Patents by Inventor An Wu

An Wu 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).

  • Signal noise reduction
    Patent number: 9299361
    Abstract: Systems and methods for signal noise reduction. An input digital signal may be partitioned into a series of adjacent segments. The adjacent segments may be converted to a frequency domain representation. A particular spectral component of a particular segment may be compared to a related spectral component of a first segment adjacent the particular segment, and to a related spectral component of a second segment adjacent the particular segment. The particular spectral component may be modified upon a magnitude value of the particular spectral component satisfying at least one of a predetermined set of conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Wu, Fuhuei Lin, Jingming Xu, Bin Jiang
  • Method for repairing an oxide layer and method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure applying the same
    Patent number: 9299600
    Abstract: A method for repairing an oxide layer and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure applying the same are provided. The method for repairing an oxide layer comprises following steps. First, a carrier having a first area and a second area is provided, wherein a repairing oxide layer is formed on the second area. Then, the carrier is attached to a substrate with an oxide layer to be repaired formed thereon, wherein the carrier and the substrate are attached to each other through the repairing oxide layer and the oxide layer to be repaired. Thereafter, the oxide layer to be repaired is bonded with the repairing oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Cheng Huang, Yu-Ting Li, Chih-Hsun Lin, Kun-Ju Li, Wu-Sian Sie, Yi-Liang Liu
  • Exposure apparatus and exposure method thereof
    Patent number: 9298099
    Abstract: An exposure apparatus is provided for performing an unidirectional scan-exposure. The exposure apparatus includes a base and a wafer stage group having a plurality of wafer stages on the base for holding wafers and successively moving from a first position to a second position of the base cyclically. The exposure apparatus also includes an alignment detection unit above the first position for detecting wafer stage fiducials at the first position and alignment marks on a wafer on the wafer stage to align the wafer. Further, the exposure apparatus includes a reticle stage on the second position for loading a cylindrical reticle and causing the cylindrical reticle to rotate around the center axis of the reticle stage and an optical projection unit between the reticle stage and the base for projecting light passing through the cylindrical reticle onto exposure regions on a wafer on the wafer stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SHANGHAI) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qiang Wu, Yanlei Zu, Huayong Hu, Yiming Gu
  • Image sensor with low step height between back-side metal and pixel array
    Patent number: 9299740
    Abstract: A CMOS image sensor and a method of forming are provided. The CMOS image sensor may include a device wafer. A conductive feature may be formed on a back-side surface of the device wafer. The device wafer may include a pixel formed therein. A passivation layer may be formed over the back-side surface of the device wafer and the conductive feature. A grid film may be formed over the passivation layer. The grid film may be patterned to accommodate a color filter. The grid film pattern may align the color filter to corresponding pixel in the device wafer. A portion of the grid film formed over the conductive feature may be reduced to be substantially planar with portions of the grid film adjacent to the conductive feature. The patterning and reducing may be performed according to etching processes, chemical mechanical processes, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsien Tseng, Nai-Wen Cheng, Shou-Gwo Wuu, Ming-Tsong Wang, Tung-Ting Wu
  • Systems and methods for fragmented data recovery
    Patent number: 9298720
    Abstract: Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for fragmenting a data set and recovering the fragmented data set. As one example, a data processing system is discussed that includes: a fragmenting circuit operable to separate a data set into at least a first fragment and a second fragment; and a transfer packet formation circuit operable to: append identification information to the front of the first fragment, and at least a first M+N bits of the second fragment to the end of the first fragment to yield a first transfer fragment, and aggregate the first transfer fragment with other transfer fragments to yield an aggregate output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Haitao Xia, Lu Lu, Shu Li, Xuebin Wu
  • Apparatus for amplifying intensity during transmission small angle—X-ray scattering measurements
    Patent number: 9297772
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus for amplifying scattering intensity during tSAXS measurements. The apparatus includes an enhancement grating object and a placement mechanism. The enhancement grating object is positioned within a longitudinal coherence length of an incident X-ray from a target object. The placement mechanism is capable of placing the enhancement grating object with nanometer precision with respect to the target object in both a lateral and a longitudinal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-En Fu, Wen-Li Wu
  • Fin-type field effect transistor and method of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 9299810
    Abstract: A fin-type field effect transistor includes a first fin including a first source, a first drain, and a first channel. The fin-type field effect transistor includes a second fin including a second source, a second drain, and a second channel. The fin-type field effect transistor includes a first semiconductor region under the first fin and a second semiconductor region under the second fin. A first reacted region is adjacent the first semiconductor region while a second reacted region is adjacent the second semiconductor region. The first reacted region has a first dimension causing a first strain in the first channel. The second reacted region has a second dimension causing a second strain in the second channel. The first strain and second strain are substantially equal to one another. A method of fabricating an example fin-type field effect transistor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Ching, Chih-Hao Wang, Zhiqiang Wu, Carlos H. Diaz, Jean-Pierre Colinge
  • Pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer using carbonate apatite nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9295640
    Abstract: A principal object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition that can produce a high antitumor effect by efficiently delivering a drug with antitumor activity to tumor tissues with the aid of carbonate apatite nanoparticles. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition including carbonate apatite nanoparticles with an average particle size of at most 50 nm containing a drug with antitumor activity and a pharmacologically acceptable solvent in which the carbonate apatite nanoparticles containing the drug are dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: IJUNKAI
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Toshihiro Akaike, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki, Xin Wu
  • Enabling package-on-package (PoP) pad surface finishes on bumpless build-up layer (BBUL) package
    Patent number: 9299602
    Abstract: A bumpless build-up layer (BBUL) integrated circuit package and method of manufacturing are presented. In some embodiments, the package-on-package (PoP) pads of the BBUL integrated circuit package has a surface finish that can be palladium, nickel-palladium, nickel-gold, nickel-palladium-gold, or palladium-nickel-palladium-gold. In some embodiments, the PoP pad surface finish can be formed using either an electroless or electrolytic process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Qinglei Zhang, Tao Wu, Mark S. Hlad, Charavana K. Gurumurthy
  • Turbo-product codes (TPC) with interleaving
    Patent number: 9300329
    Abstract: Decoding associated with a second error correction code and a first error correction code is performed. Ns first and second-corrected segments of data, first sets of parity information, and second sets of parity information are intersegment interleaved to obtain intersegment interleaved data, where the Ns segments of data, the Ns first sets of parity information, and the Ns second sets of parity information have had decoding associated with the first and the second error correction code performed on them (Ns is the number of segments interleaved together). Decoding associated with a third error correction code is performed on the intersegment interleaved data and interleaved parity information to obtain at least third-corrected interleaved data. The third-corrected interleaved data is de-interleaved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SK hynix memory solutions inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Kumar, Zheng Wu, Jason Bellorado, Lingqi Zeng, Marcus Marrow
  • Method and terminal for editing information in social network service applications
    Patent number: 9300700
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method of editing information in a social network service (“SNS”) application, and a terminal for the same. The method can comprise: sending from a command terminal to an execution terminal a multimedia information obtaining command while the command terminal is executing an editing operation in an editing area of an SNS application; obtaining multimedia information by the execution terminal in accordance with the multimedia information obtaining command; sending the obtained multimedia information to the command terminal; and inserting the multimedia information by the command terminal into the editing area of the SNS application. The present disclosure accomplishes information editing via inter-terminal interaction, simplifies the process of information editing operation, increases the convenience of information editing, and enhances the SNS application's user loyalty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cheng Gong Ning, Xiao Jun Huang, Ming Zhong Ji, Ming Hui Wang, Xue Ke Huang, Zhu Liang, Zhi Hao Zheng, Hui Xing Wang, Hua Bin Xu, Guang Hai Wen, Zhi Hua Wu
  • Multi-user MIMO systems and methods
    Patent number: 9301174
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for scheduling data transmission in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system. The MIMO system may comprise at least one MIMO transmitter and at least one MIMO receiver. Feedback from one or more receivers may be used by a transmitter to improve quality, capacity, and scheduling in MIMO communication systems. The method may include generating or receiving information pertaining to a MIMO channel metric and information pertaining to a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) in respect of a transmitted signal; and sending a next transmission to a receiver using a MIMO mode selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the MIMO channel metric, and an adaptive coding and modulation selected in accordance with the information pertaining to the CQI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Wen Tong, Ming Jia, Jianming Wu, Dong-Sheng Yu, Peiying Zhu
  • Neck massager
    Patent number: 9295608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a health massage apparatus, providing a neck massager including a U-shaped neck pillow capable of being hungon a neck of a person, an inside of the U-shaped neck pillow corresponding to the neck has at least one massage component, the at least one massage component include at least two massage heads from the top down along the inside of the U-shaped neck pillow, a height of the upper massage head is lower than the adjacent lower massage head in sequence. According to the human neck characteristics involving the protrusion of the upper neck and the depression of the lower neck, in the present invention the upper massage head is set a low position and the lower massage head is set at a high position, advantageously, each of the massage heads respectively massages the corresponding neck part, the good massage effect can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen Breo Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuejun Ma, Xuliang Wu, Jun Zhao
  • Personalizing aggregated news content
    Patent number: 9300757
    Abstract: A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes a remote news aggregation server configured to create a news aggregation service document based on a request received from the user. The remote news aggregation server identifies news content from a plurality of news source servers based on the received request and presents the identified news content in the news aggregation service document. The remote news aggregation server is further configured to receive a request from the user to remove a news item from the presented news content and removing the requested news item from the identified news content. Updated news content is presented in an updated news aggregation service document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Chung Wu
  • Mechanisms for timing and signaling coordination in multi-point connectivity
    Patent number: 9301281
    Abstract: A method for communication in a wireless telecommunications network is provided. The method comprises coordinating, by a wireless device, with a first network node to identify a first radio resource configuration comprising a first set of radio resources which is used by the wireless device to communicate with the first network node. The first set of radio resources comprises at least one of radio resources in which the wireless device transmits to the first network node, or radio resources in which the wireless device receives from the first network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Robert Novak, William Anthony Gage, Biswaroop Mukherjee, Yufei Wu Blankenship
  • Method and apparatus for selecting bios program for a processor
    Patent number: 9298470
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for implementing compatibility of different processors are provided. The method includes: in a standby state of a board, obtaining configuration information and a type of a processor on the board; and if a processor type in the configuration information is different from the type of the processor, updating, according to the processor, a parameter that is relevant to the processor and is in the configuration information, and changing FLASH memory chip selection configuration in order to connect the connector to a FLASH memory for storing a BIOS program of the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yixiang Liao, Dengben Wu, Yu Zhang
  • Optical engine assembly and transceiver using the same
    Patent number: 9297969
    Abstract: An optical engine assembly includes a bench, an optoelectronic device, a fixed member and a plurality of fibers. The bench has a bearing surface and an extended sidewall with a predetermined height from the bearing surface. The sidewall has an upper surface parallel to the bearing surface. The optoelectronic device is disposed on the center of the upper surface and includes a plurality of active areas. The fixed member is disposed on the bearing surface and has a plurality of through holes and two pin holes. The fibers respectively pass through the through holes and a 45-degree beveled surface is formed at the front end of each fiber. The 45-degree beveled surfaces are aligned with the active areas, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Linkwell Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsu-Hsiu Wu, Fang-Jeng Lin, Ann-Kuo Chu, Rong-Kuo Chiang
  • Six-needle eight-thread stitch configuration
    Patent number: 9297100
    Abstract: A six-needle eight-thread stitch configuration includes six rows of threads (21-26) sewn to two adjoining portions (13, 14) respectively of two fabrics (11, 12). Each row of threads (21-26) tightens a top thread (3; 3?) and a bottom thread (4; 4?) respectively and extending sinuously on upper and lower sides of each adjoining portion (13, 14). Each row of threads (21-26) includes a plurality of upper loops (27) and a plurality of lower loops (28) respectively on the upper and lower sides of the adjoining portions (13, 14). The top thread (3; 3?) extends through the upper loops (27) of each row of threads (21-26) and is fixed to the upper sides of the fabrics (11, 12). The lower thread (4; 4?) extends through the lower loops (28) of each row of threads (21-26) and is fixed to the lower sides of the fabrics (11, 12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventors: Hsuan-Yi Wu, Che-Hsign Wu
  • System and method of transmitting data over a computer network including for presentations over multiple channels in parallel
    Patent number: 9300505
    Abstract: A method and system of transmitting data via a computer network to a plurality of end-users. Transmission of successive data units may be prompted by human-operated and/or automated central control. Successive arrays of data units may be transmitted over a plurality of channels, in parallel. Each end-user chooses which channel or channels to receive and may change channels at will. Transmission of successive arrays may coincide with successive occurrences during the course of a live event. Data units also may be transmitted over one or more channels asynchronously with transmissions over other channels. Controller-prompted transmissions, received passively by end-users, also may be integrated with a facility for end-users to browse data sources in a self-directed sequence and pace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: HIPPOCRENE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew N. Kaplan, Charles C. Wu
  • Active sterilization zone for container filling
    Patent number: 9296600
    Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, Richard O. Powell