Patents by Inventor Chien Chou

Chien Chou 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: 20190357004
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a global positioning unit, a processor, and a memory. The global positioning unit establishes a location of the electronic device. The processor displays a user interface on the display, detects whether the user interface receives a predetermined gesture applied thereon, obtains a name of the location where the electronic device is located and a type of location corresponding to the name of the location when the predetermined gesture applied on the user interface is detected, and recommends relevant data on the user interface according to the type of location or the name of the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: YU-CHUN CHEN, CHENG-KUO YANG, MU-ANN CHEN, KE-CHIEN CHOU
  • Publication number: 20190354245
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication port, a display, a processor, and a memory. The processor detects whether an external device plugs into the communication port, displays a user interface on the display when an external device plugs into the communication port, detects whether the user interface receives a predetermined user operation, recommends relevant data linked to the external device according to predetermined rules when the user interface receives the predetermined user operation, and displays the relevant data linked to the external device on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: YU-CHUN CHEN, CHENG-KUO YANG, MU-ANN CHEN, KE-CHIEN CHOU
  • Patent number: 10461146
    Abstract: A package structure includes a substrate, a metal-insulator-metal capacitor, a circuit redistribution structure, and a chip. The metal-insulator-metal capacitor is disposed over the substrate and includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulating layer. The circuit redistribution structure is disposed over the metal-insulator-metal capacitor and includes a first circuit redistribution layer and a second circuit redistribution layer. The first circuit redistribution layer includes a first wire electrically connected to the first electrode and a second wire electrically connected to the second electrode. The second circuit redistribution layer is disposed on the first circuit redistribution layer and includes a third wire electrically connected to the first wire and a fourth wire electrically connected to the second wire. The chip is disposed over the circuit redistribution structure and electrically connected to the third wire and the fourth wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Liang Yeh, Chun-Hsien Chien, Chien-Chou Chen, Cheng-Hui Wu
  • Publication number: 20190295984
    Abstract: An embedded chip package includes a circuit board, a chip, a dielectric material layer, and a build-up circuit structure. The circuit board includes a glass substrate and at least one conductive via. The glass substrate has a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a through-hole penetrating the glass substrate. The conductive via penetrates the glass substrate. The chip is disposed inside the through-hole. The dielectric material layer is filled inside the through-hole and covers the chip. The build-up circuit structure is disposed on the circuit board. The build-up circuit structure is electrically connected to the conductive via. A lower surface of the chip is exposed outside the dielectric material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Po-Chen Lin, Ra-Min Tain, Chun-Hsien Chien, Chien-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 10368431
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, cooling assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. Example cooling assemblies include a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a first set of electronic devices, a second set of electronic devices, and a third set of electronic devices. Each set includes at least two electronic devices electrically coupled in parallel and disposed on the first surface of the circuit board. At least one of the electronic devices of the first set is adjacent one of the electronic devices of the second set and is adjacent one of the electronic devices of the third set. The cooling assembly further includes a heat sink disposed on the second surface of the circuit board. The heat sink is in thermal contact with the first set, the second set, and the third set of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Astec International Limited
    Inventors: Yu-wei Chen, Yi-kai Lan, Shih-chien Chou
  • Patent number: 10354792
    Abstract: A transformer structure includes a circuit board, a current bearing plate, a transformer iron core, two wire windings and two plate windings. The circuit board is provided with a rectification filter circuit at least including a filter inductor, a filter capacitor and a rectification switch. The filter inductor is formed by a current guide plate on the circuit board and an inductor iron core sleeved on the current guide plate. The current bearing plate is stacked on the circuit board and electrically connected to the rectification filter circuit. The transformer iron core is on the circuit board. The two plate windings are plate materials, and are wound for at least one turn on the transformer iron core and fixed on the circuit board. The plate windings are electrically connected to the current guide plate and the current bearing plate to jointly withstand a current flowing through the transformer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SEA SONIC ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chien Chou, Chih-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 10307543
    Abstract: A power pack assembly for a medicament delivery device, the power pack comprising a plunger rod (64) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) and having a proximal and an opposite distal ends, an actuator (90) provided with a holding element (96) and configured to interact with a corresponding holding element on the plunger rod (64), a first force element (68) arranged to exert a force on the plunger rod; an actuator sleeve mechanism (119) arranged to releasably lock said holding element (96) in engagement with the corresponding holding element of said plunger rod (64) such as to hold said first force element (68) in a tensioned state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SHL Medical AG
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yi Chen, Jung-Chien Chou, Jyun-An Yao
  • Patent number: 10284189
    Abstract: A redundant isolating switch control circuit comprises a working power supply, a power input end, a power output end, at least one field-effect transistor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The field-effect transistor comprises a gate electrode, a source electrode connected to the power input end and a drain electrode connected to the power output end. The first transistor and the second transistor together with the associated circuits form a current mirror circuit. The redundant isolating switch control circuit further comprises a first electronic unit comprising a first connecting end connected to the first base electrode of the first transistor and a second connecting end connected to the second emitter electrode of the second transistor, and a second electronic unit comprising a third connecting end connected to the first collector of the first transistor and a fourth connecting end connected to the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SEA SONIC ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chien Chou, Chih-Sheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20190122806
    Abstract: A transformer structure includes a circuit board, a current bearing plate, a transformer iron core, two wire windings and two plate windings. The circuit board is provided with a rectification filter circuit at least including a filter inductor, a filter capacitor and a rectification switch. The filter inductor is formed by a current guide plate on the circuit board and an inductor iron core sleeved on the current guide plate. The current bearing plate is stacked on the circuit board and electrically connected to the rectification filter circuit. The transformer iron core is on the circuit board. The two plate windings are plate materials, and are wound for at least one turn on the transformer iron core and fixed on the circuit board. The plate windings are electrically connected to the current guide plate and the current bearing plate to jointly withstand a current flowing through the transformer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: SHENG-CHIEN CHOU, CHIH-SHENG CHANG
  • Patent number: 10259132
    Abstract: A tube cutter includes a first clamp handle, a second clamp handle, a blade, and a holder. The first clamp handle includes an opening. The second clamp handle is pivotally connected with the first clamp handle. The blade is connected with the second clamp handle. The holder includes a first recess and at least one second recess, and the first recess has a width wider than that of the at least one second recess. The holder is movably connected with the first clamp handle to form a first state or a second state with respect to the first clamp handle. The first recess is located at the opening when in the first state and the second recess is located at the opening when in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Liao, Chien-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 10263377
    Abstract: A crimping clamp includes a first clamp, a second clamp, a connecting rod and a pair of jaws. The first clamp includes a first clamp body and an elastic clip body. A portion of the elastic clip body combines with the first clamp body. The second clamp includes a second clamp body and a clip body having a first end connected with the second clamp body. The connecting rod has one end connected with the first clamp body and the other end connected with the second clamp body. The jaws have one jaw combined with one end of the elastic clip body and the other jaw combined with a second end of the clip body. When the jaws crimp a bushing and a wire of larger size, the elastic clip body is deformed, such that the first clamp body rotates to a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsing-Chieh Ho, Chien-Wei Huang, Chien-Chou Liao
  • Publication number: 20190035526
    Abstract: A transformer includes a bobbin, a connection pin, a movable pin, a first and a second winding. The bobbin has two side walls between which a winding portion is arranged. A protruding plate extends from one of the side walls, a through hole is defined on the protruding plate, and the connection pin is arranged on the other side wall. The movable pin with a first and second latch portion is inserted in the through hole, the second latch portion is positioned in the through hole, and the first latch portion is arranged away from the protruding plate. The first winding is arranged on the winding portion and connected with the connection pin. The second winding is arranged on the winding portion and connected with the movable pin. Thereby, the transformer could be assembled in an automatic process, with low labor costs, improved assembly efficiency and high production yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Po-Chien CHOU, Che-Shih LIN
  • Publication number: 20190029104
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, cooling assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. Example cooling assemblies include a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a first set of electronic devices, a second set of electronic devices, and a third set of electronic devices. Each set includes at least two electronic devices electrically coupled in parallel and disposed on the first surface of the circuit board. At least one of the electronic devices of the first set is adjacent one of the electronic devices of the second set and is adjacent one of the electronic devices of the third set. The cooling assembly further includes a heat sink disposed on the second surface of the circuit board. The heat sink is in thermal contact with the first set, the second set, and the third set of electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-wei CHEN, Yi-kai LAN, Shih-chien CHOU
  • Patent number: 10163191
    Abstract: A method for scaling up an image in a display device includes acquiring luminance data and color data of a plurality of pixels in the image; generating high frequency components according to the luminance data of a first pixel and a plurality of second pixels adjacent to the first pixel in each set of adjacent pixels among the plurality of pixels; adjusting the high frequency components corresponding to each set of adjacent pixels, for making a sum of the high frequency components corresponding to each set of adjacent pixels to be within a predetermined range; and transforming the luminance data of the first pixel, the high frequency components and duplicating the color data of the first pixel in each set of adjacent pixels, to generate image data of a plurality of scaling-up points between the first pixel and each of plurality of second pixels in each set of adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Tien Cho, Chien-Chou Hung
  • Patent number: 10152295
    Abstract: An electronic device and an associated method for displaying image data on a first display device of a first electronic device and a second display device of a second electronic device external of the first electronic device are provided. The method includes the steps of: determining whether image data to be displayed on the first and second display devices are the same; when the image data to be displayed on the first and second display devices are the same, estimating the first resource consumption required when the extension mode is selected for displaying the image data and the second resource consumption required when the mirror mode is selected for displaying the image data; and determining to display the image data on the first and second display devices in the extension mode or the mirror mode according to the first and second estimated resource consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Chen, Chien-Chou Ko, Chiung-Fu Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20180335762
    Abstract: A hierarchical wireless power management system using a remote control device to control multiple slave controllers is disclosed. The control module of the remote control device comprises a processing circuit, a wireless signal transmission circuit, and a storage unit. The wireless signal transmission circuit is adapted for transmitting a control signal to a corresponding slave controller. The storage unit is storing settings related to the slave controllers. The remote control device manage the operations of slave controllers with a capability of doing a group controlling under the hierarchical architecture, based upon settings comprising a hierarchical grouping distribution architecture changeably set by a managing user and respective corresponding identification codes of the slave controllers set by the managing user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Chien-Chou LAI, Tz-Min LIN, Ke-Fan FAN, Dy-Cheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20180332040
    Abstract: A method of login control is to be implemented by an authentication server terminal. The method includes steps of: after receiving a request for connection from a vendor server terminal, generating, storing, and transmitting a reference server identifier to the vendor server terminal; after receiving from a user terminal an encrypted server identifier that results from an encryption performed on the reference server identifier, determining whether a combination of a user-end serial number and the encrypted server identifier is authorized; and when a result of the determination is positive, transmitting a confirmation of authorization and an entry of user data to the vendor server terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Hung-Chien Chou
  • Publication number: 20180309744
    Abstract: An operation method of a storage device includes: obtaining a user-input password based on input password data received from an electronic device over a preset communication network; when the user-input password matches an access password pre-stored in the storage device, transmitting to the electronic device over the preset communication network a verification code and login information that is pre-stored in the storage device for accessing the storage device over a private communication network; and when an access code received from the electronic device over the private communication network matches the verification code, allowing the electronic device to access a classified storage region over the private communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Hung-Chien CHOU
  • Publication number: 20180290582
    Abstract: The system includes a body having a first side wall, a second side wall and a rod therebetween; a main shaft set, pivoted between the first and second side walls, including a main shaft, an end of the main shaft being disposed a ratchet and a first bevel gear; a transmission shaft, pivoted outside the second side wall of the body, a second bevel gear being axially connected around the transmission shaft, the second bevel gear engaging with the first bevel gear, and a gear ratio of the first and second bevel gears being 2:1; a handle set axially connected to the transmission shaft; and a pawl set pivoted on the second side wall of the body to fit into a notch of the ratchet to prevent the main shaft set from reversing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: STRONG YUN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeh-Chien Chou
  • Patent number: 10032430
    Abstract: A processor for use in an electronic device capable of displaying, having capability of switching a refresh rate for refreshing a display panel. The processor can dynamically transition between different states/scenarios in response to different triggering events. The processor can include an image stream consumer, configured to receive an input image stream and outputting an output image stream; a refresh rate selection controller, configured to select a refresh rate from a plurality of refresh rates in response to a monitoring of a current state/scenario; and a display controller, configured to receive the output image stream from the image stream consumer and transmit image data in the output image stream to a driving device, and in response to the selection by the refresh rate selection controller, control the driving device to refresh a display panel with the selected refresh rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Hao-Ting Huang, Chien-Chou Ko, Chang-Chu Liu, Shu-Wen Teng, Ta-Lun Huang, Chun-Wei Ku