Patents by Inventor Kui (Kevin) Lin

Kui (Kevin) Lin 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: 12281849
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device is configured for a working fluid to flow therethrough. The heat dissipation device includes a base, at least one heat dissipation fin, and at least one fluid replenisher. The base has at least one internal channel configured for the working fluid to flow therethrough. The at least one heat dissipation fin having an extension channel and an inlet and an outlet is in fluid communication with the extension channel. The at least one heat dissipation fin is inserted into one side of the base, and the extension channel is communicated with the at least one internal channel through the inlet and the outlet. The at least one fluid replenisher is connected to at least one internal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kui-Yen Chen, Shan-Yin Cheng
  • Patent number: 12284347
    Abstract: A method for implementing an adaptive colour transform (ACT) mode during image/video encoding and decoding includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, wherein the current video block is coded using the ACT mode, wherein the conversion includes applying an inverse ACT transform on the current video block according to a rule, and wherein the rule specifies that a clipping operation, based on a bit depth of the current video block, is applied to an input of the inverse ACT transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Ye-kui Wang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12284377
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising a picture parameter set (PPS) in a PPS network abstraction layer (NAL) unit and a coded picture comprising a set of video coding layer (VCL) NAL units. A particular VCL NAL unit does not refer to the PPS NAL unit unless a value of a NAL unit header layer identifier (nuh_layer_id) of the PPS NAL unit is less than or equal to a value of a nuh_layer_id of the particular VCL NAL unit. The coded picture is decoded from the set of VCL NAL units based on the PPS in the PPS NAL unit to produce a decoded picture. The decoded picture is forwarded for display as part of a decoded video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ye-Kui Wang
  • Patent number: 12279716
    Abstract: Provided is a domestic kitchen apparatus including a food chamber for receiving food. The domestic kitchen apparatus includes an optical range sensor for optical range sensing. The optical range sensor has at least one optical sensing element. The domestic kitchen apparatus further includes, as a separate component provided in addition to the optical range sensor, a reflector assembly. The reflector assembly reflects light directed from the food received in the food chamber onto the at least one optical sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Wei Shun Bao, Weimin Xiao, Zhongchi Luo, Ming Li, Xiao Yun Kui
  • Publication number: 20250126725
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting bracket is configured to be adjusted between multiple positions to accommodate electronic devices having different lengths. The mounting bracket includes a main plate that is adjustable relative to a slide plate. Each of the main plate and the slide plate has an attachment point for attachment to an electronic device. More specifically, the main plate may include one or more ridges having a slot formed therein with multiple spaced detents. A screw may be releasably inserted into a desired detent in order to secure the main plate to the slide in a desired configuration. A twist clip may be provided for releasably securing the adjustable bracket to a T-bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: John Kui Yin Ramones, Aron Han, Edwin Marfa Kalubiran
  • Publication number: 20250121501
    Abstract: An in-situ robot programming method for a hydraulic turbine top cover based on binocular structured light vision is provided, which relates to the field of robot vision-guided intelligent processing technologies. The method performs hand-eye calibration on a binocular structured light camera and a robot to construct a coordinate conversion relationship thereof, collects an annular to-be-processed area of the hydraulic turbine top cover by the binocular structured light camera for joining, and obtains a trajectory and a trajectory plan through point cloud processing algorithms, to thereby achieve a rapid programming for the hydraulic turbine top cover based on guidance of binocular structured light vision. The method adapts to changes in sizes of the hydraulic turbine top cover and take into account real-time performance and robustness, so that impacts of uncertainty factors on the system are greatly weakened, and the method has characteristics of intelligence and high degree of systematization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Tao Wu, Yichuan Ran, Ming Ma, Zaiming Geng, Jingnan Yan, Jian Deng, Hui Liu, Cencen Yang, Kui Huang, Donglei Ji, Xiaoping Zhang, Gaipeng Zhao
  • Patent number: 12278973
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of tiles. A number of the tiles are included in a tile group. The mechanism determines whether the tile group is a raster scan tile group or a rectangular tile group. The number of tiles in the tile group is determined based on whether the tile group is the raster scan tile group or the rectangular tile group. The tiles are encoded into a bitstream based on the tile group. The bitstream is stored for communication toward a decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: FNU Hendry, Ye-Kui Wang
  • Patent number: 12278998
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for luma mapping with chroma scaling for video and image coding are disclosed. An example method of video processing includes performing, for a current region comprising a luma block, a first chroma block, and a second chroma block, a conversion between the current region of a video and a bitstream representation of the video according to a rule that specifies an order in which, during decoding, the first chroma block and the second chroma block are processed based on mapped sample values of the luma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kui Fan, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20250119555
    Abstract: A method implemented in an encoder for encoding a video bitstream that includes coded data for a plurality of pictures, each of the plurality of pictures comprises at least one slice. The method includes encoding a flag that indicates whether tile information for a picture is present in a picture parameter set or present in a slice header, where the tile information indicates a location of a slice within the picture; encoding the tile information in only the picture parameter set when the flag indicates that the tile information for the picture is encoded in the picture parameter set; encoding the tile information in only the slice header when the flag indicates that the tile information for the picture is encoded in the slice header; and encoding data of the picture in the video bitstream based on the tile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: FNU Hendry, Ye-Kui Wang
  • Publication number: 20250120096
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) contact structure adjacent to the gate structure, a layer of dielectric material over the S/D contact structure, a conductor layer over and in contact with the layer of dielectric material and above the S/D contact structure, and an interconnect structure over and in contact with the conductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Lid.
    Inventors: Huang-Kui CHEN, Guan-Jie SHEN
  • Publication number: 20250119709
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a workforce within a site using a wireless mesh network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: VOLAN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael BETTUA, Timothy CHINOWSKY, Chi Ming TSE, Cameron TAHERI, Avery CUNNINGHAM, Andrew MARDER, Ka Kui CHENG, Wai Hey WILLIE IP, Kin Hin WONG
  • Publication number: 20250119589
    Abstract: A method of decoding is provided. The method includes receiving a video bitstream including a plurality of layers having sublayers and a video parameter set (VPS) including a first flag having a first value, wherein the first flag having the first value specifies that temporal identifiers (IDs) of a highest sublayer representation for level information, decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameters, and hypothetical decoder refresh (HRD) parameters are not present in the VPS and are inferred to be equal to a maximum number of the sublayers that may be present in a layer of the plurality of layers specified by the VPS; obtaining the level information, the HRD parameters, and the DPB parameters corresponding to the temporal ID of the highest sublayer representation from the VPS; and decoding a picture from one of the plurality of layers to obtain a decoded picture. A corresponding method of encoding is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventor: Ye-Kui Wang
  • Patent number: 12268570
    Abstract: A method of decoding a coded video bitstream includes obtaining a reference picture list structure for a current slice represented in the coded video bitstream, wherein the reference picture list structure contains a number of entries; obtaining a default number of active entries in a reference picture list for the current slice; constructing a reference picture list for the current slice, the reference picture list containing a number of active and inactive entries; setting the number of active entries in the reference picture list equal to the number of entries in the reference picture list structure when the default number of active entries in the reference picture list is greater than the number of entries in the reference picture list structure; and obtaining, based on at least one active entry of the reference picture list, at least one reconstructed block of the current slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: FNU Hendry, Ye-Kui Wang
  • Patent number: 12272921
    Abstract: Data rate that can be supported by a photodetector can be limited by the aperture size of the photodetector. In some embodiments, the minimum aperture diameter can be about 30 um. This limitation is due, for example, to an inability of the optics to focus the beam to a smaller spot, and the mechanical tolerances of the assembly process. The techniques described in the present disclosure can reduce the optical spot size and improve on the mechanical tolerances that are achievable, thereby improving the photodetector and VCSEL manufacturing processes and systems. A photodetector or VCSEL system design with higher data rate and lower production cost can be achieved using the techniques described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Broadcom International Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tak Kui Wang, Rashit Nabiev, Ramana M. V. Murty, Laura M. Giovane
  • Patent number: 12271010
    Abstract: A retroreflective article including a binder layer and a plurality of retroreflective elements. Each retroreflective element includes a transparent microsphere partially embedded in the binder layer. At least some of the retroreflective elements include a reflective layer that is a locally-laminated reflective layer that is embedded between the transparent microsphere and the binder layer. At least some of the locally-laminated reflective layers may be localized reflective layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kevin W. Gotrik, Kui Chen-Ho, Scott J. Jones, Michael A McCoy, Christopher A. Merton, Shri Niwas, Ramasubramani Kuduva Raman Thanumoorthy, Ying Xia
  • Patent number: 12273515
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for video processing are described. The video processing may include video encoding, video decoding, or video transcoding. One example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video and a bitstream of the video according to a format rule. The format rule specifies that a first field at a sequence level or a picture level or a slice level controls a value of a second field in an adaptation parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Ye-Kui Wang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 12273548
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising a plurality of pictures. A no output of prior pictures flag (NoOutputOfPriorPicsFlag) is set when a value of maximum picture width in luma samples (PicWidthMaxInSamplesY) for a current access unit (AU) is different from a value of PicWidthMaxInSamplesY for a preceding AU in decoding order. A decoded picture buffer (DPB) is emptied without output of contained pictures based on a value of the NoOutputOfPriorPicsFlag. A current picture is decoded and stored in the DPB. The current picture is output from the DPB for display as part of a decoded video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ye-Kui Wang
  • Publication number: 20250111581
    Abstract: A plurality of UV patches of a three-dimensional model is divided into a primary set of the UV patches and a secondary set of the UV patches based on a patch size threshold. The UV patches of the primary set are grouped into a plurality of super-patches. Each of the plurality of super-patches includes different UV patches in the primary set that are packed together in a predefined shape. The plurality of super-patches is assembled together into a first bounding box. Poses of the plurality of super-patches are adjusted to reduce spacing between the plurality of super-patches. Gaps between the UV patches in the primary set are filled with the UV patches in the secondary set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Zherong PAN, Xifeng GAO, Kui WU
  • Patent number: 12267531
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving at a decoder, a bitstream including a video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit containing a slice of image data divided into a plurality of tiles. A number of the tiles in the VCL NAL unit are determined. A number of entry point offsets for the tiles is also determined as one less than the number of the tiles in the VCL NAL unit. Each entry point offset indicates a starting location of a corresponding tile in the VCL NAL unit. The number of entry point offsets is not explicitly signaled in the bitstream. The entry point offsets for the tiles are obtained based on the number of entry point offsets. The tiles are decoded at the entry point offsets to generate a reconstructed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye-Kui Wang, Fnu Hendry, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 12267490
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising a flag and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary. The tile is decoded. Filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary when the flag is set to a first value. The filtering operations across the tile boundary are omitted when the flag is set to a second value. The tile is forwarded for display as part of a decoded video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye-Kui Wang, Jianle Chen, Fnu Hendry