Patents Examined by Thang X Le
  • Patent number: 11454641
    Abstract: A nut is used with being fixed to a sensor cap. The sensor cap is attached to an outer ring of a bearing in a wheel bearing device of an automobile. The sensor cap includes a sensor holder for holding a magnetic sensor. The nut is made of steel, and has a screw portion in which a bolt is screwed to attach the magnetic sensor to the sensor cap. A surface of the nut is coated with a zinc-nickel alloy plating layer with a nickel eutectic ratio of 8 to 18%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NAKANISHI METAL WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Jogan
  • Patent number: 11448685
    Abstract: A testing circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit has a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first circuit is configured to transfer at least a portion of a first voltage across the first capacitor to the second capacitor. The second circuit has the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The second circuit is configured to transfer at least a portion of a second voltage across the second capacitor to the first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: INNOSCIENCE (ZHUHAI) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihua Li, Tao Zhang, Wenjie Lin
  • Patent number: 11441444
    Abstract: In combination a wear indicator and a component of a gas turbine engine. The wear indicator is secured to a surface of the component of the gas turbine engine. The wear indicator including: a first component including: a post; and a ribbon wire having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is operably connected to the post and the ribbon wire is wrapped around the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eli Cole Warren, Corey A. Benoit, Ian F. Agoos, Edward F. Dreger, III
  • Patent number: 11442115
    Abstract: A method for circuit monitoring includes detecting a waveform of first voltage at a DC-link capacitor in a power converter, the first voltage being generated by turning on a chopper circuit coupling in parallel to the DC-link; determining a phase angle shift of the waveform of first voltage with respect to a waveform of second voltage at a rectifier in the power converter or a power supply for the power converter; determining magnitude of the waveform of first voltage; and determining, based on at least one of the magnitude and the phase angle shift, a parameter indicative of a health condition of the DC-link capacitor. An apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Jinlei Meng, Bo Wang, Haitao Deng
  • Patent number: 11442094
    Abstract: This application provides a polygonal spherical sampling device, belonging to the technical field of spherical field antenna measurement, and including a probe, a mounting rack and a supporting platform. The supporting platform is mounted on the mounting rack for placing an object to be tested. The number of the probes is more than or equal to six, the probes are mounted on the mounting rack and a plurality of the probes are distributed on at least two vertical planes in a three-dimensional spherical space and are arranged around the supporting platform. The vertical planes are arranged symmetrically about a vertical axis, the probes are uniformly distributed at intervals of A degrees on each vertical plane, the probes on a same horizontal plane are uniformly distributed at intervals of B degrees, both A and B are less than or equal to 90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Xinyi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Linbin Chen, Zhenkun Xie, Daoyi Wang, Cien Sun, Kaixuan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11435390
    Abstract: A dielectric alert system and method for an aerial device including a boom having both insulative and conductive members is disclosed. Specifically, an ion-density detection system measures the potential for a dielectric breakdown in the environment of an insulative aerial system. The ion-density detection device can be a UV sensor or a UV camera. If data is received indicating the possibility of dielectric breakdown of the insulative portion, warnings are issued to an operator, crew, or any other interested party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lindquist, William Naber
  • Patent number: 11435382
    Abstract: A current monitoring circuit includes: an output terminal configured to be coupled to a controller; an inverter having an output coupled to the output terminal; a first transconductance amplifier having first and second inputs configured to be coupled across a sense resistive element, and an output coupled to an input of the inverter; and a current generator having a second transconductance amplifier configured to generate a reference current at an output of the current generator based on a reference voltage, the output of the current generator being coupled to the input of the inverter, where the output of the inverter is configured to be in a first state when a load current flowing through the sense resistive element is higher than a predetermined threshold, and in a second state when the load current is lower than the predetermined threshold, and where the predetermined threshold is based on the reference current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Valerio Lo Muzzo, Alberto Gussoni, Ambrogio Bogani, Fabrizio Martignoni, Mattia Fausto Moretti
  • Patent number: 11435381
    Abstract: A noise removing circuit may include: a reference voltage control circuit configured to perform a noise detection sequence operation based on noise detection sequence information, and control a reference voltage based on a counting value; a noise detection circuit configured to compare a supply voltage and the reference voltage, and generate a counting value corresponding to noise which has occurred in the supply voltage; a noise calculation circuit configured to generate a loading control signal corresponding to the noise by performing an operation on the counting value and the reference voltage; and a loading control circuit configured to control a loading value for the supply voltage based on the loading control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Joo Hyung Chae
  • Patent number: 11435207
    Abstract: A sensing circuit in a device having a moving body in which a unit to be detected including first and second pattern units spaced apart from each other is formed includes an oscillation circuit unit including first and second oscillation circuits fixedly mounted on a substrate spaced apart from the unit to be detected, including, respectively, first and second sensing coils having first and second inductance values depending on areas of overlap between the first and second sensing coils and the first and second pattern units and outputting, respectively, first and second sensed oscillation signals based on the first and second inductance values; and a sensing circuit outputting an output signal having movement information of the moving body based on each period count value for each of the first and second sensed oscillation signals using a reference oscillation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woo Lee, Woo Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11428706
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor device with a beaker-like sensor housing and a wired sensor, wherein the beaker-like sensor housing has an introduction region for insertion of the wired sensor, an orientation region for orientating the wired sensor, and a placement region for final placement and securing of the wired sensor close to an end face of the sensor. The orientation region has an internal cross-sectional contour which is adapted to the cross-sectional contour of the sensor, and the sensor is introduced into a curable material in its placement region in the sensor housing to fixedly secure the sensor in the placement region against movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: K.W.H. Ciclosport Vertriebs GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Golling, Andreas Hochschorner
  • Patent number: 11428722
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a resistance test method using a Kelvin structure, which includes the following steps: step 1: providing a Kelvin test structure including a tested resistor, a first parasitic resistor, and a second parasitic resistor connected in series; step 2: applying first current to the two current test terminals and simultaneously testing first voltage in the two voltage test terminals; step 3: applying second current in a direction opposite to the direction of the first current to the two current test terminals and simultaneously testing second voltage in the two voltage test terminals; step 4: dividing a difference value obtained by subtracting the second voltage from the first voltage by a difference value between the first current and the second current to obtain the final test value of the tested resistor. The disclosure can reduce the resistance test error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Hua Hong Semiconductor (Wuxi) Limited
    Inventors: Hao Wu, Bin Han, Xudong Li, Qiyi Yang
  • Patent number: 11422169
    Abstract: A capacitive voltage sensor apparatus including an electrically insulating body, an elongated conductor embedded at least partially in the insulating body, a first floating sensor electrode embedded in the insulating body and capacitively coupled to the elongated conductor and configured to provide a first output representing the voltage of the elongated conductor, and a second floating sensor electrode embedded in the insulating body and capacitively coupled to the elongated conductor and configured both to provide a second output representing the voltage of the elongated conductor and to shield the first floating sensor electrode from electric fields that may originate from sources external to the capacitive voltage sensor apparatus. A capacitor may be embedded in the insulating body and electrically connected with the first electrical sensor to form a capacitive voltage divider that provides the first output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Venanzio Ferraro, Massimo Secci, Sébastien Chabanet
  • Patent number: 11415518
    Abstract: A method for mapping and analyzing a GaN substrate to identify areas of the substrate suitable for fabrication of electronic devices thereon. Raman spectroscopy is performed over the surface of a GaN substrate to produce maps of the E2 and A1 peaks at a plurality of areas on the substrate surface, the E2 and A1 peaks being associated with known concentrations of defects and charge carriers, so that areas of the GaN substrate having relatively high resistivity or conductivity which make those areas suitable or unsuitable for fabrication of electronic devices can be identified. The devices can then be fabricated only on suitable areas of the substrate, or the size of the devices can be tailored to maximize the yield of devices fabricated thereon. Substrates not meeting a threshold level of defect and/or charge carrier concentration can be discarded without fabrication of poor-quality devices thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Travis J. Anderson, Jennifer K. Hite, James C. Gallagher, Karl D. Hobart
  • Patent number: 11408928
    Abstract: A state output circuit that outputs a state signal indicating a state of a power supply apparatus, including: a state output terminal that outputs the state signal; a reference potential line to which a reference potential is applied; a first pull-up terminal to which a first pull-up potential is applied, wherein the first pull-up potential is a potential higher than the reference potential; a connection switch unit that is provided between the state output terminal and the reference potential line, and switches whether to connect the state output terminal to the reference potential line or not, in accordance with the state of the power supply apparatus; a first protection resistor provided between the connection switch unit and the state output terminal; and a pull-up unit that pulls up a first connection line between the first protection resistor and the connection switch unit up to the first pull-up potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sho Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11408931
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated-circuit-level (IC-level) test method and system. The IC-level test method includes the operations of: providing, by a stage wagon, a plurality of burn-in boards to an IC loading chamber; determining, by the IC loading chamber, at least one disposing configuration for a plurality of ICs according to at least one docking mechanism of the stage wagon; disposing, by the IC loading chamber, the plurality of ICs on each of the plurality of burn-in boards according to the at least one disposing configuration; providing, by the stage wagon, the plurality of burn-in boards with the plurality of ICs to a test chamber; and performing, by the test chamber, a test function on the plurality of ICs to determine a status of each of the plurality of ICs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Sung Lai
  • Patent number: 11402420
    Abstract: A capacitor testing device includes a carrier with a plurality of clamping holes which are configured to carry capacitors to be tested; a conveying means being configured to convey the carrier; an image collection assembly, including an upper image collection assembly disposed above the conveying means and a lower image collection assembly disposed below the conveying means, the upper image collection assembly and the lower image collection assembly being configured to perform defect testing on outer surfaces of the capacitors to be tested; and a performance testing means, including a performance testing circuit board and a lifting assembly being configured to drive the performance testing circuit board to ascend or descend, and the performance testing means being configured to test electrical performances of the capacitors to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SUZHOU APPARATUS SCIENCE ACADEMY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Delin Hu, Chun Hu, Min Zhang, Fengya Chen, Yitian Guan, Zhigang Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Hui Zhu
  • Patent number: 11402411
    Abstract: A switching arrangement for monitoring AC signals includes: one or a plurality of comparators, to which an AC signal to be monitored or a signal obtained therefrom is feedable in each case at a first comparison input, for comparison with a defined amplitude threshold value present at a second comparison input, so as to generate a first output signal at an output; a zero crossing detector, to which a reference signal or a signal obtained therefrom is feedable at a monitoring input, so as to generate a second output signal at an output of the zero crossing detector; a first timing element downstream of the zero crossing detector configured to generate a first clock signal as a function of the second output signal; and a second timing element downstream of the zero crossing detector configured to generate a second clock signal as a function of the second output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Horea Cuica
  • Patent number: 11400194
    Abstract: A medicament preparation system includes a disposable cartridge with a flow path. Various sensors may be placed on the cartridge to measure qualities of the fluid flowing through the flow path. The sensors are placed in precise locations using various approaches that make manufacturing of the cartridge efficient and repeatable. A drain line that is susceptible to fouling may be preattached and various approaches are used to remove or reduce the fouling. An elastomeric contact can also be present in the medical preparation system and used in a conductivity measurement subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NxStage Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Brugger, Jeffrey H. Burbank, Goetz Friederichs, Scott W. Newell, William J. Schnell, Orlando Soto
  • Patent number: 11402410
    Abstract: An optical voltage sensor assembly includes an input fiber-optic collimator positioned and configured to collimate input light beam from a light source. A crystal material is positioned to receive the input light beam from the light source and configured to exhibit the Pockels effect when an electric field is applied through the crystal material. An output fiber-optic collimator is positioned to receive an output light beam from the crystal material and configured to focus the output light beam from the crystal onto a detector. Methods of using the optical voltage sensor assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MICATU INC.
    Inventors: Atul Pradhan, Michael Oshetski, Scott Stelick, Joshua Sperrick, William Laratta
  • Patent number: 11397208
    Abstract: An infrared zero value diagnosis method and system for a porcelain insulator string are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: State Grid Hubei Electric Power Research Institute, Hunan University
    Inventors: Xueming Zhou, Danhui Hu, Xiaopo Mao, Jungang Yin, Jianjin Fu, Zhiqiang Feng, Yaodong Zhang, Zeqi Huang, Tianru Shi