Patents by Inventor Ken Guo

Ken Guo 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: 20230210059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cutting device with a blade moving in parallel, a moving method and a plant trimmer. By the structural device, the round blade can be adjusted to be kept in vertical rising and dropping, and is always kept in parallel to the cutting mesh. By an adjustment knob, an adjustment screw is driven to rotate by a flexible shaft, so that the movable blade holder moves up and down, which completes the adjustment of the round blade in a visible region of the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Shenzhen Huayu Agricultural Science and Technology Co., LTD
    Inventor: Ken Guo
  • Patent number: 8766601
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a multi-mode power management unit (PMU) includes a number of switchable conductive paths, where each of the switchable conductive paths corresponds to at least one of a number of power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a shared inductor residing in each of the switchable conductive paths. A current can flow through the shared inductor in a same direction in each of the power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a controller configured to set one of the power modes using one of the switchable conductive paths. The power modes can include a battery-to-electronic system power mode and a charge-battery power mode. The power modes can further include a battery-to-electronic system/camera flash power mode, a power port-to-electronic system/battery power mode, and a battery-to-electronic system/backlight LED power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Guo Chi Yang
  • Patent number: 8188706
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a power management unit residing in an electronic device includes a battery detection controller coupled to a battery charger and a regulator block, where the regulator block is capable of providing power to the electronic device. The battery detection controller is configured to turn off the regulator block when the battery charger is coupled to an external power source and is not coupled to a battery of the electronic device. The battery detection controller can be further configured to turn on the regulator block when the battery charger is coupled to the external power source and is coupled to the battery if the battery has a battery voltage greater than a threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Guo Chi Yang
  • Publication number: 20120007562
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a multi-mode power management unit (PMU) includes a number of switchable conductive paths, where each of the switchable conductive paths corresponds to at least one of a number of power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a shared inductor residing in each of the switchable conductive paths. A current can flow through the shared inductor in a same direction in each of the power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a controller configured to set one of the power modes using one of the switchable conductive paths. The power modes can include a battery-to-electronic system power mode and a charge-battery power mode. The power modes can further include a battery-to-electronic system/camera flash power mode, a power port-to-electronic system/battery power mode, and a battery-to-electronic system/backlight LED power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Ken Guo Chi Yang
  • Patent number: 8026697
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a multi-mode power management unit (PMU) includes a number of switchable conductive paths, where each of the switchable conductive paths corresponds to at least one of a number of power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a shared inductor residing in each of the switchable conductive paths. A current can flow through the shared inductor in a same direction in each of the power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a controller configured to set one of the power modes using one of the switchable conductive paths. The power modes can include a battery-to-electronic system power mode and a charge-battery power mode. The power modes can further include a battery-to-electronic system/camera flash power mode, a power port-to-electronic system/battery power mode, and a battery-to-electronic system/backlight LED power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Guo Chi Yang
  • Publication number: 20080265839
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a multi-mode power management unit (PMU) includes a number of switchable conductive paths, where each of the switchable conductive paths corresponds to at least one of a number of power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a shared inductor residing in each of the switchable conductive paths. A current can flow through the shared inductor in a same direction in each of the power modes. The multi-mode PMU further includes a controller configured to set one of the power modes using one of the switchable conductive paths. The power modes can include a battery-to-electronic system power mode and a charge-battery power mode. The power modes can further include a battery-to-electronic system/camera flash power mode, a power port-to-electronic system/battery power mode, and a battery-to-electronic system/backlight LED power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken Guo Chi Yang
  • Publication number: 20080197707
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a power management unit residing in an electronic device includes a battery detection controller coupled to a battery charger and a regulator block, where the regulator block is capable of providing power to the electronic device. The battery detection controller is configured to turn off the regulator block when the battery charger is coupled to an external power source and is not coupled to a battery of the electronic device. The battery detection controller can be further configured to turn on the regulator block when the battery charger is coupled to the external power source and is coupled to the battery if the battery has a battery voltage greater than a threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken Guo Chi Yang
  • Patent number: 6785840
    Abstract: A system for implementing a high-availability architecture comprising a first compact Peripheral Component Interconnect shelf, a second compact Peripheral Component Interconnect shelf, and a network. The first and second compact peripheral component interconnect shelf are redundant systems. The first compact peripheral component interconnect shelf comprises a first system utility card connected to a first compact core to network interface connected to a first compute platform connected to a first high speed pipe interface. The second compact peripheral component interconnect shelf comprises a second system utility card connected to a second compact core to network interface connected to a second compute platform connected to a second high speed pipe interface. The first and second compact peripheral component interconnect shelf are connected via Ethernet. The first and second compact core to network interface is connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Leslie Smith, Robert La Riviere, Ken Guo, Ian Hopper, Jimmy Jin