Patents Examined by Thai Pham
  • Patent number: 12122524
    Abstract: A light system for an evacuation slide may include a readiness indicator light assembly. The readiness indicator light assembly may comprise a first light emitting diode configured to emit a first color and a second light emitting diode configured to emit a second color. The light system may be configured to power the first light emitting diode after initial deployment of the evacuation slide and to power the second light emitting diode after the internal pressure of the evacuation slide is greater than a minimum pressure threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy C Haynes, Drew Hartman
  • Patent number: 12126085
    Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna module with a triplet of antennas on a substrate. The triplet may include a first antenna with a radiating element formed from a patch on the substrate and second and third antennas having radiating elements formed from patches on that extend across a smaller lateral area than the patch in the first antenna. The patches in the second and third antennas may have extended electrical lengths formed from parasitic patches embedded within the substrate that are coupled to opposing edges of the patches by fences of conductive vias. The antenna module may include phased antenna arrays for conveying centimeter/millimeter wave signals. Signal conductors for the antennas may be distributed across multiple metallization layers of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J Cooper, Amin Tayebi, Ana Papio Toda, Carlo Di Nallo
  • Patent number: 12119952
    Abstract: A LED based illumination source with integrated communications and processing functions, which can communicate via wireless communications to a mobile phone, smart phone, smart pad, key fob, notebook, tablet, desktop or other computing device. The LED based illumination source can be operated from a back-up battery source in the event that power is disrupted, can be programmed to operate autonomously, and is able to alter its behavior, based on the proximity of a controlling element. The communications and processing functions can be integrated into LED lighting household and commercial illumination devices, as well as electrical devices, such as wall outlets, light switches, plug in timers, appliances, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SMARTBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Crayford, Kelly Coffey, Speros Koulouras
  • Patent number: 12119568
    Abstract: Provided is an electric device including a display panel, and a first antenna disposed on the display panel and including a first patch part, a first transmission part, and a first additional transmission part, wherein the first transmission part faces a first side of the first patch part extending along a first cross direction, is spaced apart from the first patch part, and is capacitively coupled to the first patch part, and wherein the first additional transmission part faces a second side of the patch part extending in a second cross direction crossing the first cross direction, is symmetrical about a line of symmetry with the first transmission part, and is spaced apart from the first patch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Gangil Byun, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Eunjin Sung, Kiseo Kim, Jinmyeong Heo
  • Patent number: 12113287
    Abstract: An antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a dielectric layer, and a plurality of antenna units arranged on a top surface of the dielectric layer. Each of the plurality of antenna units includes a radiator, a transmission line including a first transmission line and a second transmission line that extend in different directions to be connected to the radiator, an upper parasitic element adjacent to an upper portion of the radiator, and a lower parasitic element adjacent to a lower portion of the radiator and the transmission line. Feeding signals of different phases are applied to the first transmission line and the second transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., KREEMO INC.
    Inventors: Ho Dong Yoon, Young Sub Son, Young Su Lee, In Seok Jang, Beak Jun Seong, Jung Woo Lee, Seong Tae Jeong, In Kyung Hong, John Joonho Park
  • Patent number: 12107321
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of this disclosure, an electronic device comprises: a housing including a non-conductive portion; an antenna structure arranged in the housing, wherein the antenna structure includes: a substrate including a first substrate surface facing a first direction and a second substrate surface facing opposite the first substrate surface; and at least one antenna element arranged on the substrate to form a beam pattern in the first direction; a conductive member including a plurality of first slits arranged in an inner space of the housing to at least partially face the second substrate surface and formed at a position where the plurality of first slits at least partially overlap the at least one antenna element when the first substrate surface is viewed from above; and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal in a predetermined frequency band through the at least one antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keumsu Song, Younghak Sin
  • Patent number: 12107324
    Abstract: A multi-section antenna with a shared radiator and a wearable device applying the antenna. The multi-section antenna with a shared radiator comprises a plurality of antenna modules, a radio frequency module and at least one sensing module. The plurality of antenna modules are coupled to each other through a first capacitor structure. The radio frequency module is coupled with one of the antenna modules through a second capacitor structure. The radio frequency module is used to receive or transmit radio frequency signals by the antenna module. The sensing module is coupled with the antenna module through a first inductor, and the sensing module is used to sense a capacitance value of a parasitic capacitance of the antenna module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Silergy Micro (HK) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Lin Chang
  • Patent number: 12106955
    Abstract: An excimer lamp includes a plurality of arc tubes and an electrode pair. The electrode pair comprises a plurality of elongated electrode plates extending along a tube axis direction of the plurality of arc tubes. Each electrode plate comprises a polarity opposite that of an adjacent electrode plate (i.e., alternating polarities). The plurality of arc tubes and the plurality of electrode plates are disposed in an alternating side-by-side orientation such that an arc tube of the plurality of arc tubes is disposed between adjacent electrode plates of the plurality of electrode plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yongduk Lee, Matthew Robert Pearson
  • Patent number: 12100715
    Abstract: Example array substrates are provided. One example array substrate includes an underlying substrate, an antenna and a component layer, where the antenna and the component layer are located on a same side of the underlying substrate, where the component layer and the antenna are disposed at intervals, where the component layer includes a plurality of metal laminates and a plurality of dielectric laminates that are stacked, and where the plurality of metal laminates and the plurality of dielectric laminates are alternately disposed to form a plurality of thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huajun Cao, Guozhong Ma, Yukun Guo, Yong Lu
  • Patent number: 12082326
    Abstract: A light dimming system includes one or more lights and includes a local light controller that includes a dimming controller and a processing circuit, the dimming controller configured to provide an output to the one or more light drivers. One or more electronic processors are configured to receive a dimming input value indicating a desired dimming level for the one or more lights. The processors are further configured to determine a configuration of the one or more light drivers, wherein the configuration defines whether the one or more light drivers utilize a non-linear dimming curve or a linear dimming curve, and provides the dimming controller a dimming level to output a dimming control signal to the one or more light drivers equivalent to the received dimming input value based on a non-linear or linear calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Aclara Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Peggy Rose Devereaux, Dennis Kelley, Robert Walter Richardson
  • Patent number: 12074361
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an electronic device includes: a housing; a first antenna structure provided in an inner space of the housing, the first antenna structure including: a first substrate having a first substrate surface facing a first direction and a second substrate surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first substrate including a plurality of first insulating layers and a first ground layer disposed on at least one of the plurality of first insulating layers; and a conductive patch disposed on one of the plurality of first insulating layers and overlapping the first ground layer; and a second antenna structure disposed in an opening of the first substrate in the inner space of the housing, the second antenna structure including: a second substrate having a third substrate surface facing the first direction and a fourth substrate surface facing the second direction, the second substrate including a plurality of second insulating layers that are stacked and a secon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongjin Park, Kiwon Kim, Hyunkee Min, Jaebong Chun, Ilpyo Hong
  • Patent number: 12069780
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a fixture housing. A circuit board is positioned in the fixture housing. The circuit board includes a driver circuit. A plurality of light emitters are disposed on the circuit board. The light emitters are operatively connected to the driver circuit to produce a light output. A temperature sensor is disposed on the circuit board, the temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the circuit board and output a signal. The driver circuit is configured to reduce the light output in response to the signal from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Progress Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel, William Thomas
  • Patent number: 12062851
    Abstract: An antenna device according to embodiments of the present invention includes a dielectric layer, an antenna unit disposed on a top surface of the dielectric layer, the antenna unit including a radiator and a transmission line connected to the radiator, and a reflective pattern electrically and physically separated from the antenna unit and disposed on the top surface of the dielectric layer together with the antenna unit. A frequency or signal transfer between different communication devices can be implemented through the reflective pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Seok Oh, Dong Pil Park, Seung Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: 12063725
    Abstract: A display panel is disclosed. The display panel may include a plurality of LED elements, and may further include a substrate including a first driving circuit including a pulse width modulation (PWM) driving circuit and a second driving circuit including a pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) driving circuit. The plurality of LED elements may include a first LED element configured to emit light of a first color, and which is controlled by the first driving circuit, and a second LED element configured to emit light of a second color different from the first color, and which is controlled by the second driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoyoung Jung, Nari Kim, Kyongtae Park, Hongkook Lee, Yongkoo Her
  • Patent number: 12057616
    Abstract: An improved a glazing unit extending along a plane, P, defined by a longitudinal axis, X, and a vertical axis, Z; having a width, DW, measured along the longitudinal axis, X, and a length, DL, measured along the vertical axis, Z, including, at least a first outer glass panel having a S11 surface and a S12 surface and a second inner glass panel having a S21 surface and a S22 surface combined together while maintaining the two glass panels at a certain distance between the surface S12 of the first outer glass panel and the surface S21 of the second inner glass sheet. The glazing unit further includes a housing able to accommodate a 4G and/or 5G communication device and has an opening arranged on the second inner glass panel, the housing having been placed in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC Inc., AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AGC VIDROS DO BRASIL LTDA
    Inventors: Mohsen Yousefbeiki, Michael Bruscaglia, Simon Castex, Vincent Lieffrig, Bernard Monville, Adrien Lemoine, Kevin Vergnolle
  • Patent number: 12052803
    Abstract: A control and/or regulating system is provided for controlling and/or regulating an LED field with n LEDs, with outputs at which control and/or regulating signals for controlling and/or regulating controllable switching elements can be tapped. The control and/or regulating system can be used to define activation times and/or deactivation times of impulses through the control signals and/or regulating signals and one and/or several controllable switching elements can be actuated during the determined impulses for closing or opening. A number of k groups can be specified or has been specified. Each LED is allocated to one of the k groups such that each one of the k groups mj contains LEDs, where 1?j?k and is ?j=1k mj=n and the determined activation times and/or deactivation times of the impulses of every single group has been specified by the control and/or regulating system such that the impulses overlap as little as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Dieter Nietfeld
  • Patent number: 12052812
    Abstract: A capacitor capable of releasing reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species after powering of claim 1 is composed of the dielectric material. A plurality of through holes are designed on the capacitor, the through holes being used as air gaps to supply plasma gas and blow a fan to increase the gas flow, and the voltage being connected to the two corresponding electrode edges of the capacitor so that the capacitor generating a heating temperature (lower than 200 degrees Celsius). Thereby, after the capacitor is perforated to form honeycomb shape and powered, the air surrounding the capacitor flowing through the capacitor is ionized to the oxygen ion and nitrogen ion via heating and charge-discharge, generates plasma at room temperature and atmospheric pressure and releases the reactive oxygen ions and reactive nitrogen ions healing and helpful for body healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventors: Chung-Tai Chang, Chia-Hao Chang, Ting-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 12052805
    Abstract: A control system for an LED array relies on defining a first and a second group of separately addressed LED pixels, with the first group including pixels with an average current no less than the current at a Q point and a second group including pixels with an average current less than the current at a Q point. An amplitude signal provided to the first group of separately addressed LED pixels is selectively modulated, while providing a DC mode 100% duty cycle. An amplitude signal provided to the second group of separately addressed LED pixels is fixed, and a modulated duty cycle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Antonio Lopez Julia, Ronald Johannes Bonne, Zhi Hua Song
  • Patent number: 12046837
    Abstract: A communication device includes an RF (Radio Frequency) module, an antenna structure, a first switch element, a second switch element, a plurality of first impedance elements, and a plurality of second impedance elements. The antenna structure is coupled to the RF module. The antenna structure includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element. The first switch element is coupled to the first radiation element. The first switch element is switchable between the first impedance elements. The second switch element is coupled to the second radiation element. The second switch element is switchable between the second impedance elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Yang, Yi Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 12040530
    Abstract: A package board according to an embodiment includes a first core layer having a first surface and a second surface that face each other, a feeding wiring extending on the first surface of the first core layer, a first via structure penetrating through the first core layer, a first connection pad disposed on the second surface of the first core layer to be electrically connected to the feeding wiring through the first via structure, the first connection pad including a head portion in contact with the first via structure and an extension portion protruding from the head portion, and a first connector mounted on the second surface of the first core layer, the first connector including a first terminal electrically connected to the extension portion of the first connection pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Yeon Kim, Young Ju Kim, Hee Jun Park, Won Hee Lee