Patents Examined by Tung X. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11500037Abstract: A method and a system of detecting winding fault during online operation of an electrical machine, said method comprising, acquiring a set of signals from the machine over a period, said set of signals comprising two or more magnetic flux signals, each flux signal obtained from a respective flux sensor positioned on the external surface of the machine; extracting an internal winding fault indicator from the set of signals; comparing the internal winding fault indicator with a baseline indicator; and determining the internal winding fault when the internal winding fault indicator deviates from the baseline indicator by a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: Sembcorp Industries Ltd, National University of SingaporeInventors: Subash Chandar Athikessavan, Shiva Shankaranarayanan Muthuraj, Sanjib Kumar Panda, Elango Jeyasankar, Sai Srinivas Manohar
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Patent number: 11500016Abstract: A circuit screening system includes a target circuit under test, a power circuit, and a clock generating circuit. The target circuit under test receives a first testing signal in a first period, and a second testing signal in a second period, and the first testing signal is different from the second testing signal. The power circuit provides a supply voltage to the target circuit under test, wherein a voltage level of the supply voltage maintains at a first voltage level in the first period, is pulled up to a second voltage level and back to the first level after the first period, and maintains at the first voltage level in a second period after the first period. The clock generating circuit provides a clock signal to the target circuit under test, wherein the clock signal has different profiles in the first period and the second period.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Che Wu, Tsung-Yang Hung, Jia-Ming Guo, Edna Fang, Ming-Yih Wang
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Patent number: 11500011Abstract: There is provided an aircraft engine printed circuit board assembly generally having a functional circuit contributing to the operation of an aircraft engine. The functional circuit has a first substrate portion, a first electronic component supported by the first substrate portion, and a first electrical conductor supported by the first substrate portion and leading to the first electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Reza Pedrami, Carmine Lisio, Richard Kudrna
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Patent number: 11500015Abstract: Provided is a short-circuit determining apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to detect a time change of a main current flowing between a first main terminal and a second main terminal of a switching device having a control terminal, the first main terminal and the second main terminal; an integration unit configured to integrate an output of the sensor; a polarity determining unit configured to determine a polarity of the output of the sensor; and a short-circuit determining unit configured to determine a short-circuit of the switching device, based on a comparison result of an output of the integration unit and a short-circuit determination reference value according to a determination result of the polarity.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoga Kiguchi, Kunio Matsubara
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Patent number: 11493554Abstract: A storage unit is used for storing a plurality of interface units. A disposition system then automatically manages interface units. A carrier is provided for accommodating an interface unit. The interface unit is configured for testing semiconductor elements in corresponding test devices. The storage unit is designed for storing a plurality of interface units, the storage unit having a plurality of compartments, each for accommodating one carrier, and each such carrier being designed to accommodate one interface unit. The storage unit comprises at least one alignment element for positionally accurate coupling of a handling device.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Turbodynamics GMBHInventor: Stefan Thurmaier
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Patent number: 11493548Abstract: A method for predicting failure parameters of semiconductor devices can include receiving a set of data that includes (i) characteristics of a sample semiconductor device, and (ii) parameters characterizing a stress condition. The method further includes extracting a plurality of feature values from the set of data and inputting the plurality of feature values into a trained model executing on the one or more processors, wherein the trained model is configured according to an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm based on a previous plurality of feature values, and wherein the trained model is operable to output a failure prediction based on the plurality of feature values. Further, the method includes generating, via the trained model, a predicted failure parameter of the sample semiconductor device due to the stress condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Moinuddin Ahmed, John N. Hryn, Christopher Stankus
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Patent number: 11493319Abstract: A flaw detection apparatus for use with a tubular has a helixing conveyor adapted to receive the tubular thereon, a frame positioned over a center section of the helixing conveyor, and a plurality of inspection devices retained by the frame so as to detect flaws in the tubular as said helixing conveyor moves the tubular through the frame. The helixing conveyor has a plurality of sets of rollers that are angularly adjustable relative to a longitudinal axis of the helixing conveyor. The plurality of inspection devices include a longitudinal inspection device, a Hall Effect wall thickness inspection device, an oblique inspection device, a transverse inspection device, and a grade verification/comparator device.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventor: Roger Dale Reeves
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Patent number: 11486922Abstract: An over-the-air (OTA) measurement system is described. The OTA measurement system includes a plurality of measurement antennas, a DUT positioner, and a controller (e.g., control circuit). The DUT positioner is configured to position a device under test at a test location. At least two measurement antennas of the plurality of measurement antennas are arranged at different distances from the test location. The at least two measurement antennas are arranged at different elevation angles and/or at different azimuth angles with respect to the test location. The controller is configured to control the DUT positioner to rotate the device under test at the test location in azimuth and/or elevation. The controller is configured to control the DUT positioner to rotate the device under test into a first orientation for a first OTA power measurement by a first one of the at least two measurement antennas.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Benoit Derat
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Patent number: 11486929Abstract: A tester for a relay comprises an enclosure, a testing circuit that includes a controller, electronic switch components, a power source, indicator LEDs, a test start switch, a relay selector switch, and five electric leads each connected with one terminal of the relay. With the relay selector switch toggled to indicate the type of relay being tested, with power supplied to each lead, and with the test start switch actuated, the controller sets each lead to ground, in turn, and then count the number of other leads that are grounded as a result. The controller then illuminates the at least one indicator to indicate either the passing relay test or the failed relay test based on the counts measured. Once the leads connected to the relay coil are identified, cyclic testing of the relay can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Inventor: Kevin Curtis
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Patent number: 11486942Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to processor and chipset continuity testing of package interconnect for functional safety applications are described. In an embodiment, voltage divider logic circuitry divides a reference voltage. Controller logic circuitry compares a divided voltage value from a node of the voltage divider logic circuitry and a threshold voltage value. A first end of the voltage divider logic circuitry is coupled to receive the reference voltage and a second end of the voltage divider logic circuitry is coupled to a Non-Critical-To-Function (NCTF) solder ball. The controller logic circuitry generates an error signal in response to a mismatch between the divided voltage value and the threshold voltage value. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Matthew Lee, Benedict C. Ofuonye, Erich Ewy, Jeffrey Willcoxon
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Patent number: 11480608Abstract: A method of training a neural network modeling physical phenomena of semiconductor material includes receiving plurality of training pairs corresponding to a semiconductor material. Each training pair comprises an input charge to a distinct voxel of the semiconductor material and one or more output signals generated by the distinct voxel in response to the input charge. A neural network is trained using the training pairs. The neural network models the semiconductor material and each voxel is represented in the neural network by a tensor field defined by (i) a location of the voxel within the semiconductor material and (ii) one or more physics-based phenomena within the voxel at the location.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Inventors: Srutarshi Banerjee, Miesher Rodrigues
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Patent number: 11465525Abstract: The invention relates to means for a calibration standards-compliant determination of the electrical energy transferred from a charging station, which make a measurement at the transfer point, that is to say at the vehicle-side end of the charging cable, unnecessary. Here, the electrical energy transferred from a charging station is determined by a measurement of the energy before the transfer point, wherein the reactive power component from the termination point as far as the transfer point is compensated. The reactive power component is determined from at least one second electrical variable, for example a resistance of a conductor or a conductor shield, which is in a fixed relationship with an analog electrical variable that is relevant to the transferred electrical energy, for example an ohmic total resistance of at least two conductors involved in a charging circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Sebastian Bode
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Patent number: 11460492Abstract: Various embodiments relate to detecting loss of electrical energy. A method of detecting loss of electrical energy may include determining, for a number of time samples, a neutral current and an imputed neutral current of an electrical energy metering system. Further, the method may include determining, for each of the number of time samples, a squared difference between the neutral current and the imputed neutral current. The method may further include detecting, based on the squared difference, loss of electrical energy from the electrical energy metering system.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventor: Daniel A. Staver
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Patent number: 11460500Abstract: Detecting whether a target device that includes multiple electronic components is genuine or suspected counterfeit by: performing a test sequence of energizing and de-energizing the target device and collecting electromagnetic interference (EMI) signals emitted by the target device; generating a target EMI fingerprint from the EMI signals collected; retrieving a plurality of reference EMI fingerprints from a database library, each of which corresponds to a different configuration of electronic components of a genuine device of the same make and model as the target device; iteratively comparing the target EMI fingerprint to the retrieved reference EMI fingerprints and generating a similarity metric between each compared set; and indicating that the target device (i) is genuine where the similarity metric for any individual reference EMI fingerprint satisfies a threshold test, and is a suspect counterfeit device where no similarity metric for any individual reference EMI fingerprint satisfies the test.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Edward R. Wetherbee, Guang C. Wang, Kenny C. Gross, Michael Dayringer, Andrew Lewis, Matthew T. Gerdes
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Patent number: 11454656Abstract: A signal generating device for generation of measurement signals for an electrical system includes a housing which features an electrically conducting material, an energy reservoir arranged in the housing, a data interface arranged at the housing and designed to receive signal data, a coupling interface arranged at the housing and coupled to the electrical system, and a signal generator arranged in the housing. The signal generator is coupled to the electrical energy reservoir, to the data interface and to the coupling interface. The signal generator is designed, based on the signal data, to generate the measurement signals and to output them via the coupling interface. A corresponding measuring device is also included.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBHInventors: Christian Zacherl, Andreas Kempf, Vencislav Todorov, Thomas Mayer
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Patent number: 11454667Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes: a plurality of inspection devices configured to respectively inspect electronic devices of inspection objects on a plurality of chuck tops; a measurement device configured to measure height positions of a plurality of points on a surface of each of the plurality of chuck tops, which are respectively disposed to correspond to the plurality of inspection devices, or to measure distances in a height direction from a measurement reference point to the plurality of points; a calculation device configured to calculate adjustment amounts in the height direction at the plurality of points of each chuck top, based on the height positions of the plurality of points or the distances in the height direction from the measurement reference point to the plurality of points; and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust, for each chuck top, an angle of the respective chuck top based on the adjustment amounts.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventor: Tomoya Endo
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Patent number: 11456702Abstract: The invention relates to a broadband high power amplifier that comprises a signal input adapted to receive an input signal, at least one amplifier stage adapted to amplify the received input signal, a signal output adapted to output the signal amplified by the at least one amplifier stage as an output signal, a monitoring unit adapted to monitor signal characteristics of the input signal and the output signal and a control unit adapted to operate the at least one amplifier stage at an optimal operating point depending on the current signal characteristics monitored by said monitoring unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Witt, Florian Ohnimus, Uwe Dalisda, Wolfram Titze, Andreas Andrei, Raimon Göritz
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Patent number: 11454668Abstract: A voltage tracking circuit includes a first, second, third and fourth transistor. The first transistor is in a first well, and includes a first gate, a first drain and a first source coupled to a first voltage supply. The second transistor includes a second gate, a second drain and a second source. The second source is coupled to the first drain. The second gate is coupled to the first gate and the pad voltage terminal. The third transistor includes a third gate, a third drain and a third source. The fourth transistor includes a fourth gate, a fourth drain and a fourth source. The fourth drain is coupled to the third source. The fourth source is coupled to the pad voltage terminal. At least the third transistor is in a second well different from the first well, and is separated from the first well in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hsiang-Hui Cheng, Chia-Jung Chang
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Patent number: 11448665Abstract: The present invention concerns a heating assembly (10, 15) for generating heat in order to carry out temperature-dependent tests on an electronic component (3, 200) arranged inside a socket (2), the heating assembly (10, 15) comprising: A heating device (10) comprising an electrically conductive material (25) in such a manner as to allow the passage of an electrical current to produce heat. According to the invention, the assembly further comprises: A covering (15) of a thermally insulating material suitable for containing said heating device (10) inside, the covering having at least one opening at one side for allowing the heat diffusion through said opening; Fastening means for fastening said covering (15) to a support surface (5B), in such a manner that, while used, the heating device (10), arranged inside said covering (15), faces said support surface (5B) through said opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: MICROTEST S.R.L.Inventor: Giuseppe Amelio
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Patent number: 11448673Abstract: A device having an impedance measurement circuit that allows for reduction of flicker noise can be implemented in a variety of applications. A carrier suppression technique can be implemented that substantially removes the carrier signal with removal of noise artifacts associated with the carrier signal from sidebands of the carrier signal. Carrier suppression in an AC impedance measurement circuit can be implemented by sensing a carrier signal of the measurement circuit at a transmit location of the measurement circuit and subtracting a weighted version of the carrier signal at a receive location of the measurement circuit. One or more compensation impedances can be used such that the sidebands of the carrier signal are received with the carrier signal suppressed with respect to the receive location.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited CompanyInventors: Colin G. Lyden, Thomas J. Tansley, Oliver J. Brennan