Patents by Inventor WEI HOU

WEI HOU 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).

  • Publication number: 20240160306
    Abstract: A display panel, including an active area and a peripheral area, which is located outside of the active area, wherein the active area comprises a base substrate, and a display structure layer and a touch structure layer sequentially arranged on the base substrate; the peripheral area includes an isolation dam, a first ground trace and a second ground trace arranged on the base substrate; and the first ground trace is located at a side of the isolation dam close to the active area, and the second ground trace is located at a side of the isolation dam away from the active area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Chang LUO, Xiping LI, Hongwei MA, Ming HU, Wei HE, Youngyik KO, Haijun QIU, Yi ZHANG, Taofeng XIE, Tianci CHEN, Qun MA, Xinghua LI, Ping WEN, Yang ZHOU, Yuanqi ZHANG, Xiaoyan YANG, Shun ZHANG, Pandeng TANG, Yang ZENG, Tong ZHANG, Xiaofei HOU, Zhidong WANG, Haoyuan FAN, Jinhwan HWANG
  • Patent number: 11982802
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are device and method for performing a total internal reflection scattering (TIRS) measurement to a sample slide. The device comprises a first reflective plate having a first opening; a second reflective plate having second and third openings and disposed on top of the first reflective plate thereby forming a slot therebetween for accommodating the sample slide, wherein the first opening of the first reflective plate is disposed directly underneath the second opening of the second reflective plate; a white light source disposed in the space formed by the third opening of the second reflective plate and configured to emit a white light into the slot; and a first blackout layer disposed on top of the third opening thereby covering the white light source and keeping the emitted white light from leaking. When the sample slide is inserted into the slot, the white light source illuminates the sample slide so as to achieve the TIRS measurement to the sample slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-An Lin, Tzu-Yin Hou, You-Wei Li, Yuh-Show Tsai, Ming-Chen Wang
  • Patent number: 11984323
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) system including a capacitive deionization module (CDM) for removing ions from a solution and a method for using the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a planarization unit for planarizing a wafer; a cleaning unit for cleaning the wafer; a wafer transportation unit for transporting the wafer between the planarization unit and the cleaning unit; and a capacitive deionization module for removing ions from a solution used in at least one of the planarization unit or the cleaning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Chien Hou, Yu-Ting Yen, Cheng-Yu Kuo, Chih Hung Chen, William Weilun Hong, Kei-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20240153257
    Abstract: A monitoring system based on a digital converter station includes a first monitoring terminal deployed at a first-level monitoring side, a second monitoring terminal deployed at a second-level monitoring side, and a third monitoring terminal deployed at a third-level monitoring side; the monitoring terminal at each level includes a communication module, a human-machine interaction module, a device status monitoring module, a device alarm management module, a video fusion processing module, and a data transmission adjustment and control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, STATE GRID ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD, NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD., XJ GROUP CORPORATION, NARI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BEIJING SGITG ACCENTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD., HUAWEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wei JIN, Qing WANG, Xianshan GUO, Jun LYU, Siyuan LIU, Xiang ZHANG, Yanguo WANG, Zhanguo ZHANG, Haifeng WANG, Chong TONG, Ming LI, Wei CHENG, Ning ZHAO, Zhou CHEN, Xiaojun HOU, Hanqing ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240153823
    Abstract: A method includes depositing a high-k gate dielectric layer over and along sidewalls of a semiconductor fin. The method further includes depositing an n-type work function metal layer over the high-k gate dielectric layer and performing a passivation treatment on the high-k gate dielectric layer through the n-type work function metal layer. The passivation treatment comprises a remote plasma process. The method further includes depositing a fill metal over the n-type work function metal layer to form a metal gate stack over the high-k gate dielectric layer. The metal gate stack comprising the n-type work function metal layer and the fill metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Pei Ying Lai, Chia-Wei Hsu, Cheng-Hao Hou, Xiong-Fei Yu, Chi On Chui
  • Patent number: 11978866
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of circuit technology, and disclose a method for correcting a SOC of a battery pack, a battery management system, and a vehicle. The method for correcting an SOC of a battery includes: determining, when a charging process of the battery pack starts, whether an initial SOC value of the battery pack is less than or equal to a preset electricity quantity threshold; when the initial SOC value of the battery pack is less than or equal to the preset electricity quantity threshold, recording state information of the battery pack during the charging process, and generating a differential capacity curve of the battery pack according to the state information; correcting a current SOC value of the battery pack according to the differential capacity curve and a voltage-SOC reference curve of a non-decay zone of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Jian Ruan, Yizhen Hou, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11979821
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to managing a resource of a network device. A resource of a network device may be assigned from a first tenant to a second tenant of the network device. Resources of the network device may include an assignment right, an access right, and a configuration right, By assigning the resource to the second tenant, the second tenant may be granted an access right to the assigned resource. Responsive to the assignment of the resource, an access right to the assigned resource may be removed from the first tenant such that the first tenant is isolated from the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Yi Hou, Jiabao Jin, Wei Li, Chunfeng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240138606
    Abstract: An opening and closing device for a curtain mounted on a guiding part, the guiding part is provided with the curtain; the opening and closing device is used for driving automatically the opening and closing of the curtain; the opening and closing device includes a mainframe and a connecting mechanism. The mainframe includes a shell, a driver, and a driving wheel; the driving wheel and the driver are mounted in the shell, the driver drives the driving wheel to rotate. The connecting mechanism includes a hanging piece and a bracket; a first end of the bracket is inserted into the shell, the hanging piece is movably connected with a second end of the bracket and hung on the guiding part; the hanging piece can be moved vertically relative to the bracket so that the driving wheel is attached closely to the outer wall of the guiding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhichen Li, Wei Hou, Yang Pan, Haobo Zhang, Chao Ma
  • Publication number: 20240143651
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of image definition recognition, and discloses a logging image definition recognition method and device, medium and electronic equipment. The method comprises: establishing a logging image sample library comprising a plurality of logging images; acquiring actual definition information corresponding to the respective logging images; acquiring a plurality of definitions corresponding to the respective logging images; determining target weights corresponding to the respective target image definition determination algorithms according to the plurality of definitions and the actual definition information corresponding to the respective logging images; and determining a definition of a target logging image by the respective target image definition determination algorithms and the target weights corresponding to the respective target image definition determination algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: China Oilfield Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Huang, Shusheng Guo, Zhenxue Hou, Chuan Fan, Danian Xu, Da Sheng, Wei Long, Guohua Zhang, Jiajie Cheng, Dong Li, Zhang Zhang, Lu Yin, Chaohua Zhang, Guibin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240147658
    Abstract: A fan module and computing device with the fan module are disclosed. The fan module includes a handle configured to actuate between an operation state and a release state. The handle in the release state allows a user to vertically remove the fan module from its respective fan module slot and away from the bottom panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Jung CHEN, Chih-Hsiang LEE, Wei-Pin CHEN, Jyue HOU, Cheng-Chieh WENG
  • Publication number: 20240139262
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a complex probiotic composition and a method for improving exercise performance of a subject with low intrinsic aerobic exercise capacity. The complex probiotic composition, which includes Lactobacillus rhamnosus GKLC1, Bifidobacterium lactis GKK24 and Clostridium butyricum GKB7, administered to the subject with the low intrinsic aerobic exercise capacity in a continuation period, can effectively reduce serum lactic acid and serum urea nitrogen after aerobic exercise, reduce proportion of offal fat and/or increase liver and muscle glycogen contents, thereby being as an effective ingredient for preparation of various compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chin-Chu CHEN, Yen-Lien CHEN, Shih-Wei LIN, Yen-Po CHEN, Ci-Sian WANG, Yu-Hsin HOU, Yang-Tzu SHIH, Ching-Wen LIN, Ya-Jyun CHEN, Jia-Lin JIANG, You-Shan TSAI, Zi-He WU
  • Publication number: 20240137153
    Abstract: A device may receive a PDCCH signal, may decode encoded bits of the PDCCH signal to generate coded bits, may reencode the coded bits, and may calculate a detection error probability of each coded bit at an output of soft demodulation. The device may calculate a channel decoding error probability that cyclic redundancy check bits are still attached to the coded bits, and may calculate an error probability of channel reencoding, of each coded bit, due to error propagation of polar decoding and reencoding. The device may calculate a probability density of a BMR associated with the coded bits, and may calculate a threshold based on the detection error probability, the channel decoding error probability, the error probability of channel reencoding, and the probability density of a BMR. The device may determine that the PDCCH signal is invalid based on the BMR being greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jiancao HOU, Wei LI, Matthew David BROWN, Chi-ming LEUNG
  • Publication number: 20240130219
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent device and an application thereof. The organic electroluminescent device includes a metal complex having a substituent A capable of reducing a maximum capacitance in the device, and the metal complex can be used as an emissive material in an emissive layer of the electroluminescent device. The device including a metal complex having the substituent A can obtain a decrease in the maximum capacitance of the device, thereby improving the response time and refresh frequency of an OLED display device at a low grayscale. In another aspect, the substituent A can cause a decrease in the maximum capacitance of the device, and the device prepared with the metal complex including the substituent A can still maintain excellent device performance compared with the devices prepared with the metal complexes that do not include the substituent A. Further provided is an electronic assembly including the organic electroluminescent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING SUMMER SPROUT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Wang, Hongbo Li, Wei Cai, Zheng Wang, Jing Wang, Ying Hou, Chi Yuen Raymond Kwong, Chuanjun Xia
  • Publication number: 20240128232
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die, an encapsulant, a high-modulus dielectric layer and a redistribution structure. The first semiconductor die includes a conductive post in a protective layer. The encapsulant encapsulates the first semiconductor die, wherein the encapsulant is made of a first material. The high-modulus dielectric layer extends on the encapsulant and the protective layer, wherein the high-modulus dielectric layer is made of a second material. The redistribution structure extends on the high-modulus dielectric layer, wherein the redistribution structure includes a redistribution dielectric layer, and the redistribution dielectric layer is made of a third material. The protective layer is made of a fourth material, and a ratio of a Young's modulus of the second material to a Young's modulus of the fourth material is at least 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ding Wang, Yen-Fu Su, Hao-Cheng Hou, Jung-Wei Cheng, Chien-Hsun Lee, Hsin-Yu Pan
  • Patent number: 11961479
    Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the display device are described, where the display device includes a plurality of pixel island groups, a plurality of lenses, a positioning module, and a gate driving chip. The plurality of pixel island groups are arranged in array, wherein each of the pixel island groups includes a plurality of pixel islands, and different pixel islands are able to be scanned in different scanning modes. The positioning module is configured to determine a gaze area and a non-gaze area according to gazed coordinates of human eye. The gate driving chip is configured to provide gate driving signals in a first driving manner to sub-pixel units in the gaze area, and provide gate driving signals simultaneously in a second driving manner to sub-pixel units in the non-gaze area during a scanning stage of the sub-pixel units in the non-gaze area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tiankuo Shi, Wei Sun, Yifan Hou, Zhihua Ji, Xiaomang Zhang, Rui Liu, Jigang Sun, Yuxin Bi, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 11962174
    Abstract: This application discloses a protection circuit associated with a battery management system (BMS). The protection circuit includes a first protection module and a freewheeling module. The first protection module is connected in parallel to a first switch module of the BMS, and the freewheeling module is connected in parallel to a load module of the BMS. The first protection module switches to a charging state when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between a first terminal of the first switch module and a second terminal of the first switch module. The freewheeling module is turned on when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between the first switch module and the second switch module. The protection circuit mitigates risks of breakdown of the first switch module, and prevents a parasitic inductance from limiting a switching frequency of the first switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
  • Publication number: 20240104346
    Abstract: A method is provided for quantizing a neural network model performed by a processing system. The method comprises determining a scaling factor based on a distribution of weights associated with the neural network model, determining quantized weights based on the scaling factor and the weights associated with the distribution, determining a training loss of the neural network model based on the quantized weights during training of the neural network model, and determining an updated scaling factor for the neural network model based on a gradient of the training loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Lu HOU, Chaofan TAO, Wei ZHANG, Lifeng SHANG, Xin JIANG, Qun LIU, Li QIAN
  • Publication number: 20240105091
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate driving circuit, a method of driving a gate driving circuit, and a display panel. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of driving units connected in cascade. Each driving unit includes: N shift register units; and a mode control circuit connected to the N shift register units, wherein the mode control circuit is configured to receive a control signal for the driving unit, and connect the N shift register units in one of a plurality of resolution modes under the control of the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weixing Liu, Wei Qin, Kuanjun Peng, Tieshi Wang, Chunfang Zhang, Hui Zhang, Changfeng Li, Shunhang Zhang, Kai Hou, Hongrun Wang, Liwei Liu, Yunsik Im, Wanpeng Teng, Xiaolong Li, Kai Guo, Zhiqiang Xu
  • Patent number: 11940269
    Abstract: A system for determining a location of a feature of an object, the system including a first marker including a first area and a surface having two parallel edges and a third edge disposed perpendicularly to the two parallel edges, the two parallel edges are disposed about a first central axis of the two parallel edges; and a sensor configured to provide a distance from the sensor to a portion of the first marker, wherein the sensor is adapted to obtain distances between the sensor and the first marker and an environment surrounding the first marker to form a first map representing the distances corresponding to locations from which the distances are obtained using the sensor and the location of the feature of the object is determined based on at least one corner corresponding to an intersection formed of the third edge and one of the two parallel edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MLOptic Corp.
    Inventors: Bailing Hou, Wei Zhou, Jiang He, Yuanqin Wang
  • Patent number: 11941318
    Abstract: The present application provides an audio and video playing system, a playing method and a playing device. The system comprises: a display device; a directional sound output module configured to output a directional sound signal; a tracking element configured to monitor a target visual area and to monitor the target display area on the display screen; and a processor, connected with the directional sound output module and the tracking element respectively, and configured to acquire a first audio and video data to be output in the target display area, display image information of the first audio and video data in the target display area, and output sound information of the first audio and video data to the directional sound output module such that the directional sound output module output a directional sound signal towards the target visual area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaomang Zhang, Xiangjun Peng, Tiankuo Shi, Chenxi Zhao, Shuo Zhang, Yifan Hou, Yan Sun, Li Tian, Jing Liu, Wei Sun, Zhihua Ji, Yanhui Xi