Patents Examined by Reena Aurora
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Patent number: 12265116Abstract: A device and a method for detecting LEDs bonded to a display substrate are provided. The device includes a power supply assembly, a pressure fixture and a detector. The power supply assembly is used for providing electrical signals to the LEDs. The pressure fixture is used for applying a force to the power supply assembly, so that the power supply assembly directly contacts and electrically connects to at least one of the LEDs. The detector is on a side of the pressure fixture away from the power supply assembly and used for detecting whether each of the LEDs emits light according to a normal standard.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Century Technology (Shenzhen) Corporation LimitedInventor: Kuang-Hua Liu
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Patent number: 12247851Abstract: Position sensing units, comprising a magnetic assembly (MA) having a width W measured along a first direction and a height H measured along a second direction and including at least three magnets having respective magnetic polarizations that define along the first direction at least a left MA domain, a middle MA domain and a right MA domain, wherein the magnetic polarizations of each MA domain are different, and a magnetic flux measuring device (MFMD) for measuring a magnetic flux B, wherein the MA moves relative to the MFMD along the first direction within a stroke L that fulfils 1 mm?L?100 mm, stroke L beginning at a first point x0 and ending at a final point xmax, and wherein a minimum value Dmin of an orthogonal distance D, measured along the second direction between a particular MA domain and the MFMD, fulfills L/Dmin>10.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2024Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.Inventors: Yiftah Kowal, Nadav Goulinski, Tal Korman, Ephraim Goldenberg
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Patent number: 12235331Abstract: To provide an abnormality detection apparatus for resolver which can determine the abnormality of at least the first system, even if the period of the excitation AC voltage of the first system and the period of the excitation AC voltage of the second system are different periods, and the magnetic interference between systems occurs. An abnormality detection apparatus for resolver applies an AC voltage of a first period to a first system excitation winding; applies an AC voltage of a second period different from the first period to a second system excitation winding; calculates a first system square sum which is a sum of square values of the detection values of output signals of first system two output windings after the second period component reduction processing: and determines abnormality of first system based on whether or not the first system square sum is within a normal range of first system.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Mori, Hiroko Ikeda, Kenji Ikeda, Kenta Kubo, Toshihiro Matsunaga
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Patent number: 12235171Abstract: A resistance measurement system includes a plurality of resistors connected in series along a single line. The plurality of resistors includes N resistors. The system includes a plurality of capacitors for at least N?1 of the resistors. Each capacitor is connected in parallel to the single line with a respective resistor to form a respective resistor-capacitor (RC) pair. Each RC pair includes a different time constant such that each RC pair reaches a steady state voltage at a different time. The system includes a current supply connected to the single line to supply a current to the line. The system includes a control module configured to sense a total voltage across the single line and to successively determine resistance of each resistor from the total voltage based on the current, a known total steady state voltage, and known time-to-steady-state-voltages of each RC pair and/or resistors.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.Inventor: Scott R. Durkee
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Patent number: 12228592Abstract: A sensor and a method of measuring an electrical characteristic of a conductor is provided. The sensor includes a first and second housings slidably coupled to move from a first to a second position. A first set of magnetic field sensors are coupled to the first housing. Each of the first magnetic field sensors having a different sensing axis and output a first signal in response to power flowing through the conductor. A second set of magnetic field sensors are coupled to the second housing. Each of the second magnetic field sensors having a different sensing axis and output a second signal in response to power flowing through the conductor. A circuit is coupled to receive signals from the first and second magnetic field sensors. The circuit is configured to generate a low energy signal in response to receiving the first and second signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.Inventors: Chris Paul Yakymyshyn, John-Paul Laglenne
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Patent number: 12222406Abstract: Poor opening is detected with certainty and reliability with respect to a ground line of an integrated circuit device regardless of the connection state of a load and the operating state of a drive circuit. In an integrated circuit device 10, a drive circuit 30 switches between conduction and interruption of a load current using switch elements 40 and 45. The ground line 31 is grounded via the GND terminal 32 to the common ground provided outside the integrated circuit device 10 and is connected to the drive circuit 30. The ground line 21 is grounded to the common ground via the GND terminal 22 and is connected to the control circuit 20. The diagnostic current supply circuit 90 supplies a predetermined diagnostic current to the ground line 31. The rectifying elements 61 and 62 are connected between the ground line 21 and the ground line 31.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Shima, Keishi Komoriyama, Yoichiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12224550Abstract: A method and system for analyzing Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) on a wafer are provided. An illustrative method of is provided that includes: applying a stimulus to each of the plurality of VCSELs on the wafer; measuring, for each of the plurality of VCSELs, two or more VCSEL parameters responsive to the stimulus; correlating the measured two or more VCSEL parameters to define a value of a common performance characteristic; and identifying clusters of VCSELs having similar values of the common performance characteristic. The clusters of VCSELs may be determined to collectively meet or not meet an optical performance requirement defined for the VCSELs on the wafer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Tali Septon, Itshak Kalifa, Elad Mentovich, Matan Galanty, Yaakov Gridish, Hanan Shumacher, Vadim Balakhovski, Juan Jose Vegas Olmos
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Patent number: 12216184Abstract: A system for magnetically inspecting a metallic component uses a manipulator configured to manipulate a relative position between a part fixture that holds the metallic component and a probe fixture that holds a magnetic probe, thereby causing the probe tip to trace an inspection route along the surface of the metallic component so that the probe tip contacts the metallic component such that an angular difference between the probe axis and a vector normal to the surface is less than a predetermined angle delta. The magnetic probe has a probe tip that measures magnetic permeability of the metallic component along the inspection route, which the controller receives. A method of performing the magnetic inspection is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: Andrew DeBiccari, Zhong Ouyang
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Patent number: 12216039Abstract: An apparatus for generating high voltage (HV) driving signals associated with an ion mobility detector comprises a ground-based HV base module and a HV deck module coupled by an interconnect module. The HV base module implements dual power supplies that together drive a drift tube voltage signal to the high-voltage-based deck module. Each of the power supplies is regulated by a combination open loop and closed loop controller. The HV deck module implements one or more grid modules that generate a bipolar voltage that floats on the drift tube voltage signal. Also included may be a pulse generator configured to generate at least one synchronizing timing pulse. Power supplies within the apparatus may be synchronized based on the synchronization timing pulse.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Viken Detection CorporationInventor: Adrian Delforge
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Patent number: 12210059Abstract: A test element group (TEG) disposed adjacent to at least one memory chip on a wafer includes a ring oscillator configured to output a clock signal based on a direct current (DC) signal received through a first pad and from a test device, a first divider configured to divide the clock signal and to output a first divided signal, and a sequential circuit set configured to receive the clock signal and the first divided signal, to generate a test signal based on the clock signal and the first divided signal, and to output the test signal to the test device through a second pad. The sequential circuit set includes a sequential circuit having a configuration corresponding to at least one circuit included in the at least one die.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeongha Kim, Dongsoo Kang, Jaeboong Lee
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Patent number: 12203778Abstract: A position detector includes a position detection magnet unit installed at each of a plurality of carriers, and a position detection unit. The position detection magnet unit includes a plurality of magnets disposed such that different magnetic poles are arranged alternately in a transport direction of the carriers, and side magnetic shielding portions installed at the ends of the position detection magnet unit. The position detection unit includes: a processing substrate disposed in parallel to the transport direction of the carriers; a plurality of magnetic detection elements disposed side by side in the transport direction of the carriers on a front side of the processing substrate; and a substrate-side magnetic shielding portion opposite the magnetic detection elements, the substrate-side magnetic shielding portion being installed on a back side of the processing substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinao Tatei, Takeshi Musha
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Patent number: 12199567Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system and a method and a device for detecting an earth fault of a photovoltaic string. The controller obtains a terminal voltage of each photovoltaic string before voltage disturbance, where the terminal voltage is a voltage to earth of a positive electrode or negative electrode of the photovoltaic string; performs voltage disturbance on each photovoltaic string and obtains a terminal voltage of each photovoltaic string after the voltage disturbance; determines a photovoltaic string with an earth fault based on the terminal voltage of each photovoltaic string before and after the voltage disturbance; obtains a photovoltaic panel with an earth fault by using the terminal voltage and an output voltage of the photovoltaic string before the voltage disturbance, or obtains a photovoltaic panel with an earth fault by using the terminal voltage and an output voltage of the photovoltaic string after the voltage disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Boping Yang, Huan Zhao
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Patent number: 12189001Abstract: A magnetic position sensor comprises a first magnetic rod including a first end and a second end, and a second magnetic rod including a third end and a fourth end, the first end and the third end at a first distance, the second end and the fourth end at a second distance greater than the first distance. The magnetic position sensor further includes a magnet configured to travel relative to the first magnetic rod and the second magnetic rod along a first axis, and one or more magnetic sensors communicatively coupled to the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Bourns, Inc.Inventors: Jay Jamshid Khazaai, Perry Wehlmann, Gregory Scott DePue
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Patent number: 12188768Abstract: An angle detector includes a rotary scale having a scale pattern in which a plurality of patterns are arrayed along a circumference direction of the rotary scale, and a plurality of detection heads, each of which detects the plurality of patterns from the scale pattern. The plurality of detection heads are shifted from each other in the circumference direction of the rotary scale and are shifted from each other in a radial direction of the rotary scale.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke Tanaka, Yoshiaki Kato, Miyako Mizutani
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Patent number: 12181526Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for improved anomaly detection for rotating machines. An example method may include determining a rotational speed of a rotating machine; determining, using a frequency domain transform of a signal, a frequency domain signal; determining, based on the rotational speed, a first frequency band within the frequency domain signal for identifying a fault frequency; determining a fault frequency within the first frequency band; determining, based on the fault frequency, a second frequency band within the first frequency band, wherein the second frequency band includes the fault frequency; determining, based on the second frequency band, a first fault index and a baseline of the first fault index; determining, based on a deviation of a second fault index from the baseline, a fault condition; and providing an alert based on the fault condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Shahid Ali, Sumitha Mohan, Balakrishna Pamulaparthy
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Patent number: 12174272Abstract: Systems and methods for eliminating or mitigating T-effects on Hall sensors. A system may comprise a magnet-coil arrangement for providing a relative movement therebetween to obtain a relative position, a Hall sensor for sensing the relative movement, a temperature sensor located in proximity of the Hall sensor for providing temperature sensing, and a controller having two or more channels coupled to Hall sensor and to the temperature sensor and configured to control the relative movement and to provide, based on the temperature sensing, a temperature correction input to the Hall sensor for compensating a temperature effect on the Hall sensor sensing.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.Inventors: Yiftah Kowal, Michael Scherer
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Patent number: 12164008Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to measuring position and displacement of a 2D surface magnet array of at least three adjacent magnetic north and south tracks with an acute angle versus its motion displacement relative to a magnetic field sensor (e.g., magnetic sensing probe). In an illustrative example, the geometry of the 2D surface magnet array may be planar with adjacent and alternating north and south pole regions. In some embodiments, the 2D surface magnet array geometry may take the form of (1) an axial cylindrical helical multipole magnet array having individually magnetized layers that are oriented in helical shape, or (2) a radial disk spiral multipole magnet array with at least three adjacent north and south tracks oriented as a spiral shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Pascal Schweizer, Christopher Kenney, Richard Andrews
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Patent number: 12162417Abstract: A seat position sensor arrangement for measuring a position of a seat with respect to a fixed part of an automotive vehicle includes a driving mechanism, a pair of wheels rotatably coupled by the driving mechanism and rotating with different angular speeds upon being driven by the driving mechanism, and at least one rotation sensor subassembly corresponding to each of the wheels. Each rotation sensor subassembly measures an angle of rotation of one of the wheels.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH ET ALInventors: Irshad Mohammad, Earl Daniel Swope, Christian Berger, Lucian Iordache, Michael Ludwig, Bruno Contion
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Patent number: 12158509Abstract: A Hall effect sensor system includes a Hall effect sensor and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The Hall effect sensor includes an input port to receive a DC (direct current) current signal and generates a Hall voltage based on exposure to a magnetic field. The DSC generates the DC current signal based on a reference signal and drives it via a single line that operably couples the DSC to the Hall effect sensor and simultaneously to sense the DC current signal via the single line. The DSC detects an effect on the DC current signal corresponding to the Hall voltage that is generated across the Hall effect sensor based on exposure of the Hall effect sensor to the magnetic field and generates a digital signal representative of the Hall voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.Inventors: Patrick Troy Gray, Gerald Dale Morrison, Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr.
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Patent number: 12153099Abstract: Disclosed are a shielding detection circuit of a transmission line and a transmission line system. The shielding detection circuit of the transmission line includes an electric leakage detection module, a breakage detection module, a switch module and a control module, and a detection end of the electric leakage detection module is connected with a conducting shielding layer set to detect an electric leakage signal. The breakage detection module includes a first detection end and a second detection end. The first detection end of the breakage detection module is connected with one end of the conducting shielding layer set and the second detection end of the breakage detection module is connected with the other end of the conducting shielding layer set to detect a breakage signal. The switch module is connected with a power supply bus set to switch an on-off state of a transmission line of the power supply bus set.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Guangdong Rifeng Electric Cable Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lanwang Guo, Daijun Jiang