Patents Examined by Don P. Le
  • Patent number: 11050146
    Abstract: Present invention is an antenna comprising, a first element and a second element, said first element and second elements arranged to be poles of the antenna, and the antenna being adapted to be fed by a feeding network, wherein the feeding network comprises, a first feed line having a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor and a second feed line having a third electrical conductor, wherein the first electrical conductor is adapted to be electrically connected to the first antenna element at or close to the first antenna end, the second electrical conductor is adapted to be electrically connected to the second antenna element at or close to the first antenna end, the third electrical conductor is adapted to be electrically connected to the second antenna element at or close to the second antenna end, wherein the feeding network also comprises an electrical connection between the first electrical conductor and the third electrical conductor, the electrical connection being at a connection
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Norbit ITS
    Inventor: Steffen Kirknes
  • Patent number: 11041598
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric current within a semiconductor light source, the light source comprising a substrate with at least two distinct light-emitting regions, wherein the method comprises the following steps: activating a first luminous region, regulating the mean value of the electrical variable relating to the electric current received by the light source as a function of a first setpoint, so as to obtain a first value of a first luminous flux corresponding to the flux emitted by the first luminous region, activating at least a second luminous region of the light source, regulating the mean value of the electrical variable relating to the electric current received by the light source, so as to obtain a second value of a second luminous flux corresponding to the flux emitted by at least the second luminous region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 11043756
    Abstract: A structure for radiofrequency applications includes a high-resistivity support substrate having a front face defining a main plane, a charge-trapping layer disposed on the front face of the support substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed on the charge-trapping layer, an active layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, at least one buried electrode disposed above or in the charge-trapping layer. The buried electrode comprises a conductive layer and a second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Soitec
    Inventors: Eric Desbonnets, Bernard Aspar
  • Patent number: 11037069
    Abstract: Method for creating gates and circuits for computing apparatus with greatly improved characteristics of size, weight, power consumption, reliability, environmental tolerance, radiation hardiness, and operational speed at reduced costs by using symbol transformer, is provided. The symbol transformer having at least a first multiplicity of symbol ports coupled to a first variety of symbols, and a second multiplicity of symbol ports coupled to a second variety of symbols, associates an arbitrary one or plurality of the first multiplicity of symbol ports to and with any one or any plurality of the second or other multiplicities of symbol ports. The symbols represent static, dynamic, or both type of variables, and are used to operations of reversible, irreversible, randomized and quantum gates, circuits, and apparatus. Examples of code-controlled symbol transformer circuits embodiments demonstrate amenability for down scaling and manufacturing in silicon and other main-line processings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Tegze P. Haraszti
  • Patent number: 11038494
    Abstract: A semiconductor circuit of the present disclosure includes: a volatile first storage section; a volatile second storage section that stores data stored in the first storage section on the basis of a first control signal; a non-volatile third storage section that stores data according to data stored in the second storage section on the basis of a second control signal, and causes the first storage section to store data stored in itself on the basis of a third control signal; and a control section that generates the first control signal and the third control signal, and compares the data stored in the first storage section and the data stored in the second storage section with each other to generate the second control signal on the basis of a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keizo Hiraga
  • Patent number: 11031676
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a millimeter wave array antenna architecture including six antenna arrays and an installation body for installing the six antenna arrays, the installation body being of a cuboid or a cube and the six antenna arrays being respectively disposed on six installation faces of the installation body. In the millimeter wave array antenna architecture in the present disclosure, due to the six antenna arrays' non-dead-spot full-space scanning on the installation faces of the installation body, areas with weak wave beam coverage on the installation body are reduced to the least, which is advantageous for ensuring an antenna coverage efficiency, thereby improving stability of the mobile communication system and a user's experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyue Xia, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 11024942
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antenna-in-package system and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a main board, wherein the antenna-in-package system includes a substrate, a metal antenna provided on a side of the substrate facing away from the main board, an integrated circuit chip provided on a side of the substrate facing towards the main board, a feeding network provided in the substrate and spaced apart from the metal antenna, and a circuit connecting the feeding network with the integrated circuit chip. The circuit is electrically connected to the main board. The feeding network is provided with a slit at a position corresponding to the metal antenna. The metal antenna is fed with power by coupling with the feeding network via the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyue Xia, Zhimin Zhu, Wei Zhao, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 11025252
    Abstract: A failure determination circuit includes a latch circuit that receives an internal clock from a clock latch that rises in response to an external clock rising. In response to a rising edge of the external clock, the circuit generates a rising edge of a fault flag. In response to a rising edge of the internal clock if it occurs, the fault flag falls. The fault flag is then latched. The latched fault flag indicates a single bit upset in the clock latch if the falling edge of the fault flag was not generated prior to latching, if the clock latch is in an active mode, and indicates a single bit upset in the clock latch if the falling edge of the fault flag was generated prior to latching, if the clock latch is in an inactive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
    Inventors: Shishir Kumar, Tanuj Kumar, Deepak Kumar Bihani
  • Patent number: 11013093
    Abstract: A visible light sensor may be configured to sense environmental characteristics of a space using an image of the space. The visible light sensor may be controlled in one or more modes, including a daylight glare sensor mode, a daylighting sensor mode, a color sensor mode, and/or an occupancy/vacancy sensor mode. In the daylight glare sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to decrease or eliminate glare within a space. In the daylighting sensor mode and the color sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to provide a preferred amount of light and color temperature, respectively, within the space. In the occupancy/vacancy sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to detect an occupancy/vacancy condition within the space and adjust one or more control devices according to the occupation or vacancy of the space. The visible light sensor may be configured to protect the privacy of users within the space via software, a removable module, and/or a special sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Craig Alan Casey, Brent Protzman, James P Steiner
  • Patent number: 11011815
    Abstract: A wave communication system includes an integrated circuit and a multilayered substrate. The multilayered substrate is electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. The multilayered substrate includes an antenna structure configured to transmit a circularly polarized wave in response to signals from the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hassan Omar Ali, Juan Alejandro Herbsommer, Benjamin Cook, Swaminathan Sankaran
  • Patent number: 11011100
    Abstract: A LED controller for an LED pixel array includes a switch K1 activated in response to a row and column select signal; a switch K2 activated in response to a pulse width modulation duty cycle; and a switch K3 providing a current source from Vbias. Pixel activation is determined at least in part by state of switch K1 and K2. In operation, the LED pixel in the LED pixel array is selected by switch K1 and a fault determination for the LED pixel is made based on determined Vf on a Vf bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Ronald Bonne
  • Patent number: 11012071
    Abstract: Described are integrated-circuit die with differential receivers, the inputs of which are coupled to external signal pads. Termination legs coupled to the signal pads support multiple termination topologies. These termination legs can support adjustable impedances, capacitances, or both, which may be controlled using an integrated memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventor: Huy Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11011828
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungmin Park, Chih Wei Lee, Chonghwa Seo, Sungcheol Yoo, Jongwon Lee
  • Patent number: 11005187
    Abstract: One example is an antenna structure with a metamaterial having a flexible metamaterial layer, a two-dimensional antenna layer and a spacer layer. The flexible metamaterial layer has a metamaterial thickness allowing the metamaterial layer to be attached to a curved conducting surface of a vehicle. The metamaterial layer is formed with a two-dimensional array of elements having a passive magnetic property with the array of elements formed with elongated individual elements each having a top end and a bottom end. The elongated individual elements have curved outer surfaces between the top end and the bottom end. The two-dimensional antenna layer receives electromagnetic signals. The spacer layer is located between the metamaterial layer and the antenna layer separating the metamaterial layer and the antenna layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Elena N. Bankowski, Thomas J. Meitzler
  • Patent number: 10985757
    Abstract: A system and method of performing off chip drive (OCD) and on-die termination (ODT) are provided. A common pull-up network composed of transistors and a common pull-down network composed of transistors are employed to implement both of these functions. In drive mode, the pull-up network is configured to produce a calibrated drive impedance when an “on” output is to be generated, and the pull-up network is configured to produce a calibrated drive impedance when an “off” output is to be generated. In termination mode, the pull-up network and the pull-down network are configured to produce a calibrated pull-up resistance and pull-down resistance respectively such that together, they form a split termination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Millar
  • Patent number: 10978812
    Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a shared aperture antenna for continuous transmission of signal to ground station at two different spot frequencies. The antenna provides a broad side radiation pattern for frequency range of S band and squinted radiation pattern for frequency range of Ka band. The dual band microstrip antenna is configured on a single layer substrate, having a rectangular slot at small offset from the center on low frequency radiating patch. The positioning of radiating patch and length of high impedance microstrip feed are adjusted to fit into the slot and to get desired squint at high frequency. Two separate coaxial feeds are provided to excite the antenna independently. Third feed fulfil the termination needed by travelling wave array which increases the impedance bandwidth of antenna. A radome is provided to protect the radiating element from environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: DIRECTOR GENERAL, DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (DRDO), MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA
    Inventors: Sachin Jain, Siva Rami Reddy G, Pummy Ratna, Usha P. Verma
  • Patent number: 10959314
    Abstract: A system includes a power source and a plurality of modules, where each module has a control for controlling a function of the module and a user input actuatable by a user. The plurality of modules are electrically connected in series with a power conductor electrically connected between each adjacent module, where the power source provides power to each module over the power conductor. In response to actuation by the user of the user input on a select module of the plurality of modules, the control of the select module generates a control signal that is transmitted to each other module over the power conductor, such that the control of each other module controls the associated function in the same manner as the select module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Light Corp Inc.
    Inventor: Ted Dekker
  • Patent number: 10944164
    Abstract: A reflectarray antenna includes a plurality of antenna conductors patterned on two or more planar surfaces. The antenna conductors include a first set of antenna conductors having a geometric arrangement to beamform and radiate a first wireless signal over a first frequency band. A second set of antenna conductors have a geometric arrangement to beamform and radiate a second wireless signal over a second frequency band that is distinct from the first frequency band. The first set of antenna conductors are formed on the two or more planar surfaces to enable operation at the first frequency band. The second set of antenna conductors are formed on the two or more planar surfaces to enable the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael E. Cooley, Bret J. Yon
  • Patent number: 10941909
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The light fixture further includes a first light board coupled to the first side. The first light board has at least one light emitting element emitting a first light output in a first direction. The light fixture further includes a second light board coupled to the second side. The second light board has at least one light emitting element emitting a second light output in a second direction. The light fixture further includes a first driver supported by the housing and in electrical communication with the first light board. The first driver is operable to control the first light output. The light fixture further includes a second driver supported by the housing and in electrical communication with the second light board. The second driver is operable to control the second light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeremy W. Ogg, Derek B. Baker, Michael J. Centazzo, Cory A. Passerello
  • Patent number: 10944400
    Abstract: A memory control component outputs a memory write command to a memory IC and also outputs write data to be received via data inputs of the memory IC. Prior to reception of the write data within the memory IC, the memory control component asserts a termination control signal that causes the memory IC to apply to the data inputs a first on-die termination impedance during reception of the write data followed by a second on-die termination impedance after the write data has been received. The memory control component deasserts the termination control signal to cause the memory IC to apply no termination impedance to the data inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung Suk Oh, Ian P. Shaeffer