Patents by Inventor An-Chi Liu

An-Chi Liu 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: 11500274
    Abstract: A projector includes a housing, a fan, a first heat dissipation fin group, a second heat dissipation fin group, and at least one heat generation assembly. The housing includes a first air entry, a second air entry, and a first air exit. The fan, the first and second heat dissipation fin groups, and the heat generation assembly are disposed in the housing. The fan is located between the first and second heat dissipation fin groups. The fan includes a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and an air outlet disposed corresponding to the first air exit. The first heat dissipation fin group is located between the first air entry and the first air inlet. The second heat dissipation fin group is located between the second air entry and the second air inlet. The heat generation assembly is connected to the first and second heat dissipation fin groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Ching Lin, Wei-Chi Liu, Jhih-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20220359425
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes an electronic component, an electrical contact and a reinforcement layer. The electronic component has a first conductive layer on a first surface of the electronic component. The electronic component has a through-silicon-via (TSV) penetrating the electronic component and electrically connected to the first conductive layer. The electrical contact is disposed on the first surface of the electronic component and electrically connected to the first conductive layer. The reinforcement layer is disposed on the first surface of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsu-Chiang SHIH, Hung-Yi LIN, Meng-Wei HSIEH, Yu Sheng CHANG, Hsiu-Chi LIU, Mark GERBER
  • Publication number: 20220352816
    Abstract: A DC-DC power conversion system includes a resonant switched-capacitor converter and a controller. The resonant switched-capacitor converter is switched between a first state and a second state to generate an output voltage, and includes an input terminal, a resonant tank, an output capacitor, a first set of switches and a second set of switches. The input terminal is used to receive an input voltage. The output capacitor is used to generate the output voltage. The first set of switches is turned on in the first state and turned off in the second state according to a first control signal. The second set of switches is turned on in the second state and turned off in the first state according to a second control signal. The controller adjusts the first control signal and the second control signal according to the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chi Liu, Ta-Yung Yang, Chung-Lung Pai
  • Publication number: 20220348652
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant antibodies exhibiting binding affinity to CD47 polypeptide. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the recombinant antibodies are capable of blocking the interaction of CD47 and signal receptor protein-alpha (SIRP?). Accordingly, also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the recombinant antibodies, and uses thereof in the treatment CD47-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: AnTaimmu BioMed Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: San-Tai SHEN, Yueh-Liang TSOU, Jen-Chieh LIN, Chia-Chi LIU
  • Publication number: 20220350536
    Abstract: A host system coupled to a storage system provides hardware support for command abort. The host system includes a host controller, which detects that a host driver has disabled an enable indicator of a submission queue (SQ). In response to the detection, the host controller stops further fetching from the SQ. The host controller sends all entries that have been fetched from the SQ to the storage device, and sets a status indicator of the SQ to indicate stopped fetching of the SQ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Chieh Chou, Chia-Chun Wang, Liang-Yen Wang, Szu-Chi Liu, Chin Chin Cheng
  • Publication number: 20220344191
    Abstract: A wafer pod transfer assembly is provided. The wafer pod transfer assembly includes a wafer pod port to receive a wafer pod, a transfer axle coupled to the wafer pod port, a shaft receiver, a shaft coupled to the transfer axle and to the shaft receiver, a pin through the shaft receiver and through the shaft, wherein the pin comprises a first end and a second end, opposite the first end, and a pin buckle including a first loop and a second loop. The pin buckle is coupled to the pin, the first loop encircles the first end of the pin, and the second loop encircles the second end of the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHOU, Sheng-Yuan Lin, Yuan-Hsin Chi, Yin-Tun Chou, Hung-Chih Wang, Yu-Chi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220342490
    Abstract: A method of an optical sensor apparatus which is to be used with a controlling device arranged for controlling an object having a long shape and flexible form of a material, includes: using a light emitting circuit to generate and output a light ray to a surface of a portion of the object; sensing the light ray reflected from the surface for multiple times to generate multiple images; detecting at least one motion image in the generated multiple images; and, determining a motion, an offset, or a rotation angle of the object, which is controlled by the thread controlling device, according to the detected at least one motion image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Feng-Chi Liu, Ching-Lin Chung
  • Publication number: 20220337161
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a control circuit, a control method and a voltage regulator. The technical solution provided by embodiments of the present disclosure can be extended to N*M phase applications by connecting N multi-phase power converters in a voltage regulator in parallel in an interleaving manner and controlling M-phase power stage circuits in each multi-phase power converter to be connected in parallel in an interleaving manner, thereby effectively achieving multi-phase interleaving control and reducing output voltage ripples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Hsiao, Chia-Chi Liu, Liwen Liu, Chen Zhao
  • Patent number: 11476944
    Abstract: A multi-channel transmitter includes a light source, a pulse generator and a mode splitter. The light source generates a continuous source light wave with multiple modes that are different from each other in terms of wavelength and waveform. The pulse generator generates, based on the continuous source light wave, an intermediate light pulse with multiple modes that are different from each other in terms of wavelength and waveform. The mode splitter has a plurality of output terminals, and generates, based on the intermediate light pulse and respectively at the output terminals thereof, a plurality of output light pulses that respectively correspond to the modes of the intermediate light pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fan-Yi Lin, Chia-Chi Liu
  • Patent number: 11467638
    Abstract: A water-cooling head adjustment structure for computer water cooling includes a water-cooling head attached to a heating element of a circuit board, a water-cooling head adapter including a bottom panel attached to the water-cooling head, a hollow frame located on the bottom panel and a cover plate covering the hollow frame and equipped with two water inlet and outlet connectors, a steering adapter having two water pipes connected to a water cooling row connector of a water cooling row and two connection pipes respectively connected to the water inlet and outlet connectors of the water-cooling head adapter, and a one-dimensional movement adjustment mechanism provided between the cover plate and the hollow frame for adjustment of the relative position between the cover plate and the hollow frame to align the connection pipes and the water inlet and outlet connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AMERICAN FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: You-Chi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220301947
    Abstract: A deposition tool includes a power cable pedestal including a pedestal body with a first surface and a second surface and a guide hole that extends through the pedestal body from the first surface to the second surface, where at least a portion of a sidewall of the guide hole has a slanted surface, and where the pedestal body is formed from a first material with a melting point that is higher than a melting point of Polyoxymethylene (POM). The deposition tool includes a bushing arranged over the guide hole, where the bushing is formed from a second material with a melting point that is higher than the melting point of POM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHOU, Yuan-Hsin CHI, Sheng-Yuan LIN, Yin-Tun CHOU, Hung-Chih WANG, Yu-Chi LIU
  • Publication number: 20220302112
    Abstract: There is provided a logic circuit capable of preventing latch-up. The conducting of a parasitic SCR is prevented by doping an additional N+ active region in the N well region of a PMOS transistor and doping an additional P+ active region in the P well region of an NMOS transistor so as to prevent the occurrence of latch-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yung-Ju WEN, Han-Chi LIU, Hsin-You KO
  • Patent number: 11429199
    Abstract: A method of an optical sensor apparatus which is to be used with a controlling device arranged for controlling an object having a long shape and flexible form of a material, includes: using a light emitting circuit to generate and output a light ray to a surface of a portion of the object; sensing the light ray reflected from the surface for multiple times to generate multiple images; detecting at least one motion image in the generated multiple images; and, determining a motion, an offset, or a rotation angle of the object, which is controlled by the thread controlling device, according to the detected at least one motion image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Feng-Chi Liu, Ching-Lin Chung
  • Patent number: 11419504
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wellness tracking device with a base plate that may be utilized as a combination electrode by a variety of sensors. The base plate may be a multi-material electrode that includes a conductor and a transparent or semi-transparent material to enable optical sensing. In certain embodiments, the base plate supports a plurality of different sensors, which may selectively utilize the base plate as an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Kyung Nim Noh, Man-Chi Liu, Alan Luu, Peter Colin Dess, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Lukas Bielskis, Thomas Consolazio, Steven Thomas Woodward, Dennis Jacob McCray
  • Patent number: 11418112
    Abstract: A power converter includes: capacitors; switches coupled to the corresponding capacitors, wherein the switches switch electrical connection relationships of corresponding capacitors according to operation signals; one or more charging inductors connected in series to one or more corresponding capacitors; one or more discharging inductors connected in series to one or more corresponding capacitors. In a charging process, by switching the switches, a series connection of the capacitors and the corresponding charging inductor(s) is formed between the input voltage and the output voltage, so as to form a charging path. In a discharging process, by switching the switches, each capacitor and one of the corresponding discharging inductors are connected in series between the output voltage and ground voltage level, so as to form plural discharging paths. The charging process and the discharging process are arranged in alternating and repetitive manner, to convert the input voltage to the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Chi Liu, Chung-Lung Pai
  • Patent number: 11416039
    Abstract: A complex moving/rotating pivot shaft device is applicable to a double-screen or flexible screen to minify the assembling/moving space of the components. The complex moving/rotating pivot shaft device includes an assembly of a fixing seat and a moving module. The moving module includes an operation arm, a guide section disposed on the operation arm and a bridge unit disposed between the operation arm and the fixing seat. The bridge unit has a shaft pillar, a reciprocally movable bolt and a guiding section in cooperation with the guide section, whereby the operation arm can move along the guiding section to reach a set position. Thereafter, the operation arm can rotate around the shaft pillar of the bridge unit to achieve opening/closing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Fositek Corp.
    Inventors: An Szu Hsu, Way Han Dai, Chr Chi Liu
  • Patent number: 11411493
    Abstract: A two-stage power converter includes: a resonant switched-capacitor converter (RSCC) receiving an input voltage and generating a first stage voltage; a voltage regulator receiving the first stage voltage and generating an output voltage; and a communication interface and control circuit generating a charging operation signal, at least one discharging operation signal and a switching signal. The charging operation signal and the discharging operation signal are employed to control the RSCC to perform a charging process and at least one discharging process respectively, and the switching signal is employed to control the voltage regulator, so as to synchronize a resonant frequency of the RSCC and a switching frequency of the voltage regulator. The communication interface and control circuit adjusts a delay interval after the discharging process ends, and starts the charging process at an end time point of the delay interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Chi Liu, Ta-Yung Yang, Chung-Lung Pai
  • Publication number: 20220245837
    Abstract: Disclosed in a movement direction determination system comprising a first detection region, a second detection region and a processing circuit. The first detection region and the second detection region respectively comprises an optical sensor. The processing circuit determines a movement direction of an object according to the optical data generated by the first detection region and the second detection region. The present invention also discloses a movement direction determination system using a single detection region. The present invention also discloses an object volume computation system which can compute an object volume according to sensed optical data. The disclosed movement direction determination system can be used for various applications and the object volume computation system can assist product confirmation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Jeng-Yue Weng, Tzung-Min Su, Feng-Chi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220238383
    Abstract: Non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates and methods of fabricating non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor device disposed above a substrate. The first semiconductor device has a conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a first workfunction. The semiconductor structure also includes a second semiconductor device disposed above the substrate. The second semiconductor device has the conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a second, different, workfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Roman W. OLAC-VAW, Walid M. HAFEZ, Chia-Hong JAN, Pei-Chi LIU
  • Publication number: 20220223716
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a buffer layer on a substrate, a barrier layer on the buffer layer, a gate electrode on the barrier layer, a field plate adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode, and a first passivation layer adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode. Preferably, a sidewall of the field plate includes a first curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: An-Chi Liu, Chun-Hsien Lin