Patents by Inventor Ming Hsieh

Ming Hsieh 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: 20080299035
    Abstract: A method for recycling a used sputtering target is provided, including the steps of: (1) cleaning, (2) pulverization, (3) dissolution, (4) filtering, (5) peptization, (6) neutralization and precipitation, (7) rinsing and filtering, (8) drying, and (9) calcination; through the steps above, which can then be recycling used sputtering target to recover the constituent components of the ITO targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Hsin-Chun Lu, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Yi-Chieh Chen, Cherng-Yuan Shiao, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Nai-Sheng Syu
  • Publication number: 20080294922
    Abstract: A matching system of an electronic device and a peripheral device and a matching method thereof are described. The system includes an electronic device, having an identification mechanism for identifying a specific identification code and generating a control signal or a control instruction according to an identification result; and a peripheral device, electrically coupled to the electronic device selectively. The peripheral device includes an identification code unit for storing a group identification code; and a power control unit, for controlling an operation state of the peripheral device according to the control signal or the control instruction, when the peripheral device is electrically coupled to the electronic device. If the identification result is that the specific identification code is consistent with the group identification code, the power control unit controls the entire peripheral device to work normally according to the control signal or the control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Hong-Ming HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20080273771
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing the image of a wet/moist fingerprint. The apparatus includes: a prism having an imaging plane on which a finger having valleys and ridges is place, a bottom plane parallel to the imaging plane and a reflective plane intercepting the imaging plane and intercepting the bottom plane at an angle ?; a light source for generating a light with an incident angle of approximately 0° with respect to a surface normal of the imaging plane; and a lens for capturing light reflected from the reflective plane. The apparatus further includes an image sensor for generating an image of the valleys and ridges of the finger, wherein the reflective plane is arranged in such a way to meet the equation of ?>45 +(a sin(n1/n2))/2, where n1 is a refraction index of medium filled between the valleys of the finger and the imaging plane, and n2 is refraction index of the prism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Ming Hsieh, Ankuo Wang, Fei Zhou, Wheshi Chen
  • Patent number: 7435821
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Boguslaw M. Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David
  • Patent number: 7431946
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical mixture for the treatment of hepatitis and its preparation method are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: pulverize the plants, macerate and extract the plant with water, concentrate the aqueous extract as the first concentrate; add ethanol to form a precipitate, collect and concentrate the liquid phase to form the second concentrate, and dry it; pass the second concentrate through the resin, elute with water, water-ethanol mixture and ethanol, collect and concentrate the water-ethanol and ethanol elution fraction as the third concentrate, and dry it. The plants in the present invention are Boehmeria frutescens Thunberg, Boehmeria nivea or the nettle family.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: I-Horng Pan, Yu-Ming Hsieh, Zhi-Jie Huang, Hsi-Ho Chiu, Chaur-Ting Ju, Chu-Hsun Lu, Pei-Yi Tsai, Wei-Lun Fan, Wen-Huang Peng, Ming-Tsuen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7431283
    Abstract: A card-feeding mechanism has two rollers positioned before a limiting device, and a roller and a sensor positioned after the limiting device. When a motor rotates clockwise, a transmission device drives the three rollers simultaneously to deliver a card from a front end toward a rear end. When the sensor detects an edge of the card, the motor rotates counterclockwise, and only drives the roller after the limiting device. Then, the card is only driven by the roller after the limiting device, and the rollers before the limiting device are driven by the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: HiTi Digital, Inc.
    Inventor: Tung-Ming Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080229526
    Abstract: A system for cleaning a wafer. At least one first chuck roller is connected to a first roller base and includes a first annular groove. A second roller base opposes the first roller base. At least one second chuck roller is connected to the second roller base and includes a second annular groove. A sensing chuck roller is connected to the second roller base and includes a third annular groove corresponding to the first and second annular grooves. A cleaning member covers the third annular groove. A circumferential edge of the wafer is positioned in the first and second annular grooves and abuts the cleaning member. The first and second chuck rollers rotate the wafer, enabling the circumferential edge thereof to rub against the cleaning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Tien-Chen Hu, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Chien-Chang Lai, Wen-Jin Lee, Da-Hsiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20080165301
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel with electrostatic discharge protection capability has an array substrate having an active area, a driver IC, a Vcom wire and an electrostatic reduction element formed on. The driver IC is formed beside the active area. The Vcom wire is formed around the active area and is connected with the electrostatic reduction element to the driver IC. When an electrostatic discharge current flows on the Vcom wire to the driver IC, the electrostatic reduction element mitigates or obviates damage to the driver IC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nai-Heng CHANG, Chih-Ming CHEN, Lin LIN, Chih-Chang LAI, Wen-Chun WANG, Shyh-Jeng CHEN, Chun Chieh WU, Chi-Ming HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20080138445
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical mixture for the treatment of hepatitis and its preparation method are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: pulverize the plants, macerate and extract the plant with water, concentrate the aqueous extract as the first concentrate; add ethanol to form a precipitate, collect and concentrate the liquid phase to form the second concentrate, and dry it; pass the second concentrate through the resin, elute with water, water-ethanol mixture and ethanol, collect and concentrate the water-ethanol and ethanol elution fraction as the third concentrate, and dry it. The plants in the present invention are Boehmeria frutescens Thunberg, Boehmeria nivea or the nettle family.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: I-Horng Pan, Yu-Ming Hsieh, Zhi-Jie Huang, Hsi-Ho Chiu, Chaur-Ting Ju, Chu-Hsun Lu, Pei-Yi Tsai, Wei-Lun Fan, Wen-Huang Peng, Ming-Tsuen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7368886
    Abstract: A method of testing an electric motor that is adapted to provide a desired electric motor output torque to a vehicle powertrain system comprising an engine and the electric motor which are operatively and selectively coupled to a transmission. The method includes the steps of determining an initial motor speed of the electric motor, determining a motor torque command as a function of the initial motor speed, applying the motor torque command to the electric motor to produce an output torque from the electric motor, measuring a resultant motor speed of the electric motor and establishing a motor status as a function of the resultant motor speed. The method may be implemented as a computer control and diagnostic algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Tung-Ming Hsieh, Gregory A. Hubbard, Jy-Jen F. Sah
  • Patent number: 7369930
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to control an electrically variable transmission, by dynamically controlling system main hydraulic clutch pressures, based upon required clutch capacity, as determined by output load of the transmission. Included is a method to regulate hydraulic clutch pressure in an electrically variable transmission equipped with at least one clutch. This comprises monitoring magnitude of slippage of the clutches and controlling hydraulic boost pressure based upon the magnitude of clutch slippage. Controlling hydraulic boost pressure based upon the magnitude of clutch slippage comprises monitoring operator inputs, determining a requested operator torque command, and determining a required main boost pressure. The main boost pressure is based upon the requested operator torque command, the monitored operator inputs, parameters of the EVT and clutches. Commanded main boost pressure is then determined based upon the determined required main boost pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Tung-Ming Hsieh, Gregory A. Hubbard, Michael D. Foster
  • Patent number: 7356398
    Abstract: Synchronous shift control in a multi-mode, hybrid transmission utilizes motor torques to control clutch synchronizations and torque conditions thereacross for substantially torque disturbance free shifting from one mode to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Todd M Steinmetz, Jy-Jen F. Sah, Tung-Ming Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080073819
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing sputtering targets comprises the following steps of: 1. wet milling: mixing and grinding indium-tin oxide (ITO) powders, a sintering aid agent, a binder agent, and additive agent by wet milling method; 2. granulation: drying the mixed and grinded mixtures to form granulated ITO powers; 3. shaping: granulated ITO powders into rough-shaped green bodies by using dry pressing; 4. strengthening: strengthening the rough-shaped green bodies by using the cold isostatic pressing; 5. dewaxing: putting rough-shaped green bodies into a high-temperature furnace to remove the additive agent so as to obtain dewaxed green bodies; and 6. sintering: putting the dewaxed green bodies into an controlled atmosphere furnace and sintering the dewaxed green bodies at a gas pressure ranged from 1.1 atm to 1.9 atm. By using the above-mentioned steps, the high-density ITO sputtering targets are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Hsin-Chun Lu, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Yi-Chieh Chen, Cherng-Yuan Shiao, Kuo-Shu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080060391
    Abstract: A combination lock includes: a base mounted securely on a suitcase; a case locking mechanism mounted on the base and operable to move between locking and releasing positions; a dial lock mounted on the case locking mechanism, including a lock controlling member, and operable between locking and releasing states through operation of the lock controlling member; and a key-operated unlocking unit mounted on the case locking mechanism, including a core, and operable in a manner that the case locking mechanism is permitted to move from the locking position to the releasing position when the core is moved from a first angular position to a second angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: Dick-Ming Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7331204
    Abstract: A combination lock includes: a base mounted securely on a suitcase; a case locking mechanism mounted on the base and operable to move between locking and releasing positions; a dial lock mounted on the case locking mechanism, including a lock controlling member, and operable between locking and releasing states through operation of the lock controlling member; and a key-operated unlocking unit mounted on the case locking mechanism, including a core, and operable in a manner that the case locking mechanism is permitted to move from the locking position to the releasing position when the core is moved from a first angular position to a second angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Eminent Luggage Corp.
    Inventor: Dick-Ming Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080009626
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Boguslaw Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David
  • Patent number: 7318231
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism for use in a peripheral storage device having a cover and a core, includes a first hook slip element on the cover and a second hook slip element on the core. The first hook slip element is formed with a bending part and an extension part. The second hook slip element is formed with a first step part on which the bending part rests and a hook slip part for the extension part to pass therethrough to be engaged with the hook slip part, such that the cover and the core are hooked together in a way that movement of the cover in both vertical and horizontal directions is restricted with respect to the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Micro-Star Int'l Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Ming Hsieh, Jen-Chen Wu
  • Patent number: 7305873
    Abstract: A method for determining output torque limits of a powertrain including an electrically variable transmission relies upon a model of the electrically variable transmission. Transmission operating space is defined by combined electric machine torque constraints and engine torque constraints. Output torque limits are determined at the limits of the transmission operating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Hubbard, Tung-Ming Hsieh, Anthony H. Heap
  • Publication number: 20070282106
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Boguslaw Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David
  • Patent number: 7304157
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Boguslaw M. Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David