Patents by Inventor Kai-An Wang

Kai-An 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).

  • Publication number: 20240195291
    Abstract: A power converter includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit and a controller. The controller acquires a switching frequency based on an instantaneous value of the input voltage, and acquires an upper limit frequency and a lower limit frequency based on an effective value of an input current. When the controller determines that the effective value is greater than a medium load threshold, an operation mode of the PFC circuit is switched from a critical conduction mode or a triangular current mode to a continuous conduction mode based on the switching frequency being less than the lower limit frequency, and to limit the switching frequency to the lower limit frequency. Furthermore, the controller adjusts the lower limit frequency between a first lower limit frequency and a second lower limit frequency based on the increase or decrease of the effective value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Shang-Kay YANG, Hsien-Kai WANG, Yen-Wei LIN
  • Publication number: 20240194090
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a chest of a vehicle crash dummy, includes: controlling, under each preset test condition, a pressing apparatus to press down a chest of a target crash dummy with a target pressing speed and a target pressing distance corresponding to the preset test condition, obtaining an actual force-displacement curve under each preset test condition, obtaining a standard force-displacement curve of a chest of a standard crash dummy under each preset test condition, and determining, according to the actual force-displacement curve and the standard force-displacement curve under each preset test condition, whether the chest of the target crash dummy satisfies a biological simulation standard. Through collecting information under various preset test conditions, various complicated conditions of impact on the chest can be more effectively simulated in a crash test by using the method, which improves the accuracy of determining the biological simulation standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicants: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhixin LIU, Hanxiao ZHANG, Kai WANG, Weidong LIU, Yongqiang WU, Minghao XIE, Ye HAO, Shengyu QIAO
  • Patent number: 12008377
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to operand routing among SIMD pipelines. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a set of multiple hardware pipelines configured to execute a single-instruction multiple-data (SIMD) instruction for multiple threads in parallel, wherein the instruction specifies first and second architectural registers. In some embodiments, the pipelines include execution circuitry configured to perform operations using one or more pipeline stages of the pipeline. In some embodiments, the pipelines include routing circuitry configured to select, based on the instruction, a first input operand for the execution circuitry from among: a value from the first architectural register from thread-specific storage for another pipeline and a value from the second architectural register from thread-specific storage for a thread assigned to another pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Burns, Liang-Kai Wang, Robert D. Kenney, Terence M. Potter
  • Patent number: 12008235
    Abstract: A data storage device with flash memory. The controller receives a mode selection command from a host. In response to the mode selection command, the controller sends a ready-to-transfer message to the host, to further receive a data out message from the host that is sent by the host in response to the ready-to-transfer message. The ready-to-transfer message and the data out message are UFS protocol information unit (UPIU) messages. The data out message is arranged to rewrite a first mode page setting among a plurality of mode page settings of firmware stored in the flash memory. In response to the data out message, the controller determines whether the data out message will change mode parameters which cannot be rewritten in the first mode page setting, to adopt or refuse new mode parameters issued through the data out message for the first mode page setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SILICON MOTION, INC.
    Inventors: Te-Kai Wang, Yu-Da Chen
  • Publication number: 20240184521
    Abstract: The computation apparatus includes a position coordinate comparison circuit and a logical operation circuit. The position coordinate comparison circuit is configured to compare position coordinates of an element value in a first vector with position coordinates of an element value in a second vector, to obtain a coordinate comparison result. The logical operation circuit is configured to compute the first element value and the second element value based on a first comparison result, to obtain a computation value; and output a computation result to a cache. The computation result is related to the computation value. In comparison with a conventional method in which a vector in a compressed format needs to be decompressed first, and then vector computation is performed on a decompressed vector, the computation apparatus can effectively improve efficiency of computing the vector in the compressed format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Tengyi LIN, Kai WANG, Qin WANG
  • Patent number: 12001004
    Abstract: A microscope directs light through an excitation objective to generate a lattice light sheet (LLS) within a sample. A detection objective collects signal light from the sample in response to the LLS and images the collected light onto a detector. Second and third light beams are imaged onto focal planes of the excitation objective and detection objective, respectively. One or more wavefront detectors determine wavefronts of light emitted from the sample and through the excitation objective in response to the imaged second light beam and emitted from the sample through the detection objective in response to the imaged third light beam. A wavefront of the first light beam is modified to reduce a sample-induced aberration of the LLS within the sample, and a wavefront of the signal light emitted from the sample is modified to reduce a sample-induced aberration of the signal light at the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    Inventors: Robert Eric Betzig, Tsung-Li Liu, Daniel E. Milkie, Kai Wang, Wesley Legant
  • Patent number: 12002253
    Abstract: A feature point integration positioning system includes a moving object, an image input source, an analyzing module and a positioning module. The image input source is disposed at the moving object to shoot an environment for obtaining a sequential image dataset. The analyzing module includes a machine vision detecting unit configured to generate a plurality of first feature points in each of the images based on each of the images, a deep learning detecting unit configured to generate a plurality of second feature points in each of the images based on each of the images, and an integrating unit configured to integrate the first feature points and the second feature points in each of the images into a plurality of integrated feature points in each of the images. The positioning module confirms a position of the moving object relative to the environment at each of the time points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Yu-Fang Wang, Yi-Jie Lin, Cheng-Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 12002378
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a chest of a vehicle crash dummy, includes: controlling, under each preset test condition, a pressing apparatus to press down a chest of a target crash dummy with a target pressing speed and a target pressing distance corresponding to the preset test condition, obtaining an actual force-displacement curve under each preset test condition, obtaining a standard force-displacement curve of a chest of a standard crash dummy under each preset test condition, and determining, according to the actual force-displacement curve and the standard force-displacement curve under each preset test condition, whether the chest of the target crash dummy satisfies a biological simulation standard. Through collecting information under various preset test conditions, various complicated conditions of impact on the chest can be more effectively simulated in a crash test by using the method, which improves the accuracy of determining the biological simulation standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhixin Liu, Hanxiao Zhang, Kai Wang, Weidong Liu, Yongqiang Wu, Minghao Xie, Ye Hao, Shenghua Qiao
  • Publication number: 20240178784
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of motor control, and more specifically, to a fault-tolerant control method and apparatus for an open-circuit fault in an alternating current motor and an inverter thereof, a computer device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: A: determining, based on fault information of the alternating current motor and the inverter for driving the alternating current motor, a rotor fault position interval corresponding to each fault phase in one or more fault phases; B: establishing a fault-tolerant control constraint model, where the fault-tolerant control constraint model includes an open-circuit fault equation applicable to each fault phase for the corresponding rotor fault position interval; and C: determining, with the fault-tolerant control constraint model as a constraint, a phase current reference value by using a fault-tolerant control algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Zekun XIA, Kai WANG
  • Publication number: 20240178740
    Abstract: A power converter with reduced power consumption receives an input voltage and provides an output voltage to supply power to a load. The power converter includes a power factor correction circuit, a driver circuit, and a controller. The power factor correction circuit includes at least one inductor and an output capacitor. When the controller determines that an effective value of an input current is correspondingly lower than a current lower limit, a specific time period starts based on the output voltage reaching a voltage lower limit, and the specific time period ends based on the output voltage reaching a voltage upper limit. In the specific time period, the controller enables the driver circuit based on the input current being correspondingly greater than a predetermined threshold so as to continuously transfer the energy stored in the at least one inductor to the output capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Shang-Kay YANG, Hsien-Kai WANG, Yen-Wei LIN
  • Publication number: 20240173080
    Abstract: A navigation system of a surgical robot includes an endoscope and a navigation device. The endoscope is configured to capture an internal image of a tissue. The navigation device is configured for: analyzing the internal image to obtain a depth information of the tissue; determining whether there are several passages in the tissue according to the depth information; and selecting the passage that conforms to a path planning setting when the passages appear in the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Po-Kai WANG, Tseng-Wei LAI
  • Patent number: 11996008
    Abstract: A method for determining a peak position of lower extremity injury in a crash test dummy includes: controlling the movement of the collision surface until the control point of the collision surface and the first designated collision point of the dummy's lower extremity form a line parallel to the direction of the vehicle acceleration, with a predetermined distance between the control point and the first designated collision point. A collision simulation calculation is performed to obtain the first tibial index curve, the first knee displacement curve, and the first thigh force curve. Similarly, the second designated collision point is used to obtain the second tibial index curve, the second knee displacement curve, and the second thigh force curve. Then, the injury values are calculated, and by comparing the injury values at different positions, the peak position is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhixin Liu, Hanxiao Zhang, Weidong Liu, Yongqiang Wu, Kai Wang, Tianyi Hao
  • Patent number: 11994449
    Abstract: A method for testing the lumbar spine performance of a crash test dummy includes the following steps: selecting a lumbar spine performance test item; collecting data of at least one preset physical quantity during the collision process between the pendulum and the energy-absorbing buffer block through sensors on the lumbar spine assembly; determining whether the data of each preset physical quantity is within the corresponding data channel; if the data of each preset physical quantity is within the corresponding data channel, the lumbar spine assembly is deemed qualified for the current lumbar spine performance test item. This disclosure evaluates the quality of the lumbar spine performance of crash test dummies, allowing only those with better lumbar spine performance to participate in crash tests, and therefore improving the consistency and accuracy of different crash test dummies' response in crash tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Zhixin Liu, Weidong Liu, Changqing Yu, Kai Wang, Hanxiao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11996009
    Abstract: A method for impact test on a lower abdomen of a vehicle crash test dummy includes: controlling an arc-shaped hammer head to impact a lower abdomen of a preset dummy at a preset speed; obtaining displacements from a displacement sensor, wherein the displacements are generated by the lower abdomen of the preset dummy and the arc-shaped hammer head during the impact; obtaining a pressure from a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure is borne by the lower abdomen of the preset dummy during the impact; and determining, based on the displacements and the pressure, whether the preset dummy satisfies a biological simulation standard. The method is capable of testing whether the current dummy satisfies the biological simulation standard, so as to ensure the accuracy of test data in subsequent vehicle crash tests using the dummy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD, CATARC AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (TIANJIN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Zhixin Liu, Weidong Liu, Yuechen Ji, Kai Wang, Hong Chen, Hai Liu, Bingxu Duan
  • Publication number: 20240171081
    Abstract: An active clamp flyback converter with accurate sense of an output voltage is discussed. The active clamp flyback converter adopts a feedback voltage generator which generates a feedback voltage in response to an input voltage, a voltage at a switch node, an auxiliary control signal, and a current signal indicative of a current flowing through a primary winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Kun Yang, Naixing Kuang, Kai Wang
  • Publication number: 20240170916
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a wavelength of an optical module, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining an initial temperature compensation curve corresponding to a transmitter optical subassembly TOSA in an optical module (S101); obtaining a first control voltage to be applied to a TEC according to a current ambient temperature and the initial temperature compensation curve; and controlling the TOSA to emit a first light wave based on the first control voltage, whose wavelength is a first wavelength (S102); when the first wavelength does not meet a setting range, adjusting the control voltage applied to the TEC until the control voltage applied to the TEC reaches a second control voltage, the second control voltage being capable of controlling the TOSA to emit a second light wave at the current ambient temperature, whose wavelength is a second wavelength meeting the setting range; and updating the initial temperature compensation curve based on the second control voltage (S103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei MU, Yang RUAN, Kai WANG, Zhi YANG, Gang PAN, Ran LIU, Lei LIU
  • Patent number: 11990836
    Abstract: A power supply system with dynamic current sharing includes a current-sharing bus and a plurality of power supply units connected to each other through the current-sharing bus. The current-sharing bus provides a first current signal. Each power supply unit includes a local current bus for providing a second current signal. The active current-sharing unit compares the first current signal with the second current signal to generate a compensation voltage. The current-averaging unit compares a difference value between an average value of the first current signal and an average value of the second current signal to generate an average voltage. The droop current unit receives the second current signal to generate a droop compensation voltage. The integration calculation unit makes output currents of the power supply units be approximately equal according to the compensation voltage, the average voltage, and the droop compensation voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lin, Guo-Hua Wang, Yu-Jie Lin, Hsien-Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 11989834
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for three dimensional room modeling. In various examples, 3D mesh data representing a room may be received. Plane data comprising a plurality of planes may be received. Each plane of the plurality of planes may represent a planar surface detected in the room. In some cases, a first plurality of wall candidates for a 3D model of the room may be determined based at least in part on the plane data. A second plurality of wall candidates for the 3D model of the room may be determined by modifying the first plurality of wall candidates based on a comparison of the first plurality of wall candidates to the 3D mesh data. The 3D model of the room may be generated based at least in part on the second plurality of wall candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mukul Agarwal, Asfand Yar Khan, Tomas F. Yago Vicente, Divyansh Agarwal, Karl Hillesland, Kevin May, Yu Lou, Chun-Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 11989814
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a first sequence of images and motion vector data corresponding to each frame of image in the first sequence of images; generating, based on the motion vector data, the first sequence of images, and a slowdown multiple, an insertion image that correspondences to the slowdown multiple, a quantity of insertion images corresponding to the slowdown multiple; inserting the insertion image into a play sequence of the first sequence of images to obtain a second sequence of images; and playing the second sequence of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 11984669
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna module including a first planar inverted-F antenna radiator, a first ground plane, a second ground plane, and a conductor. The first planar inverted-F antenna radiator includes a first feeding terminal and a first ground terminal. The first ground terminal is connected to the first ground plane. The second ground plane is located on one side of the first ground plane. A gap exists between the first ground plane and the second ground plane. The conductor is located between the first ground plane and the second ground plane and connects the first ground plane with the second ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Ting Huang, Chun-Kai Wang, Hsi-Kai Hung, Sony Chayadi