Patents by Inventor Chan Liu

Chan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135184
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an evolutionary neural architecture search (ENAS) method. For example, the ENAS method can include steps (a) performing one or more evolutionary operations on an initial population of neural architectures to generate offspring neural architectures, (b) evaluating performance of each of the offspring neural architectures to obtain at least one evaluation value of the offspring neural architecture with respect to a performance metric, (c) adjusting the evaluation values of the offspring neural architectures based on at least one constraint on the evaluation values, (d) selecting at least one of the offspring neural architectures as a new population of neural architectures, and (e) outputting the new population of neural architectures as a last population of neural architectures when a stopping criterion is achieved, or (f) iterating steps (a) to (d) with the new population of neural architectures being taken as the initial population of neural architectures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yun-Chan TSAI, Min-Fong HORNG, Chia-Hsiang LIU, Cheng-Sheng CHAN, ShengJe HUNG
  • Patent number: 11967446
    Abstract: An inductor is disclosed, the inductor comprising: a T-shaped magnetic core, being made of a material comprising an annealed soft magnetic metal material and having a base and a pillar integrally formed with the base, wherein ?C×Hsat?1800, where ?C is a permeability of the T-shaped magnetic core, and Hsat (Oe) is a strength of the magnetic field at 80% of ?C0, where ?C0 is the permeability of the T-shaped magnetic core when the strength of the magnetic field is 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CYNTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Tiao Liu, Lan-Chin Hsieh, Tsung-Chan Wu, Chi-Hsun Lee, Chih-Siang Chuang
  • Publication number: 20240113575
    Abstract: A hybrid permanent magnet motor rotor rotates around a central axis, and includes: a rotor core provided with a plurality of magnet installation slots; and a plurality of magnet parts embedded inside a plurality of magnet installation slots respectively, wherein the rotor is provided with a plurality of first magnetic pole parts and a plurality of second magnetic pole parts, the magnetic poles of the first magnetic pole part and the second magnetic pole part are arranged in opposite and alternately in the circumferential direction, and the magnetic placement of the first magnetic pole part is different from that of the second magnetic pole part, the amount of magnets used in the second magnetic pole part is greater than that used in the first magnetic pole part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan YANG, Pei-Chun SHIH, Ta-Yin LUO, Guo-Jhih YAN, Sheng-Chan YEN, Cheng-Tsung LIU
  • Publication number: 20240105933
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a high-safety ternary positive electrode material and a method for preparing the same; wherein the ternary positive electrode material has a chemical composition of Lia(NixCoyMn1-x-y)1-bMbO2-cAc, wherein 0.75?a?1.2, 0.75?x<1, 0<y?0.15, 1?x?y>0, 0?b?0.01, 0?c?0.2, M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Ti, Y, Sr, W and Mg, and A is one or more selected from the group consisting of S, F and N; and CMn?(1?x?y)?0.07; CCo?y?0.05; 0?[CMn?(1?x?y)]/(CCo?y)?2.0. The ternary positive electrode material of the present disclosure is a high-nickel single crystal material with gradient concentration; it has the advantages of high capacity and high thermal stability, and the preparation method is simple, and is suitable for large-scale production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Yi YAO, Min HOU, Chan LIU, Yingying GUO, Dandan CHEN
  • Patent number: 11931697
    Abstract: A process for separating hydrogen from a gas mixture having hydrogen and a larger gas molecule is comprised of flowing the gas mixture through a carbonized polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) copolymer membrane having a hydrogen permeance in combination with a hydrogen/methane selectivity, wherein the combination of hydrogen permeance and hydrogen/methane selectivity is (i) at least 30 GPU hydrogen permeance and at least 200 hydrogen/methane selectivity or (ii) at least 10 GPU hydrogen permeance and at least 700 hydrogen/methane selectivity. The carbonized PVDC copolymer may be made by heating and restraining a polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film or hollow fiber having a thickness of 1 micrometer to 250 micrometers to a pretreatment temperature of 100° C. to 180° C. to form a pretreated polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film and then heating and restraining the pretreated polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film to a maximum pyrolysis temperature from 350° C. to 750° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Junqiang Liu, Douglas E. Beyer, Janet M. Goss, Chan Han, Edward M. Calverley
  • Patent number: 11923205
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: providing a wafer-bonding stack structure having a sidewall layer and an exposed first component layer; forming a photoresist layer on the first component layer; performing an edge trimming process to at least remove the sidewall layer; and removing the photoresist layer. In this way, contaminant particles generated from the blade during the edge trimming process may fall on the photoresist layer but not fall on the first component layer, so as to protect the first component layer from being contaminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Ju Li, Ang Chan, Hsin-Jung Liu, Wei-Xin Gao, Jhih-Yuan Chen, Chun-Han Chen, Zong-Sian Wu, Chau-Chung Hou, I-Ming Lai, Fu-Shou Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240071988
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate and a dielectric layer on the substrate; forming a hole in the dielectric layer; forming an initial barrier material layer and a conductive layer on an upper surface of the dielectric layer and in the hole; removing part of the initial barrier material layer and part of the conductive layer to form a barrier material layer and a via element in the hole respectively and expose the upper surface of the dielectric layer. An upper surface of the barrier material layer is higher than the upper surface of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kun-Ju LI, Hsin-Jung LIU, Wei-Xin GAO, Jhih-Yuan CHEN, Ang CHAN, Chau-Chung HOU
  • Publication number: 20230411745
    Abstract: The top cover structure for a secondary battery includes: an insulating plate, provided with a lower through hole penetrating up and down; a top cover plate located on the top of the insulating plate, provided with an upper through hole interconnected with the lower through hole and penetrating up and down; a conductor, passing through the upper through hole and the lower through hole and fixedly connecting with the top cover plate and the insulating plate, and the conductor is provided with an intersecting hole penetrating through the conductor. An intersecting hole penetrating through the conductor is provided on the conductor, so that the conductor can not only connect and conduct the secondary battery from the outside to the inside of the secondary battery, but also can conveniently inject or replenish liquid into the secondary battery through the intersecting hole, thereby improving the production efficiency of the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Xianfeng YU, Xingdong WANG, Min HOU, Peng HU, Wei LIU, Yiyang HU, Yunlong CAI, Chan LIU, Zhaoyu YU
  • Publication number: 20230327133
    Abstract: A current collector has a pore-forming functional coating layer, an electrode sheet and a battery. The current collector having a pore-forming functional coating layer comprises an electrically conductive substrate layer and a functional coating layer applied on at least one surface of the substrate layer, wherein the functional coating layer comprises a gas-generating compound which has a decomposition temperature of 250° C. or less and is capable of producing gas. A compound capable of generating gas by decomposition is applied in the functional layer of the current collector. Hence, through holes extending through the coating layer can be produced by decomposing the pore-forming compound at the bottom of the active coating layer to generate gas with no need to change the existing coating process, thereby improving the kinetic performance of battery products. The method is simple, practicable, cost efficient, suitable for popularization, and has high application value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Yi YAO, Min HOU, Chan LIU, Yingying GUO, Yaqing YANG
  • Patent number: 11742338
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving substrate and a first light emitting diode element. The driving substrate has a plurality of driving structures. Each of the driving structures includes a first pad, a second pad, a third pad and a fourth pad. The plurality of driving structures include a first driving structure. The first light emitting diode element is electrically connected to a first pad and a second pad of the first driving structure, and the first light emitting diode element crosses a line connecting a third pad and a fourth pad of the first driving structure. A manufacturing method of the display apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Chan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230234858
    Abstract: A ternary positive electrode material, a method for preparing the same, a positive electrode sheet and a lithium ion battery in which the ternary positive electrode material has a chemical composition of Lia(NixCoyM1-x-y)1-bM?bO2-cAc, wherein 0.75?a?1.2, 0.5?x<1, 0<y?0.1, 0?b?0.01, 0?c?0.2; M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al; M? is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Ti, Y, Sr, W and Mg; A is at least one selected from the group consisting of S, F and N; and 2%?CCol?CCo, 5%?CAl?CAll. The lithium ion battery shows better short-term kinetic performances and long-term kinetic performances, and it also exhibits excellent stability in long-term cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Yi YAO, Min HOU, Chan LIU, Yaqing YANG, Yingying GUO
  • Publication number: 20230197536
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels. The first sub-pixels are disposed on the substrate. The first sub-pixels have a first orienting characteristic. A first adherent material is disposed between the first sub-pixels and the substrate. The second sub-pixels are disposed on the substrate. The second sub-pixels have a second orienting characteristic. A second adherent material is disposed between the second sub-pixels and the substrate. The first orienting characteristic and the second orienting characteristic are different. The first adherent material and the second adherent material are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Chan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230187611
    Abstract: Preparation of a silicon composite material, and a negative electrode plate containing same, relating to the field of silicon-based composite materials. The silicon composite material comprises silicon nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, silicon oxide, lithium oxide, and lithium metasilicate. The carbon nanotubes and the silicon nanoparticles are dispersed and cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure. Silicon oxide, lithium oxide, and lithium metasilicate cover the three-dimensional network structure to form secondary particles. The secondary particles and graphite are homogenized and coated according to a specific particle size ratio to prepare the negative electrode plate containing the silicon composite material and having high-capacity development, good conductivity, high coulombic efficiency, small volume expansion, and high cycling stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Yuwei SUN, Min HOU, Chan LIU, Jinzuan WANG, Zhaoyu YU
  • Publication number: 20230187709
    Abstract: A safe lithium-ion battery and a manufacturing method therefor in which a positive or negative plate contain a redox shuttle agent. A battery positive electrode material is lithium iron phosphate, or a mixture of lithium iron phosphate and one or more of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, lithium manganate, and lithium cobalt oxide, or a mixture of lithium iron phosphate and one or two of lithium manganese iron phosphate and lithium-rich lithium iron oxide. The lithium iron phosphate accounts for more than 60% (mass ratio). In the manufacturing process of an electrode plate (a positive plate or a negative plate), a redox shuttle agent is added as an additive. The additive can start a redox shuttle reaction at a specific voltage to convert redundant electrical energy into thermal energy; continuous charging can be tolerated under a voltage of 3.8-3.95V, thereby improving safety performance of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Min HOU, Chan LIU, Yiyang HU, Zhaoyu YU
  • Publication number: 20230187760
    Abstract: A battery module comprises a fixing component including a plurality of insertion posts, the insertion posts being sandwiched between a plurality of the cells. Further, the cell is provided with a fillet structure on the edges and the insertion post is connected to the fillet structure. According to the battery module, a plurality of removable reinforcement points are provided by a plurality of insertion posts, which do not affect the stacking density of the cells in the battery pack, and increasing the mechanical connection strength of the battery module. The removable design of the battery module and insertion posts solves the maintenance problem of the integrated battery pack and improves the safety of the battery module, featuring high structural strength, integrity and stability. A battery pack can include the battery module and an electric vehicle can include the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Kai CAO, Yingqi CHEN, Wei LIU, Dandan CHEN, Xiaofeng YANG, Min HOU, Xianfeng YU, Chan LIU, Zhaoyu YU
  • Patent number: 11664358
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving substrate, a first light-emitting diode element, a first connection element, a second connection element, a first insulation pattern, and a reflective pattern. The driving substrate has a first pad, a second pad, a third pad, and a connection area. The first connection element is electrically connected to a first electrode of the first light-emitting diode element and the first pad of the driving substrate. The second connection element is electrically connected to a second electrode of the first light-emitting diode element and the second pad of the driving substrate. The first insulation pattern is disposed on the first light-emitting diode element, the first connection element, and the second connection element. The reflective pattern is disposed on the first insulation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Chan Liu, Pin-Miao Liu
  • Publication number: 20230111388
    Abstract: A method of operating a user device includes: receiving a command from a user to power on the user device, wherein the user device includes information on a restricted zone associated with the user device; detecting, by a monitoring entity of the user device without involvement of any device external to the user device, whether the user device is located within the restricted zone in response to the user device being powered on and before an operating system of the user device is executed; and granting access of the user to the user device by the monitoring entity in response to detecting the user device as being within the restricted zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: WEN-CHANG KUO, CHIANG KAO, KUO HSIUNG CHEN, HO-HAN LIU, TI-YEN YANG, JO-CHAN LIU, CHI-PIN WANG, YAO-HSIUNG CHANG
  • Patent number: 11626553
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus including a circuit substrate and a light-emitting device is provided. The circuit substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The light-emitting device is disposed on a first surface of the circuit substrate. The light-emitting device includes a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal. The first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal are embedded between the first electrode and the second electrode. In a first direction, there is a first distance between an inner edge of the first electrode and an inner edge of the second electrode, there is a second distance between an outer edge of the first conductive terminal and an outer edge of the second conductive terminal, and the first distance is greater than or equal to the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chung En Peng, Chung-Chan Liu
  • Patent number: 11532775
    Abstract: A display panel including an array substrate, a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a first light-emitting diode is provided. The array substrate includes a first connection pad and a second connection pad. The first sub-pixel includes a first driving unit electrically connected to the first connection pad. The second sub-pixel includes a second driving unit electrically connected to the second connection pad. The first light-emitting diode completely overlaps and is physically isolated from the second connection pad. The first light-emitting diode is not completely overlapped and is electrically connected to the first connection pad. A manufacturing method of a display panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Chan Liu
  • Publication number: 20220359937
    Abstract: A top cover for a power battery including a top cover plate, a first post, a first fastener, a second post, a first sealing member, and an insulation plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hui CAO, Xianfeng YU, Min HOU, Chan LIU, Peng HU, Yunlong CAI, Zhaoyu YU