Patents by Inventor Hsin-Yuan Lai

Hsin-Yuan Lai 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: 11923205
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: providing a wafer-bonding stack structure having a sidewall layer and an exposed first component layer; forming a photoresist layer on the first component layer; performing an edge trimming process to at least remove the sidewall layer; and removing the photoresist layer. In this way, contaminant particles generated from the blade during the edge trimming process may fall on the photoresist layer but not fall on the first component layer, so as to protect the first component layer from being contaminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Ju Li, Ang Chan, Hsin-Jung Liu, Wei-Xin Gao, Jhih-Yuan Chen, Chun-Han Chen, Zong-Sian Wu, Chau-Chung Hou, I-Ming Lai, Fu-Shou Tsai
  • Patent number: 11382395
    Abstract: A grip device for a pole includes a grip and a wrist strap unit. The grip has a connecting part that defines a connecting space therein, and that has a lower portion and a protruding portion disposed in the connecting space. The wrist strap unit includes a connecting member that engages removably the connecting space, and that has a tail part. The tail part is pivotable between a locked position, where the tail part is adjacent to the lower portion so that the connecting member is retained in the connecting space by the protruding portion, and an unlocked position, where the tail part is away from the lower portion and the protruding portion so that the connecting member is permitted to be separated from the connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20210307463
    Abstract: A grip device for a pole includes a grip and a wrist strap unit. The grip has a connecting part that defines a connecting space therein, and that has a lower portion and a protruding portion disposed in the connecting space. The wrist strap unit includes a connecting member that engages removably the connecting space, and that has a tail part. The tail part is pivotable between a locked position, where the tail part is adjacent to the lower portion so that the connecting member is retained in the connecting space by the protruding portion, and an unlocked position, where the tail part is away from the lower portion and the protruding portion so that the connecting member is permitted to be separated from the connecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan LAI
  • Patent number: 11073231
    Abstract: A telescopic tube assembly includes a telescopic tube subassembly having a first tube and a second tube, a tubular member, a sleeve member, at least one retaining member, an actuating sleeve, and a biasing member for biasing the actuating sleeve to a locked position. When the actuating sleeve is in the locked position, the retaining member is engaged in a cavity of the tubular member to guard against axial movement of the second tube relative to the first tube. When the actuating sleeve is moved to an unlocked position against a biasing force of the basing member, the retaining member is disengaged from the cavity to permit the axial movement of the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 11071362
    Abstract: An adjustable and retractable rod includes an external pipe fitting, a multi-section rod and a positioning unit. The multi-section rod includes a first and at least one second foldable rod, where the first and second foldable rods have the same outer diameter, and the positioning unit includes a linkage rope, a positioning component and a locking component, which are used to pull the external pipe fitting and the first foldable rod relative to each other. The linkage rope can be dragged, and the locking component and the positioning unit interlocked or separated. When the locking component and the positioning component are interlocked, the external pipe fitting can be connected to the multi-section rod unit in an unfolded state. When the locking component moves away from the positioning component, the first and second foldable rods of the multi-section rod are folded and in parallel relative to the external pipe fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: LEKISPORT AG
    Inventor: Hsin Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 11073172
    Abstract: A telescoping assembly includes a first tube member, a second tube member, an inner tubular member coupled to move with said second tube member, an outer sleeve mounted on said first tube member, and a latch block disposed in a latch bore of the outer sleeve and having an actuating end region and a blocking end region. In response to pressing of the actuating end region, the latch block is displaced from a locked position, where the blocking end region is in blocking engagement with a shoulder surface of the inner tubular member, to an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20200297084
    Abstract: An adjustable and retractable rod apparatus includes an external pipe fitting, a multi-section rod unit and a positioning unit. The multi-section rod unit includes a first foldable rod and at least one second foldable rod, where the first and second foldable rods have the same outer diameter, and the positioning unit includes a linkage rope, a positioning component and a locking component, which are used to pull the external pipe fitting and the first foldable rod relative to each other. The linkage rope can be dragged, and the locking component and the positioning unit interlocked or separated. When the locking component and the positioning component are interlocked, the external pipe fitting can be connected to the multi-section rod unit in an unfolded state. When the locking component moves away from the positioning component, the first and second foldable rods of the multi-section rod unit are folded and in parallel relative to the external pipe fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: LEKISPORT AG
    Inventor: Hsin Yuan LAI
  • Publication number: 20200109728
    Abstract: A telescoping assembly includes a first tube member, a second tube member, an inner tubular member coupled to move with said second tube member, an outer sleeve mounted on said first tube member, and a latch block disposed in a latch bore of the outer sleeve and having an actuating end region and a blocking end region. In response to pressing of the actuating end region, the latch block is displaced from a locked position, where the blocking end region is in blocking engagement with a shoulder surface of the inner tubular member, to an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20190368637
    Abstract: A telescopic tube assembly includes a telescopic tube subassembly having a first tube and a second tube, a tubular member, a sleeve member, at least one retaining member, an actuating sleeve, and a biasing member for biasing the actuating sleeve to a locked position. When the actuating sleeve is in the locked position, the retaining member is engaged in a cavity of the tubular member to guard against axial movement of the second tube relative to the first tube. When the actuating sleeve is moved to an unlocked position against a biasing force of the basing member, the retaining member is disengaged from the cavity to permit the axial movement of the second tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 10030681
    Abstract: A telescopic tube assembly includes a telescopic tube subassembly having first and second tubes, a tubular member configured to move with the second tube, an outer sleeve sleeved on the first tube, a retaining member, an actuating member, and a biasing member. When the second tube is in an extended position, the second tube extends out of the first tube, and the retaining member is engaged in a cavity of the tubular member so as to guard against axial movement of the second tube. When the second tube is in a retracted position, the second tube is received in the first tube, and the retaining member is retracted to be disengaged from the cavity so as to permit the axial movement of the second tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20170002850
    Abstract: A telescopic tube assembly includes a telescopic tube subassembly having first and second tubes, a tubular member configured to move with the second tube, an outer sleeve sleeved on the first tube, a retaining member, an actuating member, and a biasing member. When the second tube is in an extended position, the second tube extends out of the first tube, and the retaining member is engaged in a cavity of the tubular member so as to guard against axial movement of the second tube. When the second tube is in a retracted position, the second tube is received in the first tube, and the retaining member is retracted to be disengaged from the cavity so as to permit the axial movement of the second tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 9482254
    Abstract: A telescopic rod includes a large-diameter rod segment, a small-diameter rod segment, and a clamping unit. The large-diameter rod segment is telescopically joinable to the small-diameter rod segment, and includes a uniform-dimension main region, a marginal region, and a dimension reducible region which has left and right grip areas defined by an elongated gap and proximate and distal transverse slots communicated with the elongated gap. The clamping unit is displaceable between an untightened state and a tightened state, where the dimension reducible region is squeezed by the clamping unit such that the left and right grip areas tightly and evenly grip the small-diameter rod segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20160138635
    Abstract: A telescopic rod includes a large-diameter rod segment, a small-diameter rod segment, and a clamping unit. The large-diameter rod segment is telescopically joinable to the small-diameter rod segment, and includes a uniform-dimension main region, a marginal region, and a dimension reducible region which has left and right grip areas defined by an elongated gap and proximate and distal transverse slots communicated with the elongated gap. The clamping unit is displaceable between an untightened state and a tightened state, where the dimension reducible region is squeezed by the clamping unit such that the left and right grip areas tightly and evenly grip the small-diameter rod segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 9080585
    Abstract: A collapsible tubular rod includes a tubular rod body which has first and second rod segments and which is convertible between collapsed and assembled states, a socket body fixed in the first rod segment, a plug member configured to be brought into rotatable engagement with the socket body, a guiding sleeve sleeved on the plug member, and a spring-loaded pin received in the plug member so as to extend outwardly of the guiding sleeve, and a connecting cord. When the tubular rod body is in the assembled state, the plug member and the guiding sleeve are guided by the socket body to permit the spring-loaded pin to extend outwardly of an outer surface of the first rod segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20140376990
    Abstract: A collapsible tubular rod includes a tubular rod body which has first and second rod segments and which is convertible between collapsed and assembled states, a socket body fixed in the first rod segment, a plug member configured to be brought into rotatable engagement with the socket body, a guiding sleeve sleeved on the plug member, and a spring-loaded pin received in the plug member so as to extend outwardly of the guiding sleeve, and a connecting cord. When the tubular rod body is in the assembled state, the plug member and the guiding sleeve are guided by the socket body to permit the spring-loaded pin to extend outwardly of an outer surface of the first rod segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 8608118
    Abstract: A clamping device includes a flexible sleeve secured to one segment of a telescopic rod and having a collar for receiving the other segment, and two lugs displaceable between untightened and tightened positions, and an elastic lining member disposed on the collar such that, as a result of displacement of the lugs from the untightened position to the tightened position, the elastic lining member is strained to acquire a biasing force that biases the lugs back toward the untightened position, thereby facilitating telescopic movement of the telescopic rod during length-adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hsin-Yuan Lai
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20130259561
    Abstract: A collapsible tubular rod includes a socket body having an inner friction surface adjacent to one end thereof, and a tubular rod body coupled to the socket body and having a plurality of rod segments configured to be end-to-end engageable such that the rod body is convertible from a collapsed state to an assembled state in which the rod segments are successively engaged with one another by pulling of a connecting cord led through the socket and rod bodies. A releasably clamping member has a radially expandable tubular plug mating with and axially movable relative to the inner friction surface so as to be displaced from a normal position for gripping the connecting cord to an expanded position for tension adjustment of the cord when an actuator is actuated manually to move axially or radially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20130111712
    Abstract: A clamping device includes a flexible sleeve secured to one segment of a telescopic rod and having a collar for receiving the other segment, and two lugs displaceable between untightened and tightened positions, and an elastic lining member disposed on the collar such that, as a result of displacement of the lugs from the untightened position to the tightened position, the elastic lining member is strained to acquire a biasing force that biases the lugs back toward the untightened position, thereby facilitating telescopic movement of the telescopic rod during length-adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 7607855
    Abstract: A positioning sleeve includes first and second surrounding portions adapted to surround outer and inner tube sections of a telescopic rod, respectively. The second surrounding portion has a plurality of angularly spaced-apart recessed parts and a plurality of compressible retaining units respectively disposed in the recessed parts. Each retaining unit is connected to the corresponding recessed part, and has an engaging part projecting toward a through hole in the second surrounding portion, and a deformable space defined between the engaging part and the respective recessed part. The deformable space is deformed when the inner tube section is friction-fitted into the second surrounding portion and when the engaging part of each retaining unit abuts the inner tube section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai
  • Publication number: 20080168627
    Abstract: A positioning sleeve includes first and second surrounding portions adapted to surround outer and inner tube sections of a telescopic rod, respectively. The second surrounding portion has a plurality of angularly spaced-apart recessed parts and a plurality of compressible retaining units respectively disposed in the recessed parts. Each retaining unit is connected to the corresponding recessed part, and has an engaging part projecting toward a through hole in the second surrounding portion, and a deformable space defined between the engaging part and the respective recessed part. The deformable space is deformed when the inner tube section is friction-fitted into the second surrounding portion and when the engaging part of each retaining unit abuts the inner tube section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Hsin-Yuan Lai