Patents Examined by H. Tran
  • Patent number: 10504648
    Abstract: An antenna for wireless power transmission. A first coil portion includes a first outer coil portion and a first inner coil portion. A second coil portion includes a second outer coil portion and a second inner coil portion. The first coil portion and the second coil portion are disposed to overlap and intersect each other at one or more points. In a state in which the first coil portion and the second coil portion are overlapped, bends of the first coil portion and the second coil portion overlap and intersect each other. All of the bends of the first outer coil portion are located above the bends of the second outer coil portion or all of the bends of the second outer coil portion are located above the bends of the first outer coil portion. Uniform charging efficiency is obtained across entire areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Hyun Ryu, Hyung Il Baek, Wong Jin Seok, Yong Gil Jo
  • Patent number: 10498140
    Abstract: A power management method includes: receiving a surplus power value, indicating an amount of surplus power; receiving an inquiry regarding a power supply using the surplus power in a first time period; and issuing, in accordance with the inquiry, first power identification information in association with an accumulated value of the amount of surplus power corresponding to the first time period, the first power identification information allowing a power supply apparatus to supply power using the surplus power corresponding to the first time period. When a first power supply request associated with the first power identification information and requesting a power supply to a first load is received, the power supply apparatus is caused to supply an amount of power equal to or smaller than the accumulated value of the amount of surplus power, to the first load, as first power that does not cause a fee charging process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Waki, Kazuya Ohshima, Hideshi Aoki, Haruka Nakasone
  • Patent number: 10498642
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable media, a system, and methods are provided to: identify a policy, based on a first algorithm and a second algorithm, for use in constraining data routing from a first node to a third node; include a first sequence of identifiers and a second sequence of identifiers in a third sequence of identifiers that reflects the policy such that data routing is constrained from the first node to the third node via a plurality of network paths that each include at least one node in a label switching network or an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) network; and provide path information that identifies the third sequence of identifiers, for constraining data routing, according to the policy, to the third node via a second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SITTING MAN, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Paul Morris
  • Patent number: 10498847
    Abstract: A system and method for application deep linking is presented. The system includes a proxy server configured to receive a request for a first web page of a website. The proxy server retrieves content of the first web page and modifies the content to include a uniform resource indicator to create a modified content of the first web page. The uniform resource indicator includes the deep link setting and, when executed by a computing device, the uniform resource indicator causes the computing device to load an application identified by the uniform resource indicator. The proxy server is configured to transmit the modified content of the first web page to a requesting computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventors: David Popowitz, Marek Olszewski, Moninder Jheeta, Nitin Gupta, Rene Reinsberg
  • Patent number: 10498810
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for coordinating inter-region operations in provider networks. An inter-region coordinator (IRC) operates asynchronously to the control planes of regional networks to coordinate inter-region operations. The IRC in a region may include one or more IRC servers. To perform inter-region operations, the servers may implement a local-remote-local method in which a server invokes an API in the local region to get work, sends the work to a control plane of a remote region, receives a response from the remote region, and informs the control plane in the local region of the status of the work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Logan Michael Hood, Jonathan Galentine, Vincent Gerard Nicotra
  • Patent number: 10496009
    Abstract: A toner container includes a container body, an opening, a cover, a toner discharge port, a shutter, a cylindrical structure, protrusions, and an identifier. The shutter is attached to the cover and includes a main shutter covering the toner discharge port. The main shutter moves between a closed position to close the toner discharge port and an open position to open the toner discharge port. The protrusions are on both sides of the cover and protrude in a direction orthogonal to a toner container mounting direction. The identifier is on the cover to indicate a toner color. The cylindrical structure's leading end is downstream of leading ends of the protrusions in the mounting direction. The main shutter's leading end is downstream of the protrusions' leading ends in the mounting direction when the main shutter is in the closed position. The protrusions are downstream of the identifier in the mounting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Takahashi, Kunihiro Ohyama, Masayuki Yamane, Takeshi Uchitani, Tadashi Hayakawa, Takuji Takahashi, Shouji Okabe, Akira Shinshi, Yuichiro Ueda, Masaki Takahashi, Yuuki Satoh
  • Patent number: 10494131
    Abstract: A combination printer and cutting device for printing upon and cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units. The device may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material as it moves through the printer in both back and forth directions. The device comprises a printer and a cutting apparatus that is further comprised of a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The cutting apparatus is adaptable for use with both new and existing printers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: John D. Mistyurik, Timothy L. Brown, Donald J. Ward, Jan M. Watson, Jesus Romo, Jr., Jason R. Wheeler, Mitchell G. Stern, Jeanne F. Duckett
  • Patent number: 10491027
    Abstract: Techniques for modifying the electrical current distribution of transmit coil of a wireless power transmitting unit are described. An example power transmitting unit includes a transmit coil configured to generate a magnetic field to wirelessly power a device within an active wireless charging area. The power transmitting unit can also include a power source to transmit an alternating electrical current to an input terminal of the transmit coil and a plurality of reactive elements placed in series with the transmit coil. In some examples, the plurality of reactive elements attach to the transmit coil at least a quarter of a turn from the input terminal. The power transmitting unit can also include a controller to modify a reactance value of the reactive elements to adjust a current distribution of the transmit coil in response to detecting a characteristic of a power receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Essam Elkhouly, Songnan Yang, Zhen Yao
  • Patent number: 10491036
    Abstract: A solid-state automatic transfer switch includes a primary rectifier circuit and a secondary rectifier circuit, wherein at least one of the rectifier circuits includes one or more controllable semi-conductor switches. The primary rectifier circuit is electrically coupled to a primary input and an output of the solid-state automatic transfer switch. Also, the secondary rectifier circuit is electrically coupled to a secondary input of the solid-state automatic transfer switch and the output. A controller controls a control state of the controllable semi-conductor switches to allow or prevent electrical power from flowing through the primary or secondary rectifier circuits, thus selectively controlling whether power is fed from the primary input or the secondary input of the solid-state automatic transfer switch to the output of the solid-state automatic transfer switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Mische, Richard Arvel Stevens, Jared Joseph Lee, Mike MacGregor
  • Patent number: 10489659
    Abstract: A system and method for searching a video stream collected by a camera in a video surveillance system for an object's placement or displacement is disclosed. The searching includes an interactive question/answer approach that allows for a video snippet including the object's placement or displacement to be found quickly without the need for complicated video analytics. During the search, frames from algorithmically selected points in the video stream are presented to a user for review. The user reviews each frame and indicates if he/she sees the object. Based on the user's response the searching algorithmically reduces the portion video stream that is searched until a snippet of a video is found that includes the object's placement or displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: VERINT AMERICAS INC.
    Inventor: Shahar Daliyot
  • Patent number: 10491054
    Abstract: Provided is a coil position detection method for a non-contact power supply system, configured to supply power from a power transmission coil on a ground side to a power reception coil on a vehicle side, by which a position of the power reception coil is detected. Output terminals of a rectifier circuit configured to rectify AC power received by the power reception coil are connected to a drive circuit and a battery. Moreover, a relay switch is provided between the battery and one of the output terminals of the rectifier circuit. When the relay switch is on, the coil position is detected based on AC voltage detected by a first voltmeter provided upstream of the rectifier circuit and, when the relay switch is off, the coil position is detected based on DC voltage detected by a second voltmeter provided downstream of the rectifier circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukinori Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10486446
    Abstract: A tape cassette stores a first medium having: a first base having a print surface for printing and first adhesive applied on an opposite side of the print surface; and a first separator removably attached to the first base via the first adhesive, and a second medium having a second separator. The tape cassette includes a pressing member that is movable in a direction intersecting with a direction of a plane of the print surface, and the pressing member is disposed at a position of, when a pressing force is externally applied to perform bonding of the first medium and the second medium mutually, receiving the pressing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Kanamura, Satomi Midorogi, Naoki Ogawa, Yasushi Murai
  • Patent number: 10491035
    Abstract: A backup power supply system is provided in the present invention. In the backup power supply system, a power supply module is provided to transmit a work electricity to a load module. When a trigger is triggered to be switched on, a backup power module transmits a backup power to a capacitor and the load module through a switch module to make the capacitor store the backup power as a storing power. The load module is provided to receive the at least one of the backup power and the storing power to maintain a working status. The power supply module stops transmitting the work electricity to the load module when the backup power supply system is at a backup status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shu-Yen Wang
  • Patent number: 10490043
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to a technique for managing interference of communication of a wireless network in a multi-band wireless networking system. In an example wireless network with multiple wireless networking devices and one or more client devices, communications between the wireless networking devices occurs via a backhaul channel, and communication between the client(s) and the wireless networking devices occurs via a fronthaul channel. In response to detection of electromagnetic interference, a wireless networking device attempts to manage the interference, such as by adjusting a parameter associated with circuitry associated with a radio of the wireless networking device, or by other disclosed techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NETGEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Amalan Arul Emmanuel, Peiman Amini
  • Patent number: 10491285
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for applying successive multi-rank beamforming strategies (e.g., successive precoding strategies) for the design of precoders over a set of parallel channels. Successive beamforming is applied to a narrow band channel model and is also applied for finer quantization of a single beamforming vector (e.g., recursive beamforming). A first embodiment provides the optimal approach with high complexity. An alternative embodiment provides successive beamforming for near optimal precoding selection with medium complexity. A low complexity method for precoder selection is also provided wherein a channel representative matrix for the set of parallel channels is determined and successive beamforming on the calculated channel representative is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Mohammad Ali Khojastepour
  • Patent number: 10481546
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a switcher configured to switch between a power supplied state and a power interrupted state, a driver configured to output a signal for switching the state of the switcher, an adjusting unit, a first control unit, a second control unit, a first communication portion, and a second communication portion. The first control unit is operated by power supplied by a signal generated in the first communication portion. The first control unit transmits, to the second communication portion, information about a detection result. The second control unit controls the adjusting unit based on the information. The first control unit outputs a predetermined signal for causing the driver to output the switching signal for putting the switcher into the interrupted state in a case where abnormality occurs. The driver outputs the switching signal for putting the switcher into the interrupted state based on the predetermined signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshio Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10484294
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for configuring an MMT payload header. The apparatus for configuring an MMT payload header, according to one embodiment, extracts a sequence number of a media processing unit (MPU) comprising one or a plurality of media fragment units, which are to be aggregated into one payload and mapped, and displays the extracted sequence number of the MPU on the MMT payload header. Specifically, the apparatus for configuring an MMT payload header displays the sequence number commonly associated with a plurality of MFUs on the header only once, when the plurality of MFUs in one payload are aggregated in the one payload and mapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, YONSEI UNIVERSITY WONJU INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chang-Ki Kim, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Jin-Woo Hong, Kwang-Deok Seo, Hong-Rae Lee
  • Patent number: 10481516
    Abstract: A charging member includes: a cylindrical or columnar conductive base material; and an elastic portion provided on the conductive base material, in which Re and Rc satisfy Re>Rc, where Re is an outer diameter of a charging member at a position of 5 mm from an axial end portion of an elastic portion, and Rc is the maximum value of an outer diameter of the charging member at an axial center of the elastic portion, and a cylindrical or columnar charging member has a value of Ac/Aa of 1.0 or less, in which Ac is the maximum amplitude value in a periodic region from 1.5 mm to 6 mm in a case of periodically analyzing a surface shape of the charging member in a circumferential direction, and Aa is the maximum amplitude value in a periodic region from 1.5 mm to 6 mm in a case of periodically analyzing a surface shape of the charging member in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kinuta, Yuki Tagawa
  • Patent number: 10484985
    Abstract: A plurality of the same signals to be repetitively transmitted over multiple subframes are multiplied, in each subframe, by one of components of one sequence of a plurality of orthogonal sequences orthogonal to each other thereby generating a transmission signal. The generated transmission signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Seigo Nakao
  • Patent number: 10479113
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments illustrate a thermal printer apparatus that includes a media sensor. The sensor generates an input signal indicative of a measure of a media transmissivity/reflectivity. Further, the thermal printer includes a processor that is configured to receive the input signal from the sensor, while the media is stationary with respect to a print head. The processor further determines one or more characteristics of the input signal. Thereafter, a first transmissivity/reflectivity threshold is determined based on the one or more characteristics in the input signal. Further, the processor receives the input signal from the sensor, while the media traverses with respect to the print head. Subsequently, the processor determines one or more current characteristics of the input signal while the media traverses with respect to the print head. A media jam condition is detected based on the one or more current characteristics and the first transmissivity/reflectivity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Hatle, Ronald Schwallie, Jose Fernando Sanchez Gutierrez