Patents Issued in November 20, 2018
  • Patent number: 10133271
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a controller for controlling various aspects of a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the controller including, but not limited to, a controller body having a first portion configured to secure to a user of the controller and a first controller configured for controlling at least flight of the UAV. The controller is portable via the first portion. The first controller is operable with a single hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald Bolden Hutson
  • Patent number: 10133272
    Abstract: Example methods and apparatus to deploy and recover a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle via a non-fixed wing aircraft are described herein. An example method includes tracking a location of a non-fixed wing aircraft in flight, tracking a location of a fixed wing aircraft in flight, positioning the non-fixed wing aircraft relative to the fixed wing aircraft based on the locations of the non-fixed wing aircraft and the fixed wing aircraft and coupling, via a gripper, the fixed wing aircraft to the non-fixed wing aircraft in mid-flight at a recovery location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Darcy Davidson
  • Patent number: 10133273
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide location specific assistance are presented. A condition at a geographic location may be identified that is sensed in an environment of a vehicle and that a first autonomous vehicle control system is unable to, without location specific assistance, perceive, interpret and/or react to if navigating an area. A course at the geographic location that was previously determined by a second autonomous vehicle control system and/or followed by a person-driven vehicle when the condition was present at the geographic location may be found. The vehicle may be caused to follow the course previously determined by a second autonomous vehicle control system and/or followed by the person-driven vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Lee Linke
  • Patent number: 10133274
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for interacting with a plurality of autonomous vehicles. In one implementation, a system may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to receive from each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles navigational situation information associated with an occurrence of an adjustment to a determined navigational maneuver, analyze the navigational situation information, determine, based on the analysis of the navigational situation information, whether the adjustment to the determined navigational maneuver was due to a transient condition, and update the predetermined model representative of the at least one road segment if the adjustment to the determined navigational maneuver was not due to a transient condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MOBILEYE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Amnon Shashua, Yoram Gdalyahu, Ofer Springer, Yoav Taieb
  • Patent number: 10133275
    Abstract: Techniques for determining a trajectory for an autonomous vehicle are described herein. In general, determining a route can include utilizing a search algorithm such as Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to search for possible trajectories, while using temporal logic formulas, such as Linear Temporal Logic (LTL), to validate or reject the possible trajectories. Trajectories can be selected based on various costs and constraints optimized for performance. Determining a trajectory can include determining a current state of the autonomous vehicle, which can include determining static and dynamic symbols in an environment. A context of an environment can be populated with the symbols, features, predicates, and LTL formula. Rabin automata can be based on the LTL formula, and the automata can be used to evaluate various candidate trajectories. Nodes of the MCTS can be generated and actions can be explored based on machine learning implemented as, for example, a deep neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Marin Kobilarov, Timothy Caldwell, Vasumathi Raman, Christopher Paxton, Joona Markus Petteri Kiiski, Jacob Lee Askeland, Robert Edward Somers
  • Patent number: 10133276
    Abstract: A robot equipped with an object detection system and an object identification system is used to move inventory holders throughout a warehouse or other environment. The robot can detect objects in its path using the object detection system, which can include one or more sensors for this purpose. The robot can then classify the object using the object identification system to determine an appropriate course of action. The robot can classify the object as an inventory item, warehouse equipment, or a person, among other things. The robot can take action based on the object classification. The robot can reroute around inventory items and warehouse equipment. When encountering people or objects that cannot be classified, the robot can stop and await further instructions. In some cases, the robot may wait for a manual reset before continuing along its path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Shydo, Jr., Stephen A. Caldara, Andrew Stubbs
  • Patent number: 10133277
    Abstract: A deployable docking station for supporting at least one mobile robot is provided. The deployable docking station includes a housing and an anchor connected to the housing. The anchor can engage with a surface to maintain the position of the deployable docking station. The deployable docking station is further configured to couple and decouple with the at least one mobile robot. The deployable docking station can be configured to selectively alternate between a first and second condition. In the first condition, the deployable docking station is coupled with the at least one mobile robot and the at least one mobile robot can transport the deployable docking station to a desired location on the surface. In the second condition, the deployable docking station is de-coupled from the at least one mobile robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Pablo Carrasco Zanini, Ali Outa, Fadl Abdellatif, Brian Parrott, Sahejad Patel, Hassane Trigui, Ayman Amer, Ali Shehri
  • Patent number: 10133278
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus of controlling movement of a mobile robot mounted with a wide angle camera and a method thereof. An apparatus of recognizing a position of a mobile robot includes two wide angle cameras which obtain one pair of stereo images on a region of interest including a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in accordance with movement of a mobile robot; an inertial measurement unit (IMU) which obtains inertial information of a mobile robot; a position recognizing unit which predicts a movement point using one between first odometry information calculated based on at least one pair of stereo images and second odometry information calculated based on the inertial information and estimates a current position using the predicted movement point and a previously stored key frame, by a position recognizing unit; and a movement control unit which controls movement of the mobile robot based on the estimated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Yujin Robot Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Chul Shin, Seong Ju Park, Min Chang, Jae Young Lee, Byung Kwon Moon
  • Patent number: 10133279
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of updating a key frame of a mobile robot. An apparatus for updating a key frame of a mobile robot includes a key frame initializing unit which initializes seeds which constitute a key frame in a first position of the mobile robot and a key frame updating unit which projects seeds in the initialized key frame onto a first image photographed in the first position to obtain a coordinate according to each of the seeds and projects the seeds with the coordinates onto a second image photographed in a second position in accordance with movement of a mobile robot to update the seeds of the key frame as a projected result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Yujin Robot Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Chul Shin, Seong Ju Park, Jae Young Lee
  • Patent number: 10133280
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device provided in a vehicle and a method of controlling the vehicle. A vehicle control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a communicator, a sensor, and a processor configured to control the communicator to receive map information from an external server and location information of the another vehicle from the another vehicle, wherein the processor merges the acquired location information of the vehicle and the received location information of the another vehicle into the received map information to control the vehicle based on at least one of the merged map information and the information associated with the vehicle sensed through the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungmin Kim, Xavier Punithan, Hyunho Ki, Jinsang Lee
  • Patent number: 10133281
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for least one leading drone configured to move to a leading drone future location based on a future location of a base station. A set of base station future locations may form a base station path for the base station to traverse. Also, a set of leading drone future locations may form a leading drone path for the leading drone to traverse. The base station's future location may be anticipated from a prediction or a predetermination. The leading drone, navigating along the leading drone path, may collect sensor data and/or perform tasks. Accordingly, the leading drone may move ahead of the base station in motion, as opposed to following or remaining with the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Pinnacle Vista, LLC
    Inventor: Haofeng Tu
  • Patent number: 10133282
    Abstract: A shuttle valve having a cage fixed in the cross bore thereof by opposed inlet adaptors extending into opposed first and second inlets is provided. A shuttle is reciprocally located in a bore in the cage, to selectively seal one of the first or second inlets from fluid communication with the valve outlet. The shuttle may be spring biased to maintain one of the inlets in the closed position without the need to apply a pressure into an inlet of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: PROSERV OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Andy Patterson, Gerardo Martinez
  • Patent number: 10133283
    Abstract: An HVAC controller that can detect if a user's mobile wireless device is currently connected to and recognized by a building's wireless local area network is disclosed. Depending on whether or not the user's mobile wireless device is currently connected to and recognized by the building's wireless local area network, the HVAC controller basis its control on unoccupied or occupied settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel A. Bergman, Neo Liu
  • Patent number: 10133284
    Abstract: A circuit for setting a reference voltage is provided. The circuit includes a reference voltage information storage unit and a reference voltage input/output (I/O) control unit. The reference voltage information storage unit is configured to set a level of a reference voltage according to information stored in a first register or a second register if a training operation starts in a first set mode. The reference voltage I/O control unit is configured to set a level of the reference voltage according to first data or second data if the training operation starts in a second set mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Hun Lee, Won Kyung Chung
  • Patent number: 10133285
    Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium for controlling voltage droop storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a device to perform operations including receiving a first voltage to a first input of a first component of a device. The first voltage corresponding to a first logical value causes a first internal power supply of the first component to be charged using an external power supply. The operations further include providing a second voltage to a second input of a second component of the device in response to a first voltage level of the first internal power supply satisfying a second voltage level. The second voltage corresponding to the first logical value causes a second internal power supply of the second component of the device to be charged using the external power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sanjay Bhagawan Patil, Daniel Stasiak, Martin Pierre Saint-Laurent, Rui Li, Bin Liang, Sei Seung Yoon, Chulmin Jung
  • Patent number: 10133286
    Abstract: A device determines a first voltage measurement of an output of a first brick. The device further determines a second voltage measurement associated with a second brick. The first brick is larger in size than the second brick. The device ramps up an output voltage of the second brick when the second voltage measurement is less than the first voltage measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaspal S. Gill, David K. Owen
  • Patent number: 10133287
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an amplifier, a pass transistor, a compensation circuit, and a bias voltage generator. The amplifier has an output terminal. The pass transistor has a gate and an output terminal. The gate is coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier, and the output terminal of the pass transistor is coupled to a load. The compensation circuit is coupled between the output terminal of the amplifier and the output terminal of the pass transistor. The compensation circuit has a variable impedance. The bias voltage generator is coupled between the output terminal of the pass transistor and the compensation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yih-Shan Yang
  • Patent number: 10133288
    Abstract: An output circuit at the output of an LDO regulator has two FETs (Field-Effect Transistors), a current source and a capacitor. The first FET is connected to the LDO output and a second voltage supply. The second FET is connected in series with the current source between the LDO output and the second voltage supply. The second FET is connected to the first FET in such a matter that a bias voltage is supplied to the first FET so that in static conditions the first FET draws predetermined amounts of current from the LDO output and to divert the predetermined amounts of current to the LDO output or to draw additional amounts of current from the LDO output to compensate for transient currents on the LDO output and to reduce variations in the output voltage of the LDO regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Fang, Chinh Vo
  • Patent number: 10133289
    Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit comprises: a pass transistor comprising a gate, a source, and a drain; an error amplifier comprising an output port coupled to the gate of the pass transistor, a first input port, and a second input port; a feedback circuit coupled to the drain of the pass transistor, and coupled to the first input port of the error amplifier to provide a feedback voltage at the first input port of the error amplifier; a sink transistor comprising a gate, a source, and a drain coupled to the drain of the pass transistor; a sink gate voltage circuit coupled to the gate of the sink transistor to provide a gate voltage at the gate of the sink transistor; and a pass gate sensing circuit coupled to the output port of the error amplifier to provide current to the sink gate voltage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Ankamreddi, Rohit Phogat
  • Patent number: 10133290
    Abstract: A circuit for balancing a voltage across a semiconductor element series-connected with other semiconductor elements of the same type may include a comparator configured to compare data representative of a voltage across the semiconductor element with a reference voltage, and a resistive element of adjustable value and configured to be controlled by the comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (TOURS) SAS
    Inventors: Bertrand Rivet, David Jouve
  • Patent number: 10133291
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a power supply controller that selects either commercial power or a secondary battery as a power supply and a main controller that controls the power supply controller. The main controller includes a power supply availability determination unit that determines whether or not both the commercial power and the secondary battery are available and a power supply selection unit that instructs the power supply controller to select the secondary battery as the power supply during a predetermined secondary battery usage period and instructs the power supply controller to select the commercial power as the power supply at times other than the secondary battery usage period in case both the commercial power and the secondary battery are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 10133292
    Abstract: Systems disclosed herein provide for a low-noise current mirror operable under low power supply requirements. Embodiments of the systems provide for a low input current path and a high input current path, wherein the current in the low current input path sees a higher voltage and the current in the high input current path sees a lower voltage. Embodiments of the system also provide for a cascode transistor in the high input current path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Summers, Scott David Huss
  • Patent number: 10133293
    Abstract: A circuit can have a low mirror input voltage and fast settling while providing a large current mirror gain. The circuit can include a current source, a first current mirror device having a first transistor and a second transistor and electrically coupled with the current source, a third transistor electrically coupled with the first transistor, a second current mirror device having a fourth transistor and a fifth transistor and electrically coupled between the third transistor and the second transistor, and an output device electrically coupled with the first and second current mirror devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Avnera Corporation
    Inventors: Garry N. Link, Wai Lee
  • Patent number: 10133294
    Abstract: A bearing member includes: a large-diameter tubular portion having an external diameter larger than a diameter of a mounting hole formed in a pedal arm and having a cylindrical inner peripheral face; a small-diameter tubular portion formed continuously with the large-diameter tubular portion, having a cylindrical outer peripheral face with a diameter smaller than that of the mounting hole, and having the cylindrical inner peripheral face; and a thin-wall tubular portion formed continuously with the small-diameter tubular portion, having an inner diameter larger than a diameter of the cylindrical inner peripheral face, and having the cylindrical outer peripheral face, and in a condition that the bearing member is inserted into the mounting hole such that the thin-wall tubular portion is protected, and the thin-wall tubular portion is swaged, the mounting hole is held between a swaged portion bulged radially outward and the large-diameter tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kawahara, Masanobu Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10133295
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a lockout device. The lockout device may prevent movement of aircraft control devices. The lockout device may include one or more portions and may include features that are designed to couple to or clasp a yoke of an aircraft as well as interface or couple to a pedal housing of the aircraft. Features of the lockout device may prevent movement of the aircraft control devices. The lockout device may include features to lock the device and may be multiple separate pieces or may be a hinged device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Tommy P. Hyunh
  • Patent number: 10133296
    Abstract: A multidirectional operating device includes an operational knob including a knob body and plural ribs, and a bezel portion disposed around a rotational axis of the operational knob. The bezel portion includes plural limiting portions formed standing from a top surface side so as to limit the inclination operation of the operational knob by being opposite to a contact surface of the ribs when the operational knob is located at a neutral position, and plural permitting portions arranged between the limiting portions so as to permit the inclination operation of the operational knob while avoiding a contact with the contact surface of the ribs when the operational knob is located at an operational position that allows the inclination operation by being rotated from the neutral position to a right or left position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masahito Hisada, Yusuke Kumakiri
  • Patent number: 10133297
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a plurality of data bits and a clock signal on a return to zero (RZ) signal includes: transmitting a first voltage that is greater than a first threshold, the first voltage being decodable to first order of data bits; transmitting a second voltage that is between a second threshold and the first threshold, the second voltage being decodable to a second order of data bits; transmitting a third voltage that is between a third threshold and a fourth threshold, the third voltage being decodable to a third order of data bits; transmitting a fourth voltage that is greater in magnitude than the fourth threshold, the fourth voltage being decodable to a fourth order of data bits; and transitioning the clock signal in response to the RZ signal being between the second threshold and the third threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Robert Floyd Payne
  • Patent number: 10133298
    Abstract: A memory system including a memory controller with channel interfaces connecting memory groups via channels. Each channel interface communicates control, address and/or data (CAD) signals to a channel-connected memory group synchronously with a slave clock derived from an input clock. The various slave clocks being uniquely generated by application of channel interface specific phase/frequency modulation or temporal delay, such that the respective CAD signals are characterized by skewed transition timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Cho, Jae-Geun Park, Young-Kwang Yoo, Soon-Suk Hwang
  • Patent number: 10133299
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a clock distribution system. The system includes at least one resonator spine that propagates a sinusoidal clock signal and at least one resonator rib conductively coupled to the at least one resonator spine and arranged as a standing wave resonator. The system also includes at least one transformer-coupling line. Each of the at least one transformer-coupling line is conductively coupled to an associated circuit and has a plurality of inductive couplings to the at least one resonator rib to inductively generate a clock current corresponding to the sinusoidal clock signal via each of the plurality of inductive couplings in an additive manner to provide functions for the associated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua A. Strong, Max Earl Nielsen
  • Patent number: 10133300
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method of executing instructions in a processing core of a microprocessor. In one embodiment, the method comprises, in a first clock domain, receiving an input from a second clock domain external to the first clock domain, the input comprising an indication from the second clock domain regarding whether to execute an instruction in the first clock domain. The method further comprises synchronizing the input from the second clock domain with the first clock domain, if the instruction is a predicatable instruction and the indication matches a predicate condition that indicates not to perform the instruction, then not performing the instruction, and otherwise performing the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Ray Tubbs, Robert Allen Shearer, Ryan Haraden
  • Patent number: 10133301
    Abstract: Source-synchronous communications between networked devices can be hindered by differing clock rates and data interface formats among the devices. By implementing a plurality of clock converters, a data interface format of a transmitting device is converted to a data interface format compatible with a receiving device. The clock converters provide a clock signal based on the source-synchronous data clock, and having a phase controlled with respect to an associated data signal. As a result, data exchange between devices operating at different clock rates is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Coriant Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Golding
  • Patent number: 10133302
    Abstract: Provided is a cable management device and a rack-mounted equipment system applying the cable management device. By putting the entire cable management device on a case instead of behind the case, the length of the entire case is reduced and an entire server or storage can be mounted in a shorter rack. In addition, the cable management device can simultaneously serve upper and lower servers or memories, can also solely serve a lower server or memory, and is flexible and efficient to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CELESTICA TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANCY (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ke Yuan, Wenjin Li, Yonghua Wu, Alonzo Ramirez
  • Patent number: 10133303
    Abstract: A display device includes a bottom chassis including first and second bottom portions, a mold frame including first and second frame portions disposed in respective first and second bottom portions, a hinge portion configured to couple the first and second frame portions to each other, a flexible display panel disposed on the mold frame and the hinge portion, a first curvature adjusting portion disposed between one side of the hinge portion and the display panel and coupled to the first frame portion, a second curvature adjusting portion disposed between the opposite side of the hinge portion and the display panel and coupled to the second frame portion, a first support portion coupled to the hinge portion and configured to support the first curvature adjusting portion, and a second support portion coupled to the hinge portion and configured to support the second curvature adjusting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Min Park, Sang Wol Lee
  • Patent number: 10133304
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing. One or more processors are operable with a plurality of proximity sensor components that can be disposed behind a grille defining a plurality of reception beams with at least a first reception beam oriented at least partially in a first direction and at least a second reception beam oriented at least partially in a second direction. The one or more processors can detect a person is within a thermal reception radius along the first direction, and can determine whether another person is within the thermal reception radius along the second direction. Where only the person is within the thermal reception radius, the electronic device can operate in a first mode of operation. When the person and another person are within the thermal reception radius, the electronic device can operate in a second mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Rachid M Alameh, Kevin J McDunn
  • Patent number: 10133305
    Abstract: A detachable head-mounted-display cushion may include a cushion layer having a user-side surface dimensioned to abut a facial portion of a user and a display-side surface dimensioned to abut a mounting surface of a facial-interface system for a head-mounted display. The detachable head-mounted-display cushion may also include a magnetic-coupling mechanism configured to removably attach the cushion layer to the mounting surface of the facial-interface system. A corresponding head-mounted-display system may include a head-mounted display, a facial-interface mounting member for the head-mounted display, a cushion layer abutting the facial-interface mounting member, and a magnetic-coupling mechanism removably attaching the cushion layer to the facial-interface mounting member. A method may include positioning a cushion layer abutting a facial-interface mounting member for a head-mounted display and removably attaching the cushion layer to the facial-interface mounting member with a magnetic-coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Shane Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 10133306
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a mounting device may be provided. The mounting device may include: a first arm, wherein the first arm is rotatable around an axis; a second arm, wherein the second arm is rotatable around the axis; wherein the first arm includes at least one first engagement member configured to engage with a further device; and wherein the second arm includes at least one second engagement member configured to engage with the further device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Michael Chung-Ta Chiang
  • Patent number: 10133307
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a dock that extends the utility of an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, responsive to detecting an electronic device, a dock may cause an establishment of a connection between the dock and the electronic device. The dock may obtain one or more interface requirements for the electronic device that enable the dock to interact with the electronic device. The dock may obtain, via the established connection, based on the interface requirements, a request from an application of the electronic device for content stored at a source external to the dock and the electronic device. The dock may cause the requested content to be presented via at least one of the output devices responsive to obtaining the requested content from the external source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CIGNA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Kent Conners, Erik Krawiec, Jeremiah Blue Mountain Pierson
  • Patent number: 10133308
    Abstract: A module for use with an electronic device includes a housing including a processor and a memory and an electronic cable coupled to a retracting spool disposed in the housing. The electronic cable includes a plurality of retention tabs disposed on the electronic cable. The module also includes a cable retention aperture passing through a side of the housing and including a wide portion and a narrow portion adjacent the wide portion. The plurality of retention tabs contact the narrow portion of the cable retention aperture to prevent retraction of the electronic cable into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: I-BLADES, INC.
    Inventors: Jorge Fernandes, Jerry Panagrossi
  • Patent number: 10133309
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a case frame is provided. The method includes forming a mold for forming an ultraviolet molding pattern layer, laminating a hard coating layer on a transfer resin film, laminating an ultraviolet molding pattern layer on the hard coating layer, laminating a deposition layer on the ultraviolet molding pattern layer, laminating a printing layer on the deposition layer, and performing transfer IMD on an injection product using a transfer resin film, on which the printing layer, the deposition layer, the ultraviolet molding pattern layer, and the hard coating layer are successively laminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electonics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Min-Su Chang
  • Patent number: 10133310
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal using a display unit and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a controller which displays first screen information corresponding to a first application on a first display region disposed on an inner surface when the mobile terminal is open, and converts the first screen information into second screen information when a folding event is generated. Further, the controller converts the first screen information or the second screen information into third screen information which is different from the second screen information when an angle between first and second regions of the first display region corresponding to the folding event is less than a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Samsick Kim, Donghwan Yu, Seojin Lee
  • Patent number: 10133311
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a mounting surface configured to accept another electronic device, a holder recess provided in the mounting surface and configured to hold the other electronic device at certain angles, and a rotatable clip installed in the mounting surface, and configured to control at least one part of the other electronic device, wherein other electronic device is accommodated at one end by the holder recess, and is accommodated at another end by the rotatable clip, such that the other electronic device is combined with the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Hyun Jung, Chong-Du Kim, Yong-Woo Jeon
  • Patent number: 10133312
    Abstract: The present application describes various embodiments regarding systems and methods for providing a lightweight and durable portable computing device having a thin profile. The portable computing device can take the form of a laptop computer. The portable computing device can include a case snap system configured to movably attach two portions of a base of the computing device together. The portable computing device can include a lid portion with a support structure having a shaped profile configured to support a display. The portable computing device can include locating features disposed within the base portion configured to locate internal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Brandon S. Smith, Charles A. Schwalbach, Gavin J. Reid, Houtan R. Farahani, Zheng Gao, Michael D. McBroom, Hilbert T. Kwan, Joss N. Giddings
  • Patent number: 10133313
    Abstract: A tablet information handling system processes information with processing components disposed in a planar housing for presentation as images at a display disposed at the upper surface of the planar housing. Support members extend at the lower surface of the planar housing to support the planar housing in an upright configuration having the housing in a first orientation or an inclined configuration having the housing in a second orientation. A cooling fan controller manages cooling airflow direction through the planar housing based upon the orientation of the planar housing to blow hot air exiting the housing in a direction away from the likely location of an end user relative to the planar housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John T. Morrison, Srinivas Kamepalli
  • Patent number: 10133314
    Abstract: A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Houtan R. Farahani, Craig C. Leong, Matthew W. Blum, Zheng Gao, Kevin M. Robinson, Keith J. Hendren
  • Patent number: 10133315
    Abstract: A lock for actively locking an electronic device includes an engagement member that is movable by an actuator. The actuator moves the engagement member to the locked position with a first amount of power from the power source and from the locked position to an unlocked position with a second amount of power from the power source. The engagement member will passively remain in the unlocked position or the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Benjamin Gault, Scott Douglas Bowers, Anthony E. Hillyerd, Yazan Aldehayyat, Duane Martin Evans
  • Patent number: 10133316
    Abstract: A binocular head-mounted device with interpupillary distance adjustment mechanisms is provided in the present invention, which comprises a visual frame, two display modules and two interpupillary distance adjustment mechanisms. The two display modules are disposed at a left side and a right side of the visual frame respectively. Each of the two interpupillary distance adjustment mechanisms is disposed on one of the display modules and on the visual frame and has a snap-fit portion and a positioning structure corresponding thereto. The positioning structure has a plurality of positioning recesses arranged horizontally in a first direction, and the plurality of positioning recesses can be snap-fitted with the snap-fit portion so that the display module is moved parallel to the first direction and then positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SYNDIANT INC.
    Inventor: Chun Chiu Daniel Wong
  • Patent number: 10133317
    Abstract: A computing device comprises a plurality of on-board displays and a graphics controller configured to control output of image content to the plurality of on-board displays in an extended display mode and/or a dual display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Cameron C. Duncan
  • Patent number: 10133318
    Abstract: PDAs can be used to provide their users with various functions. One such function is the ability to contact other users who are stored in the PDA as contacts, for example by telephone of text message. The decision as to whether or not a particular user should be contacted may be influenced by the location of that user. For example, if a contact is nearby, then it may be more likely that the user of the PDA would want to contact them. The present embodiments provide a PDA on which the location of one or more contacts can be displayed. Furthermore, the location of a particular contact can be shown on a map on the screen of the PDA simply by tilting the PDA through a predetermined angle about a horizontal axis. Thus, the map can be displayed in an intuitive and straightforward manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Vladimir Khokhlov
  • Patent number: 10133319
    Abstract: Technology is provided for a pivoting memory drive adapter. The memory drive adapter is used for adapting memory drives for insertion into a drive bay that is larger than the memory drives. The memory drive adapter includes an adapter frame and a memory carrier. The adapter frame has an envelope compatible with a hard disc drive (HDD) drive bay, for example, and includes a pair of spaced apart sidewalls each including a slot. The memory carrier includes a pair of pins extending from opposite sides of the memory carrier engaging a corresponding one of the pair of slots. Thus, the memory carrier can pivot with respect to the adapter frame. A pair of spaced apart ledges divides the memory carrier into two memory drive locations, each sized to receive a memory drive, such as a solid state drive (SSD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon Brian Ehlen
  • Patent number: 10133320
    Abstract: An air directing device for thermal management in side breathing equipment includes at least three vertical panels disposed in generally parallel relationship and horizontally spaced a fixed distance from one another. Each panel defines a fin arranged orthogonally relative to an airflow path for deflection of cooling air into side breathing equipment. At least one of the panels is an inner panel that is wider than two outer panels. The air directing device further includes at least one connection member connecting the outer panels to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Evans Lewis, II, Joseph Charles Proulx