Patents by Inventor Lin Lan

Lin Lan 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: 11630795
    Abstract: Disclosed is an RS-485 circuit, which includes an RS-485 interface chip, a start detector, a control module and a counter. The RS-485 interface chip includes a data input terminal and an enable terminal, wherein the data input terminal is configured to receive a data signal, the enable terminal is configured to receive a start signal or a switching signal to make the RS-485 interface chip in a data transmitting state or a data receiving state. The start detector is configured to detect a first signal edge of the data signal to generate the start signal to the enable terminal. After detecting the first signal edge of the data signal, the control module outputs first counting information. The counter is configured to count based on the first counting information, and output the switching signal to the enable terminal when the counter expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Feature Integration Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Lin Lan
  • Patent number: 11600423
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transformer including at least one magnetic core each having at least one window; one primary side winding passing through the at least one window, a wire forming the primary side winding being sequentially covered with a first solid insulating layer, a grounded shielding layer and a second solid insulating layer from inside to outside along a radial direction of the wire, the grounded shielding layer being connected to a reference ground; and at least one secondary side winding, each passing through the at least one window, the primary side winding having a first voltage with respect to the reference ground, the secondary side winding having a second voltage with respect to the reference ground, and the second voltage being greater than 50 times of the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Ma, Yicong Xie, Lin Lan, Weiqiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220382704
    Abstract: Disclosed is an RS-485 circuit, which includes an RS-485 interface chip, a start detector, a control module and a counter. The RS-485 interface chip includes a data input terminal and an enable terminal, wherein the data input terminal is configured to receive a data signal, the enable terminal is configured to receive a start signal or a switching signal to make the RS-485 interface chip in a data transmitting state or a data receiving state. The start detector is configured to detect a first signal edge of the data signal to generate the start signal to the enable terminal. After detecting the first signal edge of the data signal, the control module outputs first counting information. The counter is configured to count based on the first counting information, and output the switching signal to the enable terminal when the counter expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Feature Integration Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Lin LAN
  • Patent number: 11477920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of power electronics technology, and proposes a power module, including: a case and an isolating part disposed in the case; a first air duct and a second air duct stacked to each other, separated by the isolating part, and penetrated in a front-to-rear direction in the case; a high-voltage power unit; a low-voltage power unit; and a transformer, including a high-voltage portion and a low-voltage portion, wherein the high-voltage portion includes a first magnetic core and a high-voltage coil disposed on the first magnetic core, and the low-voltage portion includes a second magnetic core and a low-voltage coil disposed on the second magnetic core, wherein the high-voltage power unit and the high-voltage portion are disposed in the first air duct, and the low-voltage power unit and the low-voltage portion are disposed in the second air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Lin Lan, Weiqiang Zhang, Quanliang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220307755
    Abstract: An HVAC system includes an outdoor heat exchanger. A first indoor heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed in a first zone. A second indoor heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed in a second zone. A compressor is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger, the first indoor heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger. A first circulation fan is positioned to circulate air around the first indoor heat exchanger and a second circulation fan is positioned to circulate air around the second indoor heat exchanger. A first zone controller is electrically coupled to the first indoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ben HOBSON, Hongbing LIAN, Der-Kai HUNG, Steve MERSH, Lin LAN, Shahn MARKARIAN
  • Patent number: 11397040
    Abstract: An HVAC system includes an outdoor heat exchanger. A first indoor heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed in a first zone. A second indoor heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed in a second zone. A compressor is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger, the first indoor heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger. A first zone controller is electrically coupled to the first indoor heat exchanger. The first zone controller is configured to measure a temperature in the first zone, compare the measured temperature to a setpoint temperature of the first zone, and responsive to a difference between the measured temperature and the setpoint temperature, adjust a speed of a first circulation fan independent of the speed of a second circulation fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Hobson, Hongbing Lian, Der-Kai Hung, Steve Mersh, Lin Lan, Shahn Markarian
  • Publication number: 20220149743
    Abstract: The invention discloses a power module and a power conversion device. The power module includes a primary converting unit including a first active device unit; a secondary converting unit including a second active device unit; a transformer including a primary unit connected to the primary converting unit and a secondary unit connected to the secondary converting unit; a first heat dissipating unit on which the primary unit and the first active device unit are disposed; a second heat dissipating unit on which the secondary unit and the second active device unit are disposed; and an insulating plate including an insulating plate body and a semi-conducting layer disposed on a surface of the insulating plate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Lin LAN, Weiqiang ZHANG, Yicong XIE, Quanliang ZHANG, Jing RONG, Wei ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220107097
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a reheater, a first valve, a second heat exchanger, a four-way valve, a cap tube, and a blower. The compressor compresses a refrigerant. The blower moves air proximate the second heat exchanger to the reheater. During a heating mode of operation, the four-way valve is configured to direct refrigerant from the compressor to the second heat exchanger; the second heat exchanger is configured to use the refrigerant from the compressor to heat air proximate the second heat exchanger; and the cap tube is configured to allow refrigerant to bypass the reheater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Der-Kai Hung, Lin Lan, Christopher John Drury
  • Patent number: 11255553
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a reheater, a first valve, a second heat exchanger, and a blower. The compressor compresses a refrigerant. The blower moves air proximate the second heat exchanger to the reheater. During a first mode of operation: the first heat exchanger removes heat from a first portion of the refrigerant from the compressor, the first valve opens such that a second portion of the refrigerant from the compressor flows to the reheater, the second heat exchanger uses the first portion of the refrigerant from the first heat exchanger and the second portion of the refrigerant from the reheater to cool air proximate the second heat exchanger, and the reheater uses the second portion of the refrigerant from the compressor to heat the air moved by the blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Der-Kai Hung, Lin Lan, Christopher John Drury
  • Patent number: 11245259
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply system, including: a high-voltage input power distribution cabinet, a high-low voltage conversion cabinet, and a low-voltage output and control cabinet, the high-low voltage conversion cabinet is provided with at least one high-voltage chamber provided with a high-voltage bus bar, at least one low-voltage chamber provided with a low-voltage bus bar, an insulating partition between the high-voltage chamber and the low-voltage chamber and a plurality of power supply modules; each of the power supply modules bridges the high-voltage and low-voltage chambers and includes a high-voltage cavity, a low-voltage cavity and an isolation unit, connecting terminals of the high-voltage and low-voltage cavities are respectively disposed corresponding to the high-voltage and low-voltage chambers and electrically connected to the high-voltage and low-voltage bus bars respectively, and the isolation unit is connected to one end of the high-voltage cavity and one end of the low-voltage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Lan, Weiqiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210296262
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor chip, a molding compound, an insulating structure, an under-bump-metallurgy (UBM), a conductive ball, and a protection layer. The molding compound laterally surrounds the semiconductor chip. The insulating structure is over the semiconductor chip and the molding compound. The UBM is over the insulating structure and is electrically connected to the semiconductor chip. The conductive ball is in contact with the UBM. The protection layer extends from the UBM to the molding compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zi-Jheng LIU, Jo-Lin LAN, Yu-Hsiang HU, Hung-Jui KUO
  • Publication number: 20210197855
    Abstract: A self-driving method and a related apparatus, the method including determining, by a self-driving apparatus, a task feature vector of a self-driving task according to M groups of historical paths of the self-driving task, where the task feature vector is a vector representing features of the self-driving task, and where M is an integer greater than 0, determining, by the self-driving apparatus, according to the task feature vector and a status vector, a target driving operation that needs to be performed, where the status vector indicates a driving status of the self-driving apparatus, and performing, by the self-driving apparatus, the target driving operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Xing Zhang, Lin Lan, Zhenguo Li, Li Qian
  • Patent number: 11031351
    Abstract: A method includes forming an insulating film over a semiconductor structure, forming a sealing ring over a sidewall of the insulating film, and forming a protective layer over an exposed sidewall of the sealing ring. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor chip and a molding compound disposed around the semiconductor chip. The exposed sidewall of the sealing ring faces away from the sidewall of the insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zi-Jheng Liu, Jo-Lin Lan, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Hung-Jui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20210140700
    Abstract: An HVAC system includes an outdoor heat exchanger. A first indoor heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed in a first zone. A second indoor heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed in a second zone. A compressor is fluidly coupled to the outdoor heat exchanger, the first indoor heat exchanger, and the second indoor heat exchanger. A first circulation fan is positioned to circulate air around the first indoor heat exchanger and a second circulation fan is positioned to circulate air around the second indoor heat exchanger. A first zone controller is electrically coupled to the first indoor heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Hobson, Hongbing Lian, Der-Kai Hung, Steve Mersh, Lin Lan, Shahn Markarian
  • Publication number: 20210134611
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and method that comprise a first dielectric layer over a encapsulant that encapsulates a via and a semiconductor die is provided. A redistribution layer is over the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer is over the redistribution layer, and the second dielectric layer comprises a low-temperature polyimide material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Zi-Jheng Liu, Yu-Hsiang Hu, Jo-Lin Lan, Sih-Hao Liao, Chen-Cheng Kuo, Hung-Jui Kuo, Chung-Shi Liu, Chen-Hua Yu, Meng-Wei Chou
  • Publication number: 20210136944
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of power electronics, and proposes a power conversion system, including a power cabinet, a first divider and a plurality of power modules. The power cabinet includes a first high voltage compartment and a first low voltage compartment. The first divider is arranged in the power cabinet, and extends along a height direction of the power cabinet to separate the first high voltage compartment and the first low voltage compartment. The plurality of power modules are arranged in the power cabinet, each power module includes a high voltage input terminal and a low voltage output terminal; the high voltage input terminal is arranged in the first high voltage compartment, and the low voltage output terminal is arranged in the first low voltage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Lin LAN, Weiqiang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210134511
    Abstract: A transformer includes an insulation member, a high voltage part, and a low voltage part, the insulation member includes a first insulator, a second insulator, and a reference plane, the high voltage part is disposed on a first side of the reference plane, the low voltage part is disposed on a second side of the reference plane, the first insulator is disposed on the reference plane, at least a portion of the second insulator is located around the high voltage part, at least one air passage is formed by the insulation member, and at least a portion of the air passage is located within a height of the high voltage part in a normal direction of the reference plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Quanliang ZHANG, Shizhong GUO, Min ZHOU, Lin LAN
  • Publication number: 20210136960
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of power electronics technology, and proposes a power module, including: a case and an isolating part disposed in the case; a first air duct and a second air duct stacked to each other, separated by the isolating part, and penetrated in a front-to-rear direction in the case; a high-voltage power unit; a low-voltage power unit; and a transformer, including a high-voltage portion and a low-voltage portion, wherein the high-voltage portion includes a first magnetic core and a high-voltage coil disposed on the first magnetic core, and the low-voltage portion includes a second magnetic core and a low-voltage coil disposed on the second magnetic core, wherein the high-voltage power unit and the high-voltage portion are disposed in the first air duct, and the low-voltage power unit and the low-voltage portion are disposed in the second air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Lin LAN, Weiqiang ZHANG, Quanliang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210063030
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a reheater, a first valve, a second heat exchanger, and a blower. The compressor compresses a refrigerant. The blower moves air proximate the second heat exchanger to the reheater. During a first mode of operation: the first heat exchanger removes heat from a first portion of the refrigerant from the compressor, the first valve opens such that a second portion of the refrigerant from the compressor flows to the reheater, the second heat exchanger uses the first portion of the refrigerant from the first heat exchanger and the second portion of the refrigerant from the reheater to cool air proximate the second heat exchanger, and the reheater uses the second portion of the refrigerant from the compressor to heat the air moved by the blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Der-Kai Hung, Lin Lan, Christopher John Drury
  • Publication number: 20210050723
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply system, including: a high-voltage input power distribution cabinet, a high-low voltage conversion cabinet, and a low-voltage output and control cabinet, the high-low voltage conversion cabinet is provided with at least one high-voltage chamber provided with a high-voltage bus bar, at least one low-voltage chamber provided with a low-voltage bus bar, an insulating partition between the high-voltage chamber and the low-voltage chamber and a plurality of power supply modules; each of the power supply modules bridges the high-voltage and low-voltage chambers and includes a high-voltage cavity, a low-voltage cavity and an isolation unit, connecting terminals of the high-voltage and low-voltage cavities are respectively disposed corresponding to the high-voltage and low-voltage chambers and electrically connected to the high-voltage and low-voltage bus bars respectively, and the isolation unit is connected to one end of the high-voltage cavity and one end of the low-voltage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin LAN, Weiqiang ZHANG