Patents Issued in September 27, 2016
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Patent number: 9453844Abstract: Methods and assays for detecting S-sulfhydration of amino acids in proteins, polypeptides and peptides are provided. The method is a two-step “tag-switch” method employing two reagents consecutively to specifically label, with a detectable label, persulfide (—S—SH) linkages in proteins, polypeptides and peptides.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Washington State UniversityInventors: Ming Xian, Dehui Zhang
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Patent number: 9453845Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the presence of at least one distinct polypeptide in a biological sample comprising contacting the biological sample with a hydrolyzing agent, wherein the hydrolyzing agent is capable of hydrolyzing the distinct polypeptide in a sequence-specific manner such that at least one distinct peptide having a predetermined peptide measured accurate mass would result if the at least one distinct polypeptide were present in the biological sample, to obtain a hydrolyzed sample; bringing the hydrolyzed sample in contact with a substrate comprising at least one immobilized binding partner, wherein the at least one immobilized binding partner is capable of specifically binding the distinct peptide; removing the hydrolyzed sample from the substrate in a manner such that the distinct peptide would remain bound to the immobilized binding partner; contacting the substrate with an elution solution, wherein the distinct peptide would dissociate from the immobilized binding partneType: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.Inventors: Albrecht Moritz, John Edward Rush, II, Roberto Polakiewicz
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Patent number: 9453846Abstract: The present invention provides a mass spectrometry method using a matrix that is capable of easily and efficiently improving ionization efficiency in mass spectrometry without modifying a molecule to be analyzed, and a matrix for mass spectrometry. A mass spectrometry method using, as a matrix, a 2,4,6-trihydroxyalkylphenone represented by the following general formula (I): where R is an alkyl group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. The mass spectrometry method as described above, wherein an analysis object is a hydrophobic compound, particularly, a hydrophobic peptide.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignees: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORPORATION HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yuko Fukuyama, Shunsuke Izumi
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Patent number: 9453847Abstract: Described herein are isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequence encoding mannose receptor, C type 1 (MRC1) wherein the 5? region of the nucleotide sequence encoding MRC1 is codon optimized; cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules; and methods of detecting antibody production, e.g., neutralizing antibody production, in a subject being treated for Gaucher disease using such cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SHIRE HUMAN GENETIC THERAPIES, INC.Inventors: Juan Ruiz, Marcia Sellos-Moura, Michael F. Concino, Pan Luying, Paolo Martini, Bettina Strack-Logue, Scott Alderucci
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Patent number: 9453848Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a complex form of calmodulin-like skin protein (CLSP), of polypeptides derived from this protein or of analogues thereof, as a marker for evaluating a state of an epithelium. The invention also relates to the use of these complex forms for the purposes of screening for biological or chemical compounds capable of modulating a biological activity of said complex forms and/or for preparing and/or improving a pluristratified cell model.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: L'OREALInventors: Mark Donovan, Dominique Bernard
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Patent number: 9453849Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of cell staining, such as bovine sperm, using electroporation or osmolality treatments at viability-enhancing temperatures. Furthermore, methods of highly efficient cell sorting that are especially suitable in sorting bovine sperm using novel cell staining procedures are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: PREMIUM GENETICS (UK) LIMITEDInventors: Amy L. Anderson, Christopher R. Knutson, Daniel Mueth, Joseph Plewa, Evan Tanner
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Patent number: 9453850Abstract: An improved electronic diagnostic device for detecting the presence of an analyte in a fluid sample comprises a casing having a display, a test strip mounted in the casing, a processor mounted in the casing, and a first sensor mounted in the casing and operatively coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor when the device is exposed to ambient light thereby causing the device to become activated. The device includes a light shield that exerts pressure across a width of the test strip to prevent fluid channeling along the length of the test strip. The processor is configured to present an early positive test result reading when a measured value exceeds a predetermined early reading threshold value at any time after a predetermined early testing time period.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.Inventors: Andy Sturman, Benedict Zin, Albert Nazareth, Henry Bell
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Patent number: 9453851Abstract: A composite sensor for detecting angular velocity and acceleration includes an angular velocity detecting element, an acceleration detecting element, an angular velocity signal processing IC, an acceleration signal processing IC, and a housing. The housing is formed of a multilayered circuit board and accommodates the angular velocity detecting element, the acceleration detecting element, the angular velocity signal processing IC, and the acceleration signal processing IC. The housing connects the angular velocity detecting element electrically to the angular velocity signal processing IC, and also connects the acceleration detecting element electrically to the acceleration signal processing IC.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideo Ohkoshi
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Patent number: 9453852Abstract: An axle assembly for measuring wheel speed is provided. The axle assembly includes a knuckle having a locking jaw for a bearing formed at a position on a vehicle, the knuckle including an inner circumferential surface configured to allow the bearing to be inserted from the outside of the vehicle to the inside, a speed sensor affixed to the locking jaw, and a magnetic encoder affixed to the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Hee Han
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Patent number: 9453853Abstract: One aspect provides a fluid flow measurement instrument, comprising: a sensor producing a signal representative of reflections of an emitted signal; and a meter being coupled to the sensor and configured to: produce two or more sub-measurements from said signal representative of reflections of an emitted signal; and compute a fluid flow velocity estimate using the two or more sub-measurement signals. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Hach CompanyInventor: David Langley Rick
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Patent number: 9453854Abstract: A sensor may include a base, an accelerometer rigidly coupled with the base and centered over said base, a circuit arrangement electrically coupled with the accelerometer, and a battery rigidly held in contact with the circuit arrangement and centered over said accelerometer and said base. The base is configured to be secured to a host structure, and the circuit arrangement is configured to receive signals from the accelerometer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David R. Kraige, Jacob J. Loverich, Stephen J. Wenner
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Patent number: 9453855Abstract: An apparatus and method is presented for calibrating an output(s) of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) using rotational rate as a reference. Calibrating the IMU output(s) is performed by comparing the IMU output(s) to expected output(s), where the expected output(s) are determined based on the known rate of rotation of the IMU and the centripetal force acting on the IMU due to known rate of rotation. By analyzing the differences between the expected IMU output(s) and the IMU output(s), it is possible to determine a correction factor that, when applied to the IMU output(s), calibrates the IMU output(s) by correcting for measurement errors.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ThinKom Soultions, Inc.Inventor: Pawel Orzechowski
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Patent number: 9453856Abstract: A scanning probe microscope includes a vibration unit to vibrate the cantilever on the basis of a vibration signal, a displacement detection unit to output a displacement signal indicating the displacement of the cantilever, a phase adjustment unit to provide a phase offset to a phase difference between the vibration signal and displacement signal, a phase signal generating unit to generate a phase signal including information regarding the phase difference and phase offset, and a control unit to control the distance between the probe and sample on the basis of the phase signal. The phase adjustment unit combines a first phase amount that cancels an initial phase difference exiting in a condition where the probe and sample are out of contact, with a second phase amount equal to or more than (0 [rad]) and less than or equal to (?/2 [rad]) and provides a combined amount to the phase difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuaki Sakai
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Patent number: 9453857Abstract: Apparatus and techniques presented combine the features and benefits of amplitude modulated (AM) atomic force microscopy (AFM), sometimes called AC mode AFM, with frequency modulated (FM) AFM. In AM-FM imaging, the topographic feedback from the first resonant drive frequency operates in AM mode while the phase feedback from second resonant drive frequency operates in FM mode. In particular the first or second frequency may be used to measure the loss tangent, a dimensionless parameter which measures the ratio of energy dissipated to energy stored in a cycle of deformation.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, IncInventors: Roger Proksch, Jason Bemis, Aleksander Labuda
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Patent number: 9453858Abstract: In some embodiments a method includes receiving, from a sensor device, a signal indicative of a voltage associated with a current passing over a line that is disposed through the sensor device. The method includes receiving, from the sensor device, a signal indicative of (1) a calibrated sensitivity of the sensor device, (2) a calibrated temperature of the sensor device, and (3) an ambient temperature that was received from an ambient temperature sensor. The method includes defining an actual sensitivity of the sensor device based on (1) the calibrated sensitivity of the sensor device, (2) the calibrated temperature of the sensor device, and (3) the ambient temperature. The method includes sending a signal indicative of a modified electric current value based on (1) the voltage and (2) the actual sensitivity of the sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Current Technologies, LLCInventors: Lowell G. Seal, Kartikeya Tripathi, David S. Yaney
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Patent number: 9453859Abstract: In one implementation, a voltage converter includes a driver providing a gate drive for a power switch and a sense circuit coupled across the power switch. The gate drive provides power to the sense circuit, and the sense circuit provides a sense output to the driver corresponding to a current through the power switch. In one implementation, the sense circuit includes a high voltage (HV) sense transistor coupled between a first sense input and a sense output, a delay circuit configured to be coupled to the gate drive to provide power to the HV sense transistor when the gate drive is high, and a pull-down transistor configured to couple the sense output to a second sense input when the gate drive is low.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.Inventor: Thomas J. Ribarich
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Patent number: 9453860Abstract: An inverter device includes: a simulation output voltage generation unit that generates a simulation output voltage that corresponds to an instantaneous value of an alternating current output voltage and that has a waveform whose peak value is smaller than a peak value of the output voltage; a circuit that generates a peak value detection voltage by rectifying and smoothing the simulation output voltage; and a monitor circuit that compares the peak value detection voltage, or a voltage obtained by dividing the peak value detection voltage, with a reference voltage and transmits a feedback signal according to the result of the comparison to the control circuit. The control circuit changes a duty ratio of a switching signal for performing on/off control on the switching element in accordance with the feedback signal and controls the peak value detection voltage to keep a given value.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Masakazu Fujita
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Patent number: 9453861Abstract: A solar photovoltaic monitoring system for monitoring and controlling a solar photovoltaic inverter is provided. The system includes a wireless transceiver coupled to a solar photovoltaic inverter that includes a device monitor for monitoring and controlling the inverter. The device monitor generates monitoring data defining a status of the system and transmits the data by using the transceiver coupled to the inverter. The system also includes a wireless repeater for receiving data from the inverter and retransmitting the data and a transceiver coupled to a gateway capable of communicating the received retransmitted data to a monitoring station. The gateway also transmits control data received from the monitoring station. The repeater receives control data from the gateway and retransmits data to the inverter. The inverter receives the retransmitted control data and controls its operation based on the received data.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SOLARCITY CORPORATIONInventor: Asim Mumtaz
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Patent number: 9453862Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of touchscreen devices with projected capacitive detection comprising a matrix touchpad comprising a plurality of conducting rows and of conducting columns, the matrix touchpad linked to an emission voltages electronic control system and a reception voltages electronic system. The emission voltages electronic control system generates two periodic emission voltages emitted at two different frequencies. The analysis of the reception voltages, by the reception voltages electronic system, makes it possible to determine the positions of two simultaneous presses on the touchpad, including when the two presses are done on rows or columns that are close. The determination of the presses is performed essentially by calculating the barycenters of the troughs of the reception voltages.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ThalesInventors: Philippe Coni, Siegfried Rouzes
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Patent number: 9453863Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing frequency spectrum analysis of noise in a device under test using causality (Hilbert Transform) results of Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) VNA-generated S-parameter model Information. A plurality of S-parameter samples are collected from the VNA generated S-parameter model Information. A Hilbert Transform of the collected plurality of S-parameter samples is used for error magnitude per frequency point analysis. An average error magnitude of predefined collected error magnitude samples is calculated to identify environmental noise in the device under test and used to identify acceptable environmental effects on the device under test.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gerald K. Bartley, Matthew S. Doyle, Richard B. Ericson, Wesley D. Martin, George R. Zettles, IV
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Patent number: 9453864Abstract: A method of analyzing patching among a first port of a first panel and ports of one or more other panels, comprising obtaining with respect to the first port of the first panel an indication of multiple concurrent patchings between the first port and each of two or more different ports of other panels, the two or more different ports including at least a second port and a third port; injecting a scan signal between the first port and the second port and sensing for a corresponding returned signal between the second and the third ports; determining that an indication of a patching between the first port and the second port is false when a returned signal corresponding to the scan signal is detected between the second and the third ports.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: HCS KABLOLAMA SISTEMLERI SAN VE TIC.A.S.Inventor: Shay Yossef
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Patent number: 9453865Abstract: A system and method for testing RF characteristics of a wireless device. The wireless device is positioned in an x-position and a y-position of a horizontal plane of a test fixture. An RF antenna coupler is positioned in an x-position and a y-position of a vertical plane. The positioning of the wireless device and the RF antenna coupler correspond to acceptable RF characteristics for testing the wireless device. Positions of the wireless device and the RF antenna coupler are identified. The identified positions are utilized to perform subsequent testing of similar wireless devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ATC Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Valmonte Jimenez, Jimmee Paul Partee, Fredrick Oluoch Onyango
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Patent number: 9453866Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for controlling an antenna of a terminal device. The method comprises: acquiring an environmental state parameter of a terminal device; extracting an antenna performance parameter corresponding to the environmental state parameter from a preset antenna performance parameter table; and adjusting an antenna signal of the terminal device using the antenna performance parameter. According to the embodiment of the disclosure, a preferable antenna performance parameter may be obtained by acquiring the environmental state parameter of the location where the terminal device is located, and the antenna is adjusted according to the preferable antenna performance parameter, thereby achieving an intelligent adjustment of the antenna and adapting to the environmental change, thus the antenna is highly practical, strongly adaptive as well as efficient in operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: XIAOMI INC.Inventors: Xinming Shi, Zhenghai Wu, Wei Sun
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Patent number: 9453867Abstract: A transceiver device combination includes a first ultrasound transducer and a processor chip including a central processing unit (CPU). A memory is coupled to the CPU including stored ultrasound communications software for rendering the processor chip a target device for an ultrasound probe driven via a host computing device having a second ultrasound transducer for together performing ultrasonic debugging of the processor chip. The transceiver device combination includes (i) a transmit path including an ultrasound driver having an input driven by an output of the CPU, where an output of the ultrasound driver is coupled to drive an input of the first ultrasound transducer to transmit ultrasound signals and (ii) a receive path including analog signal processing circuitry that couples an output of the first ultrasound transducer responsive to received ultrasound signals from the ultrasound probe to an input of the CPU.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Anand Dabak, Clive Bittlestone
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Patent number: 9453868Abstract: When static electrical charge by electromagnetic waves is applied to a test-target board or test noises are applied to the ground of the test-target board, a test device tests as to whether or not noises are conducted through a path from an OUT terminal of an amplifier circuit to the ground of the test-target board, and a test device tests as to whether or not noises are conducted through a path from an OUT terminal of an amplifier circuit to the ground of the test-target board together with the number of conductions.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kimata, Satoru Ishizaka
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Patent number: 9453869Abstract: A system for fault prediction in electrical systems. It includes a network of recording nodes that transmit data to multi-channel recorder. The nodes monitor power quality based on a number of system parameters. These data are assembled into data blocks and are analyzed to determine load factors for the system over time. Data blocks are collected over 22 cycle periods and are evaluated against a derived standard deviation factor for the given system. The standard deviation is used to determine alert and alarm levels. The constant monitoring allows the system to alert workers of a potential upcoming fault in one or more system components. In this way repairs can be made before the component fails and the system experiences a fault condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Inventor: Perry Parkin
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Patent number: 9453870Abstract: In an apparatus relating generally to an IC die, the IC die has a regulated power supply, a power supply grid, and a test circuit. The regulated power supply is biased between a source supply node and a source ground node, which are externally accessible nodes of the IC die. An internal supply node of the power supply grid is coupled to the regulated power supply. The test circuit is coupled to the internal supply node of the power supply grid. The test circuit is configured to test for at least one short in the power supply grid. The test circuit is configured to limit power through the power supply grid to less than that of a probe tip tolerance. The test circuit is configured to test for the at least one short in presence of background current leakage of the power supply grid.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: XILINX, INC.Inventors: Amitava Majumdar, Richard W. Swanson, Anna W. Wong, Suraj Ethirajan, Asim A. Bajwa, Jongheon Jeong
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Patent number: 9453871Abstract: The locating of a fault on a de-energized power line section is carried out by measuring a reflection signal characterizing the fault and deriving from a voltage signal applied on the section. An application of the voltage signal and corresponding measurements of reflection signals are simulated with a model of the section for a fault located at different locations along the section. The simulated reflection signals are compared with the measured reflection signal. A location of the fault is located based on the location of the fault for the simulated reflection signal having a highest correlation with the measured reflection signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: HYDRO-QUEBECInventors: Lionel Reynaud, Daniel Pineau
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Patent number: 9453872Abstract: Provided is a power cycle test apparatus that eliminates the need to measure a thermal resistance in a power cycle test and that pursues power saving in the evaluation of IGBT reliability by exactly applying a required thermal stress through the automatic adjustment of a stress current. The power cycle test apparatus performs a power cycle test for an IGBT to be tested by applying a thermal stress to the IGBT to be tested through the intermittent application of a stress current thereto. The apparatus applies the stress current to the IGBT to be tested and thereafter applies a current for measurement to the IGBT to be tested to measure a collector-emitter voltage of the IGBT to be tested. The apparatus further obtains a junction temperature of the IGBT to be tested from the measured collector-emitter voltage and a temperature coefficient of the IGBT to be tested.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ESPEC CORP.Inventor: Michiya Kusaka
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Patent number: 9453873Abstract: Disclosed are test structures and methods for non-planar field effect transistors. The test structures comprise test device(s) on an insulator layer. Each device comprises semiconductor fin(s). Each fin has a first portion comprising a pseudo channel region at one end and a second portion comprising a diffusion region positioned laterally adjacent to the first portion. A gate with sidewall spacers can be adjacent to the first portion of the fin(s). A first contact can be on the insulator layer adjacent the end of the fin(s). A second contact can be on the second portion of the fin(s) such that the gate is positioned laterally between the contacts. Measurements taken when the first contact is biased against the gate are compared to measurements taken when the second contact is biased against the gate in order to assess lateral dielectric breakdown between the gate and first contact independent of gate dielectric breakdown.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Fen Chen, Roger A. Dufresne, Kevin Kolvenbach, Michael A. Shinosky
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Patent number: 9453874Abstract: Provided is an actuator including: first to third rotation axes provided at a fixed section and having axes in a same direction, first to third rotation sections provided at positions offset from centers of the corresponding rotation axes, and rotating in response to the corresponding rotation axes; a movable section including first and third side walls facing the first and the third rotation sections in a first direction on a movable plane, and a second side wall facing the second rotation section in a second direction, the movable section moving on a predetermined movable plane in response to rotation of the first to third rotation sections; and a biasing section biasing the movable section with respect to the fixed section in at least one of the first direction and the second direction, and making at least one of the first to third rotation sections abut against the corresponding side wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Aritomo Kikuchi, Yuya Yamada, Masataka Onozawa
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Patent number: 9453875Abstract: Multi-stage in circuit test of a circuit board has support to reduce strain placed on the circuit board during each test stage. A shuttle plate is disposed between a load plate that supports a circuit board under test and a probe plate that directs test probes towards the circuit board. The shuttle board slides between different positions with each position establishing the distance between the circuit board and the test probes. For instance, in a first position, the shuttle plate aligns intermediary members to rest between the load plate and shuttle plate to keep the probes spaced by a first distance from the circuit board so that only some test probes contact the circuit board. In a second position, the shuttle plate aligns the intermediary members with blind vias to bring the shuttle plate and load plate proximate each other so that all test probes contact the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Chun Feng Yang, Ying Qi
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Patent number: 9453876Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a peripheral in accordance with a MIPI protocol are provided. A test system can test a peripheral by providing user-5 specified control over a test processor (which is substantially the same processor the peripheral will interface with when installed) to test, calibrate, or both test and calibrate the peripheral. The test processor can communicate with the peripheral according 10 to the MIPI protocol, thereby effectively providing an actual “in-device” environment for testing and/or calibrating the peripheral.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shawn Gettemy, Wei Yao, Ahmad Al-Dahle
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Patent number: 9453877Abstract: A testing holder for a chip unit, a multi site holding frame for plural chip units and a method for testing a die thereof are provided. The proposed multi site holding frame for testing plural chip units simultaneously includes a first holder frame having a plurality of testing holders. Each of the plurality of testing holders includes a holder body containing a specific one of the plural chip units, and a pressure releasing device formed on the holder body to release an insertion pressure when the specific one of the plural chip units is inserted in the holder body.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Mill-Jer Wang, Kuo-Chuan Liu, Ching-Nen Peng, Hung-Chih Lin, Hao Chen
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Patent number: 9453878Abstract: Disclosed is a test structure that can be used to characterize a specific interface resistance within a multi-layer conductive structure, such as a multi-layer ohmic contact. In the test structure first and second transmission line model (TLM) structures both incorporate a row of essentially identical contact pads separated by spaces with progressively increasing lengths. Conductive mesas, also with progressively increasing lengths, are positioned within the spaces between all but the initial pair of adjacent contacts pads. The first and second TLM structures differ only with respect to the presence of a single conductive layer on each of the conductive mesas. System, method and computer program product embodiments are able to extract resistance parameters associated with the first and second TLM structures, including conductive mesa to conductive layer interface resistances, based current-voltage measurements acquired from both of the TLM structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: John B. Campi, Jr., Robert J. Gauthier, Jr., Junjun Li, Souvick Mitra
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Patent number: 9453879Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining performance of system is disclosed. While operating in a test mode, a plurality of test results may be received and stored in a memory. Each test result may be indicative of a performance of the system when the system is operating under a respective test condition. Also, during the test mode, a respective value of an operating parameter of a predetermined system element at each test condition. An association between each test result and a corresponding detected respective value of the operating parameter may be provided. During a normal operating mode, an operating value of the operating parameter may be determined. A performance level of the system based on a test value retrieved from memory dependent upon the operating value and the association may then be determined.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brian S. Leibowitz, Mohamed H. Abu-Rahma, Michael R. Seningen
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Patent number: 9453880Abstract: An active shunt source-measure unit (SMU) circuit can include an SMU or power supply having an active shunt circuit that is integrated with the current measuring sub-circuit of the SMU circuit. The active shunt circuit may be active during voltage sourcing of the SMU circuit and deactivated during current sourcing of the SMU circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventor: Wayne C. Goeke
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Patent number: 9453881Abstract: There is provided an oscillation circuit including: a main oscillation circuit that outputs a specific main clock to an internal circuit; a sub oscillation circuit that outputs a sub clock having a different frequency to the frequency of the main oscillation circuit; a first abnormality detection section that detects an abnormality according to a number of main clock cycles output from the main oscillation circuit within a predetermined period corresponding to sub clock outputs from the sub oscillation circuit; and a second abnormality detection section that detects an abnormality according to a frequency divided clock of the main clock output from the main oscillation circuit that has been frequency-divided and the sub clock output from the sub oscillation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsutoshi Yoshimura, Kazutoshi Inoue
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Patent number: 9453882Abstract: An integrated circuit includes combinational logic with flip-flops, parallel scan paths with a scan input for receiving test stimulus data to be applied to the combinational logic, combinational connections with the combinational logic for applying stimulus data to the combinational logic and receiving response data from the combinational logic, a scan output for transmitting test response data obtained from the combinational logic, and control inputs having an enable input and a select input for operating the parallel scan paths, each scan path includes flip-flops of the combinational logic that, in a test mode, are connected in series, compare circuitry indicates the result of a comparison of the received test response data and the expected data at a fail flag output, and one of the scan paths includes a scan cell having an input coupled to the fail flag output.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: Lee D. Whetsel
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Patent number: 9453883Abstract: An apparatus for providing a distributed and scalable number of power supplies used in automatic test equipment. The apparatus includes at least one Pin Electronics (PE) module comprising a plurality of PE channels. The apparatus includes at least one programmable power supply (PPS) module comprising a plurality of programmable power supply channels, wherein the at least one PPS module is remote from the at least one PE module. That apparatus includes a test site controller executing a test program comprising a plurality of test instructions delivered over the plurality of Pin Electronics (PE) channels and the plurality of programmable power supply (PPS) channels in order to test a plurality of devices under test (DUTs) in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventor: Edmundo DeLaPuente
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Patent number: 9453884Abstract: A method is provided for determining a state variable such as aging of an electrochemical cell comprising an electrode plate group, that includes analyzing at least a portion of a response spectrum of the electrochemical cell to application of an electromagnetic wave in a frequency ranging from 10 kHz to 10 GHz, so as to determine an indicator of the value of the state variable.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SAFTInventors: Alain Patin, Patrice Fleureau, Philippe Desprez, Loïc Reboussin
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Patent number: 9453885Abstract: A battery-state monitoring system capable of precisely and efficiently estimating the state and service life of a plurality of storage batteries charged with power generated by utilizing natural energy and constantly connected to an equipment is provided. The system includes a power supply control device that detects a current in each battery, an end device that measures temperature, voltage, and internal resistance of each battery, the internal resistance being measured by using two or more kinds of frequencies, and a prime monitoring device that acquires measurement data from the end device corresponding to each battery and issues an instruction related to an operation to the power supply control device and the end device. The prime monitoring device estimates degradation of each battery based on at least one of temperature, voltage, and internal resistance.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Mukaitani, Takashi Kofuse, Mitsuyoshi Kanoh, Shinya Mizusugi, Yasuhiro Shibata
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Patent number: 9453886Abstract: Provided is a technique that contributes to the improvement of voltage measurement accuracy and uniform current consumption of a battery in a voltage measurement device. Switch circuits (SWP and SWN) include switch elements (MP1 and MP2 or MN1 and MN2) which are provided between an input terminal and an output terminal, and switch driving units (401 to 409) which are driven between a first power supply voltage (VCC or GND) and a second power supply voltage (GND or VCC), which are different from each other, with an input voltage interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Ryosei Makino, Hirohiko Hayakawa
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Patent number: 9453887Abstract: A method of selecting a used secondary battery includes an internal resistance measurement step of measuring a specific internal resistance (second internal resistance) at a specific battery temperature (second battery temperature) of each of used secondary batteries, and a selection step of selecting a used secondary battery or batteries having the specific internal resistance (second internal resistance) smaller than a preset threshold from the plurality of used secondary batteries whose specific internal resistances (second internal resistance) have been measured in order to exclude an electrode-deteriorated battery from the used secondary batteries.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignees: PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Koba, Sachio Takeda, Koichi Ichikawa, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Hirochika Habu
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Patent number: 9453888Abstract: The sensor device includes: a physical quantity voltage conversion element; a differential amplifier; a first capacitor that includes one terminal connected to a first output terminal of the differential amplifier; a comparator; a low pass filter circuit arranged at the first output terminal of the differential amplifier; a control circuit configured to on/off control the physical quantity voltage conversion element, the differential amplifier, the comparator, and the low pass filter circuit; and a logic circuit configured to output a result of operation processing performed on an output signal of the comparator. The logic circuit is configured to: successively verify, in a case where there is a change between a previous logic output and a first logic output, the logic outputs a plurality of times; and output a control signal to the control circuit so that the low pass filter circuit is turned on in a second signal processing period and thereafter.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoki Hikichi, Minoru Ariyama, Kentaro Fukai, Takemasa Miura
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Patent number: 9453889Abstract: To provide a magnetic sensor device which maintains accuracy thereof while reducing current consumption by switching drive power of a Hall element to two drive power. A magnetic sensor device is equipped with a driving circuit which supplies power to a sensor element, a switch changeover circuit which restricts the supply of the power from the driving circuit to the sensor element, a differential amplifier circuit which performs arithmetic processing on an output signal of the sensor element, a threshold voltage generating circuit which generates a threshold voltage used in magnetism determination, a comparison circuit which compares and determines a voltage of the differential amplifier circuit and the threshold voltage, and a logic circuit which according to the output of the comparison circuit, switches the power outputted from the driving circuit, switches the threshold voltage and controls on/off of the switch changeover circuit in a constant cycle.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Takemasa Miura, Minoru Ariyama, Tomoki Hikichi, Kentaro Fukai
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Patent number: 9453890Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic sensor and a magnetic detecting method of the same capable of detecting at least a magnetic field perpendicular to a substrate and a magnetic field parallel to the substrate in a state where the respective magnetic field components are mixed. One embodiment of the magnetic sensor detects a magnetic field of the orthogonal three axes, and includes a magnetic detector including a magnetic field sensitive material configured to detect a magnetic field component in a first direction, a magnetic field direction converters configured to convert a magnetic field component in a second direction and a magnetic field component in a third direction into magnetic field components in the first direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, the third direction being perpendicular to both of the first and the second directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices CorporationInventors: Masaya Yamashita, Yo Yamagata, Ken Tanaka, Norihiko Mikoshiba
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Patent number: 9453891Abstract: A magnetic field detection device includes: a resonance circuit having a winding coil for converting a magnetic field signal of an alternating magnetic field into a voltage signal and having a capacitor connected in parallel to the coil; an element connected in series to an output stage of the resonance circuit; and a low noise amplifier connected to an output stage of the element. The element has a reactance whose sign is opposite to that of an imaginary part of an impedance of the resonance circuit at a detected frequency of the alternating magnetic field. An absolute value of a combined impedance of the resonance circuit and the element is smaller than an internal resistance of the coil.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yusuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 9453892Abstract: Integrated circuit Hall sensor system comprising a plurality of elementary blocks (EB), each elementary block including a Hall cell (4), a differential pair (8) of an input stage of a Differential Difference Amplifier (DDA), and terminals (12a, 12b), wherein the terminals (12a, 12b) are placed laterally on opposing outer sides of each elementary block parallel to a Y axis and the plurality of elementary blocks are arranged in a juxtaposed manner to form at least one row (6a, 6b) extending along an X axis orthogonal to the Y axis and interconnected by the terminals.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: LEM Intellectual Property SAInventors: Pavel Kejik, Serge Reymond
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Patent number: 9453893Abstract: The invention relates to a spin detector arrangement for detecting vector components of a predominating spin vector in a particle beam (T) having a predominating spin orientation of the particles. The spin detector arrangement comprises: a spin rotator (1) having a switchable coil (5), wherein the switchable coil (5) comprises an axial direction and is aligned such that the particle beam (T) passes through the switchable coil (5) along the axial direction; a deflection device (7) connected downstream of the spin rotator (1) and deflecting the path of the particle beam (T) electrostatically by a deflection angle; a spin detector (9) connected downstream of the deflection device (7), allowing the deflection of the vector component of the spin vector predominating in the particle beam (T) perpendicular to the direction of motion of the particle beam (T); and a switching unit (15) connected to the switchable coil (5), allowing switching of the excitation state of the coil (5).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbHInventor: Oliver Schaff