, James R. Prager, Ilia Slobodov
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Patent number: 11653427Abstract: A load control device for an electrical load is configured to operate in a normal mode and a burst mode to adjust the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The load control device comprises a control circuit that operates in the normal mode to regulate an average magnitude of a load current conducted through the load between a maximum rated current and a minimum rated current. During the normal mode, the control circuit controls the operating period of a load regulation circuit between a high-end operating period and a low-end operating period. The control circuit operates in the burst mode to regulate the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum rated current. During the burst mode, the control circuit adjusts the low-end operating period to be less than or equal to a minimum on time of the load regulation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Robert D. Stevens, Jr., Matthew R. Zartman
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Patent number: 11644192Abstract: Lighting control systems and methods for providing dynamic control of multiple light sources with a single input are disclosed herein. When a long touch is detected at a user interface element, a first light source is turned on. If the long touch persists for a predefined time period, a second light source (e.g., an adjacent light source) is also turned on. The luminosity of the first light source may be gradually increased from zero to 100% during the predefined time period. If the long touch persists beyond the predefined time period, the luminosity of the second light source may be gradually increased from zero until the long touch ends or a second longer predefined time period is reached.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Matthew Coburn, Robert Skapof
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Patent number: 11638338Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices. The method includes at least: inputting group information into a respective light-emitting device, the group information to be inputted corresponds to a seat in a venue, on which the respective light emitting device to be positioned; and selectively controlling illuminating or extinguishing of groups of light-emitting devices, in accordance with the group information, to present an image over the plurality of light-emitting devices positioned on seats in the venue of an event during a particular period of a group-performance presentation.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: FANLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Il Choi, Jung Min Choi
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Patent number: 11632256Abstract: The use of a magnetic particle based “PUF” (Physically Unclonable Function) disk, when read by magnetic sensor(s), as a positional encoder is described. It is often necessary to include a linear or rotary encoder within a device for tracking motor movements, or to enable a closed-loop control algorithm on the motor system. These randomly dispersed magnetic particle disks can be used as a positional encoder, where the speed of movement and the direction of movement may be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Scott Richard Castle, Gary Allen Denton, Robert Henry Muyskens, Samuel Leo Rhodus
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Patent number: 11627647Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for generating tunable white light. The methods include using a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within white, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: KORRUS, INC.Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 11612039Abstract: A rear lamp unit control system for a vehicle including: a first lamp provided on a vehicle body side of a vehicle rear face; a second lamp provided on an opening-closing body side of the vehicle rear face; and a controller configured to control the first lamp and the second lamp. When an opening-closing body of the vehicle is in a closed state, the controller is configured to control the first lamp and the second lamp so that the first lamp and the second lamp turn on at different luminous intensities to each other. In response to the second lamp being in need to be turned on when the opening-closing body is in an open state, the controller is configured to turn the first lamp on at a luminous intensity that is equivalent to a luminous intensity of the second lamp when the second lamp is turned on.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Inoue, Go Shimizu, Masayoshi Takori, Ikuo Koyama
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Patent number: 11610867Abstract: A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) system for facilitating the growth of a plant includes at least one LED array having one or more LEDs for emitting colored light spectra absorbable by a plant, a light detector for detecting light reflected from the plant, and a LED light driver electrically coupled to the at least one LED array and the light detector. The LED light driver receives electrical power from a power source and drives the at least one LED array using the received electrical power; receives from the light detector a signal indicative of the reflected light spectra, and controls the at least one LED array to adjust at least one of the intensities and the spectra of the light emitted from the at least one LED array, based on the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: 10644137 CANADA INC.Inventors: Majid Pahlevaninezhad, Sam Scherwitz, Hamid Pahlevaninezhad
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Patent number: 11612044Abstract: Landscape lighting fixtures are connected to a wireless network allowing users to individually select and adjust the colored LED light display for each fixture, when employing a smart phone or other program or device. A network connection and power module associated with each fixture resides outside the fixture housing, and is enclosed and effectively waterproof.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Inventor: Todd Hedman
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Patent number: 11603038Abstract: A control system for a turn/brake light of a vehicle, includes a control circuit configured to receive a plurality of analog voltage inputs and to deliver an analog voltage output based at least upon the plurality of inputs. A light emitter is connected to the control circuit. The light emitter includes at least one dual-color LED configured to be selectively illuminated based on the analog voltage output. The control circuit can receive a turn/brake signal and produce at least a first output voltage and a second output voltage. The dual-color LED produces a first color output in response to the first output voltage level and a second color output in response to the second output voltage level.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Custom Dynamics LLCInventors: David Todd Pribula, Christopher Brian LaGrave
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Patent number: 11598508Abstract: A light emitting device includes one or more light emitting elements and a plurality of fluorescent materials, and emits a first light, a second light, and a third light, wherein the first light has a correlated color temperature between 1,500 K and 3,500 K and a color rendering index R9 of 50 or more, the second light has a correlated color temperature between 3,500 K and 5,500 K and a color rendering index R9 of 50 or more, the third light has values of X and Y coordinates in the chromaticity diagram of the CIE1931 color system smaller than the values of X and Y coordinates at a color temperature of 5,500 K on the black body radiation locus, and a light having a correlated color temperature of 6,500 K has a color rendering index R9 of 50 or more and a melanopic ratio of 1.0 or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Niki, Jun Takahashi
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Patent number: 11602021Abstract: A linear drive circuit and an LED light including the same. The linear drive circuit includes an AC-DC module, an LED module, a CCT and brightness control module, and a drive control module. The AC-DC module is connected to the LED module through a first unidirectional conductive element, and is configured to obtain an AC input voltage control signal, and convert the AC input voltage control signal into a corresponding DC voltage control signal. The CCT and brightness control module is connected to the LED module, and is configured to obtain a corresponding CCT control signal or a brightness control signal according to the DC voltage control signal, so as to adjust the CCT of each LED string in the LED module. The drive control module is configured to receive the brightness control signal, thereby adjusting the brightness of the LED module.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Wuxi ORG Microelectronics co., LtdInventor: Zhicheng Zhou
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Patent number: 11598497Abstract: A light string is provided. The light string includes a plurality of light-emitting components, a first polyvinyl chloride covered wire and a second polyvinyl chloride covered wire. The light-emitting components are configured to emit light having a same color or different colors. A first polyvinyl chloride covered wire is electrically connected to a first terminal of each of the light-emitting components and a first power terminal of a power supply component. The first polyvinyl chloride covered wire receives a first voltage from the first power terminal of the power supply component. The second polyvinyl chloride covered wire is electrically connected to a second terminal of each of the light-emitting components and a second power terminal of the power supply component. The second polyvinyl chloride covered wire receives a second voltage from the second power terminal of the power supply component.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Cosmo Lighting Inc.Inventor: Nai-Chen Tsai