Patents by Inventor Kai Fan

Kai Fan 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: 12274180
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a MRAM region of a substrate, forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ, forming a patterned mask on a logic region of the substrate, performing a nitridation process to transform part of the first IMD layer to a nitride layer, forming a first metal interconnection on the logic region, forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer, forming a second IMD layer on the stop layer, and forming a second metal intercom in the second IMD layer to connect to the MTJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Chen-Yi Weng, Si-Han Tsai, Che-Wei Chang, Po-Kai Hsu, Jing-Yin Jhang, Yu-Ping Wang, Ju-Chun Fan, Ching-Hua Hsu, Yi-Yu Lin, Hung-Yueh Chen
  • Patent number: 12274099
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are global shutter image sensors and methods of operating such image sensors. An image sensor includes a semiconductor wafer having a light receiving surface opposite an electrical connection surface; an oxide extending from the light receiving surface toward the electrical connection surface and at least partially surrounding a pixel region; a photodiode disposed within the pixel region; and a set of storage nodes disposed under the photodiode, between the photodiode and the electrical connection surface. The set of storage nodes comprises a first storage node and a second storage node. The storage nodes may be disposed vertically beneath the photodiode, or side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dajiang Yang, Hong Wei Lee, Xiaofeng Fan, Oray O. Cellek, Xiangli Li, Kai Shen
  • Publication number: 20250111816
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a display substrate, and a display apparatus are provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving sub circuit, a data writing sub circuit, a first light-emitting control sub circuit, a first reset sub circuit, and a bias sub circuit; the first reset sub circuit is connected to a first node and configured to write a first reset voltage to the first node in response to a first reset control signal; and the bias sub circuit is connected to a second node and configured to write a reference voltage to the second node in response to a bias control signal, thereby turning on the driving sub circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicants: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinyu Wei, Kai Zhang, Qiang Fu, Gang Wang, Erlong Song, Hongmei Fan, Kunyan Shi
  • Patent number: 12266941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of power generation of power systems, in particular to an offshore integrated power supply system based on clean energy. The integrated power supply system comprises a power generation unit for providing energy, an energy storage unit for storing energy, a load unit for consuming energy, an energy management system, and a fuel cell, wherein the power generation unit comprises a photovoltaic power generation system, a wind power generation system, and a tidal power generation system; the energy storage unit comprises hydrogen storage and a battery pack; and the energy management system connects the power generation unit, the load unit, and the energy storage unit, and allocates the surplus energy from the power generation unit to the hydrogen storage and the battery pack after satisfying the load unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: Ningbo Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo Yongyao Power Investment Corporation Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kai Shu, Wanbing Guan, Jun Wu, Xuanjun Chen, Yueping Yang, Yang Zhang, Zixiang Pei, Weitao Wang, Haibo Bi, Tiancheng Fan, Yuting Liu
  • Patent number: 12262006
    Abstract: A method of video processing, including performing a conversion between a video block of a video component of a video and a bitstream of the video, where the video block includes sub-blocks, where a filtering tool is used during the conversion according to a rule, and where the rule specifies that the filtering tool is applied by using a single offset for all samples of each sub-block of the video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGYC CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Yang Wang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Kui Fan, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12262646
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate and a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a top electrode on the metal interconnection, forming a spacer adjacent to the MTJ and the top electrode, forming a second IMD layer around the spacer, forming a cap layer on the top electrode, the spacer, and the second IMD layer, and then patterning the cap layer to form a protective cap on the top electrode and the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Po-Kai Hsu, Ju-Chun Fan, Ching-Hua Hsu, Yi-Yu Lin, Hung-Yueh Chen
  • Publication number: 20250091904
    Abstract: The present application relates to a positive electrode active material comprising a first positive electrode active material, which comprises a substrate of formula (I), wherein the substrate is doped with an element M1: LiA1[NiX1CoY1MnZ1]O2 (I); and a second positive electrode active material, which comprises a substrate of formula (II), wherein the substrate is doped with an element M2: LiA2[NiX2CoY2MnZ2]O2 (II); the average particle size Dv50 of the first positive electrode active material is greater than that of the second positive electrode active material, wherein 0<X2?X1?0.4, and optionally 0<X2?X1?0.1. The present application further relates to a method for preparing the positive electrode active material, a secondary battery, and a power consuming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Kai Wu, Qi Wu, Qiang Chen, Chongheng Shen, Jingpeng Fan, Dong Zhao, Na Liu
  • Patent number: 12254867
    Abstract: A system is provided for a self-learning policy engine that can be used by various spoken language understanding (SLU) processing components. The system also provides for sharing contextual information from processing performed by an upstream SLU component to a downstream SLU component to facilitate decision making by the downstream SLU component. The system also provides for a SLU component to select from a variety of actions to take. A SLU component may implement an instance of the self-learning policy that is specifically configured for the particular SLU component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chenlei Guo, Xing Fan, Chengyuan Ma, Shuting Tang, Kai Wei
  • Publication number: 20250089458
    Abstract: Provided is a display substrate, including a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units, the plurality of pixel units includes regular pixel units and redundant pixel units, each regular pixel unit includes at least one constant voltage terminal and at least one dual-gate transistor, each dual-gate transistor includes two gates which are spaced apart, and a part of an active region of the dual-gate transistor, which is located between the two gates, is an intermediate part; the display substrate further includes a plurality of compensation structures, each compensation structure is connected to one constant voltage terminal of the pixel unit, and compensates for the at least one dual-gate transistor of a regular pixel unit; the compensation structure overlaps and is insulated from the intermediate part of the dual-gate transistor for which the compensation structure compensates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Yonglin GUO, Hongmei FAN, Xinyu WEI, Yuqian PANG, Kai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250065256
    Abstract: A method for selection an adsorbent selection, a pressure swing adsorption method, and a system therefor are provided. The selection method includes obtaining the slope at an initial pressure of an adsorption isotherm with respect to a target adsorbate of each adsorbent among a plurality of adsorbents, in which each adsorption isotherm is a curve representing adsorption capacity varying with pressure at a specific temperature; obtaining the adsorption capacity of each adsorbent on the target adsorbate under the specific temperature and a specific pressure; and selecting a target adsorbent for adsorbing the target adsorbate from the plurality of adsorbents according to the slope and the adsorption capacity of each adsorbent. In a pressure swing adsorption process, a pressure swing adsorption cycle can be optimized, the amount of an adsorbent used can be reduced, and operation and production costs of pressure swing adsorption can consequently be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Shengzhong ZHANG, Kai QIAO, Yanpeng ZHANG, Dequan FAN, Yang YANG, Fangzhou HU
  • Publication number: 20250064289
    Abstract: A mopper and a cleaning handle are provided. The mopper includes a cleaning pad and a cleaning handle. The cleaning pad includes a pad body and a first connector disposed on the pad body. The cleaning handle includes a handle body, a second connector, and a slider. The second connector is connected to a first end of the handle body and configured to be fitted with the first connector in a concave-convex manner. The slider is movably sleeved outside the handle body, and the slider is configured to, in a situation that the first connector and the second connector are fitted together in the concave-convex manner, move towards the first end along a lengthwise direction of the handle body to drive the first connector to be separated from the second connector. The mopper is simple in structure, and is easy in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Yuanfei ZHONG, Michael Ho, Kai-Fan Hu
  • Publication number: 20250058198
    Abstract: An outdoor landscape presenting method and an exercise assistance system are provided. The method is described below. A map program is executed. A user operation used for planning an outdoor exercise route through the map program is received. Multiple outdoor landscape images corresponding to the outdoor exercise route are obtained. Exercise state information of an exercise equipment is detected. The outdoor landscape images are presented on a display interface sequentially according to the exercise state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicants: Acer Incorporated, Acer Gadget Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Ting Chang, Ling-Fan Tsao, Chan-Jung Tsao, Jen-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 12232425
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device includes a first array region and a second array region on a substrate, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the first array region, a first top electrode on the first MTJ, a second MTJ on the second array region, and a second top electrode on the second MTJ. Preferably, the first top electrode and the second top electrode include different nitrogen to titanium (N/Ti) ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Si-Han Tsai, Dong-Ming Wu, Chen-Yi Weng, Ching-Hua Hsu, Ju-Chun Fan, Yi-Yu Lin, Che-Wei Chang, Po-Kai Hsu, Jing-Yin Jhang
  • Patent number: 12230182
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a driving method therefor, a display substrate, and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes a driving sub circuit, a data writing sub circuit, a first light-emitting control sub circuit, a first reset sub circuit, and a bias sub circuit; the first reset sub circuit is connected to a first node and configured to write a first reset voltage to the first node in response to a first reset control signal; and the bias sub circuit is connected to a second node and configured to write a reference voltage to the second node in response to a bias control signal, thereby turning on the driving sub circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinyu Wei, Kai Zhang, Qiang Fu, Gang Wang, Erlong Song, Hongmei Fan, Kunyan Shi
  • Patent number: 12207663
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for reducing the fructan content in food made of rice and flour using microwave heating and belongs to the technical field of food processing. Fermented products made of rice and flour are prepared using microwave heating and fructan in the products can be effectively degraded. Compared with traditional steaming, the method can remarkably reduce the fructan content in the fermented food, effectively alleviate the bowel stress sensitivity to the fermented rice and flour food by patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), meet the daily dietary requirements of special crowds, has the advantages of simple process, green processing and environmental protection, and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Jiangnan University, Wuxi HuashunMinsheng Food Co. Ltd., Sichuan Anjoy Food Co. Ltd., Hubei Anjoy Food Co. Ltd., Henan Anjoy Food Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bowen Yan, Daming Fan, Yejun Wu, Huizhang Lian, Kai Wang, Dongna Ruan, Zhongliang Hu, Chao Chen, Bowen Wang, Siyi Fang, Nana Zhang, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 12203352
    Abstract: Provided is a method for shale gas production prediction, including: acquiring real shale gas production data, and determining a target production decline curve model according to the real shale gas production data; setting a time step for production prediction, and obtaining a linear production decline curve by performing production prediction by using the target production decline curve model based on the time step; determining target shale gas production residuals according to the linear production decline curve and the real shale gas production data, inputting the target shale gas production residuals to a long short-term memory, and obtaining a residual prediction result by performing production prediction according to the long short-term memory and the time step; and determining a target production prediction result of shale gas well to be subjected to production prediction based on the linear production decline curve and the residual prediction result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum (East China)
    Inventors: Hai Sun, Fei Luo, Dongyan Fan, Lei Zhang, Jun Yao, Shuaishi Fu, Kai Zhang, Yongfei Yang
  • Patent number: 12188877
    Abstract: An automated optical double-sided inspection apparatus includes a first image-capturing portion, a second image-capturing portion, a platform, a first light-blocking portion, a second light-blocking portion, and a processing portion. The platform carries an external object. When the processing portion operates in a first capturing mode, the second light-blocking portion blocks visible light from passing therethrough, while the first light-blocking portion allows visible light to pass therethrough, so that the first image-capturing portion shoots a first side of the external object through the first light-blocking portion to obtain a first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yee Siang Gan, Sze-Teng Liong, Shih-Kai Fan, Che-Ming Li, Yu-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20240427486
    Abstract: Example icon moving methods and apparatus are described. In one example, an electronic device displays a first number of application icons. The electronic device detects a first user operation including selecting a first application icon, and displays a second number of application icons in response to the first user operation. The electronic device detects a second user operation of releasing the first application icon, and changes an arrangement of the first application icon to a second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kai FAN, Yongsheng LIU, Xiongwei CAO
  • Patent number: 12174779
    Abstract: An FPGA-based USB3.0/3.1 control system, including: a USB control module including a USB3.0 control module and/or a USB3.1 control module; a PCS logic module connected to the USB control module via a PIPE interface; an FPGA Serdes serial communication module connected to the PCS logic module; and an external daughter card module connected to the FPGA Serdes serial communication module, wherein the PCS logic module, the FPGA Serdes serial communication module and the external daughter card module are connected in sequence to achieve a port physical layer function for testing the USB 3.0 control module and the USB 3.1 control module. The control system solves the cumbersome problems of incomplete emulation verification, test mode limitations, and unchangeable hardware functions in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Corigine (Shanghai), Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihao Yin, Sheng Lu, Kai Fan, Xiao Xiao, Kai Cheng
  • Publication number: 20240199561
    Abstract: Provided is a compound, including a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W is a direct bond or an optionally substituted C, and if W is a direct bond, then X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently H, OH, or an electrophile, and optionally one pair selected from X1 and X2, X2 and X3, and X3 and X4 forms a five-membered ring including one or more heteroatom, wherein the one or more heteroatom is selected from O, N, and S, and the five-membered ring is optionally substituted with a ?C, an ?S, or an electrophile, and Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 are each independently selected from H, CH3, OH, O—CH3, and NO2, and an electrophile, and optionally Y2 and Y3 form a five-membered ring including one or more heteroatom, wherein the one or more heteroatom is selected from O, N, and S, and the five-membered ring is optionally substituted with a ?C, ?S, or an electrophile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicants: COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, VICHEM CHEMIE RESEARCH, LTD., THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Nicholas TONKS, Carla-Maria GAUSS, Prabhadevi VENKATARAMANI, Leemor JOSHUA-TOR, Elad ELKAYAM, Yousef Al ABED, Kai Fan CHENG, Ahmad ALTITI, Laszlo ORFI, Istvan SZABADKAI, Balint SZOKOL, Zoltan HORVATH