Patents by Inventor Ming Fan

Ming Fan 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: 20240147606
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first substrate structure, multiple electronic elements and a second substrate structure. The first substrate structure includes a first substrate. The electronic elements are disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate structure is coupled to the first substrate structure. The second substrate structure includes a second substrate, a protection circuit, a driving circuit and a bonding pad. The protection circuit is disposed on the second substrate. The driving circuit is disposed on the second substrate and configured to drive at least a part of the electronic elements. The bonding pad is disposed on the second substrate. The protection circuit is respectively coupled to the bonding pad and the driving circuit. The electronic device may reduce the damage caused by electrostatic discharge or reduce the impact of the bonding process of the bonding pad on signal conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Fan Chang, Yi-Hua Hsu, Hung-Sheng Liao, Min-Hsin Lo, Ming-Chun Tseng, Ker-Yih Kao
  • Patent number: 11973076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, coupled between a first reference terminal and a second reference terminal; the ESD protection circuit includes a first voltage divider, a second voltage divider, a first trigger circuit and a second trigger circuit. The first trigger circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first reference terminal, and the second terminal is coupled to the second reference terminal via the first voltage divider. The second trigger circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the second reference terminal, the second terminal is coupled to the first reference terminal via the second voltage divider, and the second trigger circuit and the first trigger circuit are in parallel connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Lai, Liang-Yu Su, Hang Fan
  • Patent number: 11966133
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of color filters disposed on the substrate, an optical film disposed on the plurality of color filter, and a defect disposed between the substrate and the optical film. The optical film has a first base, a protective layer on the first base, and a second base between the first base and the protective layer and having a first processed area. In a top view of the electronic device, the first processed area corresponds to the defect and at least partially overlaps at least two color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tai-Chi Pan, Chin-Lung Ting, I-Chang Liang, Chih-Chiang Chang Chien, Po-Wen Lin, Kuang-Ming Fan, Sheng-Nan Chen
  • Publication number: 20240130040
    Abstract: Disclosed are a conductive film and a test component. A conductive film includes a supporting layer, a circuit layer and a protective layer. The supporting layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The supporting layer supports the circuit layer. The circuit layer includes a first protruding part, a second protruding part and a connecting part. The first protruding part is disposed on the first surface. The second protruding part is disposed on the second surface. The connecting part is disposed between the first protruding part and the second protruding part. The first protruding part is connected to the second protruding part through the connecting part. The protective layer covers the first protruding part. The conductive film and the test component of the disclosed embodiments may have a buffering effect or increase the service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ker-Yih Kao, Kuang-Ming Fan, Chia-Lin Yang, Jui-Jen Yueh, Ju-Li Wang
  • Patent number: 11958011
    Abstract: A separation device includes a membrane separation module (10), an adsorption module (20), and a gas intake module (30). The membrane separation module includes a first housing (110), and a membrane assembly (130) disposed in the first housing. The first housing has a first gas inlet (121), a first gas outlet (122), and a retentate gas outlet (123). The membrane module has a permeate gas outlet, the permeate gas outlet being in communication with the first gas outlet. The adsorption module has a second housing (210) and an adsorbent layer (230) disposed in it. The second housing is disposed on the first housing and has a second gas inlet (221), a second gas outlet (222), and a desorption gas outlet (223). The second gas inlet is in communication with the first gas outlet. The gas intake module has a third gas outlet (321) in communication with the first gas inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, DALIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICALS, CORP.
    Inventors: Shengzhong Zhang, Ying Zhang, Kai Qiao, Dequan Fan, Yanpeng Zhang, Ming Gao
  • Patent number: 11961768
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first transistor, which includes forming a first gate dielectric layer over a first channel region in a substrate and forming a first work-function layer over the first gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the first work-function layer includes depositing a work-function material using first process conditions to form the work-function material having a first proportion of different crystalline orientations and forming a second transistor, which includes forming a second gate dielectric layer over a second channel region in the substrate and forming a second work-function layer over the second gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the second work-function layer includes depositing the work-function material using second process conditions to form the work-function material having a second proportion of different crystalline orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Chiu, Da-Yuan Lee, Hsien-Ming Lee, Kai-Cyuan Yang, Yu-Sheng Wang, Chih-Hsiang Fan, Kun-Wa Kuok
  • Patent number: 11961093
    Abstract: A method for regulating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving a UAV identifier and one or more types of contextual information broadcasted by the UAV. The UAV identifier uniquely identifies the UAV from other UAVs. The one or more types of contextual information includes at least geographical information of the UAV. The method further includes authenticating, via an authentication device, an identity of the UAV based on the UAV identifier to determine whether the UAV is authorized for operation, and transmitting a signal to a remote device in response to determining whether the UAV is authorized for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Gong, Jin Dai, Hao Cui, Xiaodong Wang, Han Huang, Jun Wu, Wei Fan, Ning Ma, Xinhua Rong, Xingsen Lin
  • Patent number: 11948563
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, determining that the user request corresponds to a first suspended task, retrieving a first dialog state of the first suspended task from a dialog history associated with the user, generating a summary of the first suspended task based on the first dialog state using a natural-language generating (NLG) module, and sending instructions to the client system for providing the summary of the first suspended task to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Liu, Paul Anthony Crook, Zhiguang Wang, Shivani Poddar, Seungwhan Moon, Krishna Mittal, Shubham Khandelwal, Xin Ming Fan, Eun Joon Cho
  • Publication number: 20240094881
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker may have an array of strain gauges and light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be configured to display dynamically adjustable button icons overlapping the strain gauges. Force measurements from the strain gauges may be used to adjust speaker output and other device operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Zhengyu Li, Ming Gao, Wenhao Wang, Yuanzhen Fan
  • Publication number: 20240099154
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device includes a first array region and a second array region on a substrate, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on the first array region, a first top electrode on the first MTJ, a second MTJ on the second array region, and a second top electrode on the second MTJ. Preferably, the first top electrode and the second top electrode include different nitrogen to titanium (N/Ti) ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
    Inventors: Hui-Lin Wang, Si-Han Tsai, Dong-Ming Wu, Chen-Yi Weng, Ching-Hua Hsu, Ju-Chun Fan, Yi-Yu Lin, Che-Wei Chang, Po-Kai Hsu, Jing-Yin Jhang
  • Patent number: 11933349
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dovetail structure of a connector that can be disposed on a first joint surface and a second joint surface of a casing. The dovetail structure includes a pin module and a slot module. An interference structure formed by the pin module and the slot module enables the two connectors with a dovetail structure to be assembled easily to achieve a stable combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Jo-Ming Fan
  • Patent number: D1021775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1021776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1021777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1021778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1021779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1022882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1022883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1022884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen
  • Patent number: D1022885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Shuo Fan, Wen-Ming Wu, Shu-Fen Ke, Yung-Sung Chen