Patents Examined by Renan Luque
  • Patent number: 11592155
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an emission array including a plurality of light-emitting elements and a partition wall. The emission array includes a first region and a second region adjacent to each other. The partition wall is configured to isolate the first region and the second region from each other, such that the partition wall at least partially defines the first region in the emission array. The first region is associated with a first emission factor and the second region is associated with a second emission factor, the second emission factor different from the first emission factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-min Kwon, Pun-jae Choi, Geun-woo Ko, Jong-hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11588238
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a plurality of antenna elements, a microstrip feed network that is configured to supply power to the plurality of antenna elements, and one or more resistors disposed within the microstrip feed network proximate to one or more of the plurality of antenna elements. The resistors are configured to control sidelobes of the antenna assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: John E. Rogers
  • Patent number: 11587322
    Abstract: A visible light sensor may be configured to sense environmental characteristics of a space using an image of the space. The visible light sensor may be controlled in one or more modes, including a daylight glare sensor mode, a daylighting sensor mode, a color sensor mode, and/or an occupancy/vacancy sensor mode. In the daylight glare sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to decrease or eliminate glare within a space. In the daylighting sensor mode and the color sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to provide a preferred amount of light and color temperature, respectively, within the space. In the occupancy/vacancy sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to detect an occupancy/vacancy condition within the space and adjust one or more control devices according to the occupation or vacancy of the space. The visible light sensor may be configured to protect the privacy of users within the space via software, a removable module, and/or a special sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Craig Alan Casey, Galen Edgar Knode, Brent Protzman, Thomas M. Shearer, James P. Steiner
  • Patent number: 11576490
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an external detection see-through door of a cabinet that stores objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: INTOSEE CO. LTD
    Inventors: Jae Hwan Oh, Chan Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11565625
    Abstract: A vehicle in-cabin lighting system includes: an outward gaze guiding section that is provided inside a vehicle cabin at a vehicle front side and at a vehicle width direction outer side of a vehicle seat, and that becomes brighter than its surroundings on activation of an outer side lighting device; and a control section that is configured to determine whether or not an occupant sifting on the vehicle seat has an interest in interacting with another occupant inside the vehicle cabin based on detection of operation of an operation section by the occupant or based on detection of a state of the occupant, and to activate the outer side lighting device so as to make the outward gaze guiding section brighter in a case in which determination is made that there is no interest in interacting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mizobata, Kazuma Uchibori
  • Patent number: 11551960
    Abstract: Embodiments of a plug for use in an electrostatic chuck are provided herein. In some embodiments, a plug for use in an electrostatic chuck includes a polymer sleeve having a central opening; and a core disposed in the central opening of the polymer sleeve, the core having a central protrusion and a peripheral ledge, wherein an outer surface of the core includes a helical channel extending from a lower surface of the core towards the peripheral ledge to at least partially define a gas flow path through the plug, and wherein the peripheral ledge is disposed between an upper surface of the polymer sleeve and the lower surface of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Reyn T. Wakabayashi, Hamid Noorbakhsh, Anwar Husain
  • Patent number: 11545341
    Abstract: A plasma etching method and a semiconductor device fabrication method, the plasma etching method including providing a source power having a first single pulse to an electrostatic chuck in order to generate a plasma on a substrate; providing a first bias power having a burst pulse different from the first single pulse to concentrate the plasma on the substrate; and providing a second bias power having a second single pulse the same as the first single pulse to accelerate the plasma toward the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonghee Kim, Byunghun Han, Hyeongmo Kang, Donghyeon Na, Dougyong Sung, Seungbo Shim, Minjae Lee, Myungsun Choi, Minyoung Hur
  • Patent number: 11538670
    Abstract: A power converter is capable to convert an electrical input power into a bipolar output power and to deliver the bipolar output power to at least two independent plasma processing chambers. The power converter includes: a power input port for connection to an electrical power delivering grid, at least two, preferably more than two, power output ports each for connection to one of the plasma process chambers, and a controller configured to control the power converter to deliver the bipolar output power to the power output ports, using one or more control parameters selected from a list comprising: power, voltage, current, excitation frequency, and threshold for protective measures, such that at least one of the control parameters at a first power output port is different from the corresponding control parameter at a different power output port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TRUMPF Huettinger Sp. z o. o.
    Inventors: Jan Peter Engelstaedter, Pawel Ozimek, Krzysztof Ruda, Jakub Swiatnicki
  • Patent number: 11532456
    Abstract: In a disclosed inspection method, a substrate and an edge ring are placed on first and second regions, respectively. A first inspection circuit is connected to the substrate. The first inspection circuit has impedance. A second inspection circuit is connected to the edge ring. The second inspection circuit has impedance. A first electrical bias and a second electrical bias having a common bias frequency are applied to a first electrode in the first region and a second electrode in the second region, respectively. A voltage waveform of the substrate and a voltage waveform of the edge ring is acquired by using a waveform monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Chishio Koshimizu
  • Patent number: 11525563
    Abstract: A luminous device includes a luminous module. The luminous module includes a plurality of LED chips, a driving chip and a package body. The driving chip is configured to selectively drive the LED chips to emit light. The driving chip includes a power pad, a plurality of LED pads corresponding to the plurality of LED chips respectively and a ground pad. The driving chip receives a power signal having a selecting signal and a luminous signal by the power pin, and determines the LED chips to emit light according to the luminous signal or not based on the selecting signal. The luminous device uses the power signal of selecting the LED chip as the driving power for driving the LED chips to emit light in the same time. The luminous device not only reduces the volume, but also saves the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Shen-Ko Tseng
  • Patent number: 11523488
    Abstract: A power management system for a lighting circuit may include a grid shifting controller that includes a processor and a connection to an external power source. The power management system may also include a communication interface associated with the grid shifting controller. The grid shifting controller may be configured to provide control information to a processor of at least one grid shifting electrical fixture over the communication interface, the control information being configured to direct the at least one grid shifting electrical fixture on the use of power from the external power source and an energy storage device associated with the at least one grid shifting electrical fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Recker, David B. Levine
  • Patent number: 11523484
    Abstract: A controller circuit for a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs) includes a linear current source, channel circuitry, and supervisor circuitry. The linear current source is configured to regulate a first current from a supply along a first series path to the set of LEDs. The channel circuitry is configured to control a second current from the supply along a second series path to the set of LEDs, the second series path being in parallel with the first series path and the second series path comprising a drop element coupled in series with the supply and the set of LEDs. The supervisor circuitry is configured to regulate a total current supplied to the set of LEDs using the linear current source and the channel circuitry, the total current comprising the first current and the second current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Franco Mignoli, Marco Pamato, Maurizio Galvano, Hans-Peter Kreuter
  • Patent number: 11521837
    Abstract: There is provision of a stage including a base; a substrate mount section provided above an upper surface of the base; an annular member mount section provided above the upper surface of the base, so as to surround a periphery of the substrate mount section; a first bonding layer bonding the base and the substrate mount section; a second bonding layer bonding the base and the annular member mount section; an annular member disposed on the annular member mount section; and a sealing member configured to protect the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Shingo Koiwa
  • Patent number: 11521831
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a method for impedance matching. A matching network includes a first reactance element and a second reactance element. A sensor detects a value related to the plasma chamber or the matching network, and a system parameter is determined based on the detected value. For the determined system parameter, an error-related value is calculated for each of a plurality of potential first reactance element positions or for each of a plurality of potential second reactance element positions. A new first reactance element position and a new second reactance element position are calculated based on the error-related values calculated in the prior step. The first reactance element and the second reactance element are then altered to their new positions to reduce a reflected power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Gilliam Ulrich
  • Patent number: 11494852
    Abstract: A power controller configured to fit in a circuit breaker panel powering one or more loads. The power controller is further configured to dynamically manage critical loads of the one or more loads each controlled by a component that is capable of being actuated by the power controller and operated from a smartphone via the power controller, wherein the critical loads need not be wired to a dedicated circuit breaker panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Savant Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Madonna, Siegmar K. Eschholz, Anna E. Demeo, William H. Dillon
  • Patent number: 11472329
    Abstract: A multi-light control module assembly for controlling multiple lamps on a motorized vehicle includes a circuit board module having a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side. The board has a length defined between the first end and the second end and a width defined between the first side and the second side. A diode assembly is coupled to the module towards the second end thereof, and a connector assembly is coupled to the module adjacent to the diode assembly. The connector assembly is electrically coupled to the diode assembly. A first channel is defined between a first arm and a main portion of the module, and a second channel defined between a second arm and the main portion of the module. A cap is removably coupled to the connector assembly configured for partially housing a pair of wires receiving in the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FLEECE PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Brayden Fleece
  • Patent number: 11437764
    Abstract: A receptacle including a housing having a front cover, an outlet located on the front cover, and a light configured to project light through the front cover. The receptacle further including a photo sensor, a motion detector, and a controller. The photosensor is configured to detect light and output a light signal corresponding to the detected light. The motion detector is configured to detect motion and output a motion signal corresponding to the detected motion. The controller includes a memory and an electronic processor. The controller is configured to receive the light signal, receive the motion signal, compare the light signal to a light signal threshold, compare the motion signal to a motion signal threshold, and activate at least one selected from a group consisting of the light and the outlet, when the light signal crosses the light signal threshold and the motion crosses the motion signal threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Mozdzer, Felix Omar Perez, John Edward Brower
  • Patent number: 11437223
    Abstract: A stage includes an electrostatic chuck that supports a substrate and an edge ring; and a base that supports the electrostatic chuck. The electrostatic chuck includes a first region having a first upper surface and supports the substrate placed on the first upper surface; a second region having a second upper surface, provided integrally around the first region, and supports the edge ring placed on the second upper surface; a first electrode provided in the first region to apply a DC voltage; a second electrode provided in the second region to apply a DC voltage, and a third electrode to apply a bias power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Tsuguto Sugawara, Shin Yamaguchi, Hajime Tamura
  • Patent number: 11437263
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes at least one conductor layer; an electrostatic electrode; and a base body in which the electrostatic electrode is embedded, the base body having a first dielectric layer on which the electrostatic electrode is mounted, the base body having a second dielectric layer stacked on the first dielectric layer with covering the electrostatic electrode. The conductor layer is formed on a surface of the first dielectric layer opposite to a surface on which the electrostatic electrode is mounted. The second dielectric layer has a first surface facing the first dielectric layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface is a placement surface on which a suction target is placed. A relative permittivity of the first dielectric layer is lower than a relative permittivity of the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michio Horiuchi, Masaya Tsuno
  • Patent number: 11438991
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide an LED package and electronic display. An LED package can include an LED that emits red, green, blue and IR (infrared), where the IR portion is configured as either an emitter or (reversed biased) as a receiver. An electronic display includes multiple LED packages with the IR portions configured in a combination of transmitters and receivers. Thus, disclosed embodiments enable electronic displays that can serve as interactive video walls and floors that present a high-definition image along with interactive capabilities. Thus, disclosed embodiments serve to reduce cost and complexity in manufacture and deployment of such displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Brightlogic, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Scarpa, Mark Chambers