Patents Examined by Thai Pham
  • Patent number: 11758629
    Abstract: Provided is a load drive device comprising: a first input terminal for accepting an input of a first input current from a power source; a second input terminal for accepting an input of a second input current from the power source via an external resistor; an output terminal for outputting an output current to a load; a current distribution unit for summing the first input current and second input current at a prescribed distribution ratio and generating the output current and a control unit for controlling the distribution ratio. As one example, it would be appropriate for the control unit to control the distribution ratio according to the difference between a first terminal voltage present in the second input terminal and a second terminal voltage present in the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Nakayama, Krishnachandran Krishnan Nair, Mathew George
  • Patent number: 11757194
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel on which a display area and a peripheral area around the display area are defined, a patch part disposed on the display panel and including a first side and a second side, a first transmission part disposed on the display panel, facing the first side of the patch part, spaced apart from the patch part, and coupled with the patch part, and a second transmission part disposed on the display panel, facing the second side of the patch part, spaced a plurality of openings part from the patch part, and coupled with the patch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gangil Byun, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Kiseo Kim, Eunjin Sung, Jinmyeong Heo
  • Patent number: 11751304
    Abstract: A LED feedback voltage regulating driving device is provided. The LED feedback voltage regulating driving device includes a microcontroller, a first feedback circuit, a second feedback circuit, an oscillating circuit and a comparison circuit. The first feedback circuit and the second feedback circuit adjust the voltage and current from the electricity supply module and the driving circuit respectively, and transmit the voltage and current to the microcontroller; wherein, the microcontroller and the oscillating circuit reciprocate the voltage and current from the first feedback circuit and the second feedback circuit; wherein the comparison circuit compares the signal from the microcontroller and the oscillating circuit; wherein the pulse circuit adjusts the voltage and the current then transmits the voltage and current to the driving circuit for electricity driving; wherein, during the electricity driving, the driving circuit transmits part of the voltage and current to the second feedback circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 11751309
    Abstract: A light source driving device performs a switching control on a third switch of a second control unit by using a control signal of a fourth control unit (overvoltage protection circuit), so as to allow the third switch to be turned on by the control signal of the fourth control unit only in a partial section in which an overvoltage occurs, and then turns off the third switch, thereby quickly releasing the blocking of light emission from the light source so as to be capable of returning to a light emitting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Seong Kim
  • Patent number: 11747000
    Abstract: A directionally manipulatable view enhancement apparatus including a fixed base, a rotatable support supported on the fixed base and rotatable about a pan axis, a yoke disposed on and pivotable with respect to the rotatable support about a tilt axis substantially perpendicular to the pan axis, a pan motor that rotates the rotatable support and yoke about the pan axis, a tilt motor that rotates the yoke about the tilt axis, and a first clutch between the rotatable support and the pan motor permitting the rotatable support to rotate relative to the fixed base independently of the pan motor or a second clutch between the yoke and the tilt motor allowing the yoke to rotate relative to the rotatable support independently of the tilt motor. The yoke retains an electrical component and the pan motor and tilt motor are in electrical communication with a controller remote from the fixed base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: WHELEN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Sousa, Kevin M. Smith, Sean Brown, Tomasz J. Walczak
  • Patent number: 11745880
    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: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy C. Haynes, Drew Hartman
  • Patent number: 11746971
    Abstract: A lighting system configured for daylight emulation. The system includes a plurality of artificial light sources for generating a daylight-emulating output light spectrum. The system also includes a controller for controlling spatial tuning of one or more of a bright spot, a reflection, and a shadow of generated artificial light that is transmitted from one or more light emitting surfaces to one or more target areas. The system further includes a networking facility that facilitates data communication with at least one external resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: General Lighting Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Forbis, Jonathan King Mapel
  • Patent number: 11749901
    Abstract: A hybrid antenna structure includes a first metal element, a second metal element, a third metal element, a cable, and a proximity sensor. The first metal element has a feeding point. The second metal element is adjacent to and separate from the first metal element. A coupling gap is formed between the second metal element and the first metal element. The third metal element is coupled to a connection point on the second metal element. The proximity sensor is coupled through the cable to the third metal element. The second metal element and the third metal element are used as both a sensing pad and a radiation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kun-Sheng Chang, Ching-Chi Lin
  • Patent number: 11743992
    Abstract: Systems and methods for lighting an environment are disclosed. A lighting system includes at least one light source and a control system in communication with the at least one light source. The light source is configured to emit light having a plurality of emission characteristics. The control system is configured to randomly vary at least one of the emission characteristics of the light emitted by the light source. A method for lighting an environment includes emitting light from a light source, and randomly varying at least one of the emission characteristics of the emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Octavio Luis Perez, Michael Shur, Robert F. Karlicek, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11743986
    Abstract: A luminaire including an input driven in a first polarity and a second polarity reversed from the first polarity, a first light source coupled to the input and adapted to generate visible light within a first wavelength range at a first intensity when the input is driven in the first polarity and adapted to generate visible light within the first wavelength range at a second intensity less than the first intensity when the input is driven in the second polarity, and a second light source coupled to the input and adapted to generate light within a second wavelength range, different than first wave length range, at a third intensity when the input is driven in the second polarity and adapted to generate light within the second wavelength range at a fourth intensity less than the third intensity when the input is driven in the first polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bennette, David J. Cahalane, Andrew Slade
  • Patent number: 11739910
    Abstract: A device for controlling illumination of a scene using an LED array that includes a plurality of individually addressable LEDs, built into a hand-held device, is disclosed. The device includes a controller arranged to configure a first sub-set of the LEDs to provide illumination for a target spot in the scene and to monitor movement of the hand-held device. If the controller detects movement of the hand-held device while the first sub-set of the LEDs is providing illumination, then the controller may configure a second sub-set of the LEDs to continue providing illumination of the target spot. In this manner, even though there may have been movement that could change the specific area illuminated by the LED array, the movement is compensated for, at least partially, by selecting one or more other LEDs to illuminate the same target spot in a manner that is substantially unnoticeable to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Arjen van der Sijde, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer
  • Patent number: 11743991
    Abstract: The invention provides an automotive lighting device for an automotive vehicle. This device comprises a voltage regulator, a temperature sensor and a controlled light group. The controlled light group comprises a plurality of light sources and a light driver, the light driver comprising terminals and being configured to selectively activate or deactivate current flow in each terminal, in such a way that each light source is connected to one of the terminals. The controlled light group is fed by a voltage output value of the voltage regulator, the temperature sensor is arranged to sense a temperature in a zone of the lighting device and send information to the voltage regulator and the voltage regulator comprises a control driver to modify the voltage output value when receiving information from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Jose Ramon Martinez Perez, Jose Luis Lopez Leon, Juan Jose Santaella Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11742569
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide an exemplary protective enclosure system that includes a cover having a protective cavity. The cover includes a substrate layer and protective layer, with the protective layer comprising a radio-frequency-transparent polyurea. The cover is lightweight and can be installed with minimal manpower and equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Todd J Peretti, Adrian W Zettell
  • Patent number: 11743987
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a light-emitting element whose one end is connected to a first voltage source. A control circuit is connected between the other end of the light-emitting element and a host computer and controls the light-emitting element in accordance with a signal from the host computer. A resistance element is connected between a first connecting portion, which is located between the light-emitting element and the control circuit, and a reference potential source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiro Harashima, Kazumichi Hada
  • Patent number: 11742583
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing an antenna are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Kymeta Corporation
    Inventors: Taylor Stokes, JT Repp, Ron Radko, Jonas Nicholson, Alexander L. Bautista, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11735808
    Abstract: Unpowered wireless signal amplification system that includes a monopole reception antenna and an amplification portion including a wire frame diamond formed from two flat, square wire frames. The unpowered wireless signal amplification system disclosed may be capable of receiving, amplifying, and transmitting wireless signals commonly used today, including multiple signal frequencies simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Jason T. Howell
  • Patent number: 11728559
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprising a semiconductive material distributed within a polymer matrix is provided. The semiconductive material includes inorganic particles and an electrically conductive material, the inorganic particles having an average particle size of from about 0.1 to about 100 ?m and an electrical conductivity about 500 ?S/cm or less. The polymer matrix contains at least one thermoplastic high performance polymer having a deflection under load of about 40° C. or more. The polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 4 or more and a dissipation factor of about 0.3 or less, as determined at a frequency of 2 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventor: Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11728562
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area. The electronic device includes an input sensor disposed on the display panel and including a plurality of bridge elements and a plurality of sensing patterns connected to the plurality of bridge elements, and an antenna disposed on the same layer as the input sensor. The antenna includes a first sub-antenna disposed on a same layer as the bridge element and including a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending from one end of the first portion in a second direction crossing the first direction and a second sub-antenna disposed on a same layer as the sensing pattern and including a third portion and a fourth portion extending from one end of the third portion in a direction opposite to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Eunjin Sung, Thi Duyen Nguyen, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Wonsang Park, Gangil Byun, Seongryong Lee, Jinmyeong Heo
  • Patent number: 11723132
    Abstract: A control/regulating system is provided for controlling/regulating an LED field with n LEDs, where n>2, with outputs at which control/regulating signals for controlling/regulating controllable switching elements can be tapped. Activation/deactivation times ( t ein jp j , t aus jp j ) of impulses can be defined by the control/regulating system through the control signals/regulating signals. 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. Each LED is allocated to one of the k groups such that each of the k groups mj contains LEDs, where 1?j?k and ?j=1kmj=n apply, a reference time ?j=?1 . . . ?k can be determined for each group and the activation and deactivation time ( t ein jp j , t aus jp j ) of the impulse for each LED of every group can be determined as a factor of the reference time ?j=?1 . . . ?k, where 1?pj?mj applies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Bernd-Ulrich Hagemeier, Sarah Knoop, Carsten Wilks
  • Patent number: 11723131
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device of the disclosure includes a light emitting unit, a current source, a voltage comparator, and an emission control unit. The current source is configured to output a supply current. The voltage comparator is configured to receive a voltage data and a ramp signal. The emission control unit receives an emission enable signal, and coupled to the light emitting unit, the current source, and the voltage comparator. The voltage comparator outputs a comparison signal to the emission control unit according to the voltage data and the ramp signal. The emission control unit outputs a driving current to the light emitting unit according to the supply current, the emission enable signal, and the comparison signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Hashimoto