Patents by Inventor Chen Tan

Chen Tan 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: 20240146256
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a trans-impedance amplifier and a trans-impedance amplifier control method that are used in the field of circuit technologies. A trans-impedance amplifier TIA includes an inverting amplification circuit and a voltage clamping circuit. The inverting amplification circuit is connected in parallel to the voltage clamping circuit. The inverting amplification circuit includes a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor that have a common gate. A source of the first PMOS transistor is connected to a drain of the first NMOS transistor. The voltage clamping circuit includes a second PMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor that have a common gate. Gates of the two transistors are connected to an input end of the TIA. A source of the second NMOS transistor and a drain of the second PMOS transistor are connected to an output end of the TIA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Lei Jing, Chen Tan, Dan Li
  • Patent number: 11506610
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a substrate. The present disclosure provides a substrate for use in both surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and surface enhanced infrared spectroscopy. The substrate includes a flexible polymeric membrane, a plurality of metal oxide nanoparticles disposed on the polymeric membrane, and a plurality of metallic nanoparticles directly disposed on a portion of the plurality of metal oxide nanoparticles. The plurality of metal oxide nanoparticles are configured to work synergistically with metal nanoparticles upon exposure of the substrate surface to at least one of visible light or infrared radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Lili He, Chen Tan
  • Publication number: 20180321156
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to a substrate. The present disclosure provides a substrate for use in surface enhanced spectroscopy. The substrate includes a polymeric membrane, a semi-conductive coating on the polymeric membrane, and a plurality of metallic nanoparticles on the semi-conducive coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Lili He, Chen Tan
  • Publication number: 20050045896
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes a light source and a gradient index (GRIN) element. The GRIN element has a cylindrical refractive index profile in which the refractive index varies radially and is substantially constant axially. The GRIN element includes a first end surface opposite a second end surface and is characterized by a length-to-pitch ratio. The GRIN element is arranged with the first end surface adjacent the light source to receive light from the light source, and emits the light from the second end surface in a radiation pattern dependent on the length-to-pitch ratio. Since the radiation pattern depends on the length-to-pitch ratio of the GRIN element, LEDs with different radiation patterns can be made simply by using GRIN elements of appropriate lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kee Goh, Yee Chin, Boon Lee, Chen Tan