Patents by Inventor Lin Kuo
Lin Kuo 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: 12367166Abstract: A system on a chip (SoC) with a Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) interface includes a UART interface circuit, a detection circuit, and a control circuit. The UART interface circuit includes: a plurality of UART signal pads for receiving and transmitting signals; and a UART voltage pad for receiving an external operating voltage. The detection circuit is configured to detect the magnitude of the external operating voltage and thereby generate a detection result. The control circuit is configured to determine setting of a supply voltage for the plurality of UART signal pads according to the detection result. The control circuit makes the setting of the supply voltage be compatible with the external operating voltage according to the detection result, wherein the external operating voltage is a lower first voltage or a higher second voltage, and the first lower voltage is equal to an internal device operating voltage of the SoC.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Chao-Min Lai, Yu-Jen Lin, Hung-Wei Wang, Huang-Lin Kuo
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Publication number: 20250201841Abstract: An electrode slurry for electrochemical energy storage devices includes one or more compounds or polymers that can form a stable structure of Formula (I) as shown below: X—O? Formula (I), wherein X can resonate with —O? to stabilize the structure of Formula (I).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: POLYBATT MATERIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: PING-LIN KUO, CHIH-HAO TSAO
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Patent number: 12111715Abstract: The present invention provides a memory structure, which is disposed on a first circuit board and connected electrically to a system power supply of a second circuit board. The memory structure comprises a plurality of memory unit, a power control component, and a display component. The power control component receives a first voltage of the system power supply. The power control component includes a power management unit and a linear voltage stabilizing unit. The display component includes a light-emitting unit and a control unit. The power control component provides a second voltage to the plurality of memory units using the power management unit. The linear voltage stabilizing unit provides a third voltage to the light-emitting unit and the control unit. The power management unit distributes the power supply to the plurality of memory units, the light-emitting unit, and the control unit for further usage.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: TEAM GROUP INC.Inventors: Yu Hsuan Yen, Hsi Lin Kuo, Wei Hsiang Wang, Chin Feng Chang
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Publication number: 20240328477Abstract: The present invention relates to a shock absorber structure with variable damping, comprising an outer tube, a piston, a shaft, a plurality of spring sets, a cushioning piston cover set, an inlet regulating bolt, and a damping regulating bolt, wherein the outer tube is filled with damping oil. The shaft drives the piston by moving to the upper dead center to produce a primary damping of cushioning, and the cushioning piston cover set and the inlet regulating bolt produce a secondary damping of cushioning to achieve the effect of variable damping. When the shaft reaches the lower dead center, the spring set rebounds and pushes the cushioning piston cover set and the piston for displacement to achieve the cushioning state with variable damping and improve the overall shock absorption and cushioning effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventor: Shu-Lin Kuo
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Publication number: 20240297354Abstract: Solid-state polymer electrolyte systems and methods of making the same are disclosed. The solid-state polymer electrolyte can be a multi-segmented polymer that includes two high-contrast segments. The high-contrast segments can be, respectively, soft segments and one or more hard segments. Batteries with a solid-state polymer electrolyte system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Jennifer Lu, Michael Leveille, Han-Lin Kuo, Lexi Hefner
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Publication number: 20240285331Abstract: Provided is an endoscopic vessel harvesting system comprising a direct current (DC) power control system connected to a therapeutic tool comprising a heating element. The DC power control system may include an input connection to receive power from a power supply. A first power control circuit may supply constant output power during a first time interval to heat the heating element to a target temperature. A second power control circuit may supply pulsed output power during a second time interval to maintain a temperature of the heating element within a target temperature range. An output connection may receive the output power and may supply controlled power to the heating element by supplying the constant output power during the first time interval, the pulsed output power during the second time interval, followed by a third time interval during which no power is supplied. Methods and systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Maquet Cardiovascular LLCInventors: Juan Isaias Perez, Ashik A. Mohan, Samuel R. Phillips, Marc S. Kreidler, John Tosto, Maw-Lin Kuo, Tachi Callas
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Publication number: 20240211015Abstract: The present invention provides a memory structure, which is disposed on a first circuit board and connected electrically to a system power supply of a second circuit board. The memory structure comprises a plurality of memory unit, a power control component, and a display component. The power control component receives a first voltage of the system power supply. The power control component includes a power management unit and a linear voltage stabilizing unit. The display component includes a light-emitting unit and a control unit. The power control component provides a second voltage to the plurality of memory units using the power management unit. The linear voltage stabilizing unit provides a third voltage to the light-emitting unit and the control unit. The power management unit distributes the power supply to the plurality of memory units, the light-emitting unit, and the control unit for further usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Yu Hsuan Yen, Hsi Lin Kuo, Wei Hsiang Wang, Chin Feng Chang
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Publication number: 20240045820Abstract: A system on a chip (SoC) with a Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) interface includes a UART interface circuit, a detection circuit, and a control circuit. The UART interface circuit includes: a plurality of UART signal pads for receiving and transmitting signals; and a UART voltage pad for receiving an external operating voltage. The detection circuit is configured to detect the magnitude of the external operating voltage and thereby generate a detection result. The control circuit is configured to determine setting of a supply voltage for the plurality of UART signal pads according to the detection result. The control circuit makes the setting of the supply voltage be compatible with the external operating voltage according to the detection result, wherein the external operating voltage is a lower first voltage or a higher second voltage, and the first lower voltage is equal to an internal device operating voltage of the SoC.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: CHAO-MIN LAI, YU-JEN LIN, HUNG-WEI WANG, HUANG-LIN KUO
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Publication number: 20230350600Abstract: The present invention provides a display method and structure of an intelligent memory, which is a temperature detection method and structure, which is used in a memory device, of which the memory device includes a substrate, a thermal sensor, a plurality of memory chips, a micro-control unit, and a notification module. The steps include generating at least one temperature data according to the temperature of the plurality of memory chips sensed by the thermal sensor, transmitting the at least one temperature data to the micro-control unit, and the micro-control unit determining whether the at least one temperature data exceeds a first threshold, When at least one temperature data exceeds the first threshold, the micro-control unit transmits a first control signal to a notification module, which can further be used for the method and structure for displaying real-time information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: CHIN FENG CHANG, HSI LIN KUO
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Publication number: 20230261318Abstract: The disclosure provides an energy storage device, comprising: an anode; a cathode; a separator, which is located between the anode and the cathode; an electrolyte, which is disposed between the anode and the cathode, and cladded on the separator; wherein, the separator is a fibrous membrane composed of polyacrylonitrile, and a surface of the fibrous membrane is modified by an acidic functional group or a salt thereof. The energy storage device of the disclosure can be applied to the technical field of lithium batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: PING-LIN KUO, CHIH-HAO TSAO, SHUN-YUAN HSU
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Publication number: 20230113389Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to devices, apparatuses, and systems with embedded electrodes for rowing, maintaining, and/or using 3D tissues in vitro. The devices, apparatuses, and systems described herein can provide scalable, automated tissue stimulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Roozbeh Aschar-Sobbi, Maw-Lin Kuo, Roger Stenerson, Winston Sun, Dickshitha Thyagharajon, Ya Kevin Thao, Chris Todd, Brian Wilfley
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Patent number: 11537177Abstract: A touch pad structure, including a casing having an opening, a touch pad disposed in the opening, an actuating component swingingly disposed in the casing, a switch, and a supporting plate detachably disposed in the casing, is provided. The touch pad has a fulcrum end connected to the casing and a free end opposite thereto. The actuating component is disposed corresponding to the free end and has a fulcrum portion, a first contacting portion, and a second contacting portion. The first contacting portion is located between the fulcrum portion contacting the touch pad and the second contacting portion. The switch is disposed at the free end and located between the touch pad and the first contacting portion. The supporting plate is disposed corresponding to the free end. The actuating component is located between the supporting plate and the switch. The first or second contacting portion abuts against the supporting plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Ting-Wen Pai, Yan-Lin Kuo, Chih-Chun Liu, Hung-Jen Su, Dong-Sheng Wu
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Patent number: 11490737Abstract: A computer cockpit including a cockpit body, a driving module, a sensing module and a controlling module. The cockpit body includes a seat, a backrest and a display interface all movably disposed on the cockpit body. The display interface and the backrest are respectively located at two opposite sides of the seat. The driving module and the sensing module are disposed to the cockpit body, and the sensing module is configured to provide sensing data. The sensing data includes a seat pressure sensing value and a backrest pressure sensing value. The controlling module is electrically connected to the driving module and the sensing module, and configured to send an adjusting command according to the sensing data. The driving module is configured to receive the adjusting command to synchronously rotate the seat, the backrest and the display interface to a working angle and reduce a difference between the backrest pressure sensing value and the seat pressure sensing value.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yan-Lin Kuo, Hsueh-Chih Peng
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Patent number: 11488679Abstract: Disclosed is a method for grading memory modules comprising: a testing step which applies at least one test procedure to test a memory, each test procedure is provided with a reliability test; and a grading step which grades the memory into corresponding grade level according to test results of said at least one test procedure, and each test result includes a reliability test result wherein the reliability test has the following steps in sequence: performing a data-writing operation on the memory, wherein the data-writing operation is an operation that writes data to the memory; stopping electric charging the memory; halting a predetermined time period; electric charging the memory; checking data integrity of the memory; and generating the reliability test result according to the data integrity.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TEAM GROUP INC.Inventors: Hsi-Lin Kuo, Ming-Hsun Chung, Chin-Feng Chang
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Publication number: 20220342442Abstract: A touch pad structure, including a casing having an opening, a touch pad disposed in the opening, an actuating component swingingly disposed in the casing, a switch, and a supporting plate detachably disposed in the casing, is provided. The touch pad has a fulcrum end connected to the casing and a free end opposite thereto. The actuating component is disposed corresponding to the free end and has a fulcrum portion, a first contacting portion, and a second contacting portion. The first contacting portion is located between the fulcrum portion contacting the touch pad and the second contacting portion. The switch is disposed at the free end and located between the touch pad and the first contacting portion. The supporting plate is disposed corresponding to the free end. The actuating component is located between the supporting plate and the switch. The first or second contacting portion abuts against the supporting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Ting-Wen Pai, Yan-Lin Kuo, Chih-Chun Liu, Hung-Jen Su, Dong-Sheng Wu
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Patent number: 11481048Abstract: A touchpad mechanism is provided, including a touchpad module, a rectangular support affixed to the touchpad module, and a frame receiving the touchpad module and the support. The frame has a hole and a guiding structure protruding from the edge of the hole. A hook portion of the support extends through the hole and contacts the guiding structure, so as to restrict the touchpad module and the support in the frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: ACER INCORPORATEDInventor: Yan-Lin Kuo
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Publication number: 20220283652Abstract: A touchpad mechanism is provided, including a touchpad module, a rectangular support affixed to the touchpad module, and a frame receiving the touchpad module and the support. The frame has a hole and a guiding structure protruding from the edge of the hole. A hook portion of the support extends through the hole and contacts the guiding structure, so as to restrict the touchpad module and the support in the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: Yan-Lin KUO
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Patent number: 11340658Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, a stylus, a first magnet, and a pair of second magnets. The casing has a surface and an accommodation groove recessed from the surface. The accommodation groove has an accommodation portion parallel to the surface and a pair of connection portions obliquely connected between the surface and the accommodation portion. The stylus has a front end and a rear end, and the first magnet is disposed at the rear end. The second magnets are disposed in the casing and located below the accommodation portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventor: Yan-Lin Kuo
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Patent number: 11316206Abstract: An energy storage device comprises two electrodes; and a separator disposed between the electrodes; wherein at least one of the electrodes and the separator comprises a copolymer, which serves as a non-aqueous binder and/or solid electrolyte for the electrodes and the separator of the energy storage device, and the copolymer is a copolymerized product or its derivative formed by the polymerization reaction of acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate. Therefore, the charge and discharge properties of the energy storage device using the copolymer can be improved, thereby effectively extending the efficiency and lifetime of the energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: POLYBATT MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ping-Lin Kuo, Chih-Hao Tsao, Chia-Wei Chin
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Patent number: 11282197Abstract: The present disclosure provides an operating method of a system for analyzing brain tissue based on computerized tomographic imaging, and the operation method includes steps as follows. A computed tomography image of a subject is aligned to a predetermined standard brain space image, to obtain a first normalized test computed tomography image. A voxel contrast of the first normalized test computed tomography image is enhanced to obtain an enhanced first normalized test computed tomography image. The enhanced first normalized test computed tomography image is aligned to an average computed tomographic image of a control group to obtain a second normalized test computed tomography image. An analysis based on the second normalized test computed tomography image and a plurality of computerized tomographic images of the control group is performed to obtain a t-score map.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: National Central University, Taipei Medical University (TMU)Inventors: Syu-Jyun Peng, Yu-Wei Chen, Jing-Yu Yang, Jang-Zern Tsai, Kuo-Wei Wang, Yeh-Lin Kuo