Patents by Inventor Ming-Huang Li

Ming-Huang Li 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: 20240099695
    Abstract: A capacitive ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate, a first capacitive structure, a second capacitive structure, a first film structure and a second film structure. The first capacitive structure is disposed on the substrate, and includes a first electrode and a second electrode. A first gap and a dielectric layer are located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second capacitive structure is disposed on the substrate, and includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode. A second gap is located between the third electrode and the fourth electrode. The first film structure is configured to seal the first gap. The second film structure is connected to the third electrode and the fourth electrode, and configured to seal the second gap. A first width between the first electrode and the second electrode is different from a second width of the second gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Sheng-Shian LI, Hung-Yu CHEN, Ming-Huang LI, Po-I SHIH
  • Patent number: 11594816
    Abstract: An antenna includes a piezoelectric disc. The antenna further includes a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric disc and a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the piezoelectric disc that is opposite to the first surface. The first electrode and the second electrode are to receive a time-varying voltage to excite a mechanical vibration in the piezoelectric disc, and the piezoelectric disc is to radiate electromagnetic energy at a particular frequency responsive to the mechanical vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Ahmed Hassanien, Michael Breen, Ming-Huang Li, Songbin Gong
  • Publication number: 20210288403
    Abstract: An antenna includes a piezoelectric disc. The antenna further includes a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric disc and a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the piezoelectric disc that is opposite to the first surface. The first electrode and the second electrode are to receive a time-varying voltage to excite a mechanical vibration in the piezoelectric disc, and the piezoelectric disc is to radiate electromagnetic energy at a particular frequency responsive to the mechanical vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmed Hassanien, Michael Breen, Ming-Huang Li, Songbin Gong
  • Patent number: 9899987
    Abstract: An active type temperature compensation resonator structure is provided, including a resonant body and a temperature compensation element embedded in the resonant body for a compensation current to pass therethrough. The temperature compensation element has a specified temperature coefficient of resistance that reflects the temperature of the resonant body. The magnitude of the compensated current corresponds to the reflected temperature of the resonant body. With the active type temperature compensation resonator structure, the temperature of the resonant body can be accurately reacted by the specified temperature coefficient of resistance, such that the temperature compensation element, through which the compensated current passes, can dynamically correspond to the temperature of the resonant body and accurately provide the resonant body with temperature compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sheng-Shian Li, Ming-Huang Li
  • Publication number: 20170217764
    Abstract: A CMOS-MEMS resonant transducer and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed, which provide the CMOS-MEMS resonant transducer having narrow gaps(<500 nm) with high yield by etching a well-defined free-free beam structure, furthermore, the TiN layers disposed at the bottom of the resonant body may efficiently reduce the frequency drift due to electrostatic charges. The method for fabricating the CMOS-MEMS resonant transducer is also adapted to the processes of CMOS-MEMS platform with various scales, which provides routing and MEMS design flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: SHENG-SHIAN LI, CHAO-YU CHEN, MING-HUANG LI
  • Publication number: 20150326199
    Abstract: An active type temperature compensation resonator structure is provided, including a resonant body and a temperature compensation element embedded in the resonant body for a compensation current to pass therethrough. The temperature compensation element has a specified temperature coefficient of resistance that reflects the temperature of the resonant body. The magnitude of the compensated current corresponds to the reflected temperature of the resonant body. With the active type temperature compensation resonator structure, the temperature of the resonant body can be accurately reacted by the specified temperature coefficient of resistance, such that the temperature compensation element, through which the compensated current passes, can dynamically correspond to the temperature of the resonant body and accurately provide the resonant body with temperature compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Sheng-Shian Li, Ming-Huang Li