Patents by Inventor Ming Cheng

Ming Cheng 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: 20240030838
    Abstract: A power generation device and method based on the time-varying magductance principle relate to the field of energy conversion, and in particular relate to an electromagnetic induction power generation device. The power generation device includes an electric energy generation unit, a power conversion unit and an electric energy storage unit. The electric energy generation unit includes a time-varying magductance component configured to form a closed conductor loop in a magnetic circuit with constant magnetic flux. By changing a magductance parameter of the time-varying magductance component, the time-varying magductance component generates induced current. The power conversion unit consists of a switching device and a circuit. The electric energy generated by the time-varying magductance component can be stored into the electric energy storage unit through controlling the switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ming CHENG, Wei QIN, Xinkai ZHU, Zheng WANG, Wei HUA
  • Publication number: 20240028170
    Abstract: A touch device includes a display panel, a conductive layer, and a first touch substrate. The display panel includes a first substrate. The conductive layer is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate. The first touch substrate is disposed on the conductive layer and includes a first touch electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Hsieh, Tsan-Po Weng
  • Publication number: 20240019491
    Abstract: A die-level electrical parameter extraction method includes: obtaining electrical parameters of a plurality of transistor types; obtaining measurement results of a plurality of logic blocks; estimating a mapping relationship between the electrical parameters of the plurality of transistor types and the measurement results of the plurality of logic blocks; and regarding a specific die of a wafer, obtaining die-level measurement of the plurality of logic blocks, and generating die-level electrical parameters of the plurality of transistor types according to the mapping relationship and the die-level measurement results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Jia-Horng Shieh, Po-Chao Tsao, Ming-Cheng Lee, Tung-Hsing Lee, Chi-Ming Lee, Yi-Ju Ting
  • Publication number: 20240014136
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first and second active regions (ARs) included correspondingly in abutting first and second analog cell regions, a region where the first and second analog cell regions abut (analog-cell-boundary (ACB) region) extending from about a top boundary of the first AR to about a bottom boundary of the second AR; via-to-PGBM_1st-segment contact structures (VBs) correspondingly being under the first or second ARs, a long axis of each VB and a short axis of each of the first and second ARs having about a same length; and a PG segment in a first buried metallization layer (PGBM_1st segment) under the VBs, the PGBM_1st segment underlapping a majority of each of the VBs, and a Y-midline of the PGBM_1st segment being at or proximal to where the first and second analog cell regions abut and thus being at or proximal to a middle of the ACB region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng SYU, Yu-Tao YANG, Chung-Ting LU, Po-Zeng KANG, Amit KUNDU, Wen-Shen CHOU, Yung-Chow PENG
  • Patent number: 11867506
    Abstract: A scanning device applied to an optical coherence tomography system integrates a scanning lens group required by the coherence tomography system into a fundus imaging system, so that the coherence tomography system and the fundus imaging system can share the scanning lens group for focusing. The above-mentioned scanning device can shorten a response time of focusing and reduce the volume of the system. An optical coherence tomography system including the above-mentioned scanning device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIMAGING INTEGRATED SOLUTION, INC.
    Inventors: Chu-Ming Cheng, Long-Sheng Liao
  • Publication number: 20240000241
    Abstract: A foldable infant carry cot including at least one cushion disposed on an interior side of the carry cot, the at least one cushion including a plurality of removably attachable fasteners for attaching the at least one cushion to a side wall of the carry cot; and a foldable frame allowing the carry cot to fold and collapse. The at least one cushion includes a shock-absorbing component that absorbs impact coming from any of the sides of the carry cot. The foldable frame comprises an upper frame, a lower frame, a flexible sidewall disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame, a rotating carrying handle, and a plurality of hinges disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Chin-ming CHENG, Kwang-hao LIU
  • Patent number: 11862902
    Abstract: An electrical connector with electromagnetic shielding function includes a circuit board, a plurality of cables and a shielding component. The circuit board includes a plurality of conductive pads and a ground component. Each of cables includes a wire core and a shielding layer for covering the wire core. One end of the wire core is exposed from the shielding layer, and the wire cores of the cables are electrically connected to the conductive pads respectively. The shielding component is configured on the circuit board and electrically connected to the ground component. The shielding component forms a plurality of shielding grooves for covering the conductive pads and the cables. Each of the shielding grooves includes a contact portion configured to contact the shielding layer and a shielding portion configured to cover the exposed wire core of the cables to provide electromagnetic shielding to the cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chieh-Ming Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230416765
    Abstract: Agrobacterium rhizogenes are described herein along with methods of transforming cells and methods of using Agrobacterium rhizogenes and/or transformed cells. Also described herein are plants, such as plants in the Rubus family, including a modified nucleic acid, optionally wherein the plants are transgene-free and include a modified nucleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Fang-Ming Lai, Eric Dean, Ming Cheng, Joel Reiner, Qingchun Shi, David Schwark, Sharon Leigh Guffy, Aaron Hummel
  • Publication number: 20230420387
    Abstract: A chip package includes a semiconductor substrate, a first light-transmissive sheet, a second light-transmissive sheet, a first antenna layer, and a redistribution layer. The first light-transmissive sheet is disposed over the semiconductor substrate, and has a top surface facing away from semiconductor substrate and an inclined sidewall adjacent to the top surface. The second light-transmissive sheet is disposed over the first light-transmissive sheet. The first antenna layer is disposed between the first light-transmissive sheet and the second light-transmissive sheet. The redistribution layer is disposed on the inclined sidewall of the first light-transmissive sheet, and is in contact with an end of the first antenna layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Chia-Ming CHENG, Shu-Ming CHANG
  • Patent number: 11849849
    Abstract: The convertible child high-chair and step stool can include a frame having a front leg stand and a rear leg stand. A height adjustment mechanism can be coupled to the front leg stand or the rear leg stand and can be adjustable along the vertical axis of the front leg stand or the rear leg stand from a raised position to a lowered position. The apparatus can also include a booster seat and removable platform step. In the raised position, the booster seat can be coupled to the height adjustment mechanism to provide a high chair. In the lowered position, the booster seat can be removed and the removable platform step can be coupled to the height adjustment mechanism and the frame to provide a step stool. The apparatus can also include wheel assemblies coupled to the frame that limit the potential for tip hazards in the step stool configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Emil Dziak, Connie Yuanfang Gu, Shahnaz Selena Kasam, Ming Cheng Hsu, Chiyuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230406647
    Abstract: An avoidance conveying device and an avoidance conveying method are provided. The device includes a receiving device, a front lifting device, a transition device, a rear lifting device, and a sending device arranged in sequence along a direction of conveying glass sheets; the receiving device receives the glass sheets conveyed by a front roller conveyor of an original sheet production line; the sending device conveys the glass sheets to a rear roller conveyor of the original sheet production line; an avoidance channel is formed between the front lifting device and the rear lifting device. Pedestrians and forklifts directly pass through the glass production line at any time through the avoidance channel, shortening the travel distance and the travel duration of pedestrians and forklifts. The glass sheets are finally conveyed to the rear roller conveyor by bypassing the avoidance channel, which ensures continuous and uninterrupted transportation of the glass sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: China Triumph International Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shou PENG, Liyun MA, Honghan DING, Peiguang YANG, Rui LIU, Ming CHENG
  • Patent number: 11846932
    Abstract: A part processing planning method includes the following steps. Firstly, a specific tolerance of a nominal size of a part is obtained. Then, a predetermined tolerance of each of processes is obtained. Then, using a process dimension chain establishing technique, at least one predetermined tolerance associated with the specification tolerance from the predetermined tolerances is obtained. Then, at least one predetermined tolerance associated with the specification tolerance is accumulated to obtain a size cumulative tolerance. Then, whether the size cumulative tolerance meets the specification tolerance is determined. Then, at least one predetermined tolerance associated with the specification tolerance is re-allocated when the cumulative tolerance does not meet the specification tolerance, such that the size cumulative tolerance is within the specification tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yi-Ping Huang, Hsuan-Yu Huang, Shu-Hui Yang, Po-Nien Tsou, Ming-Cheng Tsai, Chen-Kun Tsung
  • Patent number: 11842421
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a watermark embedding method including following steps. Values of predetermined grayscale program are respectively multiplied by a value of time series data to generate grayscale information of a watermark signal. In a first time period and a second time period included in each of continuous cycles, phases of the time series data are opposite and averages values of the predetermined grayscale program are the same, and a sum of the grayscale information of the watermark signal in the first time period and the second time period is zero. The watermark signal is embedded into a first local dimming signal by the processing circuit to generate a second local dimming signal to control light intensities of local dimming zones according to the second local dimming data with the watermark information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: AUO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Ming Cheng, Chao-Wei Li, Cheng-Kuang Wang, Yang-En Wu, Wen-Rei Guo
  • Publication number: 20230369362
    Abstract: A chip package includes a carrier board, a chip, a light transmissive sheet, a supporting element, and a molding material. The chip is located on the carrier board and has a sensing area. The light transmissive sheet is located above the supporting element and covers the sensing area of the chip. The supporting element is located between the light transmissive sheet and the chip, and surrounds the sensing area of the chip. The molding material is located on the carrier board and surrounds the chip and the light transmissive sheet. A top surface of the molding material is lower than a top surface of the light transmissive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Po-Han LEE, Tsang Yu LIU, Chia-Ming CHENG, Kuei Wei CHEN, Jiun-Yen LAI
  • Publication number: 20230368375
    Abstract: A respiratory status classifying method is for classifying as one of at least two respiratory statuses and includes a training's physiological parameter inputting step, a training's chest image inputting step, a characteristic physiological parameter generating step, a characteristic chest image generating step, a training step and a classifier generating step. The characteristic chest image generating step includes processing at least a part of the training's chest images, segmenting images of a left lung, a right lung and a heart from each of the training's chest images that are processed, and enhancing image data of the images being segmented, so as to generate a plurality of characteristic chest images. The training step includes training a plurality of characteristic physiological parameters and the characteristic chest images by at least one machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng CHAN, Kai-Chih PAI, Wen-Cheng CHAO, Yu-Jen HUANG, Chieh-Liang WU, Min-Shian WANG, Chien-Lun LIAO, Ta-Chun HUNG, Yan-Nan LIN, Hui-Chiao YANG, Ruey-Kai SHEU, Lun-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230369528
    Abstract: A chip package includes a chip, a first support layer, a light emitter, a first light transmissive sheet, a redistribution layer, and a conductive structure. A top surface of the chip has a conductive pad and a first light receiver. The first support layer is located on the top surface of the chip. The light emitter is located on the top surface of the chip. The first light transmissive sheet is located on the first support layer and covers the first light receiver. The redistribution layer is electrically connected to the conductive pad and extends to a bottom surface of the chip. The conductive structure is located on the redistribution layer that is on the bottom surface of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chia-Ming CHENG, Shu-Ming CHANG
  • Patent number: 11815995
    Abstract: A memory device is provided that includes a memory array including a first array, a first redundant array that is local to the first array, a second array, and a second redundant array that is local to the second array, a cache array including a first cache, a first redundant cache that is local to the first cache, a second cache and a second redundant cache that is local to the second cache, and circuits comprising logic to execute operations. The operations include, responsive to an identification of a defective column in the first array, performing a local defect write repair and responsive to an identification of another defective column in the first array and a determination that the first redundant array is fully utilized, performing a global defect write repair by transferring data into the second redundant array through the first cache and the second redundant cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Liang, Shuo-Nan Hung, Hung-Wei Lu, Ming-Cheng Tu
  • Publication number: 20230359183
    Abstract: A method for improving a cycle time of a process of a product is provided. The method includes: collecting process profile data from a plurality of tool groups running the process, and calculating values of a plurality of key-performance-indicators (KPIs) of each tool group including calculating a standard deviation of an output of a stage of a bottleneck tool group of the tool groups; feeding the values of the KPIs and a work-in-progress (WIP) of each tool group into a neural network model in order to output an impact on the WIP for each KPI of each tool group by the neural network model; selecting a set of major KPIs of each tool group from the KPIs according to the impact of each tool group; and controlling the tool groups according to the impact of the set of major KPIs of each tool group in order to reduce a total WIP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Yi Wang, Chao-Ming Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230361208
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device. The method includes forming a passivation layer over a substrate. A source contact and a drain contact are formed within the passivation layer. A part of the passivation layer is removed to form a cavity. The cavity has a lower portion formed by a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the passivation layer and an upper portion formed by the first sidewall of the passivation layer and a sidewall of the source contact. A gate structure is formed within the passivation layer between the drain contact and the cavity. A cap structure is formed within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Lin, Chen-Bau Wu, Chun Lin Tsai, Haw-Yun Wu, Liang-Yu Su, Yun-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11809665
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a functional layer, a touch layer, and a protective layer. The touch layer includes at least one touch electrode, and is disposed between the functional layer and the protective layer. The protective layer includes a bottom surface and a top surface. The bottom surface faces the touch layer, and the top surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The top surface includes an inner region, an outer region, and a virtual knob portion. The virtual knob portion is disposed between the inner region and the outer region and corresponds to the touch electrode, and at least a portion of the virtual knob portion protrudes from the outer region or is depressed relative to the outer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Cheng Hsieh, Li-Wei Sung