Patents by Inventor Chin-Lung Chan

Chin-Lung Chan 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: 20240132762
    Abstract: A covering structure includes at least one element, a gas impermeable film and an adhesive layer. The gas impermeable film covers the at least one element. The adhesive layer is adhered between the at least one element and the gas impermeable film, and the adhesive layer has a perforation pattern, a perforation repair pattern, or a combination thereof. A method of forming a covering structure is also provided, which includes: making a surface of an adhesive layer with a perforation pattern facing one of at least one element and a gas impermeable film to form a first structure; performing a first gas suction treatment on the first structure; making another surface of the adhesive layer of the first structure facing the other thereof to form a second structure; and performing a second gas suction treatment on the second structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zheng-Hong Lai, Chin-Lung Chan, Chih-Ho Hsu
  • Patent number: 11948837
    Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate with a contact feature thereon; forming a dielectric layer on the substrate; etching the dielectric layer to form an interconnect opening exposing the contact feature; forming a metal layer on the dielectric layer and outside of the contact feature; and forming a graphene conductive structure on the metal layer, the graphene conductive structure filling the interconnect opening, being electrically connected to the contact feature, and having at least one graphene layer that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Yeh, Chin-Lung Chung, Shu-Wei Li, Yu-Chen Chan, Shin-Yi Yang, Ming-Han Lee
  • Publication number: 20240071822
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes forming a first interconnect feature in a first dielectric feature, the first interconnect feature including a first conductive element exposed from the first dielectric feature; forming a first cap feature over the first conductive element, the first cap feature including a first cap element which includes a two-dimensional material; forming a second dielectric feature with a first opening that exposes the first cap element; forming a barrier layer over the second dielectric feature while exposing the first cap element from the barrier layer; removing a portion of the first cap element exposed from the barrier layer; and forming a second conductive element in the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Lung CHUNG, Shin-Yi YANG, Yu-Chen CHAN, Han-Tang HUNG, Shu-Wei LI, Ming-Han LEE
  • Publication number: 20240003482
    Abstract: A bendable support device is provided, which includes a support plate, a slidable plate and a pivot mechanism. The support plate has a first portion and a second portion laterally adjacent to the first portion. The slidable plate is disposed over the first portion of the support plate. The pivot mechanism is pivotally connected between the first portion and the second portion. The slidable plate is configured to move toward the pivot mechanism when an angle between a lower surface of the first portion and a lower surface of the second portion is changed from 180 degrees to less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Che-Wei Lee, Chin-Lung Chan, Yi-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 11824575
    Abstract: A protective cover for a tablet computer includes a main body, a peripheral device and a protective cover signal transmission member. The main body includes a first supporting member and a second supporting member connected to each other and can be opened and closed relative to each other. The peripheral device is disposed on the first supporting member. The protective cover signal transmission member is disposed on the second supporting member and electrically connected with the peripheral device. The second supporting member supports the tablet computer. The tablet computer includes a computer signal transmission member. The protective cover signal transmission member is used to dock with the computer signal transmission member to perform signal transmission. One of the computer signal transmission member and the protective cover signal transmission member is an electrical block, and the other is an electrical guide rail. A portable electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu Chih Chang, Chin Lung Chan
  • Patent number: 11740706
    Abstract: A keyboard touch electrode module includes a plurality of same electrode matrices, which are arranged along a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction and formed by a plurality of series of first electrodes and a plurality of series of second electrodes which interlace with each other. Adjacent two of the electrode matrices in the widthwise direction are mis-aligned. The electrode matrices thereon define a plurality of key projection areas, each of which covers a same key-face electrode pattern. A touch keyboard includes a base, a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of supporting structures connected to and between the base and the keycaps, and the keyboard touch electrode module disposed between the base and the keycaps. The keyboard touch electrode module can senses a non-pressing movement on the keycaps. The keycap can move up and down relative to the base and the keyboard touch electrode module through the corresponding supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Yan You, Chin-Lung Chan, Po-Yueh Chou
  • Patent number: 11735382
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a base plate, a plurality of key structures, a floating frame and a cover layer. The key structures are disposed over the base plate, and each of the key structures has a keycap. The floating frame is disposed over and separated from the base plate. The floating frame has a plurality of openings, and the key structures are disposed in the openings, respectively. The cover layer covers the keycaps of the key structures and the floating frame and is in direct or indirect contact with an upper surface of the keycap of each of the key structures and an upper surface of the floating frame. When the keycap of one of the key structures and the cover layer thereover are pressed to bottom, the floating frame surrounding the one of the key structures is pulled by the cover layer and shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng-Hong Lai, Che-Wei Lee, Chin-Lung Chan, Chih-Ho Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230245843
    Abstract: A keyswitch structure includes a switch and a multilayer structure above the switch. The multilayer structure includes an inner flexible layer, a rigid light-transmissive cover sheet, and a flexible light-transmissive layer. The inner flexible layer has a keycap portion and a connection portion extending outward from the keycap portion. The keycap portion is located above the switch and forms a spatial character structure. The rigid light-transmissive cover sheet is disposed on the keycap portion and covers the spatial character structure. The flexible light-transmissive layer covers the inner flexible layer and the rigid light-transmissive cover sheet. A keyboard includes the keyswitch structure and a device casing carrying the keyswitch structure. The multilayer structure is fixed to the device casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Zheng-Hong Lai, Chih-Ho Hsu, Chin-Lung Chan
  • Patent number: 11569046
    Abstract: A keyswitch includes a board, a cap opposite to the board, a first support device, a second support device, and a first link member. The first support device is disposed between the cap and the board. An end of the first support device is connected to the board. Another end of the first support device is connected to the cap. The second support device is disposed between the cap and the board and is separate from the first support device at a specific distance. An end of the second support device is connected to the board. Another end of the second support device is connected to the cap. The first link member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is movably connected to the first support device. The second end portion is connected to the second support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Chan, Cheng-Min Su, Hung-Chieh Lo
  • Patent number: 11557442
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a circuit substrate, a control unit and plural touch key structures. The control unit is installed on the circuit substrate. Each touch key structure includes a base plate, a keycap, a connecting element and a touch-sensitive circuit layer. The base plate is detachably installed on the circuit substrate. The keycap is located over the base plate. The connecting element is arranged between the base plate and the keycap. The keycap is movable upwardly or downwardly relative to the base plate through the connecting element. The touch-sensitive circuit layer is arranged between the base plate and the keycap, and electrically connected with the control unit. After a touch signal is received by the touch-sensitive circuit layer, the touch signal is transmitted to the control unit, and the touch signal is converted into an input signal by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Chan, Yi-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 11551889
    Abstract: A key switch is provided, which includes a base, a cap, a first linkage rod, a second linkage rod, an elastic contraction element, at least one activate member and a thin film circuit unit. The base includes a plurality of first connection portions and a plurality of second connection portions. The first linkage rod is movably connected to the first connection portions and the cap. The second linkage rod is movably connected to the second connection portions and the cap. One end of the elastic contraction element is connected to the first linkage rod, and the other end thereof is connected to the second linkage rod. The activate member is disposed on one of the first linkage rod, the second linkage rod and the cap. The thin film circuit unit includes an activate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Chang, Chin-Lung Chan, Cheng-Min Su
  • Publication number: 20220407555
    Abstract: A protective cover for a tablet computer includes a main body, a peripheral device and a protective cover signal transmission member. The main body includes a first supporting member and a second supporting member connected to each other and can be opened and closed relative to each other. The peripheral device is disposed on the first supporting member. The protective cover signal transmission member is disposed on the second supporting member and electrically connected with the peripheral device. The second supporting member supports the tablet computer. The tablet computer includes a computer signal transmission member. The protective cover signal transmission member is used to dock with the computer signal transmission member to perform signal transmission. One of the computer signal transmission member and the protective cover signal transmission member is an electrical block, and the other is an electrical guide rail. A portable electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Chih Chang, Chin Lung Chan
  • Patent number: 11531404
    Abstract: A luminous touch keyboard includes a baseplate, a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of support mechanisms connected between the baseplate and the keycaps, and a keyboard composite electrode module disposed between the baseplate and the keycaps and configured to sense a non-pressing movement over the keycaps and to provide light emitting through the keycaps. The support mechanism supports the keycap to move relative to the baseplate and the keyboard composite electrode module. The keyboard composite electrode module includes a light source circuit and a plurality of electrode matrices arranged along a first direction and a second direction. Two of the electrode matrices adjacent in the second direction are mis-aligned. The light source circuit includes a plurality of light sources disposed in the plurality of electrode matrices in a one-to-one manner, and the position of the light source in the electrode matrix is correspondingly the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Chan, Wei-Yan You, Po-Yueh Chou
  • Patent number: 11463090
    Abstract: A touch keyboard includes a keyboard touch electrode module and keyswitches arranged along lengthwise and widthwise directions. The keyboard touch electrode module includes plural key electrode matrixes one-to-one corresponding to plural key projection areas for the keyswitches. The key electrode matrixes are arranged along the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction. At least two key electrode matrixes unaligned in the widthwise direction are identical to each other. The key electrode matrix includes plural electrodes arranged alternately at an electrode interval. A size of the electrode in the widthwise direction is defined by a function of the electrode interval, a key pitch between two widthwise-adjacent ones of the key projection areas, and an electrode row number covered within the key pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Yan You, Chin-Lung Chan, Po-Yueh Chou
  • Patent number: 11416083
    Abstract: A keyboard overlay film forming a plurality of keycap accommodating cavities and a key-gap space, the key-gap space surrounding the keycap accommodating cavities, and the keycap accommodating cavities respectively including a key projection surface, wherein the keyboard overlay film includes a top protective layer; a character layer located on a side of the top protective layer forming the keycap accommodating cavities, and the character layer includes a plurality of light-transparent characters respectively corresponding to the key projection surface of the keycap accommodating cavities; a set of touch electrodes located on a side of the character layer opposite to the top protective layer; and a lower protective layer located on a side of the set of touch electrodes opposite to the character layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Chan, Wei-Yan You
  • Publication number: 20220206589
    Abstract: A keyboard overlay film forming a plurality of keycap accommodating cavities and a key-gap space, the key-gap space surrounding the keycap accommodating cavities, and the keycap accommodating cavities respectively including a key projection surface, wherein the keyboard overlay film includes a top protective layer; a character layer located on a side of the top protective layer forming the keycap accommodating cavities, and the character layer includes a plurality of light-transparent characters respectively corresponding to the key projection surface of the keycap accommodating cavities; a set of touch electrodes located on a side of the character layer opposite to the top protective layer; and a lower protective layer located on a side of the set of touch electrodes opposite to the character layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Chin-Lung CHAN, Wei-Yan YOU
  • Patent number: 11334172
    Abstract: A keyboard with light-emitting and touch functions includes a keyswitch, a backlight module having a light source and a light guide plate, a membrane, a capacitive touch sensing sheet disposed on the membrane and the light guide plate, and a board. The keyswitch includes a cap and a support mechanism movably connected to the cap. Light of the light source is incident into the light guide plate and is emitted toward the cap. The membrane has a switch and is selectively disposed on or under the backlight module. The board is disposed under the backlight module and the membrane and has first and second connection members. The first and second connection members pass through the membrane, the light guide plate and the capacitive touch sensing sheet to be movably connected to the support mechanism, so as to make the cap movable downward relative to the board for triggering the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Chan, Hsin-Hung Liu, Chih-Ho Hsu
  • Publication number: 20220122788
    Abstract: A keyswitch structure includes a switch and a multilayer structure above the switch. The multilayer structure includes an inner flexible layer, a rigid light-transmissive cover sheet, and a flexible light-transmissive layer. The inner flexible layer has a keycap portion and a connection portion extending outward from the keycap portion. The keycap portion is located above the switch and forms a spatial character structure. The rigid light-transmissive cover sheet is disposed on the keycap portion and covers the spatial character structure. The flexible light-transmissive layer covers the inner flexible layer and the rigid light-transmissive cover sheet. A keyboard includes the keyswitch structure and a device casing carrying the keyswitch structure. The multilayer structure is fixed to the device casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Zheng-Hong Lai, Chih-Ho Hsu, Chin-Lung Chan
  • Patent number: 11289288
    Abstract: A waterproof film includes a film reinforcing layer, a light shielding layer, a texture layer, and a pattern. The light shielding layer is combined under the film reinforcing layer and forms a plurality of protruding structures cooperatively with the film reinforcing layer by a hot pressing process. The texture layer is attached to a release film and then formed on a top surface and a side surface of each protruding structure after a hot pressing process is performed and the release film is then peeled. The pattern is formed on the texture layer or the light shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Zheng-Hong Lai, Chih-Ho Hsu, Chin-Lung Chan, Che-Wei Lee, Chang-En Sun
  • Patent number: 11289284
    Abstract: A keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, and two supports connected to the base plate and the keycap. The keycap is movable relative to the base plate through the two supports. The support is pivotally connected to the base plate through a pivotal connection structure that includes a guiding slot and a protruding shaft oppositely disposed on the support and the base plate. The guiding slot has an opening and an indentation portion. The opening is located at an upper end of the guiding slot. The protruding shaft enters the guiding slot from the opening to rotatably fit in the indentation portion, so that the support is pivotally connected to the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Min Su, Chin-Lung Chan, Yu-Chih Chang