Patents by Inventor Nan Chen

Nan Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11501933
    Abstract: An electronic device has a keyboard with an internal membrane. The membrane has a set of strain gauges configured to respond to a key press, such as when a collapsible dome collapses into contact with the membrane. The strain gauges are connected in a half Wheatstone bridge configuration and are positioned on the membrane in order to limit effects of temperature and subtle flexure of the membrane. The strain gauges are also configured to magnify detection of a resistance differential when a keycap is pressed with sufficient force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Chia Chi Wu, Michael Vosgueritchian, Ming Gao, Nan Chen, Vyom Sharma, Wenhao Wang
  • Patent number: 11499124
    Abstract: A solid granule or granular material used for cleaning agents includes an anionic surfactant component and a molding agent. The anionic surfactant component includes an anionic sulfonate surfactant and an anionic fatty alcohol-based sulfate surfactant. Based on the total amount of the cleaning granule being 100 wt %, the combined amount of the sulfonate surfactant and the sulfate surfactant is between 15.0 wt % and 100 wt %. The amount of molding agent is 5.0 wt % or less. The ratio of the sulfonate surfactant to the sulfate surfactant is 0.20 to 0.75, inclusive. A cohesion of the solid granule is between 1000 g/mm and 4000 g/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: YFY Consumer Products, Co.
    Inventors: Yi-Da Ho, Hsien-Ming Kwo, Hsing-Nan Chen, Shiu-Chih Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220361349
    Abstract: The invention discloses a movable locking ear and an electrical device. The electrical device comprises a frame and a movable locking ear. The frame comprises a first recess, a second recess opposite to the first recess, and a side wall between the first recess and the second recess. The movable locking ear comprises a first fastening member for fastening the first recess, a second fastening member opposite to the second fastening member for fastening the second recess, and a resisting member between the first fastening member and the second fastening member. A position of a bending end of the resisting member is near or far from the side wall depending on a distance between the first fastening member and the second fastening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Chieh-We KU, Chia-Lin CHANG, Yu-Ping WENG, Chih-Nan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220344093
    Abstract: Provided is a transformer arrangement wherein active and/or reactive power can be injected in an alternating current link using a current regulator and a voltage regulator portion, wherein at least one winding with which the current regulator is connected in parallel is at least one tertiary winding, and wherein the current regulator includes a number of current regulator sections, each connected to a corresponding voltage regular section of a voltage regulator portion via a corresponding dc link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Roberto ALVES, Nan CHEN, Frans Dijkhuizen, Jan Svensson, Alireza NAMI
  • Publication number: 20220335090
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for identifying equivalent technical terms. A deep learning model is trained to identify equivalent technical terms. The deep learning model is then applied to a new document. The sentences of the document are analyzed to identify technical terms. Text is then analyzed surrounding the technical term identified in the document to determine the meaning of such text. A glossary list is then reviewed to determine if the identified meaning of the analyzed text matches a meaning/concept in the glossary list linked to a technical term. In response to determining that the meaning of the analyzed text matches a meaning/concept in the glossary list linked to an equivalent technical term, the technical term in the document is annotated with the equivalent technical term. In this manner, non-standard equivalent technical terms in different documents with the same meaning/concept are able to be identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: June-Ray Lin, Nan Chen, Ju Ling Liu, Li Na Wang, Shun Xian Wu
  • Publication number: 20220332816
    Abstract: Provided are antibodies that specifically recognize T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains protein (TIGIT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Single Cell Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Leyan TANG, Allison SCHULKINS, Kimberly THAN, Chun-Nan CHEN
  • Patent number: 11476374
    Abstract: A sensor device provided in the disclosure includes a sensor substrate, a first transparent layer, a collimator layer, and a lens. The first transparent layer is disposed on the sensor substrate, wherein the first transparent layer defines an alignment structure. The collimator layer is disposed on the first transparent layer. The lens is disposed on the collimator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu-Jui Hsieh, Po-Nan Chen, Ya-Jing Yang
  • Patent number: 11466151
    Abstract: A polyester composition includes a first polyester selected from one or more of aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, which is a copolymer comprising repeating units A as shown in formula (I) and repeating units B as shown in formula (II), in which m is an integer of 2 to 10 and n is an integer of 2 to 8; p is an integer of 2 to 10; and m, n and p are the same or different from each other. Optionally, the polyester composition has a second polyester. The polyester composition includes at least two polyesters. The polyester composition can be used in shape memory materials, 3D print wires, heat shrinkable sleeves, functional layers, medical limb immobilization braces, heat shrinkable thin films, nonwoven fabrics, elastic fibers, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cui Zheng, Guixiang Zhu, Lizhi Liu, Wei Zhang, Xuerong Yao, Minqiao Ren, Ling Han, Yi Ren, Nan Chen, Ying Shi
  • Publication number: 20220317582
    Abstract: A wafer edge exposure method includes: providing a wafer, the edge of the wafer having multiple regions to be exposed and non-exposed regions adjacent to the plurality of regions to be exposed; and providing a wafer edge exposure device, aligning in sequence the wafer edge exposure device with each of the regions to be exposed while isolating from the non-exposed regions, and exposing each of the regions to be exposed. The wafer edge exposure method, the wafer edge exposure device, and the mask can reduce the damage to effective wafers during the exposure process while ensuring the exposure effect of the wafers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: CHI-NAN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220320155
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a back surface facing opposite to the front surface; a filling material extending from the front surface into the semiconductor substrate without penetrating through the semiconductor substrate, the filling material including an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being in contact with the semiconductor substrate; and an epitaxial layer lined between the lower portion of the filling material and the semiconductor substrate. An associated manufacturing method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: SHENG-CHAN LI, I-NAN CHEN, TZU-HSIANG CHEN, YU-JEN WANG, YEN-TING CHIANG, CHENG-HSIEN CHOU, CHENG-YUAN TSAI
  • Publication number: 20220312162
    Abstract: An information converting method and a system thereof are configured to convert a first information into a second information. An information obtaining step is performed to obtain the first information corresponding to a first communication protocol and transmit the first information to a converter. The first information includes a first access layer sub-information and an upper-layer protocol sub-information. A first access layer removing step is performed to drive the converter to remove the first access layer sub-information from the first information according to a converting process. A second access layer adding step is performed to drive the converter to add a second access layer sub-information corresponding to a second communication protocol to the first information and combine the second access layer sub-information with the upper-layer protocol sub-information according to the converting process, so that the first information is converted into the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Chun-Nan CHEN, Yuan-Ruei HUANG, Chao-Sheng LIN
  • Publication number: 20220300928
    Abstract: A cloud computing metering and charging method and apparatus, and an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining an identifier of a cloud host instance to be charged; obtaining, according to the identifier, a data record set corresponding to the identifier; for each data record, determining a charging duration according to an instance change time in the data record; and in the case that an instance change type in the data record is instance shutdown, performing charging processing on a charging item in instance configuration information according to the charging duration. By means of the method, minimization of bill expenses after the cloud host instance is shut down can be implemented, the use experience of users is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jianting Zhu, Guangrui Zhou, Yu Chen, Nan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220295183
    Abstract: A headphone and a headphone status detection method are provided. A signal processor of the headphone transmits a plurality of code messages to a first audio playback unit, so that the first audio playback unit plays a plurality of first audio signals with different frequencies corresponding to the code messages according to a playback sequence. The signal processor obtains a plurality of first time points at which a first audio receiving unit receives the first audio signals that are reflected for the first time. The signal processor determines a wear status of the headphone according to the plurality of first time points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: LUXSHARE-ICT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Nan Chen, Tsung-Pao Hsu, Jung-Pin Chien, Yao-Chun Tsai, You-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11437927
    Abstract: A voltage source converter is configured to generate a pulse train using two voltage levels. The voltage source converter includes a first converter arm coupled between a junction and a first DC terminal having a first voltage level and a second converter arm coupled between the junction and a second DC terminal having a second voltage level. At least one of the first and second converter arms comprises cells. A string of capacitors is coupled between the first and second DC terminals. A control unit is configured to control a group of cells used in a transition between the first and second voltage levels for commutating a current running through a corresponding one of the first and second converter arms involved in the transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Nan Chen, Federico Bertoldi, Kalle Ilves, Cicero Da Silveira Postiglione
  • Publication number: 20220262770
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) is provided. In some embodiments, the 3D IC comprises a first IC die comprising a first substrate, a first interconnect structure disposed over the first substrate, and a first through substrate via(TSV) disposed through the first substrate. The 3D IC further comprises a second IC die comprising a second substrate, a second interconnect structure disposed over the second substrate, and a second TSV disposed through the second substrate. The 3D IC further comprises a bonding structure arranged between back sides of the first IC die and the second IC die opposite to corresponding interconnect structures and bonding the first IC die and the second IC die. The bonding structure comprises conductive features disposed between and electrically connecting the first TSV and the second TSV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kuo-Ming Wu, Ching-Chun Wang, Dun-Nian Yaung, Hsing-Chih Lin, Jen-Cheng Liu, Min-Feng Kao, Yung-Lung Lin, Shih-Han Huang, I-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 11412940
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dynamic measurement device with a blood pressure determination function, comprising: a heartbeat sensing module disposed on the chest area of a user wherein the heartbeat sensing module comprising a heart sound sensor for obtaining heartbeat signals; a pulse sensing module disposed on a limb area of the user, the pulse sensing module comprising a pulse wave sensor for obtaining pulse signals; and a data calculating module for calculating a mean arterial pressure and a value of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure based on the heartbeat signals and pulse signals. In addition to dynamically monitoring the blood pressure of a user for 24 hours, the present invention can dynamically monitor the heart sounds of the user for 24 hours individually in order to monitor user's physical condition. Therefore, the present invention has important medical meanings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: BIV MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Shiming Lin, Shih-Wei Chiang, Cheng-Yan Guo, Tai-Cun Lin, Wei-Chih Huang, Chun-Nan Chen, Ya-Ting Chang
  • Patent number: 11415844
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a pixel array, a first pad, a dielectric layer, a filling pattern, a first conductor, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a display area and a pad area located outside the display area. The pixel array is disposed on the display area. The first pad is disposed on the pad area. The dielectric layer has a first opening overlapped with the first pad. The filling pattern is disposed within the first opening of the dielectric layer. The filling pattern has through holes, and the through holes of the filling pattern are overlapped with the first pads. The first conductor is disposed in the first opening of the dielectric layer, and is electrically connected to the first pad via the through holes of the filling pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Po-Nan Chen, Ya-Jing Yang, Yu-Jui Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220251218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of overcoming immune suppression in tumor microenvironment or stimulating immune response against cancer, comprising administering to a subject a combination of a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor and a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Cheng-Han CHOU, Yi-Hong WU, Jia-Shiong CHEN, Ye-Su CHAO, Chia-Nan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220250204
    Abstract: An automatic grinding machine with positioning effect has a body, at least two positioning sets, and a processing set. The body has a base, a grinding mount, a drive device, and a fixture. The base has a chamber. The at least two positioning sets are connected to the body and each positioning set has a displacement device and an optical module. The displacement device is mounted in the chamber. The optical module is disposed on the displacement device and is moved relative to the grinding mount by the drive device to position locations of the grinding mount and a probe card. The processing set is electrically connected to the drive device and the fixture of the body and the displacement device and the optical module of each positioning set, and has a computer control interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: CHIUNG NAN CHEN, HSUN HAO CHAN
  • Publication number: 20220252965
    Abstract: A bracket-type camera device comprises: a bracket extending along the vertical direction; a first camera module arranged on the bracket; a second camera module arranged on the bracket, and spaced from the first camera module in the vertical direction; the first camera module and the second camera module respectively have at least two rotation modes of left and right rotation and up and down rotation relative to the bracket, the axis of the left and right rotation of the first camera module is parallel to the vertical direction, the axis of the up and down rotation of the first camera module is perpendicular to the vertical direction; the axis of the left and right rotation of the second camera module is parallel to the vertical direction the axis of the up and down rotation of the second camera module is perpendicular to the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: JIANGXI OUMAISI MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianyun TU, Hua CHEN, Nan CHEN