Patents Examined by Daniel C Puentes
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Patent number: 11455761Abstract: A crime prediction server accesses an SNS server, collects submission information, which includes crime-related terms, as crime-related information from the submission information of general citizens, calculates statistical data for each attribute, which includes an occurrence place, a crime occurrence hour, a crime type of a crime, for the crime-related information, and sends crime data and map data, which are extracted from the statistical data of the crime-related information, in response to a request from a center device. The center device superimposes the crime data on the map data for each attribute on a display, and plots and displays the crime data in a position corresponding to the crime occurrence place on a map.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Waniguchi, Masahiro Hisayama, Kensuke Ozawa, Youhei Koide
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Patent number: 11454653Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting electrical currents on or in the vicinity of electrical conductors with at least one Reed switch as a magnetically responsive switch, which is arranged in the vicinity of the electrical conductor such that, when there is a significant current flow through the conductor, the magnetic field created triggers the switch and initiates an evaluation electronics connected to the switch.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: DEHN SE + CO KGInventors: Peter Zahlmann, Josef Birkl, Thomas Böhm, Klaus Bühler, Johannes Maget, Arnd Ehrhardt, Eduard Shulzhenko
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Patent number: 11454937Abstract: An electrical shut-off device (10) is provided and includes a housing (11), first and second inputs (12, 13) and an output disposed on the housing, a transmission/reception (T/R) module (14) coupled to the first input, an input device (15) coupled to the second input, an electrical device coupled to the output and a processor (20). The processor is in signal communication with the T/R module, the input device and the electrical device via the first and second inputs and the output, respectively. The processor is configured to issue an instruction via the T/R module and to take an action relative to the electrical device responsive to a signal being received by the T/R module and to take an additional action in accordance with an actuation state of the input device.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventor: Michael Lawrence Golob
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Patent number: 11451224Abstract: The present invention provides a single-pole double-throw switch circuit with a Type-C interface, an analog switch chip and an electronic device, which can generate a reverse bias voltage across a first diode, so that a capacitance value of a PN junction can be significantly reduced after the reverse bias voltage is applied to the PN junction. Further, a ground capacitance corresponding to a COM point when the first diode is turned off can be effectively reduced, avoiding the reduction of a bandwidth of a digital path due to excessive capacitance. It can be seen that the present invention can realize a large size of a first field effect transistor and a high bandwidth of the digital path simultaneously, thereby facilitating the simultaneous improvement of the THD performance of an analog audio path and the bandwidth of the digital path, and avoiding conflicts between the two.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI YAOHUO MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hongxia Tao
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Patent number: 11444610Abstract: A variable frequency multiplier circuit for frequency multiplying an input signal provided by an ultra-low phase noise signal source includes a tone generator configured to generate a multiple tones from the input signal; a signal separating circuit configured to separate the multiple tones into tones of interest and idler tones, where the tones of interest are separated into one or more groups and outputted from the signal separating circuit, and the idler tones are terminated; an amplification circuit configured to amplify each group of the tones of interest to optimize small and large signal responses; and a switched filter bank configured to selectively connect a selected tone from the tones of interest to a circuit output.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alex Grichener, Naveed Edalati, Leonard M. Weber, Xiaohui Qin, Ryan Michael Avella, David Massie, Stuart Horsburgh, Cameron Blatter, Nicholas Brennan, Michael John Harriman, Andy Ferrara, Harrison Statham, Scott A. Hovland
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Patent number: 11444622Abstract: A proximity sensor that detects the distance between two coils is disclosed. In one example, the proximity sensor includes a reference signal generation circuit, a first coil, a second coil, a clock signal generation circuit, and a switched capacitor circuit. The reference signal generation circuit applies a first alternating voltage to the first coil and transmits a reference signal synchronized with the first alternating voltage to the clock signal generation circuit. The second coil is coupled with the first coil by magnetic field coupling to generate a second alternating voltage correlated with a coupling coefficient. The clock signal generation circuit transmits clock signals corresponding to the reference signal to the switched capacitor circuit, and the switched capacitor circuit detects a distance between the first coil and the second coil by acquiring the second alternating voltage at a timing when each of the clock signals changes.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Daisuke Hirono, Katsuji Kimura, Yuki Urano
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Patent number: 11433802Abstract: The invention relates to a switch (10), in particular as a steering column switch for arrangement on a steering column of a vehicle, with an actuable switch lever (12) which has along its longitudinal axis (14) a bearing element (16) with which the switch lever (12) is mounted movably in a bearing (20) of a base housing (18), a switching element (30) which is movement-coupled to the switch lever (12) and which is embodied with a contact-free signalling element (32), wherein the switch lever (12) can be activated on a first side (34) of the bearing element (16), the switching element (30) is arranged on a second side (36) of the bearing element (16), the switching element (30) is embodied as a reversing lever with a first and a second lever arm (40, 42), the reversing lever (30) is retained in the connection region (44) of the first and second lever arm (40, 42) in a reversing bearing (46) rotatably on the base housing (18), the signalling element (32) is arranged on the first lever arm (40), and the second leType: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Sascha Staude, Daniela Pikart
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Patent number: 11435426Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a circuit having a power header configured to couple to a power supply and to provide an output voltage. A sense circuit is coupled to the power header to receive the output voltage, the sense circuit including a replica voltage circuit coupled to a replica power header circuit and a transistor, the replica voltage circuit being configured to provide a replicated output voltage in accordance with the output voltage, the replica power header circuit being configured to couple to the power supply and the replicated output voltage to generate a replica current, the transistor being configured to deliver the replica current.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Miguel E. Perez, Michael Sperling, Michael Floyd, John Francis Bulzacchelli
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Patent number: 11437993Abstract: A capacitive proximity sensor of the present invention principally comprises a sensor electrode, a sensor circuit, a detection circuit, and a microcomputer. The sensor circuit has an LC parallel circuit and an LC series resonant circuit. Furthermore, the single sensor electrode is connected in parallel with the LC parallel circuit. By decreasing the drive voltage applied to the sensor electrode, the radiated noise generated by the sensor electrode is also decreased. In addition, foot detection sensitivity can be improved by amplifying the detection signal with the LC series resonant circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Inventor: Mamoru Kubo
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Patent number: 11426832Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic drive and driving method configured for driving an ultrasonic tool. The ultrasonic drive includes a switch module, a sensing element and a control element. The sensing element senses the voltage and current of the ultrasonic tool and generates a sensing signal accordingly. The control element receives the sensing signal and outputs a control signal. The switch module outputs an ultrasonic signal according to the control signal for controlling the vibration of the ultrasonic tool. When the ultrasonic drive operates a frequency sweep function, the control element determines an operating interval and an operating frequency of the ultrasonic signal. When the ultrasonic drive operates a frequency following function, the control element adjusts the operating frequency according to the sensing signal for keeping the impedance of the ultrasonic tool consistent.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yen-Ming Lu, Chin-Wei Chang, Ching-Hsiung Tsai
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Patent number: 11428717Abstract: A current measurement circuit is disclosed. The current measurement circuit includes first and second circuit branches coupled to a circuit node through which current is to be measured. During a first period, the first circuit branch converts the current into a first voltage. During a second period, the second circuit branch converter the current into a second voltage. An analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the first and second voltages into digital values indicative of the measured current. A control circuit is configured to alternately select one of the first and second branches during the generation of the digital values.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michele De Fazio, Shawn Searles
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Patent number: 11428721Abstract: An apparatus includes a power converter and an estimator. The power converter produces an output voltage to power a load via current through an inductor. The estimator receives a current sense signal from a current monitor resource. The current sense signal represents/indicates a measured magnitude of the current supplied to the load through the inductor over time during one or more power delivery control cycles. Portions of the current sense signal may be an inaccurate representation of an amount of current through the inductor. Via the current sense signal, or portion thereof, the estimator determines (such as calculates) an inductance (value) of the inductor. The estimator then uses the calculated inductance value to estimate a magnitude of the output current supplied through the inductor to the load.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Zhiqing You, Tim Ng
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Patent number: 11418132Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide an energy harvester which can capacitively harvest stray electric field from low-voltage AC power lines without a physical grounding connection. The energy harvester comprises an inner electrode, an outer electrode and a circuit. The inner electrode forms an inner periphery of an upper portion of a harvester housing. The outer electrode forms an inner base of a lower portion of the harvester housing to provide a local ground reference. The circuit is housed within the lower portion of the harvester housing to direct stored energy and control an energy discharge.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventors: Manoj Gulati, Shwetak N. Patel
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Patent number: 11418188Abstract: In an integrated circuit, a bootstrapped switch includes a capacitor and first, second, and third transistors. The first transistor has a first current electrode coupled to a first voltage supply node and a gate electrode coupled to a first circuit node. The second transistor has a first current electrode coupled to a second voltage supply terminal, a second current electrode coupled to a top terminal of the capacitor, and a control electrode coupled to the first circuit node. The third transistor has a first current electrode coupled to the first voltage supply terminal, a control electrode coupled to the first circuit node, and a second current electrode coupled to a body terminal of the second transistor. The fourth transistor has a first current electrode coupled to the body terminal of the second transistor, and a second current electrode coupled to the top terminal of the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Kushagra Bhatheja, Chris C. Dao, Xiankun Jin
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Patent number: 11409323Abstract: A monitoring system for monitoring delay of critical path timing margins can include a plurality of adaptive monitoring circuits, where each adaptive monitoring circuit is coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of paths in a circuit. Each adaptive monitoring circuit can include a first delay element designed to cause a mean timing margin of the plurality of N paths in the circuit to be within one minimum mean unit delay; a second delay element coupled to the first delay element and designed to add a mean delay of k*?max; a set-up capture element capturing an output of the second delay element; and a set-up warning comparison element that outputs a set-up warning signal when the output of the set-up capture element and a shadow capture element or a capture element of the corresponding one of the plurality of paths do not satisfy an expected condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: ARM LIMITEDInventors: Rainer Herberholz, Peter Andrew Rees Williams
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Patent number: 11411557Abstract: Operating a bi-directional double-base bipolar junction transistor (B-TRAN). One example is a method comprising: injecting charge carriers at a first rate into an upper base of the transistor, the injecting at the first rate results in current flow through the transistor from an upper collector-emitter to a lower collector-emitter, and the current flow results in first voltage drop measured across the upper collector-emitter and the lower collector-emitter; and then, within a predetermined period of time before the end of a first conduction period of the transistor, injecting charge carriers into the upper base at a second rate lower than the first rate, the injecting at the second rate results in second voltage drop measured across the upper collector-emitter and the lower collector-emitter, the second voltage drop higher than the first voltage drop; and then making the transistor non-conductive at the end of the conduction period.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Ideal Power Inc.Inventor: Alireza Mojab
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Patent number: 11404999Abstract: A method for detecting a contact fault in a photovoltaic system is disclosed. The photovoltaic system includes an inverter and a photovoltaic generator connected to the inverter via DC current lines. The inverter includes a transmitter for coupling a first AC voltage signal having communication frequencies in a first frequency range between 125 kHz and 150 kHz into the DC current lines. A receiver is configured to couple out the first AC voltage signal and is arranged at the photovoltaic generator. A decoupling circuit is configured to decouple the impedance of the photovoltaic generator is arranged between the inverter and the photovoltaic generator, such that the photovoltaic generator is AC decoupled from a transmission path between the inverter and the decoupling circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventor: Markus Hopf
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Patent number: 11397198Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for measuring electrical parameters in an electric power system. In one embodiment, a system may include a line-mounted wireless current sensor comprising a current monitoring subsystem to generate a current measurement of an alternating current flow through an electrical conductor. The line-mounted wireless current sensor may harvest power from the electrical conductor. A processing subsystem may generate a message comprising the current measurement, and the message may be transmitted at a synchronization point using a wireless communication subsystem. An intelligent electronic device (IED) may receive the message. The IED may further generate a voltage and generate a phasor based on the current measurement and the voltage measurement. A control action subsystem may implement a control action (e.g., selectively connecting or disconnecting a capacitor bank) based on the phasor.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Raymond W. Rice, Benjamin T. Rowland, James Mobley, Shankar V. Achanta
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Patent number: 11397413Abstract: In some examples, a system balances a number of positive data points and a number of negative data points, to produce a balanced training data set, where the positive data points comprise features associated with authentication events that are positive with respect to an unauthorized classification, and the negative data points comprise features associated with authentication events that are negative with respect to the unauthorized classification. The system trains a plurality of models using the balanced training data set, wherein the plurality of models are trained according to respective different machine learning techniques. The system selects a model from the trained plurality of models based on relative performance of the plurality of models.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Micro Focus LLCInventors: Manish Marwah, Mijung Kim, Pratyusa K. Manadhata
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Patent number: 11397202Abstract: A comparator includes: a first selector for selecting one of a first reference voltage and a first correction reference voltage, based on a first determination value of data at a past time of a first adjacent channel; a first comparator for comparing the difference between a voltage selected from the first reference voltage and the first correction reference voltage and a second reference voltage with an input voltage at a current time of a target channel; and a first output unit for determining an output voltage at the current time of the target channel, based on the comparison result of the first comparator.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jeong Keun Ahn