Patents Examined by Haissa Philogene
  • Patent number: 10797386
    Abstract: In a metal housing, an opening is provided in a first surface. A second substrate is disposed inside the metal housing and has a communication circuit and a ground unit provided thereon. An antenna module includes an antenna pattern provided on an upper step surface of a base and a ground pattern provided on a lower step surface. In the antenna module, the antenna pattern is exposed through the opening, and the ground pattern opposes a back side of the first surface. The ground pattern is electrically connected to the back side of the first surface and electrically connected to the ground unit via a coaxial cable. The ground unit is electrically connected to the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hajime Shimada
  • Patent number: 10790571
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for integrated circuit-controlled ejection system (ICCES) for massively parallel integrated circuit assembly (MPICA). A unique Integrated Circuit (IC) die ejection head assembly system is described, which utilizes Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing/Etching to achieve very high-resolution manufacturing to meet the precision tolerances required for very small IC die sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Matrics2, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Arneson, William R. Bandy
  • Patent number: 10784559
    Abstract: Provided is a rail-type portable satellite communication antenna including an antenna communication module, a supporting module, a rail base and a driving module for driving the supporting module to rotate horizontally and to regulate its pitch angle; the rail base, the supporting module and driving module are located at bottom of the antenna communication module, the driving modules are located at each corner of the supporting module, the supporting module is connected slidably to the rail base. The rail-type portable satellite communication antenna features light weight, compact size, easy to carry and manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: E4E INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jingbin Zhou
  • Patent number: 10777910
    Abstract: A high-isolation dual-band antenna is provided, which may be operated in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, and include a ground zone, two radiators and an isolation zone. The radiators may be disposed at the both sides of the ground zone respectively. The isolation zone may include a main body, a first-slot and two second-slots; the first-slot may be disposed at one end of the main body and the second-slots may be disposed at the both sides of the main body respectively. At least a portion of the first-slot and the second-slots may serve as the isolation section of the first frequency band, and at least a portion of each second-slot may serve as the isolation section of the second frequency band, such that the isolation section of the first frequency band may partially overlap the isolation section of the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: ARCADYAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Min-Chi Wu
  • Patent number: 10779378
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus, a method and a system for processing an emergency procedure are provided. The system includes two or more lighting apparatuses that are interconnected for forming a mesh network over an area. In the method, the lighting apparatus is activated to illuminate a surveillance zone under an emergency mode. In the meantime, a camera circuit is driven to capture a series of images of the surveillance zone for conduct motion detection. When a moving object is detected, the lighting apparatus transmits a beacon signal in response to the detection result. In the meantime, an acknowledgement signal in response to the beacon signal is generated by a signal source and received by the lighting apparatus. After that, the identifier with respect to the lighting apparatus is transmitted to a control center for obtaining the position of the lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Hsiang Wang, Chui-Sung Peng
  • Patent number: 10759341
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a central light control unit, a plurality of peripheral light control units distributed within the vehicle, and a plurality of interior light modules, each of which has a plurality of light sources and is associated with a peripheral light control unit. As a result of the receipt of a specified light effect identification by the peripheral light control units, a moving light is produced by the interior light modules associated with the peripheral light control units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Bauer, Michael Mueller, Daniel Raasch
  • Patent number: 10764981
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods, and techniques for providing photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) for plants, i.e. lighting. Devices including light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed than can be used as lighting for plants grown indoors or outdoors. The disclosed LEDs significantly reduce power consumption for horticulture lighting, provide the wavelengths needed by plants to optimize growth, and provide growers with the ability to control PAR in order to optimize grow strategies. The disclosed LEDs provide the correct wavelengths of light (300-800 nanometers (nm)) for photosynthesis with a uniform intensity across the LED device thereby providing an even photon delivery to plant canopy and into the underlying leaves within the plant canopy. The intensity and mixture of wavelengths provided by the LED device can be controlled by adjusting the electrical power delivered to individual LEDs included in the LED device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventors: Li Xu, Ron Cooper, Joe Rosson
  • Patent number: 10754013
    Abstract: A method for controlling an emitted light output of a light source of an optical sensor system, in which a portion of the emitted light output is represented in an electrical signal, a characteristic variable of the signal representing a pulse energy of an emitted light pulse is determined, and a control signal for the light source is provided using the characteristic variable and a setpoint value of the characteristic variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Worms, Ernst Kretzek, Timo Knecht
  • Patent number: 10756444
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel included in a scanning antenna includes: a TFT substrate including a first dielectric substrate, a TFT supported by the first dielectric substrate, a gate bus line, a source bus line, a patch electrode, and a first alignment film covering the patch electrode; a slot substrate including a second dielectric substrate, a slot electrode formed on a first main surface of the second dielectric substrate and including a slot disposed corresponding to the patch electrode, and a second alignment film covering the slot electrode; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the TFT substrate and the slot substrate and containing a liquid crystal molecule including an isothiocyanate group. The first alignment film and the second alignment film are each independently formed of a polyimide-based alignment film material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanobu Mizusaki, Jumpei Takahashi, Hiroshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10756436
    Abstract: A system may include a double differential-fed dual-polarized 2.4 GHz, microstrip patch antenna with extremely high interport isolation for shared antenna architecture based in-band full duplex (IBFD) transceivers. The presented antenna configuration is based on four ports linearly polarized single radiating element with differential feeding for both transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) operation. The double differential feeding using two identical 3 dB/180° ring hybrid couplers with nice amplitude/phase balance effectively suppresses the interport RF leakage to achieve very high isolation. Strong amplitude and phase balance of 3 dB/180° ring hybrid coupler can provide a better SIC performance as compared to DFN based on Wilkinson power divider with un-equal length microstrip lines, thus supplying an elite level of suppression in means of self-interference at Tx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sabanci Universitesi
    Inventors: Ibrahim Tekin, Haq Nawaz
  • Patent number: 10746358
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, lighting systems features one or more inter-connectable light panels each having multiple light-emitting elements thereon. One or more of the light panels may feature one or more connectors, and associated conductors, for the transmission of power, communication signals, and/or control signals. One or more of the light panels may include sound-absorbing material therebelow and may define one or more apertures that reveal the sound-absorbing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Paul Palfreyman, Philippe M. Schick, Michael A. Tischler
  • Patent number: 10750586
    Abstract: Disclosed is a horticultural luminaire, a horticultural lighting arrangement including a plurality of the horticultural luminaires, and a method for controlling the horticultural lighting arrangement. The horticultural luminaire includes a main light emitting unit including at least one LED for generating a main spectrum, an environmental sensor for measuring environmental data, and control electronics for determining a position data representing position of the horticultural luminaire, sending out the environmental data and the position data, receiving control data, and controlling the emission intensity of the main light emitting unit on the basis of the control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: VALOYA OY
    Inventor: Lars Aikala
  • Patent number: 10741915
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metal mechanism element, a ground element, a feeding radiation element, a coupling element, a dielectric substrate, and a switchable circuit. The metal mechanism element has a slot. The feeding radiation element extends across the slot. A coupling gap is formed between the feeding radiation element and the coupling element. The feeding radiation element and the coupling element are disposed on the dielectric substrate. The switchable circuit includes a first metal element, a second metal element, a reactance element, a capacitor, and a diode. The first metal element is coupled to the coupling element. The reactance element is embedded in the first metal element. The second metal element is coupled through the capacitor to the ground element. The diode is coupled between the first metal element and the second metal element. The diode is turned on or off according to the control voltage difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Chen, Cheng-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 10737614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sun visor (1) for a vehicle (100). The sun visor comprises a light source (6, 7) for providing illumination within the vehicle, and a printed electronic circuit (4) located within the sun visor for controlling operation of the light source. The sun visor may include a light dispersion device (10) for dispersing light emitted by the light source, which may include a body portion (11) extending over the printed electronic circuit and a light emission portion (12) extending around the body portion and arranged to transmit light from the light source to the outside of the sun visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Rachel Holland, Ashutosh Tomar
  • Patent number: 10731918
    Abstract: An appliance includes a control console. The control console includes a console cover with a circuit board. A front surface of the circuit board is attached to an interior surface of the console cover. A capacitive touch sensor is in operative communication with a face surface of the console cover and an LED is on a back surface of the circuit board. A light guide is mounted on the circuit board and provides optical communication from the LED to the face surface of the console cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanchit Jitendra Patel, Brian J. Morman, Kyle James Brewer
  • Patent number: 10731828
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, lighting systems features multiple inter-connectable light panels each having multiple light-emitting elements thereon. One or more of the light panels features one or more connectors, and associated conductors, for the transmission of power, communication signals, and/or control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Tischler, Paul Palfreyman
  • Patent number: 10736194
    Abstract: A controlling system and a controlling method, the controlling system includes: a front end device, configured to generate a first data signal; an adaptor, configured to modulate a power signal according to the first data signal, and output a modulated signal, the power signal being received from the front end device and supplied to the adaptor; and, a back end device, configured to demodulate the modulated signal to obtain the power signal and generate a controlling signal in accordance with the first data signal, the power signal obtain by the back end device being supplied to the back end device, the front end device and the back end device being connected via the adaptor. Therefore, additional power supply is not needed to power up the back end device, the cost of the adaptor is lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TRIDONIC GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Tjaco Middel, Lakes Hu, Patrick Yang, Amy Zhou
  • Patent number: 10728992
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control apparatus for automated lighting adjustments based on a schedule wirelessly synchronized with a mobile electronic device and an alarm signal. The light control apparatus receives the alarm signal, from the mobile electronic device, or a sensor device, such as a light sensor and microphone. In response to receiving the alarm signal, the light control apparatus is configured to modulate a flow of electrical current to a lighting circuit controlled by the light control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Racepoint Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Allen Charlton, William Lark, Jr., Ann Claire Lim Chi Cheung
  • Patent number: 10723256
    Abstract: A device for controlling a headlight of a vehicle is configured to receive images consecutively captured by a camera, the images showing an area in front of a vehicle, detect a road in one of the images, divide the road detected in the image in segments, track the segments over time in the images, determine at least one feature related to the brightness for each of the segments, determine from the features related to the brightness of the segments whether preceding and/or oncoming traffic exists, and generate a control signal for controlling a headlight of the vehicle if preceding and/or oncoming traffic exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Andre Paus, Monika Heift
  • Patent number: 10728965
    Abstract: A strobe device includes: a battery case configured to hold a plurality of batteries; a main capacitor charged by the batteries; a flash discharge tube to which a voltage is applied by the main capacitor; a voltage detecting unit configured to detect a voltage of each of the batteries, respectively; and a charging control unit configured to control charging of the main capacitor such that the main capacitor is charged with a first electric current that is suitable for lithium batteries in a case where a total voltage of the batteries detected by the voltage detecting unit is more than a prescribed first value, and control charging of the main capacitor such that the main capacitor is charged with a second electric current that is greater than the first electric current in a case where the total voltage is equal to or less than the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: NISSIN INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: Tak Wah Shum