Patents by Inventor Kai Chen
Kai Chen 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).
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Patent number: 11712778Abstract: A method of operating a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) tool includes attaching a polishing pad to a first surface of a platen of the CMP tool using a glue; removing the polishing pad from the platen, wherein after removing the polishing pad, residue portions of the glue remain on the first surface of the platen; identifying locations of the residue portions of the glue on the first surface of the platen using a fluorescent material; and removing the residue portions of the glue from the first surface of the platen.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Tung-Kai Chen, Shang-Yu Wang, Wan-Chun Pan, Zink Wei, Hui-Chi Huang, Kei-Wei Chen
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Publication number: 20230235865Abstract: The disclosure relates to a light board and a spotlight. The light board comprises a circuit board having multiple mounting positions, and lamp beads mounted in the mounting positions, which comprise multiple cool color lamp beads and multiple warm color lamp beads, the cool and warm color lamp beads are configured to form multiple lamp bead rows, which are arranged along a first direction. Each lamp bead row comprises both the cool and warm color lamp beads, a difference between the number of the cool and warm color lamp beads does not exceed 2, a difference between the number of the cool and warm color lamp beads in two adjacent lamp bead rows does not exceed 3, and a total number of cool color lamp beads is equal to that of warm color lamp beads. The technical solution of the disclosure is beneficial to improve lighting effects of lights.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Kai Chen, Zhangming Tan
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Patent number: 11707893Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional object, wherein said three-dimensional object is an insert for use between a helmet and a human body, is described. The method may use a polymerizable liquid, or resin, useful for the production by additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from said first component.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Carbon, Inc.Inventors: Jason P. Rolland, Kai Chen, Justin Poelma, James Goodrich, Robert K. Pinschmidt, Jr., Joseph M. DeSimone, Lloyd M. Robeson
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Patent number: 11709531Abstract: The systems and methods manage thermal states of a device through user configuration of a client application on the device. The systems and methods set thermal thresholds associated with the device. The systems and methods infer the thermal thresholds from information gathered by a client application running on the device. The systems and methods implement a stored policy associated with a violation of one of the thermal thresholds by one of the monitored thermal states.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Michael Cieslak, Jiayao Yu, Kai Chen, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Michael David Marr, Jun Huang, Zahra Ferdowsi
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Patent number: 11709889Abstract: In general, in one aspect, a method includes compiling user interaction statistics for a set of content items displayed in association with a first target media document having a non-textual portion, at least some of the content items associated with one or more keywords, based on the interaction statistics, associating the first target media document with at least some of the keywords associated with the content items, and based on a common attribute of the first target media document and a second target media document having a non-textual portion, associating the second target media document with at least some of the keywords assigned to the first target media document. Other aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer programs stored on computer storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Kai Chen, Steven G. Dropsho, Charles Johan Larsson Tibell, Diego Federici
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Publication number: 20230229263Abstract: A touch sensing method, apparatus for a touch panel, and electronic device are provided. The method includes: determining a first number of to-sense touch sensing circuits, and determining a second number of reference touch sensing circuits, each to-sense touch sensing circuit having a corresponding reference touch sensing circuit; causing each to-sense touch sensing circuit to receive a touch excitation signal TX1, and apply TX1 to a corresponding touch sensitive cell and receive a touch sensing signal therefrom, and output a first output signal; causing each reference touch sensing circuit to receive a touch reference signal DC/TX2, and apply DC/TX2 to a corresponding touch sensitive cell and receive a reference sensing signal therefrom, wherein DC/TX2 and TX1 are different signals; and obtaining, according to respective first and second output signals, a capacitance difference of capacitances sensed by each to-sense touch sensing circuit and its corresponding reference touch sensing circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Hung-Kai Chen, Yu-Huang Chen, Feng-Lin Chan
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Publication number: 20230228599Abstract: A sensor enclosure comprises a cover and a structure. The structure can be encased by the cover. The structure comprises a frame, a ring, and one or more anchoring posts. The frame can be configured to mount one or more sensors. The ring, disposed peripherally to the frame, can be operatively coupled to the cover. The ring can include a drainage ring plate that drains rainwater accumulated on the cover away from the sensor enclosure. The one or more anchoring posts, disposed underneath the frame and the ring, can be used to anchor the sensor enclosure to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Zhongnan Hu, Zuoteng Chen, Nengxiu Deng, Cheng Jin, Kai Chen, Yubo Zhang, Xiang Yu, Tiancheng Lou, Jun Peng
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Patent number: 11704135Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for performing operations comprising providing a messaging application comprising a feature to a client device, the feature being implemented by operations having alternative complexity levels, wherein a first complexity level represents a first amount of device resources consumed by a first set of operations, and wherein a second complexity level represents a second amount of device resources consumed by a second set of operations; determining that the first configuration rule is satisfied by a first property of the client device; and in response to determining that the first configuration rule is satisfied by the first property of the client device, causing the feature to be implemented on the client device by the first set of operations having the first complexity level that consume a greater amount of device resources than the second set of operations having the second complexity level.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Michael Ronald Cieslak, Jiayao Yu, Kai Chen, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Michael David Marr, Jun Huang, Zahra Ferdowsi
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Publication number: 20230216992Abstract: A security system includes a surveillance device that monitors a predetermined event and captures images in a monitor scene; and a controller that controls the surveillance device and transmits the captured images. The surveillance device adjusts image capture amount, image transmit amount, image transmit order or image resolution when the predetermined event is detected and an object is detected on the captured images.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventor: Yi-Kai Chen
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Publication number: 20230211055Abstract: A breast pump includes a main body and a breast milk suctioning shield. The main body has an accommodation space. The breast milk suctioning shield is assembled in the accommodation space and detachably connected to the main body. A front end of the breast milk suctioning shield has a breast shielding portion, and a nipple passage extends from a rear end of a center portion of the breast shielding portion. One or more deformable members are assembled with an annular connection portion between the breast shielding portion and the nipple passage, and the deformable member is controlled to be inflated or deflated by a first air pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ching-Sung Lin, Chih-Kai Chen, Wen-Yang Yang, Yung-Lung Han, Chi-Feng Huang
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Patent number: 11695505Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An encoder of a wireless device may receive a transport block (TB) for transmission and segment the transport block into a set of multiple, smaller data segments that respectively correspond to a plurality of code blocks of the TB. The encoder may generate a code block level (CB-level) error detection code (EDC) for a subset of the data segments. The encoder may generate a transport block-level (TB-level) EDC for the TB using the data segments. Each of the code blocks (CBs) may be of the same size and may include one of the data segments. A subset of the CBs may include a data segment from the subset of the data segments and one of the CB-level EDCs. The remaining CBs that are not part of the subset may include a remaining data segments and the TB-level EDC.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Changlong Xu, Liangming Wu, Jian Li, Kai Chen, Jing Jiang, Gabi Sarkis, Hao Xu
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Patent number: 11694901Abstract: Disclosed is a field-effect transistor and a method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor. The method comprises: forming an NMOSFET region and a PMOSFET region on a substrate; forming a hard mask on the NMOSFET region and the PMOSFET region, and patterning through the hard mask; forming a multiple of stacked nanowires in the NMOSFET region and a multiple of stacked nanowires in the PMOSFET region; forming a first array of nanowires in the NMOSFET region and a second array of nanowires in the PMOSFET region; and forming an interfacial oxide layer, a ferroelectric layer, and a stacked metal gate in sequence around each of the nanowires included in the first array and the second array. Wherein the NMOSFET region and the PMOSFET region are separated by shallow trench isolation.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Industrial μTechnology Research InstituteInventors: Qiuxia Xu, Kai Chen
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Publication number: 20230209770Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid cooling assembly and a liquid cooling apparatus. The liquid cooling assembly includes: two heat conducting plates, configured to perform heat dissipation on a storage module attached to each of the heat conducting plates; a liquid cooling tube, disposed on an end of the each heat conducting plates and configured to perform liquid cooling on the heat conducting plates; and an elastic support, disposed between the two heat conducting plates and configured to apply elastic pressure to the heat conducting plates during attachment between the heat conducting plates and the storage modules, to cause the heat conducting plates to be tightly attached to surfaces of the storage modules, and cause the storage modules to be easily separated from the heat conducting plates after the elastic support is removed from the two heat conducting plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Celestica Technology Consultancy (Shanghai) Co. LtdInventors: Kai CHEN, Yaoyin FAN, Mingqing LUO
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Publication number: 20230205559Abstract: Examples described herein relate to computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, that if executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: access a kernel source written in a shading language; select a compiler from a plurality of compilers based on the shading language; generate a kernel instruction set architecture and an associated runtime binding based on the kernel source and the selected compiler; and adapt state information to configure a graphics processing unit (GPU) based on the runtime binding to target any API runtime of choice.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Hisham CHOWDHURY, Guei-Yuan LUEH, Kai CHEN
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Publication number: 20230208480Abstract: An apparatus: obtains K downlink channel weight matrices based on K pieces of downlink channel information sent by K UEs, where the downlink channel information is fed back by the UE in response to a preset reference signal sent by the base station, the downlink channel weight matrix is an NT×rank-dimensional matrix, and rank is a quantity of signal streams received by the UE; obtains K×rank first initial phase difference matrices and K×rank second initial phase difference matrices based on the K downlink channel weight matrices and a first polarization direction and a second polarization direction of transmit channels of the base station; obtains a cell initial phase difference matrix based on the K×rank first initial phase difference matrices and the K×rank second initial phase difference matrices; and implements initial phase correction of the transmit channels based on the cell initial phase difference matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Xu Jiang, Ye Yang, Jiapeng Zhang, Kai Chen
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Patent number: 11687832Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a model using parameter server shards. One of the methods includes receiving, at a parameter server shard configured to maintain values of a disjoint partition of the parameters of the model, a succession of respective requests for parameter values from each of a plurality of replicas of the model; in response to each request, downloading a current value of each requested parameter to the replica from which the request was received; receiving a succession of uploads, each upload including respective delta values for each of the parameters in the partition maintained by the shard; and updating values of the parameters in the partition maintained by the parameter server shard repeatedly based on the uploads of delta values to generate current parameter values.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Gregory S. Corrado, Kai Chen, Jeffrey A. Dean, Samy Bengio, Rajat Monga, Matthieu Devin
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Patent number: 11686715Abstract: A mobile power device capable of detecting gas is disclosed and includes a main body, a gas detection module, a driving and controlling board, a power module and a microprocessor. The main body includes a ventilation opening, a connection port and an accommodation chamber. The ventilation opening is in communication with the accommodation chamber. The gas detection module and the driving and controlling board are disposed within the accommodation chamber. The gas detection module, the power module and the microprocessor are fixed on and electrically connected to the driving and controlling board. The power module is capable of storing an electric energy and outputting the electric energy outwardly. The microprocessor enables the gas detection module to detect and operate. The microprocessor converts the detection information of the gas detection module into a detection data, which is stored and transmitted to the mobile device or an external device.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ching-Sung Lin, Chin-Chuan Wu, Chih-Kai Chen, Yung-Lung Han, Chi-Feng Huang, Wei-Ming Lee
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Publication number: 20230199000Abstract: An information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. The information handling system may be configured to provide access to a target information handling system by: transmitting a request for support to an external support information handling system; receiving, from the external support information handling system, a request for access; and in response to the request for access, transmitting an access token to the external support information handling system, wherein the access token is usable to remotely operate the target information handling system without transmission of account credentials to the external support information handling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Kai CHEN, Jim Lewei JI, Bo WANG, Muzhar S. KHOKHAR
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Patent number: 11679510Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for replacing a photoresist (PR) bottle using a vehicle. An exemplary vehicle includes a processor configured to receive a request signal to replace a first PR bottle. The processor is also configured to transmit an order based on the request signal. The vehicle also includes a plurality of wheels configured to move the vehicle from the first location to a second location, and from the second location to the first location. The vehicle further includes a robotic arm configured to load, at the first location, the first PR bottle into a first container; load a second PR bottle in a second container; remove a cap from the second PR bottle and a socket from the first PR bottle; couple the socket of the first PR bottle to the second PR bottle; and unload the second PR bottle from the second container.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oliver Yu, Huei-Chi Chiu, Shi-Ming Wang, Li-Jen Wu, Yu Kai Chen, Sharon Yang
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Patent number: 11683605Abstract: An image sensor chip and a sensing method thereof are provided. The image sensor chip includes a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel units, and each of the pixel units includes a light sensing circuit, a reset switch and an output circuit. The reset switch is coupled to a first terminal of the light sensing circuit. The reset switch resets the light sensing circuit during reset period. The output circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the light sensing circuit. The output circuit of the pixel unit outputs difference information corresponding to the difference between the first sensing result of the light sensing circuit in a first frame period and the second sensing result of the light sensing circuit in a second frame period after the first frame period to a corresponding one of a plurality of readout lines of the pixel array.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.Inventors: Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Yen-Kai Chen, Tzu-Hsiang Hsu