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).

  • Systems and methods for shaft torque security electrical vehicles
    Patent number: 11958364
    Abstract: A torque security system for a vehicle is provided. The system receives a signal from a sensor coupled to a motor shaft of an electric motor and determines an acceleration of the electric motor, based on the signal from the sensor that indicates an amount of rotation of the motor shaft. The system determines an internal torque between the motor shaft and an input gear coupled to the motor shaft, based on the acceleration of the electric motor and an inertia of the electric motor and a gearbox. The powertrain of the vehicle comprises the gearbox and the electric motor, and the input gear couples the electric motor to the gearbox. The system determines whether the internal torque exceeds a threshold torque, and in response to determining that the internal torque exceeds the threshold torque, the system reduces power output to the electric motor. The system also diagnoses the health of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Kang Wang, Younes Sangsefidi, Chia-Chou Yeh, Brian Harries
  • STAINING KIT AND METHOD OF IMMUNEPROFILING TO IDENTIFY CHARACTERIZED IMMUNE CELL SUBSETS OF DISEASE AND PREDICTING DISEASE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240118178
    Abstract: A staining kit is provided, including a first pattern including antibodies against T cell, B cell, NK cell, monocyte, regulatory cell, CD8, CD45, and CTLA4; a second pattern including antibodies against T cell, B cell, NK cell, monocyte, regulatory cell, dendritic cell, and CD45; a third pattern including antibodies against T cell, B cell, NK cell, monocyte, CD8, CD45, CD45RA, CD62L, CD197, CX3CR1 and TCR??; and a fourth pattern including antibodies against B cell, CD23, CD38, CD40, CD45 and IgM, wherein the antibodies of each pattern are labeled with fluorescent dyes. A method of identifying characterized immune cell subsets of a disease and a method of predicting the likelihood of NPC in a subject in the need thereof using the staining kit are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: FULLHOPE BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jan-Mou Lee, Li-Jen Liao, Yen-Ling Chiu, Chih-Hao Fang, Kai-Yuan Chou, Pei-Hsien Liu, Cheng-Yun Lee
  • LATERAL DIFFUSION METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240120419
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a first gate structure and a second gate structure extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first source region extending along the first direction on one side of the first gate structure, a second source region extending along the first direction on one side of the second gate structure, a drain region extending along the first direction between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, a guard ring surrounding the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and a shallow trench isolation (STI) surrounding the guard ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ling-Chun Chou, Yu-Hung Chang, Kun-Hsien Lee
  • CLOUD EAS LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20240121664
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are provided to provide the progress and result of lifecycle management (LCM) processes of an edge application server (EAS) virtual network function (VNF) in a cloud. The lifecycle management process information is included in the Network Resource Models (NRMs). An identifier to identify the management service (MnS) consumer initiating the LCM process is included in an EASFunction Information Object Class (IOC), which represents properties of the EAS VNF, and another IOC, which represents requirements to deploy the EAS VNF. The IOC containing the LCM process information permits the consumer to correlate the LCM result with the LCM request. LCM solutions are presented to deploy and terminate EAS VNFs in the cloud using the LCM process information to report the progress and result of the LCM process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yizhi Yao, Joey Chou
  • UTILIZING CROSS-MODAL CONTRASTIVE LEARNING TO IMPROVE ITEM CATEGORIZATION BERT MODEL
    Publication number: 20240119715
    Abstract: A method of contrastive learning (CL) performed by at least one processor includes receiving, by at least one processor implementing a text-based transformer, a text title corresponding to an anchor, generating, by the at least one processor implementing the text-based transformer, a text representation of the text title, receiving, by at least one processor implementing an image-based transformer, a first image corresponding to the anchor, generating, by the at least one processor implementing the image-based transformer, a first image representation of the first image corresponding to the anchor, and constructing a positive pair between the text representation and the first image representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei CHEN, Hou Wei CHOU
  • SCHEDULING FOR POWER SAVING STATE IN NEXT GENERATION WIRELSS NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20240121718
    Abstract: Some of the present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) for receiving a power saving signal. The method receives, from a base station, a power saving signal comprising a minimum applicable K0 (K0min) that indicates a minimum scheduling offset restriction between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The method determines an application delay based on a predefined value. The method then applies the minimum scheduling offset restriction after the application delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Hsin Cheng, Chie-Ming Chou, Wan-Chen Lin, Tsung-Hua Tsai
  • MULTI-GATE DEVICE FABRICATION METHODS AND RELATED STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20240120239
    Abstract: A method for modulating a threshold voltage of a device. The method includes providing a fin extending from a substrate, where the fin includes a plurality of semiconductor channel layers defining a channel region for a P-type transistor. In some embodiments, the method further includes forming a first gate dielectric layer surrounding at least three sides of each of the plurality of semiconductor channel layers of the P-type transistor. Thereafter, the method further includes forming a P-type metal film surrounding the first gate dielectric layer. In an example, and after forming the P-type metal film, the method further includes annealing the semiconductor device. After the annealing, and in some embodiments, the method includes removing the P-type metal film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei CHANG, Chi-Yu CHOU, Lun-Kuang TAN, Shuen-Shin LIANG
  • AIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240115327
    Abstract: An aiming system includes a positioner, an aiming device, and a processor. The positioner has a function of acquiring spatial information, and the aiming device is connected to the positioner, and the processor is connected to the positioner or the aiming device. A method of using the aiming system is also provided. Surgical guidance is more intuitive by directly combining the positioner with the aiming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Chih Wei CHEN, Hao Kai CHOU, Chih Min YANG
  • INSTANTIATION SUPPORT OF CLOUD EAS
    Publication number: 20240121156
    Abstract: An apparatus and system are provided to provide the progress and result of lifecycle management (LCM) processes of an edge application server (EAS) virtual network function (VNF) in a cloud. Network Resource Models (NRMs) include process information for the LCM of the EAS. A createMOI operation is used to create a Managed Object Instance (MOI) representing an EAS LCM request that contains EAS requirements to start EAS VNF instantiation and LCM process information is used to report the progress and result of EAS VNF instantiation. The EAS requirements include deployment requirements for the EAS VNF. An Information Object Class (IOC) representing the EAS LCM request enables provisioning MnS consumers to perform an LCM operation for the EAS VNF instantiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yizhi Yao, Joey Chou
  • IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND 3D DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240121373
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image display method and a 3d display system. The method is adapted to the 3d display system including a 3d display device and includes the following steps. A first image and a second image are obtained by splitting an input image according to a 3d image format. Whether the input image is a 3D format image complying with the 3D image format is determined through a stereo matching processing performed on the first image and the second image. An image interweaving process is enabled to be performed on the input image to generate an interweaving image in response to determining that the input image is the 3D format image complying with the 3D image format, and the interweaving image is displayed via the 3D display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Kai-Hsiang Lin, Hung-Chun Chou, Wen-Cheng Hsu, Shih-Hao Lin, Chih-Haw Tan
  • BALL TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240119603
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ball tracking system and method. The ball tracking system includes camera device and processing device. The camera device is configured to generate a plurality of video frame data, wherein the video frame data includes image of ball. The processing device is electrically coupled to the camera device and is configured to: recognize the image of the ball from the plurality of video frame data to obtain 2D estimation coordinate of the ball at first frame time and utilize 2D to 3D matrix to convert the 2D estimation coordinate into first 3D estimation coordinate; utilize model to calculate second 3D estimation coordinate of the ball at the first frame time; and calibrate according to the first 3D estimation coordinate and the second 3D estimation coordinate to generate 3D calibration coordinate of the ball at the first frame time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Rong-Sheng WANG, Shih-Chun CHOU, Hsiao-Chen CHANG
  • CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240118589
    Abstract: A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU
  • CAMERA DRIVING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240118514
    Abstract: A camera driving module includes: a base including a central opening; a casing disposed on the base and including an opening hole corresponding to the central opening; a lens unit movably disposed on the casing; and a focus driving part. The focus driving part includes a carrier, an AF coil element, at least two permanent magnets and a Hall element. The carrier is disposed on the lens unit and movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis. The AF coil element is fixed to the base and faces toward the carrier. The permanent magnets are fixed on one side of the carrier facing toward the base and disposed opposite to each other about the optical axis. The Hall element faces toward a corresponding surface of one of the permanent magnets. The AF coil element and the corresponding surfaces are arranged in the direction parallel to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN DIGITAL CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Ming-Ta CHOU, Wen-Hung HSU
  • ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH ABLATION INDEX
    Publication number: 20240115314
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, devices, and methods for performing a medical procedure on a patient. The system comprises an ablation catheter comprising a shaft, at least one therapeutic element positioned on the shaft, and one or more tissue-contact sensing components configured to provide a contact signal related to the level of contact between the at least one therapeutic element and tissue. The system further comprises: an energy delivery unit configured to deliver ablative energy to the at least one therapeutic element to create a lesion in target tissue, and to provide an energy delivery data; a force module configured to receive the contact signal and provide contact data; and a processing unit configured to determine an ablation index based on both the energy delivery data and the contact data. The ablation index can represent the status of the lesion being created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmad FALAHATPISHEH, Steven YON, Xinwei SHI, Haizhe ZHANG, Derrick CHOU, Timothy CORVI, Graydon Earnest BEATTY, Daniel WELSH, Alexander HIGGINS, Marcus JULIAN, R. Maxwell FLAHERTY, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
  • Foldable electronic device having multiple screens
    Patent number: 11953942
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device having multiple screens is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a first screen, a worm rod, a moving member, at least one second screen, and at least one linking rod. The worm rod is rotatably disposed on the first screen. The moving member is coupled to the worm rod to move along the worm rod when the worm rod rotates. The second screen is movably disposed on the first screen. The linking rod is pivotally connected between the moving member and the second screen. When the moving part moves along the worm rod, the second screen is driven to move away from or closed to the worm rod by the linking rod, so that the second screen moves out of the first screen or is accommodated behind the first screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hui-Ping Sun, Yen-Chou Chueh, Chun-Hung Wen, Chun-Hsien Chen
  • Semiconductor structure and method of forming the same
    Patent number: 11955522
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a buffer layer, a barrier layer, a dielectric layer, a source structure, and a drain structure. The buffer layer is disposed on the substrate. The barrier layer is disposed on the buffer layer. The dielectric layer is disposed on the barrier layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The source structure and the drain structure are disposed on the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Wei Chou, Shin-Cheng Lin, Yung-Fong Lin
  • Image sensor for sensing LED light with reduced flickering
    Patent number: 11956553
    Abstract: An image sensor device has a first number of first pixels disposed in a substrate and a second number of second pixels disposed in the substrate. The first number is substantially equal to the second number. A light-blocking structure disposed over the first pixels and the second pixels. The light-blocking structure defines a plurality of first openings and second openings through which light can pass. The first openings are disposed over the first pixels. The second openings are disposed over the second pixels. The second openings are smaller than the first openings. A microcontroller is configured to turn on different ones of the second pixels at different points in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Wei Cheng, Chun-Hao Chou, Kuo-Cheng Lee, Hsin-Chi Chen
  • Flash drive
    Patent number: 11953947
    Abstract: A flash drive includes a main housing, a USB adapter unit mounted in the main housing and extending out of the main housing, an inner housing movably connected to the main housing, and a flash memory unit including a flash memory that is mounted in the inner housing, and a USB-A plug that is connected to the flash memory. The inner housing is operable to move, with respect to the main housing, between a USB-C position, where the USB-A plug is electrically connected to the USB adapter unit to allow for data transfer therebetween, and a USB-A position, where the USB-A plug is detached from the USB adapter unit to prevent data transfer therebetween, such that data is transferable to and from the flash memory via the USB-A plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NEW CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-chien Chou, Tal Volk
  • Ergonomic and high-performance power supplies for computers
    Patent number: 11953968
    Abstract: An ergonomic power supply for a computer system includes a printed circuit board assembly configured to convert a mains electricity input to voltage-regulated, direct-current (DC) outputs. The printed circuit board assembly defines a mains input and has one or more DC output connectors. An enclosure houses a fan and the printed circuit board assembly. The enclosure has a rear panel, a front panel positioned opposite the rear panel relative to the printed circuit board assembly. A side panel is positioned between the front and rear panel. The mains connector extends through an aperture defined by the rear panel of the enclosure. The one or more DC output connectors extend through the side panel. Such an arrangement provides significantly easier access to the power supply outputs compared to conventional power supplies. Associated computer systems also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Corsair Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Chou, Raymond Wong, Jon Gerow
  • Semiconductor device, photonic circuit and method for adjusting resonant wavelength of optical modulator
    Patent number: 11953720
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device, a photonic circuit, and a method for adjusting a resonant wavelength of an optical modulator. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first waveguide disposed on the substrate, and a second waveguide disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the first waveguide with a first distance. In addition, the second waveguide includes a first electrical coupling portion having a first type doping, a second electrical coupling portion having a second type doping, and an optical coupling portion disposed between the first electrical coupling portion and the second electrical coupling portion, wherein the second waveguide is configured to receive a first voltage through the first electrical coupling portion and the second electrical coupling portion to decrease a resonant wavelength of the second waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Lan-Chou Cho, Chewn-Pu Jou, Cheng-Tse Tang, Stefan Rusu