Patents by Inventor Chou

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).

  • Patent number: 11870397
    Abstract: The invention provides a radio frequency (RF) module and associated method with envelope tracking (ET) power supply in a device. The RF module may comprise a plurality of transmitters, an ET output, and an ET multiplexer. Each said transmitter may comprise an ET port and one or more RF outputs, and may be configured for providing an RF signal to one of said one or more RF outputs, and providing an ET signal, which reflects an envelope of the RF signal, to the ET port. The ET multiplexer may be coupled between said ET ports of the plurality of transmitters and the ET output, for selectively relaying one of said ET ports to the ET output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Shi-Wen Liu, Tang-Nian Luo, Chi-Tsan Chen, Chi-Kun Chiu, Jiann-Huang Liu, Peng-Ta Huang, Chi-Sheng Yu, Hua-Shan Chou
  • Patent number: 11866533
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an anti-biofouling copolymer including a first structural unit represented by formula (I) and a second structural unit represented by formula (II), wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the Specification and Claims. Also disclosed herein is a method for preparing an anti-biofouling copolymer which includes subjecting a first compound represented by formula (a) to polymerization reaction with a second compound represented by formula (b), wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the Specification and Claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ying-Nien Chou, Ming-Zu Ou, Yu-Chan Wu, Po-Ching Lee
  • Publication number: 20240000952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and kits for identifying responsiveness or non-responsiveness of a cancer subject to arginine deprivation therapy. The method includes determining the presence of a G/G genotype of rs13338697 of the target nucleic acid in a biological sample derived from the subject by use of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method, in which the presence of the G/G genotype of rs13338697 of the target nucleic acid is an indication that the subject is responsive to the arginine deprivation therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hung-Wen CHEN, Hui-Fen LIU, Chau-Ting YEH, Yu-De CHU, Chun-Hung CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240000983
    Abstract: A microbial inhibition device for inhibiting microorganisms on a predetermined object includes: a covering member covering the predetermined object, and having an attachment surface for attaching to the predetermined object, and an exposed surface opposite to the attachment surface, wherein the covering member includes at least a conductive medium layer, and the conductive medium layer constitutes a predetermined area of the exposed surface; a control module configured to issue a control command reflecting a predetermined conduction mode; and a power supply module electrically connected to the conductive medium layer, and configured to receive the control command so as to power the conductive medium layer according to the predetermined conduction mode based on the control command. The conductive medium layer is conducted with current according to the predetermined conduction mode through the power supply module. Accordingly predetermined microorganisms on the predetermined area are inhibited or killed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: HSIN-YI TSAI, YU-HSUAN LIN, CHUN-HAN CHOU, KUO-CHENG HUANG, CHING-CHING YANG
  • Publication number: 20240005799
    Abstract: A drone communication system and an operation method thereof are provided. The operation method of the drone communication system is applicable for obtaining a plurality of base station coordinates corresponding to a plurality of base stations in a flight field. The operation method includes the following steps: communicating with at least three base stations adjacent to a parking apron apparatus to obtain at least three base station coordinates of the at least three base stations; communicating with another base station adjacent to the at least three base stations through the at least three base stations; estimating another base station coordinate of the another base station according to the at least three base station coordinates of the at least three base stations; and storing the plurality of base station coordinates and providing the plurality of base station coordinates to a drone parked on the parking apron apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Shen Lee, Chih-Neng Tseng, Kuan-Chou Ko
  • Publication number: 20240001517
    Abstract: A synchronously linkable hand tool includes a base, a rotation mechanism, a first driven mechanism and a second driven mechanism. The rotation mechanism is rotatably connected to the base and includes a driving gear. The first driven mechanism is disposed on the base and includes a first driven gear and a first locking/unlocking member connected to and rotated by the first driven gear. The second driven mechanism is disposed on the base and includes a second driven gear and a second locking/unlocking member connected to and rotated by the second driven gear. The first driven gear and the second driven gear are rotated by the driving gear to synchronously rotate the first locking/unlocking member and the second locking/unlocking member. Therefore, the force is uniform during locking or unlocking to avoid damage to the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Yi-Ching CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240001118
    Abstract: A balloon type retinal stimulation device includes: a substrate unit having an insertion portion provided to be inserted into an eyeball; and a stimulation unit that is provided at one or both of one and the other surfaces of the substrate unit. The insertion portion is provided to be expandable and contractible as a fluid is injected into and discharged from an inside of the injection portion. When the insertion portion expands, one surface of the insertion portion is deformed to match a shape of the retina such that the stimulation unit is brought into close contact with the retina on which an image is formed, and the other surface of the insertion portion comes into close contact with an inner surface of the eyeball that is not a region of retina on which an image is formed, to support the insertion portion that is in contact with the region of retina on which an image is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: SO HEE KIM, HYUN MIN MOON, NAM SUN CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240005479
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for cardiovascular risk prediction, where artificial intelligence is utilized to perform segmentation on non-contrast or contrast medical images to identify precise regions of the heart, pericardium, and aorta of a subject, such that the adipose tissue volume and calcium score can be derived from the medical images to assist in cardiovascular risk prediction. Also provided is a computer readable medium for storing a computer executable code to implement the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tzung-Dau WANG, Wen-Jeng LEE, Yu-Cheng HUANG, Chiu-Wang TSENG, Cheng-Kuang LEE, Wei-Chung WANG, Cheng-Ying CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240007314
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to solutions for converged charging for edge enabling infrastructure resource usage, application context transfer, and aggregated fifth-generation system (5GS) usage. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yizhi YAO, Joey CHOU
  • Publication number: 20240002728
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal (LC) material having negative dielectric anisotropy and the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, such as for example in LC displays, in particular energy saving displays based on the ECB, IPS or FFS effect, where the liquid crystal medium contains one or more compounds of formula I and one or more compounds compounds of formulae IIA, IIB, IIC and IID
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Chi-Shun HUANG, Sven Christian LAUT, Hee-Kyu LEE, Minghui YANG, Harald HIRSCHMANN, Kuang-Ting CHOU, Shih-Chieh HUNG, Alexander HAHN, Philipp WUCHER
  • Publication number: 20240004207
    Abstract: A laser projector includes a light combining device, a light splitting system, a plurality of light valves, and a beam combiner. The light combining device is for emitting an illumination beam. The light splitting system is for receiving the illumination beam to generate a plurality of color beams. The plurality of light valves is for receiving and modulating the plurality of color beams to generate modulated color beams. The beam combiner is for combining the modulated color beams to form a full-color image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: QISDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Hao Hu, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Ching-Shuai Huang, Ping-Chung Chou
  • Publication number: 20240003944
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a panel, a detection system, and a test loop. The test loop is electrically connected to the panel and the detection system. The detection system includes a detection unit and a controller. The detection unit detects a signal transmitted by the test loop, and provides a detection result to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chia-Min YEH, Hsieh-Li CHOU, Cheng-Tso CHEN, Yi-Cheng CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240006467
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure that includes a nanosheet logic device (i.e., nFET and/or pFET) co-integrated with a precision middle-of-the-line (MOL) resistor is provided. The precision MOL resistor is located over a nanosheet device and is present in at least one resistor device region of a semiconductor substrate. The at least one resistor device region can include a first resistor device region in which the MOL resistor is optimized for low capacitance and/or a second resistor device region in which the MOL resistor is optimized for low self-heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Julien Frougier, Sagarika Mukesh, Anthony I. Chou, Andrew M. Greene, Ruilong Xie, Nicolas Jean Loubet, Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Junli Wang, Effendi Leobandung, Jingyun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240005790
    Abstract: A control signal related to a road segment is received by a processor of a vehicle from a remote server. Using at least a portion of the control signal, a cruise control parameter for controlling the vehicle is obtained. Responsive to determining that a cruise control module of the vehicle is enabled, the cruise control module is configured to use the cruise control parameter. The cruise control module operates to maintain the cruise control parameter for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Liam Pedersen, Fang-Chieh Chou, Viju James, Najamuddin Mirza Baig, Katsuhiko Hirayama, Abdul Rahman Kreidieh
  • Publication number: 20240006425
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate having first and second surfaces opposite to each other, an image pixel area, and a black level calibration (BLC) area adjacent to the image pixel area. The BLC area includes a dark current sensing circuit including photo diodes disposed in the substrate, a first seal ring disposed over the second surface and surrounding the image pixel area in plan view, a second seal ring disposed over the second surface and surrounding the image pixel area in plan view such that the dark current sensing circuit is disposed between the first and second seal rings, an opaque cover disposed over the first surface and covering the dark current sensing circuit, the first and second seal rings, and one or more first trench isolation structures extending from the first surface to an inside the substrate and disposed between the first seal ring and the opaque cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien YANG, Chun-Hao CHOU, Kuo-Cheng LEE, Chun-Wei CHIA, Chun-Liang LU, Wei-Chih WENG, Cheng-Hao CHIU
  • Publication number: 20240000396
    Abstract: Sleep physiological system and sleep alarm method are disclosed. The method includes acquiring sleep respiratory information and sleep position related information of a user in a sleep duration; comparing the sleep respiratory information with a predetermined condition for deciding a sleep respiratory event; and comparing the sleep position related information with a predetermined position range; providing an alarm behavior according to a corresponding set of alarming conditions based on a comparison result between the sleep position related information and the predetermined position range so as to influence a sleep position and/or a sleep respiratory state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Chang-An Chou
  • Patent number: 11862515
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip structure. The method may be performed by forming a plurality of interconnect layers within a first interconnect structure disposed over an upper surface of a first semiconductor substrate. An edge trimming process is performed to remove parts of the first interconnect structure and the first semiconductor substrate along a perimeter of the first semiconductor substrate. The edge trimming process results in the first semiconductor substrate having a recessed surface coupled to the upper surface by way of an interior sidewall disposed directly over the first semiconductor substrate. A dielectric capping structure is formed onto a sidewall of the first interconnect structure after performing the edge trimming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hui Huang, Cheng-Hsien Chou, Cheng-Yuan Tsai, Kuo-Ming Wu, Sheng-Chan Li
  • Patent number: 11858918
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides GLP-1R agonists, and compositions, methods, and kits thereof. Such compounds are generally useful for treating a GLP-1R mediated disease or condition in a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Megan K. Armstrong, James S. Cassidy, Elbert Chin, Chienhung Chou, Jeromy J. Cottell, Chao-I Hung, Kavoos Kolahdouzan, David W. Lin, Michael L. Mitchell, Ezra Roberts, Scott D. Schroeder, Nathan D. Shapiro, James G. Taylor, Rhiannon Thomas-Tran, Nathan E. Wright, Zheng-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 11862264
    Abstract: A memory circuit includes a sense amplifier coupled to a non-volatile memory cell, and a detection circuit coupled to the sense amplifier and the non-volatile memory cell. The sense amplifier includes a comparator. The comparator includes a first input terminal coupled to the non-volatile memory cell by a first node, and configured to receive a first voltage, a second input terminal configured to receive a second voltage, and a first output terminal configured to output a first output signal. The detection circuit is configured to latch the first output signal and disrupt a current path between the non-volatile memory cell and the sense amplifier. The detection circuit includes a first inverter. A first input terminal of the first inverter is configured to receive the first output signal. A first output terminal of the first inverter is configured to generate an inverted first output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Hao Chang, Gu-Huan Li, Shao-Yu Chou
  • Patent number: 11862482
    Abstract: A bonding tool includes a gas supply line that may extend directly between valves associated with one or more gas supply tanks and a processing chamber such that gas supply line is uninterrupted without any intervening valves or other types of structures that might otherwise cause a pressure buildup in the gas supply line between the processing chamber and the valves associated with the one or more gas supply tanks. The pressure in the gas supply line may be maintained at or near the pressure in the processing chamber so that gas provided to the processing chamber through the gas supply line does not cause a pressure imbalance in the processing chamber, which might otherwise cause early or premature contact between semiconductor substrates that are to be bonded in the processing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Hao Huang, Chun-Yi Chen, I-Shi Wang, Yin-Tun Chou, Yuan-Hsin Chi, Sheng-Yuan Lin