Patents Examined by T. Dinh
  • Patent number: 12191785
    Abstract: A motor drive receives a position feedback signal from a position sensor operatively connected to a motor. The motor drive receives a command signal defining a desired operation of the motor. A processor in the motor drive generates an acceleration feedforward signal from the command signal and an acceleration reference signal from the command signal and the position feedback signal. The processor also generates an estimated disturbance acceleration from the acceleration reference signal. The acceleration feedforward signal is multiplied by a first gain to obtain a first product, and the estimated disturbance acceleration by a second gain to obtain a second product. The first and second gains are functions of first and second portions of the system inertia. A current reference signal is generated based on the first product and second products, and an output voltage to the motor is generated from the current reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation, Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Hoffman, Adam M. Shea, Robert J. Miklosovic
  • Patent number: 12191803
    Abstract: A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, a first shutoff device, and a second shutoff device. The string includes a plurality of solar cell modules connected in series. The first shutoff device includes a first switching unit and a second switching unit, and turns OFF the switching units, in response to a first control signal from the inverter. The first switching unit is connected to an anode side terminal of the string and an anode side terminal of the inverter. The second switching unit is connected to a cathode side terminal of the string and a cathode side terminal of the inverter. The second shutoff device cuts off a solar cell module group including one or more among the plurality of solar cell modules and either another solar cell module or the inverter in response to a second control signal from the first shutoff device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Takeyama, Ryo Ogura, Jeongho Baik, Jun Nakaichi, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Tomoko Endo, Erica Martin
  • Patent number: 12183982
    Abstract: A rotatable antenna is disclosed comprising a wireless rotatable interconnect comprising: a stator coil pad, a rotor coil pad, and a radiating element coupled to the rotor coil pad. In an embodiment, changes in a rotation of the rotor coil pad about an axis change a pointing direction of the radiating element. Moreover, a first channel of a plurality of wireless channels transfers power from the stator coil pad to the rotor coil pad and a second channel of the plurality of wireless channels transfers data between the stator coil pad and the rotor coil pad. Also, a data encoder may be coupled to the rotor coil pad that modulates at least a portion of the data transmitted through the second channel of the plurality of wireless channels onto a radio frequency (RF) signal, and provides the RF signal to the radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: VIASAT, INC.
    Inventors: Eric B. Shin, Kevin M. Skinner
  • Patent number: 12184229
    Abstract: A solar power generation system includes a string, an inverter, a first shutoff device, and a second shutoff device?. The string includes a plurality of solar cell modules connected in series. The first shutoff device cuts off the string and the inverter in response to a first control signal from the inverter. The second shutoff device cuts off a solar cell module group including one or more among the plurality of solar cell modules and either another solar cell module or the inverter in response to a second control signal from the first shutoff device. The second shutoff device includes a first switching unit that includes a first open and close unit and a first semiconductor switching device connected in parallel with the first open and close unit. The first semiconductor switching device is turned ON before the first open and close unit is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Takeyama, Ryo Ogura, Jeongho Baik, Jun Nakaichi, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Tomoko Endo, Erica Martin
  • Patent number: 12181953
    Abstract: An operating method of a nonvolatile memory device for programming multi-page data, the operating method including: receiving the multi-page data from a memory controller; programming first page data among the multi-page data to first memory cells connected to a word line adjacent to a selected word line; reading previous page data previously stored in second memory cells connected to the selected word line based on a first sensing value and a second sensing value after programming the first page data; calculating a first fail bit number by comparing first bits of the previous page data read based on the first sensing value to second bits of the previous page data read based on the second sensing value; and programming the previous page data read from the second memory cells and second page data among the multi-page data to the second memory cells based on the first fail bit number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wandong Kim, Jinyoung Kim, Sehwan Park, Hyun Seo, Sangwan Nam
  • Patent number: 12183406
    Abstract: It is determined whether a write disturb capability associated with a first location of a memory device satisfies a threshold criterion. Responsive to determining that the write disturb capability associated with the first location of the memory device satisfies the threshold criterion, a plurality of memory units is remapped to a second location of the memory device, wherein a write disturb capability associated with the second location of the memory device does not satisfy the threshold criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tingjun Xie, Zhenming Zhou, Zhenlei Shen, Charles See Yeung Kwong
  • Patent number: 12183404
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a memory device includes a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit coupled to the memory cell array. The peripheral circuit includes frequency dividers and a clock path coupled to the frequency dividers. Each of the frequency dividers is configured to receive a clock signal and generate a clock return signal. The clock return signal corresponds to the clock signal. A period of the clock return signal is greater than the period of the clock signal. The clock path is configured to merge the clock return signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shu Xie
  • Patent number: 12183418
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for bank to bank data transfer. An example apparatus includes a plurality of banks of memory cells, an internal bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks and an external bus interface, and a bank-to-bank transfer bus configured to transfer data between the plurality of banks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventors: Perry V. Lea, Troy A. Manning
  • Patent number: 12176163
    Abstract: An electric grid includes feed-ins, loads, and a distribution grid, which is arranged therebetween. The distribution grid comprises at least one busbar and at least one device for opening or closing a DC circuit. The at least one device includes an electric switch for opening or closing the DC circuit, a fault current detector, a trigger unit, a precharging device, and a control unit for automatically closing the electric switch after the precharging process. The electric switch opens the DC circuit via the trigger unit if a fault current is detected by the fault current detector, and the precharging device restores the voltage on the busbar prior to closing the electric switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Shivansh Batra, Thomas Beckert, Feng Du, Michael Hein, Yi Zhu
  • Patent number: 12178125
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, which form a pn junction, and a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. The third material is configured to modify a distribution of energy levels of the first material or the second material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Minami, Sung Young Yun, Kyung Bae Park, Sung Jun Park, Chul Joon Heo
  • Patent number: 12170122
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for techniques for initializing memory error correction are described. A memory system may perform operations relating to writing data to multiple memory cells belonging to one or more rows of the memory system in response to a single write command. For example, the memory system may receive (e.g., from a host system) an activation command (e.g., a row group activation command) indicating a row group address. The memory system may activate a set of rows indicated by the row group address. In response to a write command (e.g., a row group write command), the memory system may write data in a respective memory cell of each row indicated by the row group address. For example, each memory cell to be written may correspond to a column address included in the write command. The memory system may write a same logic state to each memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 12166139
    Abstract: A solar cell can include a first plurality of metal contact fingers, and a second plurality of metal contact fingers interdigitated with the first plurality of metal contact fingers, wherein at least one of the first plurality of metal contact fingers comprises a wrap-around metal finger that passes between a first edge of the solar cell and at least one contact pads. A photovoltaic (PV) string including a solar cell with a wrap-around metal contact finger. A method of coupling an electrically conductive connector to a solar cell with a wrap-around metal contact finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthieu Minault Reich, Lewis C. Abra, David Fredric Joel Kavulak, Andrea R. Bowring, Benjamin Francois, Peter J. Cousins, Boris Bastien, Benjamin I. Hsia, Raphael M. Manalo
  • Patent number: 12167690
    Abstract: Disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention is a thermoelectric device comprising: a fluid flow part; a thermoelectric module disposed on the fluid flow part; a guide part disposed on the fluid flow part and spaced apart from the thermoelectric module; and a shield member disposed on the thermoelectric module, wherein a part of the guide part overlaps the shield member in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Bong, Un Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 12165964
    Abstract: A component carrier and a method of manufacturing a component carrier are disclosed. The component carrier includes a stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, an interposer embedded in the stack and having a plurality of vertically extending electrically conductive through connections, and electrically conductive structures in the stack laterally on both sides of the interposer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Minwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 12166441
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine capable of improving workability. The work machine is provided with: a motor 14; a first power supply unit 180 connected to a battery pack 5 and supplying a boosted power to the motor 14; and a second power supply unit 130 connected to an external AC power supply and supplying a boosted power to the motor 14. The voltage and current of the first power supply unit 180 and the voltage and current of the second power supply unit 130 can be variably controlled by a control circuit 182 and a control circuit 136, respectively. The control circuits 136, 182 perform control so that the power output from the respective first power supply unit 180 and the second power supply unit 130 is combined and supplied to the motor 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Hoshino, Yasushi Nakano, Tomoaki Sudo, Eiji Nakayama
  • Patent number: 12159759
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element including: first support; first electrode; electron-transporting layer; photoelectric conversion layer; hole-transporting layer; and second electrode, the hole-transporting layer including polymer including recurring unit of General Formula (1) below and compound of General Formula (2): where Ar1 represents aromatic hydrocarbon, which may have substituent; Ar2 and Ar3 each independently represent bivalent group of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, non-condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, or condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, which may have substituent; Ar4 represents bivalent group of benzene, thiophene, biphenyl, anthracene, or naphthalene, which may have substituent; R1 to R4 each independently represent hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; and n represents integer that is 2 or more and allows the polymer of General Formula (1) to have weight average molecular weight of 2,000 or more; and where R5 to R9, which may be identical or different, represent hydr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Horiuchi, Nozomu Tamoto, Yuuji Tanaka, Naomichi Kanei, Takahiro Ide
  • Patent number: 12159687
    Abstract: A clock circuit includes at least two first driving circuits and a plurality of discrete first wires located between adjacent first driving circuits, the adjacent first driving circuits are connected through at least one first wire and at least two second wires, the first driving circuits are connected with the second wires, all of the first wires connected between two second wires are connected in series with each other, the first wires are located on a first metal layer, the second wires are located on a second metal layer, and the second metal layer is above the first metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Meixiang Lu
  • Patent number: 12154860
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming vertical contact fingers in a substrate having side portions that are flexible. Contact fingers are formed near one or more edges of the flexible side portions of the substrate. After semiconductor dies are mounted to and electrically coupled to the substrate, the semiconductor device may be encapsulated by placing the device in a mold chase including upper and lower mold plates. The lower mold plate is sized smaller than the substrate so that the flexible side portions of the substrate including the contact fingers fold vertically upward to fit within the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhongli Ji, Ning Ye, Chin-Tien Chiu, Fen Yu
  • Patent number: 12152647
    Abstract: A shock resistant body comprises a non-metallic lattice structure having a first region with a first foam density in a first region and a second foam density in a second region that is lower from the first foam density. The first region has solid lattice members of a larger cross-sectional area than those in the second region and the first region has smaller interstices between solid lattice members than those in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Ricardo O. Brown, Travis H. Marshall
  • Patent number: 12154649
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a connector, a volatile semiconductor memory element, multiple nonvolatile semiconductor memory elements, and a controller. A wiring pattern includes a signal line that is formed between the connector and the controller and that connects the connector to the controller. On the opposite side of the controller to the signal line, the multiple nonvolatile semiconductor memory elements are aligned along the longitudinal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Sugita, Naoki Kimura, Daisuke Kimura