Patents Examined by E. To
  • Air purification system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11697094
    Abstract: A method of purifying air polluted by smoke and fumes, such as from wildfires and other hazard, may deploy a series of fluid filled vessels that act as filters to trap and/or neutralize components that would foul an aqueous suspension of gold nanoparticles that is effective in converting toxic carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. Non-toxic fluids may be used. As the gold nanoparticles are effective in a basic solution, the solution may contain a visible pH indicator or an apparatus that deploys the method may continuously monitor the pH thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventors: John Jerome Chambless, Robert Paul French
  • Interior coatings for glass structures in electronic devices
    Patent number: 11697615
    Abstract: An electronic device may include electrical components and other components mounted within a housing. The device may have a display on a front face of the device and may have a glass layer that forms part of the housing on a rear face of the device. The glass layer and other glass structures in the electronic device may be provided with coatings. An interior coating on a glass layer may include multiple layers of material such as an adhesion promotion layer, thin-film layers of materials such as silicon, niobium oxide and other metal oxides, and metals to help adjust the appearance of the coating. A metal layer may be formed on top of the coating to serve as an environmental protection layer and opacity enhancement layer. In some configurations, the coating may include four layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Rogers, Que Anh S. Nguyen
  • Modified collagen protein and application of same
    Patent number: 11697679
    Abstract: In order to develop tools and methods useful in a variety of applications, including the research and development of medical treatments which involve the modification of collagen protein and use of the same, the present invention provides a modified collagen protein expressed in a transformed cell and capable of forming collagen fibers outside of the cell, wherein the transformation is performed by introducing, into the cell, polynucleotides coding the modified collagen protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Miwa, Junko Kijima
  • Method for preparing silicon-carbide-silicon-nitride composite material, and silicon-carbide- silicon-nitride composite material according to same
    Patent number: 11697620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a SiC—Si3N4 composite material and a SiC—Si3N4 composite material prepared according to same and comprises the steps of: preparing a mold; and forming a SiC—Si3N4 composite material by introducing, to the mold, a source gas comprising Si, N and C, at 1100 to 1600° C. More particularly, the present invention provides the SiC—Si3N4 composite material of high purity that is applicable to a semiconductor process, and increases the thermal shock strength of a SiC material by causing Si3N4, which is a material with a high thermal shock strength, to grow together via a CVD method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOKAI CARBON KOREA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Sang Chul Lee
  • Wrappable EMI shields
    Patent number: 11699664
    Abstract: According to the various aspects, the present device includes a printed circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface, with a plurality of semiconductor devices coupled to the top surface and a flexible electromagnetic shield wrap conformally positioned over and between the plurality of semiconductor devices and the top surface of the printed circuit board. The flexible electromagnetic shield wrap is conformally positioned by applying a vacuum and is removable after the vacuum seal is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eng Huat Goh, Tin Poay Chuah, Yew San Lim, Min Suet Lim
  • Geared gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 11698030
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Interactive mobile sessions based on point-of-sale and network transactions
    Patent number: 11699139
    Abstract: Techniques described herein include analyzing point-of-sale transactions and initiating interactive mobile sessions responsive to the transactions. Platform servers receive transaction data indicative of a transaction performed via a point-of-sale system, determine additional data associated with server processes, and initiate interactive session with the mobile device to receive the additional data for performing the server processes. Based on the interactive sessions and additional data, the platform servers may enhance fraud detection capabilities and generates compliance records for tax and expense reporting based on the transactions, while supporting credentialing and authentication capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Mell Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Mell
  • Plated steel
    Patent number: 11697266
    Abstract: A plated steel includes: a steel; and a plating layer that is provided on a surface of the steel, in which the plating layer includes, by mass %, Al: 5.00% to 35.00%, Mg: 2.50% to 13.00%, Fe: 5.00% to 40.00%, Si: 0% to 2.00%, Ca: 0% to 2.00%, and a remainder of Zn and impurities, and in a cross section of the plating layer, the area fraction of a Zn solid-solution Fe2Al5 phase in which 5% or more of Zn is solid-soluted is 10% to 60% and the area fraction of a MgZn2 phase is 10% to 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Mitsunobu, Jun Maki, Hiroshi Takebayashi, Takehiro Takahashi, Kohei Tokuda
  • Gyroscope with peripheral detection
    Patent number: 11698256
    Abstract: A gyroscope comprises four Coriolis masses arranged around a center point where a lateral axis crosses a transversal axis orthogonally in the device plane. The first and second masses are aligned on the lateral axis, and the third and fourth masses are aligned on the transversal axis. The gyroscope further comprises four pairs of elongated mass elements. The mass elements of the first pair are transversally aligned on opposite sides of the lateral axis outside of the first mass. The mass elements of the second pair are transversally aligned on opposite sides of the lateral axis outside of the second mass. The mass elements of the third pair are laterally aligned on opposite sides of the first transversal axis outside of the third mass. The mass elements of the fourth pair are laterally aligned on opposite sides of the first transversal axis outside of the fourth mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anssi Blomqvist, Ville-Pekka Rytkönen
  • Fluorine based molecular co-gas when running dimethylaluminum chloride as a source material to generate an aluminum ion beam
    Patent number: 11699565
    Abstract: An ion implantation system, ion source, and method are provided having a gaseous aluminum-based ion source material. The gaseous aluminum-based ion source material can be, or include, dimethylaluminum chloride (DMAC), where the DMAC is a liquid that transitions into vapor phase at room temperature. An ion source receives and ionizes the gaseous aluminum-based ion source material to form an ion beam. A low-pressure gas bottle supplies the DMAC as a gas to an arc chamber of the ion source by a primary gas line. A separate, secondary gas line supplies a co-gas, such as a fluorine-containing molecule, to the ion source, where the co-gas and DMAC reduce an energetic carbon cross-contamination and/or increase doubly charged aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil K. Colvin, Neil Bassom, Edward Moore
  • Updating digital wallet assets
    Patent number: 11699146
    Abstract: A system for updating a digital wallet installation is disclosed. Event information is received. The received event information is evaluated against a set of rules. A digital wallet asset logical instance to be updated is identified based at least in part on the evaluation. The identified instance is updated. An installation of a digital wallet asset associated with the identified instance is identified. An update instruction is provided to a device associated with the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Airship Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Belleville, Joe Beninato, Echeyde Cubillo, Erik A. Onnen
  • Photoelectric conversion device, photoelectric conversion system, and movable body
    Patent number: 11700467
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device of the present disclosure includes: a scanning unit; a first storage unit that stores a first setting value representing a setting of a first scan in response to an input from the outside; and a second storage unit that stores a second setting value representing a setting of a second scan in response to an input from the outside, wherein the scanning unit performs the first scan based on the first setting value and the second scan based on the second setting value in one frame period, and wherein both storing of the first setting value in the first storage unit and storing of the second setting value by the second storage unit are performed prior to a start of the first scan and a start of the second scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Shikina, Yoshiko Shigiya
  • Coupling for connecting analytical systems with vibrational isolation
    Patent number: 11699582
    Abstract: A coupling for connecting together vacuum-based analytical systems requiring to be vibrationally isolated, comprising: a tubular connector having a longitudinal axis, the connector comprising a first end for connection to a first analytical system and a flexible portion reducing transmission of vibrations and permitting displacement of the first analytical system in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the connector; and a seal longitudinally separated from the flexible portion, for vacuum sealing between the connector and a second analytical system; wherein the connector contains ion optics for transmitting ions between the first and second analytical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: FEI Company, Thermo Fisher Scientific (Breman) GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Makarov, Wilko Balschun, Kyle Fort, Kun Liu
  • Germicidal lighting
    Patent number: 11696970
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and instructions for disinfecting air. The apparatus may include, and the methods may involve, a fixture. The fixture may include a germicidal light source. The fixture may include a fan. The fan may circulate air through a volume into which the germicidal light source propagates germicidal light. The light source may be configured to emit, upward from a horizontal plane, a beam that, absent reflection off an environmental object, does not cross the horizontal plane. The apparatus may include a shield that prevents light from the light source from crossing the horizontal plane. The sensor may face upward from the horizontal plane. The sensor may face downward from the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Wangs Alliance Corporation
    Inventors: Shelley S. Wald, Voravit Puvanakijjakorn, Rong Feng Yu, David Xin Wang, Li Changyong, Zhou Tingting
  • Pre-fabricated structures and methods
    Patent number: 11697938
    Abstract: Building structures can be fabricated at an offsite, and then assembled at the construction site. The building structures can include beams and wall panels having metal attachments. The beams and wall panels can be assembled by coupling the metal attachments, for example, by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Tai Dung Nguyen
  • Fixed holder
    Patent number: D991773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Hailin Liu
  • Radiator grille for vehicle
    Patent number: D991843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Amar Vaya, Wolf Seebers
  • Uninterruptible power supply
    Patent number: D991884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Justin John Adleff, Kefeng Yang, Jihong Deng, Chuanqing Qi, Benjamin Hannigan
  • Housing for an electronic device with a display screen
    Patent number: D991894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Schmaltz, Todd A. Pringle
  • Industrial robot
    Patent number: D992000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: KUKA ROBOTICS GUANGDONG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiayin Jin, Jiaxing Wang, Ankai Liao, Oh Joo Hyung, Guangfeng He, Sivakumar Thangavelu