Patents by Inventor Min Liao
Min Liao 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).
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Patent number: 9941131Abstract: A method for applying developer over a semiconductor wafer is provided. The method includes moving a nozzle over the center of the semiconductor wafer. The nozzle extends across the semiconductor wafer. The method also includes rotating the semiconductor wafer by a dispensing rotation angle that is less than 180 degrees. The method further includes dispensing developer over the semiconductor wafer relative to alignment marks formed on the semiconductor wafer while the semiconductor wafer is rotated by the dispensing rotation angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming-Hung Lin, Hsiao-Yi Wang, Yen-Min Liao, Hsin-Jung Lu, Diau-Tang Huang
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Patent number: 9854554Abstract: The present invention provides an IP address assignment apparatus and method. A packet data gateway receives a connection establishment request that is sent by a mobility management network element and that carries user location information, assigns an IP address to the terminal according to a correspondence between the user location information and an IP address pool, and feeds back the IP address to the mobility management network element. In the present invention, effects that the packet data gateway can assign an IP address according to a location of a terminal, and different IP addresses are assigned at different regions are achieved.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Liao, Yanfang Lv, Wenlin Ye, Sirui Long
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Publication number: 20170347078Abstract: A projection device includes a projection module and a first camera module. The projection device has a first optical axis and configured to form a projection area, wherein a projection of the first optical axis on an X-Z plane of the projection device is perpendicular to an X-Y plane on which the projection area is formed. The first camera module is disposed on a side of the projection module and includes a second optical axis, wherein the first camera module is configured to form a first shooting area, the second optical axis forms a first angle ??1 with respect to the first optical axis, the projection area at least partially overlaps the first shooting area to form an overlapping area, and the first angle ??1 is a function of a distance between the projection module and the first camera module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Wei-Jun Wang, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Chia-Min Liao, Tse-Hsun Pang, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Yu-Hao Tseng, Jui-Tsen Huang
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Publication number: 20170347007Abstract: A smart lighting device includes a light source module, an image projection module and an ambient light sensing module. The image projection module is pivoted to the light source module, and the ambient light sensing module is electrically connected to the light source module and the image projection module. The ambient light sensing module is configured to sense a brightness value of ambient light. Brightness values of the light source module and the image projection module are adjusted according to the brightness value of the ambient light sensed by the ambient light sensing module. A control method for a smart lighting device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Ting-Wei Wu, Wei-Jun Wang, Chia-Min Liao, Tse-Hsun Pang, Wen-Yi Chiu, Po-Hsien Yang, Shi-Kuan Chen, Jui-Tsen Huang, Ming-Che Weng, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Yu-Hao Tseng, Hsin-Chieh Cheng
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Publication number: 20170344190Abstract: A computer system having a sensing function includes a base, a first light emitting assembly and a second light emitting assembly. The base is disposed on a bearing surface. The first light emitting assembly is disposed in the base and has a first optical axis. The second light emitting assembly is disposed in the base and has a second optical axis. A distance between the firs optical axis and the second optical axis is D. An inner edge of a first light source emitted by the first light emitting assembly and an inner edge of a second light source emitted by the second light emitting assembly intersect at a point on the bearing surface, thereby forming an irregular-shaped sensing region having a boundary passing through the point. A length of a shortest side of the irregular-shaped sensing region is less than or equal to 2D.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Wei-Jun Wang, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Chia-Min Liao, Tse-Hsun Pang, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Yu-Hao Tseng, Po-Hsien Yang, Jui-Tsen Huang
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Publication number: 20170344189Abstract: A projection apparatus includes an image projection module, a lens module and a light emitting module. The image projection module has a first optical axis and forms a projection area on a bearing surface. A projection of the first optical axis on an X-Z plane is perpendicular to an X-Y plane on which the projection area is formed. The lens module comprises N cameras, each having a corresponding second optical axis and being for forming a shooting area. The N second axes are tilted to the first optical axis and have an angle with respect to the X-Z plane. The light emitting module includes M light emitting components, each having a corresponding third optical axis and being for forming a sensing area. The projection area, the N shooting areas and the M sensing areas are at least partially overlapped with each other to form a rectangular shooting sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Wei-Jun Wang, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Chia-Min Liao, Tse-Hsun Pang, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Yu-Hao Tseng, Jui-Tsen Huang
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Publication number: 20170332187Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a microphone array, stereo speakers and a control circuit. The microphone array is configured for sensing an environmental sound. The control circuit is coupled to the microphone array and the speaker. The control circuit is operable to calculate a distance and a directional angle from a source of the environmental sound to the wearable electronic device according to the environmental sound sensed by the microphone array, to generate an effect sound corresponding to the environmental sound, to process the effect sound for simulating the effect sound to be originated from a virtual location with the distance and the directional angle relative to the wearable electronic device, and to broadcast the processed effect sound through the pair of speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Tz-Chian LIN, Iok-Kan CHOI, Chun-Min LIAO
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Patent number: 9812886Abstract: A method of diagnosing a battery and adaptively adjusting charging modes of the battery includes the steps of initially charging the battery using a constant current mode, wherein the battery is charged by a fix current in the constant current mode; monitoring a deterioration index by a battery management system (BMS), the deterioration index including a highest temperature (Tempmax), an instantaneous temperature difference (?Temp), an instantaneous voltage difference (?V), an instantaneous internal resistance (IRmax), and a state of charge (SoC) of the battery; when Temp exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold, pausing charging the battery; charging the battery by a constant power charging mode when Tempmax becomes smaller than 90% of the predetermined temperature threshold, wherein the battery is charged by a fix electric power in the constant power mode; charging the battery by the constant current charging mode when Tempmax becomes smaller than 50% of the predetermined temperature thresh old.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Wen-Chen Lih, Chiu-Hua Tseng, Shiow-Yueh Ma, Yu-Min Liao
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Patent number: 9693345Abstract: According to an example method performed in a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) environment, a first device generates a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) data frame that includes a plurality of blocks of packet data units. A first block of the plurality of blocks includes packet data units of a first length, and a second block of the plurality of blocks includes packet data units of a different, second length. The first device transfers the HS-DSCH data frame to a second device. The HS-DSCH data frame further includes, for each block of the plurality of blocks, a first information element that indicates a length of the one or more packet data units in the each block, and a second information element that indicates a quantity of packet data units in the each block.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Min Liao, Anna Larmo, Peter Lundh, Szilveszter NĂ¡das, Ina Widegren
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Patent number: 9633841Abstract: Methods for depositing an amorphous silicon layer on wafers are disclosed. A process wafer, a control wafer, and a dummy wafer may be loaded into a chamber where an amorphous silicon layer may be deposited on the process wafer. Afterwards, the process wafer and the control wafer may be removed from the chamber. The chamber and the dummy wafers are dry cleaned together. The dry cleaned dummy wafers are used in the next run for depositing amorphous silicon layer. The process may be controlled by a computer system issuing a control job comprising a first process job and a second process job, wherein the first process job is to deposit an amorphous silicon layer on the process wafer, and the second process job is to dry clean the chamber and the dummy wafer.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventor: Chi-Min Liao
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Patent number: 9576086Abstract: A motor simulator without requiring a motor is a testing motor controller used for inputting a driving signal according to a power supply driving signal, feeding back a status response of a dynamic calculator of the motor simulator, outputting a voltage and current reference command value required by the motor simulator to the motor simulator, so that the dynamic calculator and the electric power converter installed in the motor simulator generate a voltage and a current of an actual motor in an operating status. Therefore, the testing motor controller keeps converting and adjusting the electric energy for driving an operation of the motor simulator according to a status response fed back by the dynamic calculator of the motor simulator, so as to achieve a control function of the testing motor controller for testing the rotation speed and positioning of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hsuang-Chang Chiang, Chao-Tsung Ma, Kun-Feng Chen, Yu-Min Liao
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Publication number: 20170019874Abstract: The present invention provides an IP address assignment apparatus and method. A packet data gateway receives a connection establishment request that is sent by a mobility management network element and that carries user location information, assigns an IP address to the terminal according to a correspondence between the user location information and an IP address pool, and feeds back the IP address to the mobility management network element. In the present invention, effects that the packet data gateway can assign an IP address according to a location of a terminal, and different IP addresses are assigned at different regions are achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Min LIAO, Yanfang LV, Wenlin YE, Sirui LONG
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Publication number: 20160262055Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a capability negotiation method, system and apparatus, which are applied to the field of communications, and can improve the flexibility of capability negotiation. The capability negotiation method is applied to a base station, including: acquiring a gateway capability identifier, where the gateway capability identifier is a description of an end to end quality of service EtoE QoS control capability of a gateway; parsing the gateway capability identifier to obtain the EtoE QoS control capability of the gateway; and determining whether the EtoE QoS control capability of the gateway matches a local EtoE QoS control capability, so that when the EtoE QoS control capability of the gateway matches the local EtoE QoS control capability, EtoE QoS control is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Min Liao, Yufang Wang, Chong Zhang, Hui Lu
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Publication number: 20160190825Abstract: A method of diagnosing a battery and adaptively adjusting charging modes of the battery includes the steps of initially charging the battery using a constant current mode, wherein the battery is charged by a fix current in the constant current mode; monitoring a deterioration index by a battery management system (BMS), the deterioration index including a highest temperature (Tempmax), an instantaneous temperature difference (?Temp), an instantaneous voltage difference (?V), an instantaneous internal resistance (IRmax), and a state of charge (SoC) of the battery; when Temp exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold, pausing charging the battery; charging the battery by a constant power charging mode when Tempmax becomes smaller than 90% of the predetermined temperature threshold, wherein the battery is charged by a fix electric power in the constant power mode; charging the battery by the constant current charging mode when Tempmax becomes smaller than 50% of the predetermined temperature thresh old.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: WEN-CHEN LIH, CHIU-HUA TSENG, SHIOW-YUEH MA, YU-MIN LIAO
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Patent number: 9326975Abstract: The present invention provides novel substituted pyrazolone compounds, pharmaceutical acceptable salts and formulations thereof useful in modulating the protein tyrosine kinase activity, and in modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders in mammals, especially humans.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignees: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD, CALITOR SCIENCES, LLCInventors: Ning Xi, Yanjun Wu, Min Liao, Yanming Feng
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Publication number: 20150254377Abstract: A motor simulator without requiring a motor is a testing motor controller used for inputting a driving signal according to a power supply driving signal, feeding back a status response of a dynamic calculator of the motor simulator, outputting a voltage and current reference command value required by the motor simulator to the motor simulator, so that the dynamic calculator and the electric power converter installed in the motor simulator generate a voltage and a current of an actual motor in an operating status. Therefore, the testing motor controller keeps converting and adjusting the electric energy for driving an operation of the motor simulator according to a status response fed back by the dynamic calculator of the motor simulator, so as to achieve a control function of the testing motor controller for testing the rotation speed and positioning of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments Bureau, M.N.DInventors: Hsuang-Chang Chiang, Chao-Tsung Ma, Kun-Feng Chen, Yu-Min Liao
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Publication number: 20150241864Abstract: A zero sequence current control apparatus and a zero sequence current control method for parallel power converters are disclosed to overcome the issue of having uniform output power for the parallel operation of a plurality of single module voltage control power converters, and an eCAN BUS acts as a communication interface for transmitting instructions, so that when each of the single module voltage control power converters is operated in the parallel operation, the effect of outputting uniform voltage, current and power can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments Bureau, M.N.DInventors: Kun-Feng Chen, Yu-Min Liao, Kuo-Kuang Jen, Guo-Huei You
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Publication number: 20150141463Abstract: The present invention provides novel substituted pyrazolone compounds, pharmaceutical acceptable salts and formulations thereof useful in modulating the protein tyrosine kinase activity, and in modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders in mammals, especially humans.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicants: CALITOR SCIENCES, LLC, SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.Inventors: Ning Xi, Yanjun Wu, Min Liao, Yanming Feng
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Publication number: 20150100016Abstract: A manual breast pump is provided with an applicator cup; and a rounded, curved member including a plurality of projections and a coupling releasably secured to the applicator cup. Any two adjacent ones of the projections are separated by a gap. Advantageously, the gaps provide a space to accommodate a flexible deformation of the rounded, curved member when a pumping force is exerted on the breast of a lactating by the pressing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: Summill International Corp.Inventor: Chi-Min Liao
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Patent number: 8975282Abstract: The present invention provides novel substituted pyrazolone compounds, pharmaceutical acceptable salts and formulations thereof useful in modulating the protein tyrosine kinase activity, and in modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders in mammals, especially humans.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignees: Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., Ltd., Calitor Sciences, LLCInventors: Ning Xi, Yanjun Wu, Min Liao, Yanming Feng