Patents Examined by Joshua L Allen
  • Patent number: 12365268
    Abstract: A startability improving system of a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed. The startability improving system includes a high-voltage battery and a fuel cell connected to a main bus stage of the vehicle, to provide driving energy, and a controller configured to determine whether there is a possibility that operating voltages of the high-voltage battery and the fuel cell overlap each other when the high-voltage battery and the fuel cell are connected to the main bus stage, in response to determination that there is a possibility that the operating voltages of the high-voltage battery and the fuel cell overlap each other, the controller configured to vary the operating voltage of the high-voltage battery or the fuel cell, and then to connect the high-voltage battery and the fuel cell to the main bus stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Kwon Jung, Seong Cheol Jeong
  • Patent number: 12360457
    Abstract: A photoresist-removing composition includes a polar organic solvent, an alkyl ammonium hydroxide, an aliphatic amine not including a hydroxy group, and a monovalent alcohol. To manufacture a semiconductor device, a photoresist pattern may be formed on a substrate, and the photoresist-removing composition may then be applied to the photoresist pattern. To manufacture a semiconductor package, a photoresist pattern including a plurality of via holes may be formed on a substrate. A plurality of conductive posts including a metal may be formed inside the plurality of via holes, and the photoresist pattern may be removed by applying a photoresist-removing composition of the inventive concept to the photoresist pattern. A semiconductor chip may be adhered to the substrate between the respective conductive posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KPX CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hyojin Yun, Seungwon Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Woojung Park, Jinhye Bae, Hyunseop Shin, Mintae Lee, Hoon Han, Moonyoung Kim, Moonchang Kim, Cheolmo Yang, Yunseok Choi
  • Patent number: 12350718
    Abstract: A conveyor belt cleaning system is configured with waterproofing techniques throughout its entire body to prevent liquid from entering liquid-sensitive portions of the cleaning system, thereby reducing machine downtime or destruction. The conveyor belt cleaning system has a touchscreen control panel (i.e., a computing device) that controls the modular cleaning system's operations and one or more actuators that facilitate directional movement of the modular cleaning head. The control panel is comprised of the display, such as a touchscreen display, and the various computer-related components that effectuate the computer's operations, such as one or more processors (CPUs, GPUs, etc.), long and short-term hardware-based memory devices such as Flash memory, ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., network interface cards (NICs) for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® and other wired and wireless forms of communications, among other operational components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Crossford International, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Wyatt, Timothy J. Kane, Evan Reyes, Russell Barnes, Robert Folchi
  • Patent number: 12337342
    Abstract: A method for coating products is provided. The method includes the steps of applying a coating liquid to a product and removing excess coating liquid from the product. It is desirable to provide a method for efficiently and reliably coating delicate or easily deformable products, such as products molded from a pulp fiber slurry. The method includes fixing the product to a receiving portion of a product carrier that is configured in the same shape as the product, such that an exterior surface of the product abuts the interior concave surface of the receiving portion of the device. A coating liquid is applied to the product in the product carrier. The product carrier is affixed to a centrifuging device and the coating liquid is dispersed over the surface of the product using centripetal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: PAPACKS SALES GMBH
    Inventors: Tahsin Dag, Florian Barth, Memet Dag
  • Patent number: 12341021
    Abstract: A method for selectively etching at least one feature in a silicon oxide region with respect to a lower oxygen containing region is provided. An etch gas comprising a metalloid or metal containing precursor and a halogen containing component is provided. The etch gas is formed into a plasma. At least one feature in the silicon oxide region is selectively etched with respect to the lower oxygen containing region, while simultaneously forming a metalloid or metal containing hardmask over the lower oxygen containing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Samantha Siamhwa Tan, Daniel Peter, Arunima Deya Balan, Younghee Lee, Yang Pan
  • Patent number: 12341017
    Abstract: A method for forming an aperture pattern in a substrate, the substrate including a film disposed thereon and a patterned mask layer disposed on the film, comprises 1) exposing the substrate to a vapor of a passivation molecule in a non-plasma condition for a period to form a surface protective layer on the patterned mask layer, 2) exposing the substrate to a plasma activated etch gas and plasma dry etching the substrate to form apertures over the patterned mask layer in the film with the plasma activated etch gas, and 3) repeating step 1) and 2) until a desired aperture pattern is formed in the film, wherein the surface protective layer is also formed on the sidewalls of the apertures formed in the film, wherein the passivation molecule has a boiling point equal to or larger than 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangyu Guo, Nathan Stafford
  • Patent number: 12331409
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fuel cell separator manufacturing method involving immersing a stainless-steel base material formed into a shape of a separator in an acidic solution having a fluorine ion concentration of 0.1 ppm or higher and a pH of 1±0.2 at 80° C.±5° C. for 60 minutes or longer to perform a modification treatment on a surface of the stainless-steel base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Nomura, Hijiri Hirata, Tsuyoshi Seguchi
  • Patent number: 12327738
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to chamber component cleaning systems and methods for cleaning a chamber component. The chamber component cleaning system includes a spray station, at least a first cleaning station, a dry station, a component transfer mechanism, and one or more enclosures that enclose the spray station, at least the first cleaning station, the dry station, and the component transfer mechanism. The spray station has a holder to position a chamber component in a path of a flow of a cleaning spray and a movable nozzle to provide the flow of the cleaning spray at a first pressure in a path of portions of the chamber component. The first cleaning station has a push mechanism to force a cleaning fluid through features and/or holes of the chamber component and at least one movable transducer to provide ultrasonic energy to the portions of the chamber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jenn C. Chow, David W. Groechel, Tuochuan Huang, Dorothea Buechel-Rimmel, Han Wang, Li Wu, Gang Peng
  • Patent number: 12111283
    Abstract: A gas sensor element includes a solid electrolyte body having oxygen ion conductivity, a measurement electrode provided on one surface of the solid electrolyte body and exposed to a measurement gas, and a reference electrode provided on the other surface of the solid electrolyte body and exposed to a reference gas. Both the measurement electrode and the reference electrode include noble metal particles, solid electrolyte particles having oxygen ion conductivity, and pores. The measurement electrode comprises a surface measurement electrode layer comprising a surface serving as a contact surface with the measurement gas and an intermediate measurement electrode layer disposed in contact with a surface at solid electrolyte body side of the surface measurement electrode layer. The surface measurement electrode layer has a higher porosity than the intermediate measurement electrode layer has. The gas sensor comprises the gas sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ikeda, Shota Hagino, Chika Namekata
  • Patent number: 12044651
    Abstract: The invention provides a sensor device comprising an insect odorant receptor (OrX) in electrical communication with a substrate, wherein the sensor device is configured to detect a change in an electrical characteristic of the substrate. The invention also provides sensor device component comprising an insect odorant receptor (OrX) in electrical communication with a substrate. The invention also provides methods for manufacture and use of the sensor device and sensor device component. The invention also provides methods of use of the sensor to detect an analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SCENTIAN BIO LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Vladimir Kralicek, Colm Carraher, Han Yue Zheng, Natalie Olivia Victoria Plank, Jadranka Travas-Sejdic, Nihan Aydemir, Thanihaichelvan Murugathas, Roshan Khadka
  • Patent number: 12031941
    Abstract: Methods of calibrating a pH sensor fixed within an enclosed vessel are disclosed. The methods include introducing a buffer into the enclosed vessel, introducing a gas mixture comprising CO2 into the enclosed vessel, measuring a pH signal of the solution, measuring a CO2 concentration of a headspace gas of the solution, and calculating a pH value with a buffer calibration curve. The methods include calculating a calibration parameter with a sensor calibration curve and calibrating the pH sensor with the calibration parameter. Reactor systems are also disclosed. The systems include an enclosed reactor, a pH sensor, a CO2 sensor, a temperature control subsystem, and a controller. Methods of facilitating pH sensor calibration without sampling in a bioreactor system are also disclosed. The methods include providing a controller and providing instructions to operably connect the controller to the pH sensor and the CO2 sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Harry Lee, Kevin Shao-Kwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11977069
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved device that can be used to sense and characterize a variety of materials. The device may be used for a variety of applications, including genome sequencing, protein sequencing, biomolecular sequencing, and detection of ions, molecules, chemicals, biomolecules, metal atoms, polymers, nanoparticles and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Bharath Takulapalli
  • Patent number: 11965854
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a device for measuring the concentration of creatinine using one or more calibration solutions, the method comprising: receiving concentrations at an initial time of creatine, Cr, and/or creatinine, Crn, of the one or more calibration solutions; receiving outputs of the measuring device at the end time; calculating the concentration of Cr and/or Crn in the calibration solutions at an end time using a temperature model, wherein the temperature model indicates changes in temperature of the calibration solutions from the initial time to the end time; and determining a relationship between the outputs of the measuring device and the calculated concentrations of Cr and/or Crn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Radiometer Medical ApS
    Inventor: Thomas Kjaer
  • Patent number: 11959875
    Abstract: Composition and electrode for phosphate sensing. In one embodiment, the composition includes a first component, a second component, and a third component. The first component is selected from a group consisting of cobalt oxide nanoparticles, tin (IV) chloride, diphenyl tin dichloride, and ammonium molybdate. The second component includes graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide. The third component includes pyrrole or polypyrrole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Woo-Jin Chang, Misong Ryu, Mohammad Rizwen Ur Rahman
  • Patent number: 11953463
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a gas sensor element capable of detecting a concentration of specific ions based on a limiting current passing between a first electrode and a second electrode according to a concentration difference of the specific ions. The method includes a temperature raising step, a current measuring step and a control step. In the temperature raising step, a heater is energized to raise temperature of a solid electrolyte. In the current measuring step, a voltage is applied across the first and second electrodes and to measure a limiting current. In the control step, a part of a diffusion resistance layer is removed from the gas sensor element by using an ultrashort pulsed laser to control a diffusion length that is a length of an introduction path to maintain the limiting current to be within a final standard range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutoshi Kodama
  • Patent number: 11946899
    Abstract: A measuring device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode immersed in sample water stored in a measuring tank; a motor that rotates the first electrode; and a controller that operates, based on measurement results of current flowing through the sample water, in a measuring mode. In the measuring mode, the controller calculates a concentration of a measurement target in the sample water. The motor changes a rotational velocity of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kyakuno, Megumi Goto
  • Patent number: 11946900
    Abstract: A polymer not including a fluorescent dye is introduced into an electrophoresis flow channel and electrophoresis is performed (Steps S101, S103), so that a fluorescent dye in the electrophoresis flow channel is removed from the inside of the electrophoresis flow channel by the polymer. The fluorescent dye accumulated in the electrophoresis flow channel can be adhered to the polymer having a certain viscosity and removed from the electrophoresis flow channel. Accordingly, separation performance of a flow channel member can be recovered effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Sogabe
  • Patent number: 11946897
    Abstract: A gas sensor is provided which has improved responsiveness and is capable of improving accuracy in measurement of an imbalance between cylinders. The gas sensor includes a solid electrolyte having oxygen ion conductivity, a measurement electrode mounted on one principal surface of the solid electrolyte and is exposed to measurement gas, and a reference electrode mounted on the other principal surface of the solid electrolyte and exposed to reference gas A. Interface capacitance between crystal particles constituting the solid electrolyte is not more than 150 ?F. Interface resistance between the crystal particles constituting the solid electrolyte and each of the measurement electrode and the reference electrode is not more than 80 ?. The measurement electrode has a film thickness t1 of 2 to 8 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihide Segawa, Junta Zushi
  • Patent number: 11940412
    Abstract: A biosensor system includes an array of biosensors with a plurality of electrodes situated proximate the biosensor. A controller is configured to selectively energize the plurality of electrodes to generate a DEP force to selectively position a test sample relative to the array of biosensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Jie Huang, Jui-Cheng Huang, Yi-Hsing Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11940408
    Abstract: A measuring device includes: a first electrode immersed in sample water stored in a measuring tank; a second electrode immersed in the sample water; and a controller that: causes a power source to flow a current through the sample water between the first electrode and the second electrode; detects, based on a first digital signal, an interruption whereby an analog signal fluctuates by no less than a predetermined value; and calculates, based on a second digital signal, a concentration of a measurement target in the sample water. The first digital signal is acquired by sampling the analog signal with a first sampling period. The analog signal is based on the current flowing through the sample water. The second digital signal is acquired by sampling the analog signal with a second sampling period that is longer than the first sampling period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kyakuno, Yukihisa Takayama