Patents by Inventor Howard Chin

Howard Chin 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: 20170189826
    Abstract: A wheel-connected building block has a main body, at least one engaging protrusion, and at least one axle. The main body has multiple connecting planes. Each one of the at least one engaging protrusion is formed on one of the multiple connecting planes of the main body. Each one of the at least one axle is formed on and protrudes from one of the other connecting planes. In use, multiple wheel-connected building blocks are respectively connected to wheels and the wheel-connected building blocks are engaged with building blocks, so the building blocks could move on a plane by the friction between the wheels and the plane. When the building blocks are combined to form a static model, the static model could have the moving function by connecting to the wheel-connected building blocks to expand the versatility of the building blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Patent number: 9675869
    Abstract: The jumping platform has a lateral mounting portion and a lateral lapping portion respectively formed on two lateral surfaces of the jumping platform. The extendable jumping platform assembly has multiple jumping platforms, multiple extending boards, and a jumping board. The jumping platform assembly has a lateral mounting portion and a lateral lapping portion so that the jumping platforms and the extending boards can be juxtaposed for extending lateral leaping range safely and extending sliding length according to the usage. One end of the extending board is mounted on the jumping platform, the other end of the extending board is mounted on the jumping board, and each one of the extending board and the jumping board has a leg assembly for supporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: T. K. CHIN COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Patent number: 9630116
    Abstract: A slide has a slide body and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly has a connecting rod mounted on the slide body, a flexible unit, and a fixing unit. An end of the flexible unit is connected to the connecting rod. The fixing unit is mounted on the flexible unit. The fixing unit and the flexible unit jointly fix a tread of an open riser stairway. As the flexible unit is bendable, the flexible unit and the fixing unit can be easily moved to clamp the tread, thereby facilitating easy assembly and disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: T. K. Chin Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Patent number: 9526996
    Abstract: The slide assembly comprises a slide and at least one pushing unit. The slide has a platform and a sliding section. The at least one pushing unit is connected to the slide and has a connecting member, an adjusting member, two pushing blocks, and a securing member. The connecting member is securely mounted in the slide and two ends of the connecting member respectively extend out of the slide. The adjusting member is movably connected to one of the two ends of the connecting member and has multiple fastening portions spaced from each other. The two pushing blocks are respectively connected to the connecting member and the adjusting member. The securing member is selectively fastened with one of the fastening portions. The slide assembly is securely mounted on the stairway and has enhanced stability to reduce risk of playing on the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: T. K. CHIN COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Publication number: 20160179158
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes at least one core and power management logic. The power management logic is to receive temperature data from a plurality of dies within a package that includes the processor, and determine a smallest temperature control margin of a plurality of temperature control margins. Each temperature control margin is to be determined based on a respective thermal control temperature associated with the die and also based on respective temperature data associated with the die. The power management logic is also to generate a thermal report that is to include the smallest temperature control margin, and to store the thermal report. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Tessil Thomas, Robin A. Steinbrecher, Sandeep Ahuja, Michael Berktold, Timothy Y. Kam, Howard Chin, Phani Kumar Kandula, Krishnakanth V. Sistla
  • Patent number: 9352235
    Abstract: The clamped slide assembly comprises a slide, a main body, at least one inner clamping panel, and a clamping unit. The slide has a platform. The main body is securely mounted on the platform. The at least one inner clamping panel is securely mounted on the platform. The clamping unit is movably mounted on the main body and has an outer clamping panel, a screwing rod, and a spanner. The outer clamping panel is spaced apart from the inner clamping panel. The screwing rod is screwed with the main body. The screwing rod is mounted through the outer clamping panel. The spanner is rotatably and eccentrically mounted around the screwing rod, and the outer clamping panel is pushed towards the main body and the inner clamping panel to fasten on an open riser stair, and the clamped slide assembly can achieve the goal of saving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: T. K. CHIN COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Publication number: 20160147291
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes a first chip of a multi-chip package (MCP). The first chip includes at least one core and first chip temperature control (TC) logic to assert a first power adjustment signal at a second chip of the MCP responsive to an indication that a first chip temperature of the first chip exceeds a first threshold. The processor also includes a conduit that includes a bi-directional pin to couple the first chip to the second chip within the MCP. The conduit is to transport the first power adjustment signal from the first chip to the second chip and the first power adjustment signal is to cause an adjustment of a second chip power consumption of the second chip. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Tessil Thomas, Phani Kumar Kandula, Ramamurthy Krithivas, Howard Chin, Ian M. Steiner, Vivek Garg
  • Patent number: 9308460
    Abstract: A combination slide has a slide body and two pressing rods. The slide body has a head member, a tail member and multiple connecting members. The head member has a head quick-release engaging element. The tail member has a tail quick-release engaging element. Each connecting member has an upper intermediate quick-release engaging element engaged detachably with the head quick-release engaging element and a lower intermediate quick-release engaging element engaged detachably with the tail quick-release engaging element of the tail member or the upper intermediate quick-release engaging element of an adjacent connecting member. The combination slide can be quickly assembled or disassembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: T.K. CHIN COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Publication number: 20080052285
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for enabling parametric searches on source data using text search engine. The invention is generally divided into a build-time process and a run-time process. During the build-time process, a crawler extracts data units from source data. A data translator then translates data units into keyword parametric entries that are submitted to the text search engine. During the run-time process, a query translator translates parametric search queries into keyword search entries. A metatag refiner then filters intermediate search results from the search engine based on the parametric search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Yuan-Chi Chang, Howard Chin, Chung-Sheng Li, Carsten Mytroen
  • Patent number: 6654977
    Abstract: A safety ramp includes a bridge having two sloped side faces, a top plain face formed between the two sloped side faces and dovetailed protrusions formed on each of the sloped side faces. Two sloped pieces each has a hypotenuse, a plain face immediately adjacent to the hypotenuse to correspond to the top plain face of the bridge and an inclined face immediately adjacent to the plain face relative to the hypotenuse to correspond to one of the sloped side faces of the bridge. The inclined face is provided with a first step and a second step and has dovetailed slots defined in a side face between the two steps to correspond to the dovetailed protrusions so that the dovetailed protrusions of the bridge are able to be received in the corresponding dovetailed slots of the two sloped pieces to combine the two sloped pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Howard Chin
  • Publication number: 20030110367
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include a computer system comprising a bus, a processor and a computer readable medium external to the processor. The computer readable medium is coupled to the processor by the bus and stores instructions to implement microcode functions. Some other embodiments of the invention include a method of using firmware as microcode. The method comprises storing programmed code in firmware and executing the programmed code. The method further comprises updating one or more registers associated with a logic unit on the processor in response to the execution of the programmed code and controlling one or more functions of the logic unit on the processor based on a value stored in the register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Howard Chin, George Thangadurai