Patents by Inventor Min Chang

Min Chang 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: 20240134470
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first insulating layer, a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, a transistor, and an electronic unit. The first insulating layer has a first opening penetrating the first insulating layer along a first direction. The first conductive portion is disposed in the first opening. The second conductive portion is electrically connected to the first conductive portion. The transistor is electrically connected to the second conductive portion. The electronic unit is electrically connected to the first conductive portion. In a cross-sectional view of the electronic device, the electronic unit and the second conductive portion are disposed on two opposite sides of the first insulating layer respectively, the first conductive portion has a first length along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second conductive portion has a second length along the second direction, and the first length is different from the second length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Yang Chen, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Tzu-Min Yan, Chun-Hsien Lin, Kuei-Sheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20240136191
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming source/drain regions on opposing sides of a gate structure, where the gate structure is over a fin and surrounded by a first dielectric layer; forming openings in the first dielectric layer to expose the source/drain regions; selectively forming silicide regions in the openings on the source/drain regions using a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process; and filling the openings with an electrically conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Min-Hsiu Hung, Chien Chang, Yi-Hsiang Chao, Hung-Yi Huang, Chih-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20240130419
    Abstract: A flavoring sheet with improved physical properties, a smoking article including the same, and methods of producing the flavoring sheet and the smoking article are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, a flavoring, and a plasticizer. The plasticizer can improve physical properties of the flavoring sheet and thus enhance workability of a process of cutting the flavoring sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geon Chang LEE, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240130324
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Flammlina filiformis with a fruiting body of a golden cap and a white stipe. The Flammlina filiformis has a strain number of “Jin Jin No. 1” and has been preserved on Jun. 16, 2022 at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center with a registration number of CGMCC No. 40222. Colors of the cap and the stipe of the Flammlina filiformis “Jin Jin No. 1” have obvious differences. Compared with a parent white Flammlina filiformis strain F0012, the Flammlina filiformis “Jin Jin No. 1” has an equivalent average yield, an initial harvest period 1-2 days late, and a golden cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jingyu Liu, Mingchang Chang, Bing Deng, Junlong Meng, Ludan Hou, Min Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240131061
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the preparation of citrullinated vimentin antigen-specific immune tolerogenic dendritic cells and a composition for preventing or treating heart failure after myocardial infarction comprising the same. According to the present disclosure, it is confirmed that immune tolerogenic dendritic cells differentiated by treating immature dendritic cells with citrullinated vimentin regulate the expression of immune-related factors and have an excellent therapeutic effect on heart failure caused by myocardial infarction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kiyuk CHANG, Daehee HWANG, Min-Sik KIM, Eunmin KIM, Eun Hye PARK, Chan Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 11965187
    Abstract: A targeted DNA demethylation method (Mini-CRISD) and a fusion protein used in the method are provided. The Mini-CRISD method can targets delivery of demethylation activity through engineered miniature dCjCas9 to deliver engineered miniature ROS1 demethylation effector to specific DNA sequences and/or specific genomic locations (such as CpG islands) to achieve targeted demethylation of specific DNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, GMU NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xi-Yong Yu, Yu-Guang Zhu, Ao Shen, Ling-Min Zhang, Ji-Shuo Chang
  • Patent number: 11964212
    Abstract: A game board device is provided for carrying and identifying game pieces that are divided into different piece types. The game board device includes a board, a plurality of optically identifying modules, and a processing module electrically coupled to the optically identifying modules. The optically identifying modules respectively correspond in position to detection regions of the board. Each of the optically identifying modules includes a light emitter that can emit light toward the corresponding detection region and a light receiver that can receive light reflected by the corresponding detection region. When any one of the detection regions is in an unoccupied mode, the corresponding optically identifying module can emit an unoccupied signal. When any one of the detection regions is in an occupied mode, the corresponding optically identifying module enables an identification signal that corresponds to the piece type of the corresponding game piece to be emitted therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Ting Yang, Yen-Min Chang, Yen-Chang Wang
  • Patent number: 11967950
    Abstract: A semiconductor circuit includes a first pad, a second pad, swapping circuit, and an internal circuit. The internal circuit receives a first external signal and a second external signal, and generates a first internal signal and a second internal signal. Based on master information and swapping information, the swapping circuit couples the internal circuit to one of first and second pads to provide a path through which the first internal signal is output and a path through which the first external signal is received, and couples the internal circuit to the other of the first and second pads to provide a path through which the second internal signal is output and a path through which the second external signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Han, Min Chang Kim
  • Patent number: 11966119
    Abstract: An optical film for a display device, includes: a first refractive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface including first projections and second projections extending away from the lower surface in a first direction, the second projections having different heights than the first projections, the first projections having lateral sides with different angles of inclination that decrease in the first direction; and a second refractive layer disposed directly on the upper surface of the first refractive layer, the second refractive layer having a refractive index different from that of the first refractive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Lim Jang, Young Gu Kim, Ji Yun Park, Jong Ho Son, Jong Min Ok, Sun Young Chang, Baek Kyun Jeon, Kyung Seon Tak
  • Publication number: 20240128531
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for recycling all types of lithium batteries. First, the lithium battery waste is acid-leached to obtain a solution containing most of metal ions. After filtering, the solution is separated from the remaining solids, and then the obtained solution is subjected to separate precipitation many times. After separately adjusting the pH value of the solution many times, adding precipitants with a high selectivity ratio, and matching with filtration and separation reaction, all ions in the lithium battery waste are sequentially precipitated in forms of iron phosphate (FePO4), aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3), manganese oxide (MnO2), dicobalt trioxide (cobalt oxide, Co2O3), nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2), and lithium carbonate (Li2CO3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Cleanaway Company Limited
    Inventors: CHIH-HUANG LAI, HSIN-FANG CHANG, TZU-MIN CHENG, YUNG-FA YANG, TSUNG-TIEN CHEN, ZHENG-YU CHENG, CHI-YUNG CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240128626
    Abstract: A transmission device includes a daisy chain structure composed of at least three daisy chain units arranged periodically and continuously. Each of the daisy chain units includes first, second and third conductive lines, and first and second conductive pillars. The first and second conductive lines at a first layer extend along a first direction and are discontinuously arranged. The third conductive line at a second layer extends along the first direction and is substantially parallel to the first and second conductive lines. The first conductive pillar extends in a second direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. A first part of the first conductive pillar is connected to the first and third conductive lines. The second conductive pillar extends in the second direction. A first part of the second conductive pillar is connected to the second and third conductive lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP., National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Yu-Kuang WANG, Ruey-Beei Wu, Ching-Sheng Chen, Chun-Jui Huang, Wei-Yu Liao, Chi-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20240130038
    Abstract: A transmission device for suppressing the glass-fiber effect includes a circuit board and a transmission line. The circuit board includes a plurality of glass fibers, so as to define a fiber pitch. The transmission line is disposed on the circuit board. The transmission line includes a plurality of non-parallel segments. Each of the non-parallel segments of the transmission line has an offset distance with respect to a reference line. The offset distance is longer than or equal to a half of the fiber pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP., National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chin-Hsun WANG, Ruey-Beei Wu, Ching-Sheng Chen, Chun-Jui Hung, Wei-Yu Liao, Chi-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 11962878
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a main body and a camera module. The camera module has a frame, a lens unit disposed in the frame, a guiding member, and a hinge. The guiding member is affixed to the main body and has a rail and a spring sheet. The hinge pivotally connects to the frame and the guiding member. When the camera module is in the retracted position, the camera module is hidden in a recess of the main body. When the camera module slides out of the recess from the retracted position along the rail into the operational position, the spring sheet is pressed by the hinge to increase the friction between the hinge and the guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yu-Chin Huang, Cheng-Mao Chang, Li-Hua Hu, Pao-Min Huang
  • Patent number: 11961551
    Abstract: A bitline sense amplifier including: an amplifier which is connected between a first sensing bitline and a second sensing bitline, and detects and amplifies a voltage difference between a first bitline and a second bitline in response to a first control signal and a second control signal; and an equalizer which is connected between a first supply line through which the first control signal is supplied and a second supply line through which the second control signal is supplied, and pre-charges the first bitline and the second bitline with a precharge voltage in response to an equalizing control signal, wherein the equalizer includes an equalizing enable transistor in which a source terminal is connected to the first supply line and performs equalizing in response to the equalizing control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Bong Chang, Young-Il Lim, Bok-Yeon Won, Seok Jae Lee, Dong Geon Kim, Myeong Sik Ryu, In Seok Baek, Kyoung Min Kim, Sang Wook Park
  • Patent number: 11955425
    Abstract: Interconnect structures that maximize integrated circuit (IC) density and corresponding formation techniques are disclosed. An exemplary IC device includes a gate layer extending along a first direction. An interconnect structure disposed over the gate layer includes odd-numbered interconnect routing layers oriented along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and even-numbered interconnect routing layers oriented along a third direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. In some implementations, a ratio of a gate pitch of the gate layer to a pitch of a first of the even-numbered interconnect routing layers to a pitch of a third of the even-numbered interconnect routing layers is 3:2:4. In some implementations, a pitch of a first of the odd-numbered interconnect routing layers to a pitch of a third of the odd-numbered interconnect routing layers to a pitch of a seventh of the odd-numbered interconnect routing layers is 1:1:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCOTR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fang Chen, Jhon Jhy Liaw, Min-Chang Liang
  • Patent number: 11953913
    Abstract: There is provided a smart detection system including multiple sensors and a central server. The central server confirms a model of every sensor and a position thereof in an operation area. The central server confirms an event position and predicts a user action according to event signals sent by the multiple sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsien Ko, Yen-Min Chang, Nien-Tse Chen
  • Publication number: 20240114261
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor including a first tap pixel, a second tap pixel, and an overflow detection circuit suitable for detecting overflow of the first tap pixel based on a first tap pixel signal outputted from the first tap pixel and overflow of the second tap pixel based on a second tap pixel signal outputted from the second tap pixel, and forming a current path from an overflow current source to a ground voltage terminal when a voltage of the first tap pixel signal or a voltage of the second tap pixel signal drops below a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Eun Chang LEE, Min Seok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240114709
    Abstract: The quantum dot comprises a ligand which is a copolymer comprising a first repeating unit comprising at least one or more hole transporting functional groups and a second repeating unit comprising at least one or more photocrosslinking functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Joona BANG, Ki Seok CHANG, Jeong Min MOON, Soon Shin JUNG, Dong Hoon CHOI, Hyung Jong KIM, Jae Wan KO
  • Patent number: 11945276
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preview vehicle height control system and a method of controlling the same. The system includes a monitoring device configured to detect the road surface condition of a driving path of a vehicle, an active suspension configured to adjust a vehicle height, a memory configured to store a plurality of data maps distinguished based on a type of bump, each data map having a vehicle dynamic characteristic as an input and a tuning factor as an output, and a controller configured to derive the tuning factor based on a data map, among the plurality of data maps of the memory, corresponding to the bump detected by the monitoring device, derive a target vehicle height in a form of a Gaussian distribution by substituting the tuning factor, and control the active suspension to follow the derived target vehicle height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND BUSINESS SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Youngil Sohn, Min Jun Kim, Sang Woo Hwang, Sehyun Chang, Jun Ho Seong, Yong Hwan Jeong, Seong Jin Yim
  • Publication number: 20240107087
    Abstract: The subject application relates to a server, terminal and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The server for handling streaming data for a live streaming, comprising one or a plurality of processors, wherein the one or plurality of processors execute a machine-readable instruction to perform: recording the streaming data for the live streaming; storing the streaming data as archive contents with first identifier; receiving interaction information during the live streaming; storing the interaction information as contexts with second identifier, transmitting the archive contents with first identifier to a first user terminal; and transmitting the contexts to the first user terminal according to the first identifier and the second identifier. According to the subject application, the archive contents may be more immersive and the user experience may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Chuan CHANG, Kun-Ze LI, Che-Wei LIU, Chieh-Min CHEN, Kuan-Hung LIU