Patents by Inventor Kuan Ming Chen

Kuan Ming 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).

  • Publication number: 20250123237
    Abstract: A transistor includes a field effect transistor, a surface modification layer, and a cell detection layer. The field effect transistor includes a source region, a drain region, a channel region, a gate dielectric layer, and a gate. The drain region is spaced apart from the source region in a first direction. The channel extends in the first direction and is disposed between the source region and the drain region. The gate dielectric layer is disposed below the channel region. The gate is disposed below the gate dielectric layer. The surface modification layer is disposed on the channel region. The cell detection layer is disposed on the surface modification layer and includes a plurality of antibodies, wherein the antibodies are configured to identify cell surface antigens, and the cell detection layer is configured to capture cells identified by the antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Tai-Ming Ko, Yuh-Shyong Yang, Kuan-Hsing Chen, Che-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20250120158
    Abstract: Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) structures are provided. A BJT structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a collector region formed in the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of base regions formed over the collector region, a plurality of emitter regions formed over the collector region, a ring-shaped shallow trench isolation (STI) region formed in the collector region, a plurality of base conductive layers formed over the collector region and on opposite sides of the base regions, a plurality of sidewall dielectric layers formed on top surfaces of the base conductive layers and disposed vertically between the base conductive layers and upper portions of the emitter regions, and a plurality of base contacts formed on the base conductive layers. The base contacts are divided into a first group of base contacts disposed between the base regions and a second group of base contacts disposed between the base regions and the STI region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Jung CHEN, Chun-Ming LIN, Tsung-Lin LEE, Shiuan-Jeng LIN, Hung-Lin CHEN
  • Patent number: 12271054
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical lens assembly, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and at least one convex shape in an off-axial region on the image-side surface, wherein the imaging optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming Chen, Hsin-Hsuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20250088032
    Abstract: A wireless charging module includes a module case, a fan, a coil assembly and a circuit board. The module case defines a first cavity and a second cavity and has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The second side defines an air outlet. The fan is disposed at the first side of the module case and configured to form an airflow S. The coil assembly is disposed in the first cavity, so that a first air channel is formed for the airflow S to pass through a first surface of the coil assembly. The circuit board is disposed in the second cavity and configured to form a second air channel allowing the airflow S to pass through a first surface of the circuit board and a third air channel allowing the airflow S to pass through a second surface of the circuit board. The airflow S passes through the first air channel, the second air channel and the third air channel and flows out of the wireless charging module from the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: KUAN-YU CHIU, YEN-MING LIU, CHIEN-HUI CHEN, YUNG-YU CHANG
  • Publication number: 20250080813
    Abstract: A camera includes a light guiding module, an image sensing module, a spectrometer module, and a processor. The light guiding module is configured to receive external incident light and split the incident light into a first light and a second light. The image sensing module is configured to receive the first light and convert the first light into image data. The spectrometer module is configured to receive the second light and obtain spectral information of the second light. The processor is configured for adjusting image data based on the spectral information. The image data includes data of a plurality of pixels, and data of each pixel includes intensities information of three primary colors of light. The processor is configured to adjust the intensity information of each primary color of light in the data of the pixels based on the spectral information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: KUAN-MING CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250076369
    Abstract: A minimum IC operating voltage searching method includes acquiring a corner type of an IC, acquiring ring oscillator data of the IC, generating a first prediction voltage according to the corner type and the ring oscillator data by using a training model, generating a second prediction voltage according to the ring oscillator data by using a non-linear regression approach under an N-ordered polynomial, and generating a predicted minimum IC operating voltage according to the first prediction voltage and the second prediction voltage. N is a positive integer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Kuo-Hua Ho, Kun-Yu Wang, Yen-Chang Shih, Sung-Te Chen, Cheng-Han Wu, Yi-Ying Liao, Chun-Ming Huang, Yen-Feng Lu, Ching-Yu Tsai, Tai-Lai Tung, Kuan-Fu Lin, Bo-Kang Lai, Yao-Syuan Lee, Tsyr-Rou Lin, Ming-Chao Tsai, Li-Hsuan Chiu
  • Patent number: 12236814
    Abstract: A display method and a display system for an anti-dizziness reference image are provided. The display system includes a display, a range extraction unit, an information analyzing unit, an object analyzing unit and an image setting unit. The display is used to display the anti-dizziness reference image. The range extraction unit is used to obtain a gaze background range of a user. The image setting unit is used to set an image hue, an image lightness, an image brightness, an image content or an ambient lighting display content of the anti-dizziness reference image according to a background hue information, a background lightness information, a background brightness information, or a road information of the gaze background range; or set an image ratio between the anti-dizziness reference image and a display area of the display according to an object distance or an object area of the watched object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ya-Rou Hsu, Chien-Ju Lee, Hong-Ming Dai, Yu-Hsiang Tsai, Chia-Hsun Tu, Kuan-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 12211910
    Abstract: Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) structures are provided. A BJT structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a collector region formed in the semiconductor substrate, a base region formed over the collector region, an emitter region formed over the collector region, a ring-shaped shallow trench isolation (STI) region formed in the collector region, and a base dielectric layer formed over the collector region and on opposite sides of the base region. The base dielectric layer is surrounded by an inner side wall of the ring-shaped STI region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Jung Chen, Chun-Ming Lin, Tsung-Lin Lee, Shiuan-Jeng Lin, Hung-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 12164087
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming Chen, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20240374076
    Abstract: A container capable of displaying information includes a container body and a display mounted on the container body, an attitude sensor, and a control circuit module. The control circuit module is signally connected to the display and the attitude sensor. The control circuit module computes an information based on the measurement value of the attitude sensor and controls the display to show the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Kuan Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240375934
    Abstract: A container capable of displaying a flow rate includes a container body and a flowmeter, a display, and a control circuit module mounted therein. The container body has a channel. The flowmeter has a conduit fluidly communicating with the channel for sensing a liquid flow. The control circuit module is signally connected to the flowmeter and the display to control the display to show a flow rate based on a measurement signal of the flowmeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Kuan Ming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240290803
    Abstract: A packaging structure includes a first transparent substrate including includes a first surface and a second surface, a second transparent substrate including a third surface facing the second surface, a support connecting the second surface and the third surface, an optical lens assembly on the third surface, a packaging assembly including includes a base on the first surface and electrodes, and an optical component. The second transparent substrate and the first transparent substrate are stacked in a first direction. A first cavity is defined by the support connecting the second transparent substrate and the first transparent substrate. A second cavity is defined by the base and the first transparent substrate. The optical component is received in the second cavity. The optical component and the optical lens assembly overlap in the first direction, the optical component is electrically connected to the electrodes and located between the first surface and the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: KUAN-MING CHEN, HSIANG-CHIEH YU, PANG-JUNG LIU, YE-QUANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240231049
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming CHEN, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 12032143
    Abstract: An optical image capturing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element and the third lens element have refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein at least one inflection point is on at least one surface thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The surfaces of the fifth and the sixth lens elements are aspheric. The optical image capturing system has a total of six lens elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming Chen, Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsin-Hsuan Huang, Chun-Che Hsueh
  • Patent number: 11988817
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes five lens elements, the five lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element having positive refractive power; a second lens element having negative refractive power; a third lens element having positive refractive power; a fourth lens element having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens element having negative refractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Wu, Tzu-Chieh Kuo, Kuan-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20240134160
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming CHEN, Wei-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240134153
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical lens assembly, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and at least one convex shape in an off-axial region on the image-side surface, wherein the imaging optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: KUAN-MING CHEN, Hsin-Hsuan HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240069410
    Abstract: A variable aperture module includes a blade assembly including movable blades, a positioning element including positioning structures and a driving part including a rotation element. The movable blades are disposed around an optical axis to form a light passable hole with adjustable size for different hole size states and each have an inner surface to define the contour of the light passable hole in each hole size state. The positioning structures correspond to the movable blades. The rotation element is rotatable with respect to the positioning element and is configured to rotate the movable blades to adjust a size of the light passable hole. There are matte structures disposed on each inner surface. Each matte structure is single structure extending towards the optical axis, such that at least part of the contour of the light passable hole has an undulating shape at least in several hole size states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Sheng TSENG, Chen Wei FAN, Ming-Ta CHOU, Kuan-Ming CHEN
  • Patent number: 11899185
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming Chen, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11886038
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical lens assembly, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and at least one convex shape in an off-axial region on the image-side surface, wherein the imaging optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ming Chen, Hsin-Hsuan Huang