Patents Examined by Khoa Huynh
  • Patent number: 10064448
    Abstract: An article of footwear has an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a base layer and one or more tensile strands. The sole structure includes an auxetic element operable to expand in two orthogonal horizontal directions in response to a tension applied in one of the directions. Each tensile strand has at least one end secured in fixed position relative to a peripheral region of the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Langvin, Tory M. Cross, Bryant Russell Klug, Timothy K. Liles, Robert Mervar, Olivier Henrichot
  • Patent number: 10063396
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates generally to a method and an apparatus for pilot decontamination for massive MIMO system and, more particularly, to a massive MIMO communication system based on channel estimation with topological interference alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
    Inventors: Yaming Luo, Yuxian Zhang, Man Wai Kwan, Kong Chau Tsang
  • Patent number: 10050836
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for SON and/or non-SON function coordination control have been provided. Specifically, embodiments have provided solutions for a second-party (e.g., operator), via an OAM interface like Itf-N or human interface, to control and manage a first-party (e.g., vendor) SCF, to ensure that the SCF makes coordination decisions on interacting SON functions according to the operator's requirements, even if the internal logic of the SCF is still not visible to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Yizhi Yao, Haitao Tang, Clemens Suerbaum
  • Patent number: 10039052
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a processing system configured to attempt communication with a first device via a first channel, connect with a second device associated with the first device in response to a determination that communication with the first device was unsuccessful on the first channel, and receive channel information associated with the first device from the second device, wherein the channel information indicates a second channel used by the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, George Cherian, Simone Merlin
  • Patent number: 10039010
    Abstract: A base station (13) is configured to receive, from a Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) or a core network (14), history information indicating whether or not specific coverage enhancement processing was executed in previous communication with the M2M terminal (11). Further, the base station (13) is configured to control communication using the specific coverage enhancement processing between the M2M terminal (11) and the base station (13) based on the history information received from the M2M terminal (11) or the core network (14). It is thus possible to contribute to improving efficiency of determination regarding whether to apply a special coverage enhancement processing to the M2M terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hisashi Futaki
  • Patent number: 10021929
    Abstract: A hat having attached hair including a baseball cap style hat with a dome-shaped crown having a front, a rear, and a lower opening for the head of the wearer. The hat further including a bill extending outwardly from the front of the crown. The rear of the crown having a semicircular shaped opening, generally adjacent to the lower edge of the crown. The hat also including a rectangular netting attached generally adjacent to the rear opening of the crown and a plurality of strands of hair wefted onto the netting in a plurality of parallel tracks, with the hair extending downwardly from the netting and outwardly through the semicircular shaped opening in the crown of the hat. Furthermore, the hat including indicia imprinted on the bill and the crown of the hat and optionally LED lights incorporated into the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Elegant Headwear Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Hillel Kirschner
  • Patent number: 10020906
    Abstract: TDMA communications between a host device and a number of clients on a communications channel are dynamically adapted to allocate or de-allocate time slots in response to changes in the number of active clients. The system initially operates in a startup mode in which the host device transmits a startup message on the communications channel and assigns a timeslot in a TDMA cycle in response to connection requests received from each of the requesting clients. After exiting the startup mode, the system operates in a normal mode in which the host device initiates the TDMA cycle by transmitting a polling message on the communications channel that indicates a number of timeslots occurring within that particular TDMA cycle. The host changes the number of timeslots indicated in the polling message to responsively adapt duration of the TDMA cycle as the number of clients communicating via the communications channel changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Brett Chessher, Scott Fillingim
  • Patent number: 10010132
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus including a pump, a switching unit, and a fluid diffuser is provided. The pump attached to the footwear pumps fluid into and exhausts fluid from a cavity of the footwear. The switching unit in communication with the pump selectively changes modes of operation of the pump. The fluid diffuser connected to the pump within the cavity of the footwear includes a feed pipe for transferring the fluid pumped from the pump to the cavity of the footwear during a pump mode of operation and to transfer the fluid in the cavity of the footwear to an ambient environment external to the footwear during an exhaust mode of operation, for ventilating the footwear. In one or more embodiments, the fluid diffuser includes a diffusing member with one or more openings and/or a fluid distribution channel member for transferring the fluid to and from the cavity of the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Alexander Litvinov
  • Patent number: 9999274
    Abstract: A shoe comprises a sole and an upper. The sole comprises a lower sole member and an upper sole member. The lower sole member includes a plurality of sipes and a longitudinal cavity. The longitudinal cavity is at least in a sole midfoot region and extends downwardly from a top surface of the lower sole member. The plurality of sipes extend upwardly from the bottom surface of the lower sole member and intersect the longitudinal cavity such that the plurality of sipes and the longitudinal cavity combine to define a plurality of through openings. The upper sole member is within the cavity and covers the plurality of through openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: COLE HAAN LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Henderson, George Chiou
  • Patent number: 9998934
    Abstract: A method to be performed by a wireless station having a wireless transceiver configured to establish a connection to a network, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method includes receiving information during a first reception segment of a discontinuous reception cycle, wherein the discontinuous reception cycle includes the first reception segment and a first idle segment, performing a first measurement that begins during the first reception segment and performing a second measurement, wherein the second measurement begins prior to an end of the first measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Wanping Zhang, Zhu Ji, Qiang Miao, Johnson O. Sebeni, Joshua Zhang
  • Patent number: 9998930
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a processing system configured to receive information related to a first device, wherein the information includes an indication that the first device is configured to change its operating channel, exclude the first device from an available device list in a neighbor report in response to receiving the indication that the first device is configured to change its operating channel, and output the neighbor report for transmission to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, George Cherian, Simone Merlin
  • Patent number: 9998384
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to window management in a stream computing environment. An indication of congestion may be detected with respect to the stream computing environment. Based on the indication of congestion, a set of window configurations in the stream computing environment may be determined. In response to determining the set of window configurations in the stream computing environment, the set of window configurations may be established in the stream computing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric L. Barsness, Daniel E. Beuch, Alexander Cook, John M. Santosuosso
  • Patent number: 9985822
    Abstract: A service chain management method, a delivery node, a controller, and a value-added service node are provided. An ingress delivery node of a service chain receives a detection packet for detecting the service chain, where the service chain includes at least one value-added service node, and the detection packet carries status information of each value-added service node; and the ingress delivery node determines whether the service chain is in a normal running state according to the detection packet. By using the present invention, management on a service chain can be implemented, thereby improving reliability of the service chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9974347
    Abstract: The application relates to a flame blocking venting trap (FBVT) adapted to vent a garment, the FBVT comprising a proximal layer; a central venting layer superposed to the proximal layer; and a distal layer superposed to the central venting layer. The the proximal layer is forming a first fold with the central venting layer and the central venting layer is forming a second fold with the distal layer to act as a flow restricting apparatus configured to prevent air and flames to get through the FBVT from the outside of the garment and allow air to get through the FBVT from the inside of the garment. A garment including one or many FBVT is encompassed by the present application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: CODET INC.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Audet
  • Patent number: 9949516
    Abstract: An interactive helmet system and method for reducing brain injuries may provide a helmet and at least one inflatable air pouch. The at least one inflatable air pouch may remain in an active position and may pressurize or further inflate in response to an impact with a surface. Over a predetermined time period, the at least one inflatable air pouch may not depressurize and may instantly pressurize or further inflate. The at least one inflatable air pouch may have an air pouch pressure that increases to a higher pressure and may protect users from brain injury at high impact forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Joshua R&D Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: David Pickett
  • Patent number: 9943137
    Abstract: A charm holder device for attaching charms to a heel breast of a shoe located between the shank and the heel of the shoe. The charm holder device includes an attachment portion attached to the shoe, a shoe engaging portion coupled to the attachment portion and a charm engaging portion with a charm keeper coupled to the shoe engaging portion. The charm keeper receives charms or beads. The attachment portion may be attached to the outsole of the shoe only or be in a bore located on the heel breast of the shoe and extending from the insole to the outsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Susan Leo
  • Patent number: 9936759
    Abstract: A shoe can include support members for a plantar surface of a foot that include: (a) a heel support plate; (b) a forefoot support plate; (c) a heel securing strap component for securely engaging a heel supporting component with a wearer's heel; and (d) a unidirectional hinge, wherein the hinge allows the heel support plate to rotate internally with respect to the forefoot support plate and limit the heel support plate from rotating externally with respect to the forefoot support plate. The support member allows the shoe to twist and move with the foot, allowing the ankle to remain neutral, rather than the shoe fighting the foot's natural motion. The unidirectional nature of the hinge plate also prevents the shoe from rotating externally beyond a predetermined limit point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Nurse, John Hurd, Jennifer L. Bishop
  • Patent number: 9936396
    Abstract: Provided herein are apparatus and methods for radio frequency (RF) signal boosters. In certain implementations, a multi-band signal booster is provided for boosting the uplink and downlink channels of at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band. In certain configurations, the downlink channels of the first and second channels are adjacent, and the signal booster includes a first amplification path for boosting the uplink channel of the first frequency band, a second amplification path for boosting the uplink channel of the second frequency band, and a third amplification path for boosting both downlink channels of the first and second frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: CELLPHONE-MATE, INC.
    Inventor: Hongtao Zhan
  • Patent number: 9930557
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method by which a terminal reports channel status information (CSI) to a base station in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises a step for setting a plurality of CSI processes through an upper layer, a step for pairing the plurality of CSI processes in two CSI process units; a step for calculating the CSI corresponding to each of the plurality of CSI processes by using a signal measurement resource and an interference measurement resource indicated by each of the plurality of CSI processes; and a step for reporting, to the base station, the CSI corresponding to each of the plurality of CSI processes, wherein the paired two CSI processes indicate a common signal measurement resource and interference measurement resources, which are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Park, Hanbyul Seo, Seungmin Lee
  • Patent number: 9918514
    Abstract: An article of footwear has a sole including a toe portion and a heel portion, a toe bumper disposed on the toe portion, the toe bumper being configured to contact a ball, and a heel bumper disposed on the heel portion, the heel bumper being configured to contact the ball, wherein at least one of the toe bumper and the heel bumper has an asymmetric shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John Droege, Paul Hooper, Tetsuya T. Minami, Morgan Stauffer