Patents by Inventor Chung-Kuei Lin

Chung-Kuei 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: 11953740
    Abstract: A package structure including a photonic, an electronic die, an encapsulant and a waveguide is provided. The photonic die includes an optical coupler. The electronic die is electrically coupled to the photonic die. The encapsulant laterally encapsulates the photonic die and the electronic die. The waveguide is disposed over the encapsulant and includes an upper surface facing away from the encapsulant. The waveguide includes a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion is optically coupled to the optical coupler, and the second end portion has a groove on the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Ming Weng, Chen-Hua Yu, Chung-Shi Liu, Hao-Yi Tsai, Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Hung-Yi Kuo, Tsung-Yuan Yu, Hua-Kuei Lin, Che-Hsiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 11947173
    Abstract: A package includes a photonic layer on a substrate, the photonic layer including a silicon waveguide coupled to a grating coupler; an interconnect structure over the photonic layer; an electronic die and a first dielectric layer over the interconnect structure, where the electronic die is connected to the interconnect structure; a first substrate bonded to the electronic die and the first dielectric layer; a socket attached to a top surface of the first substrate; and a fiber holder coupled to the first substrate through the socket, where the fiber holder includes a prism that re-orients an optical path of an optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Ming Weng, Chen-Hua Yu, Chung-Shi Liu, Hao-Yi Tsai, Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Hung-Yi Kuo, Tsung-Yuan Yu, Hua-Kuei Lin, Che-Hsiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 11923353
    Abstract: A method includes forming a release film over a carrier, forming a polymer buffer layer over the release film, forming a metal post on the polymer buffer layer, encapsulating the metal post in an encapsulating material, performing a planarization on the encapsulating material to expose the metal post, forming a redistribution structure over the encapsulating material and the metal post, and decomposing a first portion of the release film. A second portion of the release film remains after the decomposing. An opening is formed in the polymer buffer layer to expose the metal post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Lai, Chung-Yi Lin, Hsi-Kuei Cheng, Chen-Shien Chen, Kuo-Chio Liu
  • Publication number: 20080099574
    Abstract: A decorative fountain includes a top cap having an inner wall formed on top of a bottom face of the top cap and along an inner surface of the top cap so as to define a receiving space between the inner wall and the inner surface of the top cap, an opaque layer formed to enclose the receiving space, apertures defined in the bottom face of the top cap to communicate with an interior of the container and light emitting diodes electrically connected to the pump and received inside the receiving space for emitting light via the opaque layer so that water pumped upward is flowing back to the container while the light emitting diodes are emitting light via the opaque layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20070190471
    Abstract: A fountain has a base, a body and an oil lamp. The base has a cavity receiving water. The body is mounted in the cavity and has a lamp seat a pump and a pipe. The pipe is connected to the pump and is mounted through the lamp seat. The oil lamp is mounted in the lamp seat and has a jar, a cap and a wick. The jar an oil chamber, an inner thread and a cap retainer mounted slidably on the jar. The cap is mounted detachably to the jar and has an outer thread and multiple slots corresponding to the cap retainer. The wick is mounted through the cap in the oil chamber. The oil lamp provides flickering flame effect to improve the visual presentation of the gushing water of the base and make the fountain look vivid at night or in the dark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Patent number: 7191956
    Abstract: A decorative fountain has a reservoir with a receiving space for receiving therein water, a pump received in the receiving space for pumping water in the reservoir upward, a base on the reservoir and having a through hole in alignment with the receiving space, a seat mounted around a periphery defining the through hole, a circuit board received in the seat, and a hollow frame on the base and provided with a hose received in the hollow frame and having an inlet extending to the aligned through hole and the receiving space and multiple outlets extending out from an inner periphery of the hollow frame. The outlets are so arranged that when the water in the receiving space is pumped upward and sprinkled out from the outlets, water trajectories from the outlets are interlaced with one another to present an interesting ornamental effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20070053174
    Abstract: A fountain has a base, a pump, a lighting device and at least one stand. The base holds liquid and has a top opening. The at least one stand is mounted on the top opening of the base and has a top. The pump is mounted inside the base and is connected to the stand. The lighting device is mounted on the top of the stand. When liquid flows through the lighting device, the light from the lighting device is reflected the liquid and enhances the optical appearance by making the flowing liquid look like a candle flame. The lighting device can make the fountain easy and safe to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Patent number: 6981652
    Abstract: A water fountain includes a basin, multiple water pumps in the space of the basin for pumping the water in the space, an annular disk securely supported by an inner face of the basin and having a centrally defined hole and multiple through holes in communication with the outlets of each of the water pumps via pipes such that water pumped by the water pumps is able to be ejected out of the annular disk from the through holes, a sphere securely supported by a periphery defining the hole of the annular disk and a light emitting diode assembly received in the hole of the annular disk for emitting colorful light beams. A circuit board is sandwiched between a bottom of the basin and a cap for providing electricity to the water pumps and the light emitting diode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Patent number: 6908450
    Abstract: This invention discloses a syringe protective structure comprising a barrel which is a hollow cylinder having an opening disposed at a front end of the barrel, a barrel chamber therein, and a front blocking section and a rear blocking section inwardly protruded towards the opening proximate to a rear end of the barrel to define a blocking groove; and a relay base which is a hollow cylinder sheathed into the barrel chamber and has a base protrusion protruded from a front end of the relay base and an embedded hole disposed at the rear end of the relay base and interconnected with the base protrusion, and at least two resilient brackets being protruded from the periphery of the bottom of the base; by means of pushing the plunger of a liquid medication tube and the embedded hole forward, the liquid medication tube together with the push rod and the relay base move forward to the front of the barrel, such that the base protrudes out of the barrel opening and allows the needle to draw liquid medication into the bar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventors: Chang-Tzu Chen, Chin-Ping Ting, Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20050129546
    Abstract: A water fountain includes a basin, multiple water pumps in the space of the basin for pumping the water in the space, an annular disk securely supported by an inner face of the basin and having a centrally defined hole and multiple through holes in communication with the outlets of each of the water pumps via pipes such that water pumped by the water pumps is able to be ejected out of the annular disk from the through holes, a sphere securely supported by a periphery defining the hole of the annular disk and a light emitting diode assembly received in the hole of the annular disk for emitting colorful light beams. A circuit board is sandwiched between a bottom of the basin and a cap for providing electricity to the water pumps and the light emitting diode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20050011966
    Abstract: A decorative fountain has a reservoir with a receiving space for receiving therein water, a pump received in the receiving space for pumping water in the reservoir upward, a base on the reservoir and having a through hole in alignment with the receiving space, a seat mounted around a periphery defining the through hole, a circuit board received in the seat, and a hollow frame on the base and provided with a hose received in the hollow frame and having an inlet extending to the aligned through hole and the receiving space and multiple outlets extending out from an inner periphery of the hollow frame. The outlets are so arranged that when the water in the receiving space is pumped upward and sprinkled out from the outlets, water trajectories from the outlets are interlaced with one another to present an interesting ornamental effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20040109316
    Abstract: An ornamental musical lamp includes a cover having therein a music generating mechanism and a transmission system provided which is driven by the music generating mechanism. An outer tube rotated by the transmission system is securely connected to a bulb support. A bulb is received in the bulb support and is securely connected to a inner tube which is stationary relative to the outer tube. A lampshade is securely connected to the bulb support so that when the outer tube is rotated by the transmission system, the lampshade is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20040104383
    Abstract: A fence module includes fence module units each having a first pair of extensions, a second pair of extensions opposite to the first pair of extensions, and a third pair of extensions adapted to extend into a surface to stand the fence module unit upright. Each of the first pair of extensions has a through hole and each of the second pair of extensions has a cone-headed projection to correspond to one of the through holes of the first pair of extensions of an adjacent fence module unit so that connection of the cone-headed projection and the corresponding through hole is able to assemble a fence that is able to adapt to terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Patent number: 6695222
    Abstract: A decorative fountain includes a hollow body having a recessed area provided with a nappe zone and a shower zone, and a reservoir defined in a bottom portion of the hollow body for receiving therein water. A water pump assembly is received in the reservoir for pumping water in the reservoir to the inlet of the control valve to selectively sprinkle water out of the primary outlet, the secondary outlet or the third outlet. A cover is mounted on top of the hollow body to cover the recessed area and has a controlling knob rotatably mounted inside the cover. Therefore, rotation of the controlling knob is able to control activation of the primary outlet, the secondary outlet and the third outlet to sprinkle water from the reservoir to either the nappe zone or the shower zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20030137831
    Abstract: A tile in combination with a solar lamp such that the solar lamp is securely mounted at the center of the tile. The solar lamp has a base and a chamber is defined in the base. A hollow boss is located in the chamber and batteries are received in the hollow boss. A solar cell panel is firmly attached on top of the hollow boss to convert solar energy into electricity to charge the batteries. Light bulbs and a circuit board are mounted in the chamber and adjacent to the boss. The solar cell panel, the light bulbs and the batteries are respectively and electrically connected to the circuit board. The light bulbs are controlled by the circuit board and supplied electricity by the batteries to light up automatically under a dim condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20030115666
    Abstract: A pool structure includes multiple composing members detachably connected one by one to form an enclosure. A water-proof liner is disposed among and retained by the composing members. Therefore, water can be added into and stored in the pool structure to form a water pool for different kinds of purposes. The pool structure can be quickly and easily assembled, and, moreover, the pool structure can also be disassembled in a similar manner as in the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Patent number: 6565940
    Abstract: A floating fountain includes a platform having a floating member received inside, an ornamental object securely mounted on the platform and having a channel defined inside, a tube securely connected to a bottom portion of the ornamental object and communicating with the channel, a hose further connected to and communicating with the tube, and a weighting member firmly mounted around the tube to stabilize the platform. By such an arrangement, the water flows through the hose, the tube, the channel and spills over on top of the ornamental object to form waterfalls. Moreover, the floating fountain is able to float freely to provide a unique ornamental effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20030081406
    Abstract: A solar lamp in combination with a fountain has a base which is hollow and has a top opening. A disk covers the top opening and has multiple communicating holes defined through the disk. A connector which is hollow is mounted on top of the disk and communicates with the pump via a hose. A cylinder which is hollow is securely connected and communicates with the connector via a tube. The cylinder has an outlet defined in a top face of the cylinder and multiple protrusions are formed in the top face to securely connect a solar lamp to the cylinder. Therefore, the solar lamp in combination with the fountain is able to create waterfalls for ornamental purpose and the solar lamp is able to provide illumination under dimly-lit conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Publication number: 20030082328
    Abstract: A floating fountain includes a platform having a floating member received inside, an ornamental object securely mounted on the platform and having a channel defined inside, a tube securely connected to a bottom portion of the ornamental object and communicating with the channel, a hose further connected to and communicating with the tube, and a weighting member firmly mounted around the tube to stabilize the platform. By such an arrangement, the water flows through the hose, the tube, the channel and spills over on top of the ornamental object to form waterfalls. Moreover, the floating fountain is able to float freely to provide a unique ornamental effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin
  • Patent number: 6527197
    Abstract: A fountain has a container receiving therein a battery, a micro chip, a pump electrically connected to the battery and operably controlled by the micro chip and a tube received in the container. A float is provided in the tube and is able to move upward and downward intermittently in the tube. The float further has extensions securely mounted on a top face of the float so that when the float is moving upward, the extensions, originally folded due to the confinement of the tube, extend to present an ornamental effect to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Inventor: Chung-Kuei Lin