Patents by Inventor Tan A. Ming
Tan A. Ming 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).
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Patent number: 11921474Abstract: A virtual metrology method using a convolutional neural network (CNN) is provided. In this method, a dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm is used to delete unsimilar sets of process data, and adjust the sets of process data to be of the same length, thereby enabling the CNN to be used for virtual metrology. A virtual metrology model of the embodiments of the present invention includes several CNN models and a conjecture model, in which plural inputs of the CNN model are sets of time sequence data of respective parameters, and plural outputs of the CNN models are inputs to the conjecture model.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITYInventors: Fan-Tien Cheng, Yu-Ming Hsieh, Tan-Ju Wang, Li-Hsuan Peng, Chin-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20160326431Abstract: A method for preparing a core-shell nanocrystal can include mixing an M-containing precursor solution, an X-containing precursor solution, and an acid or alcohol in an inert atmosphere at a first temperature to form a reaction mixture; maintaining the reaction mixture at the first temperature to grow the MX core of the nanocrystal; raising the temperature of the reaction mixture to a second temperature; and maintaining the reaction mixture at the second temperature to grow a shell of the nanocrystal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Zhengtao Deng, Tan Ming, He Dong, Aishuang Xiang, Jing Kong
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Patent number: 8812663Abstract: A network delay estimation apparatus capable of creating a metric tree with high accuracy and in a short time. Network delay estimation apparatus (302) includes first-round measurement target node selection section (306) that selects one pair or a plurality of pairs of nodes located at a long distance from each other from a known metric tree as first-round measurement target nodes and measures a distance from an arbitrary node, second-round measurement target node selection section (310) that selects a node whose distance from the arbitrary node is estimated to be short as a second-round measurement target based on the distance and a known metric tree and measures a distance from the arbitrary node, and an optimum tree processing section (314) that creates a network metric tree including the arbitrary node based on the distance and the known metric tree.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Jonathan Tan Ming Yu, Boon Ping Lim, Ettikan Kandasamy Karuppiah, Eiichi Muramoto
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Publication number: 20120198060Abstract: A network delay estimation apparatus capable of creating a metric tree with high accuracy and in a short time. Network delay estimation apparatus (302) includes first-round measurement target node selection section (306) that selects one pair or a plurality of pairs of nodes located at a long distance from each other from a known metric tree as first-round measurement target nodes and measures a distance from an arbitrary node, second-round measurement target node selection section (310) that selects a node whose distance from the arbitrary node is estimated to be short as a second-round measurement target based on the distance and a known metric tree and measures a distance from the arbitrary node, and an optimum tree processing section (314) that creates a network metric tree including the arbitrary node based on the distance and the known metric tree.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Tan Ming Yu, Boon Ping Lim, Ettikan Kandasamy Karuppiah, Eiichi Muramoto
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Patent number: 6769156Abstract: A zipper hand with puller fixed function includes a body, a hook element, a connected element, a puller and a buckled means, wherein the hook element is disposed on the body, one end of the hook element has a hook portion inserted into two guiding grooves of the body, one end of the connected element is connected to a top of the body and contacted to an inner edge of the hook element, the puller is connected to the connected element, and the buckled is disposed between the body and the puller. When the zipper hand is in a buckled state, the puller can be buckled and fixed on the body, and do not worry about the puller is raised up, so as to maintain the zipper hand in the buckled state, for avoiding the zipper hand being loosed and occurring an unexpected move.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2003Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Inventor: Tan Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20040103502Abstract: A zipper slide is constructed to include a slide body having a locating hole and a retaining hole, a mount integral with the slide body at the top, a pull-tab, the pull tab having a coupling hole pivotally coupled to pivot holders of the mount, and a spring member inserted through the coupling hole of the pull-tab and connected between the locating hole and retaining hole of the slide body to hold down the pull-tab, the spring member having a pointed rear end inserted through the retaining hole of the slide body for engaging the interlocking teeth of the zipper tapes in which the zipper slide to stop the zipper slide from displacement when the pull-tab turned to a horizontal position in parallel to the slide body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: June 3, 2004Inventors: Tan Ming Chen, Stephen Y. Cheng
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Patent number: 6547462Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a recording head for forming an image on a recording medium, a carriage for holding the recording head, capable of scanning in a main scanning direction, and a carrying mechanism for carrying the recording medium in a sub-scanning direction, wherein even with shift of the position of the carriage before scanning, scanning of the carriage is carried out after the carriage is located at a start position, or wherein a difference of the start position of the carriage upon each scanning is arranged to be a distance equal to an integral multiple of one period of phase of motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Yanagi, Makoto Kawarama, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6523232Abstract: A zipper slide is constructed to include a slide body adapted for closing/opening zipper tapes, the slide body having a top block, a hollow slide handle adapted for the gripping of the fingers to move the slide body, the slide handle having a decorative color design, a locating plate fastened to the inside of the slide handle, a coupling member mounted inside the slide handle and covered on the top block of the slide body, and a retaining plate, which secures the coupling member to the locating plate in the slide handle and the top block of the slide body.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Inventor: Tan Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20020108218Abstract: A zipper slide is constructed to include a slide body adapted for closing/opening zipper tapes, the slide body having a top block, a hollow slide handle adapted for the gripping of the fingers to move the slide body, the slide handle having a decorative color design, a locating plate fastened to the inside of the slide handle, a coupling member mounted inside the slide handle and covered on the top block of the slide body, and a retaining plate, which secures the coupling member to the locating plate in the slide handle and the top block of the slide body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventor: Tan Ming Chen
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Patent number: 6305682Abstract: A sheet supplying apparatus has a sheet support for supporting sheets, and a sheet supply roller for feeding out the sheets supported by the sheet support. An abutment member is pivotally supported to be rocked between a regulating position to regulate a tip end of the sheets supported by the sheet support and a non-regulating position to allow supply of the sheets by the sheet supply roller. An operation unit shifts the abutment member from the regulating position to the non-regulating position when the sheets are supplied by the sheet supply roller and shifts the abutment member from the non-regulating position to the regulating position after the sheets are supplied.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1999Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Saito, Haruyuki Yanagi, Satoshi Saikawa, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6293670Abstract: An ink jet recording method forms an ink jet image on a recording medium by serially moving an ink jet recording head having a plurality of ink discharge ports arranged in an array along a conveyance direction of the recording medium. The method includes the step of providing a platen having a planar section upstream in the conveyance direction and a slant section slanted downstream in the conveyance direction and in a direction parting from the ink discharge ports, opposed to an array of the ink discharge ports when the ink jet recording head serially moves. The method further includes the step of forming an ink jet image on the recording medium by ink discharge from the ink discharge ports when the ink jet recording head moves at least three times across a same area of the recording medium, a reverse side of which is supported by the platen.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2000Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Taniguro, Tetsuo Suzuki, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Haruyuki Yanagi, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6152626Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a recording head for forming an image on a recording medium, a carriage for holding the recording head, capable of scanning in a main scanning direction, and a carrying mechanism for carrying the recording medium in a sub-scanning direction, wherein even with shift of the position of the carriage before scanning, scanning of the carriage is carried out after the carriage is located at a start position, or wherein a difference of the start position of the carriage upon each scanning is arranged to be a distance equal to an integral multiple of one period of phase of motor.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1996Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Yanagi, Makoto Kawarama, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6120128Abstract: A container for safekeeping an ink jet cartridge is provided with the main body of a container for storing an ink jet cartridge having a recording head unit, and an ink tank unit containing ink to be supplied to the recording head unit, a lid element for covering the inlet and outlet of the main body of the container for storing or removing the ink jet cartridge, an elastic cap member provided in the main body of the container for covering the recording head unit. This container for safekeeping an ink jet cartridge comprises a rib arranged on the inner wall surface of the lid element for exerting pressure on the recording head unit of the ink jet cartridge to press it to the elastic cap member; and a recess arranged on the inner wall surface of the main body of the container in a position corresponding to the location where the elastic cap member is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1999Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideaki Kawakami, Tetsuo Suzuki, Junichi Asano, Tsutomu Kawai, Shoji Kikuchi, Masahiro Taniguro, Hiroyuki Inoue, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Haruyuki Yanagi, Takashi Nojima, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6113215Abstract: A recording apparatus capable of making the image formation without reduction in recording quality is embodied. The recording apparatus comprises holding means for detachably holding a recording head for forming image on the recording medium, and positioning means for positioning the recording head at a predetermined position of the holding means in mounting the recording head on said holding means, characterized in that the positioning means has a first fitting meand for restraining the recording head in a first direction, and a second fitting means for restraining the recording head in a second direction, wherein restraining means is provided for fitting the second fitting means prior to the first fitting means in mounting the recording head on the holding means.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1997Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Yanagi, Tetsuo Suzuki, Masahiro Taniguro, Hiroyuki Saito, Takeji Niikura, Koichi Tanno, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6095635Abstract: This invention provides a discharged ink treating method for destroying or dispersing ink deposit created on a discharged ink receiving portion side, by the use of a mechanically operated member. A method of treating discharged ink from an ink using portion using liquid ink has the step of destroying or dispersing ink deposit created in a discharged ink path along which the discharged ink passes from the ink using portion to a discharged ink receiving portion and on the discharged ink receiving portion side, by the use of a mechanically operated member.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1997Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Tetsuo Suzuki, Masahiro Taniguro, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Haruyuki Yanagi, Makoto Kawarama, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6092892Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus having an image recording area for performing image recording onto a recording medium includes a head holding portion for holding an ink jet recording head, a platen, and a recording medium exhausting device. The platen has planar and facial sections. The planar section supports the recording medium opposed to the ink discharge ports in the image recording area. The facial section is disposed downstream of the image recording area with respect to a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and extends in a direction away from the ink discharge ports toward the conveyance direction. The planar section and the facial section are continuous, and the angle between the extension of the planar section and the facial section is from 3.7 to 7.5 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1995Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Taniguro, Tetsuo Suzuki, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Haruyuki Yanagi, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6062683Abstract: A container for safekeeping an ink jet cartridge is provided with the main body of a container for storing an ink jet cartridge having a recording head unit, and an ink tank unit containing ink to be supplied to the recording head unit, a lid element for covering the inlet and outlet of the main body of the container for storing or removing the ink jet cartridge, an elastic cap member provided in the main body of the container for covering the recording head unit. This container for safekeeping an ink jet cartridge comprises a rib arranged on the inner wall surface of the lid element for exerting pressure on the recording head unit of the ink jet cartridge to press it to the elastic cap member; and a recess arranged on the inner wall surface of the main body of the container in a position corresponding to the location where the elastic cap member is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1997Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideaki Kawakami, Tetsuo Suzuki, Junichi Asano, Tsutomu Kawai, Shoji Kikuchi, Masahiro Taniguro, Hiroyuki Inoue, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Haruyuki Yanagi, Takashi Nojima, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 6027211Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a discharge rotary body, a pinch rotary body, a drive transmission rotary body and a regulation member. The discharge rotary body feeds and discharges a sheet from a recording section. The pinch rotary body is disposed facing the discharge rotary body for pinching and feeding the sheet along the discharge rotary body. The drive transmission rotary body has a circumferential surface contacting a circumferential surface of the discharge rotary body with a pressure exerted in a direction different from a straight line drawn between rotary centers of the discharge rotary body and the pinch rotary body, for rotationally driving the discharge rotary body. The regulation member contacts the discharge rotary body when deformation of the discharge rotary body exceeds a predetermined quantity arising due to pressure from the drive transmission rotary body and regulates deformation of the discharge rotary body from exceeding the predetermined quantity.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1996Date of Patent: February 22, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Unosawa, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Haruyuki Yanagi, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming
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Patent number: 5918873Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet supplying apparatus which has a sheet supporting unit for supporting a sheet, a first abutment member for regulating a tip end of the sheet supported by the sheet supporting unit, a displaceable second abutment member for regulating the tip end of the sheet supported by the sheet supporting unit, and a sheet supply for feeding out the sheet supported by the sheet supporting unit An angle between a surface of the sheet supported by the sheet supporting unit and a sheet abutment surface of the second abutment member is smaller than an angle between the surface of the sheet and a sheet abutment surface of the first abutment member.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1996Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Saito, Haruyuki Yanagi, Satoshi Saikawa, Tan At Ming
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Mechanism for mounting and removing head member and recording apparatus provided with such mechanism
Patent number: 5872581Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a carriage capable of mounting and removing a head member, one side portion provided with a positioning unit for the carriage unit to position the head member, a head holding unit for holding the head member, being relatively movable with respect to the one side portion, an operational unit that engages with the head holding unit to move such head holding unit relatively with respect to the one side portion, a first biasing device for biasing the operational unit in the same direction as that in which the head holding member approaches the one side portion, a stopper arranged on the carriage for regulating the biasing force of the first biasing device in a given position, at the same time, causing the biasing force of the first biasing device not to be exerted on the operational unit in the given position, and a second biasing device for biasing the head holding unit in the direction in which such unit parts further away from the one side portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1995Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruyuki Yanagi, Tetsuo Suzuki, Hiroyuki Saito, Koichi Tanno, Makoto Kawarama, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Masaya Shinmachi, Tan At Ming