Patents Examined by Wilson Lee
  • Patent number: 12368429
    Abstract: This disclosure provides techniques for impedance matching. A radio frequency (RF) device includes a power detector to determine a transmitter leakage and a post-processing unit to determine a receiver leakage, and determines if isolation is acceptable based on the leakages. The RF device may include a device for measuring antenna impedance. Otherwise, the RF device may select multiple tuner settings (e.g., capacitor values) for test signals to be transmitted and received at a target frequency, determine multiple sets of leakage values, determine multiple reflection coefficients based on the multiple sets of leakage values, and determine an estimated antenna impedance at the target frequency based on the reflection coefficients. The RF device then determines impedance tuner settings based on the measured or estimated antenna impedance. Alternatively, the RF device determines impedance tuner settings using an inverse machine-learning model based on a determined matching impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Björn Lenhart, Joonhoi Hur, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny
  • Patent number: 12368232
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a slidable electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing configured to be slidable with respect to the first housing, a flexible display module comprising a flexible display including a first area configured to be seen in a state in which the second housing is slid-in with respect to the first housing, and a second area configured to be at least partially drawn out to the outside to be seen in a state in which the second housing is slid-out with respect to the first housing, and a wireless communication circuit, wherein the second housing includes a first conductive pattern electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and a second conductive pattern physically separated from the first conductive pattern and configured to operate as an antenna ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongyong An, Gyusub Kim, Kyungmoon Seol, Kyihyun Jang, Bumjin Cho
  • Patent number: 12360154
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless channel reproduction device having a structure of an reverberation chamber. More specifically, the wireless channel reproduction device may minimize a measurement uncertainty by satisfying recommendations on spatial uniformity or field uniformity of a working volume and may be designed as an internal structure of an reverberation chamber including a plurality of mode agitators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dong-Uk Sim, Sangil Kwak, Seung Keun Park, Hyeyeon Kwon
  • Patent number: 12354850
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for processing substrate comprising: a susceptor; and a cover unit installed on an upper part of the susceptor, the substrate is placed on the cover unit, wherein the cover unit comprises: a cover frame having one or more air gaps; and one or more covers having a shape corresponding to each of the air gaps and mountable in each of the air gaps, wherein a depth of the air gap is at least three times the thickness of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: EUGENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Duck Jung, Jeong Hee Jo, Ryong Hwang, Se Jong Sung, Woong Joo Jang, Sang Soon Jung
  • Patent number: 12356758
    Abstract: In one embodiment of a superluminescent diode, a first diode adapted on a semiconductor die is to be forward-biased to output optical energy in response to a bias signal, and a second diode adapted on the semiconductor die is to be reverse-biased, the second diode to receive and absorb back propagating optical energy from the first diode and output a measure of the back propagating optical energy as an absorber feedback current. A comparator may be configured to compare the absorber feedback current to a reference current and output a comparison signal, and a driver control circuit coupled to the comparator may provide the bias signal based at least in part on the comparison signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Karan Mehta, Richard Jones, Olufemi Dosunmu
  • Patent number: 12349261
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method (1) and a system (2) of configuring an illumination system (3) of a building. The method (1) comprises: determining (10) a configuration of the illumination system (3) in dependence of a building layout and a device control configuration; and remotely commissioning (13) one or more installed illumination devices (31) of the illumination system (3) in accordance with the determined configuration. This enables a more simplified, intuitive and less error-prone configuration of building-based illumination systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Tridonic Portugal, Unipessoal LDA
    Inventor: Kari Severinkangas
  • Patent number: 12342440
    Abstract: A method of configuring a plurality of parameters of a lighting device; wherein the plurality of parameters are configurable in a configuration mode and in an augmented reality mode; wherein the method comprises the steps of: selecting, in the configuration mode, a configuration set comprising at least one of the plurality of parameters of the lighting device; adjusting, in the configuration mode, the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the selected configuration set; switching to the augmented reality mode upon adjustment of the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set in the configuration mode and/or based on a user input; rendering, in the augmented reality mode, a virtual model of the lighting device on an image rendering device as an overlay on a view of a physical environment; wherein the model of the lighting device comprises the adjusted at least one of the plurality of parameters of the configuration set; automatically selecting, in the augmented reality mode, a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jérôme Eduard Maes, Chris Damkat, Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Bram Knaapen
  • Patent number: 12341242
    Abstract: A magnetic field shielding sheet is provided. The magnetic field shielding sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a wireless power transfer antenna and a wireless communication antenna, and comprises: a shielding part made of a magnetic material so as to shield a magnetic field; and at least one eddy current-reducing pattern part which is formed in the shielding part to increase the resistance of the shielding part and thereby reduce the generation of eddy currents. The eddy current-reducing pattern part includes: a first eddy current-reducing pattern part formed to intersect with both the wireless power transfer antenna and the wireless communication antenna; and a second eddy current-reducing pattern part formed to intersect with the wireless communication antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: AMOSENSE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kil Jae Jang
  • Patent number: 12341691
    Abstract: This application provides a router. A shielding portion is formed by extending outward an end of a housing where a rotary shaft seat is disposed. The rotary shaft seat is disposed on a side of the shielding portion facing a back of the housing. An end of the shielding portion away from the housing extends to at least a side of the rotary shaft seat away from the housing, so as to shield a front of the rotary shaft seat. In this way, the rotary shaft seat is invisible in a conventional viewing angle, that is, a viewing angle from a front of the router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youzhang Li, Yangyang Xia, Cun Wang
  • Patent number: 12327915
    Abstract: A modular wideband antenna includes a ground plane, a first antenna element and a second antenna element disposed on a first surface of a substrate, a first segment of the first antenna element extends parallel to a first segment of the second antenna element along the substrate and a second segment of the first element diverges from a second segment of the second antenna element along the substrate, the first antenna element having a first horizontal element electrically coupled to the second section of the first antenna element, and the second antenna element having a second horizontal element electrically coupled to the second section of the second antenna element, and a first wall and a second wall disposed on a second surface of the substrate, the first wall being capacitively coupled to the first antenna element and the second wall being electrically coupled to the second antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ahmed Hassan Abdelaziz Abdelrahman, Zhengxiang Ma
  • Patent number: 12316400
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data regarding interference detected in a received communication signal, and performing phase adjusting for one or more radiating elements of an antenna system such that an impact of the interference on the antenna system is minimized. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ISCO International, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Abdelmonem, Igor Goodman, Pablo Tacconi
  • Patent number: 12317389
    Abstract: A lamp includes a sensor to sense a distance to an object in front of a vehicle, a display to display an image, and a controller to compensate for distortion of the image displayed on the object, based on the distance to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myeong Je Kim
  • Patent number: 12290609
    Abstract: Antimicrobial system including a luminaire configured to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet band for disinfecting a vicinity of a target pathogen. A switching device that includes a primary relay pack. The primary relay pack has a communication interface, a measurement circuit, a processor, and disinfection monitoring programming in a memory. Execution of the disinfection monitoring programming by the processor configures the primary relay pack to perform the following functions. Based on a second input from the operator, produce a visual inspection signal. Monitor, via the measurement circuit, a power parameter of the luminaire. Compare the monitored power parameter with an active disinfection threshold, a passive operation threshold, or a combination thereof. In response to the comparison, either determine that the disinfection light source is unexpectedly on, is degraded or disabled, or the luminaire is inoperable; or control power to the luminaire to emit the disinfection light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Rhodes, Richard L. Westrick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12294400
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling remote antenna systems. An example method of receiving radio frequency signals with a remote antenna module includes providing a first signal to a remote receiver on a conductor, receiving a control signal from the remote receiver on the conductor, wherein the control signal is a bias voltage on the conductor, and providing a second signal on the conductor in response to receiving the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rayman Wai Pon, Liang Zhao, Pranav Iyengar, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Patent number: 12295081
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for intelligent control of video display backlighting that provides environmental lighting illumination of an area behind a video display device, such as on a wall behind a video display. The environmental lighting illumination may be based on recognizing images (e.g., objects, patterns, faces, colors, etc.) in video content being displayed via the video display device, recognizing audio (e.g., words, sounds, voices, etc.) in audio content being output in association with video content being displayed via the video display device, and/or recognizing other triggers such as commands associated with video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Ehsan Younessian
  • Patent number: 12289040
    Abstract: A driving circuit for driving a light source and a projection device are provided. The driving circuit includes a power converter, a detection circuit, and a control circuit. The power converter provides a driving power to the light source. The detection circuit provides a feedback signal according to a current value of the light source. The control circuit receives an operation command and the feedback signal. The control circuit determines whether the driving circuit enters a light-load state according to at least one of the operation command and the feedback signal. When the driving circuit is determined to enter the light-load state, the control circuit controls the power converter to decrease a current value of the driving power and controls the power converter to increase a switching frequency of the driving power. The driving circuit and the projection device may prevent the light source from flickering under the light-load state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Wen Hsu, Chen-Wang Chen, Tung-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 12278424
    Abstract: A method of constructing an antenna of a portable communication device. The method includes wrapping a conductive element around a flexible support, coupling the conductive element and the flexible support to a rigid connector to assemble an antenna core, and coating the antenna core with a room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone layer. The method further includes fitting a first half of a silicone rubber sheath and a second half of a silicone rubber sheath around the antenna core, compression molding the first half of the silicone rubber sheath and the second half of the silicone rubber sheath around the antenna core, and bonding, by the RTV silicone layer, the silicone rubber sheath to the antenna core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Christopher Jan, Stephen D. Hunt, Lee Huang Ng, Alexander Oon
  • Patent number: 12279357
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for generating a plasma, comprising: (1) receiving a microwave from a co-axial cable, with a first impedance, into an electron cyclotron resonance source, the electron cyclotron resonance source comprising: a housing containing a first transform material and a transmission section; (2) passing the microwave through the first transform material with a second impedance; (3) coupling the microwave into the transmission section of the electron cyclotron resonance source, the transmission section comprising a third impedance, the transmission section comprising a first dielectric gap positioned between an inner conductor and an outer conductor; (4) generating a magnetic field with a set of magnets; and (5) accelerating cyclotron resonant electrons circulating about the magnet field with the microwave, such as where the first transform material has a thickness of one-quarter of a wavelength of the microwave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventors: W. Davis Lee, Mark Amato, Benjamin N. Wright, Gabriel Maxwell
  • Patent number: 12272523
    Abstract: A RF generator includes a RF power source configured to generate an output signal at an output frequency, and an extremum-seeking frequency controller configured to generate a frequency control signal. The frequency control signal varies the output frequency of the RF power source, and the frequency control signal is formed from a gradient signal. The RF generator further includes a gradient estimator configured to generate the gradient signal. A frequency of the frequency control signal is adjusted based on the gradient signal. The gradient estimator is configured to receive frequency values of the frequency control signal and corresponding output response values, and the gradient signal is generated based on the frequency values and the output response values. Other example RF generators, methods for extremum-seeking frequency control of a RF generator, and control systems for controlling a RF generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Burry, Vladimir Kozitsky
  • Patent number: 12266452
    Abstract: A plasma confinement device (500), comprises a first magnet system (1) comprising a first plurality of concentrically arranged circular-loop coils (11, 12), comprising a first coil (11) arranged to carry a current in a first direction; and a second coil (12) arranged to carry a current in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a second magnet system (2) comprising a second plurality of concentrically arranged circular-loop coils (21, 22), arranged with mirror symmetry with respect to the first magnet system (1) relative to a symmetry plane (P) located between the first magnet system (1) and the second magnet system (2), creating an annular plasma confinement area (206) at the symmetry plane (P) with a magnetic field normal to the symmetry plane (P) at the symmetry plane (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Novatron Fusion Group AB
    Inventor: Jan Jäderberg