Patents Examined by D. Le
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Patent number: 11979728Abstract: A vibrating unit includes a diaphragm and a bobbin, and a voice coil is secured to the bobbin. A detecting unit includes a moving magnet and a magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor is disposed in a space surrounded by the bobbin, whereas the moving magnet is secured to an outer surface of the bobbin. Therefore, even when the moving magnet and a damper member move backward significantly, the magnetic sensor is prevented from being hit by the moving magnet and the damper member.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTDInventor: Hiroki Toita
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Patent number: 11979730Abstract: The present disclosure provides a loudspeaker assembly and an electronic device, relating to the technical field of electronic devices, so as to solve the problems of single sound effect and lack of good sound effect. The loudspeaker assembly includes a first housing, a second housing, a loudspeaker vibrator and an adjusting mechanism. The first housing and the loudspeaker vibrator form a first cavity, and the second housing and the loudspeaker vibrator form a second cavity. The adjusting mechanism includes a driving mechanism and a filling part. The driving mechanism drives the filling part to move, so as to change the volume of the filling part extending into the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Chao Xu, Ruimin Li, Ke Feng, Ming Xie, Shicai Long, Qilu Ye, Zhekang Luo, Yadong Zheng
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Patent number: 11979577Abstract: This application discloses a video decoding method, a video encoding method, and related apparatuses. The method includes: determining a current video frame; obtaining, from video frames that have been decoded, an energy parameter of an MV in a reference frame associated with the current video frame, the energy parameter including at least one of the following: an average value of the MV and a variance of the MV; determining, according to the energy parameter, a target resolution used for decoding the current video frame; and decoding the current video frame by using the target resolution. In this application, the technical problem of relatively low video encoding and decoding efficiency caused by complex processing operations in the related art is resolved.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei Gao, Xunan Mao
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Patent number: 11979547Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, systems, and methods related to data capture of objects and/or an environment. In one embodiment, a user can capture time-indexed three-dimensional (3D) depth data using one or more portable data capture devices that can capture time indexed color images of a scene with depth information and location and orientation data. In addition, the data capture devices may be configured to captured a spherical view of the environment around the data capture device.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: AEMASS, INC.Inventor: Marshall Reed Millett
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Patent number: 11972639Abstract: Computerized systems, and method and computer readable media that store instructions for history based face recognition.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CORSIGHT.AIInventors: Ran Vardimon, Matan Noga, Keren-Or Curtis, Kai Mizrahi
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Patent number: 11969124Abstract: A new and innovative collapsible and portable toilet chair is provided that may, for example, be used for potty training a child. The toilet chair includes a base portion and a seat portion that are each movable between an extended state for use and a collapsed state for portability. The seat portion may be removable from the base portion. The toilet chair can remain a single unit and is compact when in the collapsed state. From the collapsed state, the toilet chair may be pulled outward into the extended state. A bag for collecting a child's waste may be positioned on the seat portion and supported by a flexible support member extending from the seat portion. The toilet chair can be positioned on the ground anywhere and used anytime a child needs a toilet. The toilet chair is therefore beneficial for traveling outside of the home with a child.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventors: Eddie Carrell, Porschette Carrell
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Patent number: 11974053Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging platform includes a stereoscopic camera configured to record left and right images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the stereoscopic camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the stereoscopic camera relative to the target. The stereoscopic camera includes a lens assembly having at least one lens and defining a working distance. The lens assembly has at least one focus motor adapted to move the at least one lens to selectively vary the working distance. A controller is adapted to selectively execute one or more automatic focusing modes for the stereoscopic camera. The automatic focusing modes include a continuous autofocus mode adapted to maintain a focus of the at least one stereoscopic image while the robotic arm is moving the stereoscopic camera and the target site is moving along at least an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Alcon, Inc.Inventor: Patrick Terry
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Patent number: 11970291Abstract: A toilet for a zero-gravity condition, having: a seat extending from a first end to a second end, and from a first side to a second side; a leg rest at the first end of the seat that is level with the seat; a backrest at the second end of the seat that extends away from the seat, toward an outer end of the toilet, a first sidewall at the first side of the seat and a second sidewall at the second side of the seat, the sidewalls extend away from the seat toward the outer end of the toilet; a basin extending away from the seat toward an inner end of the toilet; a first inflatable member extending about the leg rest, the sidewalls and the backrest, the first inflatable member is configured to inflate against a back, sides and under legs of a person seated against the seat.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Ashley Himmelmann, Daniel J. Kaplan, Jake Rohrig, Rachel L LaDue
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Patent number: 11965323Abstract: According to the embodiment, a toilet device includes a nozzle, a flow channel, a heat exchanger, and a flow channel unit. The flow channel unit is located upstream or downstream of the heat exchanger in the flow channel. The flow channel unit includes a flow rate sensor and a vacuum breaker. The flow rate sensor detects a flow rate of water. The vacuum breaker suppresses a backflow of water. The flow rate sensor includes a first case part and a sensor part. The sensor part is housed inside the first case part. The vacuum breaker includes a second case part and a valve part. The valve part is housed inside the second case part. At least a part of the first case part and at least a part of the second case part is formed of a continuous member.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Ikko Hatta, Shonosuke Sawa, Mizuki Ide, Yoshihiro Koto
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Patent number: 11967867Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes: a field element that includes a magnet portion that includes a plurality of magnetic poles; an armature that includes an armature winding of multiple phases; and a power converter that is electrically connected to the armature winding. The rotating electric machine also includes: a plurality of electrical components that configure the power converter; and a housing member that includes a cylindrical portion that is provided on a radially inner side of a magnetic circuit portion that includes the magnet portion and the armature winding, and to which the plurality of electrical components are disposed. The cylindrical portion is provided with a coolant passage through which a coolant flows. The plurality of electrical components are arranged in the housing member on a radially inner side of the cylindrical portion, in a circumferential direction along the cylindrical portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohisa Sano, Yuki Takahashi, Ryota Tanabe, Yuta Hashimoto, Wataru Funatsu, Norihiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 11968495Abstract: A loudspeaker is provided. The loudspeaker includes an enclosure including an opening, a driver, disposed at the opening in the enclosure, which is configured to be electrically driven. and a constrained acoustic modulator (CAM), disposed at the enclosure, which is not configured to be electrically driven. The CAM is configured to tune the enclosure without the CAM substantially radiating audible sound.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Paul M. Krueger
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Patent number: 11965155Abstract: The present invention relates to a biological material extraction apparatus. According to the present invention, a tube in which a solution for use in extracting a biological material is contained is rotated to directly mix the solution, and cells where stirring is being conducted in each step are sealed to fundamentally block stirring-induced pollution between cells, thereby improving an extraction efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Eun Yong Park
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Patent number: 11968499Abstract: A method (300) of operating a hearing aid with a low delay beam former and a hearing aid (200, 500).Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: WIDEX A/SInventors: Rasmus Bendtsen, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Pejman Mowlaee, Jacob Thorup Hald, Jannik Andersen, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Georg Stiefenhofer, Adam Westermann, Michael Johannes Pihl, Nanna Moeller Pedersen
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Patent number: 11967135Abstract: A computer executes a display procedure of displaying a list of character strings registered in advance in response to a predetermined operation for data forming a part of a web page; and a storage procedure of storing a character string selected by a user from the list into a storage device in association with the data, to thereby achieve more efficient labeling of data.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinari Shirai, Yasue Kishino, Shin Mizutani, Takayuki Suyama
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Patent number: 11968509Abstract: A speaker having a support structure having a bracket, and a vibration structure having a bend ring. The bend ring comprises an arc portion and an outer brim connected to the bracket. The outer brim of the bend ring extends downwardly to abut and connect to an outer brim of the top of the bracket, and the outer brim of the bend ring does not exceed the outermost end of the arc portion in the radial direction. The effective vibration area of a speaker is increased by using the above structure, so that the sensitivity of the speaker is improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Hong Wen, Jihui Zeng, Yuanzhen Niu, Zhenjin Zhu
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Patent number: 11968348Abstract: The usual coding order according to which the reference view is coded prior to the dependent view, and within each view, a depth map is coded subsequent to the respective picture, may be maintained and does lead to a sacrifice of efficiency in performing inter-view redundancy removal by, for example, predicting motion data of the current picture of the dependent view from motion data of the current picture of the reference view. Rather, a depth map estimate of the current picture of the dependent view is obtained by warping the depth map of the current picture of the reference view into the dependent view, thereby enabling various methods of inter-view redundancy reduction more efficiently by bridging the gap between the views.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: GE Video Compression, LLCInventors: Heiko Schwarz, Thomas Wiegand
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Patent number: 11957283Abstract: A water distribution system for providing multiple bathing functions independently for a walk-in bath tub using one pump that delivers pressurized water to a first valve having a first outlet for communicating pressurized water to a second valve and a second outlet for communicating pressurized water to a drain, the second valve selectively positioned for communicating pressurized water selectively to a respective piping system for a micro bubbles bathing function and for a pressurized jet bathing function, and a controller for moving the valves selectively to provide three operational bathing functions independently with the one pump. A method for providing multiple bathing functions independently with one pump is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Daniel Oliver
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Patent number: 11962209Abstract: An axial flux induction machine including at least two stator and one rotor where the stators include an inner and outer ring of coils. The stator includes at least two mirrored structure constructed such as to secure wire coils, amplify magnetic characteristics, and provide a structure upon which to secure a rotary shaft or through which a rotary shaft may be run. The structures supporting either the outer or inner ring of coils can be in contact between the two stators and the outer ring can be spaced further from the rotary shaft than the inner ring of coils and also further from the rotary shaft than an outer edge of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Torev CorporationInventor: Roderick James Brogan
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Patent number: 11962224Abstract: A rotor includes a shaft extending in an axial direction, a cylindrical magnet portion provided at an outer peripheral portion of the shaft, a cylindrical scattering-prevention member provided so as to cover an outer peripheral surface of the magnet portion, a first balancing member provided at one end of the magnet portion in the axial direction, and a second balancing member provided at the other end of the magnet portion in the axial direction from which one end side of the shaft extends in the axial direction and having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the scattering-prevention member and the second balancing member has an end surface in contact with the magnet portion, the end surface being not surrounded by the scattering-prevention member.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kazuchika Tsuchida, Naoki Tamura
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Patent number: 11962988Abstract: A linear motor magnet assembly for use in a loudspeaker unit, with a fixed base actuator component and a membrane actuating element, the membrane actuating element having a linear excursion axis. A first auxiliary magnetic element and a second auxiliary magnetic element are present, the first auxiliary magnetic element providing a first auxiliary spatial magnetic field with a major axis aligned with the linear excursion axis. The second auxiliary magnetic element is fixedly connected to the membrane actuating element of the linear motor magnet assembly and has a second auxiliary spatial magnetic field, the second auxiliary magnetic field overlapping the first auxiliary spatial magnetic field and being substantially similarly oriented as the first auxiliary spatial magnetic field over a first predetermined excursion range of the linear motor magnet assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Mayht Holding B.V.Inventor: Timothy Ruben Scheek