Patents by Inventor Chao Lin

Chao Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11958868
    Abstract: Method of inhibiting a protein-protein interaction between Von Hippel-Lindau tumor-suppressor protein and hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha useful in the treatment of angiogenesis-related diseases and promoting wound healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: University of Macau, Hong Kong Baptist University
    Inventors: Chung Hang Leung, Dik Lung Ma, Ligen Lin, Guodong Li, Chung Nga Ko, Dan Li, Chao Yang
  • Patent number: 11955595
    Abstract: A ceramic-polymer film includes a polymer matrix; a plasticizer; a lithium salt; and AlxLi7-xLa3Zr1.75Ta0.25O12 where x ranges from 0.01 to 1 (LLZO), wherein the LLZO are nanoparticles with diameters that range from 20 to 2000 nm and wherein the film has an ionic conductivity of greater than 1×10?3 S/cm at room temperature. The nanocomposite film can be formed on a substrate and the concentration of LLZO nanoparticles decreases in the direction of the substrate to form a concentration gradient over the thickness of the film. The film can be employed as a non-flammable, solid-state electrolyte for lithium electrochemical cells and batteries. The LLZO serves as a barrier to dendrite growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Bioenno Tech LLC
    Inventors: Zhigang Lin, Chunhu Tan, Chao Yi
  • Patent number: 11956541
    Abstract: A control method of a driving mechanism is provided, including: the driving mechanism provides a first electrical signal from a control assembly to the driving mechanism to move the movable portion into an initial position relative to the fixed portion, wherein the control assembly includes a control unit and a position sensing unit; the status signal of an inertia sensing unit is read; the control unit sends the status signal to the control unit to calculate a target position; the control unit provides a second electrical signal to the driving assembly according to the target position for driving the driving assembly; a position signal is sent from the position sensing unit to the control unit; the control unit provides a third electric signal to the driving assembly to drive the driving assembly according the position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Hsien Fan, Sung-Mao Tsai, Yueh-Lin Lee, Yu-Chiao Lo, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Ching-Chieh Huan, Yi-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11957070
    Abstract: A memory cell includes a memory device, a connecting structure, an insulating layer and a selector. The connecting structure is disposed on and electrically connected to the memory device. The insulating layer covers the memory device and the connecting structure. The selector is located on and electrically connected to the memory device, where the selector is disposed on the insulating layer and connected to the connecting structure by penetrating through the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Ying Lee, Bo-Jiun Lin, Shao-Ming Yu, Yu-Chao Lin
  • Patent number: 11947496
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a multi-node storage system and a data deduplication method thereof. The method includes determining a similarity hash value of a super block, wherein the similarity hash value indicates similarity between super blocks The method further includes comparing the similarity hash value of the super block with a feature similarity hash value of a node of the multi-node storage system to determine whether the super block matches the node and, in response to determining that the super block matches the node, allocating the super block to the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Chao Lin, Yuting Zhang
  • Patent number: 11950424
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first gate electrode disposed on the substrate and located in a first region of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device also includes a first sidewall structure covering the first gate electrode. The semiconductor device further includes a protective layer disposed between the first gate electrode and the first sidewall structure. In addition, the semiconductor device includes a second gate electrode disposed on the substrate and located in a second region of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device also includes a second sidewall structure covering a lateral surface of the second gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Ting Tsai, Ching-Tzer Weng, Tsung-Hua Yang, Kao-Chao Lin, Chi-Wei Ho, Chia-Ta Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11947427
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for storage management are provided. The method includes: acquiring a lock attribute record in a lock attribute record chain from a data protection network for backing up data, data protection servers of the data protection network reaching a consensus on the lock attribute record chain, the lock attribute record including a first attribute value of an attribute of a lock operation, the lock operation being used for preventing a backup of the data stored in a storage server from being tampered with; acquiring, based on the lock attribute record, a second attribute value of the attribute of the lock operation from the storage server; and generating, based on determining that the first attribute value does not match the second attribute value, an alarm indicating that the backup is tampered with. This solution can better prevent data from being tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Simon Yuting Zhang, Yizhou Zhou, Aaron Chao Lin
  • Patent number: 11948810
    Abstract: A vacuum apparatus includes process chambers, and a transfer chamber coupled to the process chambers. The transfer chamber includes one or more vacuum ports, thorough which a gas inside the transfer chamber is exhausted, and vent ports, from which a vent gas is supplied. The one or more vacuum ports and the vent ports are arranged such that air flows from at least one of the vent ports to the one or more vacuum ports are line-symmetric with respect to a center line of the transfer chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Chao Yin, Yuling Chiu, Yu-Lung Yang, Hung-Bin Lin
  • Patent number: 11947180
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a first movable portion, a fixed portion, a first driving assembly, and a first sensing assembly. The first movable portion is used for connecting to an optical assembly having a main axis. The first movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is used for driving the first movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The first sensing assembly is used for sensing the movement of the first movable portion relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chen-Hsien Fan, Yueh-Lin Lee, Yu-Chiao Lo
  • Publication number: 20240105827
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first channel layer and a first barrier layer on the first channel layer. The first channel layer has a first potential well adjacent to the interface between the first channel layer and the first barrier layer. The semiconductor structure further includes a second channel layer on the first barrier layer, a second barrier layer on the second channel layer, and an intermediate layer between the second channel layer and the second barrier layer. The second channel layer has a second potential well adjacent to the interface between the second channel layer and the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a greater energy gap than either the first barrier layer or the second barrier layer. The energy gap of the first barrier layer is no less than the energy gap of the second barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chih-Hao CHEN, Yi-Ru SHEN, Yi-Chao LIN
  • Publication number: 20240097434
    Abstract: A method for detecting abnormal direct current voltage measurement in a modular multilevel converter high voltage direct current transmission system is provided. In the method, a valve group voltage at a detection pole is obtained, voltages at voltage measurement points at the detection pole are collected, and comparison and determination are performed based on the actual arrangement of the voltage measurement points, and then whether an abnormal measurement occurs at each of the voltage measurement points is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. CHINA SOUTHERN POWER GRID
    Inventors: Qinlei CHEN, Shuyong LI, Qi GUO, Libin HUANG, Xuehua LIN, Zhijiang LIU, Deyang CHEN, Chao LUO, Guanming ZENG, Mengjun LIAO, Lijun DENG, Liu CUI, Zhida HUANG, Haiping GUO, Tianyu GUO
  • Publication number: 20240094197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for removing protein corona on the surface of nanometer particle. Specifically, the invention provides a method for removing protein corona of protein corona modified nanometer particle, the method comprises the following steps: subjecting the protein corona modified nanometer particle to ultrasound stimulation to remove the protein corona of the protein corona modified nanometer particle; the nanometer particle comprises perfluoropentane. Ultrasound stimulation can remove protein corona on the surface of nanometer particle, overcome the masking effect of the protein corona on the ligand modified on the surface of nanometer particle, and prevent the protein corona from blocking the binding of the ligand modified on the surface of nanometer particle to cell receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guowei Wang, Pintong Huang, Yifan Jiang, Chao ZHANG, Tao LIN
  • Publication number: 20240092861
    Abstract: CD93 functional domains for use in treating osteoporosis. A method of alleviating, reducing, suppressing, and/or treating an osteoclast-related bone disease is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an isolated recombinant protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to human Cluster of Differentiation 93 protein domain 1 to a subject in need thereof, the recombinant protein lacking amino acid residues 1 to 21, transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of the human CD93 (SEQ ID NO: 3) and having a total length of no more than 559 amino acid residues. In one embodiment, the osteoclast-related bone disease is at least one selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, postmenopausal osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone loss, inflammatory bone loss, and any combination thereof. In another embodiment, the recombinant protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Han LAI, Jwu-Lai YEH, Hua-Lin WU, Shang-En HUANG
  • Patent number: 11935958
    Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first stacked nanostructure and a second stacked nanostructure formed over a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first gate structure formed over the first stacked nanostructure, and the first gate structure includes a first portion of a gate dielectric layer and a first portion of a filling layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a second gate structure formed over the second stacked nanostructure, and the second gate structure includes a second portion of the gate dielectric layer and a second portion of the filling layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a first isolation layer between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, wherein the first isolation layer has an extending portion which is formed in a recess between the gate dielectric layer and the filling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chao Lin, Wei-Sheng Yun, Tung-Ying Lee
  • Publication number: 20240086358
    Abstract: A processing element array includes N processing elements (PE) arranged linearly, N?2, and an operating method of the PE array includes: performing a first data transmission procedure, where an initial value of I is 1 and the first data transmission procedure includes: operating, by an ith PE, according to a first datum stored in itself, and sending the first datum to other PEs for their operations, adding 1 to I when I<N, and performing the first data transmission procedure again, performing a second data transmission procedure when I is equal to N, which includes: operating, by the Jth PE, according to a second datum stored in itself, and sending the second datum to other PEs for their operations, reducing J by 1 when J>1 and the (J?1)th PE has the second datum, and performing the second data transmission procedure again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Lin, Trista Pei-Chun CHEN, Wei-Chao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240086484
    Abstract: Provided are a content search method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium. The present disclosure enables: receiving a search content; and displaying a plurality of answer viewpoints and first contents in a search result interface, wherein each answer viewpoint corresponds to one category of search results, the search results are results obtained by searching the search content, the first contents comprises keywords, the keywords are used for indicating reasons for displaying a target answer viewpoint among the plurality of answer viewpoints, and the keywords are extracted from a target category of search results corresponding to the target answer viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yating LIN, Feng ZHAO, Yanli WANG, Shuangshuang JIANG, Chao QIAO, Fan WU
  • Publication number: 20240090354
    Abstract: Provided are a memory cell and a method of forming the same. The memory cell includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a storage element layer. The storage element layer is disposed between the bottom and top electrodes. An extending direction of a sidewall of the storage element layer is different from an extending direction of a sidewall of the top electrode. A semiconductor device having the memory cell is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chao Lin, Tung-Ying Lee
  • Publication number: 20240089607
    Abstract: An image sensing device and a control device of an illumination device thereof are provided. The control device includes a control circuit, an operation circuit, and multiple driving signal generators. The control circuit generates multiple control signals. The operation circuit performs a logical operation on the control signals and an image capturing signal to generate multiple operation results. The driving signal generator respectively provides multiple driving signals to the illumination device according to the operation results, and the driving signals respectively have multiple different output powers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chao Shuan Huang, Sheng-Long Wu, Yu-Jui Hsu, Shih-Yao Tsai, Tun-Hao Chao, Sen-Lin Chung, Chih Pin Chung, Chih-Yuan Chien, Shih Hong Sun
  • Publication number: 20240088149
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first fin and a second fin disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other; a dielectric wall disposed on the substrate and having first and second wall surfaces; a third fin disposed on the substrate to be in direct contact with at least one of the first and second fins; a first device disposed on the first fin and including first channel features extending away from the first wall surface; a second device disposed on the second fin and including second channel features extending away from the second wall surface; at least one third device disposed on the third fin and including third channel features; and an isolation feature disposed on the substrate to permit the third device to be electrically isolated from the first and second devices. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ta-Chun LIN, Ming-Heng TSAI, Huang-Chao CHANG, Chun-Sheng LIANG, Chih-Hao CHANG, Jhon Jhy LIAW
  • Publication number: 20240085721
    Abstract: The eyeglasses includes a glasses frame and two temples. The glasses frame has two opposite ends. Each of the two temples has a front end connected pivotally to a respective one of the two opposite ends of the glasses frame. Each of the two temples have a section that is flexible so that, by applying lateral forces to the two temples, the temples are convertible between an outwardly curved state where rear ends of the two temples are spaced apart from each other at a first distance, and an inwardly curved state where the rear ends of the two temples are spaced apart from each other at a second distance that is smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: David CHAO, Chien-Ho LIN, Chien-Liang YEH