Patents by Inventor Chen An

Chen An 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: 8881626
    Abstract: A lathe includes a machine support, a working table positioned on the machine support, a rotating driver, a moving device, and a feeding device. The rotating driver rotates the work table. The moving device includes at least one cross beam, at least one first driving mechanism, and at least one second driving mechanism. The cross beam is movably positioned on the machine support above the working table. The feeding device is movably positioned on the at least one cross beam, and includes a feeding driving mechanism and a cutter. The first driving mechanism drives the cross beam to move along a first direction, and the second driving mechanism drives the feeding device to move along a second direction at about ninety degrees from the first direction. The feeding mechanism drives the cutter to move backwards and forwards along a third direction perpendicular to the first and second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Lu Yang, Tian-En Zhang, Ya-Dong Zhang, Jian-Shi Jia, Yang-Mao Peng, Wei-Chuan Zhang, Jing-Shuang Sui, Jian Qu, Feng-Hua Chen, Jian-Hua Jia, Xue Qin, Zhen-Zhou Tian, Bao-Peng Li, Jian-Min Yu
  • Patent number: 8885028
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display is proposed. A first display zone and a second display zone are displayed based on light for a first light source group, in response to a first data voltage signal fed to the first display zone and the second display zone, and to a second data voltage signal fed to a third display zone. The second display zone and the third display zone are displayed based on light for a second light source group, in response to the second data voltage signal fed to the first display zone, and to the first data voltage signal fed to the second display zone and the third display zone. The first display zone and the second display zone are displayed based on light from the first light source group, in response to the second data voltage signal fed to the first display zone and the second display zone, and to the first data voltage signal fed to the third display zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Meng-chieh Tsai, Chih-wen Chen, Chih-hung Shih, Chih-jen Hu, Ren-wei Liao
  • Patent number: 8886996
    Abstract: A debugging device for performing a debugging process through an electronic device external connector system is provided. The debugging device performs the debugging process to a target system, and the device comprises a first external connector, a switch, and a debugging module. The first external connector is connected to the external port of the target system. The switch is connected to the first external connector, and the switch chooses to activate the debugging process. The debugging module is connected to the switch, and the debugging module receives a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) signal provided by the target system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Yang, Chun-Sheng Chen, Hsin-Hung Shen
  • Patent number: 8885155
    Abstract: A physiological monitoring system may use photoacoustic sensing to determine one or more physiological parameters of a subject. The photoacoustic system may use two light sources (e.g., a high power pulsed laser diode and a continuous wave laser diode) to generate acoustic pressure signals in a subject. One or more light sources (e.g., the high powered pulsed laser diode) may provide a high signal-to-noise ratio. The high signal-to-noise ratio signals may provide high sensitivity for physiological measurements (e.g., cardiac output and temperature measurements). The photoacoustic system may use high powered light sources in combination with other light sources to improve physiological measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Youzhi Li, Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 8886120
    Abstract: A line-switchable Near Field Communication (NFC) medical device comprising: a physiological measurement unit; a Micro Control Unit; a first NFC module in which there are a first memory and a first radio wave antenna communicating with an external second NFC module; a switching module communicating with the Micro Control Unit as well as the first NFC module and enabling or disabling information to be written into or read from the first NFC module's first memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Health & Life Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Ying Li, Yi-Lung Chen, Shan-Yi Yu, Wen-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 8885747
    Abstract: In the field of communications, an information processing method, device, and system are provided. The information processing method includes: receiving Precoding Control Indications (PCIs); determining a target PCI according to statistics of the PCIs and/or sources of the PCIs; and performing uplink Multiple Input Multiple Output sending control according to the target PCI. A User Equipment and an information processing system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chongyang Han, Jun Chen, Jing Li
  • Patent number: 8884412
    Abstract: System and method for providing a multiple die interposer structure. An embodiment comprises a plurality of interposer studs in a molded interposer, with a redirection layer on each side of the interposer. Additionally, the interposer studs may be initially attached to a conductive mounting plate by soldering or wirebond welding prior to molding the interposer, with the mounting plate etched to form one of the redirection layers. Integrated circuit dies may be attached to the redirection layers on each side of the interposer, and interlevel connection structures used to mount and electrically connect a top package having a third integrated circuit to the interposer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Mirng-Ji Lii, Hao-Yi Tsai, Jui-Pin Hung, Chien-Hsun Lee, Kai-Chiang Wu
  • Patent number: 8883021
    Abstract: A method of forming of MEMS nanostructures includes a portion of a substrate is recessed to form a plurality of mesas in the substrate. Each of the plurality of mesas has a top surface and a sidewall surface. A light reflecting layer is deposited over the substrate thereby covering the top surface and the sidewall surface of each mesa. A protection layer is formed over the light reflecting layer. An ARC layer is formed over the protection layer. An opening in a photo resist layer is formed over the ARC layer over each mesa. A portion of the ARC layer, the protection layer and the light reflecting layer are removed through the opening to expose the top surface of each mesa. The photo resist layer and the ARC layer over the top surface of each mesa are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsien Chang, Chun-Ren Cheng, Yi-Shao Liu, Allen Timothy Chang, Ching-Ray Chen, Yeh-Tseng Li, Wen-Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 8885585
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for triggering resource configuration are disclosed. The method includes: if user equipment (UE) in Cell_Paging Channel (Cell_PCH) state figures out that the total amount of buffer occupancy at the radio link control (RLC) layer or the Transport Channel Traffic Volume is larger than configured threshold, the UE carries an indication in a MEASUREMENT REPORT message and transmit the message to the network side, wherein the indication is used to trigger the network side to configure resources for the UE. With the present invention, the resource configuration is quickly triggered, and the delay of the UE in the data transmission is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanyan Chen
  • Patent number: 8885616
    Abstract: A method for enhancing a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a non-root wireless communication device is disclosed. The method determines that all SRS transmissions for the wireless communication device are to occur in an uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS) portion of a transition subframe. The method also determines whether available uplink bandwidth for the UpPTS portion is greater than available uplink bandwidth for a normal uplink subframe. A current SRS is transmitted using the available uplink bandwidth for UpPTS portion when the available uplink bandwidth for the UpPTS portion is greater than available uplink bandwidth for the normal uplink subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxia Zhang, Wanshi Chen, Juan Montojo
  • Patent number: 8883053
    Abstract: Method for isolating a flexible film from a support substrate and method for fabricating an electronic device are provided. The method for isolating a flexible film from a support substrate includes providing a substrate with a top surface. A surface treatment is subjected to the top surface of the substrate, forming a top surface with detachment characteristics. A flexible film is formed on the top surface with detachment characteristics. The flexible film within the top surface with detachment characteristics is cut and isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong-Sen Chen, Hsiao-Fen Wei, Liang-You Jiang, Yu-Yang Chang
  • Patent number: 8881973
    Abstract: A connection setting method using a barcode pattern, a connection setting system and user equipment (UE) thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A connection application is installed in each of at least two pieces of UE respectively. First UE performs setting for connecting to an electronic device by a default mode and generates the barcode pattern accordingly. Then, an image capture unit of second UE is activated to capture the barcode pattern. The barcode pattern is analyzed by the connection application of the second UE, so as to obtain a plurality of parameters of connection setting in regard to the electronic device. Connection setting is performed automatically according to the parameters, such that the second UE connects to the electronic device and performs data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuei-Ping Ting, Chao-Kuang Yang, Li-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 8882313
    Abstract: A light emitting semiconductor element includes at least two electrically conductive units, at least a light emitting semiconductor die and a light transmitting layer. A groove is located between the two electrically conductive units. The light emitting semiconductor die is cross over the electrically conductive units. The light transmitting layer covers the light emitting semiconductor and partially fills within the groove for linking the electrically conductive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Fan Lin, Ching-Chuan Shiue, Wen-Chia Liao, Shih-Peng Chen
  • Patent number: 8884441
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip (IC) having an ultra-thick metal layer formed in a metal layer trench having a rounded shape that reduces stress between an inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer and an adjacent metal layer, and a related method of formation. In some embodiments, the IC has an inter-level dielectric layer disposed above a semiconductor substrate. The ILD layer has a cavity with a sidewall having a plurality of sections, wherein respective sections have different slopes that cause the cavity to have a rounded shape. A metal layer is disposed within the cavity. The rounded shape of the cavity reduces stress between the ILD layer and the metal layer to prevent cracks from forming along an interface between the ILD layer and the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Hsueh, Wei-Te Wang, Shao-Yu Chen, Chun-Liang Fan, Kuan-Chi Tsai
  • Patent number: 8884803
    Abstract: An analog-digital converter apparatus includes a plurality of AD converters connected in series, each AD converter to convert an analog signal received by a first AD converter, at least one of the AD converters including: a residual signal generator that generates a first residual signal, the first residual signal being a difference between the analog signal or one of two residual signals amplified and output by a preceding AD converter and a first reference signal, and a second residual signal, the second residual signal being a difference between the analog signal or one of the two residual signals and a second reference signal; and an amplifier that amplifies and outputs the first residual signal to a subsequent AD converter at a first timing and amplifies and outputs the second residual signal to the subsequent AD converter at a second timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Yanfei Chen
  • Patent number: 8883150
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high affinity, antigen-specific, soluble heavy chain-only antibody which: lacks hallmark camelid-related amino acid substitutions and has FR2 substitutions which are not found in antibodies which comprise heavy and light chain; shows increased net hydrophobicity within CDR1 and an increased number of charged amino acids present in CDR3; and comprises one or more amino acid substitutions within the framework ?-pleated sheet leading to increased net hydrophobicity within FR1 and increased number of charged amino acids present in FR3. Also provided are VH domains having the same properties, gene segments for their production, methods for their production, transgenic animals and uses of the antibody of the VH domains in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Erasmus University Medical Center
    Inventors: Roger Kingdon Craig, Franklin Gerardus Grosveld, Richard Wilhelm Janssens, Dubravka Drabek, Tao Chen, Ernie De Boer
  • Patent number: 8884942
    Abstract: A hysteretic mode LED driver for providing a driving current for an LED includes a hysteretic comparing circuit and a feedback loop. The hysteretic comparing circuit compares a driving current related sensing signal with a reference signal to control the average value of the driving current. The feedback loop senses the error between the average value of the driving current and a target value to adjust the reference signal or the offset of the hysteretic comparing circuit to adjust the average value of the driving current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corp.
    Inventors: An-Tung Chen, Chih-Hao Yang
  • Patent number: 8884866
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a backlight brightness control method thereof are provided. The control method includes the following steps. Detection of an ambient brightness for the electronic apparatus is made to output an ambient brightness signal. Next, whether to adjust the backlight brightness for the display is determined according to a comparison between the ambient brightness signal and a current backlight brightness. If the comparison result indicates that the ambient brightness decrement is lower than a decrement threshold, then an adjustment value is selected from a plurality of step sizes according to the current backlight brightness to decrease the backlight brightness gradually, so that the backlight brightness changes towards a target backlight brightness corresponding to the ambient brightness signal. The step sizes include a first step size and a second step size. The backlight brightness for the display is adjusted according to the current backlight brightness and the adjustment value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Yin Chen, Wen-Yueh Su, Chun-Ta Lin, Wei-Feng Chien
  • Patent number: 8882880
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling extremely low Ti in extra low carbon AlSi-killed steel, the weight percentage of the chemical composition of the extra low carbon AlSi-killed steel comprising: C?0.005%, Si: 0.1-3.4%, Mn: 0.1-0.5%, P?0.2%, S?0.002%, Al: 0-1.2%, N?0.005%, Ti?0.0015 and a balance substantially being Fe and inevitable impurities; the liquid steel having said chemical composition is obtained by hot metal preprocessing, smelting, retained RH smelting and ingoting, wherein the top ladle slag is modified, and calcium-aluminum based modifier of 0.6-1.7 kg/t steel are added, so as to ensure a controlling demand that when refined RH decarburization is over, the content of T.Fe in top ladle slag composition ?5%, the content of Al2O3?23%; when refined RH decarburization is over, ferrosilicon, ferroaluminum or ferromanganese is employed to perform deoxide and alloying, then perform a deep desulfurization, and desulfurizing efficiency is 50% to 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Xiao Chen, Jianru Zhu
  • Patent number: D717458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Healthmate International, LLC
    Inventor: Shawn Chen