Patents by Inventor Chung-An Lin

Chung-An Lin 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: 12057593
    Abstract: A dual real-time clock battery power unit may comprise a top battery housing for retaining a first battery, having an exterior fastener arm for partially inserting beneath an exterior fastener lip of a bottom battery housing for retaining a second battery when the top and bottom battery housings are in a closed clamshell configuration. A positive terminal for contacting a second battery positive surface, and a bottom negative terminal for contacting a second battery negative surface may be mounted within the bottom battery housing. A top negative terminal may be mounted within the top battery housing to contact a first battery negative surface. The top and bottom battery housings may be operably connected to form the closed clamshell configuration disposing the bottom battery housing between the top battery housing and a printed circuit board (PCB), and electrically coupling the PCB to the top and bottom batteries, forming a parallel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Chih-Nan Peng, Feng-Cheng Chang, Chung-An Lin
  • Publication number: 20240107702
    Abstract: An information handling system having a reconfigurable cooling fan holder including a plurality of cooling fans of a cooling system operatively coupled to the reconfigurable cooling fan holder, a reconfigurable frame having a plurality of slidingly adjustable walls including a pair of lengthwise slidingly adjustable walls and a widthwise slidingly adjustable wall where the pair of lengthwise slidingly adjustable walls may be expanded or reduced in length by sliding the at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another forming each lengthwise slidingly adjustable wall to extend or contract each lengthwise slidingly adjustable wall, and the widthwise slidingly adjustable wall may be expanded or reduced in width by sliding the at least two slide bars nested adjacent to one another forming the widthwise slidingly adjustable wall to extend or contract the widthwise slidingly adjustable wall for adjusting the width and length of the reconfigurable cooling fan holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Yu-Ming Kuo, Chih-Yung Yang
  • Publication number: 20240069609
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an information handling system may include: at least one processor; a memory medium, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, that stores an operating system and at least one application executable by the at least one processor; a chassis; an information handling system card port communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; a support device fastened to the chassis; and an expansion card coupled to the information handling system card port and fastened to the support device. In one or more embodiments, the support device may include an opening that permits air to pass through. In one or more embodiments, the support device may include a cover configured to obscure airflow through the opening of the support device. For example, the cover may be configured to unroll to obscure airflow through the opening of the support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Kuo, Chung-An Lin, Qinghong He, Derric Christopher Hobbs
  • Patent number: 11683896
    Abstract: A combination mounting bracket for an information handling system includes a main bracket and an adjustable bracket. The main bracket is securely mounted on a display device of the information handling system. The adjustable bracket includes a mounting surface and multiple standoffs. The mounting surface is configured to be placed in physical communication with a stand for the display device. The standoffs are in physical communication with the mounting surface and with the main bracket. The standoffs are configured to transition between an extended position and a compressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Yi-Change Yeh, Yan-Zih Chen
  • Publication number: 20230018206
    Abstract: A dual real-time clock battery power unit may comprise a top battery housing for retaining a first battery, having an exterior fastener arm for partially inserting beneath an exterior fastener lip of a bottom battery housing for retaining a second battery when the top and bottom battery housings are in a closed clamshell configuration. A positive terminal for contacting a second battery positive surface, and a bottom negative terminal for contacting a second battery negative surface may be mounted within the bottom battery housing. A top negative terminal may be mounted within the top battery housing to contact a first battery negative surface. The top and bottom battery housings may be operably connected to form the closed clamshell configuration disposing the bottom battery housing between the top battery housing and a printed circuit board (PCB), and electrically coupling the PCB to the top and bottom batteries, forming a parallel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Chih-Nan Peng, Feng-Cheng Chang, Chung-An Lin
  • Patent number: 11340656
    Abstract: A cradle for an information handling system includes a base and a stand. The stand extends perpendicular to the base. The stand includes a rotatable insert portion and a cover. The rotatable insert portion receives the information handling system. The cover snap fits over the information handling system when the information handling system is within the cradle, and when the cover rotates between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Tung-Yi Chen, Chian-Ting Chen
  • Publication number: 20220099240
    Abstract: A combination mounting bracket for an information handling system includes a main bracket and an adjustable bracket. The main bracket is securely mounted on a display device of the information handling system. The adjustable bracket includes a mounting surface and multiple standoffs. The mounting surface is configured to be placed in physical communication with a stand for the display device. The standoffs are in physical communication with the mounting surface and with the main bracket. The standoffs are configured to transition between an extended position and a compressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Yi-Change Yeh, Yan-Zih Chen
  • Publication number: 20220100232
    Abstract: A cradle for an information handling system includes a base and a stand. The stand extends perpendicular to the base. The stand includes a rotatable insert portion and a cover. The rotatable insert portion receives the information handling system. The cover snap fits over the information handling system when the information handling system is within the cradle, and when the cover rotates between an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Tung-Yi Chen, Chian-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 11009920
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a computing system, including a hinge assembly coupled to a base bracket of a display assembly, including: a sleeve including a hollow portion at a first end of the sleeve; a retractable shaft, wherein a first end of the retractable shaft is positioned within the hollow portion of the sleeve, the retractable shaft adjustable between a first positional state and a second positional state with respect to the sleeve such that: when the retractable shaft is in the first positional state, a second end of the retractable shaft, opposite the first end, extends a first distance from a second end of the sleeve, opposite the first end of the sleeve; when the retractable shaft is in the second position state, the second end of the retractable shaft extends a second distance from the second end of the sleeve, the second distance greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Li Hsu
  • Patent number: 10524369
    Abstract: A display stand information handling system adapter holds an information handling system in place at the rear of a display stand by configuring adapter members to securely couple to the display stand. Plural top supports each engage predetermined display stand top surfaces so that the adapter configures for a predetermined display stand by coupling the associated top support. Sliding wings adapt to the display stand width and couple with an attachment clip that captures the display stand in the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Chiu, Antonio T. Latto, Chung-An Lin
  • Publication number: 20190261525
    Abstract: A display stand information handling system adapter holds an information handling system in place at the rear of a display stand by configuring adapter members to securely couple to the display stand. Plural top supports each engage predetermined display stand top surfaces so that the adapter configures for a predetermined display stand by coupling the associated top support. Sliding wings adapt to the display stand width and couple with an attachment clip that captures the display stand in the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Chiu, Antonio T. Latto, Chung-An Lin
  • Patent number: 10319134
    Abstract: According to one implementation, an animation system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code. The hardware processor executes the software code to receive pose data including rig control values for multiple animation rigs, and to store the rig control values for each animation rig in respective rig control caches identified with the animation rig. The hardware processor also executes the software code to receive constraint data linking one animation rig to one rig control cache identified with any animation rig, receive change data for one rig control value of that linked animation rig, update the rig control value based on the change data, and clear the rig control cache linked with the updated animation rig. Thus, updating any rig control value of an animation rig results in clearing rig control caches linked with that animation rig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene S. Lee, Christian Eisenacher, Chung-An Lin, Noel Villegas
  • Publication number: 20190073742
    Abstract: According to one implementation, an animation system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing a software code. The hardware processor executes the software code to receive pose data including rig control values for multiple animation rigs, and to store the rig control values for each animation rig in respective rig control caches identified with the animation rig. The hardware processor also executes the software code to receive constraint data linking one animation rig to one rig control cache identified with any animation rig, receive change data for one rig control value of that linked animation rig, update the rig control value based on the change data, and clear the rig control cache linked with the updated animation rig. Thus, updating any rig control value of an animation rig results in clearing rig control caches linked with that animation rig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Gene S. Lee, Christian Eisenacher, Chung-An Lin, Noel Villegas
  • Patent number: 10204435
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for leveraging distributed computation systems to split animation application processing of node graphs into two components: 1) a low complexity, primary node graph, that is evaluated by the application of the local device; and 2) one or more, higher complexity, companion node graphs that connect to the primary node graph, and are evaluated by a distributed computation system. As the local device evaluates the original, low complexity node graph, an artist is provided with fast, direct manipulation of an animated object. At the same time, the distributed computation system evaluates the higher complexity, companion node graphs, thereby providing a user of the local application with higher fidelity versions of the primary node graph as they are computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Goldberg, Gene Lee, Christian Eisenacher, Chung-An Lin, Gregory Smith
  • Patent number: 10049481
    Abstract: A distributed computation system is leveraged to evaluate many possible results of a rig near the current pose to obtain predicted poses. A user locally runs an animation application instance to manipulate an animated object including a rig and shape. Depending on a user's selection or modification of a rig control of the rig, changes to the rig control are predicted. Based on the predicted changes to the rig control, the distributed computation system evaluates the rig to obtain different predicted poses. The predicted poses are made available to an interpolator that blends the results to obtain an interpolated shape. In implementations, the distributed computation system may be used to evaluate predicted poses for animation ghosting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Gene Lee, Christian Eisenacher
  • Publication number: 20180096509
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for leveraging distributed computation systems to split animation application processing of node graphs into two components: 1) a low complexity, primary node graph, that is evaluated by the application of the local device; and 2) one or more, higher complexity, companion node graphs that connect to the primary node graph, and are evaluated by a distributed computation system. As the local device evaluates the original, low complexity node graph, an artist is provided with fast, direct manipulation of an animated object. At the same time, the distributed computation system evaluates the higher complexity, companion node graphs, thereby providing a user of the local application with higher fidelity versions of the primary node graph as they are computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: EVAN GOLDBERG, GENE LEE, CHRISTIAN EISENACHER, CHUNG-AN LIN, GREGORY SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180075639
    Abstract: A distributed computation system is leveraged to evaluate many possible results of a rig near the current pose to obtain predicted poses. A user locally runs an animation application instance to manipulate an animated object including a rig and shape. Depending on a user's selection or modification of a rig control of the rig, changes to the rig control are predicted. Based on the predicted changes to the rig control, the distributed computation system evaluates the rig to obtain different predicted poses. The predicted poses are made available to an interpolator that blends the results to obtain an interpolated shape. In implementations, the distributed computation system may be used to evaluate predicted poses for animation ghosting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: CHUNG-AN LIN, GENE LEE, CHRISTIAN EISENACHER
  • Patent number: 9613456
    Abstract: Methods and systems for two-phase skinning of an object undergoing rigid and non-rigid transformations are disclosed. One method of skinning the object may include separating the object's joint transformations into rigid and non-rigid parts by determining if a joint is scale compensating or scale non-compensating, applying non-rigid joint transformations to the mesh, and applying rigid joint transformations to the mesh. Separation of the object's joint transformations into rigid and non-rigid parts may include determining a bind pose based on an initial configuration of the object's joints and determining an intermediate pose based on the configuration of the object's joints after non-rigid joint transformations are applied to the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Gene Lee, Chung-An Lin
  • Publication number: 20150002517
    Abstract: Methods and systems for two-phase skinning of an object undergoing rigid and non-rigid transformations are disclosed. One method of skinning the object may include separating the object's joint transformations into rigid and non-rigid parts by determining if a joint is scale compensating or scale non-compensating, applying non-rigid joint transformations to the mesh, and applying rigid joint transformations to the mesh. Separation of the object's joint transformations into rigid and non-rigid parts may include determining a bind pose based on an initial configuration of the object's joints and determining an intermediate pose based on the configuration of the object's joints after non-rigid joint transformations are applied to the joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: GENE LEE, CHUNG-AN LIN
  • Patent number: 8345044
    Abstract: A method for use in deformation of an object. The method includes providing a high-resolution model of the object and providing a control cage for the model that includes control faces each defined by control vertices. The method includes generating a thin-layer segment for each of the control faces including extruding a set of the control vertices a distance toward the model. The method includes binding the control cage to the high resolution model based on the thin-layer segments. Each of the thin-layer segments includes a segmented mesh corresponding to a set of the control faces surrounding each face as it is used as seed for a segment. The method includes determining heat diffusion weights for the segments and using the weights along with mean value coordinates to statically bind the cage to the model and to determine influences of segments during deformation of the model with the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung-An Lin, Gene S. Lee, Erick S. Miller