Patents by Inventor Fang A. Wang

Fang A. Wang 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).

  • Method and apparatus for dosing solids
    Publication number: 20070005005
    Abstract: An apparatus for selectively dosing a solid is provided and includes (1) a flexible guide tube that include a first end and an opposing second end and has a bore formed therethrough from the first end to the second end; (2) a dispensing tip disposed at the first end of the guide tube and including a bore formed completely therethrough and defining a reservoir fore holding one or more dosing solids until actuation of the apparatus; and (3) a stylet that is dimensioned so as to be slideably received within through the bore of the flexible guide tube, the stylet having a first end and an opposing second end. With the first end of the stylet being for contact with one or more dosing solids to cause discharge thereof through the dispensing tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Fang Wang
  • Sorting and filtering in an interactive report
    Publication number: 20060294069
    Abstract: End user sorting and filtering of data extracted for report processing can be performed. That is, data can be filtered or sorted subsequent to the execution of underlying queries performed to extract data from a data source. A user can sort or filter data by selecting a set of data values using a filter or sort control attached to a header or to a data field. The scope of effect of the filter or sort within the report may be specified. That is, a specified filter or sort may act locally or may apply globally. Filtering or sorting may apply to other regions of data linked to the filtered or sorted data region according to the specified scope of the filter. A filter or sort may apply to each row of data in the data set, to each row of data in the data region, to each instance of a group or to one or more sets of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Carlson, Christopher Hays, Fang Wang
  • Monoclonal antibody with the capability of neutralizing enterovirus type 71 infection
    Publication number: 20060292693
    Abstract: The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody capable of neutralizing EV71 infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: ScinoPharm Taiwan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jui-Hung Yen, Hung-Jung Wang, Huan Lei, Chun-Keung Yu, Ya-Fang Wang
  • Flat panel display with single shielded circuit board
    Publication number: 20060268193
    Abstract: An exemplary flat panel display (1) includes a display panel (20), a circuit board (30) and a metal shield (40). The display panel includes a first back (200). The metal shield is secured at the first back of the display panel, including a first housing (45) portion adjacent the first back of the display panel. The circuit board including a power unit (302), a display unit (304) and a switch unit (306) integrated on the circuit board that is accommodated in the first housing portion. An area of the metal shield is smaller than that of the display panel. The flat panel display is convenient for assembly in a reduced weight and a lowered cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Te-Hsu Wang, Ming-Chuan Li, Ju-Fang Wang
  • Liquid crystal display having compensation capacitor
    Patent number: 7142261
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a pixel electrode coupled in each of a plurality of pixels, wherein the pixel electrode has a first side along which runs a first data line and a second side along which runs a second data line, and a switch element coupling the pixel electrode with one scan line and the first data line. A conductive layer is connected to any of the first or second data line to form a compensation capacitor coupling between the pixel electrode and the first or second data line. The compensation capacitor balances the capacitive coupling at the two sides of the pixel electrode adjacent to the first and second side of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Feng Chiang, Ming-Sheng Lai, Kuo-Hsing Cheng, I-Fang Wang, Yan-Sian Ye
  • Robust perceptual color identification
    Patent number: 7136524
    Abstract: Systems and methods of robust perceptual color identification are disclosed. The methods include a multilevel analysis for determining the robust perceptual color of an object based on observed colors. This multilevel analysis can include a pixel level, a frame level, and/or a sequence level. The determination may make use of color drift matrices and trained functions such as statistical probability functions. The color drift tables and function training are based on training data generated by observing objects of known robust perceptual color in a variety of circumstances. Embodiments of the invention are applicable to the identification and tracking of objects, for example, in a surveillance video system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Proximex Corporation
    Inventors: King-Shy Goh, Edward Y. Chang, Yuan-Fang Wang
  • Conference call aggregation using an interactive voice response system
    Patent number: 7133512
    Abstract: Within an interactive voice response system, a method of aggregating conference calls can include registering a caller with the interactive voice response system, accessing a calendar system used by the registered caller to determine teleconference data specifying at least a telephone number for a scheduled conference call, and, at approximately a time of the conference call, automatically calling the telephone number for the conference call. The method also can include establishing contact with the registered caller and joining the registered caller with the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Creamer, Brent L. Davis, Peeyush Jaiswal, Fang Wang
  • Process to make high-K transistor dielectrics
    Publication number: 20060246698
    Abstract: A method of reducing impurities in a high-k dielectric layer comprising the following steps. A substrate is provided. A high-k dielectric layer having impurities is formed over the substrate. The high-k dielectric layer being formed by an MOCVD or an ALCVD process. The high-k dielectric layer is annealed to reduce the impurities within the high-k dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Gi Yao, Ming-Fang Wang, Shih-Chang Chen, Mong-Song Liang
  • Photosensitive acrylate composition and waveguide device
    Publication number: 20060229379
    Abstract: A photosensitive composition suitable for practical waveguide devices is provided. The photosensitive composition comprises at least one multifunctional acrylate prepared from a fluorinated multifunctional alcohol and at least one photoinitiator. The said composition has high photo contrast, high curing speed, controllable refractive index, low curing shrinkage, high thermo-optic coefficient, low volatility and high viscosity. A waveguide device is formed by patterning the photosensitive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Fang Wang, Baopei Xu, Indira Pottebaum, Chuck Xu, Deepti Pant, Chris Osuch, Louay Eldada
  • Technique for audibly providing driving directions using a mobile telephone
    Publication number: 20060212220
    Abstract: A method for providing driving directions can include the step of within a mobile telephone device, associating one or more of audio files with enabling GPS coordinates. The audio files can include digitally encoded speech that specify driving instructions. Current GPS coordinates for the mobile telephone device can be ascertained. When the current GPS coordinates match enabling GPS coordinates, the audio file associated with the enabling GPS coordinates can be played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akram Bou-Ghannam, Brent Davis, Peeyush Jaiswal, James Lewis, Fang Wang
  • Method for shaping a seamless aluminum wheel rim
    Patent number: 7107809
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a seamless wheel rim includes the steps of deeply drawing a pre-cut circular aluminum alloy plate into a cup-shaped embryo body, punching out the bottom surface thereof to form a hollow cylinder, then putting it into an expanding-pressing female die with an expanding die cavity at both ends thereof respectively, and finally pressing and expanding both ends of the embryo body by two sets of expanding-pressing male dies to form a seamless aluminum wheel rim in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventors: Ting-Fang Wang, Juei-Hung Hung
  • Video surveillance using stationary-dynamic camera assemblies for wide-area video surveillance and allow for selective focus-of-attention
    Publication number: 20060203090
    Abstract: A video surveillance system includes multiple video cameras. The surveillance system is configured with an arrangement to separate the surveillance functions and assign different surveillance functions to different cameras. A master camera is assigned the surveillance of large area surveillance and tracking of object movement while one or more slave cameras are provided to dynamically rotate and adjust focus to obtain clear image of the moving objects as detected by the master camera. Algorithms to adjust the focus-of-attention are disclosed to effectively carry out the tasks by a slave camera under the command of a master camera to obtain images of a moving object with clear feature detections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Yuan-Fang Wang, Edward Chang, Ken Cheng
  • Process to make high-k transistor dielectrics
    Patent number: 7087480
    Abstract: A method of reducing impurities in a high-k dielectric layer comprising the following steps. A substrate is provided. A high-k dielectric layer having impurities is formed over the substrate. The high-k dielectric layer being formed by an MOCVD or an ALCVD process. The high-k dielectric layer is annealed to reduce the impurities within the high-k dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Gi Yao, Ming-Fang Wang, Shih-Chang Chen, Mon-Song Liang
  • Method and structure for forming high-k gates
    Patent number: 7071066
    Abstract: A method for forming an improved gate stack structure having improved electrical properties in a gate structure forming process A method for forming a high dielectric constant gate structure including providing a silicon substrate comprising exposed surface portions; forming an interfacial layer over the exposed surface portions having a thickness of less than about 10 Angstroms; forming a high dielectric constant metal oxide layer over the interfacial layer having a dielectric constant of greater than about 10; forming a barrier layer over the high dielectric constant metal oxide layer; forming an electrode layer over the barrier layer; and, etching according to an etching pattern through a thickness of the electrode layer, barrier layer, high dielectric constant material layer, and the interfacial layer to form a high dielectric constant gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Wang, Chia-Lin Chen, Chih-Wei Yang, Chi-Chun Chen, Tuo-Hung Hou, Yeou-Ming Lin, Liang-Gi Yao, Shih-Chang Chen
  • Incremental data fusion and decision making system and associated method
    Publication number: 20060112039
    Abstract: A computer implemented adaptive ensemble classifier is provided which includes: a plurality of classifiers; a decision structure that maps respective classifier combinations to respective classification decision results; and a plurality of respective sets of weights associated with respective classifier combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventor: Yuan-Fang Wang
  • Dual-gate structure and method of fabricating integrated circuits having dual-gate structures
    Publication number: 20060091469
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a dual-gate on a substrate and an integrated circuit having a dual-gate structure are provided. A first high-K dielectric layer is formed in a first area defined for a first gate structure and in a second area defined for a second gate structure. A second high-K dielectric layer is formed in the first and second areas. The first high-K dielectric layer has a lower etch rate to an etchant relative to the second high-K dielectric layer. The second high-K dielectric layer is etched from the second area to said first high-K dielectric layer with the etchant, and a gate conductive layer is formed in the first and second areas over the second high-K dielectric layer and first high-K dielectric layer, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Tuo-Hung Ho, Ming-Fang Wang, Chi-Chun Chen, Chih-Wei Yang, Liang-Gi Yao, Chih-Chang Chen
  • Adaptive multi-modal integrated biometric identification detection and surveillance systems
    Publication number: 20060093190
    Abstract: A surveillance system is provided that includes at least one sensor disposed in a security area of a surveillance region to sense an occurrence of a potential security breach event; a plurality of cameras is disposed in the surveillance region; at least one camera of the plurality has a view of the security area and can be configured to automatically gather biometric information concerning at least one subject person in the vicinity of the security area in response to the sensing of a potential security breach event; one or more other of the plurality of cameras can be configured to search for the at least one subject person; a processing system is programmed to produce a subject dossier corresponding to the at least one subject person to match biometric information of one or more persons captured by one or more of the other cameras with corresponding biometric information in the subject dossier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Ken Cheng, Edward Chang, Yuan-Fang Wang
  • Method and system for establishing a biometrically enabled password
    Publication number: 20060095789
    Abstract: A method (10) and system (50) for using a biometrically enabled password can include an input device (58) capable of entering a password entry and a processor (56) coupled to the input device. The processor can monitor (16 or 26) a cadence such as monitoring a keystroke signature, store the cadence of the password entry, compare (28) the cadence of a subsequent password entry with the cadence of at least one previous password entry, establish (30) a stability metric with respect to the cadences compared, and require (32) both the password entry and the cadence once the cadence meets the stability metric. The processor can require only the password entry until the stability metric for the cadence is achieved. The processor can also determine (14) if the password entry is new and optionally require (18) only the password entry to enter the system if determined as new.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent Davis, Shailesh Gandhi, Peeyush Jaiswal, James Lewis, Fang Wang
  • System and method for integration of HfOand RTCVD poly-silicon
    Patent number: 7037816
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a portion of an integrated circuit on a semiconductor substrate. The method includes cleaning the surface of the substrate, and forming a thin insulate over the substrate. The method also includes depositing a high dielectric constant (high-k) material over the thin insulate, and then performing a hydrogen-based anneal on the high-k material. The method further includes performing an oxygen-based anneal on the high-k material, wherein the hydrogen-based and oxygen-based anneals occur sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Min Lin, Ming-Fang Wang, Kun-Chih Lee, Ming-Ho Yang, Liang-Gi Yo, Shih-Chang Chen, Karen L. Mai
  • Systems and methods for declaratively controlling the visual state of items in a report
    Publication number: 20060085744
    Abstract: Systems and methods for declaratively controlling the visual state of items in a report allow the visual state of any report item to be toggled from any other item. A set of declarative metadata may be associated with a report item. The declarative metadata may identify an initial visual state of the item, whether the item is a control item, and if so which other items are controlled from the item. The declarative metadata may further identify an initial visual state of a control image associated with a control item. Report processing software can initially display a report in accordance with the initial visual state specified in the declarative metadata. When a control item is activated, the software can change the visual state of identified items, as well as the visual state of the corresponding control image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Hays, Jason Carlson, Fang Wang