Patents by Inventor Min Lin

Min 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).

  • Publication number: 20230261564
    Abstract: A charging device and a safety function control circuit and method thereof are provided. When a charging device is not connected to a load, a converted voltage value of a power connection terminal of the charging device is kept to be lower than a safe voltage value so as to maintain a safe mode. The safety function control circuit includes a first control module and a second control module for constant voltage control. The first control module and the second control module perform matching control on a power conversion circuit of the charging device, and in case of a single fault of one of the control modules, the other module is still capable of keeping the converted voltage value to be less than the safe voltage value. Thus, it is ensured that the safe mode stays functional in case of a concurrency of both a single hardware fault and a single firmware fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: CHE-MIN LIN, KUO-CHIEH CHAN, KUAN-JUNG LEE, CHI-CHANG LIEN, CHING-CHIA CHU
  • Publication number: 20230255786
    Abstract: An interspinous spacer that includes a body having a distal portion and a proximal portion; an actuator at least partially disposed in the body; and a first arm and a second arm, where the first and second arms are rotatably coupled to a distal portion of the body and coupled to the actuator, where the actuator, first arm, and second arm are configured, upon rotation of the actuator in a first direction, to move the first and second arms from an implantation position, in which the first and second arms extend from the distal portion of the body back toward the proximal portion of the body, to a deployed position, in which the first and second arms extend away from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Yu-min Lin
  • Patent number: 11723567
    Abstract: An emotion detecting device includes a memory, a processor and an output/input device. An emotion template with a plurality of emotional statuses is stored in the memory. The processor is configured to receive characteristic values transformed from brain waves of a pet and determine whether the brain waves correspond to a stable state based on variation of the characteristic values during a period. When it is determined that the brain waves correspond to the stable state, the processor determines whether the brain waves match some emotional status among the emotional statuses. When the brain waves match the emotional status, the output/input device outputs information regarding the pet being in the emotional status. When the brain waves do not match any of the emotional statuses in the emotion template, the processor updates the emotion template based on a confirm operation and the characteristic values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kao-Min Lin, Yu-Hsaing Lin
  • Patent number: 11722535
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for communicating with a user external to a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring an external communication element to communicate with an external user; receive, via the interface, an indication of first user input for setting properties for the external communication element; provide, in association with virtual conferencing for the room, the external communication element in the room based on the properties; receive an indication of second user input selecting the external communication element; and provide, in response to receiving indication of the second user input, for communication with the external user based on the properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Publication number: 20230245865
    Abstract: A processing chamber includes a grid and a first disk. The grid includes a plurality of holes arranged in the processing chamber. The grid partitions the processing chamber into a first chamber in which plasma is generated and a second chamber in which a pedestal is configured to support a substrate. The first disk is arranged in the second chamber. The first disk is movable between the grid and the substrate when supported on the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Chih-Min LIN, Shuogang HUANG, Seokmin YUN, Chih-Yang CHANG, Chih-Ming CHANG, Shih-Yuan CHENG
  • Patent number: 11712293
    Abstract: A resectoscope operating handle and electrode fitting structure and fitting method are provided. The fitting structure includes a slider of a resectoscope operating handle and a binding post of an electrode. The slider has a front surface and a back surface. The front surface of the slider is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the binding post. An end surface of the binding post is perpendicular to the front surface of the slider. The binding post is mounted in the mounting groove, and an axial direction of the binding post is perpendicular to a plane where the handle is located. The resectoscope operating handle and electrode fitting structure and fitting method of the present invention can ensure that an electrode is accurately and firmly fixed to an operating handle under the condition of convenience in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SIMAI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Lin
  • Patent number: 11712202
    Abstract: This invention discloses a vein detection device, comprising a base, a transmitter, a detection arm and at least one receiver. The emitter is an infrared emitter which comprises a fisheye lens. An exposure portion close to the fisheye lens of the transmitter is exposed by an infrared light, thus the infrared light transforms into an infrared image which is received by the at least one receiver. A vein image is displayed on a screen which is configured on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Shih-Min Lin
  • Publication number: 20230228619
    Abstract: An optical sensor module and a packaging method thereof are disclosed, wherein the optical sensor module comprises a substrate having a light sensing element; and a housing made of a transparent material. The housing is connected to the substrate and covers the light sensing element. The housing has a light-receiving area facing the light sensing element, and the inner surface of the housing toward the substrate is provided with a light-shielding coating in a portion outside of the light-receiving area. In this way, optical components such as the light sensor can be effectively protected, and still retain the effect of avoiding noise light interference with the light sensor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: YU-MIN LIN, FENG-JUNG HSU
  • Publication number: 20230231579
    Abstract: A data processing system includes a storage medium, and a controller including a data processing block, configured to receive data from a host, transmit the received data to the storage medium, read data from the storage medium in response to a read request from the host, and decode the read data by the data processing block according to multiple decoding modes. The data processing block includes a first decoder and a second decoder, and is configured to manage the first decoder and the second decoder to run the decoding for the read data, and activate a fast decoding having shorter latency than a normal decoding after a fast decoding condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kyoung Lae CHO, Soo Jin KIM, Naveen KUMAR, Aman BHATIA, Yi-Min LIN, Chenrong XIONG, Fan ZHANG, Yu CAI, Abhiram PRABAHKAR
  • Publication number: 20230227827
    Abstract: An artificial non-coding RNA (ncRNA) module constructed by a synthetic biology technique and the use of the artificial ncRNA module in the construction of an artificial nitrogen fixation system are disclosed. The RNA module can enhance the post-transcriptional stability of nifHDK mRNA by interacting with a nitrogenase coding gene nifHDK mRNA, thereby improving the nitrogen fixation ability of a chassis microorganism. A fusion expression vector carrying the artificial RNA module is constructed and transformed into different chassis nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. It is confirmed through experiments that, under nitrogen fixation conditions, the artificial RNA module of the present disclosure can significantly improve the nitrogenase activity of a recombinant engineering bacterial strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Min LIN, Yuhua ZHAN, Yongliang YAN, Xiubin KE
  • Publication number: 20230216991
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with a virtual conference among plural participants, a first audio channel for sharing among the plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button to initiate a side conversation with the participant; receive indication of a user selection, by a first participant, of the user-selectable button for initiating a side conversation with a second participant of the plural participants; and provide a second audio channel from a first device associated with the first participant to a second device associated with the second participant, in conjunction with providing the first audio channel to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Publication number: 20230207357
    Abstract: A device may detect a semiconductor wafer to be transferred from a source wafer carrier to a target wafer carrier, and may cause a light source to illuminate the semiconductor wafer. The device may cause a camera to capture images of the semiconductor wafer after the light source illuminates the semiconductor wafer, and may perform image recognition of the images of the semiconductor wafer to determine whether an edge of the semiconductor wafer is damaged. The device may cause the semiconductor wafer to be provided to the source wafer carrier when the edge of the semiconductor wafer is determined to be damaged, and may cause the semiconductor wafer to be provided to the target wafer carrier when the edge of the semiconductor wafer is determined to be undamaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Chen Min LIN, Hsien Tse CHEN
  • Patent number: 11689696
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for configuring participant video feeds within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring plural participant video elements which are assignable to respective participant video feeds; receive, via the interface, an indication of user input for setting properties for the plural participant video elements; provide, in association with virtual conferencing between plural participants, display of the room based on the properties for the plural participant video elements; and assign, for each of the plural participants, a participant video feed corresponding to the participant with a respective participant video element of the plural participant video elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Patent number: 11687432
    Abstract: A data accessing method using dynamic speed adjustment with aid of a thermal control unit, and associated apparatus such as memory device, memory controller, etc. are provided. The data accessing method includes: utilizing a thermal control unit to start monitoring temperature at a predetermined intra-controller location of the memory controller; in response to at least one accessing request from a host device, controlling a transmission interface circuit to perform data transmission between the host device and the memory controller at an original communications speed, for accessing data in the NV memory; in response to the temperature being greater than a first temperature threshold, detecting an increment of the temperature between a first start time point and a first end time point; based on at least one first predetermined rule, determining a first communications speed according to the increment; and switching from the original communications speed to the first communications speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Cheng Lee, Che-Min Lin, Kuan-Chun Yu, Sheng-I Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230193306
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an artificial combined rhizosphere nitrogen fixation system, including a recombinant nitrogen-fixing engineering bacterium that is transformed with genes for encoding a nitrogen fixation activator Neb and an ammonium transporter amtR, and a recombinant plant that is transformed with a gene for encoding an ammonium-affiliated protein Ham. The coupling of the functions of the above two is achieved through a seed-coated inoculation at a rhizosphere of a crop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: BEIJING GREENBIO-TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiubin KE, Min LIN, Yongliang YAN, Yuhua ZHAN, Wei LU
  • Publication number: 20230198250
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit including a detection circuit, a voltage-divider element, and a discharge element is provided. The detection circuit is coupled between a first power line and a second power line. In response to an ESD event, the detection circuit enables a turn-on signal. The voltage-divider element is coupled between the first power line and a third power line and receives the turn-on signal. The discharge element is coupled between the second and third power lines. In response to the turn-on signal being enabled, the first discharge element discharges an ESD current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Yeh-Ning JOU, Chieh-Yao CHUANG, Hsien-Feng LIAO, Ting-Yu CHANG, Chih-Hsuan LIN, Chang-Min LIN, Shao-Chang HUANG, Ching-Ho LI
  • Publication number: 20230197680
    Abstract: An integrated antenna package structure includes a first redistribution structure, a first chip, a heat dissipation structure, a second chip, and an antenna structure. The first chip is located on a first side of the first redistribution structure, and is electrically connected to the first redistribution structure. The heat dissipation structure is thermally connected to the first chip, and the first chip is located between the heat dissipation structure and the first redistribution structure. The second chip is located on a second side of the first redistribution structure opposite to the first side, and is electrically connected to the first redistribution structure. The antenna structure is electrically connected to the first redistribution structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-Kai Chiu, Sheng-Tsai Wu, Yu-Min Lin, Wen-Hung Liu, Ang-Ying Lin, Chang-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11683060
    Abstract: A radio frequency circuit with font routing to replace a resistor includes a routing layer and a ground layer. The routing layer includes a first pad, a second pad and a font routing unit. The second pad is corresponding to the first pad. The font routing unit is connected between the first pad and the second pad, and has a trace width. The trace width is less than a 50 ohm trace width. The ground layer is disposed below the routing layer and is separated from the routing layer by a height. The font routing unit has a second equivalent impedance at the radio frequency, the second equivalent impedance is determined according to the trace width, the height and the radio frequency, and the second equivalent impedance is the same or similar to a first equivalent impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: USI Science and Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Shuo Liu, Ji-Min Lin, Syuan-Ci Lin, Yu-An Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11683192
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for updating element properties based on distances between elements in a virtual conference. The program and method provide, in association with designing a room, an interface for specifying how a first element in the room affects at least one property value of a second element, based on distance between the two elements; receive user selection of parameter values specifying how the first element affects the at least one property value of the second element based on the distance; provide a virtual conference between plural participants within the room including the first and second elements; update the at least one property value of the second element based on a change in distance between the first and second elements, and on the parameter values; and provide for updated display of the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Emily Cho, Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin
  • Patent number: 11683447
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing side conversations within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide, in association with a virtual conference among plural participants, a first audio channel for sharing among the plural participants; provide, for each of the plural participants, display of a participant video element which corresponds to the participant and which includes a user-selectable button to initiate a side conversation with the participant; receive indication of a user selection, by a first participant, of the user-selectable button for initiating a side conversation with a second participant of the plural participants; and provide a second audio channel from a first device associated with the first participant to a second device associated with the second participant, in conjunction with providing the first audio channel to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Cheng-min Lin, Walton Lin