Patents by Inventor Chengkai Luo

Chengkai Luo 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: 20230344421
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Patent number: 11722162
    Abstract: Fail-safe methods and devices to protect the receiver of a transceiver in the event of an antenna failure are disclosed. The described devices implement inductive and capacitive elements to replace switches and can be used in any communication system or electronic circuit where the protection of a portion of the device from higher power signals is required. The inductive elements can be implemented using already existing inductors that are constituents of the receiver matching network. Configurations with off-chip capacitive or inductive components are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PSEMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chengkai Luo, Payman Shanjani, Ravindranath D. Shrivastava
  • Publication number: 20230246659
    Abstract: Fail-safe methods and devices to protect the receiver of a transceiver in the event of an antenna failure are disclosed. The described devices implement inductive and capacitive elements to replace switches and can be used in any communication system or electronic circuit where the protection of a portion of the device from higher power signals is required. The inductive elements can be implemented using already existing inductors that are constituents of the receiver matching network. Configurations with off-chip capacitive or inductive components are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Chengkai LUO, Payman SHANJANI, Ravindranath D. SHRIVASTAVA
  • Patent number: 11641196
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Publication number: 20220247401
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Publication number: 20220218857
    Abstract: A robot for atomization and disinfection is provided, which includes a robot body, an aerosol generator arranged outside the robot body for spraying aerosol mist particles into air, an aerosol concentration detector arranged outside the robot body for detecting an aerosol concentration in the air, and a main controller arranged inside the robot body and connected to the aerosol generator and the aerosol concentration detector for controlling a spray volume of the aerosol mist particles in real time according to the aerosol concentration after the aerosol generator sprays aerosol mist particles into the air. The aerosol concentration is dynamically monitored in real time, and the sterilization aerosol is supplemented in real time according to the concentration change, so as to maintain the stability of the concentration of the sterilization aerosol, improve the intelligence of space disinfection for epidemic prevention, and reduce the burden of manual disinfection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Zhengzhi Wu, Chunbao Wang, Quanquan Liu, Lihong Duan, Xin Zhang, Tong Wang, Zhixian Mao, Guangshuai Zhang, Chengkai Luo, Wanfeng Shang, Yajing Shen, Zhuohua Lin, Chunyu Wang, Riwei Zhang, Limin Li
  • Publication number: 20220218315
    Abstract: A robot and a system for a medical operation of corona viruses e.g., COVID-19 sampling are provided. The robot includes a resilient connector, connecting plates connected with the resilient connector, stretchable and retractable assemblies, a driving assembly and a flexible sampling assembly; two ends of the stretchable and retractable assembly are respectively connected with adjacent two connecting plates, the stretchable and retractable assembly includes stretchable and retractable components divided into at least two stretchable and retractable groups and arranged around the resilient connector, the driving assembly drive the stretchable and retractable component to be switchably stretched or retracted, the flexible sampling assembly is configured to collect COVID-19 specimens of respiratory tract. The robot can be bent and moved freely in special-shaped human respiratory tract, realize secretions sampling of human respiratory tract and reduce pain and difficulty of examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Quanquan Liu, Zhengzhi Wu, Chunbao Wang, Xin Zhang, Lihong Duan, Yongtian Lu, Weiping Li, Haidong Wang, Tong Wang, Zhixian Mao, Guangshuai Zhang, Chengkai Luo, Wanfeng Shang, Yajing Shen, Zhuohua Lin, Riwei Zhang, Jianjun Long, Yulong Wang
  • Patent number: 11264981
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Publication number: 20210265990
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Publication number: 20200186139
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Patent number: 10511297
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo
  • Patent number: 10432238
    Abstract: Detuning and isolation techniques for a multiband tunable matching network used in multi-transceiver RF systems. Embodiments include an amplifier and a multiband tunable matching network (MN) coupled to the amplifier. The multiband tunable MN is configured to detune to an isolation OFF state from an ON state, wherein the match tuning in the isolation OFF state is different than match tuning in the ON state. In an example detuning, the match tuning in the isolation OFF state is in a different frequency band than a frequency band of match tuning in the ON state and is selected based on the frequency band of match tuning in the ON state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventors: Chengkai Luo, Fleming Lam
  • Publication number: 20190036520
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining a stable power supply to a circuit when activating/deactivating a switch in order to accelerate the switching time of the switch. The gate of a FET is coupled to a switch driver. The switch driver is powered by a positive power supply and a negative power supply. When the switch is to be activated/deactivated, the gate is first coupled to a reference potential (i.e., ground) for a “reset period” to reduce any positive/negative charge that has been accumulated in the FET. At the end of the reset period, the gate is then released from the reference potential and the switch driver drives the gate to the desired voltage level to either activate or deactivate the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Chengkai Luo