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: 20230127395
    Abstract: An overcurrent protection circuit, a memory storage device, and an overcurrent protection method are disclosed. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a load switch, a first mirror circuit, a second mirror circuit, and a control circuit. The first mirror circuit is configured to generate a first node voltage in a state that a voltage difference between two terminals of the load switch is within a first voltage region. The second mirror circuit is configured to generate a second node voltage in a state that the voltage difference between the two terminals of the load switch is within a second voltage region. The control circuit is configured to cut off the load switch according to at least one of the first node voltage and the second node voltage to perform an overcurrent protection. The first voltage region is different from the second voltage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Shu-Han Chou
  • Patent number: 11633650
    Abstract: A composite golf club head and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The composite golf club head has a carbon fiber composite body and a striking face. The carbon fiber composite body is formed by multiple carbon fiber prepreg materials or multiple composite prepreg materials including carbon fiber with stacking, a positive pressure, a vacuum negative pressure, and heating. The striking face is made of a carbon fiber composite or metal material, and is fixedly glued to a front opening portion of the carbon fiber composite body. A weight of the carbon fiber composite body is reduced. Center of gravity and moment of inertia can be adjusted easily according to striking distances or feel of striking of different golf club heads for enhancing a striking performance of the composite golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: O-TA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Wen Ling, Wei-Hsiang Chou, Fang-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 11635548
    Abstract: A plastic lens element includes an optical effective portion and a lens peripheral portion in order from a central axis to an edge of the plastic lens element. The lens peripheral portion surrounds the optical effective portion and includes a plurality of curve-shaped strip structures. Each of the curve-shaped strip structures is located and extended along a radial direction of the central axis. Each of the curve-shaped strip structures is curved in a concave form. The curve-shaped strip structures are prearranged in a circumferential direction of the central axis and around the optical effective portion. The curve-shaped strip structures are not directly connected to the optical effective portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Chou
  • Patent number: 11635764
    Abstract: Systems, methods, tangible non-transitory computer-readable media, and devices associated with the motion prediction and operation of a device including a vehicle are provided. For example, a vehicle computing system can access state data including information associated with locations and characteristics of objects over a plurality of time intervals. Trajectories of the objects at subsequent time intervals following the plurality of time intervals can be determined based on the state data and a machine-learned tracking and kinematics model. The trajectories of the objects can include predicted locations of the objects at subsequent time intervals that follow the plurality of time intervals. Further, the predicted locations of the objects can be based on physical constraints of the objects. Furthermore, indications, which can include visual indications, can be generated based on the predicted locations of the objects at the subsequent time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC.
    Inventors: Nemanja Djuric, Henggang Cui, Thi Duong Nguyen, Fang-Chieh Chou, Tsung-Han Lin, Jeff Schneider, David McAllister Bradley
  • Patent number: 11636794
    Abstract: A pixel driving device includes at least one data line and at least one driver integrated circuit. The at least one data line includes a first area and a second area on both sides. The first area and the second area are separated by the at least one data line. The at least one driver integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit is disposed in the first area, is configured to receive at least one first high-frequency signal so as to at least one first driving signal. The second circuit is disposed in the second area, is coupled to the first circuit and is configured to receive at least one low-frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Che-Chia Chang, Yi-Jung Chen, Shang-Jie Wu, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Hsien-Chun Wang, Ming-Hung Chuang, Mei-Yi Li, Chen-Ying Chou, Sin-An Lin
  • Patent number: 11635643
    Abstract: An optical attenuating structure is provided. The optical attenuating structure includes a substrate, a waveguide, doping regions, an optical attenuating member, and a dielectric layer. The waveguide is extended over the substrate. The doping regions are disposed over the substrate, and include a first doping region, a second doping region opposite to the first doping region and separated from the first doping region by the waveguide, a first electrode extended over the substrate and in the first doping region, and a second electrode extended over the substrate and in the second doping region. The first optical attenuating member is coupled with the waveguide and disposed between the waveguide and the first electrode. The dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate and covers the waveguide, the doping regions and the first optical attenuating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Huan-Neng Chen, Feng-Wei KUo, Min-Hsiang Hsu, Lan-Chou Cho, Chewn-Pu Jou, Wen-Shiang Liao
  • Patent number: 11633571
    Abstract: An intravascular access system for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature through an access sheath. The system includes an aspiration or support catheter having a flexible, distal luminal portion having an inner diameter defining a lumen extending between a proximal opening at a proximal end of the luminal portion and a distal opening at a distal end of the luminal portion. The catheter has a rigid spine coupled to at least the proximal end of the luminal portion and extending proximally therefrom. The system includes a dilator having a flexible, distal dilator portion sized to be received within the lumen of the luminal portion. Associated systems, devices, and methods of use are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michi E. Garrison, Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11635675
    Abstract: A laser projector includes a laser light source, a first dichroic mirror, a second dichroic mirror, three light valves and a beam combining module. The laser light source is used to generate a composite polarized beam. The first dichroic mirror is used to receive the composite polarized beam, and separate the composite polarized beam into a first color beam and a relay beam. The second dichroic mirror is used to receive the relay beam, and separate the relay beam into a second color beam and a third color beam. The three light valves are used to modulate the three color beams into three light beams. The beam combining module is used to combine the three light beams to form a multi-color image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Hao Hu, Tsung-Hsun Wu, Ching-Tze Huang, Ping-Chung Chou
  • Patent number: 11637078
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device vertically positioned above the first semiconductor device, and a ground shielded transmission path. The ground shielded transmission path couples the first semiconductor device to the second semiconductor device. The ground shielded transmission path includes a first signal path extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The first signal path includes a conductive material. A first insulating layer is disposed over the signal path longitudinally between the first end and the second end. The first insulating layer includes an electrically insulating material. A ground shielding layer is disposed over the insulating material longitudinally between the first end and the second end of the signal path. The ground shielding layer includes a conductive material coupled to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Wei Kuo, Wen-Shiang Liao, Chewn-Pu Jou, Huan-Neng Chen, Lan-Chou Cho, William Wu Shen
  • Patent number: 11636896
    Abstract: A memory circuit includes a first driver circuit, a first column of memory cells coupled to the first driver circuit, a first current source, a tracking circuit configured to track a leakage current of the first column of memory cells, and a footer circuit coupled to the first column of memory cells, the first current source and the tracking circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-I Su, Chung-Cheng Chou, Yu-Der Chih, Zheng-Jun Lin
  • Patent number: 11637099
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a structure having a frontside and a backside, the structure including a substrate and a stack of a first type and a second type epitaxial layers having different material compositions alternatively stacked above the substrate, wherein the stack is at the frontside of the structure and the substrate is at the backside of the structure; patterning the stack, thereby forming a fin above the substrate; implanting a first dopant into a first region of the fin, the first dopant having a first conductivity type; implanting a second dopant into a second region of the fin, the second dopant having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type; and forming a first contact on the first region and a second contact on the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Wang, Ming-Shuan Li, Chih Chieh Yeh, Zi-Ang Su, Chia-Ju Chou
  • Patent number: 11638041
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving determination of encoded image data using a video encoding pipeline, which includes a first transcode engine that entropy encodes a first portion of a bin stream to determine a first bit stream including first encoded image data that indicates a first coding group row and that determines first characteristic data corresponding to the first bit stream to facilitate communicating a combined bit stream; and a second transcode engine that entropy encodes a second portion of the bin stream to determine a second bit stream including second encoded image data that indicates a second coding group row while the first transcode engine entropy encodes the first portion of the bin stream and that determines second characteristic data corresponding to the second bit stream to facilitate communicating the combined bit stream, which includes the first bit stream and the second bit stream, to a decoding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jim C. Chou, Syed Muhammad A. Rizvi
  • Patent number: 11633570
    Abstract: An intravascular access system for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature through an access sheath. The system includes an aspiration or support catheter having a flexible, distal luminal portion having an inner diameter defining a lumen extending between a proximal opening at a proximal end of the luminal portion and a distal opening at a distal end of the luminal portion. The catheter has a rigid spine coupled to at least the proximal end of the luminal portion and extending proximally therefrom. The system includes a dilator having a flexible, distal dilator portion sized to be received within the lumen of the luminal portion. Associated systems, devices, and methods of use are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michi E. Garrison, Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11633833
    Abstract: A method of temperature control for a chemical mechanical polishing system includes directing a gas that includes steam from an orifice onto the component in the polishing system while the component is spaced away from a polishing pad of the polishing system to raise a temperature of the component to an elevated temperature, and before the component returns to an ambient temperature, moving the component into contact with the polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Haosheng Wu, Jianshe Tang, Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang, Paul D. Butterfield, Hui Chen, Chih Chung Chou, Alexander John Fisher
  • Patent number: 11634883
    Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous excavation vehicle that is capable of navigating through a dig site and carrying out an excavation routine using a system of sensors physically mounted to the excavation vehicle. The sensors collects any one or more of spatial, imaging, measurement, and location data representing the status of the excavation vehicle and its surrounding environment. Based on the collected data, the excavation vehicle executes instructions to carry out an excavation routine. The excavation vehicle is also able to carry out numerous other tasks, such as checking the volume of excavated earth in an excavation tool, and helping prepare a digital terrain model of the site as part of a process for creating the excavation routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: BUILT ROBOTICS INC.
    Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Xiao Liang, Linus Page Chou, Edward Stephen Walker, Christian John Wawrzonek, Cyrus McMann Ready-Campbell
  • Patent number: 11637060
    Abstract: A wiring board includes an insulating layer, a wiring layer and a plurality of conductive columns. The insulating layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The wiring layer is disposed in the insulating layer and has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The insulating layer covers the third surface, and the second surface of the insulating layer is flush with the fourth surface of the wiring layer. The conductive columns are disposed in the insulating layer and connected to the wiring layer. The conductive columns extend from the third surface of the wiring layer to the first surface of the insulating layer, and protrude from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Hao Chen, Chia-Lung Lin, Chien-Hsiang Chou, Yi-Lin Chiang, Chien-Chen Lin
  • Publication number: 20230121132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an article for use with an electrically operated non-combustible aerosol delivery system, the article comprising a generally planar aerosol generating component suspended within an aerosol generating chamber, the aerosol generating component being fluidly coupled to at least one component for transferring acrosolisable aerosolizable material to the aerosol generating component such that acrosolisable aerosolizable material is preferentially delivered to portions of the aerosol generating component configured to vaporize the acrosolisable aerosolizable material at a higher rate than other areas of the aerosol generating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ping Chou CHEN, Helmut BUCHBERGER
  • Patent number: D984092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MAKALOT INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Chou, Li-Hua Chung
  • Patent number: D984093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MAKALOT INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hao Chou, Li-Hua Chung
  • Patent number: D984151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Studio Tack LLC
    Inventors: Ruben Caldwell, Jou-Yie Chou, Leigh Salem