Patents by Inventor Jie Ren

Jie Ren 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: 11106855
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein for developing a cell design. Operations of a plurality of electrical cells are simulated to collect a plurality of electrical parameters. A machine learning model is trained using the plurality of electrical parameters. The trained machine learning model receives data having cell layout design constraints. The trained machine learning model determines a cell layout for the received data based on the plurality of electrical parameters. The cell layout is provided for further characterization of electrical performance within the cell layout design constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Wen-Shen Chou, Jie-Ren Huang, Yu-Tao Yang, Yung-Chow Peng, Yung-Hsu Chuang
  • Patent number: 11090795
    Abstract: A hand-held electric power tool includes a housing, a connecting seat, and an elastic member. The connecting seat is configured to couple a battery pack to the hand-held electric power tool along a first straight line whereby the battery pack and the hand-held electric power tool are electrically connected via the connecting seat. The connecting seat is operative to move along the first straight line and along a second straight line perpendicular to the first straight line. The elastic member is configured to movably connect the connecting seat to the housing, and is configured to generate a force at least along a third straight line inclined from the first straight line enabling the connecting seat and the battery pack to contact each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie Ren, Yuexiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11093723
    Abstract: An aimer pattern projector assembly (200, 300) includes an LED light source (212, 312), an LED aperture plate (204, 304), and a projector lens (206, 306) disposed in front of and coaxial with the LED aperture plate (204, 304) and the LED light source (212, 312). The LED light source (212, 312), aperture plate (204, 304), and projector lens (206, 306) each have a central opening configured to accommodate and coaxially align with a line of sight of an imaging lens. The LED light source (212, 312) can include two or more LEDs operably coupled to a PCB. A coaxial aimer imager assembly (100) can include an imaging lens-sensor module (102) and the aimer pattern projector assembly. A method for scanning includes generating a combined aimer pattern coaxially aligned with a line of sight of an image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Feng, Jie Ren, Yunxin Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11090467
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods to form a tissue scaffolding are provided. The apparatus may include a catheter shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal tip, a distal balloon positioned on the catheter shaft proximal to the distal tip, and a proximal balloon positioned on the catheter shaft proximal to the distal balloon. The apparatus may further include an intermediate balloon positioned on a distal segment of the catheter shaft proximal to the distal balloon and distal to the proximal balloon. The intermediate balloon and the distal segment each include a translucent material. A light fiber may extend through the distal segment. A first lumen and a second lumen may be arranged in the catheter shaft, the first lumen comprising a first port located between the distal balloon and the intermediate balloon, and the second lumen comprising a second port located between the intermediate balloon and the proximal balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Alucent Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: R B Eugene Hayes, D H Perkins, Jie Ren, Robert R. Scott
  • Patent number: 11062837
    Abstract: A planar transformer includes a primary winding including a first primary winding layer, a secondary winding including a first secondary winding layer, where an Ns1th turn of coil to an (Ns1+B1?1)th turn of coil in the secondary winding are disposed at the first secondary winding layer, and a charge balance winding including a first charge balance winding layer, where the first charge balance winding layer is disposed between the first primary winding layer and the first secondary winding layer, and is adjacent to the first primary winding layer and the first secondary winding layer. N1 turns of coils are disposed at the first charge balance winding layer, where N1 is greater than or equal to Nb1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Yu, Wei Chen, Jie Ren
  • Publication number: 20210163326
    Abstract: The present invention discloses intelligent oil sludge treatment apparatuses and treatment processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: PANJIN NEWTIDE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jie Ren, Xiuwen Wang, Ying Liang, Zhengguo Shi, Hongmei Zhang, Wang Huo, Wei Wang, Ge Li, Geng Wang, Changkun Zhou, Yuting Shao, Bo Li, Rui Wang, Peng Chen
  • Publication number: 20210135575
    Abstract: A control circuit applied to a power adapter includes a voltage conversion unit and a switch control unit. The voltage conversion unit is configured to: receive a first direct current voltage, and generate a second direct current voltage based on the first direct current voltage, where when the first direct current voltage is lower than a working voltage of the switch control unit, the voltage conversion unit is configured to boost the first direct current voltage, to obtain the second direct current voltage. The switch control unit is configured to: receive the second direct current voltage from the voltage conversion unit, and use the second direct current voltage as a power supply voltage of the switch control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jie Ren, Yanjun Hu, Xue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210081510
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein for developing a cell design. Operations of a plurality of electrical cells are simulated to collect a plurality of electrical parameters. A machine learning model is trained using the plurality of electrical parameters. The trained machine learning model receives data having cell layout design constraints. The trained machine learning model determines a cell layout for the received data based on the plurality of electrical parameters. The cell layout is provided for further characterization of electrical performance within the cell layout design constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Wen-Shen Chou, Jie-Ren Huang, Yu-Tao Yang, Yung-Chow Peng, Yung-Hsu Chuang
  • Publication number: 20210081594
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an integrated circuit is provided. The method includes: receiving a cell schematic of a unit cell of the integrated circuit; when an intrinsic gain of a transistor of the unit cell falls outside a predetermined range of gain values, revising a set of parameter values for a set of size parameters of the unit cell in the cell schematic, wherein the intrinsic gain of the transistor of the unit cell characterized by the revised set of parameter values falls within the predetermined range of gain values; generating a cell layout of the unit cell according to the cell schematic indicating the revised set of parameter values for the set of size parameters; and fabricating the integrated circuit according to the cell layout of the unit cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: YUNG-HSU CHUANG, WEN-SHEN CHOU, JIE-REN HUANG, YU-TAO YANG, YUNG-CHOW PENG, YUN-RU CHEN
  • Patent number: 10904453
    Abstract: Examples embodiments of a method and system for synchronizing active illumination pulses in a multi-sensor imager is provided. Example embodiments of the method disclosed herein include the provision of an illumination pulse for each of N sensors, each of N illumination pulses are set to have the same pulse period and active pulse width. Moreover, example embodiments include setting the active width pulse for each of the N illumination pulses to have maximum exposure time for each of N image sensors, and in further examples, ensuring that the time to capture a frame plus the time interval between subsequent image captures is the same for each sensor. In yet further examples, an offset period between subsequent frame synchronous signals is determined. In yet further example embodiments, an interval between frame captures is adjusted and a negative edge of the frame synchronous signal and an illumination pulse is aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Chen, Jie Ren, Haiming Qu, Qing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200394279
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes assigning a set of parameter values to a set of size parameters of a unit cell of the integrated circuit in a unit cell schematic of the unit cell according to a predetermined criterion, wherein the unit cell characterized by the set of parameter values has a circuit characteristic meeting the predetermined criterion; generating a unit cell layout of the unit cell according to the unit cell schematic; generating a circuit layout comprising a plurality of replicas of the unit cell layout, the replicas of the unit cell layout being arranged in correspondence with circuit blocks in a circuit floorplan of the integrated circuit, respectively; and fabricating the integrated circuit according to the circuit layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: YUNG-HSU CHUANG, WEN-SHEN CHOU, JIE-REN HUANG, YU-TAO YANG, YUNG-CHOW PENG, YUN-RU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200394374
    Abstract: A method of decoding a color barcode involves simultaneously illuminating the color barcode with three light zones in a manner that illuminates each bar of the color barcode with each of the three spatially separated light zones, where the three light zones are each illuminated by a different one of three colors; capturing a monochrome image of light reflected off of the color barcode that includes each of the bars in the barcode illuminated by the three light zones; and for each bar in the color barcode, determining a color of the bar by analysis of the intensity of the light captured in the image of the reflected light intensity in each of the three light zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jie Ren, Jun Yin, Li Liu, Haiming Qu, HongJian Jin, Rui Hou, ZhiPeng Teng, Miansong Chen
  • Patent number: 10867145
    Abstract: A system includes a verifier that is operationally integrated with a printer so as to configure one or more elements of the verifier to have a handshake arrangement with one or more elements of the printer when verifying a print quality of a barcode image during printing of the barcode image by the printer. The handshake arrangement can include various unidirectional and/or bidirectional communication signals that are propagated between the verifier and the printer so as to optimize various operational factors such as paper print speed, barcode image verification speed, and barcode verification result intimation. Barcode result intimation can include features such as providing a paper printout indicative of an unacceptable barcode image quality and/or providing a status message upon a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guowu Zhao, Xiaozhi Yin, Jie Ren, Si Qian, Qinrong Zhu
  • Patent number: 10860777
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes assigning a set of parameter values to a set of size parameters of a unit cell of the integrated circuit in a unit cell schematic of the unit cell according to a predetermined criterion, wherein the unit cell characterized by the set of parameter values has a circuit characteristic meeting the predetermined criterion; generating a unit cell layout of the unit cell according to the unit cell schematic; generating a circuit layout comprising a plurality of replicas of the unit cell layout, the replicas of the unit cell layout being arranged in correspondence with circuit blocks in a circuit floorplan of the integrated circuit, respectively; and fabricating the integrated circuit according to the circuit layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Hsu Chuang, Wen-Shen Chou, Jie-Ren Huang, Yu-Tao Yang, Yung-Chow Peng, Yun-Ru Chen
  • Patent number: 10842751
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising doravirine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine. These compositions are useful for the treatment of HIV infection. Also disclosed are processes for making said pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Santipharp Panmai, Aditya Tatavarti, Andrew M. Farrington, Varsha Biyyala, Leonardo R. Allain, Marcela Nefliu, Gerard R. Klinzing, Jie Ren, Matthew Lamm
  • Publication number: 20200354798
    Abstract: Presented herein are methods and compositions for determining MSI status and LS screening in a single test of colorectal cancer tissue. Also presented herein are methods for determining MSI status in a sample of cell-free DNA obtained from blood obtained from a cancer patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Li Liu, Shile Zhang, Mahdi Golkaram, Shannon Kaplan, Jie Ren
  • Publication number: 20200323660
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quantitatively optimizing the design of prosthetic sockets are disclosed herein. An example method may involve receiving data indicating a first prosthetic socket design for a first patient and data associated with the first patient. The example method may also involve receiving data indicating a structure of an second prosthetic socket design for a second patient and data associated with the second patient. The example method may also involve determining, based on the data associated with the first patient, the data indicating the structure of the optimized prosthetic socket for the second patient, and the data associated with the second patient, an third prosthetic socket design for the first patient. The example method may also involve providing, based on the third prosthetic socket design for the first patient, an output indicating an area of the first prosthetic socket design to add or remove material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiu Wang, Jie Ren
  • Patent number: 10803267
    Abstract: An illuminator is provided, comprising a support frame arranged symmetrically around an optical axis of an optical sensor. The illuminator includes at least one light bar connected to the support frame. At least one light source is connected to the support frame, wherein each of the at least one light source is configured to direct light towards one of the opposing ends of one of the at least one light bar. The illuminator further includes a peripheral cover configured to receive light emitted from the front face of each of the at least one light bar. The peripheral cover is further configured to emit dark field illumination at a low incident angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis and to emit bright field illumination at a high incident angle with respect to the plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jie Ren, Lin Wang, Yuefeng Mo, Chen Feng, Yunxin Ouyang, Hui Li, Jun Yin
  • Patent number: 10796119
    Abstract: A method of decoding a color barcode involves simultaneously illuminating the color barcode with three light zones in a manner that illuminates each bar of the color barcode with each of the three spatially separated light zones, where the three light zones are each illuminated by a different one of three colors; capturing a monochrome image of light reflected off of the color barcode that includes each of the bars in the barcode illuminated by the three light zones; and for each bar in the color barcode, determining a color of the bar by analysis of the intensity of the light captured in the image of the reflected light intensity in each of the three light zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jie Ren, Jun Yin, Li Liu, Haiming Qu, HongJian Jin, Rui Hou, ZhiPeng Teng, Miansong Chen
  • Patent number: D919719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Xiamen Renhe Sports Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yang-Jie Ren