Patents by Inventor Tzu-Chih Lin

Tzu-Chih 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: 11979720
    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a volume of a loudspeaker includes a loudspeaker and a processor. An infrared sensor, which generates a sensing signal when sensing IR radiation from a heat-radiating source, is disposed on the loudspeaker. The sensing signal provides a size information commensurate with a size of the heat-radiating source. The processor receives a plurality of the sensing signals at different time points to obtain a plurality of corresponding size information, realizes a change of distance between the heat-radiating source and the loudspeaker according to a change of the size information, and generates a volume-adjusting signal according to the change of distance between the heat-radiating source and the loudspeaker. The volume-adjusting signal is transmitted to the loudspeaker to adjust the volume of the loudspeaker accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: Tzu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 11939432
    Abstract: Synthetic amino acid-modified polymers and methods of making the same and using the same are disclosed. The synthetic amino acid-modified polymers possess distinct thermosensitive, improved water-erosion resistant, and enhanced mechanical properties, and are suitable of reducing or preventing formation of postoperative tissue adhesions. Additionally, the amino acid-modified polymers can also be used as a vector to deliver pharmaceutically active agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PROVIEW-MBD BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chia Chang, Yunn-Kuen Chang, Wen-Yen Huang, Ging-Ho Hsiue, Hsieh-Chih Tsai, Shuian-Yin Lin, Nai-Sheng Hsu, Tzu-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11939431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an amino acid-modified polymer, a carboxypolysaccharide, and may further include a metal ion for anti-adhesion and vector application. More specifically, the invention relates to a thermosensitive composition having enhanced mechanical and improved water-erosion resistant properties for efficiently preventing tissue adhesions and can serve as a vector with bio-compatible, bio-degradable/absorbable, and in-vivo sustainable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PROVIEW-MBD BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chia Chang, Yunn-Kuen Chang, Wen-Yen Huang, Ging-Ho Hsiue, Hsieh-Chih Tsai, Shuian-Yin Lin, Nai-Sheng Hsu, Tzu-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11927209
    Abstract: A mounting seat is connected to a doorbell includes a mounting portion, an extendable portion, and a connecting portion. The mounting portion is connected to a mounting surface. The extendable portion is connected to the mounting portion. The extendable portion could be extended or retracted by exerting force. The extendable portion includes a first extendable section and a second extendable section. The connecting portion is connected between the extendable portion and the doorbell. When the first extendable section is extended or retracted relative to the mounting portion, the extendable portion drives the connecting portion and the doorbell to turn along a first axis. When the second extendable section is extended or retracted relative to the mounting portion, the extendable portion drives the connecting portion and the doorbell to turn along a second axis. The first axis is not parallel to the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventors: Tzu-Chih Lin, Pei-Li Hu
  • Patent number: 11914582
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for generating a list of suggested queries associated with one or more keywords are provided. For example, one or more keywords may be received via a search interface. A plurality of queries associated with the one or more keywords may be determined based upon the one or more keywords and a historical query database. A plurality of relationship scores associated with the plurality of queries may be generated based upon a plurality of search sessions associated with the historical query database. The historical query database may be analyzed to determine a plurality of click rates associated with the plurality of queries. A list of suggested queries may be generated based upon the plurality of relationship scores and the plurality of click rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Su-Chen Lin, Jian-Chih Ou, Tzu-Chiang Liou, Wei-Lun Su
  • Patent number: 11915158
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for cross-domain action prediction are provided. Action sequence embeddings are generated based upon a textual embedding and a graph embedding utilizing past user action sequences corresponding to sequences of past actions performed by users across a plurality of domains. An autoencoder is trained to utilize the action sequence embeddings to project the action sequence embeddings to obtain intent space vectors. A service switch classifier is trained using the intent space vectors. In response to the service switch classifier predicting that a current user will switch from a current domain to a next domain, the current user is provided with a recommendation of an action corresponding to the next domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Su-Chen Lin, Zhungxun Liao, Jian-Chih Ou, Tzu-Chiang Liou
  • Patent number: 11874586
    Abstract: An image-capturing device includes a camera and a rotating mechanism for orienting the camera in multiple directions. The rotating mechanism includes a motor; a driving gear; a first transmission module including a first input gear, which is selectively engaged with and transmitted to rotate by the driving gear at a first position, and transmitting the camera to rotate in a first direction with rotation of the first input gear; a second transmission module including a second input gear, which is selectively engaged with and transmitted to rotate by the driving gear at a second position, and transmitting the camera to rotate in a second direction with rotation of the second input gear; and a clutch mechanism including a clutch device for driving the driving gear to switch between the first position and the second position. The clutch device includes a solenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: Tzu-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 11864356
    Abstract: An electronic device having an aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator includes a casing, an electronic structure disposed in the casing, and an aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator. A surface of the electronic structure has a heat source element. The aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator is a 3D aluminum or copper foil structure formed by stamping and includes a bottom, a surrounding portion, and a 3D space formed between the bottom and the surrounding portion. The bottom is thermal conductively coupled to the heat source element. A surface of the aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator is partially/entirely thermal conductively coupled to an inner surface of the casing. With the characteristics of aluminum or copper foil that is easy to expand into a 3D shape during processing and could closely fit the inner surface, the heat generated by the heat source element could be dissipated from the 3D aluminum or copper foil with a large contact area, achieving better heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: Tzu-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20230328917
    Abstract: A thermal module for being disposed in an electronic device comprises a driving device and at least one thermal device. The driving device includes a driving member and a driven member which are connected together, wherein the driving member is adapted to drive the driven member to operate. The at least one thermal device includes a fan, wherein two opposite ends of the fan respectively have a mating portion and a connecting portion. The mating portion is adapted to be connected to the driven member, so that the driving member drives the driven member to drive the fan to rotate. The connecting portion of the fan is adapted to be connected to the mating portion of a fan of another thermal device, so that when the driving member drives the fan to rotate, the fan drives the fan of the another thermal device to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20230235761
    Abstract: A mounting seat is connected to a doorbell includes a mounting portion, an extendable portion, and a connecting portion. The mounting portion is connected to a mounting surface. The extendable portion is connected to the mounting portion. The extendable portion could be extended or retracted by exerting force. The extendable portion includes a first extendable section and a second extendable section. The connecting portion is connected between the extendable portion and the doorbell. When the first extendable section is extended or retracted relative to the mounting portion, the extendable portion drives the connecting portion and the doorbell to turn along a first axis. When the second extendable section is extended or retracted relative to the mounting portion, the extendable portion drives the connecting portion and the doorbell to turn along a second axis. The first axis is not parallel to the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventors: TZU-CHIH LIN, PEI-LI HU
  • Patent number: 11686431
    Abstract: A supporting structure includes a seat, a suction cup, a rotary plate, and a support, wherein the suction cup is located at a cavity of the seat. The rotary plate is disposed between the seat and a bottom portion of the support. The support drives the suction cup to act together. By rotating the rotary plate clockwise or counter-clockwise, a distance between the bottom portion of the support and the seat could be changed to make the suction cup be attached to or removed from a smooth surface of an object. The supporting structure of the present invention facilitates the convenience of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ALPHA NETWORKS INC
    Inventor: Tzu-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20230189481
    Abstract: An electronic device having an aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator includes a casing, an electronic structure disposed in the casing, and an aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator. A surface of the electronic structure has a heat source element. The aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator is a 3D aluminum or copper foil structure formed by stamping and includes a bottom, a surrounding portion, and a 3D space formed between the bottom and the surrounding portion. The bottom is thermal conductively coupled to the heat source element. A surface of the aluminum or copper foil heat dissipator is partially/entirely thermal conductively coupled to an inner surface of the casing. With the characteristics of aluminum or copper foil that is easy to expand into a 3D shape during processing and could closely fit the inner surface, the heat generated by the heat source element could be dissipated from the 3D aluminum or copper foil with a large contact area, achieving better heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20230175881
    Abstract: An airtight-level sensor includes an air pump, a sounding mechanism, and a processing device. The air pump comprises an inlet valve and an outlet valve, the sounding mechanism is disposed near the outlet valve to generate a sound wave corresponding to an airflow blown from the outlet valve, and the processing device is disposed near the sounding mechanism to receive the sound wave generated therefrom and determines an airtight-level of an airtight chamber wherein the airtight-level sensor is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20230166898
    Abstract: A strap-based variable modular cushioning material for being tied on an object includes at least one strap and at least one block. The strap is formed with a plurality of through holes and can be wound around the object. The block is mad of elastic material, has at least one side concavely formed with a groove, and can deform and be inserted into at least one of the through holes of the strap to couple the block with the strap. When the block and the strap are coupled together, the inner wall of the through hole corresponds to the groove in position, and a top portion and a bottom portion of the block are exposed from the strap. When the strap is coupled with a plurality of blocks, each two adjacent blocks are separate from each other by a distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Alpha Networks Inc.
    Inventors: TZU-CHIH LIN, HSIN-YI CHANG, YOU-YU JIAN
  • Publication number: 20230160418
    Abstract: A wall-mounted holder is used to fix a photographic equipment to a wall. The wall-mounted holder includes a seat, a cover, and a connecting member. The seat is fixed to the wall. The cover is engaged with the seat in a manner that allows the cover to be movable along an axis relative to the seat. The connecting member has a ball joint that is clamped between the cover and the seat. The connecting member has a shaft that is connected to the ball joint. A part of the shaft protrudes out of the cover, so that the photographic equipment could be mounted to the shaft. Thus, by adjusting the swinging position of the shaft, a camera shot angle of the photographic equipment could be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: ALPHA NETWORKS INC.
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20230125947
    Abstract: A screw having stacked screw heads includes a screw shank portion with a thread and a screw head portion rigidly connected to each other. The screw head portion is driven to bring the screw shank portion to rotate. The screw head portion includes a first screw head and a second screw head. The first screw head has a first shaped groove on its top plane to receive an operating torque. A neck portion is connected to a bottom plane of the first screw head and a top plane of the second screw head. The second screw head has a second shaped groove on its top plane. The neck portion or the connection between the neck portion and the first screw head or the second screw head has lower torsional endurance than each of the first screw head and the second screw head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20230064050
    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a volume of a loudspeaker includes a loudspeaker and a processor. An infrared sensor, which generates a sensing signal when sensing IR radiation from a heat-radiating source, is disposed on the loudspeaker. The sensing signal provides a size information commensurate with a size of the heat-radiating source. The processor receives a plurality of the sensing signals at different time points to obtain a plurality of corresponding size information, realizes a change of distance between the heat-radiating source and the loudspeaker according to a change of the size information, and generates a volume-adjusting signal according to the change of distance between the heat-radiating source and the loudspeaker. The volume-adjusting signal is transmitted to the loudspeaker to adjust the volume of the loudspeaker accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20230010779
    Abstract: An image-capturing device includes a camera and a rotating mechanism for orienting the camera in multiple directions. The rotating mechanism includes a motor; a driving gear; a first transmission module including a first input gear, which is selectively engaged with and transmitted to rotate by the driving gear at a first position, and transmitting the camera to rotate in a first direction with rotation of the first input gear; a second transmission module including a second input gear, which is selectively engaged with and transmitted to rotate by the driving gear at a second position, and transmitting the camera to rotate in a second direction with rotation of the second input gear; and a clutch mechanism including a clutch device for driving the driving gear to switch between the first position and the second position. The clutch device includes a solenoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: TZU-CHIH LIN
  • Publication number: 20210378625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stethoscope head switchable between a digital mode and a conventional mode. The stethoscope head comprises a housing, a chestpiece, a switching mechanism, a microphone, a speaker, and a first power switch. The microphone is configured for receiving acoustic signals from the chestpiece. The speaker is configured for playing the acoustic signals received by the microphone. The first power switch is configured to be engaged by the switching mechanism. The switching mechanism is configured for switching the stethoscope head between the digital mode and the conventional mode when engaged by the first power switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: TZU-CHIH LIN, KUN-HSI TSAI
  • Patent number: D911520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: VITALCHAINS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Chih Lin, Kun-Hsi Tsai, Ching-Heng Lin, Yu-Cheng Huang