Patents by Inventor Chen Liu

Chen 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: 11966170
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a wafer, measuring a surface topography of the wafer; calculating a topographical variation based on the surface topography measurement performing a single-zone alignment compensation when the topographical variation is less than a predetermined value or performing a multi-zone alignment compensation when the topographical variation is greater than the predetermined value; and performing a wafer alignment according to the single-zone alignment compensation or the multi-zone alignment compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Ai-Jen Hung, Yung-Yao Lee, Heng-Hsin Liu, Chin-Chen Wang, Ying Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 11963845
    Abstract: A registration method and an electronic device for visual navigation in dental implant surgery, comprising obtaining a three-dimensional model of a target tooth to be registered, an entity model of the target tooth and a second model of the target tooth, obtaining a position and attitude matrix of the three-dimensional model in a virtual coordinate system according to the coordinates of at least three points on a three-dimensional model of a substrate after the registration of the three-dimensional model in the virtual coordinate system, mounting the entity model of the target tooth onto a registration standard board, obtaining a position and attitude matrix of the entity model in the visual coordinate system according to three optical marks and the points on the entity model corresponding to the three points, and obtaining a correspondence between the virtual coordinate system and the visual coordinate system according to two position and attitude matrices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING YAKEBOT TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Lifeng Wang, Hongpeng Liu, Chen Shen, Jianyong Ren
  • Patent number: 11967086
    Abstract: A method for trajectory generation based on player tracking is described herein. The method includes determining a temporal association for a first player in a captured field of view and determining a spatial association for the first player. The method also includes deriving a global player identification based on the temporal association and the spatial association and generating a trajectory based on the global player identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yikai Fang, Qiang Li, Wenlong Li, Chenning Liu, Chen Ling, Hongzhi Tao, Yumeng Wang, Hang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240123479
    Abstract: A recycling apparatus for a solar cell module includes a platform for supporting and positioning the solar cell module, and at least one milling device disposed on the platform and having a milling member configured to contact a back plate of the solar cell module, and a casing defining a chip-receiving space and having an air inlet and a suction port communicating with the chip-receiving space. A drive device is connected to the at least one milling device for driving the at least one milling device to move around and mill the solar cell module through the milling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN
    Inventors: Yao-Hsien FU, Hsueh-Pin TAI, Chia-Tsung HUNG, Cheng-Chen LIU, Chun-Chih HU, How-Wei KE
  • Publication number: 20240124163
    Abstract: A magnetic multi-pole propulsion array system is applied to at least one external cathode and includes a plurality of magnetic multi-pole thrusters connected adjacent to each other. Each magnetic multi-pole thruster includes a propellant provider, a discharge chamber, an anode and a plurality of magnetic components. The propellant provider outputs propellant. The discharge chamber is connected with the propellant provider to accommodate the propellant. The anode is disposed inside the discharge chamber to generate an electric field. The plurality of magnetic components is respectively disposed on several sides of the discharge chamber. One of the several sides of the discharge chamber of the magnetic multi-pole thruster is applied for one side of a discharge chamber of another magnetic multi-pole thruster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yueh-Heng Li, Yu-Ting Wu, Chao-Wei Huang, Wei-Cheng Lo, Hsun-Chen Hsieh, Ping-Han Huang, Yi-Long Huang, Sheng-Wen Liu, Wei-Cheng Lien
  • Publication number: 20240129043
    Abstract: A real-time vector analysis method for detecting an optical signal with a bandwidth greater than 1 THz includes: mapping, by a time-lens focusing system, a spectrum of a signal under test to different temporal location information; obtaining, by fully broadening an ultrashort pulse by a dispersion, a time domain spectrum of the ultrashort pulse to form a chirped swept frequency source; inputting an out of the signal under test after passing through the time-lens and the chirped swept frequency source to a coherent receiver to realize an interference process and a conversion of an optical signal to an electrical signal, and recovering an intensity information and a phase information of frequency domain of the signal under test from the electrical signal by data acquisition and processing; then recovering a full-field information of time domain of the signal under test by a Fourier inverse transform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chi ZHANG, Xinliang ZHANG, Lun LI, Yuchong CAI, Yaoshuai LI, Chen LIU
  • Publication number: 20240127993
    Abstract: Provided are an auxiliary alloy casting piece, a high-remanence and high-coercive force NdFeB permanent magnet, and preparation methods thereof. The method for preparing the auxiliary alloy casting piece includes the following steps: providing an auxiliary alloy material including, by mass percentage, 40% to 45% of Pr, 1% to 2% of Co, 0.5% to 1% of Ga, 0.6% to 0.8% of B, 0.1% to 0.2% of V, 0.3% to 0.7% of Ti, and a balance of Fe; smelting the auxiliary alloy material to obtain a smelted material; and subjecting the smelted material to a quick-setting casting to obtain the auxiliary alloy casting piece; where the quick-setting casting includes a refining and a casting in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Feng XIA, Yulong FU, Chen CHEN, Hailong ZHENG, Zichao WANG, Yonghong LIU, Caina SUN, Yu WANG
  • Publication number: 20240128214
    Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes an aluminum pad layer on a dielectric stack, a passivation layer covering the aluminum pad layer, and an aluminum shield layer including aluminum routing patterns disposed directly above an embedded memory area and embedded in the dielectric stack. The aluminum shield layer is electrically connected to the uppermost copper layer through a plurality of tungsten vias. The plurality of tungsten vias is embedded in the dielectric stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Aaron Chen, Chi Ren, Yi Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 11959826
    Abstract: The disclosure is an engine simulation test device capable of realizing an ultrahigh compression temperature and pressure, belonging to the field of a diesel engine high-temperature and high-pressure system, solving the problems that the existing engine simulation test cannot achieve ultra-high compression temperature and pressure, and the temperature and pressure are not adjustable. It includes a compressed air inlet mechanism, a nitrogen gas inlet mechanism, a pressure stabilizing mechanism, a cyclic heating mechanism, an air inlet mechanism and a fast compressor mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Long Liu, Yue Wu, Dai Liu, Qian Xiong, Xinru Shi, Shihai Liu, Chen An, Qihao Mei
  • Publication number: 20240117714
    Abstract: A method of increasing crude oil production by CO2 storage in an aquifer and dumpflooding includes the following steps. Wells are drilled in an aquifer in an oil-bearing basin for large-scale CO2 storage. A low-production and low-efficiency well in an oil-bearing stratum away from the CO2 storage injection well is selected as an artesian injection well. Formation water in the aquifer with increasing pressure is controlled and guided into the oil-bearing stratum to realize oil displacement by dumpflooding in the oil-bearing stratum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xianmin ZHANG, Qihong FENG, Chen LIU, Kuankuan WU, Zangyuan WU, Yiming ZHANG, Weina LIU, Jianwei GU
  • Publication number: 20240120313
    Abstract: A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a chip. The chip package structure includes a conductive ring-like structure over and electrically insulated from the chip. The conductive ring-like structure surrounds a central region of the chip. The chip package structure includes a first solder structure over the conductive ring-like structure. The first solder structure and the conductive ring-like structure are made of different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sheng-Yao YANG, Ling-Wei LI, Yu-Jui WU, Cheng-Lin HUANG, Chien-Chen LI, Lieh-Chuan CHEN, Che-Jung CHU, Kuo-Chio LIU
  • Publication number: 20240118135
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a display panel having an active area that generates visual images and an inactive area disposed outside the active area. The inactive area having an alignment mark that is invisible to a naked eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hong-Ji Huang, Yu-Chen Liu, Kuo-Wei Tseng, Chun-Wei Huang, Chi-Fong Lee
  • Publication number: 20240117208
    Abstract: Phosphor materials and devices containing such phosphor materials are disclosed. An ink composition of in accordance with the present disclosure comprises a phosphor material comprising a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula 1, Ax[MFy]:Mn4+ (I), and at least one rare earth containing Garnet phosphor, the at least one rare earth Garnet phosphor is present in the phosphor material in an amount of at least about 80 wt % based on the weight of the phosphor material, wherein the at least one rare earth containing a Garnet phosphor has a D50 particle size from about 0.5 microns to about 15 microns, where A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Aharon Yakimov, Gurvinder Singh Khinda, James E. Murphy, Felippe Pavinatto, Daniel Peter DePuccio, Kathleen Ann Maleski-Yadeski, Jie Jerry Liu, Zeying Chen
  • Patent number: 11953910
    Abstract: The described positional awareness techniques employing sensory data gathering and analysis hardware with reference to specific example implementations implement improvements in the use of sensors, techniques and hardware design that can enable specific embodiments to find new area to cover by a robot encountering an unexpected obstacle traversing an area in which the robot is performing an area coverage task. The sensory data are gathered from an operational camera and one or more auxiliary sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Trifo, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Zhang, Weikai Li, Qingyu Chen, Yen-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11956460
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method selects a first template of pixels that is outside of a first block and a second template of pixels that is outside of the first block. Then, the method selects a first region of pixels that are inside the first block and a second region of pixels that are inside the first block. A first weight is calculated based on the first template of pixels and the first region of pixels and a second weight is calculated based on the second template of pixels and the second region of pixels. The first weight and the second weight are used in a motion prediction search for a second block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Wenhao Zhang, Deliang Fu, Chen Liu, Xiaobo Liu
  • Patent number: 11955921
    Abstract: One embodiment can provide a photovoltaic roof tile. The photovoltaic roof tile can include a transparent front cover, a transparent back cover, and a plurality of polycrystalline-Si-based photovoltaic structures positioned between the front cover and the back cover. A respective polycrystalline-Si-based photovoltaic structure has a front surface facing the front cover and a back surface facing the back cover. The photovoltaic roof tile can further include a paint layer positioned on a back surface of the back cover facing away from the front cover. A color of the paint layer substantially matches a color of the front surface of the respective polycrystalline-Si-based photovoltaic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: John Liu, Yangsen Kang, Anh N. Duong, Yongkee Chae, Milan Padilla, Chen Wang, Remy D. Labesque
  • Patent number: 11955214
    Abstract: A method for providing a treatment recommendation to a physician for treating a patient is disclosed. The method comprises determining, from a processor in communication with a patient data repository, a first treatment recommendation based on a combination of selected patient demographics from the patient data repository applicable to the patient, and operational parameters of a plurality of ventricular assist devices (VADs) suitable for treating the patient, the first treatment recommendation having a first survival rate and comprising the use of a first VAD. The method then obtains a first signal from using the first VAD on the patient. The method then determines a second treatment recommendation based on the first signal and the first treatment recommendation, the second treatment recommendation having a second survival rate. The method then provides the second treatment recommendation to the physician if the second survival rate is higher than the first survival rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Liu, Ahmad El Katerji
  • Patent number: 11953455
    Abstract: An ore component analysis device and method are provided, the analysis device comprises: a sample containing device configured to place an ore sample to be detected; an excitation unit configured to output X-rays with continuously adjustable energy; a detector configured to detect the secondary X-rays; a signal processing unit configured to amplify, shape and classify the secondary X-rays to obtain counts and energy of the secondary X-rays; a data processing device comprising a processor configured to execute a storage module, a matching module, a count correction module, a peak seeking module, a calculation module and a content correction module stored in a memory, so as to obtain elements and contents thereof in the ore sample. The present application can be directly applied to production line for qualitative and quantitative analysis of ore components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chen Liu, Shouyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20240110208
    Abstract: A gene editing system of Candida viswanathii includes a Candida viswanathii, a first gene editing fragment and a second gene editing fragment. The first gene editing fragment successively includes a first homology arm and a screening gene. The second gene editing fragment is connected to a C-terminus of the first gene editing fragment and includes a second homology arm, a Cas9 expression cassette and a sgRNA cassette. The Cas9 expression cassette successively includes a Cas9 promoter, a Cas9 gene and three nuclear localization sequences. The sgRNA cassette successively includes a sgRNA promoter, a first ribozyme, a targeting sequence, a scaffold and a second ribozyme. The first gene editing fragment and the second gene editing fragment are constructed as a linear fragment for gene editing of a chromosome of the Candida viswanathii.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Chen HU, Nam Ngoc PHAM, June-Yen CHOU, Hsing-Yun WANG, Vincent Jianan LIU
  • Publication number: 20240113799
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a service optical signal transmission method, a network device, and an optical network. A network device includes a light source module. The light source module is connected to a plurality of wavelength selection modules. Each of the plurality of wavelength selection modules is connected to a respective first optical transceiver, and different wavelength selection modules are connected to different first optical transceivers. The light source module transmits M first optical signals to each of the plurality of wavelength selection modules, where M is a positive integer greater than 1. Each of the plurality of wavelength selection modules transmits K second optical signals to the respective first optical transceiver, where K is a positive integer less than or equal to M. The respective first optical transceiver modulates a service electrical signal on each of the K second optical signals to output K service optical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chen LIU, Guangcan MI, Zeshan CHANG