Patents Issued in April 7, 2016
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Publication number: 20160098024Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, apparatuses and systems for occupancy interaction detection, are disclosed. One occupancy interaction detection system includes a plurality of sensors located within an area, the plurality of sensors operative to sense at least motion of a first occupant and a second occupant of the area, and communication links between each of the sensors and a controller. For an embodiment, the controller operative to receive sense data from the plurality of sensors, track locations of the first occupant of the area based on the sensed motion of the first occupant, track locations of the second occupant of the area based on the sensed motion of the second occupant, and identify an interaction between the first occupant and the second occupant, comprising detecting the first occupant to be within a threshold distance of the second occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: enLighted, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Purandare, Tanuj Mohan, Bo E. Ericsson
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Publication number: 20160098025Abstract: Systems, methods, and software to facilitate simulating machines used in industrial automation are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, motion of a solid model of a machine is analyzed to generate a motion profile of the solid model. An industrial controller system is then configured based on the motion profile of the solid model. A simulation of the machine controlled by the industrial controller system is executed, and motion of the simulation of the machine as controlled by the industrial controller system is analyzed. The motion of the simulation of the machine is then compared to the motion profile of the solid model to determine how closely the motion of the simulation of the machine as controlled by the industrial controller system matches the motion profile of the solid model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Haithem Mansouri, Francisco Maturana, Leopoldo Paredes
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Publication number: 20160098026Abstract: A temperature control system for controlling the environmental conditions in a space, the system including a temperature control unit having a memory and a processor with a program operating in the memory executing the steps of gathering indoor environmental information by the temperature control unit, gathering outdoor environmental information via a network communicatively coupled to the temperature control unit, determining a floating set point based on the indoor and outdoor conditions, determining an operational mode of the system, and controlling temperature control equipment to maintain the floating set point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Mohamed Farouk SALEM, Michael Robert Sullivan
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Publication number: 20160098027Abstract: An expandable and collapsible structure comprising at least two first members and a second member. Each first member includes two plates rotatably connected at an edge of each of the two plates. One of the two plates of each of the first members is adapted to be slidably coupled with the second member. When the two plates of each of the pair of first members are disposed in a non-parallel configuration, the structure is disposed in an expanded state and when the two plates of each of the first members are disposed in a parallel configuration, the structure is disposed in a collapsed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Anne Dewitte
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Publication number: 20160098028Abstract: A programmable controller includes a command execution unit that executes multiple commands in a user program in order; a database storage unit that stores therein a database that holds data used in a process performed by the command execution unit in a table format; a database-query-command generation unit that, when the commands include a command to access the database, converts the access command into a database query command described in a database query language; and a database management unit that accesses the database in the database storage unit and acquires data specified by the database query command.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Hajime TANIDE
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Publication number: 20160098029Abstract: A system and method is for production control, and comprises an electronic device, and one or more network connectors associated with the electronic device configured to connect to a server computer. The server computer contains a database of one or more work instructions that are downloadable to the electronic device through the network connector. The one or more work instructions are configured to provide operation instructions for one or more tools and the one or more network connectors are further configured to provide work instructions to the one or more tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Paul A. Iannello, Richard J. Iannello, Delano C. Stevens, Jarvis J. Stubblefield
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Publication number: 20160098030Abstract: A selectable symbol engraving tool for use with a CNC machine. The engraving tool includes a housing and an array of styluses supported in the housing. A pattern disk is rotatably supported in the housing and is connectable to a spindle of the CNC machine. The pattern disk includes a plurality of hole patterns, each selectable via rotation of the spindle and including one or more clearance holes corresponding to a symbol. The array of styluses is positioned to confront a selected one of the plurality of hole patterns such that styluses corresponding to the clearance holes are refracted and the remaining styluses are extended. The extended styluses are operative to engrave the symbol corresponding to the selected hole pattern in a work piece via orbiting about a virtual axis of rotation when the selectable character engraving tool is moved in a circular motion by the CNC machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: LARRY J. COSTA
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Publication number: 20160098031Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes an error calculation unit which calculates an error between a position of a movable unit and a position of a driven unit, a memory unit which memorizes the error in association with a torque command value as an initial error, and a compensation amountcompensation amount calculation unit which calculates a compensation amountcompensation amount for compensating an elastic deformation amount of an elastic factor between the movable unit and the driven unit. The compensation amountcompensation amount calculation unit calculates the compensation amountcompensation amount based on the initial error held by the memory unit, the torque command value held in association with the initial error, and a torque command value calculated by a torque command calculation unit when a motor rotates reversely.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Satoshi Ikai, Tsutomu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20160098032Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores three-dimensional data describing a real device including an object, a source of an acting factor that acts on the object and causes a detectable change at the object, and a detector that detects the change in a specified detection range. The processor produces a virtual device that represents the real device in a virtual space, based on the three-dimensional data in the memory. With this virtual device, the processor simulates the change caused by the acting factor, and calculates a region of the object in which the simulated change satisfies a specified condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Fumiyuki Takahashi, Tetsuo Koezuka
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Publication number: 20160098033Abstract: A dataset including boundary representations of shapes associated with an item being designed for manufacture is accessed by a semantic processing module. A semantic graph of each of the boundary representations of shapes is generated and a numerical processing module computes geometric attributes of each of the shapes. The semantic graph of a shape is updated based on any geometric attributes computed for the shape. The semantic graphs are then compared to a repository of semantic graphs of manufacturing features to identify instances of manufacturing features. Geometric attributes associated with each instance of a manufacturing feature are then computed. For each instance, the associated geometric attributes are compared against a repository of semantic manufacturing rules to determine whether the instance is in compliance with the rules. A user designing the item is alerted to the presence of any instances of manufacturing features that are not in compliance with the rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Baljit Singh, Abha Moitra, Michael Evans Graham, Dean Michael Robinson, Tao Jia
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Publication number: 20160098034Abstract: A change management system is configured to control communication between one or more engineering subsystems utilized in the design and/or manufacture of a component. The change management system may be configured to facilitate communication between one or more engineering subsystems that are fragmented and/or not configured to communicate with one another. Further, the change management system may be configured to act as a virtual user when interfacing with one or more of the engineering subsystems. Additionally, the change management system may be configured to check data from one or more of the subsystems for compliance with one or more control rules governing the progression of a manufacturing/design project.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Thesa Hanlin, James M. Johnston, Nathan Redden, Andrew Taitz
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Publication number: 20160098035Abstract: A subroutine executable by the numeric controller to control a production machine is disclosed. A user selects at least one program instruction of the subroutine and the numeric controller outputs a parameterized description of the selected program instruction or of a sequence of program instructions that contains the selected program instruction to the user using the user interface. The user enters a change in the parameterized description and stores a modified subroutine that corresponds to the changed parameterized description. The numeric controller sends a message to a predetermined address identifying. the original subroutine and the change made in a form that can be evaluated in automated fashion. The CAM system that generated the subroutine uses the message to independently and automatically ascertain a data record on which the original subroutine is based and to modify the data record accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Christof Sinn, RALF SPIELMANN
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Publication number: 20160098036Abstract: A method of controlling manufacturing processes in a plant via a MES system includes the step of providing the MES system with a single production-related entity for manufacturing a plurality of products whose manufacturing processes share most of the process workflow and most of the resources. The providing step further contains including into the single production-related information entity, for process stages in which non-shared resources are involved and which are to be performed according to parameters specific for each product in the plurality, information about the parameters to be used for the different products. At the creation of a production order for a specific product, one reads from the single production-related information entity and includes in the order only the parameters specific for that product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: ALESSANDRO RAVIOLA, ELENA REGGIO
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Publication number: 20160098037Abstract: A data pipeline is used as a fundamental processing element for implementing techniques that automatically or autonomously perform signal processing-based learning in a process plant or monitoring system. Each data pipeline includes a set of communicatively interconnected data processing blocks that perform processing on one or more sources of data in a predetermined order to, for example, clean the data, filter the data, select data for further processing, perform supervised or unsupervised learning on the data, etc. The individual processing blocks or modules within a data pipeline may be stored and executed at different devices in a plant network to perform distributed data processing. Moreover, each data pipeline can be integrated into one or more higher level analytic modules that perform higher level analytics, such as quality prediction, fault detection, etc. on the processed data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Peter Zornio, Mark J. Nixon, Wilhelm K. Wojsznis, Michael J. Lucas, Paul R. Muston, Eric D. Rotvold, Terrence L. Blevins, Gary K. Law
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Publication number: 20160098038Abstract: Systems, methods, and software to facilitate simulating machines used in industrial automation are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, a machine model is processed to generate a simulation model of a machine. A load to apply to the simulation model of the machine is then simulated. The simulation model of the machine is executed under the load, and characteristics of mechanical components of the machine are selected to handle the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Francisco Maturana, Leopoldo Paredes
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Publication number: 20160098039Abstract: A robot cleaner may include a main body, a light irradiation unit irradiating light towards a region in front of the main body, an image sensor including a plurality of horizontal lines sequentially exposed to form an image, an image processing unit constructing frames by synchronizing signals output from the horizontal lines, such that, after construction of any one frame, the image processing unit does not construct one or more frames by ignoring signals output from the horizontal lines, and then constructs a next frame, and a controller controlling the light irradiation unit to irradiate light while the horizontal lines are exposed to construct the one frame, such that the light irradiation unit stops irradiation of light between before exposure of all the horizontal lines to construct the frame is completed and one point of time while the image processing unit ignores signals output from the horizontal lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Dongki NOH, Seungmin BAEK, Taekyeong LEE
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Publication number: 20160098040Abstract: A mount for a media content presentation device is disclosed that includes a base member, a support member that is coupled to the base member and is adapted to physically couple to the media content presentation device, and a first computing device disposed within the base member and that includes a detection module that operates to determine a location of an object relative to the mount. The mount further includes an actuating device communicatively coupled to the first computing device and that operates to move the support based on the determined location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Aman GARG, Davide DI CENSO, Raghavendra CHIDRI
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Publication number: 20160098041Abstract: A motor control device may include a position command output means, a first subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a position control means, a second subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a speed control means that outputs a torque command, a limiter limits the level of the torque command, a motor drive means, and a voltage fluctuation detection means. When the voltage fluctuation detection means detects that the voltage of said power source has dropped below a predetermined reference level, either the position command output means varies the position command so as to reduce the rotational speed of the motor and/or said position control means limits said speed command to be output.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Jun OTSUJI, Akihiro ITO, Hirokazu WATANABE, Hideyuki ODAGIRI
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Publication number: 20160098042Abstract: A method includes: obtaining a measurement; determining whether the measurement is in a first range, a second range, or a third range; controlling operation of a valve in a full-freeze mode when the data measurement falls within the first range; controlling the operation of the valve of the turbine system in a semi-freeze mode when the data measurement falls within the second range; and controlling the operation of the valve of the turbine system in a full-operation mode when the data measurement falls within the third range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: William Randolph Shinkle
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Publication number: 20160098043Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a flow rate control valve assembly capable of preventing a flow rate from varying in a direction opposite to the desired direction upon flow rate control As shown in FIG. 1, the flow rate control valve assembly comprises a sliding shaft and a sliding cylindrical surface which fit slidably in with each other in an axial direction, and a moving mechanism for moving the sliding shaft in an axial direction. At least one of the sliding surface of the sliding shaft and the sliding cylindrical surface is provided with one or a plurality of tapered grooves having its specific area defining a fluid passage. The tapered groove is configured such that flow passage resistance increases or decreases gradually along a lengthwise direction, and a cavity formed at an end of the sliding shaft for making sure of a sliding area is formed at a site isolated or shut off from the fluid passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Fronto Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masato MAEDA
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Publication number: 20160098044Abstract: The present invention includes a method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for controlling a valve. Example embodiments of the present invention described herein utilize a soft cutoff threshold and soft cutoff procedure at which point the controller monotonically ramps a servo set-point to slowly overdrive the servo beyond a calibrated set-point range, wherein the servo transitions into a hard cutoff when the servo set-point reaches a predefined overdrive threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Kenneth W. Junk, Michel K. Lovell, Jimmie L. Snowbarger, Jeffrey D. Seyller
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Publication number: 20160098045Abstract: An aircraft hydraulic valve includes a housing, a check valve, a valve opening component, and an auxiliary hydraulic pressure supply mechanism. The housing includes a first port communicated with a first chamber of a hydraulic actuator, a second port communicated with a switch valve bypass-communicating a second chamber of the hydraulic actuator with the first chamber, and an oil channel connecting the first and second ports. The check valve interrupts oil flow from the first port to the second port. The valve opening component is configured to open the check valve with pilot pressure supplied from the second chamber. The auxiliary hydraulic pressure supply mechanism obtains hydraulic pressure, for opening the check valve, from a closed hydraulic pressure section, which is defined in the oil channel between the check valve and the first port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Koji ITO
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Publication number: 20160098046Abstract: A power supply includes power circuitry configured to provide DC power to a separate load, and wireless communication circuitry for wirelessly communicating with an external control device such as a smart phone. A controller is configured to (1) conduct communications with the external control device via the wireless communication circuitry to receive configuration parameters, and (2) incorporate the configuration parameters into a control scheme for operation of the power supply. The power supply may be used with an LED lamp including a series of LEDs, and the configuration parameters establish desired operating characteristics including selection of constant-current or constant-voltage operation, and/or parameters for a dimming curve applied in dimming operation of the LED lamp. The power supply may be used in other applications including battery charging applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Mark Jutras
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Publication number: 20160098047Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a voltage monitoring circuit, and a controller. The voltage monitoring circuit includes low voltage detect (LVD) and low voltage warning (LVW) circuits that generate LVD and LVW reference voltage signals. The controller generates and stores a voltage margin word (a difference between first and second DAC words that correspond to the LVD and LVW reference voltage signals, respectively). The controller compares the voltage margin word with predetermined maximum and minimum voltage margin words. If the voltage margin word does not lie between the predetermined maximum and minimum voltage margin words, the controller generates a voltage trimming signal that scales the LVW reference voltage signal. After scaling, if the voltage margin word lies between the predetermined maximum and minimum voltage margin words, the controller generates a calibration pass signal, otherwise the controller generates a calibration fail signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Kumar Abhishek, Aniruddha Gupta, Sunny Gupta, Nitin Pant
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Publication number: 20160098048Abstract: Practical electronics such as amplifiers or voltage references can have circuit imbalances due to manufacturing imperfections. For example, amplifiers can have an undesirable offset voltage. The offset voltage might also drift with temperature making the design of these devices difficult. Disclosed are techniques which decrease the amount of offset voltage which provide predictability of device parameters over a range of temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Yogesh Jayaraman Sharma, Nathan R. Carter
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Publication number: 20160098049Abstract: A voltage generating circuit includes: (1) a driving unit having an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal is configured to receive an input signal, wherein when the input signal is at a first logic level, power is configured to be charged from a first voltage terminal to the output terminal, and when the input signal is at a second logic level, power is configured to be discharged from the output terminal to a second voltage terminal; (2) a first switch configured to couple the second voltage terminal to a capacitance-compensating terminal based on the input signal; (3) a compensating capacitor configured to be coupled between the capacitance-compensating terminal and a third voltage terminal; and (4) a second switch configured to couple the capacitance-compensating terminal to a fourth voltage terminal based on the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Hung-Cheng Fan
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Publication number: 20160098050Abstract: A voltage regulator for digital loads combines a closed loop regulation circuit with an open loop topology. A transistor and a bank of transistors share the same voltage source VDD and gate control current. Each of the bank of transistors is sized to match different current load requirements and one or more may be switched in or out as appropriate when the digital load transitions from one operating mode to another. The regulator has good DC load regulation and unconditional stability regardless of output capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Jerome ENJALBERT, Joachim KRUECKEN, Jalal OUADDAHé
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Publication number: 20160098051Abstract: A scalable power source that includes a controller that is electrically connected to an engine component that generates electrical power and includes a modular connector that electrically connects the controller to plural auxiliary power sources or plural types of auxiliary power sources to provide a selected power output.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Edward A. Enyedy, Adam Hruska
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Publication number: 20160098052Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a partition method and a partition device for a power system and belongs to a field of an evaluation and control of a power system. The method includes steps of: obtaining a quasi-steady sensitivity matrix according to generators participating in automatic voltage control and load buses in the power system; obtaining a power system model according to the quasi-steady sensitivity matrix and the load buses; determining principal component vectors and principal component singular values according to the power system model; determining a principal component vector dominated by each generator according to the principal component vectors and the principal component singular values; and partitioning the generators dominating a same principal component vector to a partition, and partitioning the load buses according to a partition result for the generators.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: HONGBIN SUN, QINGLAI GUO, BIN WANG, BOMING ZHANG, WENCHUAN WU, HUAICHANG GE
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Publication number: 20160098053Abstract: An electronic device disclosed herein includes mechanisms for modeling and dynamically controlling transmission power of an electronic device. The electronic device determines a back-off function defining at least one transmission power adjustment that is effective to adjust a predicted average energy emanating from an electronic device over the future time interval to satisfy a power condition. Power of the electronic device is adjusted according to the back-off function responsive to satisfaction of a proximity condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Charbel Khawand, Sean Mercer
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Publication number: 20160098054Abstract: An embodiment of a coupled-inductor core includes first and second members and first and second forms extending between the first and second members. The first form has a parameter (e.g., length) of a first value, and is operable to conduct a first magnetic flux having a first density that depends on the first value of the parameter. The second form is spaced apart from the first form, has the parameter (e.g., length) of a second value different from the first value, and is operable to conduct a second magnetic flux having a second density that depends on the second value of the parameter. Because two or more of the forms of such a core may have different values for the same parameter, the core may be suitable for use in a multiphase power supply where the currents through the phases are unbalanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Jia WEI, Jason HOUSTON
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Publication number: 20160098055Abstract: A system for providing one or more voltages at predetermined magnitudes. The system may be supplied with power having a range of voltage magnitudes without affecting the predetermined magnitudes of the one or more voltages provided by the system and without a need to change circuitry of the system. The system may be connected, for example, from 28 VDC to 250 VAC without affecting the predetermined magnitudes of the output voltage or voltages. This system is protected from a mistaken power hook-up thought to be for 28 VDC but actually being connected to 250 VAC, which could be a disaster for a system not having the present circuitry. The system may be used for supplying power for opto-couplers in relay detection and other applications. The system may incorporate lightning and reverse polarity protection, reference and regulated voltages, an output driver, and input isolation circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Rick Solosky, John Evers
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Publication number: 20160098056Abstract: A band gap reference circuit is provided that includes a first resistor (R1), a second resistor (R2), a third resistor (R3), a fourth resistor (Ra), a fifth resistor (Rb), a capacitor (Ca), an operational amplifier A, a first field effect transistor (FET) (P1), a second FET (P2), a third FET (P3), a fourth FET (Pa), a first bipolar junction transistor (BJT) (Q1), a second BJT (Q2), and a third BJT (Q3). P3 and Rb are used to control Pa, which is configured to control current flow to a reference node, and thus a reference voltage (Vref) output by the band gap reference circuit. The band gap reference circuit is configured to output a substantially constant reference voltage and is less sensitive or susceptible to noise from a power supply. Additionally, the band gap reference circuit prevents Vref from overshooting when the band gap circuit is enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Yuan-Long Siao
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Publication number: 20160098057Abstract: A voltage regulator, which contains a circuit to determine its output power. It has an output node providing an output voltage for a load; current sensing means for sensing an output current flowing at the output node; voltage providing means for providing a digital representation of the output voltage or of an input voltage to the voltage regulator; output power determination means comprising a digitally controllable variable resistance circuit receiving the digital voltage representation from the voltage providing means and generating a resistance, wherein the variable resistance circuit is connected to the current sensing means to obtain a signal that depends upon the output current and generates a voltage depending on the generated resistance and the obtained signal; and the output power determining means are adapted to determine the output power of the voltage regulator based on the voltage generated by the variable resistance circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Pietro Gabriele Gambetta
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Publication number: 20160098058Abstract: Systems and methods for multiplying the loop voltage of a coil having one or more turns using multiple coil sections to multiply the loop voltage by a factor equal to the number of coil arc sections. The systems and methods for producing fractional turn windings comprise splitting the initial feed line from the capacitor by as many times as the desired total multiple of the voltage in the capacitor, and applying the feeds to the respective fractional turns or arc sections of the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Mark Morehouse, Eusebio Garate
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Publication number: 20160098059Abstract: A circuit for processing data in an integrated circuit device comprises a selection circuit; a first register coupled to a first output of the selection circuit; a second register implemented as a latch and coupled to a second output of the selection circuit; and a signal line coupled between the output of the first register and an input of the selection circuit. The selection circuit enables the coupling of an output signal of the first register to an input of the second register. A method of processing data in an integrated circuit device is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.Inventor: Santosh Kumar Sood
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Publication number: 20160098060Abstract: A customer replacement unit monitor (CRUM) unit that can be mounted in an image forming apparatus includes a decoder which receives first clock signals from the image forming apparatus and converts the first clock signals into second clock signals, a memory which stores data related with a consumable unit, and a controller which manages the memory based on data signals transmitted from the image forming apparatus and the second clock signals. The first clock signals are divided into a data section in which the data signals are transmitted and received and an idle section in which the data signals are not transmitted and received. The first clock signals have a first frequency on the data section while having a second frequency on the idle section, and the second clock signals are clock signals maintaining a high value or a low value on the idle section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-keun SEO, Jin-boo Kim, Youn-jae Kim
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Publication number: 20160098061Abstract: Systems and methods for interface block. The interface block includes input/output modules distributed along the interface block and a mid-stack module interspersed within the input/output modules. The input/output modules include at least one data module and at least one command module. At least one of the input/output modules is shared by an adjacent pair of channels. Each of the input/output modules is configured to interface with a memory device via a silicon interposer or equivalent. The mid-stack module is in communication with the input/output modules via programmable logic circuitry. The mid-stack module may include independent clock quadrants. Each clock quadrant is configured to operate at different phases where each phase is aligned to a respective core clock.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Chee Hak Teh
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Publication number: 20160098062Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to operating time-based circuitry. As may be implemented in connection with one or more embodiments, an apparatus and or method involved detecting timing characteristics of circuitry operating in respective clock domains, each having a semiconductor body region via which a clock signal path traverses. The respective semiconductor body regions are biased at respective bias levels that are based on the detected timing characteristics of the clock signal path that traverses the semiconductor body region being biased.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Vibhu Sharma, Ajay Kapoor, Ralf Malzahn
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Publication number: 20160098063Abstract: The method of a portable device may includes the steps of setting a first mode based on a first folding angle between the first body and the second body and a second folding angle between the first body and the third body, displaying a first application in the first mode, detecting change of the first folding angle and change of the second folding angle in the first mode, detecting the changed first folding angle being equal to or greater than a first threshold angle and the changed second folding angle less than a second threshold angle and if it is detected that a rear side of the second body is in a state of being contacted with a different real object, switching the first mode to a second mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Doyoung LEE, Sinae CHUN
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Publication number: 20160098064Abstract: A handheld computing device can include a substantially rectangular first screen having a front surface, a rear surface, and a beveled edge extending between the front and rear surfaces of the first screen and a substantially rectangular second screen rotatably connected to the first screen so that the device is foldable between an open position and a closed position, the second screen having a front surface, a rear surface, and a beveled edge extending between the front and rear surfaces of the second screen. When the device is in the closed position, the first and second screens are positioned back-to-back and the beveled edges of the first and second screens angle inwardly toward the other respective screen to provide an angled surface configured to facilitate opening the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Charles Becze, Michael J. O'Connor
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Publication number: 20160098065Abstract: A terminal device and a method for fastening or unlocking a functional card of the terminal device. The terminal device includes a card container, a fastening apparatus, and a processor, where the card container is configured to contain a functional card, and a socket is disposed on the card container; the fastening apparatus includes an extensible part, and the extensible part stretches into the socket to fasten the card container, or moves away from the socket to unlock the card container; and the processor is configured to determine, according to authentication information entered by a user, whether the authentication information is correct, and control, when the authentication information is correct, the extensible part of the fastening apparatus to stretch into the socket to fasten the card container, or move away from the socket to unlock the card container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Xi Chen
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Publication number: 20160098066Abstract: A flash drive includes a housing comprising a front wall, a rear wall and an inner space formed by the front wall and the rear wall; a storage module disposed in the inner space; a plug head mounted at one end of the storage module; a positioning element positioning the storage module in the inner space of the housing in such a manner that the plug head protrudes from one end of the housing; and a cover pivoted to the front wall and the rear wall through an eccentric-rotation structure to cover or uncover the plug head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Joseph HUANG
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Publication number: 20160098067Abstract: An electronic card holder includes a fixed member, a tray slidably attached to the fixed member and defines a notch thereon, and a latching member. The latching member includes a main body fixed to the fixed member, a pressing portion extending from the main body and a latching portion extending from the main body towards the fixed member. When the latching portion is received in the notch, the tray is engaged with the fixed member. When the latching portion is driven to move away the notch by an external pressure applied on the pressing portion, the tray is disengaged from the fixed member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: HAI-TAO GONG
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Publication number: 20160098068Abstract: A computer case providing multiple independent airflows includes a case body which has an installation space. The installation space includes a logic process zone, a magnetic disk zone and a spaced zone. The case body also has a flow guide passage in the spaced zone to allow external air to enter the installation space, at least one first air fan located in the installation space to be electrically activated to provide a first airflow to the logic process zone and a second air fan located in the installation space at one side of the magnetic disk zone to be electrically activated to provide a second airflow to the magnetic disk zone. The invention, through the flow guide passage, can directly get the external air to perform cooling of the logic process zone and provide multiple airflows to cool electronic elements installed in the installation space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventor: Han Lung LIU
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Publication number: 20160098069Abstract: An external filter for the removal of: Unwanted contaminants, impurities, dust and particulates from entering the intake region of an underlying device. The filter is comprised of a filter media appropriate for separating the impurities, dust, particulates and contaminants with a surrounding collar providing structural support to the filter media. The collar is comprised of material produced from paper/cardboard and/or plastic materials, The collar will be applied to the filtering media with an adhesive that will be applied to the filter media and to nonstick film.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Patrice M. Baumgardner, Gordon T. Baumgardner
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Publication number: 20160098070Abstract: A processor is provided having a common supply rail, and one or more processor cores, where the one or more processor cores share the common supply rail. Each processor core(s) includes a core dIPC value output and a core throttling signal input, and a chip power management logic, which has at least one input for inputting the core dIPC value, a threshold register for a dIPC threshold value, a chip dIPC register for a current global dIPC value, at least one chip dIPC history register for a historic global dIPC value, a subtractor providing an absolute difference of an average historic global dIPC derived from the historic global dIPC value and the current global dIPC value, a magnitude comparator providing a throttling signal when the absolute difference is above the dIPC threshold value, and at least one output for outputting a core throttling signal to the processor core(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Brian W. CURRAN, Preetham M. LOBO, Richard F. RIZZOLO, James D. WARNOCK, Tobias WEBEL
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Publication number: 20160098071Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a microcomputer and a power circuit that supplies an electric power to the microcomputer. The microcomputer and the power circuit respectively operate in a normal operation mode and in a low power operation mode that consumes less power than the normal operation mode. The electronic control unit further includes a mode switcher for switching the operation modes of the microcomputer and the power circuit according to an input signal from an external device. When a mode switch signal for switching the operation mode of both devices to the normal operation mode, the mode switcher first switches the power circuit to the normal operation mode and subsequently switches the microcomputer to the normal operation mode, which prevents a reset operation of the microcomputer without using a large capacity capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Akito ITOU, Naoki MAEDA, Masayuki TSUDA, Atsuko YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20160098072Abstract: A control system capable of controlling activating/deactivating of multiple motherboards via cloud includes a plurality of motherboards, a plurality of power supplies respectively corresponding to the motherboards, a cloud monitoring platform, and a power on/off control module connected to the motherboards and signally electrically connected to the cloud monitoring platform. The cloud monitoring platform includes a graphic control interface, and allows to a user to log in for operations to generate a control signal. After receiving the control signal, the power on/off control module analyzes the control signal to determine to output a trigger signal to at least one of the motherboards. In response to the trigger signal received, the motherboard outputs a power on/off signal to the corresponding power supply connected to turn on or turn of that power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Tsun-Te SHIH, Yu-Yuan CHANG, Kuang-Lung SHIH
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Publication number: 20160098073Abstract: A dual-data-rate interface is provided that includes a transmitter driving a transmit pin coupled to a receive pin of a receiver. The receiver drives its receive pin with cycles of a fetch clock. The transmitter responds to each edge of the fetch clock by transmitting a bit over the transmit pin to the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Lalan Jee Mishra, Richard Wietfeldt, James Panian