Patents by Inventor An-Kuo Yang

An-Kuo Yang 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: 20210325339
    Abstract: Biosensor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A cavity is formed in a substrate and is configured to receive one or more charged molecules. A transistor is formed in the substrate and includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region that are spatially separated from the cavity in a lateral direction. A gate of the transistor is disposed below the cavity and extends between the cavity and the source, drain, and channel regions. A voltage potential of the gate is based on a number of the charged molecules in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tung-Tsun Chen, Chien-Kuo Yang, Jui-Cheng Huang, Mark Chen, Ta-Chuan Liao, Cheng-Hsiang Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210283198
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating and/or preventing coccidiosis, including administering to a subject in need thereof a composition including an effective amount of a Bacillus spp.-fermented product. The Bacillus spp.-fermented product has the potential for development as feed additives and use as a possible solution to treat and/or prevent coccidiosis in the poultry industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Yu, Yeong-Hsiang Cheng, Chia-Min Wu, Rou-Wan Liao, Ching-Kuo Yang
  • Patent number: 11119854
    Abstract: A method of controlling verification operations for error correction of a non-volatile memory device includes the following. A tolerated error bit (TEB) number for error correction of the non-volatile memory device is set to a first value to control verification operations in accordance with the TEB number. After at least one portion of the non-volatile memory device is programmed for a specific number of times, the TEB number is changed from the first value to a second value to control the verification operations in accordance with the TEB number, wherein the second value is greater than the first value and is less than or equal to the TEB threshold. The method may be performed while the at least one portion of the non-volatile memory device is programmed and verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ELITE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Kuo Yang, Takao Akaogi, Pauling Chen
  • Publication number: 20210255921
    Abstract: A method of controlling verification operations for error correction of a non-volatile memory device includes the following. A tolerated error bit (TEB) number for error correction of the non-volatile memory device is set to a first value to control verification operations in accordance with the TEB number. After at least one portion of the non-volatile memory device is programmed for a specific number of times, the TEB number is changed from the first value to a second value to control the verification operations in accordance with the TEB number, wherein the second value is greater than the first value and is less than or equal to the TEB threshold. The method may be performed while the at least one portion of the non-volatile memory device is programmed and verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: YU-KUO YANG, TAKAO AKAOGI, PAULING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210244152
    Abstract: A biodegradable hair ornament is made of a composite material comprising 50-90 wt % of polylactic acid, 5-40 wt % of a toughener, and 5-30 wt % of a nucleating agent. The toughener is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, thermoplastic elastomer ester resin, polyester polyol resin, vinyl ester resin, and combinations thereof. The nucleating agent is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silicon dioxide, mica, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Kuo-Yang Hsu
  • Patent number: 11002704
    Abstract: Biosensor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A cavity is formed in a substrate and is configured to receive one or more charged molecules. A transistor is formed in the substrate and includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region that are spatially separated from the cavity in a lateral direction. A gate of the transistor is disposed below the cavity and extends between the cavity and the source, drain, and channel regions. A voltage potential of the gate is based on a number of the charged molecules in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Tung-Tsun Chen, Chien-Kuo Yang, Jui-Cheng Huang, Mark Chen, Ta-Chuan Liao, Cheng-Hsiang Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10930283
    Abstract: A sound recognition device includes a collecting module, an extracting module connected with the collecting module, a training module, a storage module, a decoding module and a processor module. The collecting module is for receiving sound information of a specific target and a target to be measured. The extracting module is used for extracting sound characteristics of the specific target and the target to be measured. The training module is connected with the extracting module. Regard the sound characteristics of the sound information of the specific target and the target to be measured as input data of a hidden vector state (HVS) model. The storage module is connected with the training module. The decoding module is used for proceeding a language decoding procedure on sound information of the target to be measured. The processor module is connected with the training module, the storage module and the decoding module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Hsin Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 10927455
    Abstract: An assembly of a chamber lid and a ceiling is used in a film deposition apparatus for semiconductor processes. The assembly comprises a chamber lid, a ceiling and a retaining mechanism. The chamber lid comprises a recession capable of containing the retaining mechanism. The ceiling comprises a plate and a support ring protruding from the middle of the plate. The retaining mechanism comprises a pair of arms, a pair of connecting members respectively connected to the arms, a pair of linkages respectively forcing the connecting members to move along different directions and a driver driving the linkages to move relative to each other. When the connecting members move toward and get close to each other along different directions, the arms accordingly retain the support ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HERMES-EPITEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Kuo Yang
  • Patent number: 10895960
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication port, a display, a processor, and a memory. The processor detects whether an external device plugs into the communication port, displays a user interface on the display when an external device plugs into the communication port, detects whether the user interface receives a predetermined user operation, recommends relevant data linked to the external device according to predetermined rules when the user interface receives the predetermined user operation, and displays the relevant data linked to the external device on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Mobile Drive Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Chen, Cheng-Kuo Yang, Mu-Ann Chen, Ke-Chien Chou
  • Patent number: 10868898
    Abstract: A wireless charging device adapted for being applied in and installed to a mobile communication device. The wireless charging device is matched with the mobile communication device. The wireless charging device includes a charging module for charging the mobile communication device, and an antenna module mounted to and fastened to a rear face of the charging module. The charging module covers a rear of the mobile communication device. The antenna module opens a plurality of narrow slots. The plurality of the narrow slots are of arc shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Wen Bing Hsu, Jui Hui Lin, Kuo Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20200359109
    Abstract: A verification code generation method is performed in an electronic device which is for performing encoding to generate a video/audio stream having multiple data segments. The verification code generation method includes the following steps. Each time one of the data segments is generated by the encoding, a first-level checksum associated with the data segment is generated, and the first-level checksum is recorded in an accompanying verification file. At an interval of every N data segments of the data segments, a second-level checksum is generated for W consecutive first-level checksums, and the second-level checksum is recorded in the accompanying verification file, such that a subsequent verification method can quickly verify integrity of a part of data according to the accompanying verification file. Wherein, W is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, N is a positive integer greater than 0 and smaller or equal to W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: YU-SHIAN CHEN, KUO-YANG TSENG
  • Patent number: 10764090
    Abstract: A Morse code input method and a portable electronic device for performing the method are provided. The portable electronic device includes a processing circuit and a touchscreen. The method includes: sensing touch events by the touchscreen, recording and comparing time periods of the touch events by the processing circuit; identifying, by the processing circuit, inputs in the ith touch event through (k?1)th touch event as short signals when the time period of the kth touch event is greater than or equal to N times the time period of (k?1)th touch event and the kth touch event is not the last touch event, wherein N is a positive number, k and i are positive integers, with k being greater than or equal to i, and the ith touch event is the earliest one of the touch events in which inputs have not yet been identified as long or short signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kuo-Yang Tseng
  • Patent number: 10753899
    Abstract: A whole blood measurement method associated to hematocrit (HCT) and a whole blood measurement circuit thereof is applied in the detection of HCT of a whole blood sample to be tested. Herein, a time to digital converting circuit (TDC) is used for counting charging time or discharging time of a fixed capacitor and a to-be-tested sample, and a capacitance difference that is related to HCT is generated according to the charging time or the discharging time, so as to provide a reference for a whole blood feature test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsiang Chen, Kuo-Yang Li, Hung-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 10750314
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a global positioning unit, a processor, and a memory. The global positioning unit establishes a location of the electronic device. The processor displays a user interface on the display, detects whether the user interface receives a predetermined gesture applied thereon, obtains a name of the location where the electronic device is located and a type of location corresponding to the name of the location when the predetermined gesture applied on the user interface is detected, and recommends relevant data on the user interface according to the type of location or the name of the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Mobile Drive Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Chen, Cheng-Kuo Yang, Mu-Ann Chen, Ke-Chien Chou
  • Patent number: 10729450
    Abstract: A surgical vessel clip applier handle is provided and has a head unit capable of being flipped relative to a handle body having a front end pivotally connected to the head unit. An embedding opening is formed on the top of a barrel part of the handle body. Two slides blocks are disposed inside the barrel part at a front position and a rear position. The front part of a grip part of the handle body has a trigger having a linkage assembly disposed between the trigger and the slide blocks. The invention is capable of installing and removing conventional clamping assemblies by simply flipping the head unit; when the head unit is flipped back, the rear end of the clamping assembly will connect to the slide blocks via the embedding opening, the linkage assembly thereby drives the clamping assembly to clamp while the trigger is being pulled by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Yang Chang, Chien-Wei Sun
  • Publication number: 20200243079
    Abstract: A sound recognition device includes a collecting module, an extracting module connected with the collecting module, a training module, a storage module, a decoding module and a processor module. The collecting module is for receiving sound information of a specific target and a target to be measured. The extracting module is used for extracting sound characteristics of the specific target and the target to be measured. The training module is connected with the extracting module. Regard the sound characteristics of the sound information of the specific target and the target to be measured as input data of a hidden vector state (HVS) model. The storage module is connected with the training module. The decoding module is used for proceeding a language decoding procedure on sound information of the target to be measured. The processor module is connected with the training module, the storage module and the decoding module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: James Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Hsin Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 10708711
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a global positioning unit, a processor, and a memory. The global positioning unit establishes a location of the electronic device. The processor displays a user interface on the display, detects whether the user interface receives a predetermined gesture applied thereon, obtains a name of the location where the electronic device is located and a type of location corresponding to the name of the location when the predetermined gesture applied on the user interface is detected, and recommends relevant data on the user interface according to the type of location or the name of the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mobile Drive Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Chen, Cheng-Kuo Yang, Mu-Ann Chen, Ke-Chien Chou
  • Patent number: 10658795
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a plurality of wires and a plurality of electrical contacts. The electrical contacts include contact sections and wire connection sections, and the wire connection sections of the electrical contacts are respectively connected to the wires. Two adjacent electrical contacts for transmitting signals have a first center distance and a reduced center distance. The first center distance is adjacent to the contact sections, and the reduced center distance is between the first center distance and the wire connecting sections. In addition, the first center distance is greater than the reduced center distance to improve signal integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BizLink International Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Tuan Hsiao, Kuo-Yang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200126824
    Abstract: A super thin heating disk includes an upper cover made of metal, the upper cover being formed with a receiving groove; a lower cover made of metal and installed within the receiving groove; the heating coil being distributed in the receiving groove; a heating coil installed within the receiving groove, two ends of the heating coil being installed with two electrodes, respectively, which are connected to external positive and negative electrodes for current conduction; a thermal couple installed in the receiving groove for detecting temperatures of the heating coil; the thermal couple being connected to two connection wires for conducting external transmission lines so that detection temperature data can be transferred out; and two insulation layers installed in the receiving groove and at an upper and a lower side of the heating coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Kuo Yang Ma, Mu-Chun Ho, Wei-Chuan Chou, Pei-Shan Li, Yi Hsiang Chen, Cheng Feng Li
  • Patent number: D901080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: Kuo-Yang Hsu