Patents Examined by Renan Luque
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Patent number: 11114743Abstract: The present subject matter describes positioning of an antenna in an electronic device. The antenna includes an antenna holder spanning within a length of a slot for a hinge of the electronic device or spanning within a length of the hinge.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Kuan-Jung Hung
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Patent number: 11109455Abstract: A dimmer switch includes a dimmer circuit configured to output a dimming control signal to control one or more dimmable light sources of a lighting fixture. The dimmer switch includes a power metering circuit configured to monitor power consumption of the one or more dimmable light source. The dimmer switch includes one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to perform a test operation to determine a low-end trim setpoint for the dimming control signal. The one or more control devices are further configured to adjust a range of the dimming control signal based, at least in part, on the low-end trim setpoint.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Nicholas Charles Kraus, Michael Dennis Tetreault
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Patent number: 11109467Abstract: Provided herein are lighting devices, systems, and methods. In particular, provided herein are lighting systems configured for use in a variety of medical settings to improve patient and health care worker health, performance, and well-being.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Midwest Lighting Institute, INC.Inventor: Rodney Heller
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Patent number: 11096263Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of wireless lighting devices. In an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes the steps of: acquiring coordinate information having the plurality of wireless lighting devices mapped to coordinate values of a coordinate system; generating lighting control information indicating a response of at least one of the plurality of wireless lighting devices to produce a lighting shape of the coordinate system; and transmitting the lighting control information, wherein the lighting control information includes response information and function information, the response information indicates a lighting response of the wireless lighting device, and the function information indicates a response or non-response of the at least one wireless lighting device based on the coordinate values.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Beatro Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang Min Jo
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Patent number: 11083056Abstract: A load regulation device, such as an LED driver, may be configured to control the intensity of a light source based on an analog control signal and a preconfigured dimming curve. The LED driver may sense a magnitude of the analog control signal and determine a new low-end and/or high-end control signal magnitude that falls outside of the input signal range of the dimming curve. The LED driver may rescale the preconfigured dimming curve according to new low-end and/or high-end control signal magnitudes and dim the light source based on the rescaled dimming curve. Multiple LED drivers controlled by the same analog control signal may communicate with each other regarding the magnitude of the analog control signal sensed by each LED driver, and match their target intensity levels despite sensing different analog control signal. A controller may be provided to coordinate the operation of the multiple LED drivers.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Matthew Knauss, Christopher G. Udall
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Patent number: 11070300Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry that is tested in a test system. The test system may include test probes. Circuitry under test may wirelessly transmit test signals. The test probes may receive the test signals at multiple locations. Circuitry may measure direct current (DC) voltages generated by the test probes and may convert the voltages to electric field magnitudes. A test host may process the electric field magnitudes to determine whether the circuitry under test exhibits a satisfactory radiation pattern. The test probes may include dielectric substrates and one or more dipole elements coupled to respective diodes. The dipole elements may include indium tin oxide (ITO) and may include first and second sets of orthogonal dipole elements. Transmission lines coupled to the dipole elements may include ITO and may form low pass filters that convert rectified voltages produced by the diodes into the DC voltages.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aaron J. Cooper, Amin Tayebi, Breanna E. Bredesen, Carlo Di Nallo, Michael J. Williams, Nikolaj P. Kammersgaard, Qian Zhang, Tyler R. Roschuk
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Patent number: 11060689Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-min Kwon, Pun-jae Choi, Geun-woo Ko, Jong-hyun Lee
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Patent number: 11063354Abstract: An antenna system for receiving and transmitting wireless signals includes a first complex antenna including a first reflection element, a first antenna array and a second antenna array; a second complex antenna including a second reflection element, a third antenna array and a fourth antenna array, wherein the first reflection element and the second reflection element are fixed to form an included angle to each other; and a feeding device, coupled to the first complex antenna and the second complex antenna, for alternately outputting radio-frequency signals to the first complex antenna and the second complex antenna, to emit wireless signals via the first complex antenna and the second complex antenna, and switching phases of the radio-frequency signals outputted to the first complex antenna and the second complex antenna, to change characteristics of beam generated by the first complex antenna and the second complex antenna in a vertical plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Wistron NeWeb CorporationInventors: Cheng-Geng Jan, Chieh-Sheng Hsu, Tsun-Che Huang
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Patent number: 11063372Abstract: An elementary antenna includes a planar radiating device comprising a substantially flat radiating element having a center and a plane defined by (i) a straight line passing through the center and (ii) another straight line perpendicular to the straight line and passing through the center, the radiating element comprising pairs of excitation points arranged in a quadruplet of excitation points located at a distance from the lines, comprising a first pair of excitation points arranged substantially symmetrically in relation to the straight line and a second pair of excitation points arranged substantially symmetrically in relation to the other line, the elementary antenna comprising processing to supply differential excitation signals for (i) exciting the excitation points and/or (ii) shaping signals emitted from the excitation points.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignees: THALES, UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE BORDEAUX, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Patrick Garrec, Anthony Ghiotto, Gwenaƫl Morvan
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Patent number: 11043742Abstract: A wireless channel sounding system may include a wireless channel sounding transmitter having at least two radio frequency front ends coupled to at least two phased array antennas to generate at least two radio frequency channel sounding waveforms from at least two baseband signals, the at least two phased array antennas each controllable to provide a respective transmit beam that is steerable in azimuth and elevation, and that comprises one of the at least two radio frequency channel sounding waveforms, where faces of the at least two phased array antennas are arranged to provide a transmit beam coverage over 360 degrees in azimuth, and a first processing system including at least one processor, in communication with the at least two radio frequency front ends, to provide the at least two baseband signals and steer the respective transmit beams via instructions to the at least two radio frequency front ends.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Saeed Ghassemzadeh, Aditya Chopra, Arunabha Ghosh, Andrew Thornburg
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Patent number: 11032889Abstract: A light source intended to be supplied with power by a voltage source. The light source includes a parallel assembly of at least two branches, each branch including at least one elementary light source having an electroluminescent semiconductor element, and each of the elementary light sources has a high internal series resistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Zdravko Zojceski, Samuel Daroussin
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Patent number: 11008650Abstract: A system and associated method are described for depositing high-quality films for providing a nanolayered coating on a three-dimensional surface. The system includes a magnetic array comprising multiple sets of magnets arranged to have Hall-Effect regions that run lengthwise along a sputter target. The system further includes an elongated sputtering electrode material tube surrounding the magnetic array comprising multiple sets of magnets arranged to have Hall-Effect regions that run lengthwise along the sputter target. During operation, the system generates and controls ion flux for direct current high-power impulse magnetron sputtering. During operation logic circuitry issues a control signal to control a kick pulse property of a sustained positive voltage kick pulse taken from the group consisting of: onset delay, amplitude and duration.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Starfire Industries LLCInventors: Thomas J. Houlahan, Jr., Daniel P. Menet, Ian F. Haehnlein, Ivan A. Shchelkanov, Robert A. Stubbers, Brian E. Jurczyk
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Patent number: 11011833Abstract: An antenna structure includes a signal source, four transmission lines, and four radiation elements. The radiation elements are coupled through the transmission lines to the signal source, respectively. Each of the radiation elements includes a loop structure, a first connection element, and a second connection element. The loop structure has a first inner edge and a second inner edge which are opposite to each other. A looped region is formed between the first inner edge and the second inner edge. The looped region has first and second sides. The first connection element extends across the first side of the looped region. The first connection element is coupled between the first inner edge and the second inner edge. The second connection element extends across the second side of the looped region. The second connection element is coupled between the first inner edge and the second inner edge.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.Inventor: Chun-Lin Huang
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Patent number: 11011354Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate non-pertubative measurements of low and null magnetic field in high temperature plasmas.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Inventors: Deepak K. Gupta, Richard Ignace, Kenneth H. Nordsieck
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Patent number: 11003052Abstract: A mobile device including: at least an imaging element; and a light-emitting device that irradiates a subject in accordance with imaging of the imaging element, in which the light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element, and the difference of the normalized spectral power distribution at a wavelength of 580 nm and a value B representing a difference between normalized spectral power distributions in a wavelength range from 540 nm to 610 nm and a wavelength range from 610 nm to 680 nm are appropriate values. By providing a wavelength control element, it is possible to improve the color reproducibility and the like of a captured image. The mobile device achieves both sensitivity improvement and color reproducibility in a trade-off relationship.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jo Kinoshita, Yuki Suto, Munetaka Itami, Kouichi Fukasawa, Makoto Arai
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Patent number: 11005155Abstract: A microwave antenna apparatus comprises a semiconductor package module comprising a mold layer, a semiconductor element, a coupling element and a redistribution layer, and an antenna module mounted on top of the semiconductor package module, said antenna module comprising an antenna substrate, one or more antenna elements, an antenna feed layer and an antenna ground layer. The footprint of the antenna module is larger than the footprint of the semiconductor package module.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Wasif Tanveer Khan, Mudassar Nauman, Arndt Thomas Ott, Ramona Hotopan
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Patent number: 10993297Abstract: A lighting circuit controls lighting/extinguishing of a light source. A driving circuit generates a driving current which is to be supplied to the light source. A clamp circuit clamps a voltage between both ends of the light source to a clamp level in a period in which the light source is to be turned off. The clamp level is defined to be higher than zero and lower than a critical pressure when the light source is turned on/off.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Takao Muramatsu
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Patent number: 10993299Abstract: An LED driving circuit includes a transformer circuit, a voltage supply circuit, a voltage-stabilizing circuit and a ripple compensation circuit. The transformer circuit is configured to convert an input voltage into a ripple output voltage. The voltage supply circuit is configured to provide a driving voltage associated with the maximum value of the ripple output voltage. The voltage-stabilizing circuit is configured to provide a first pulse DC voltage associated with the variation of the ripple output voltage. The ripple compensation circuit is configured to provide a second pulse DC voltage associated with the value of the input voltage, provide a compensation voltage according to the first pulse DC voltage, the second pulse DC voltage and the driving voltage, and provide a pure DC output voltage by superposing the compensation voltage on the ripple output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: ACER INCORPORATEDInventor: Tzu-Tseng Chan
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Patent number: 10986720Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system for automated lighting adjustments. The system includes a lighting control module configured to cause a transmission of a quantity of electrical energy to a lighting circuit and a detector circuit positioned in the lighting control module and configured to detect a change in a strength of detected signal, such as wireless signal. The system includes a controller coupled to the detector circuit and the lighting control module. The controller includes a processor configured to determine a time of day and to cause the lighting control module to change the quantity of electrical energy transmitted to the lighting circuit in response to the time of day exceeding a predetermined time threshold and the change in the strength of the wireless signal falling below a predetermined value. The controller can cause the lighting control module to reduce the quantity of electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Racepoint Energy, LLCInventors: William Lark, Jr., Erik Allen Charlton
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Patent number: 10980095Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control device and a pyroelectric infrared sensor based lighting control system. The control device includes a focusing apparatus and at least two pyroelectric infrared sensors. The focusing apparatus includes at least two curved surface structural portions sequentially connected adjacent to each other. Each of the curved surface structural portions corresponds to one focusing point, the at least two pyroelectric infrared sensors are respectively disposed at respective focusing points, and the focusing apparatus is configured to focus external infrared signals onto the respective pyroelectric infrared sensors. The at least two pyroelectric infrared sensors are configured to convert changed infrared signals into voltage signals when any one of the pyroelectric infrared sensors receives the changed infrared signals, and then to control a switch status of a lighting fixture by using the voltage signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chaobo Liu, Xingxing Xu, Kun Jia, Gongyu Wu