Patents by Inventor Kevin Yen

Kevin Yen 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: 11921434
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a reflective optical element arranged in the vacuum chamber and configured to reflect an extreme ultra-violet (EUV) light, and a cleaning module positioned in the vacuum chamber. the cleaning module is operable to provide a mitigation gas flowing towards the reflective optical element and provide a hydrogen-containing gas flowing towards the reflective optical element. The mitigation gas mitigates, by chemical reaction, contamination of the reflective optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Hao Chang, Norman Chen, Jeng-Horng Chen, Kuo-Chang Kau, Ming-Chin Chien, Shang-Chieh Chien, Anthony Yen, Kevin Huang
  • Patent number: 11886478
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example, a first performance metric score may be determined based upon first content item text. A plurality of similarity scores associated with a plurality of sets of content item text may be determined. One or more sets of content item text may be selected from among the plurality of sets of content item text based upon the plurality of similarity scores and a plurality of performance metric scores associated with the plurality of sets of content item text. The plurality of performance metric scores may comprise one or more performance metric scores associated with the one or more sets of content item text. The one or more performance metric scores may be higher than the first performance metric score. One or more representations of the one or more sets of content item text may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Shaunak Mishra, Changwei Hu, Kevin Yen, Manisha Verma, Yifan Hu, Maxim Ivanovich Sviridenko, Avinash Chukka, Max Edward Beech, Chao-Hung Wang, Hua-Ying Tsai, Kamil Michal Zasadzinski, Wei Yu Lin, Yu Tian
  • Publication number: 20230081879
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide a framework for a proactive prediction of the toxic propensity of an article. Prior to the publication and/or reception of comments to online content, the disclosed framework determines the toxic propensity of the content's context and/or specific words, sentences, sentiments, tone or other messages receivable from consumption of the content. Thus, disclosed framework performs proactive forecasting of the content's toxicity propensityā€¯, which quantifies how likely the content is prone to incur or attract toxic comments. The framework can function and/or be configured to operate in a manner that can perform specifically adherent moderation actions that correspond to the content and control how the content can be interacted with, based on the toxic propensity determination, prior to the content's publication in an effort to thwart, prevent or stop toxic environments surrounding or stemming from the content from coming into existence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Fei TAN, Yifan HU, Kevin YEN, Changwei HU, Ben SHAHSHAHANI
  • Publication number: 20230052110
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for text processing. Upon receiving input data including an original token and a ground truth token label for the original token, a manipulation is applied to the original token to generate a manipulated token based on which to generate manipulated input data. Training data is generated based on the manipulated input data, the ground truth token label, and a ground truth action that, when applied to the manipulated token, yields the original token with the ground truth token label. A text moderation model is trained based on the training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Fei Tan, Yifan Hu, Changwei Hu, Keqian Li, Kevin Yen
  • Publication number: 20220358153
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example, a first performance metric score may be determined based upon first content item text. A plurality of similarity scores associated with a plurality of sets of content item text may be determined. One or more sets of content item text may be selected from among the plurality of sets of content item text based upon the plurality of similarity scores and a plurality of performance metric scores associated with the plurality of sets of content item text. The plurality of performance metric scores may comprise one or more performance metric scores associated with the one or more sets of content item text. The one or more performance metric scores may be higher than the first performance metric score. One or more representations of the one or more sets of content item text may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Shaunak Mishra, Changwei Hu, Kevin Yen, Manisha Verma, Yifan Hu, Maxim Ivanovich Sviridenko, Avinash Chukka, Max Edward Beech, Chao-Hung Wang, Hua-Ying Tsai, Kamil Michal Zasadzinski, Wei Yu Lin, Yu Tian
  • Patent number: 11481543
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for text processing. Upon receiving input data including a plurality of text strings, a plurality of manipulated text strings are generated for each of the plurality of training text strings by first applying a manipulation to each of at least one original token in the text string to generate a manipulated token, where the original token has a ground truth token label and then determining, with respect to each manipulated token, a ground truth action which, when applied to the manipulated token, yields the original token with the ground truth token label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Fei Tan, Yifan Hu, Changwei Hu, Keqian Li, Kevin Yen
  • Publication number: 20220198130
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for text processing. Upon receiving input data including a plurality of text strings, a plurality of manipulated text strings are generated for each of the plurality of training text strings by first applying a manipulation to each of at least one original token in the text string to generate a manipulated token, where the original token has a ground truth token label and then determining, with respect to each manipulated token, a ground truth action which, when applied to the manipulated token, yields the original token with the ground truth token label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Fei Tan, Yifan Hu, Changwei Hu, Keqian Li, Kevin Yen
  • Patent number: 8979513
    Abstract: A lead wire engaging structure includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. One end of the first engaging portion and one end of the second engaging portion are integrally provided at a first mounting portion integrally provided at a second casing wall portion. The first engaging portion forms a first gap between the first engaging portion and the second casing wall portion, and engages four lead wires in cooperation with the second casing wall portion. The first gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The second engaging portion forms a second gap between the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion. The second gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The other end portion of the first engaging portion and the other end portion of the second engaging portion are coupled to each other by a coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo
  • Patent number: 8961121
    Abstract: A casing of a centrifugal fan includes a suction port forming wall portion, an opposed wall portion opposed to the suction port forming wall portion, and a sidewall portion connecting the suction port forming wall portion and the opposed wall portion. A tongue portion is provided at the sidewall portion. The tongue portion projects into an air passage in the vicinity of a discharge port to form a narrowed air passage portion within the air passage. A leading end surface of the tongue portion is shaped such that the width of the leading end surface increases from the suction port forming wall portion, where the suction port is formed, to the opposed wall portion. The tongue portion is shaped such that the projecting length of the tongue portion into the air passage continuously decreases from the suction port forming wall portion to the opposed wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo
  • Patent number: 8764418
    Abstract: An impeller comprises an impeller body, a plurality of stems, a blade mounting member, and a plurality of blades. The stems radially extend with one end of each stem fixed to a portion of a circumferential wall of the impeller body in the vicinity of a suction port, and are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the circumferential wall. The stems assist the impeller to suck air Jn an axial direction through a suction port during rotation of the impeller. The blade mounting member is disposed concentrically with the circumferential wall of the impeller body. The other end of each stem is fixed to the blade mounting member. The blades are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction and extend along an axial line toward a second wall portion, with one end of each blade fixed to the blade mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: 8753076
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan is provided, in which the value of static pressure with respect to the flow rate, namely, the flow rate-static pressure characteristic may be set to a relatively arbitrary value without increasing noise. An impeller of the centrifugal fan comprises an impeller body, a plurality of stems, a blade mounting member, a plurality of main blades, and a plurality of sub blades. The main blades are shaped to suck air into a casing through a suction port when the impeller rotates in a direction of normal rotation. The sub blades are shaped to suck air into the casing through the suction port when the impeller rotates in a direction of reverse rotation opposite to the direction of normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: 8680800
    Abstract: A driving system for a fan that enables an increase in motor current that may be supplied to excitation windings at the time of a maximum static pressure without increasing the rotational speed excessively when an amount of maximum air flow is provided. The fan driving system includes a drive signal generating circuit that generates drive signals, a motor driving circuit that supplies a motor current to the motor in accordance with the drive signals, a current detecting circuit (resistance) that detects the motor current, and a drive signal changing circuit. The drive signal changing circuit changes the drive signals generated by the drive signal generating circuit to restrict an increase in the motor current when the motor current becomes larger than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigekazu Mitomo, Kevin Yen
  • Patent number: 8562297
    Abstract: A curved portion is formed at a corner portion between a shroud and a positive pressure surface of each of a plurality of blades. The curved portion has a curvature that decreases from a suction port or the vicinity of the suction port toward a corresponding one of discharge ports. The curved portion includes a curved surface that is concave in a direction of rotation of the fan and forms a part of the positive pressure surface. The curved portion raised inwardly into an airflow path so that a shortest distance between the outer peripheral portion of a hub and a portion of the curved surface in the vicinity of the shroud may gradually decrease toward the corresponding one of the discharge ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi
  • Publication number: 20120087813
    Abstract: A lead wire engaging structure includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. One end of the first engaging portion and one end of the second engaging portion are integrally provided at a first mounting portion integrally provided at a second casing wall portion. The first engaging portion forms a first gap between the first engaging portion and the second casing wall portion, and engages four lead wires in cooperation with the second casing wall portion. The first gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The second engaging portion forms a second gap between the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion. The second gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The other end portion of the first engaging portion and the other end portion of the second engaging portion are coupled to each other by a coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo
  • Publication number: 20110318176
    Abstract: A casing of a centrifugal fan includes a suction port forming wall portion, an opposed wall portion opposed to the suction port forming wall portion, and a sidewall portion connecting the suction port forming wall portion and the opposed wall portion. A tongue portion is provided at the sidewall portion. The tongue portion projects into an air passage in the vicinity of a discharge port to form a narrowed air passage portion within the air passage. A leading end surface of the tongue portion is shaped such that the width of the leading end surface increases from the suction port forming wall portion, where the suction port is formed, to the opposed wall portion. The tongue portion is shaped such that the projecting length of the tongue portion into the air passage continuously decreases from the suction port forming wall portion to the opposed wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo
  • Publication number: 20110298398
    Abstract: A driving system for a fan that enables an increase in motor current that may be supplied to excitation windings at the time of a maximum static pressure without increasing the rotational speed excessively when an amount of maximum air flow is provided. The fan driving system includes a drive signal generating circuit that generates drive signals, a motor driving circuit that supplies a motor current to the motor in accordance with the drive signals, a current detecting circuit (resistance) that detects the motor current, and a drive signal changing circuit. The drive signal changing circuit changes the drive signals generated by the drive signal generating circuit to restrict an increase in the motor current when the motor current becomes larger than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigekazu Mitomo, Kevin Yen
  • Publication number: 20110038743
    Abstract: A curved portion is formed at a corner portion between a shroud and a positive pressure surface of each of a plurality of blades. The curved portion has a curvature that decreases from a suction port or the vicinity of the suction port toward a corresponding one of discharge ports. The curved portion includes a curved surface that is concave in a direction of rotation of the fan and forms a part of the positive pressure surface. The curved portion raised inwardly into an airflow path so that a shortest distance between the outer peripheral portion of a hub and a portion of the curved surface in the vicinity of the shroud may gradually decrease toward the corresponding one of the discharge ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi
  • Publication number: 20100316511
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan is provided, in which the value of static pressure with respect to the flow rate, namely, the flow rate-static pressure characteristic may be set to a relatively arbitrary value without increasing noise. An impeller of the centrifugal fan comprises an impeller body, a plurality of stems, a blade mounting member, a plurality of main blades, and a plurality of sub blades. The main blades are shaped to suck air into a casing through a suction port when the impeller rotates in a direction of normal rotation. The sub blades are shaped to suck air into the casing through the suction port when the impeller rotates in a direction of reverse rotation opposite to the direction of normal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: D665900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo
  • Patent number: D672867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo