Patents Examined by Edward To
  • Patent number: 11984276
    Abstract: A key structure with display panel, including a display panel, a transparent keycap, and a scissors assembly, is provided. The transparent keycap is disposed above the display panel. An image generated by the display panel is projected out of the key structure through the transparent keycap. The scissors assembly is disposed between the display panel and the transparent keycap and exposes a display surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Hung-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 11983045
    Abstract: An electronic device includes two bodies, at least one hinge structure, a functional assembly, and at least one linkage structure. The two bodies are pivotally connected to each other through the hinge structure. The functional assembly is movably disposed on one of the two bodies. The linkage structure is connected between the two bodies, and the functional assembly is connected to the linkage structure. The linkage structure is adapted to drive the functional assembly to move relative to the corresponding body as the two bodies are rotated relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu, Ko-Yen Lu
  • Patent number: 11983332
    Abstract: An information handling system keyboard has plural key caps coupled to a frame with a vertical travel having a raised position defined by engagement between a stop of the frame and a key cap extension from the key cap. A fluid reservoir coupled to the key cap at the key cap extension dampens contact between the extension and stop to reduce sound generated from the keyboard at release of the keyboard key. The fluid reservoir is, for instance, an acoustic grease enclosed in membrane and integrated in the keyboard key at the extension where it aligns with the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Peng Lip Goh, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 11982144
    Abstract: Generating a virtual core includes obtaining acquired data for a region of interest, determining a rock type of the region of interest, obtaining a selection of modules based on the rock type, and generating, using the acquired data and an interpolator from the modules, a wellbore image of the region of interest. The interpolator generates interpolated data between data points among the acquired data in the wellbore image. Further, using a quantifier from the plurality of modules, a core characterization of the region of interest is determined. The core characterization describes an integration of wellbore data types. Using the core characterization and the wellbore image, a digital core construction of the region of interest is generated. The digital core construction describes subterranean formation properties of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel Bize, Nadege Bize-Forest, Isabelle Le Nir, Robert J. Laronga
  • Patent number: 11982855
    Abstract: A universal mounting mechanism for mounting a telecommunications chassis to a telecommunications fixture includes a mounting bracket defining a rear portion for mounting to the fixture and a front portion for slidably receiving the chassis, the front portion including a latch opening. A locking spring is configured for mounting to the chassis, the spring configured to flex laterally to snap in to the latch opening. A release handle is configured to be slidably mounted to the chassis, the release handle defining a deflection tab for moving the locking spring out of the latch opening when the handle is slid rearward to forward. A cover is configured to be mounted to the chassis, the cover defining a deflection ramp for interacting with the deflection tab of the handle to move the deflection tab laterally to contact the spring when the release handle is slid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Johan Geens, Pieter Vermeulen, Eric Keustermans
  • Patent number: 11983044
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a main framework having a motherboard, a back cover covering the main framework and having an expansion window, and an expansion unit is disclosed. The expansion unit includes a door cover covering the expansion window. The door cover includes a back plate and a lateral plate, the lateral plate having an opening. A functional module is disposed on an inner side of the door cover, electrically connected to the motherboard, and has a first side on which an operation interface is disposed. The operation interface faces the opening in the lateral plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Getac Holdings Corporation
    Inventor: Kuang-Yeh Chang
  • Patent number: 11983440
    Abstract: A storage device including a memory controller and an operating method of the memory controller are provided. The storage device includes a non-volatile memory device including a write buffer configured to store write data provided from a host and a journal buffer configured to store a journal log, a volatile memory device configured to temporarily store metadata, and a memory controller configured to provide the non-volatile memory device with a journaling command, that includes the journal log and the physical address corresponding to the journal buffer, and which issues a command to store the journal log in the journal buffer, to update the metadata temporarily stored in the volatile memory device, and to control the volatile memory device to store updated metadata to the non-volatile memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huijeong Kim, Cheolho Kang, Duckho Bae
  • Patent number: 11981573
    Abstract: A method for selectively chemically reducing CO2 to form CO includes providing a catalyst, and contacting H2 and CO2 with the catalyst to chemically reduce CO2 to form CO. The catalyst includes a metal oxide having a chemical formula of FexCoyMn(1-x-y)Oz, in which 0.7?x?0.95, 0.01?y?0.25, and z is an oxidation coordination number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuo-Ching Wu, Hsi-Yen Hsu, Chao-Huang Chen, Yuan-Peng Du
  • Patent number: 11983118
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for parsing contiguous system addresses, and an electronic device. The method for parsing contiguous system addresses comprises: acquiring system level information upon receiving contiguous system addresses; acquiring logical address ranges of objects in a first level based on the contiguous system addresses and the system level information; and when successively acquiring logical address ranges of objects in a second level, . . . , or an Nth level of the system, acquiring logical address ranges of objects in a present level based on a logical address range of a previous level and the system level information, wherein N is the number of levels, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and a logical address range of an object comprises a start address and an end address of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Li, Yi Li, Liangliang Niu, Dongjie Tang, Yongjian Lv
  • Patent number: 11984278
    Abstract: For suppressing wobbling of a button while suppressing reactive force generated when the button is pressed, a hinge structure of a button includes a contact portion contacting a substrate on which the button is arranged, a button main body varying in a relative positional relationship with the substrate, a first hinge having flexibility, and being coupled to the button main body at one end and coupled to the contact portion at another end, and a second hinge having flexibility, and being coupled at one end to a position in the button main body on an opposite side on which the first hinge is coupled to the button main body, and coupled at another end to the first hinge at a position in the button main body on a side on which the first hinge is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 11983834
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to three-dimensional (3D) characters and rapidly generating 3D characters from a plurality of 3D source models. In generating the 3D characters, one or more 3D source models may be standardized, applied to a base mesh with material ID assignments, and decomposed to isolate particular polygonal mesh pieces and/or texture map feature selections denoted by the material IDs of the base mesh. The disparate isolated polygonal mesh pieces and/or texture map feature selections may be assembled in a modular fashion to compose unique 3D characters unlike any of those of the one or more 3D models. The 3D characters may be further refined through the addition of features and/or accessories, and may also be processed through machine learning algorithms to further ascertain uniqueness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Harold Gold, Charles Levi Metze, III, Harold Benjamin Helmich
  • Patent number: 11983718
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for performing secure commercial transactions. The commercial transactions may be, for example, pre-pay pickup transactions, direct pay transactions, and transfer transactions. An identity of a user that initiates a commercial transaction may be verified based on biometric data. The biometric data may, for example, be representative of an image of at least a portion of a face of an individual, an image of an iris of an individual, at least a portion of a fingerprint of an individual, a temperature signature of an individual, a heartbeat signature of an individual, an odor characteristic of an individual, or a voice characteristic of an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Selfiepay Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Sharron Battle
  • Patent number: 11983420
    Abstract: A method for protecting data in an external memory based on an isolated execution environment is provided. The method is used in a processor in the isolated execution environment of a system-on-a-chip. The method includes: accessing an output command of a main system processor in a main system of the system-on-a-chip; reading first data from a shared memory in the main system according to the output command; encrypting the first data with a private key and generating encrypted first data; and outputting the encrypted first data to the external memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Zong-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11985179
    Abstract: A system configured to improve a voice quality during a communication session by performing bandwidth extension on a narrowband speech signal to generate a wideband speech signal with higher audio quality. For example, a system can extend a speech bandwidth from a narrowband signal having a first bandwidth (e.g., 4 kHz) to a wideband signal having a second bandwidth (e.g., 8 kHz or higher). To perform bandwidth extension, the system may include cascaded neural networks, such as two or more sub-pixel convolutional neural networks (CNNs) connected in series. In some examples, a first sub-pixel CNN may extend the speech bandwidth from 4 kHz to 6 kHz and a second sub-pixel CNN may extend the speech bandwidth from 6 kHz to 8 kHz. Alternatively, the system may use three or more cascaded neural networks and/or may extend the speech bandwidth above 8 kHz without departing from the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Berkant Tacer, Nikhil Shankar
  • Patent number: 11985467
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of determining hearing loss using audio cues whose spectrum is orthogonal to each other to identify a wearer's hearing loss, and using the information to adjust audio to normal listening levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Diablo Canyon Collective LLC
    Inventors: John Patrick Keady, John Usher
  • Patent number: D1026988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: Chao Wen
  • Patent number: D1026989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: JiaBin Li
  • Patent number: D1026991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Gaodi Digital (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhujun Chen
  • Patent number: D1027015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: 100% Speedlab, LLC
    Inventors: Ludovic Francis Boinnard, Marc Guy Blanchard, Jerome Jacques Marie Mage, Michael D. Young, Steven Horvath
  • Patent number: D1027202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: Yongrui Zhang