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).

  • Publication number: 20230245250
    Abstract: Charging management methods and systems for electric vehicles are provided. First, a server receives a charging request from an electric vehicle charging station or a mobile device via a network. In response to the charging request, the server transmits a charging start instruction to the electric vehicle charging station via the network, and the electric vehicle charging station performs a charging operation to output power to an electric vehicle. The server enables the mobile device to have the ability to stop charging. The server determines whether the electric vehicle charging station stops outputting power to the electric vehicle. When the electric vehicle charging station stops outputting power to the electric vehicle, the server disables the ability of stop charging of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: YU-TING LIOU, CHIA-WEI HU, YIN-JU CHOU, YAN-MING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230241348
    Abstract: A system of devices for treating an artery includes an arterial access sheath adapted to introduce an interventional catheter into an artery and an elongated dilator positionable within the internal lumen of the sheath body. The system also includes a catheter formed of an elongated catheter body sized and shaped to be introduced via a carotid artery access site into a common carotid artery through the internal lumen of the arterial access sheath. The catheter has an overall length and a distal most section length such that the distal most section can be positioned in an intracranial artery and at least a portion of the proximal most section is positioned in the common carotid artery during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Michi E. Garrison, Tony M. Chou
  • Publication number: 20230244543
    Abstract: A method of efficiently executing a plurality of processes is described. The method generates, using a predictor, operating constraints for the processes. An operating constraint of the operating constraints is for each process of the processes. The method evaluates possible operating points for each process consistent with the operating constraints and according to a cost function for the processes. The method also determines an operating point for each process based on the evaluating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Erica Lin, Luna Xu, Marco Montes de Oca, Suraj Bramhavar, Jeffrey Chou
  • Publication number: 20230247682
    Abstract: A method and a User Equipment (UE) for performing uplink transmissions and a related base station (BS) are provided. The method includes a UE receiving a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration indicating a plurality of parameters and a first set of PRACH resources from a base station, each of the plurality of parameters corresponding to a respective one of the first set of PRACH resources; initiating a Random Access (RA) procedure; selecting a first PRACH resource from the first set of PRACH resources to transmit an RA preamble for the RA procedure, the first PRACH resource corresponding to a first parameter of the plurality of parameters; and performing Multiple-PRACH (MP) transmissions on the first PRACH resource. The first set of PRACH resources is configured for the MP transmissions and the first number of times is determined by the first parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: CHIA-HUNG WEI, HAI-HAN WANG, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230245564
    Abstract: Intersection collision avoidance may use a cellular transceiver for a cellular network and a processor located at a cellular access point for multi-access edge computing. The processor includes a shared world model and a conflict detection module. The shared world model is configured to receive, by the cellular transceiver, signals relating to at least two road users in proximity to an intersection within a vehicle transportation network, wherein the at least two road users include an ego vehicle, and the signals conform to a standards-based communication protocol. The conflict detection module is configured to receive object information from the shared world model, determine a potential future collision between the ego vehicle and an other road user of the at least two road users, and transmit a notification of the potential future collision to the ego vehicle over the cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Viju James, Liam Pedersen, Najamuddin Mirza Baig, Fang-Chieh Chou, Simon Tien
  • Patent number: 11715674
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip structure. The integrated chip structure includes a first substrate having an upper surface and a recessed surface extending in a closed loop around the upper surface. The recessed surface is vertically between the upper surface and a lower surface of the first substrate opposing the upper surface. A first plurality of interconnects are disposed within a first dielectric structure on the upper surface. A dielectric protection layer is over the recessed surface, along a sidewall of the first dielectric structure, and along a sidewall of the first substrate. The first substrate extends from directly below the dielectric protection layer to laterally outside of the dielectric protection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chan Li, Cheng-Hsien Chou, Sheng-Chau Chen, Cheng-Yuan Tsai, Kuo-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 11713353
    Abstract: Provided are constructs comprising a single-domain antibody (sdAb) moiety that specifically recognizes PD-1. Also provided are methods of making and using these constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yafeng Zhang, Shu Wu, Shuai Yang, Chuan-Chu Chou
  • Patent number: 11715518
    Abstract: In some aspects of the present disclosure, a memory device is disclosed. In some aspects, the memory device includes a first voltage regulator to receive a word line voltage provided to a memory array; a resistor network coupled to the first voltage regulator to provide an inhibit voltage to the memory array, wherein the resistor network comprises a plurality of resistors and wherein each of the resistors are coupled in series to an adjacent one of the plurality of resistors; and a switch network comprising a plurality of switches, wherein each of the switches are coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of resistors and to the memory array via a second voltage regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng-Jun Lin, Chin-I Su, Pei-Ling Tseng, Chung-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 11712599
    Abstract: A slide structure of an exercise machine comprises a slide seat, configured to be movable along an axial direction relative to a slide rail; a roller, rotatably coupled to the slide seat; a dry-running limit slider, having a bushing seat and a dry-running bushing, the dry-running bushing embracing the slide rail on a vertical plane perpendicular to the axial direction. The slide seat moves on the slide rail along the axial direction through the roller to roll along the axial direction, the dry-running limit slider to slide along the axial direction, and the dry-running limit slider to limit the displacement of the slide seat on the vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Tsung-Chou Lin
  • Patent number: 11715668
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor module. The semiconductor module includes an excitable element located on a first side of a substrate. A first ground structure is disposed between the first side of the substrate and the excitable element. The first ground structure includes a conductive via extending through the substrate and an interconnect disposed over a topmost surface of the conductive via facing away from the substrate. A second ground structure is located on a second side of the substrate, opposing the first side, and electrically coupled to the first ground structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Jr Huang, William Wu Shen, Chin-Her Chien, Chin-Chou Liu, Yun-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 11716646
    Abstract: A network management system can monitor and process raw measurements of network functions (NFs). The NFs are coupled to one another via service based interfaces in a 5G network core (5GC) of a 5G network system (5GS). A server producer generates performance measurements corresponding to the one or more NFs based on the raw measurements. The performance measurements are used to evaluate and optimize the performance related to network services enablement, mobility tracking and reachability with a user equipment (UE) or the gNB according to an Access Mobility Function (AMF) component, a Session Management Function (SMF) component, a Policy Control Function (PCF) component, a Network Exposure Function (NEF) component, or a Network Function Repository Function (NRF) component, as well as associated performance parameters or measurements disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yizhi Yao, Joey Chou
  • Patent number: 11714454
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device, including a front assembly and a wearable assembly, is provided. The wearable assembly is connected to the front assembly and is adapted for wearing the front assembly to a user's face. The wearable assembly includes a cradle, a coupling mechanism, multiple side headbands, a button, and a position returning member. When the button is pressed relative to the cradle, the button drives the coupling mechanism not to be coupled to the side headbands, so that the side headbands can move freely relative to the cradle to adjust the distance between the cradle and the front assembly. When the button is released relative to the cradle, the position returning member drives the coupling mechanism to be coupled to the side headbands, and tighten the side headbands relative to the cradle through the coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chou-Wei Wu, Chun-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 11712177
    Abstract: Among other thing, the present invention provides solution to the problem, particularly, the present invention certain surfaces and certain sample holder to improve the sensitivity, speed, and easy-to-use of an optical signal based assays, such as colorimetric assays or fluorescence assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Essenlix Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Y. Chou, Wei Ding, Yufan Zhang, Ji Qi
  • Patent number: 11713334
    Abstract: A method of preparing a self-healing composition is disclosed, the method including following steps. An isocyanate solution, a dihydric alcohol solution, and a metal salt solution are provided. The dihydric alcohol has heterocyclic structures. The isocyanate solution and the dihydric alcohol solution are mixed, causing the isocyanate and the dihydric alcohol polymerize to form a polymer precursor. The polymer precursor includes a hard segment and a soft segment. The hard segment includes urethane groups, the soft segment includes heterocyclic structures. The polymer precursor and the metal salt solution are mixed, causing the heterocyclic structures and metal ions to undergo a chelation reaction to form a coordination complex, thereby forming the self-healing composition. A self-healing composition prepared by the method, and self-healing film using the self-healing composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Fei Huang, Ho-Hsiu Chou, Chun-Ming Yeh, Chun-Hsiu Lin
  • Patent number: 11715910
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with plural passageways arranged in a hexagonal dense manner. Plural signal contacts and grounding contacts are disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, in a mixed manner wherein each pair of signal contacts are surrounded by eight grounding contacts. Some grounding contacts are aligned with one another along a row direction and linked together via a transverse bar, and a pair of extensions extend from the two opposite ends of the transverse bar in a column direction perpendicular to the row direction so as to have the pair of signal contacts essentially fully enclosed and shielded within a region with the boundary defined by a combination of the grounding contacts and the transverse bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Yong Cheng, Chih-Hsien Chou, Fang-Jwu Liao, Chun-Yu Chao
  • Patent number: 11712696
    Abstract: A drug screening platform simulating hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy including a dielectrophoresis system, a microfluidic chip and a heating system is disclosed. The dielectrophoresis system is used to provide a dielectrophoresis force. The microfluidic chip includes a cell culture array and observation module and a drug mixing module. The cell culture array and observation module are used to arrange the cells into a three-dimensional structure through the dielectrophoresis force to construct a three-dimensional tumor microenvironment. The drug mixing module is coupled to the cell culture array and observation module and used to automatically split and mix the inputted drugs and output the drug combinations into the cell culture array and observation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Te-Yu Chao, Yu-Ching Tung, Mao-Chih Hsieh, Yu-Ting Tai, Bing-Ying Ho, Wei-Chia Chang, Sung-Yang Wei, Chang-Hung Hsieh, Chung-Cheng Chou, Jen-Tsan Chi, Long Hsu, Hwan-You Chang, Huang-Ming Philip Chen, Cheng-Hsien Liu
  • Patent number: 11715499
    Abstract: A MRAM structure, which is provided with multiple source lines between active areas, each source line has multiple branches electrically connecting with the active areas at opposite sides in alternating arrangement. Multiple word lines traverse through the active areas to form transistors. Multiple storage units are disposed between the word lines on the active areas in staggered array arrangement, and multiple bit lines electrically connect with storage units on corresponding active areas, wherein each storage cell includes one of the storage unit, two of the transistors respectively at both sides of the storage unit, and two branches of the source line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kai Hsu, Hung-Yueh Chen, Kun-I Chou, Jing-Yin Jhang, Hui-Lin Wang, Yu-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 11714239
    Abstract: An optical device for coupling light propagating between a waveguide and an optical transmission component is provided. The optical device includes a taper portion and a grating portion. The taper portion is disposed between the grating portion and the waveguide. The grating portion includes rows of grating patterns. A first size of a first grating pattern in a first row of grating patterns is larger than a second size of a second grating pattern in a second row of grating patterns. A first distance between the first row of grating patterns and the waveguide is less than a second distance between the second row of grating patterns and the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Hong Chern, Chih-Chang Lin, Chewn-Pu Jou, Chih-Tsung Shih, Feng-Wei Kuo, Lan-Chou Cho, Min-Hsiang Hsu, Weiwei Song
  • Publication number: 20230236382
    Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a first lens element, a second lens element and a lens barrel, and an optical axis passes through the imaging lens assembly. One of the space adjusting structures is formed via a first peripheral portion of the first lens element and a plate portion of the lens barrel, the other one of the space adjusting structures is formed via the first peripheral portion of the first lens element and a second peripheral portion of the second lens element. Each of the space adjusting structures includes a frustum surface, a spatial frustum surface, a corresponding structure and a spatial layer. Each of the frustum surfaces and each of the spatial frustum surfaces are disposed on an object-side surface of the first peripheral portion and an object-side surface of the second peripheral portion, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chin HUANG, Chen-Wei FAN, Ming-Ta CHOU
  • Publication number: 20230236468
    Abstract: Apparatus, circuits and methods for reducing mismatch in an electro-optic modulator are described herein. In some embodiments, a described optical includes: a splitter configured for splitting an input optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal; a phase shifter coupled to the splitter; and a combiner coupled to the phase shifter. The phase shifter includes: a first waveguide arm configured for controlling a first phase of the first optical signal to generate a first phase-controlled optical signal, and a second waveguide arm configured for controlling a second phase of the second optical signal to generate a second phase-controlled optical signal. Each of the first and second waveguide arms includes: a plurality of straight segments and a plurality of curved segments. The combiner is configured for combining the first and second phase-controlled optical signals to generate an output optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Lan-Chou Cho, Chewn-Pu Jou, Min-Hsiang Hsu