Patents by Inventor Yin Peng
Yin Peng 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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Publication number: 20240175099Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid from a microorganism using direct amplification without a step of extraction of the nucleic acids, but retaining substantially the same specificity and sensitivity of methods assaying extracted nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLCInventors: Maurice EXNER, Luca Jacky, Yin-Peng Chen, Huong Mai, Michelle M. Tabb, Michael Aye
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Publication number: 20240105814Abstract: A first layer is formed over a substrate; a second layer is formed over the first layer; and a third layer is formed over the second layer. The first and third layers each have a first semiconductor element; the second layer has a second semiconductor element different from the first semiconductor element. The second layer has the second semiconductor element at a first concentration in a first region and at a second concentration in a second region of the second layer. A source/drain trench is formed in a region of the stack to expose side surfaces of the layers. A first portion of the second layer is removed from the exposed side surface to form a gap between the first and the third layers. A spacer is formed in the gap. A source/drain feature is formed in the source/drain trench and on a sidewall of the spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Che-Lun Chang, Jiun-Ming Kuo, Ji-Yin Tsai, Yuan-Ching Peng
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Patent number: 11932534Abstract: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) structure and method of forming the MEMS device, including forming a first metallization structure over a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer, where the first metallization structure includes a first sacrificial oxide layer and a first metal contact pad. A second metallization structure is formed over a MEMS wafer, where the second metallization structure includes a second sacrificial oxide layer and a second metal contact pad. The first metallization structure and second metallization structure are then bonded together. After the first metallization structure and second metallization structure are bonded together, patterning and etching the MEMS wafer to form a MEMS element over the second sacrificial oxide layer. After the MEMS element is formed, removing the first sacrificial oxide layer and second sacrificial oxide layer to allow the MEMS element to move freely about an axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Hua Lin, Chang-Ming Wu, Chung-Yi Yu, Ping-Yin Liu, Jung-Huei Peng
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Patent number: 11851720Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid from a microorganism using direct amplification without a step of extraction of the nucleic acids, but retaining substantially the same specificity and sensitivity of methods assaying extracted nucleic acids.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLCInventors: Maurice Exner, Luca Jacky, Yin-Peng Chen, Huong Mai, Michelle M. Tabb, Michael Aye
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Patent number: 11453832Abstract: An experimental method for coal desulfurization and deashing using permeation and solvating power of a supercritical fluid includes the following steps. The coal sample is ground and loaded into an extraction kettle with a cover. An inlet valve and an outlet valve of the extraction kettle are opened to circulate the supercritical CO2 fluid in the extraction kettle. The extraction kettle is sealed. By adjusting a temperature and a pressure in the extraction kettle, the supercritical CO2 fluid is kept at its critical point and permeates the coal sample to dissolve organic sulfur, inorganic sulfur and ash in the coal sample. The extraction kettle is depressurized, and the temperature in the extraction kettle is adjusted to gasify the supercritical CO2 fluid. The organic sulfur, the inorganic sulfur and part of the ash are separated from the supercritical CO2 fluid and precipitated at a bottom of the extraction kettle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignees: SHANXI COKING COAL GROUP CO., LTD., CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, JIANGSU HYDROCARBON CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOL.RES.INSTInventors: Jinfang Liu, Xiahui Gui, Yin Peng, Linsheng Gong, Tiezhu Zhao, Pengde Zhang, Zijian Ma
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Publication number: 20220176890Abstract: Provided is an audio-video-navigation (AVN) monitor drive unit for a vehicle, which is configured to tilt an AVN monitor coupled to a crash pad in a direction toward a passenger seat. The AVN monitor drive unit includes a monitor assembly, a hinge bracket slidably positioned at a rear of the monitor assembly, and a tilting portion configured to connect the monitor assembly and the hinge bracket to each other and tilt the monitor assembly from the hinge bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yin Peng XU, Ju Hwan PARK, Liu WEI, Wang ZHEN
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Publication number: 20220139677Abstract: A consumable part for a plasma processing chamber includes a plasma facing side. An engineered surface is formed into the plasma facing side of the consumable part. A plurality of raised features defines the engineered surface, wherein features are arranged in a predefined pattern, wherein each of the plurality of raised features includes a top region having an outer edge and a sidewall. A base surface of the engineered surface is configured to surround each of the plurality of raised features, such that a corresponding sidewall of a corresponding raised feature extends up at an angle from the base surface to a corresponding top region. The consumable part is configured to be installed in the plasma processing chamber. The consumable part is configured to be exposed to a plasma and byproducts of the plasma.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Gordon Wen-Yin Peng, Adrian Radocea, Yu Jiang, Mansa Rajagopalan, Nicolas Londono
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Publication number: 20210225616Abstract: Components and processes are disclosed herein for managing non-volatile and/or low-volatility byproduct materials that are generated within a plasma processing region of a plasma processing chamber during performance of various plasma-based processes on a substrate. The components include a top window structure, a liner structure, an edge ring structure, a focus ring structure, a ground ring structure, a substrate access port shield, an insert liner for a port opening in a chamber wall, and an exhaust baffle assembly for positioning within an exhaust channel connected to the chamber. One or more process-exposed surface(s) of the various components are subjected to a surface roughening/texturizing process to impart a surface roughness and/or engineered topography to the process-exposed surface that promotes adhesion and retention of plasma process byproduct materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Gordon Wen-Yin Peng, Ambarish (Rish) Chhatre, Dan Marohl, Tamarak Pandhumsoporn, Ignacio (Nacho) Chazaro
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Publication number: 20210155868Abstract: An experimental method for coal desulfurization and deashing using permeation and solvating power of a supercritical fluid includes the following steps. The coal sample is ground and loaded into an extraction kettle with a cover. An inlet valve and an outlet valve of the extraction kettle are opened to circulate the supercritical CO2 fluid in the extraction kettle. The extraction kettle is sealed. By adjusting a temperature and a pressure in the extraction kettle, the supercritical CO2 fluid is kept at its critical point and permeates the coal sample to dissolve organic sulfur, inorganic sulfur and ash in the coal sample. The extraction kettle is depressurized, and the temperature in the extraction kettle is adjusted to gasify the supercritical CO2 fluid. The organic sulfur, the inorganic sulfur and part of the ash are separated from the supercritical CO2 fluid and precipitated at a bottom of the extraction kettle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Jinfang LIU, Xiahui GUI, Yin PENG, Linsheng GONG, Tiezhu ZHAO, Pengde ZHANG, Zijian MA
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Publication number: 20200340068Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid from a microorganism using direct amplification without a step of extraction of the nucleic acids, but retaining substantially the same specificity and sensitivity of methods assaying extracted nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLCInventors: Maurice Exner, Luca Jacky, Yin-Peng Chen, Huong Mai, Michelle M. Tabb, Michael Aye
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Patent number: 10811647Abstract: The disclosure is related to an electric wheel, adapted to a wheel shaft. The electric wheel includes a wheel body, a battery holder, and at least one battery module. The wheel body has a wheel hub configured to be rotatably disposed on the wheel shaft. The battery holder includes a base and at least one first electrical connector connected to each other. The base is configured to be connected to the wheel shaft and disposed side by side to the wheel hub. The base has an outer surface facing away from the wheel shaft. The at least one battery module includes at least one battery storage and at least one second electrical connector. The at least one battery storage has an inner surface in contact with the outer surface of the base. The at least one second electrical connector is detachably mounted on the at least one first electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Huan-Lung Gu, Chia-Jui Hu, Shao-Yu Lee, Min-Chuan Wu, Yu-Yin Peng
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Patent number: 10718620Abstract: A navigation and positioning device including a storage, a mark feature analyzer, a first coordinate fusion component and a second coordinate fusion component is provided. The storage stores map information including a traffic mark feature and its mark coordinate. The mark feature analyzer is used for analyzing whether a captured image has the traffic mark feature. When the captured image has the traffic mark feature, the mark feature analyzer analyzes the traffic mark feature in the captured image and calculates a device coordinate according to the mark coordinate. The first coordinate fusion component fuses the device coordinate and a first fusion coordinate and uses fused coordinate as a second fusion coordinate. The second coordinate fusion component fuses the second fusion coordinate, traffic carrier inertial information and a global positioning coordinate and uses fused coordinate as an updated first fusion coordinate.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Xuan Wu, Yu-Yin Peng, Pin-Yung Chen, Che-Tsung Lin, Kang Li
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Patent number: 10619220Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid from a microorganism using direct amplification without a step of extraction of the nucleic acids, but retaining substantially the same specificity and sensitivity of methods assaying extracted nucleic acids.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments IncorporatedInventors: Maurice Exner, Luca Jacky, Yin-Peng Chen, Huong Mai, Michelle M. Tabb, Michael Aye
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Patent number: 10551340Abstract: The present invention provides capacitor-based fluid sensing units. The capacitor-based fluid sensing unit comprises a substrate, a first electrode configured on the substrate, a sensing layer configured on the first electrode, a second electrode configured on the sensing layer. More particularly, the second electrode is a porous electrode, while the sensing layer is made of a porous dielectric material and has a thickness between 50 nm and 5 mm. Permittivity of the sensing layer changes as fluid permeates from the second electrode to the sensing layer. The subsequent change in capacitance of the capacitor-based fluid sensing unit is used to determine the volume of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Chao-Sung Lai, Chia-Ming Yang, Hsin-Yin Peng, Wei-Yin Zeng, Chun-Hui Chen
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Patent number: 10345375Abstract: A test apparatus and a test method for testing a plurality of blocks in a circuit, the plurality of blocks having identical structures. The test apparatus includes a comparing device, configured to collect output responses generated by the plurality of blocks by applying an excitation signal to the plurality of blocks in parallel, compare the output responses of the plurality of blocks to determine whether the output responses of the plurality of blocks are identical, and output results of the comparison of the comparing device; and a determining device, configured to receive the results of the comparison of the comparing device, and determine whether the plurality of blocks have a defect according to the results of the comparison of the comparing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Fei Dong, Shu Gong, Hai Long Li, Yin Peng Lv, Liu Di Wang
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Publication number: 20190208144Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for improved signaling using high level syntax for multi-view video coding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder (100) for encoding at least one picture for at least one view corresponding to multi-view video content in a resultant bitstream, wherein said encoder signals video coding order information for at least the at least one picture in a high level syntax.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Pandit Bibhas PURVIN, Su YEPING, Yin PENG
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Publication number: 20190140230Abstract: The disclosure is related to an electric wheel, adapted to a wheel shaft. The electric wheel includes a wheel body, a battery holder, and at least one battery module. The wheel body has a wheel hub configured to be rotatably disposed on the wheel shaft. The battery holder includes a base and at least one first electrical connector connected to each other. The base is configured to be connected to the wheel shaft and disposed side by side to the wheel hub. The base has an outer surface facing away from the wheel shaft. The at least one battery module includes at least one battery storage and at least one second electrical connector. The at least one battery storage has an inner surface in contact with the outer surface of the base. The at least one second electrical connector is detachably mounted on the at least one first electrical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Huan-Lung GU, Chia-Jui HU, Shao-Yu LEE, Min-Chuan WU, Yu-Yin PENG
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Publication number: 20190086215Abstract: A navigation and positioning device including a storage, a mark feature analyzer, a first coordinate fusion component and a second coordinate fusion component is provided. The storage stores map information including a traffic mark feature and its mark coordinate. The mark feature analyzer is used for analyzing whether a captured image has the traffic mark feature. When the captured image has the traffic mark feature, the mark feature analyzer analyzes the traffic mark feature in the captured image and calculates a device coordinate according to the mark coordinate. The first coordinate fusion component fuses the device coordinate and a first fusion coordinate and uses fused coordinate as a second fusion coordinate. The second coordinate fusion component fuses the second fusion coordinate, traffic carrier inertial information and a global positioning coordinate and uses fused coordinate as an updated first fusion coordinate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ming-Xuan WU, Yu-Yin PENG, Pin-Yung CHEN, Che-Tsung LIN, Kang LI
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Publication number: 20180074002Abstract: The present invention provides capacitor-based fluid sensing units. The capacitor-based fluid sensing unit comprises a substrate, a first electrode configured on the substrate, a sensing layer configured on the first electrode, a second electrode configured on the sensing layer. More particularly, the second electrode is a porous electrode, while the sensing layer is made of a porous dielectric material and has a thickness between 50 nm and 5 mm. Permittivity of the sensing layer changes as fluid permeates from the second electrode to the sensing layer. The subsequent change in capacitance of the capacitor-based fluid sensing unit is used to determine the volume of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: CHAO-SUNG LAI, CHIA-MING YANG, HSIN-YIN PENG, WEI-YIN ZENG, CHUN-HUI CHEN
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Patent number: 9739833Abstract: A method for constructing a scan chain for a memory sequential test, including determining an input boundary register of the memory; determining a number N of test vectors required according to the type of the memory input pins to which the input boundary register is connected; arranging the scan chain based on the number N, such that in the scan chain, upstream of the input boundary register and immediately adjacent to the input boundary register, there are at least (N?1) continuous non-boundary registers; and setting control signals of the input boundary register and the (N?1) non-boundary registers to make them receive scan test input as test vectors under memory sequential test mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jixiang Hou, Hailong Li, Li Min Liu, Yin Peng Lu, Liudi Wang