Patents Examined by J. Gray
  • Patent number: 11964267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor device, to a method for guiding materials, and to a method for cleaning a distributor device. The distributor device for guiding materials, in particular particulate pharmaceutical solids, comprises: a process chamber (2) having at least one inlet opening (3) and having at least two outlet openings (4), a distributor element (5) for distributing the materials, wherein the distributor element (5) extends through the process chamber (2) in order to connect the inlet opening (3) to one of the outlet openings (4), wherein the distributor element (5) is arranged rotatably about an axis of rotation (6), and a cleaning apparatus (7) which is configured to clean the process chamber (2) and the distributor element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hüttlin GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Gross, Christian Karl Paasche
  • Patent number: 11968874
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes quantum dots and an RGB color filter layer having quantum dots and thus is capable of removing 100% of interference among red, green, and blue color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jea Gun Park, Seung Jae Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Seo Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 11964826
    Abstract: Container treatment system for containers, with a transport device for transporting the containers, at least one treatment assembly for treating the containers at a first transport section of the transport device, at least one robot unit for channeling individual treated containers out and/or in at a second transport section of the transport device downstream of the first transport section, and with at least one inspection device for inspecting the individual treated containers, where the second transport section is configured to transport a container flow that is widened as compared to the first transport section so that the individual treated containers can be transported there at reduced speed and/or with reduced dynamic pressure when channeled out and/or in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Stefan Schober
  • Patent number: 11958640
    Abstract: Connection systems and connecting methods for transferring fluids. According to one embodiment, the connection system includes an active unit having an active connection assembly connected to a first supply conduit and a passive unit including a passive connection assembly connected to a second supply conduit. The active connection assembly includes a first connector coupled to the first supply conduit, an active sleeve externally coupled to the first connector, and sealing means fixed inside the active sleeve which, in a fluid disconnection position, surrounds the first connector, preventing the outflow of fluid from the first connector. The passive connection assembly includes a second connector connected to a second supply conduit, the active unit including drive means for causing the movement of the active sleeve between the fluid disconnection position and a fluid connection position without axially moving the first and second connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SENER AEROESPACIAL, S.A.
    Inventor: Gabriel Ybarra Malo De Molina
  • Patent number: 11959559
    Abstract: To provide a valve control device, a drive control device, and a fluid control device, which are suitable for adjusting a valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MECHANO TRANSFORMER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sze Keat Chee, Takeshi Yano, Akio Yano
  • Patent number: 11960305
    Abstract: A pump control system includes an additive pump, the additive pump being fluidly coupled to a component of a hydraulic fracturing system. The system also includes an additive container, the additive container configured to provide an additive to the additive pump via a flow path. The system further includes a diversion system, arranged within the flow path between the additive pump and the component of the hydraulic fracturing system, the diversion system configured to redirected at least a portion of additive directed toward the component of the hydraulic fracturing system. The system includes a calibration system configured to receive the redirected portion of the additive, the calibration system adapted to adjust one or more operational parameters of the additive pump responsive to an evaluation of a flow parameter of the redirected portion of the additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: U.S. Well Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Oehring, Alexander Christinzio
  • Patent number: 11955542
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first III-V compound layer disposed on the substrate, a second III-V compound layer disposed on the first III-V compound layer, a p-type doped III-V compound layer disposed on the second III-V compound layer, a gate disposed over the p-type doped III-V compound layer, a source and a drain disposed on opposite sides of the gate, and a dielectric layer disposed between the p-type doped III-V compound layer and the gate. A method for forming the above semiconductor device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih Lin, Shin-Cheng Lin, Yung-Hao Lin
  • Patent number: 11955427
    Abstract: An electrical fuse matrix includes a plurality of anti-fuse structures, a plurality of top metal plates, and a plurality of bottom metal plates. The anti-fuse structures are arranged in a matrix, and each of the anti-fuse structure includes a top conductive structure, a bottom conductive structure, and a dielectric film disposed between the top conductive structure and the bottom conductive structure. The anti-fuse structure has an hourglass shape. The top metal plates are disposed on the top conductive structures. The bottom metal plates are disposed on the bottom conductive structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hsih-Yang Chiu
  • Patent number: 11948883
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a transistor on a substrate; an interlayer insulating layer on the transistor; a first metal-containing layer on the interlayer insulating layer; and a second metal-containing layer on the first metal-containing layer, wherein the second metal-containing layer includes a resistor, the resistor includes a first insulating layer on the first metal-containing layer; a resistor metal layer on the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer on the resistor metal layer, and the resistor metal layer includes a recessed side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seonghun Lim, Wookyung You, Kyoungwoo Lee, Juyoung Jung, Il Sup Kim, Chin Kim, Kyoungpil Park, Jinhyung Park
  • Patent number: 11948819
    Abstract: Provided is a method of evaluating a silicon wafer, the method including a first determination that determines the presence or absence of an abnormality by inspecting a surface of an evaluation-target silicon wafer with a light scattering type surface inspection device; and a second determination that determines the presence or absence of an abnormality through observing, with an atomic force microscope, a region of the surface of the evaluation-target silicon wafer, where the presence of an abnormality has not been confirmed in the first determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keiichiro Mori
  • Patent number: 11942506
    Abstract: The photosensitive region includes a first impurity region and a second impurity region having a higher impurity concentration than that of the first impurity region. The photosensitive region includes one end positioned away from the transfer section in the second direction and another end positioned closer to the transfer section in the second direction. A shape of the second impurity region in plan view is line-symmetric with respect to a center line of the photosensitive region along the second direction. A width of the second impurity region in the first direction increases in a transfer direction from the one end to the other end. An increase rate of the width of the second impurity region in each of sections, obtained by dividing the photosensitive region into n sections in the second direction, becomes gradually higher in the transfer direction. Here, n is an integer of two or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Shin-ichiro Takagi, Mitsuhito Mase, Jun Hiramitsu, Yasuhito Yoneta, Masaharu Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11933146
    Abstract: A method of raising the pressure of a natural gas stream (9) on an oil or gas producing installation (1) comprises using an existing high pressure gas stream (13) at the installation to drive the turbine (12) of a turbo-compressor unit (10). It is common on oil and gas producing installations to require the pressure of a gas stream to be increased by a small amount, e.g. to allow flare gas to be fed to the production gas train thereby avoiding flaring. This system may replace the current practice of using ejectors for this purpose since ejectors are very inefficient. However, it can be advantageous to feed the output of the turbine side (12) of the turbo-compressor (10) to an ejector which can give a small pre-boost to the low pressure natural gas (9) before it enters the compressor side (11) of the turbo-compressor (10). (FIG. 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventor: Carl Jonas Rydland
  • Patent number: 11932411
    Abstract: An aircraft engine oil filler apparatus includes a filler tube configured to be connected to an oil tank such that a bottom portion of the filler tube is disposed inside the oil tank, a valve received in the bottom portion of the filler tube movable between an open position in which the valve hydraulically connects the filler tube to the oil tank, and a closed position in which the valve hydraulically disconnects the filler tube from the oil tank, and a float disposed above the valve and operatively connected to the valve to move the valve from the open position to the closed position when oil inside the oil tank rises to a threshold level. The valve is movable independently from the float when pressure in the oil tank is greater than pressure in the filler tube. A method of operation of an oil filler apparatus is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Rose-Elizabeth Banville, Simon Cartier
  • Patent number: 11933422
    Abstract: A steam control valve including a valve seat, a valve disc that is abuttable on the valve seat, a valve lifting rod that is linked to the valve disc and extends in a vertical direction, a bushing that supports the valve lifting rod slidably, a lever linked to an upper end of the valve lifting rod, and an actuator that causes the lever to pivot, in which a box section having a downward-facing opening is provided on one end side of the lever, and the box section of the lever loosely fits an overhang section on a side of the valve lifting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Igawa
  • Patent number: 11923221
    Abstract: A master controller determines a first flow setpoint for a process flow gas and/or a carrier gas flow through a first mass flow controller. The master controller obtains a back pressure setpoint of a distribution manifold and determines a second flow setpoint for the process gas flow and/or the carrier gas flow through a second mass flow controller or a back pressure controller based on the determined first flow setpoint and the obtained back pressure setpoint. The master controller controls the process gas flow and/or the carrier gas flow through the first mass flow controller to the first flow setpoint and the second mass flow controller and/or the back pressure controller to the second flow setpoint. The master controller controls the back pressure of the distribution manifold to the back pressure set point in view of a back pressure reading from a back pressure sensor of the distribution manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Brashear, Ashley M. Okada, Dennis L. Demars, Zhiyuan Ye, Jaidev Rajaram, Marcel E. Josephson
  • Patent number: 11920465
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus, a system, and a method for detecting and indicating the operational position of a valve of wellsite equipment. The apparatus comprises a mount portion and a housing portion. The mount is operatively coupled to a non-moving part of the valve and the housing portion is configured to receive a sensor therewithin. The sensor is configured to detect the position of a moving part of the valve and to provide an output signal indicative of the position of the moving part of the valve. The position of the moving part of the valve is indicative of the operational position of the valve. The system comprises one or more such apparatus for detecting and indicating the operational position of one or more valves on a wellsite or well pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Duncan, Murad Mohammad, Lindsey William Harper
  • Patent number: 11913559
    Abstract: A spool valve includes a sleeve and a spool arranged on an inside of a sleeve to be movable in a longitudinal direction, the sleeve being provided with an inflow port into which fluid is supplied from an external fluid supply hole, and an outflow port through which the fluid is flown to an outside of the sleeve, wherein a supply groove is formed on an outer periphery of the sleeve, and the supply groove includes an inlet space into which the fluid flows from the fluid supply hole and an outlet space formed on a side of the inflow port with respect to the inlet space in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Nishimura, Tadanobu Kawato, Masaki Hoshi
  • Patent number: 11916001
    Abstract: A semiconductor power module includes a base plate, an insulating substrate, a power semiconductor element, an external terminal, a main terminal, a connected body, a case, a highly-insulating voltage-resisting resin material, a sealing resin, and a cover. The main terminal is connected to the connected body. The connected body is directly joined to the metal plate. The connected body is provided with a receiving section in which the main terminal is received. The receiving section is provided with a slit portion. The slit portion extends from a lower end side of the receiving section toward an upper end side thereof. The lower end side is located on a side close to the insulating substrate. The upper end side is located opposite to the side close to the insulating substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kozo Harada
  • Patent number: 11899413
    Abstract: A building automation system (BAS) includes building equipment located within a building and a BAS network configured to facilitate communications between the building equipment. The building equipment operate to affect a variable state or condition within the building. The BAS includes a BAS-BIM integrator configured to receive BAS points from the BAS network and to integrate the BAS points with a building information model (BIM). The BIM includes a plurality of BIM objects representing the building equipment. The BAS includes an integrated BAS-BIM viewer configured to use the BIM with the integrated BAS points to generate a user interface. The user interface includes a graphical representation of the BIM objects and the BAS points integrated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Ashok Sridharan, Jayesh Patil, Subrata Bhattacharya, Abhigyan Chatterjee
  • Patent number: 11898655
    Abstract: A tank valve system comprises a main valve body, an overfill protection device (OPD), a gauge drive apparatus and a fuel level indicator. The OPD and gauge drive apparatus are configured to both be inserted through a narrow neck of a fuel storage tank prior to connecting the valve body to the neck. The valve body includes a primary fuel channel and a shuttle interface channel. The OPD includes an overfill float driving an overfill shutoff valve for controlling fluid flow from the primary channel into the tank. The gauge drive apparatus includes a gauge float, a shuttle, and an elongated extension body. The gauge float is movable with respect to the extension body between an uppermost position and a lowermost position, thereby driving the shuttle. The shuttle has a gauge actuation portion transportable within the shuttle interface channel to thereby actuate the fuel level indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: YSN Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Shmuel Dovid Newman, Chin-Cheng Chang