Patents Examined by T. Dinh
  • Patent number: 12103693
    Abstract: A power management system for an aircraft with a hybrid power source comprises a rechargeable electricity source and an electricity generating source, a detector determining status data of the elements of the aircraft power consumption electrical circuit, and power data relating to the instantaneous electrical power demanded by the aircraft and/or the charging status of the rechargeable electricity sources, an automaton receiving the power data from the detector and determining a control status for the power sources, an adapter determining a backup electrical configuration when the status data indicate a failure, a controller determining an electrical control for the rechargeable electrical source and the electrical generating source based on the instantaneous electrical power demanded, and a switch emitting commands to the switches of the aircraft power consumption electrical circuit to implement a nominal electrical configuration, or, a backup electrical configuration for the adapter in case of receipt ther
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Clément Dinel, Marion Marduel
  • Patent number: 12101052
    Abstract: An electric vehicle control system and a control method, an electric vehicle power-on method, an electric vehicle power-off method, and an electric vehicle charging method are disclosed in this application. The control system includes a domain control unit controlling an electric vehicle, a current sampling unit sampling the current of a power battery and a motor of the electric vehicle and sending sampling signals to the domain control unit, and electrical device, driven by the power battery, sampling the current flowing through it and sending the sampling signals to the domain control unit. The domain control unit, according to the sampling signals sent by the electrical device and the current sampling unit, manages the power battery and controls a motor driver module and the electrical device. The structure of the control system and the control policy are simplified and the power-on and power-off time is shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xinwei Chen, Yuanmiao Zhao, Da Xie, Yiqi Liang, Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan
  • Patent number: 12100444
    Abstract: A memory includes: bit lines (BLs) extending along a first direction and word lines (WLs) extending along a second direction; a read-write control circuit and a plurality of memory modules that are arranged along the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of memory modules includes a memory array and an amplifier array that are arranged along the first direction, the memory array includes at least one memory cell, the amplifier array includes at least one amplification unit, each of the BLs is electrically connected to a first terminal of a corresponding amplification unit, and each of the WLs is electrically connected to a corresponding memory cell; a column selection circuit, wherein the column selection circuit and the read-write control circuit are located on two adjacent sides of the plurality of memory modules as a whole, respectively; m column-select lines (CSLs) extending along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hongwen Li, Weibing Shang, Liang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12100610
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, a bonding part, a gas inlet path, a counterbore part, a ceramic porous part, and an elastic body. The base plate supports the ceramic dielectric substrate. The bonding part is located between the ceramic dielectric substrate and the base plate. The gas inlet path extends through the ceramic dielectric substrate, the base plate, and the bonding part. The gas inlet path includes a first hole part, a second hole part and a third hole part. The first hole part is positioned at the ceramic dielectric substrate. The third hole part is positioned at the bonding part. The counterbore part is located in the first hole part. The ceramic porous part is located in the counterbore part. The elastic body faces an end part of the bonding part at the third hole part side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Sasaki, Jun Shiraishi, Yutaka Momiyama, Reo Kawano
  • Patent number: 12100462
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a memory device includes a memory cell array having rows of memory cells, word lines respectively coupled to the rows of memory cells, and a peripheral circuit coupled to the memory cell array through the word lines. Each memory cell is configured to store a piece of N-bits data in one of 2N levels, where N is an integer greater than 1. The level corresponds to one of 2N pieces of N-bits data. The peripheral circuit is configured to program, in a first pass, a target memory cell of the memory cells into one of x intermediate levels based on all pages of N pages of the piece of N-bits data to be stored in the target memory cell, where x is an integer smaller than 2N. The peripheral circuit is also configured to program, in a second pass after the first pass, the target memory cell into one of the 2N levels based on all pages of the N pages of the piece of N-bits data to be stored in the target memory cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Zhang, Yueping Li, Haibo Li
  • Patent number: 12096553
    Abstract: A flexible and stretchable integrated electronic device includes a substrate having a stiffness gradient, wherein a rigid electronic device is embedded within the substrate. The stiffness gradient within the substrate prevents delamination at the interface between the substrate and the embedded device. The stiffness gradient is accomplished by providing at least two distinct zones in the substrate with uniform stiffness, with each zone decreasing in stiffness as in a distance from the embedded device increases, or the gradient is accomplished by having a zone with a varying stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gary K. Fedder, Carmel Majidi, Philip R. LeDuc, Lee E. Weiss, Christopher J. Bettinger, Naser Naserifar
  • Patent number: 12095376
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a power conversion circuit configured to convert an input voltage into an output voltage, a controller, and an output switch. The controller is coupled to the power conversion circuit and configured to control the power conversion circuit to generate the output voltage for causing electrical coalescence of a multi-phase liquid mixture when the output voltage is applied to the multi-phase liquid mixture. The output switch is coupled between an output of the power conversion circuit and a terminal of the power supply device. The output switch is switchable among a first position at which the output of the power conversion circuit is coupled to the terminal, a second position at which the output of the power conversion circuit is grounded, and a third position at which the output of the power conversion circuit is electrically isolated from the terminal and the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Pavan Kumar B. Mandewalkar
  • Patent number: 12094866
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory system includes a substrate, a plurality of elements and an adhesive portion. The substrate has a multilayer structure in which wiring patterns are formed, and has a substantially rectangle shape in a planar view. The elements are provided and arranged along the long-side direction of a surface layer side of the substrate. The adhesive portion is filled in a gap between the elements and in a gap between the elements and the substrate, where surfaces of the elements are exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Masubuchi, Naoki Kimura, Manabu Matsumoto, Toyota Morimoto
  • Patent number: 12087374
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed can include determining, for a wordline of the plurality of wordlines, a target read window budget (RWB) increase, wherein the target RWB increase corresponds to a maximum RWB increase associated with using a different PV voltage offset for each respective programming level of a memory cell. Embodiments can also include segmenting the plurality of wordlines into one or more wordline groups, wherein each wordline group comprises one or more wordlines. Embodiments can further include determining, for each wordline group, a target adjustment to a parameter of a memory access operation that is performed with respect to a memory cell associated with a wordline of the wordline group. Embodiments can include determining an aggregate RWB increase for the block in view of the target adjustment to the parameter of the memory access operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mustafa N. Kaynak, Patrick R. Khayat, Sivagnanam Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 12088088
    Abstract: A system includes a circuit breaker and a delay circuit. The circuit breaker has a coil to enable control of a contact to selectively couple a load to a power source responsive to a coil voltage signal applied to the coil. The delay circuit has a depletion mode MOSFET and an energy storage circuit. The depletion mode MOSFET is controlled as an active current sink to provide the coil voltage signal based on a DC voltage signal. The energy storage circuit has an input coupled to a drain of the depletion mode MOSFET, a capacitor, and an output coupled to the drain of the depletion mode MOSFET, the energy storage circuit charges the capacitor from the DC voltage signal and delivers current to the depletion mode MOSFET to delay discontinuation of the coil voltage signal responsive to a drop or discontinuation of the DC voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ji Jun Cao
  • Patent number: 12088090
    Abstract: A physical layer transceiver assembly includes physical layer transceiver circuitry having an input/output terminal configured for coupling to data channel medium, and an electrostatic discharge protection circuit coupled between the terminal and a ground of the assembly. The electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a reactive filter network coupled to the terminal and configured to selectively limit current flow through the electrostatic discharge protection circuit, and an electrostatic discharge protection device coupled between the reactive filter network and the ground of the assembly. Where the electrostatic discharge protection device is a snapback device, the reactive filter network is configured to limit current at frequencies that adversely affect the snapback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Shaowu Huang, Dance Wu
  • Patent number: 12088155
    Abstract: A driving circuit drives a stepping motor in synchronization with an input clock using a 2-phase excitation method. A constant current chopper circuit generates a pulse modulation signal such that the detection value of the coil current approaches a current setting value. A detection window generation circuit generates a detection window. The detection window becomes an open state at a timing at which the coil current IOUT becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. A logic circuit sets a full-bridge circuit to a high-impedance state when the detection window is in the open state and controls the full-bridge circuit according to the pulse modulation signal when the detection window is in the closed state. In the open state of the detection window, a back electromotive force (BEMF) detection circuit detects the BEMF of the coil. A current value setting circuit controls a current setting value based on the BEMF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hashimoto, Masanori Tsuchihashi, Mitsuo Okada
  • Patent number: 12089336
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an electronic component package body, an electronic component assembly structure, and an electronic device. The electronic component assembly structure includes: an electronic component package body, where the electronic component package body includes a substrate, an electronic component, and a pin; the electronic component is packaged inside the substrate, and the pin is electrically connected to the electronic component; the pin includes a first part embedded in the substrate, and a second part protruding from the substrate; the second part includes a bottom surface and a side surface, the bottom surface is an outer surface that is of the pin and that is away from the substrate, and the side surface is connected between the bottom surface and the substrate. In this application, reliability of soldering between the electronic component package body and the circuit board is relatively high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhiqiang Xiang
  • Patent number: 12088237
    Abstract: A trestle includes a base, a slide bracket, a fixing unit, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The fixing unit is installed on the slide bracket and fixes a solar panel that is mounted on a surface of a roof surface. A mounting surface on which the solar panel is mounted is formed on a receiving member of the fixing unit. A fixing unit main body of the fixing unit is formed capable of holding down and fixing the solar panel to the mounting surface by the second fastener, and is fixed to the receiving member. The first fastener is attached such that the fixing between the slide bracket and the fixing unit can be released while maintaining the fixing between the receiving member and the fixing unit main body by the second fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: E-SOLTECH, LLC
    Inventor: Shuichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12080634
    Abstract: Provided is a MOSFET device for use with a printed circuit board (PCB) of a battery management system (BMS), the device including a semiconductor body; a metal conductor extending outwardly from a side of the semiconductor body; a plurality of power pins extending outwardly from at least one side of the semiconductor body, the power pins having tips bent downwardly; a gate pin extending outwardly from at least one side of the semiconductor body, wherein the tip of the gate pin is raised or elevated relative to the tips of the power pins so as to avoid electrical contact with the one of the spaced apart copper plates, and wherein the tip of the gate pin is connected to a circuit of the battery management system (BMS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: The Noco Company
    Inventors: James P. McBride, James Richard Stanfield
  • Patent number: 12082340
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes receiving terminals on a surface of a substrate to receive first signals and transmitting terminals on the surface of the substrate to transmit second signals. The transmitting terminals are symmetrically positioned on the surface of the substrate with respect to the receiving terminals at a substantially 90 degree rotation about a rotation center position. The ordering of the transmitting terminals along the surface of the substrate from the rotation center position matches the ordering of the receiving terminals along the surface of the substrate from the rotation center position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yuta Tsubouchi
  • Patent number: 12080359
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus to determine a programming mode of a set of memory cells that store an indicator of the programming mode. In response to a command to read the memory cells in a memory device, a first read voltage is applied to the memory cells to identify a first subset of the memory cells that become conductive under the first read voltage. The determination of the first subset is configured as an operation common to different programming modes. Based on whether the first subset of the memory cell includes one or more predefined memory cells, the memory device determines a programming mode of memory cells. Once the programming mode is identified from the common operation, the memory device can further execute the command to determine a data item stored, via the programming mode, in the memory cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Sarpatwari, Fabio Pellizzer, Nevil N. Gajera
  • Patent number: 12079152
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first memory block. The first memory block includes a first memory sub-array and a first interface portion disposed next to the first memory sub-array. The first interface portion has a plurality of first control structures formed as a first staircase profile. The first memory block further includes a plurality of first interconnect structures landing on a corresponding one of the plurality of first control structures, and a plurality of second interconnect structures configured to electrically couple a corresponding one of the plurality of first interconnect structures to a first transistor. The memory device further includes a first test structure and a second test structure disposed next to the first memory block, each configured to simulate electrical connections of the plurality of second interconnect structures. The first and second test structures are electrically coupled to each other and are electrically isolated form the first memory block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Meng-Han Lin, Chia-En Huang
  • Patent number: 12076861
    Abstract: A system for designing a robot for performing a specified function includes a library, a robot design server, and a robot data server. The library stores data about modules and accessories for a robot and has at least unique IDs, dimensions, and firmware for operation of each module and accessory. The robot design server receives a set of functions and requirements of the new robot, finds a set of modules or accessories which match at least one of the set of functions and requirements, performs a set of validation tests against a set of criteria, identifies at least one design which passed the set of validation tests, and generates a list of modules and accessories and their unique IDs of a selected design and a connection map for the selected design. The robot data server downloads to the assembled robot the data and metadata of its modules and accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: XTEND AI Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Fox, Sergh Sapojnikov, Andrew C. Gorelick
  • Patent number: 12081166
    Abstract: A solar tracking and solar energy generation system including a solar panel apparatus, which includes a main power generating solar panel; first and second tracking wings situated on either side and on a same plane as the main solar panel, the tracking wings each having upper and lower solar panels each with solar cells, the upper and lower solar panels are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined angle; the system including a tracking motor electrically coupled to the main solar panel, the tracking motor, upon receipt of a requisite voltage, configured to move the main solar panel incrementally in a direction corresponding to the direction of the sun's motion throughout the day; and a comparator circuit electrically connected to the tracking wings, the comparator circuit configured to generate an input voltage signal to the control circuit to drive the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Inventor: David A. Springs, Jr.