Patents Examined by Crystal L Hammond
  • Antenna structure and wireless communication device using the same
    Patent number: 10992060
    Abstract: A small-scale antenna structure with high gain and with controllable polarization direction includes a motherboard, an antenna array thereon, and antenna units. An array of lens units is superimposed directly over and covers the antenna units. A wireless communication device using the antenna structure is also provided. The wireless communication device includes a main body and the antenna structure. The main body receives the antenna structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Next Generation Communications Limited
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Siang-Yu Siao, Yi-Kuo Chen, Hsi-Hsing Hsu
  • System for detecting surrounding conditions of moving body
    Patent number: 10988077
    Abstract: This system for detecting the surrounding conditions of a moving body forcibly changes the state of at least one of a plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit state to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) installed inside the moving body, if an object to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body is detected in the surroundings of the moving body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Kato
  • Antenna with extended range
    Patent number: 10992025
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for improving the radiation efficiency and coverage range of antennas in wireless devices. According to some embodiments, an antenna includes an antenna feed and a radiator, where signals to be transmitted by the antenna are coupled from the antenna feed to the radiator through distributed and coherent coupling, such that the radiations by the antenna feed and the radiator constructively interfere in a far field to achieve a higher radiation efficiency and an increased coverage range, without increasing the power consumption of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Stephen O'Driscoll, Uei-ming Jow
  • Antenna, module substrate, and module
    Patent number: 10971822
    Abstract: An antenna includes a first conductor. The first conductor includes a shaft-shaped part and a plurality of flange-shaped projecting parts projecting from the shaft-shaped part to directions crossing an axial direction of the shaft-shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Hayata
  • Intelligent lighting control system automated adjustment apparatuses, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 10973107
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system. A first light control module of a plurality of light control modules determines a time of day. Each light control module in the plurality of light control modules configured to cause a transmission of a quantity of electrical energy to a lighting circuit of a light fixture electrically connected to the respective lighting control module. Occupancy at the first light control module is detected after a specific time of day. The flow of electricity from one or more light control modules in the plurality of light control modules is changed to change the flow of electricity to the respective lighting circuits connected to the one or more light control modules to turn off the respective light fixture based on the occupancy detection the time of day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Racepoint Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Allen Charlton, William Lark, Jr., Ann Claire Lim Chi Cheung
  • Dimmer
    Patent number: 10966302
    Abstract: A bidirectional switch switched to conduct and interrupt a bidirectional current between a pair of input terminals. An input device receives a dimming level representing a value of light output of the load. A controller controls the bidirectional switch according to the dimming level. The controller controls the bidirectional switch to keep the bidirectional switch in an off-state from a start point of a half cycle of the AC voltage of the AC power supply to a first time point when a first time period therefrom elapses, and to turn the bidirectional switch to an on-state at the first time point. The controller turns the bidirectional switch to the off-state at a second time point when a second time period elapses from the first time point. The controller keeps the bidirectional switch in the off-state from the second time point to an end point of the half cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyosi Gotou, Tomohiro Miyake, Takeo Suzuki
  • Memory device including on-die-termination circuit
    Patent number: 10964360
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Ji Kim, Jung-June Park, Jeong-Don Ihm, Byung-Hoon Jeong, Young-Don Choi
  • Antenna system, antenna substrate, and antenna element
    Patent number: 10965036
    Abstract: An antenna system includes an antenna substrate, and an antenna element mounted on the antenna substrate. The antenna substrate includes a substrate body, a first ground layer, a feed line, and a first radiation element. The feed line includes a first connection. The first radiation element includes a width-changing portion and a second connection. The antenna element includes an element body, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a second radiation element. The second radiation element is provided in the element body and connects the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is connected to the first connection. The second terminal is connected to the second connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuzo Goto
  • LED lighting incorporating DMX communication
    Patent number: 10959313
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture includes a lamp having a tube with at least one LED lamp positioned therein and operatively connected with external electrical contacts. The lamp has at least one communication protocol address associated therewith. A communication protocol converter is associated with the lamp and is configured to receive an instruction from a communication protocol controller, determine if the instruction is intended for the associated at least one communication protocol address, and if so, control the at least one LED lamp based on the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Mike Bovino
  • Lighting system for lighting space where display item is displayed, and lighting method
    Patent number: 10959312
    Abstract: The present invention addresses an illumination system and an illumination method which make a space including a display item illuminated with VIVID lighting where Duv is greatly deviated negatively from zero not perceived as pale pinkish, and the issue is solved by an illumination system for illuminating a space where a display item is displayed, wherein the illumination system comprises a first light-emitting device mainly illuminating the display item and satisfying the predetermined conditions, and a second light-emitting device mainly illuminating a space other than the display item and satisfying the predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Fukasawa, Makoto Arai
  • Antenna, module substrate, and module
    Patent number: 10950946
    Abstract: An antenna includes a first main conductor, a second main conductor, a first facing conductor, and a second facing conductor. The first main conductor includes a first end part and a second end part which is located on one side of a first direction relative to the first end part. The second main conductor includes a third end part adjacent to the first end part and a fourth end part which is located on the other side of the first direction relative to the third end part. The first facing conductor faces the first main conductor in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The second facing conductor faces the second main conductor in the second direction. A pair of the facing conductors include portions outside a pair of the main conductors in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Yamamoto
  • Five color temperature switching circuit
    Patent number: 10945317
    Abstract: A five color temperature switching circuit includes a power supply, an LED driver, a first LED light, a second LED light, a third LED light, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a fourth diode, and a switch. The switch has twelve connecting ports. The switch has five regulating stages corresponding to the twelve connecting ports. Thus, the five color temperature switching circuit is provided with three LED lights with three different color temperature values, four diodes, and the switch, such that the lamp provides an illuminating function with five color temperature values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Dong Guan Jia Sheng Lighting Technology Co,. Ltd. China
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Transmitter for transmitting multi-bit data
    Patent number: 10938392
    Abstract: A transmitter includes a driver circuit configured to drive a channel connected to a first node by controlling a turn-on impedance of a pull-up path, a turn on impedance of a pull-down path, or both according to a plurality of control signals; an encoder configured to generate the plurality of control signals according to a multi-bit data and a calibration signal; and a calibration circuit configured to generate the calibration signal including calibration information corresponding to the plurality of control signals, wherein the encoder determines activation and magnitude of each of the plurality of control signals according to the multi-bit data and the calibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: SK hynix Inc., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yongun Jeong, Suhwan Kim
  • LED lighting incorporating DMX communication
    Patent number: 10935224
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture includes a lamp having a tube with at least one LED lamp positioned therein and operatively connected with external electrical contacts. The lamp has at least one communication protocol address associated therewith. A communication protocol converter is associated with the lamp and is configured to receive an instruction from a communication protocol controller, determine if the instruction is intended for the associated at least one communication protocol address, and if so, control the at least one LED lamp based on the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Mike Bovino
  • Driving LEDs in backlight for flat panel display
    Patent number: 10939524
    Abstract: A backlight driver includes current sources that are connected between LED strings and a number of bias voltages. There can be any number of different bias voltages, each at a ground potential or higher voltage. The bias voltage is selected for a particular LED string in order to reduce a current drop across the current source. This reduces the power consumption of the current source and LED string. Heat dissipation is also reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: IML International
    Inventor: Alberto Viviani
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 10938205
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes a power supply unit and a load, the power supply unit including a ground terminal, a rectifier circuit, a circuit section connected to a DC output of the rectifier circuit, the circuit section supplying electric power to the load, a first varistor connected at one end thereof to one input end of the rectifier circuit, a second varistor connected at one end thereof to another input end of the rectifier circuit and connected at another end thereof to another end of the first varistor and an arrester connected at one end thereof to the another end of the second varistor and connected at another end thereof to the ground terminal, wherein an electrostatic capacity of each of the first and second varistors is 40% or more of a sum of earth capacitances of the power supply unit and the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LIGHTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teiji Ohtsu, Mamoru Kamikura, Akira Yamagami, Shinsuke Funayama
  • Antenna system and mobile terminal
    Patent number: 10931034
    Abstract: A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication device includes: a metal housing, a diversity antenna unit, an integrated antenna unit, a first main antenna unit, a second main antenna unit, and a main board. Compared with the related art, with the antenna system provided by the present disclosure, the diversity antenna unit, the integrated antenna unit, the first main antenna unit, and the second main antenna unit constitute 4×4 MIMO of an LTE Band3 and an LTE Band7, so that performance of the medium frequency and high frequency is improved; and the integrated antenna unit and the second main antenna unit constitute 2×2 MIMO of the Wi-Fi5G, so that performance of the Wi-Fi5G is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yufei Zhu, Mingjun Hang, Dawei Shi, Kai Dong
  • Multi-voltage and multi-brightness LED lighting devices and methods of using same
    Patent number: 10932341
    Abstract: A single chip multi-voltage or multi-brightness LED lighting device having at least two LED circuits. Each of the at least two LED circuits having at least two LEDs connected together in series. Each of the at least two LED circuits are electrically unconnected to each other in a parallel relationship, have a forward operating drive voltage of at least six volts and are monolithically integrated on a single substrate. A method of manufacturing a single chip with two or more LED circuits configurable by means of connecting the circuits so as to provide optional operating voltage level and/or desired brightness level wherein the electrical connection may be achieved and/or completed at the LED packaging level when the single chips are integrated into the LED package. Alternatively, the LED package may have external electrical contacts that match the integrated chips within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lynk Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Miskin, Robert L. Kottritsch
  • Illumination system including tunable light engine
    Patent number: 10925129
    Abstract: A tunable illumination system is disclosed which splits a single channel output into three by means of current steering and/or time division and multiplexing techniques. More particularly, the tunable light system may split the input current into three pulse-width modulated (PWM) channels. The individual duty cycles of the PWM channels may be adjusted based on a control signal that is received via a control signal interface. The control signal interface may include a switch and/or other circuity that is manipulated by the user when the user wants to change the color of light that is output by the illumination system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Yifeng Qiu
  • Method of controlling an implanter operating in plasma immersion
    Patent number: 10923325
    Abstract: A method of controlling an implanter operating in plasma immersion, the method including the steps of: an implantation stage (1) during which the plasma AP is ignited and the substrate is negatively biased S; a neutralization stage (2) during which the plasma AP is ignited and the substrate has a positive or zero bias S applied thereto; a suppression stage (3) during which the plasma AP is extinguished; and an expulsion stage (4) for expelling negatively charged particles from the substrate and during which the plasma AP is extinguished. The method is remarkable in that the duration of the expulsion stage is longer than 5 ?s. The invention also provides a power supply for biasing an implanter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ION BEAM SERVICES
    Inventors: Frank Gilbert Torregrosa, Laurent Roux