Patents by Inventor Chuan Liao

Chuan Liao 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: 10509008
    Abstract: A biological device includes a substrate, a gate electrode, and a sensing well. The substrate includes a source region, a drain region, a channel region, a body region, and a sensing region. The channel region is disposed between the source region and the drain region. The sensing region is at least disposed between the channel region and the body region. The gate electrode is at least disposed on or above the channel region of the substrate. The sensing well is at least disposed adjacent to the sensing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ta-Chuan Liao, Chien-Kuo Yang, Yi-Shao Liu, Tung-Tsun Chen, Chan-Ching Lin, Jui-Cheng Huang, Felix Ying-Kit Tsui, Jing-Hwang Yang
  • Patent number: 10504133
    Abstract: Administering reward schemes. A first reward scheme is predefined by a computer system, the first reward scheme defining a first reward event. A second reward scheme is obtained externally by the computer system, the second reward scheme defining a second reward event. In response to an action by a user, the computer system determines whether the first reward event or the second reward event has been triggered. If the first reward event has been triggered, the computer system calculates a first reward for the user according the first reward scheme and if the second reward event has been triggered, the computer system calculates a second reward for the user according the second reward scheme. The second reward scheme may be obtained by, and shared to, the computer system as an inheritance of rules within an organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Ru Chang, Vincent Y. Deng, Pao-Chuan Liao, June-Ray Lin
  • Patent number: 10423338
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a method of extending a lifetime of a solid state disk (SSD). The SSD includes a flash memory which is a multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory. The method includes steps of: setting a number of logic blocks of the SSD to be one-half of a number of physical blocks of the flash memory; reading, by a control unit of the SSD, a write/erase times of each of the physical blocks of the flash memory; and converting the physical block, of which a number of the write/erase times exceeds an upper limit of the write/erase times, from a multi-level storage format to a single-level storage format. A number of the logic blocks is a constant value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Apacer Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Jiunn-Chang Lee, Yin-Chuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20190265874
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a panel control system and an editing method thereof. The panel control system includes a display panel and a processing device connected to the display panel. The processing device includes a graphical user interface (GUI) program, including an interface element window which includes a plurality of interface elements, and an interface editing window connected to the interface element window. Each of the interface elements includes an element command window, an element parameter window, and an element attribute window. The element command window includes a plurality of original element commands. The plurality of the original element commands are dragged to the element parameter window to form a plurality of element parameter commands. The element attribute window includes a plurality of element attribute commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: YU-PIN LIAO, CHIA-HUI CHEN, CHIEN-MING CHEN, WEN-WEI CHUNG, FUN-CHU LAI, YUNG-CHANG HSU, KUAN-CHUAN LIAO
  • Patent number: 10300684
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insulation film, comprising a film upper layer (101) and a film lower layer (103), wherein both of the film upper layer (101) and film lower layer (103) are made of a PP material, the PP material contains a flame retardant to meet the flame retardance thereof; a film intermediate layer (102) located between the film upper layer (101) and the film lower layer (103), the film intermediate layer (102) is made of a PP or PE material does not contain a flame retardant or contains a small amount of flame retardant; an upper surface of the film intermediate layer (102) is bound together with a lower surface of the film upper layer (101), a lower surface of the film intermediate layer (102) is bound together with an upper surface of the film lower layer (103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Hong Chuan Liao, Chris Benson, Yong Liang, Tom Carlson
  • Publication number: 20190121551
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a method of extending a lifetime of a solid state disk (SSD). The SSD includes a flash memory which is a multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory. The method includes steps of: setting a number of logic blocks of the SSD to be one-half of a number of physical blocks of the flash memory; reading, by a control unit of the SSD, a write/erase times of each of the physical blocks of the flash memory; and converting the physical block, of which a number of the write/erase times exceeds an upper limit of the write/erase times, from a multi-level storage format to a single-level storage format. A number of the logic blocks is a constant value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jiunn-Chang LEE, Yin-Chuan LIAO
  • Publication number: 20190114711
    Abstract: Disclosed are a financial analysis system and a financial analysis method for unstructured text data. In the financial analysis system, a user interface is configured to input a keyword and display an analysis result, a server is configured to manage at least one database, and a memory is configured to store an analysis program. In addition, a processor is configured to execute the analysis program for implementing the financial analysis method. The financial analysis method includes: according to the keyword, searching for a plurality of news related to the keyword within a predetermined time segment; and according to the news, executing a vocabulary analysis at every time point within the predetermined time segment to calculate an overall optimistic factor and an overall encouraging factor as the analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: LIANG-CHIH YU, LI-CHUAN LIAO
  • Patent number: 10236181
    Abstract: A manufacturing system and a method for forming a clean interface between a functional layer and a 2D layered semiconductor are provided herein. In the steps of the method, the substrate equipped with the 2D layered semiconductor is exposed to a reaction gas, and a stimulus is applied to the reaction gas to generate active particles having higher selectivity toward contaminants on the exposed surface of the 2D layered semiconductor so that the contaminants can be decomposed and removed. Additionally, the contaminants can be removed without damage to the 2D layered semiconductor. A functional layer is in-situ deposited to be in contact with the 2D layered semiconductor. Without the contaminants, a clean interface between the functional layer and the 2D layered semiconductor can be obtained and the 2D layered semiconductor can exhibit better electrical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BEST CHAMPION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiu-Chuan Liao, Yi-Ping Lin, Chao-Hui Yeh
  • Patent number: 10219641
    Abstract: A bottle having a water volume measuring function comprises a bottle-lid, a bottle-body, and a measure module disposed in the bottle-lid which comprises at least a micro controller unit, a memory unit and a sound wave transceiver unit. The memory unit stores a lookup table with corresponding relationships between a plurality of frequencies and remained water volumes in the bottle-body. The sound wave transceiver unit emits sound waves with sweeping frequencies towards the bottle-body and receives reflected waves. The micro controller unit determines if any frequency of the sound waves is an air-resonance frequency according to the energy level of each of the reflected waves. When a sound wave frequency is determined as an air-resonance frequency, the micro controller unit obtains the corresponding remained water volume by checking with the air-resonance frequency in the lookup table and users can view the remained water volume without opening the bottle-lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BALTEK CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Tzu-Chuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20190064103
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for modifying a non-planar electrode, in which a short-chain molecule is used as a connector. The short-chain molecule is an alcohol compound having a thiol group at both ends. Therefore, the thiol groups at both the ends of the short-chain molecule can be separately bonded to a nanoparticle and a surface of an electrode, so that a plurality of nanoparticles are arranged on a surface of a non-planar electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Gou-Jen Wang, Yuan-Chi Lin, Ching-Wen Li, Mike Yang, Po-Chih Wu, Hsueh-Chuan Liao, Maoee Tsen
  • Publication number: 20190043720
    Abstract: A manufacturing system and a method for forming a clean interface between a functional layer and a 2D layered semiconductor are provided herein. In the steps of the method, the substrate equipped with the 2D layered semiconductor is exposed to a reaction gas, and a stimulus is applied to the reaction gas to generate active particles having higher selectivity toward contaminants on the exposed surface of the 2D layered semiconductor so that the contaminants can be decomposed and removed. Additionally, the contaminants can be removed without damage to the 2D layered semiconductor. A functional layer is in-situ deposited to be in contact with the 2D layered semiconductor. Without the contaminants, a clean interface between the functional layer and the 2D layered semiconductor can be obtained and the 2D layered semiconductor can exhibit better electrical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: CHIU-CHUAN LIAO, YI-PING LIN, CHAO-HUI YEH
  • Patent number: 10184912
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure having a treated layer adjacent to the channel region, an isolation layer, and a dielectric layer in an opening of the isolation layer on the treated layer. The dielectric layer and the treated layer are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure. The treated layer may be a lightly doped channel layer or a depleted layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Wen Cheng, Yi-Shao Liu, Fei-Lung Lai, Wei-Cheng Lin, Ta-Chuan Liao, Chien-Kuo Yang
  • Publication number: 20180367431
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a heavy network flow detection method for a software-defined networking (SDN) switch. The method includes: receiving a network packet through a network interface; analyzing the network packet to obtain routing information of the network packet; performing a plurality of hash calculations for the routing information to generate a plurality of index values, and updating a plurality of counting values in a plurality of hash tables according to the index values; obtaining a flow-amount evaluation value corresponding to the routing information according to the counting values; and identifying that the network packet belongs to a heavy network flow if the flow-amount evaluation value is larger than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Yu-Kuen Lai, Theophilus Yohanis Hermanus Wellem, Chao-Yuan Huang, Chung-Hsiang Cheng, Yung-Chuan Liao, Li-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20180344225
    Abstract: A blood sugar measuring apparatus includes a carrier, a measuring unit installed in the carrier, a calculation unit installed in the carrier and electrically connected to the measuring unit, a display unit installed in the carrier and electrically connected to the calculation unit, and a power unit installed in the carrier and electrically connected to the measuring unit, the calculation unit and the display unit. The blood sugar measuring apparatus is easy to measure the blood sugar without a significant psychological burden and discomfort, but with higher accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: MIIN-TSONG YANG, PO-CHIH WU, TZU-PAI KAO, HSUEH-CHUAN LIAO, TZU-HUI CHEN, CHAO-JUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180238827
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure having a treated layer adjacent to the channel region, an isolation layer, and a dielectric layer in an opening of the isolation layer on the treated layer. The dielectric layer and the treated layer are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure. The treated layer may be a lightly doped channel layer or a depleted layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Chun-Wen CHENG, Yi-Shao Liu, Fei-Lung Lai, Wei-Cheng Lin, Ta-Chuan Liao, Chien-Kuo Yang
  • Patent number: 9976982
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device includes a substrate, a transistor structure having a treated layer adjacent to the channel region, an isolation layer, and a dielectric layer in an opening of the isolation layer on the treated layer. The dielectric layer and the treated layer are disposed on opposite side of the transistor from a gate structure. The treated layer may be a lightly doped channel layer or a depleted layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Wen Cheng, Yi-Shao Liu, Fei-Lung Lai, Wei-Cheng Lin, Ta-Chuan Liao, Chien-Kuo Yang
  • Publication number: 20180067503
    Abstract: An orientation control method for a drone (3) is disclosed. The method receives wireless signal sent wirelessly from a target device (5) by at least three receivers (33) arranged on the drone (5), and detects the phase of the wireless signal respectively received by each of the three receivers (33) with a phase detector (34) of the drone. Next, the method calculates current relative orientation of the drone (3) with respect the target device (5) through a phase differences of the three phases of the three receivers (33). Next, the method controls the drone (3) to move to orientate user-designated direction according to the calculated current relative orientation and a directional signal sent wirelessly from a remote control (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Tzu-Chuan LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180059050
    Abstract: Biosensor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. A cavity is formed in a substrate and is configured to receive one or more charged molecules. A transistor is formed in the substrate and includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region that are spatially separated from the cavity in a lateral direction. A gate of the transistor is disposed below the cavity and extends between the cavity and the source, drain, and channel regions. A voltage potential of the gate is based on a number of the charged molecules in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tung-Tsun Chen, Chien-Kuo Yang, Jui-Cheng Huang, Mark Chen, Ta-Chuan Liao, Cheng-Hsiang Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20170349280
    Abstract: A following remote controlling method for aircraft is provided. The method includes following steps of: receiving a pointing operation which moves a remote control device (22) to face an expectant direction (E1, E2) at the remote controlling device (22); generating and sending a pointing signal to outside; receiving the pointing signal and moving toward the expectant direction (E1, E2) according to the pointing signal at an aircraft (20); and controlling the aircraft (20) to keep a following distance (D1-D6) from a target device (24) according to a target signal received from the target device (24) during moving. The present disclosed example can effectively reduce a probability of inputting erroneously operation via controlling the aircraft (20) by point operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Tzu-Chuan LIAO
  • Patent number: D821150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BALTEK CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Tzu-Chuan Liao