Patents Examined by Nghia Doan
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Patent number: 9331484Abstract: A power exchange controller adjusts a power exchange between a plurality of batteries and an upper authority to control deterioration of a state-of-health of each of the plurality of batteries at an equivalent rate. The power exchange controller is operable to receive a total power demand from the upper authority and each of the plurality of batteries connected to a charging station and adjust the power exchange between the upper authority and each of the plurality of batteries by detecting a battery temperature of each of the plurality of batteries and determining the power exchange with each of the plurality of batteries based on the total power demand and an equalized temperature determined from each battery temperature. Each power exchange is determined so that the battery temperature of each of the plurality of batteries during the power exchange is adjusted to the equalized temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Shinsuke Yonetani
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Patent number: 9323870Abstract: A method and apparatus generates thermal partitions for metal interconnects of an integrated circuit, based on interconnect self heat data and mutual heat data. Each of the thermal partitions includes data identifying thermally related interconnects and respective temperature values associated with each of the thermally related interconnects. Thermally related partitions that can be computed efficiently and simultaneously and the results then integrated using superposition for the full chips.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Inventor: Rajit C. Chandra
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Patent number: 9317650Abstract: One or more techniques or systems for determining double patterning technology (DPT) layout routing compliance are provided herein. For example, a layout routing component of a system is configured to assign a pin loop value to a pin loop. In some embodiments, the pin loop value is assigned based on a mask assignment of a pin of the pin loop. In some embodiments, the pin loop value is assigned based on a number of nodes associated with the pin loop. DPT compliance or a DPT violation is determined for the pin loop based on the pin loop value. In this manner, odd loop detection associated with DPT layout routing is provided because a DPT violation results in generation of an additional instance of a net, for example. Detecting an odd loop allows a design to be redesigned before fabrication, where the odd loop would present undesired issues.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Huang-Yu Chen, Fang-Yu Fan, Yuan-Te Hou, Wen-Hao Chen, Chung-Hsing Wang, Yi-Kan Cheng
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Patent number: 9312717Abstract: Frequent charging/discharging to an electric energy storage element is suppressed for energy saving and longer lifetime. A transmission-line-side power converter device converts power from a transmission line, and supplies DC power to a feeder line connected to an electric energy storage element. An output current controller connected with a line voltage detector detects the feeder line voltage, and a charging rate detector detects a charging rate of the electric energy storage element. A control table sets charging/discharging start voltages and current saturated voltages based on the detected line voltage and charging rate. The output current controller controls the electric energy storage element to discharge at a high line voltage as the charging rate increase, to suppress charging the electric energy storage element at the low line voltage, and makes discharging difficult at the low line voltage to facilitate charging at the low line voltage as the charging rate decreases.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masayuki Nogi, Ryo Takagi, Koji Ootsuji, Mitsuhiko Matsui, Satoshi Koizumi
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Patent number: 9304986Abstract: Methods and systems to automatically build a native interface for connecting a hardware block to an external component such as a processor or a memory. A description file of the hardware block is parsed to extract a plurality of interface signals. A register map is automatically created, in hardware, based on the extracted interface signals. A wrapper is automatically generated for interfacing with the automatically built register map according to a target interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Altera CorporationInventor: Kevin Smith
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Patent number: 9300150Abstract: An aspect provides an information handling device, including: one or more processors; a memory device assessable to the one or more processors and storing code executable by the one or more processors; one or more rechargeable batteries providing power to one or more of the one or more processors and the memory device; and a wireless charging coil system operatively coupled to the one or more rechargeable batteries; the wireless charging coil system comprising two or more coil portions oriented at an angle with respect to one another such that the two or more coil portions are aligned along two or more charging planes. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jian Li, Scott Edwards Kelso
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Patent number: 9292651Abstract: A method of physical design of an IC using an EDA tool includes identifying elements of the IC design that have excess positive timing slack. The excess timing slack elements are placed in a separate partition and then parameters of the characteristics of the excess timing slack elements are modified to reduce their excess timing slack, such as reducing the voltage supplied to the separate partition, thereby lowering power consumption of the IC design.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Chetan Verma, Amit Kumar Dey, Ashis Maitra, Kulbhushan Misri, Amit Roy, Harkaran Singh, Vijay Tayal
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Patent number: 9280496Abstract: A computer-implement method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for formal verification of an arbiter design. The method comprising: performing formal verification of an arbiter design, wherein the arbiter design is based on an original arbiter design comprising a fairness logic and an arbitration logic, wherein the arbiter design comprising the arbitration logic and a portion of the fairness logic; and wherein the formal verification is performed with respect to a multi-dimensional Complete Random Sequence (CRS) having two or more dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gadiel Auerbach, Fady Copty, Viresh Paruthi
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Patent number: 9281710Abstract: A bypass control wireless charging device includes a logic control unit electrically connected to a wireless transmission unit, a full-bridge inverter, a buck-boost unit, a discharging switch unit and a back current prevention unit, wherein the discharging switch unit electrically connected to a battery, and a inlet terminal of the back current prevention unit electrically connected to a charging terminal, when the charging terminal electrically connected to an external power, the back current prevention unit turned on by the logic control unit to turned off the discharging switch unit and the input voltage of the external power boosted by buck-boost unit and converted DC to AC by the full-bridge inverter. The coil of the wireless transmission unit provided the emission electricity with AC induction to achieve the purpose of wireless charging for the electronics while received the emission electricity of the wireless transmission unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Inventor: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
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Patent number: 9275184Abstract: A method for designing a system on a target device includes performing register retiming on the system. A critical chain in the system is detected, wherein the critical chain includes a plurality of register-to-register paths and where improving timing on one of the register-to-register paths improves timing on other register-to-register paths. Properties of the critical chain are reported.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Altera CorporationInventor: Gordon Raymond Chiu
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Patent number: 9275185Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and verifying circuit layouts from computer-aided design tools for vertically integrated, three-dimensional integrated circuits are disclosed. In one instance, a 3-D technology file of these teachings is obtained by providing an identifier for two or more circuit levels, providing for each one of the two or more circuit levels an identifier for a 2-D technology file corresponding to each of the one or more circuit levels and providing a file structure including the two or more circuit levels and each identifier, corresponding to each one of the one or more circuit levels, for the 2-D technology file corresponding to each one of the two or more circuit levels. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: R3 LOGIC, INC.Inventor: Lisa G. McIlrath
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Patent number: 9256087Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention publishes a color cast compensation method for liquid crystal display panel, which comprises the steps of obtaining a trace impedance of each trace of a plurality of traces in a fan-out-shape and obtaining a correlation curve showing the relationship between the trace impedance and a channel according to the trace impedance; obtaining a curve of a real driving force on an output terminal of the channel according to the correlation curve showing the relationship between the trace impedance and the channel; adjusting a size of a cross-sectional area of a MOS transistor on the output terminal of the channel according to the curve of the real driving force. The embodiment of the present invention further publishes another color cast compensation method for liquid crystal display panel and a color cast compensation system for liquid crystal display panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Yu Wu
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Patent number: 9257866Abstract: The present disclose relates to a wireless charging device for charging a portable electronic device. The wireless charging device includes a charging panel, a transmitting unit and at least one adsorbent unit. The charging panel includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface supports the portable electronic device. The charging panel defines a through hole through the first surface. The transmitting unit includes a coil for generating electromagnetic signals. The adsorbent unit extends through the through hole of the charging panel and adsorbs the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignees: CHAMP TECH OPTICAL (FOSHAN) CORPORATION, Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hai-Lin Chen, Di-Qiong Zhao, Ching-Hsing Huang
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Patent number: 9251303Abstract: A method is disclosed for use in design of a system, the system to include a plurality of sources contributing to a variable system effect. The method includes determining a plurality of functional units to form the system, obtaining a plurality of constant functional unit source informations, determining at least one variable quantity, associating each functional unit with one of the at least one variable quantity, obtaining variable functional unit source information by combining the constant functional unit source information with the variable quantity associated with the functional unit, and deriving the variable system effect based on combining the variable functional unit source informations. Further a device for use in design of a system is disclosed and also a tangible computer-readable medium storing instruction code thereon, that when executed causes one or more processors to perform steps for design of a system.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Thomas Steinecke
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Patent number: 9248791Abstract: An in-vehicle battery charging system adaptable to a wide variety of objects to be charged. A charging system 1 includes a battery charger 3 with a built-in primary coil 2 used to charge an object 7 with a secondary coil 5 and a rechargeable battery 6. By allowing the battery charger 3 and the object 7 to come close to each other, the rechargeable battery 6 is charged through an electromagnetic inductive action between the coils. The battery charger 3, provided in a vehicle instrumental panel 4, includes a slider assembly 23 for adjusting a position of the secondary coil 5 of the object 7 with respect to the primary coil 2 of the battery charger 3. This slider assembly 23 enables a positional relationship between the coils to be properly adjusted, enabling a proper charge condition to be maintained for a variety of objects to be charged.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: HONDA ACCESS CORP.Inventor: Yoshimasa Misono
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Patent number: 9252616Abstract: A zinc-air cell, a battery which is a low weight, low volume, or high energy system, or a combination thereof, and an apparatus for recharging the same are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: PHINERGY LTD.Inventor: Jonathan Russell Goldstein
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Patent number: 9240702Abstract: A modular pocket system includes a modularly mountable pocket modularly mountable to a tactical garment. An insert is mounted in the pocket to align and closely inductively couple a primary inductive coil and related primary drive circuits in the insert to a secondary inductive coil and related secondary charging circuits in a portable electronic device mountable into the insert for the inductively coupled transmission of power between the coils so to transmit power to the portable device, where the device has a rechargeable energy storage component electrically connected to the secondary inductive coil and secondary charging circuits.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: CYNECTIC DESIGNS LTD.Inventor: Roger J. Soar
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Patent number: 9240700Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for charging a host device from a charging source through an accessory are described. Upon detecting an input power signal from the charging source, an accessory may send an identification request to the host device and authenticate the host device based on the identification information received from the host device. Upon authenticating the host device, the accessory may enable a power path between the charging source and the host device to supply a charging current to charge the host device.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Jonathan J. Andrews, Alexei Kosut, James M. Hollabaugh, Zachary C. Rich, Daniel J. Fritchman
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Patent number: 9238415Abstract: An apparatus for rapid charging using onboard power electronics includes a DC bus, a first energy storage device coupled to the DC bus and configured to output a DC voltage, a first bi-directional voltage modification assembly coupled to the DC bus, and a high-impedance voltage source coupleable to the DC bus. The apparatus further includes a charging system having a first receptacle coupled to the DC bus and a second receptacle coupled to the first bi-directional voltage modification assembly. The first receptacle is constructed to mate with a first connector coupled to the high-impedance voltage source and the second receptacle is constructed to mate with a second connector coupled to the high-impedance voltage source. A controller is programmed to control a simultaneous transfer of charging energy through the first and second receptacles of the charging system to the DC bus.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Inventors: Robert Dean King, Robert Louis Steigerwald
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Patent number: 9235676Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) design method. The method includes (1) receiving a first layout comprising stripe patterns with a first separation and a first width; (2) receiving a second layout comprising stripe patterns with a second width narrower than the first separation, each stripe on the second layout is configured to situate between two adjacent stripes on the first layout when overlaying the first layout and the second layout; (3) performing a separation check by identifying a spacing between a stripe on the second layout and one of the two adjacent stripes on the first layout; and (4) adjusting the spacing between the stripe on the second layout and one of the two adjacent stripes on the first layout when the separation check determining the spacing is greater than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Chuan-Fang Su, Chih-Chun Hsu, Hsing-Wang Chen, Rung-Shiang Chen, Ching-Juinn Huang