Patents by Inventor Chen-Yu Lin
Chen-Yu Lin 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).
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Publication number: 20250091673Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes collecting data from at least one component of a micromobility vehicle. The method includes analyzing the data to determine whether a condition of the micromobility vehicle corresponds to an unsafe condition. The method includes determining, based on analysis, that the condition of the micromobility vehicle corresponds to the unsafe condition. The method includes activating an immobilization lock on the micromobility vehicle to immobilize a wheel of the micromobility vehicle responsive to determining that the condition of the micromobility vehicle corresponds to the unsafe condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alex Dixon, Garrett Korda Drayna, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Jared Mitchell Kole, Chen-Yu Lin, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, James Jeng-Yeu Peng, Andrew Michael Reimer, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Gary Shambat, Jennifer Uang
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Patent number: 12252027Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for docking vehicles includes a housing structure comprising two side portions and a top portion connecting the two side portions, the two side portions and the top portion forming a cavity for receiving a portion of a vehicle, an electrically-powered locking assembly, carried by the housing structure, for securing the housing structure to the vehicle in response to the portion of the vehicle being received by the cavity of the housing structure, an electrically-powered communication device, coupled to the housing structure, for enabling data communication over a network, and a solar panel, carried by an external surface of one of the side portions of the housing structure, for independently converting light received by the solar panel into electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Jordan Elias Brooks, Alexander Timothy Dixon, Robert Andrew Ewaschuk, Chen-Yu Lin, Dawei Liu, Scott McDaid, Ulhas Subramaniam, Joseph Daniel Taylor, Jennifer Uang
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Publication number: 20250081521Abstract: An electronic device including a substrate, a light-shielding layer, a first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a second insulating layer and a drain is disclosed. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the substrate. The first insulating layer is disposed on the light-shielding layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer and has a hole, and the hole exposes a portion of the first insulating layer. The drain is connected to the semiconductor layer through the hole. A first minimum distance exists between the above portion of the first insulating layer and the light-shielding layer, a second minimum distance exists between the semiconductor layer and the light-shielding layer, and a ratio of the first minimum distance to the second minimum distance is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Chen-Yu LIN, Ming-Chih TSAI
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Patent number: 12245408Abstract: A micromobility transit vehicle may include a wheel, an electric motor associated with the wheel, and a motor controller configured to control a motive force provided by the electric motor to the wheel. The motor controller may include a printed circuit board (PCB), one or more MOSFETs attached to the PCB, and a respective aperture defined through the PCB below each MOSFET. The motor controller may include a thermal assembly associated with each MOSFET and capable of dissipating heat from the MOSFETs to a heat sink. Each thermal assembly may include a heat transfer plug positioned at least partially within an associated aperture of the PCBA to contact an associated MOSFET, and a thermal interface material positioned between the heat transfer plug and the heat sink and capable of dissipating heat from the heat transfer plug to the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Adam Christopher Bender, Nikola Popov, Chen-Yu Lin
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Patent number: 12195126Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a rear triangle configuration for a micromobility transit vehicle. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a micromobility transit vehicle is provided. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a seat tube, a wishbone seat stay including a fork and post connecting the fork to the seat tube, a collar connected to the post and rotatable about an axis defined by the post, and a lock cable connected to the collar to rotate about the post. The fork may be connected to a pair of chain stays, such as via a pair of rear dropouts, to extend around a portion of a rear wheel. The rear dropouts may include a vertical dropout structure and positively lock to an electric motor, such as via complementary structures. A channel may be disposed in a rear dropout to receive a motor cable running to the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Calvin Jye Chang, Eahab Nagi El Naga, Erica Catherine Keenan, Chen-Yu Lin, Andrew Michael Reimer, Joseph Daniel Taylor
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Patent number: 12157530Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with locking a micromobility transit vehicle to a stationary object. A multimodal transportation system may include a docking station including a securement point, and a micromobility transit vehicle securable to the securement point of the docking station. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a storage basket and a lock cable including a first end coupled to the storage basket and a second end. The second end of the lock cable may be securable to the securement point of the docking station to lock the micromobility transit vehicle to the docking station. The storage basket may include a pin lock. The pin lock may engage a locking pin of the lock cable to lock the micromobility transit vehicle via the lock cable.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alex Dixon, Garrett Korda Drayna, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Jared Mitchell Kole, Chen-Yu Lin, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, James Jeng-Yeu Peng, Andrew Michael Reimer, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Gary Shambat, Jennifer Uang
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Publication number: 20240290903Abstract: A light sensing transistor is provided. The light sensing transistor includes a substrate, a metal layer, and a semiconductor layer. The metal layer and the semiconductor layer are disposed on the substrate. The metal layer has a first metal structure and a second metal structure. The first metal structure and the second metal structure are in direct contact with the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ya-Hsiang Tai, Yi-Cheng Yuan, Chen-Yu Lin
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Publication number: 20240246426Abstract: A method implemented by one or more processors includes receiving vehicle data associated with an operation of a micromobility vehicle, and determining, based on the vehicle data, a braking action to be performed by the micromobility vehicle. The braking action is configured to effect the operation of the micromobility vehicle. The method further includes identifying, based at least in part on one or more components of a powertrain of the micromobility vehicle, one or more authentication identifiers associated with a secured functionality of the one or more components of the powertrain, and in response to determining that the one or more authentication identifiers satisfies a predetermined condition, causing the micromobility vehicle to perform the braking action.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Conrad Xavier Murphy, Chen-Yu Lin, Nikola Popov, Simon Roy
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Publication number: 20240243028Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a metal composite structure, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer. The metal composite structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a first metal layer. The first metal layer has a first opening. The first insulating layer is disposed on the metal composite structure and has a second opening. The second insulating layer is disposed on the first insulating layer and has a third opening. In a cross section of the electronic device, the first opening has a first distance, the second opening has a second distance, and the third opening has a third distance. The second distance is greater than the third distance, and the third distance is greater than the first distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventors: Ming-Chih Tsai, Chen-Yu Lin
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Patent number: 12008935Abstract: An arcuate display device includes a plurality of display units each having has a plurality of pixels, a virtual axis, and a plurality of driving devices. Each pixel includes first, second, and third light-emitting elements respectively disposed at first, second, and third positions. The driving devices corresponding to the display units having the same minimum distance from the virtual axis have the same circuit layout design. The first, second, and third positions are sequentially arranged in a direction away from the virtual axis. Optical properties of the first light-emitting elements and the third light-emitting elements in at least a part of the pixels disposed at a first side of the virtual axis are respectively substantially the same as optical properties of the third light-emitting elements and the first light-emitting elements in at least a part of the pixels disposed at a second side of the virtual axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Kai-Yi Lu, Hung-Chi Wang, Chen-Yu Lin, Ya-Fang Chen, Chih-Hsiang Yang
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Publication number: 20240153970Abstract: The invention provides a display device and a display panel. The display device includes the display panel and a reading circuit. The display panel includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer, and a photosensitive circuit. The TFT layer is disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. A plurality of TFTs of a pixel array of the display panel are disposed in the TFT layer. The photosensitive circuit is disposed in the TFT layer to sense an ambient light. The reading circuit is coupled to the photosensitive circuit to read a sensing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Ya-Hsiang Tai, Yi-Cheng Yuan, Chen-Yu Lin
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Patent number: 11945315Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with a powertrain for a micro-mobility fleet vehicle. The fleet vehicle may include at least one drive wheel to provide tractive contact between the flee vehicle and a road surface, an electric motor mechanically coupled to the drive wheel and configured to provide motive force for the fleet vehicle, a brake resistor configured to provide dynamic braking of the motor, and a motor controller electronically coupling the brake resistor to the motor. The motor controller may be configured to control the motive force provided by the motor using the brake resistor. The motor controller may be configured to limit a speed, power, and/or acceleration of the motor using the brake resistor based on an operational environment of, and/or on a directive received by, the fleet vehicle. The brake resistor may provide a relatively wide range of traction control for the fleet vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Conrad Xavier Murphy, Chen-Yu Lin, Nikola Popov, Simon Roy
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Patent number: 11921543Abstract: A system and method of docking an information handling system to an intelligent wireless fan dock comprising a docking sensor to detect a docking event, a wireless module to establish a wireless link of the intelligent wireless fan dock with the docked information handling system upon detection of a docking event and to receive a dynamic fan speed request command to adjust extended fan cooling airflow from fan dock control system operating at the docked information handling system, where the fan dock control system has determined that the docked information handling system and the intelligent wireless fan dock pairing enables an increased performance mode and altered power draw limitations for the docked information handling system relative to the information handling system in an undocked state, and increasing the extended fan cooling airflow of a cooling fan based on the dynamic fan speed request command from the docked information handling system.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Lee-Ching Kuo, Hong Ling Chen, Hou Chun Wang, En-Yu Jen, Chen-Yu Lin
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Publication number: 20230350455Abstract: A system and method of docking an information handling system to an intelligent wireless fan dock comprising a docking sensor to detect a docking event, a wireless module to establish a wireless link of the intelligent wireless fan dock with the docked information handling system upon detection of a docking event and to receive a dynamic fan speed request command to adjust extended fan cooling airflow from fan dock control system operating at the docked information handling system, where the fan dock control system has determined that the docked information handling system and the intelligent wireless fan dock pairing enables an increased performance mode and altered power draw limitations for the docked information handling system relative to the information handling system in an undocked state, and increasing the extended fan cooling airflow of a cooling fan based on the dynamic fan speed request command from the docked information handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Lee-Ching Kuo, Hong Ling Chen, Hou Chun Wang, En-Yu Jen, Chen-Yu Lin
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Publication number: 20230350259Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, a memory device, a power management unit (PMU), and a camera formed into a chassis of the information handling system. The camera may include a lens and an electronic image capture component, and an electrochromic glass shutter formed over the lens, the electrochromic glass shutter operatively coupled to a circuit switch to receive a voltage to change the opacity of the electrochromic glass shutter, the circuit switch operatively coupled to and controlled by an embedded controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Hong Ling Chen, Hou Chun Wang, En-Yu Jen, Chen-Yu Lin, Lee-Ching Kuo, Shao Che Huang
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Publication number: 20230282144Abstract: An arcuate display device includes a plurality of display units each having has a plurality of pixels, a virtual axis, and a plurality of driving devices. Each pixel includes first, second, and third light-emitting elements respectively disposed at first, second, and third positions. The driving devices corresponding to the display units having the same minimum distance from the virtual axis have the same circuit layout design. The first, second, and third positions are sequentially arranged in a direction away from the virtual axis. Optical properties of the first light-emitting elements and the third light-emitting elements in at least a part of the pixels disposed at a first side of the virtual axis are respectively substantially the same as optical properties of the third light-emitting elements and the first light-emitting elements in at least a part of the pixels disposed at a second side of the virtual axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Kai-Yi Lu, Hung-Chi Wang, Chen-Yu Lin, Ya-Fang Chen, Chih-Hsiang Yang
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Publication number: 20230202326Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for docking vehicles includes a housing structure comprising two side portions and a top portion connecting the two side portions, the two side portions and the top portion forming a cavity for receiving a portion of a vehicle, an electrically-powered locking assembly, carried by the housing structure, for securing the housing structure to the vehicle in response to the portion of the vehicle being received by the cavity of the housing structure, an electrically-powered communication device, coupled to the housing structure, for enabling data communication over a network, and a solar panel, carried by an external surface of one of the side portions of the housing structure, for independently converting light received by the solar panel into electrical energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Jordan Elias Brooks, Alexander Timothy Dixon, Robert Andrew Ewaschuk, Chen-Yu Lin, Dawei Liu, Scott McDaid, Ulhas Subramaniam, Joseph Daniel Taylor, Jennifer Uang
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Publication number: 20230103531Abstract: An electronic device and a manufacturing method of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, a drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, a source electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and an insulator. The insulator is disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode are at least partially overlapped. The manufacturing method includes following steps. A substrate is provided; a semiconductor layer is formed on the substrate; a drain electrode is formed and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer; a source electrode is formed and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer; an insulator is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The electronic device and its manufacturing method are able to improve resolution, reduce impedance, or enhance product performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: Innolux CorporationInventor: Chen-Yu Lin
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Publication number: 20220194503Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with locking a micromobility transit vehicle to a stationary object. A multimodal transportation system may include a docking station including a securement point, and a micromobility transit vehicle securable to the securement point of the docking station. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a storage basket and a lock cable including a first end coupled to the storage basket and a second end. The second end of the lock cable may be securable to the securement point of the docking station to lock the micromobility transit vehicle to the docking station. The storage basket may include a pin lock. The pin lock may engage a locking pin of the lock cable to lock the micromobility transit vehicle via the lock cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alex Dixon, Garrett Korda Drayna, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Jared Mitchell Kole, Chen-Yu Lin, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, James Jeng-Yeu Peng, Andrew Michael Reimer, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Gary Shambat, Jennifer Uang
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Publication number: 20220185407Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a rear triangle configuration for a micromobility transit vehicle. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a micromobility transit vehicle is provided. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a seat tube, a wishbone seat stay including a fork and post connecting the fork to the seat tube, a collar connected to the post and rotatable about an axis defined by the post, and a lock cable connected to the collar to rotate about the post. The fork may be connected to a pair of chain stays, such as via a pair of rear dropouts, to extend around a portion of a rear wheel. The rear dropouts may include a vertical dropout structure and positively lock to an electric motor, such as via complementary structures. A channel may be disposed in a rear dropout to receive a motor cable running to the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Calvin Jye Chang, Eahab Nagi El Naga, Erica Catherine Keenan, Chen-Yu Lin, Andrew Michael Reimer, Joseph Daniel Taylor