Patents by Inventor Min Chen

Min 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: 20240125736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Cu ion sensor, which greatly improves the sensitivity to Cu by a nitrogen-rich surface of a copper nitride thin film doped with a metal material. The present invention also relates to a Cu ion sensing method, in which Cu2+ is detected by contacting the Cu ion sensor of the present invention with the solution to be tested, and using the change in electrical conductivity of a copper nitride film doped with a metal material in the presence of Cu2+ in the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sajal BIRING, Sheng-Chi Chen, Annada Sankar SADHU, Min-Chen Chuang, Kuan-Yu Chien
  • Patent number: 11962837
    Abstract: A video update push method includes, after a video followed by a user has been updated, obtaining, by a terminal, a poster and video information of the updated video from a server; generating, by the terminal, a wallpaper based on the poster, where a first area on the wallpaper includes the video information; and displaying, by the terminal, the wallpaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PETAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20240115991
    Abstract: An intelligent drying device for a transformer includes an air dehydrating device and a control device. The air dehydrating device is in air communication with a transformer, and includes a device body, a sensor, and a heater. The device body has a desiccant, and the sensor and the heater are disposed on the device body. The control device is connected to the air dehydrating device, and includes a display module. In use, the air dehydrating device can remove moisture from an air stream by the desiccant when the transformer is in an intake state, and can remove moisture from the desiccant by the heater when the transformer is in an exhaust state. The control device can determine a humidity status level to be displayed on the display module according to air humidity data obtained by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: CHIA-CHING LIN, CHING-MIN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240111576
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to systems, methods, and devices to provide improved teamwork guidelines for collaborators in geographic simulation experiments, whereby the collaborators can be led to participate in the geographic simulation tasks according to the teamwork guideline and be instructed to implement the simulation tasks to achieve their goals. The invention can automatically recommend appropriate geographic simulation schemes for specific geographic problems and communicate simulation task information and dependencies. Novel guide cards can instruct teamwork in geographic simulation experiments. Thus, the cards can advantageously instruct, promote, or guide teamwork in geographic simulation experiments and enhance the efficiency of geographic problem-solving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Min CHEN, Zaiyang MA, Songshan YUE, Teng ZHONG, Guonian LV, Yongning WEN
  • Publication number: 20240114171
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video decoding method, a video decoding device, a hardware decoder, and a storage medium. The method comprises: decoding a target slice of a to-be-decoded video; determining coding blocks that need to be restored in a frame where the target slice is located, when detecting occurrence of an error to a syntax element of the target slice; and restoring the coding blocks that need to be restored based on a global preset syntax element template, so as to perform forced decoding of the target slice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chen YAN, Deyun ZHANG, Min CHEN
  • Patent number: 11950043
    Abstract: Disclosed is an earphone system. The earphone system includes a charging box and an earphone, which is detachably assembled in the charging box. The charging box includes a processing module provided with a first identification time period, a power outputting module and a first switch module. During the first identification time period when the earphone is connected to the charging box, the earphone system is in a test mode, and the first switch module is switched for the charging box to transmit power to the earphone through the power outputting module and the first switch module. After the earphone is connected to the charging box for more than the first identification time period, the earphone system is in a communication mode, and the first switch module is switched for the charging box to transmit a data signal to the earphone through the processing module and the first switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shr-Min Chen, Ta-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11950042
    Abstract: Disclosed is an earphone system. The earphone system includes a charging box and an earphone, which is detachably assembled in the charging box. The charging box includes a processing module provided with a first identification time period, a power outputting module and a first switch module. During the first identification time period when the earphone is connected to the charging box, the earphone system is in a test mode, and the first switch module is switched for the charging box to transmit power to the earphone through the power outputting module and the first switch module. After the earphone is connected to the charging box for more than the first identification time period, the earphone system is in a communication mode, and the first switch module is switched for the charging box to transmit a data signal to the earphone through the processing module and the first switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shr-Min Chen, Ta-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20240100352
    Abstract: A phototherapy device includes a base, at least one light conversion device and a light source module. The base has an installation slot. The light conversion device is detachably arranged in the installation slot. Each light conversion device includes a plurality of light conversion patterns. The light source module is arranged on a side of the base and configured to provide an excitation beam to the light conversion patterns, so that each of the light conversion patterns emits a converted beam. In this way, the light conversion device of the phototherapy device can be replaced according to the user's needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: CHUNG-JEN OU, YU-MIN CHEN, MING-WEI TSAI, CHIEN-CHIH CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240106359
    Abstract: A motor driver of setting pulse width modulation at commutation time points of a motor is provided. A commutation control circuit outputs a phase control signal and a commutation starting signal according to a preset phase angle and a commutation signal of the motor. A pulse width modulation calculating circuit determines a starting time point of each of a plurality of cycles of a pulse width modulation signal according to the commutation starting signal. The pulse width modulation calculating circuit determines time of each of the plurality of cycles of the pulse width modulation signal according to the phase control signal. The pulse width modulation calculating circuit determines widths of a plurality of pulse waves of the pulse width modulation signal according to a target rotational speed of the motor. A motor driver circuit drives the motor according to the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: KUN-MIN CHEN
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11942362
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to methods for forming a conductive feature in a dielectric layer in semiconductor processing and structures formed thereby. In some embodiments, a structure includes a dielectric layer over a substrate, a surface modification layer, and a conductive feature. The dielectric layer has a sidewall. The surface modification layer is along the sidewall, and the surface modification layer includes phosphorous and carbon. The conductive feature is along the surface modification layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Jou Lian, Kuo-Bin Huang, Neng-Jye Yang, Li-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 11942543
    Abstract: A high-voltage semiconductor device structure is provided. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a source ring in the semiconductor substrate, and a drain region in the semiconductor substrate. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure also includes a doped ring surrounding sides and a bottom of the source ring and a well region surrounding sides and bottoms of the drain region and the doped ring. The well region has a conductivity type opposite to that of the doped ring. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure further includes a conductor electrically connected to the drain region and extending over and across a periphery of the well region. In addition, the high-voltage semiconductor device structure includes a shielding element ring between the conductor and the semiconductor substrate. The shielding element ring extends over and across the periphery of the well region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Cheng Chiu, Karthick Murukesan, Yi-Min Chen, Shiuan-Jeng Lin, Wen-Chih Chiang, Chen-Chien Chang, Chih-Yuan Chan, Kuo-Ming Wu, Chun-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11938508
    Abstract: A glue dispenser dispensing switch includes a switching device main body, a needle holding base, a wear-resistant plate, and a rotating device. The switching device main body is equipped with a double liquid inlet, the needle holding base is equipped with a mixed glue outlet, the wear-resistant plate is installed between the switching device main body and the needle holding base, and the wear-resistant plate is equipped with a wear-resistant plate opening. The rotating device is utilized to rotate the needle holding base or the wear-resistant plate. A mixed double-liquid glue passes through the double liquid inlet, the wear-resistant plate opening and the glue outlet to dispense a mixed glue while the double liquid inlet, the wear-resistant plate opening and the glue outlet are overlapped. In addition, a double liquid dispensing equipment is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kulicke and Soffa Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lu-Min Chen, Mu-Huang Liu, Tsung-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11938509
    Abstract: A glue dispensing device comprises a base, a pressure control unit, a quantitative glue supply unit and a glue dispensing needle. The base comprises a pressure control chamber and a glue tube body, the pressure control chamber is located inside the base, the glue tube body extends from one end of the base to the other end, and the glue tube body penetrates the pressure control chamber. The pressure control unit is coupled to the pressure control chamber. The quantitative glue supply unit is disposed at one end of the base body and is coupled to the glue tube body. The glue dispensing needle is disposed at the other end of the base and is coupled to the glue tube body. The glue dispensing device uses the pressure change of the pressure control chamber to deform the glue tube body, thereby achieving quantitative glue dispensing effect with accuracy and stability. In addition, a glue dispensing method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kulicke and Soffa Hi-Tech Co Ltd.
    Inventors: Lu-Min Chen, Tsung-Lin Tsai
  • Patent number: 11935054
    Abstract: This application relates to systems and methods for automatically generating fraud strategies. A system may comprise customer computing devices, a database, and retailer computing device(s). The retailer computing device(s) are configured to receive data related to customer transactions, calculate a negative reaction score, negative resolution score, anomaly score, and impact score for at least one value of the received data, determine whether the calculated scores are greater than or equal to respective thresholds, identify a value of the received data as a potentially fraudulent data value when one or more of the calculated scores is greater than or equal to its respective threshold, generate an output comprising a list of potentially fraudulent data value(s) and impact scores, identify area(s) of high impact leaks based on the output, and determine which customer computing devices are executing fraudulent transactions based on the identification of areas of high impact leaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Shihui Jia, Hui-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20240081111
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a base, an insulating layer, a crack barrier structure, and a signal line. The crack barrier structure is located in a peripheral area, and at least a part of an orthographic projection of the crack barrier structure onto the base extends in an extension direction of a boundary of a display area. The crack barrier structure includes: a groove structure and a blocking portion, the groove structure is in the insulating layer, and a part of the blocking portion is located in the groove structure. The signal line is located at the peripheral area, and includes a top surface facing away from the base, and a side surface located between the top surface and the base, and at least a part of the side surface away from the display area is between the blocking portion and the groove structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ge WANG, Zhiliang JIANG, Qingqing YAN, Xiangnan PAN, Qing HE, Xiaomin YUAN, Zaiyong LONG, Min CHEN
  • Patent number: 11923425
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a device may include providing an ultra-high voltage (UHV) component that includes a source region and a drain region, and forming an oxide layer on a top surface of the UHV component. The method may include connecting a low voltage terminal to the source region of the UHV component, and connecting a high voltage terminal to the drain region of the UHV component. The method may include forming a shielding structure on a surface of the oxide layer provided above the drain region of the UHV component, forming a high voltage interconnection that connects to the shielding structure and to the high voltage terminal, and forming a metal routing that connects the shielding structure and the low voltage terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Chiu, Tian Sheng Lin, Hung-Chou Lin, Yi-Min Chen, Chiu-Hua Chung
  • Publication number: 20240072654
    Abstract: A power converter having a multi-stage high-side driving mechanism is provided. A control circuit outputs a first high-side control signal. A high-side driving circuit, according to the first high-side control signal and a first input voltage signal, outputs a first stage high-side driving signal to a control terminal of a high-side switch. As a result, a voltage of the control terminal of the high-side switch is pulled up to a first stage voltage from zero. Then, the control circuit outputs a second high-side control signal. A charge pump outputs a charging signal. The high-side driving circuit, according to the second high-side control signal and the charging signal, outputs a second stage high-side driving signal to the control terminal of the high-side switch. As a result, the voltage of the control terminal of the high-side switch is pulled up from the first stage voltage to a target voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: KUN-MIN CHEN, KE-TSUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240071790
    Abstract: A multi-function device includes a machine base, a plurality of horizontal bars, at least one gantry, a plurality of processing units and at least one first conveying uni. The horizontal bars are disposed at the top of the machine base. The gantry is disposed on the machine base and disposed over the horizontal bars. The processing unit is disposed on the horizontal bars and the gantry. The first conveying unit is disposed on the machine base. Each processing unit is a processing device capable of being replaced according to actual requirements, such as a soldering flux device, a soldering device, a sucking device, a glue dipping device, a glue dispensing device, a detecting device, a cleaning device or other processing devices. The present invention can integrate different types of manufacturing devices into one device, and the quantities of the horizontal bars and the modules thereof are not limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Lu-Min Chen, Tsung-Lin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240067939
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and systems for nucleic acid amplification. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include subjecting the nucleic acid to be amplified to partially denaturing conditions. In some embodiments, nucleic acid amplification methods include amplifying without fully denaturing the nucleic acid that is amplified. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid amplification method employs an enzyme that catalyzes homologous recombination and a polymerase. In some embodiments, methods for nucleic acid amplification can be conducted in a single reaction vessel and/or in a single continuous liquid phase of a reaction mixture, without need for compartmentalization of the reaction mixture or immobilization of reaction components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Chieh-Yuan LI, David RUFF, Shiaw-Min CHEN, Jennifer O'NEIL, Rachel KASINSKAS, Jonathan ROTHBERG, Bin LI, Kai Qin LAO