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20130120035 | LOCK DETECTOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING LOCK STATUS FOR PHASE LOCK LOOP - A lock detector for a PLL circuit includes a first signal counting circuit, a second signal counting circuit, a comparator, and a lock status unit. The first signal counting circuit is configured to define a plurality of observation periods according to a first oscillating signal and a predetermined cycle value. The second signal counting circuit is configured to determine a maximum counter value according to a second oscillating signal within each of the observation periods, and the second oscillating signal is generated in relation to the first oscillating signal. The comparator is configured to determine, for each of the observation periods, whether the maximum counter value equals the predetermined cycle value. The lock status unit is configured to generate a lock signal based on the maximum counter value being equal to the predetermined cycle value for a predetermined number of consecutive ones of the observation periods. | 05-16-2013 |
20130134553 | INTERPOSER AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION FEATURES - Interposer and semiconductor package embodiments provide for the isolation and suppression of electronic noise such as EM emissions in the semiconductor package. The interposer includes shield structures in various embodiments, the shield structures blocking the electrical noise from the noise source, from other electrical signals or devices. The shields include solid structures and some embodiments and decoupling capacitors in other embodiments. The coupling structures includes multiple rows of solder balls included in strips that couple the components and surround and contain the source of electrical noise. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135011 | PHASE FREQUENCY DETECTOR CIRCUIT - A phase frequency detector circuit includes an edge detector circuit, a plurality of phase frequency detector sub-circuits, and a decision circuit. The edge detector circuit is configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal. The decision circuit is configured to detect whether a blind condition exits based on outputs of the edge detector circuit and outputs of the plurality of phase frequency detector sub-circuits. Responsive to a result of the decision circuit, a corresponding frequency detector sub-circuit of the plurality of phase frequency detector sub-circuit is configured to provide signals for use in determining a phase difference between the first input signal and the second input signal. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135018 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS THAT SHARE A LOOP FILTER - A die stack of an integrated circuit includes a plurality of dies. Each die in the die stack includes a phase lock loop (PLL). The PLLs in each of the dies share a loop filter and other corresponding circuits. | 05-30-2013 |
20130278303 | AUTO FREQUENCY CALIBRATION FOR A PHASE LOCKED LOOP AND METHOD OF USE - A phase locked loop includes a phase difference detector configured to receive a reference frequency and a divider frequency and output a phase difference signal. The phase locked loop includes a code generator configured to receive the reference frequency and the phase difference signal, and output a coarse tuning signal and a reset signal. The phase locked loop includes a digital loop filter configured to receive the phase difference signal and output a fine tuning signal. The phase locked loop includes a voltage control oscillator configured to receive the coarse and fine tuning signals, and output an output frequency. The phase locked loop includes a divider configured to receive the reset signal, a divider number control signal and the output frequency, and output the divider frequency. The phase locked loop includes a delta-sigma modulator configured to receive a divisor ratio and the reset signal, and output divider number control signal. | 10-24-2013 |
20140001609 | INTERPOSER AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION FEATURES | 01-02-2014 |
20140015576 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS THAT SHARE A LOOP FILTER - An integrated circuit includes a first die and a second die. The first die comprising a first phase-locked loop (PLL) and the second die comprising a second PLL. The integrated circuit includes a shared loop filter, wherein the first PLL in the first die is combined with the shared loop filter to form a first PLL feedback loop, the second PLL in the second die is combined with the shared loop filter to form a second PLL feedback loop and the shared loop filter is configured to provide configurable bandwidths to each of the first PLL feedback loop and the second PLL feedback loop. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021989 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS THAT SHARE A LOOP FILTER AND FREQUENCY DIVIDER - An integrated circuit die stack includes a first die having a first phase locked loop (PLL) and a second die having a second PLL. The first PLL includes a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and the second PLL includes a second VCO. The first VCCO and the second VCCO share a frequency divider and a loop filter. | 01-23-2014 |
20140049329 | DIVIDER-LESS PHASE LOCKED LOOP (PLL) - One or more techniques and systems for a divider-less phase locked loop (PLL) and associated phase detector (PD) are provided herein. In some embodiments, a pulse phase detector (pulse | 02-20-2014 |
20140103961 | PHASE FREQUENCY DETECTOR CIRCUIT - A phase frequency detector circuit includes an edge detector circuit, a plurality of phase frequency detector sub-circuits, and a decision circuit. The edge detector circuit is configured to receive a first input signal and a second input signal. The decision circuit is configured to detect whether a blind condition exits based on outputs of the edge detector circuit and outputs of the plurality of phase frequency detector sub-circuits. Responsive to a result of the decision circuit, a corresponding frequency detector sub-circuit of the plurality of phase frequency detector sub-circuit is configured to provide signals for use in determining a phase difference between the first input signal and the second input signal. | 04-17-2014 |
20140333355 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS THAT SHARE A LOOP FILTER AND FREQUENCY DIVIDER - A shared loop filter includes an input port configured to selectively receive a first input from a first charge pump. The first charge pump is connected to a first phase locked loop (PLL) in a first die. The input port is further configured to selectively receive a second input from a second charge pump, the second charge pump connected to a second PLL in a second die separate from the first die. The shared loop filter further includes an output port configured to selectively provide an output to a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The first VCO is connected to the first PLL. The output port is further configured to selectively output a second output to a second VCO. The second VCO is connected to the second PLL. | 11-13-2014 |
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20140037804 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLABLE GAS GRILL AND THE METHOD OF CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE - A temperature-controllable gas grill includes a base, a cover, a gas valve, several burners, and a temperature controlling device. The cover is provided on the base to form a grilling chamber between the base and the cover. The gas valve is connected to the gas pipe. The burners are provided in the base and are connected to the gas valve. The temperature controlling device includes a gas controller, a temperature sensor, and a main controller. The temperature sensor senses a temperature in the grilling chamber and provides a temperature signal accordingly. The main controller is electrically connected to the temperature sensor to receive the temperature signal. The main controller changes a gas flow supplied to the burners according to the temperature signal to control the temperature in the grilling chamber to control the temperature in the grilling chamber. | 02-06-2014 |
20140134549 | SECURITY DEVICE FOR GAS APPLIANCE OPERATING IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN - A gas appliance has a security device and a combustor. The security device has a gas valve, a thermocouple, and a controller. The thermocouple receives a heat of the combustor and generates thermoelectric potential accordingly. The controller controls the gas valve according to the thermoelectric potential. While the thermoelectric potential is lower than a high level, the controller controls the gas valve to reduce the gas supplied to the combustor, and while the thermoelectric potential is lower than a low level the controller controls the gas valve to stop the gas supplied to the combustor to avoid the incomplete burning because of insufficient oxygen. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134550 | HEATING SYSTEM WHICH TRANSMITS SIGNALS THROUGH AC POWER LINE - A heating system includes a gas appliance and at least a remote control device and a communication between the gas appliance and the remote control device is via an AC power line. When a user input a command through the remote control device, a command signal is modulated and sent to the AC power line. A controller of the gas appliance receives the modulated command signal through the AC power line, and demodulates it to control the gas appliance accordingly. On contrary, a working signal generated by the gas appliance is modulated and sent to the AC power line. The remote control device receives the modulated working signal through the AC power line, and demodulates it to show the related message on a screen. | 05-15-2014 |
20140150731 | GAS CONTROL VALVE AND GAS APPLIANCE HAVING THE GAS CONTROL VALVE - A gas control valve includes a base, a stop device, a driving device. The base has a gas passageway therein for gas to flow therethrough. The stop device is provided in the base to be moved between a first position, in which the stop device narrows the gas passageway to allow a first gas flow flowing through the base, and a second position, in which the stop device allows a second gas flow flowing through the base, wherein the second gas flow is greater than the first gas flow. The driving device is controllable to move the stop device between the first position and the second position. Therefore, the gas control valve of the present invention may adjust the gas flow. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150733 | WATER HEATER - A water heater includes a water pipe form by bending a pipe. The entire water pipe leans related to a vertical plane to expose all the section to a burner thereunder. All the sections of the water pipe lean downwards related to a horizontal plane. It will make the water in the water in the water pipe flows backwards when no water is supplied to the water heater. Therefore, there will never be water remaining in the water pipe to get rid of the jam problem. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151588 | ADJUSTABLE GAS ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - An adjustable gas electromagnetic valve includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and two gas passage, which are a first gas passageway and a second gas passageway between the inlet and the outlet. In the first gas passageway, a gate member and an actuator are provided. The actuator is activated by electrical signals to move the gate member so as to open or close the first gas passageway. As a result, a gas flow provided by the gas electromagnetic valve is adjustable by controlling the actuator. | 06-05-2014 |
20140250924 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING INDOOR TEMPERATURE - A method of controlling a temperature in a room includes the following steps: 1) Sense a volume of sound in the room to obtain a sensed volume; and 2) Control an output of an air conditioning unit to keep a temperature in the room in a first temperature while the sensed volume is higher than a volume value; or control an output of the air conditioning unit to keep a temperature in the room in a second temperature while the sensed volume is lower than the volume value and lasts for a first waiting time. A power consumption of the air conditioning unit to keep the temperature in the second temperature is lower than a power consumption of the air conditioning unit to keep the temperature in the first temperature to reduce the unnecessary power consumption when there is nobody in the room. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252253 | PLUG MEMBER OF GAS VALVE - A plug member of a gas valve includes a main body. The main body has an axial bore in an axial direction, a first inlet and a second inlet in radial directions, and a guiding slot on a surface. The first inlet and the second inlet are connected to the axial bore. A diameter of the first inlet is greater than a diameter of the second inlet. The guiding slot has a first end communicated with the first inlet and a second end communicated with the second inlet, and a width of the guiding slot gradually reduces from the first end to the second end. Therefore, the gas valve may provide a gas flow with a linear change by controlling the plug member. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253299 | CONTROLLING SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS GAS APPLIANCE VIA REMOTE CONTROL AND THE GAS APPLIANCE OF THE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A plug member of a gas valve includes a main body. The main body has an axial bore in an axial direction, a first inlet and a second inlet in radial directions, and a guiding slot on a surface. The first inlet and the second inlet are connected to the axial bore. A diameter of the first inlet is greater than a diameter of the second inlet. The guiding slot has a first end communicated with the first inlet and a second end communicated with the second inlet, and a width of the guiding slot gradually reduces from the first end to the second end. Therefore, the gas valve may provide a gas flow with a linear change by controlling the plug member. | 09-11-2014 |
20140261006 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLABLE GAS GRILL AND THE METHOD OF CONTROLLING GRILLING TEMPERATURE - A temperature-controllable gas grill includes a main body having a grilling chamber, a plurality of burners in the main body to burn gas, a temperature sensor for sensing a current temperature in the grilling chamber, a gas valve, and a controller. The gas valve has a gate and a stepper motor, and the stepper motor moves the gate to change a gas flow supplied to the burners. The controller has a user interface and a processing unit. A user inputs a setting temperature through the user interface, and the processing unit controls the stepper motor according to the current temperature and the setting temperature to keep the current temperature in the grilling chamber in a limited range. | 09-18-2014 |
20150070141 | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SETTING THE CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless control system for controlling a plurality of electric elements, includes a control signal generator, at least a converting device, and a plurality of controlling devices. The control signal generator generates a Wi-Fi control signal and sends it to the converting device. The converting device converts the Wi-Fi control signal into a radio frequency control signal, and sends the radio frequency control signal to the controlling devices. The controlling devices are connected to the electric elements respectively to receive the radio frequency control signal from the converting device and control the electric elements accordingly. | 03-12-2015 |
20150071269 | Wi-Fi/RADIO FREQUENCY CONVERTING DEVICE - A Wi-Fi/radio frequency (RF) converting device includes a Wi-Fi transceiver, a multiplexing converting module, and a RF transceiver. The Wi-Fi transceiver receives a Wi-Fi control signal from a control signal generator. The multiplexing converting module receives the Wi-Fi control signal from the Wi-Fi transceiver and converts the Wi-Fi control signal into a RF control signal. The RF transceiver receives the RF control signal from the multiplexing converting module and sends the RF control signal to a plurality of electric elements. An RF extension device may be provided to share the signal transmission between the electric elements and the Wi-Fi/RF converting device | 03-12-2015 |
20150072649 | METHOD OF OBTAINING DATA OF HOME APPLIANCE - A method of obtaining data of a home appliance, which includes the following steps: Sense the home appliance to obtain running data, and transmit the running data to an interpreter; save the running data in a memory of the interpreter as a plurality of history logs; connect a specific electronic device to the interpreter via a network; send a retrieval command to the interpreter; transmit at least one history log to the electronic device according to the retrieval command. With such design, repairmen can only obtain the history logs which are helpful for repairing and maintenance under authentication. | 03-12-2015 |
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20130071261 | METHOD OF DETECTING SAFETY OF WATER HEATER - The present invention provides a method of detecting water heater safety, wherein the water heater includes a blower and a combustor. The method includes starting the blower and detecting blower speed after a certain amount of time; comparing the blower speed with a first speed range, and then supplying gas to the combustor when the speed of the blower is within the first speed range, or providing an alarm when the blower speed is beyond the first speed range; detecting the speed of the blower again after the combustor heats water for a time; comparing blower speed with a second first speed range, and then supplying gas to the combustor when the blower speed is within the second speed range, or stopping gas when the blower speed is beyond the second speed range. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071797 | GAS APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLING THE GAS APPLIANCE - The present invention provides a water heater, including a combustor, a gas pipe, a combustion controller, a pressure gauge, and a controller. The gas pipe supplies the combustor gas. The combustion controller controls combustion of the combustor. The pressure gauge detects a gas pressure in the gas pipe and generates an electrical signal in association with the gas pressure. The controller is electrically connected to the gas gauge and the combustion controller to receive the electrical signal from the gas gauge and controls the combustion controller according to the electrical signal to adjust the combustion of the combustor. In addition, the present invention further provides a method of controlling the water heater. | 03-21-2013 |
20130073225 | PRESSURE GAUGE AND METHOD OF MEASURING PRESSURE - The present invention provides a pressure gauge for measuring a pressure of a source. The pressure gauge includes a case, a flexible film, a magnetic device, a coil, a processor, and a screen. The case has a bore connecting the source. The coil is provided in the case. The flexible film is provided on an inner side of the case to cover the bore that the flexible film is expandable by the pressure of the source. The magnetic device is received in the case to be moved relative to the coil by the flexible film. The movement of the magnetic device causes the coil to generate an induced electromotive force, and the processor may find the gas pressure according to the induced electromotive force, and show it on the screen. | 03-21-2013 |