Patents by Inventor Chien-Ming Lin

Chien-Ming 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: 7118954
    Abstract: A method for fabricating metal-oxide-semiconductor devices is provided. The method includes forming a gate dielectric layer on a substrate; depositing a polysilicon layer on the gate dielectric layer; forming a resist mask on the polysilicon layer; etching the polysilicon layer not masked by the resist mask, thereby forming a gate electrode; etching a thickness of the gate dielectric layer not covered by the gate electrode; stripping the resist mask; forming a salicide block resist mask covering the gate electrode and a portions of the remaining gate dielectric layer; etching away the remaining gate dielectric layer not covered by the salicide block resist mask, thereby exposing the substrate and forming a salicide block lug portions on two opposite sides of the gate electrode; and making a metal layer react with the substrate, thereby forming a salicide layer that is kept a distance ā€œdā€ away from the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Lin, Ming-Tsung Tung, Chin-Hung Liu
  • Publication number: 20060006974
    Abstract: A transformer module having an external transmission element capable ofreducing interferences between adjacent transformers, comprising at least a bobbin, enclosing a hollow central region and comprising a receiving hole, wherein two sides of said bobbin comprises an inlaying portion and a buckling portion, and wherein a plurality of terminals extend from said buckling portion; a core element, positioned inside said receiving hole of said bobbin, wherein two ends of said core element protrude out of said inlaying portions of said bobbin; and a transmission element, comprising a holding portion at two sides thereof, wherein said transmission element is secured at said inlaying portion of said bobbin by inlaying said holding portion of the transmission element into said inlaying portion of said bobbin and thereby electrically connecting said transmission element with said core element to conduct and stabilize a magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: TAIPEI MULTIPOWER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Sheng Yang, Su-Hua Wu, Shu-Chen Wang, Chien-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 6758558
    Abstract: The specification discloses an ink container having a pressure stabilizer module. The module contains an airtight membrane, a passive plate, and an elastic device. The airtight membrane separates a box into an ink chamber and an air chamber. The passive plate is connected to one side of the airtight membrane and to the elastic device. The elastic device is normally depressed or stretched to move the airtight membrane. The ink chamber is thus slightly extended outward and maintains a negative pressure. As the ink stored inside the ink chamber gets less, the elastic device provides a restoring force to push or drag the passive plate. The negative pressure is thus maintained within a specific range. The invention further uses a conic spiral spring to avoid ink waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: NanoDynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Chuang-Hsien Chiu, Chien-Ming Lin, Kun-Lang Yang
  • Patent number: 6739710
    Abstract: This specification discloses a negative pressure-regulating airbag for an embedding-type ink cartridge and its assembly method. In addition to a bag with a variable volume, the negative pressure-regulating airbag has a buckle ring, a plate, and a elastic element. The buckle ring is closely connected to the bag. A vent hole is formed in the middle of the buckle ring, allowing air to enter or escape the airbag when the ambient pressure changes. The buckle ring has a protruding part on the surface of the bag so as to be embedded into a preserved hole on an ink cartridge by pressing during the assembly. This forms a quick and tight connection between the airbag and the ink cartridge. One end of the elastic element is connected to the ink cartridge and the other end to the plate so that the plate imposes a force to depress the airbag. This keeps a negative pressure inside the cartridge to prevent ink leakage from the cartridge during transportation or use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: NanoDynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Lin, Chuang-Hsien Chiu
  • Patent number: 6719418
    Abstract: An inkjet pen including an ink reservoir for storing ink and providing ink for jetting. A port, located on top of the ink reservoir, fluid-communicated with the ambient air, is used for adjusting the air pressure inside the reservoir. A valve, operated by a spring or a resilient element, normally seals the port, while occasionally opening the port to introduce air into the reservoir when the ink level is low and the underpressure rises. In other embodiments, an elastic bag is included in the reservoir that has an opening communicated with the ambient air through a second port formed on top of the reservoir. The elastic bag expands in response to the increasing underpressure generated in the reservoir when ink is being used. The bag expansion actuates the opening of the valve so as to regulate the underpressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Nanodynamics Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Yu Chou, Wen-Chung Chen, Chien-Ming Lin, Chuang-Hsien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20040012661
    Abstract: A back pressure regulator for ink-jet pen, using a cover element and recess in the pen to form a specific gap, to constantly maintains a quantity of ink to form a liquid-air interface, to prevent excess air freely to flow into the ink-jet pen, so as to act as a pressure regulator. The ink-jet pen has an orifice providing a passage in the recess for ambient air to bubble into, to prevent the back pressure from rising above a level that would cause malfunction of the pen. The recess includes at least two grooves which starts from the orifice, and provides a diversity of grooves in opposite or different directions. The grooves further having an inclined or curved bottom surface to define a gap between the cover element and the bottom surface thereof. The gap between the cover element and recess is smallest near the orifice and increases as the distance from the orifice increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Lin, Kun-Lang Yang
  • Publication number: 20030146960
    Abstract: The specification discloses an ink container having a pressure stabilizer module. The module contains an airtight membrane, a passive plate, and an elastic device. The airtight membrane separates a box into an ink chamber and an air chamber. The passive plate is connected to one side of the airtight membrane and to the elastic device. The elastic device is normally depressed or stretched to move the airtight membrane. The ink chamber is thus slightly extended outward and maintains a negative pressure. As the ink stored inside the ink chamber gets less, the elastic device provides a restoring force to push or drag the passive plate. The negative pressure is thus maintained within a specific range. The invention further uses a conic spiral spring to avoid ink waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Chuang-Hsien Chiu, Chien-Ming Lin, Kun-Lang Yang
  • Publication number: 20030122908
    Abstract: This specification discloses a negative pressure-regulating airbag for an embedding-type ink cartridge and its assembly method. In addition to a bag with a variable volume, the negative pressure-regulating airbag has a buckle ring, a plate, and a elastic element. The buckle ring is closely connected to the bag. A vent hole is formed in the middle of the buckle ring, allowing air to enter or escape the airbag when the ambient pressure changes. The buckle ring has a protruding part on the surface of the bag so as to be embedded into a preserved hole on an ink cartridge by pressing during the assembly. This forms a quick and tight connection between the airbag and the ink cartridge. One end of the elastic element is connected to the ink cartridge and the other end to the plate so that the plate imposes a force to depress the airbag. This keeps a negative pressure inside the cartridge to prevent ink leakage from the cartridge during transportation or use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Lin, Chuang-Hsien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20030020794
    Abstract: An inkjet pen including an ink reservoir for storing ink and providing ink for jetting. A port, located on top of the ink reservoir, fluid-communicated with the ambient air, is used for adjusting the air pressure inside the reservoir. A valve, operated by a spring or a resilient element, normally seals the port, while occasionally opening the port to introduce air into the reservoir when the ink level is low and the underpressure rises. In other embodiments, an elastic bag is included in the reservoir that has an opening communicated with the ambient air through a second port formed on top of the reservoir. The elastic bag expands in response to the increasing underpressure generated in the reservoir when ink is being used. The bag expansion actuates the opening of the valve so as to regulate the underpressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Ching-Yu Chou, Wen-Chung Chen, Chien-Ming Lin, Chuang-Hsien Chiu
  • Patent number: 6435939
    Abstract: A brassiere underwiring having a smoothly arched resilient wire rod member, and an elastomeric covering layer molded from silicon rubber or latex on the outside wall of the resilient wire rod member and fixedly bonded to the inside wall of the brassiere, the elastomeric covering layer having a soft contact surface adapted to contact the skin of the user's breasts, the thickness of the elastomeric covering layer between the resilient wire rod member and the soft contact surface being greater than the thickness of the resilient wire rod member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventor: Chien-Ming Lin