Patents by Inventor Wei-Chieh Chuang

Wei-Chieh Chuang 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: 20240113143
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an imaging device including a first image sensor element and a second image sensor element respectively comprising a pixel unit disposed within a semiconductor substrate. The first image sensor element is adjacent to the second image sensor element. A first micro-lens overlies the first image sensor element and is laterally shifted from a center of the pixel unit of the first image sensor element by a first lens shift amount. A second micro-lens overlies the second image sensor element and is laterally shifted from a center of the pixel unit of the second image sensor element by a second lens shift amount different from the first lens shift amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng Yu Huang, Wen-Hau Wu, Chun-Hao Chuang, Keng-Yu Chou, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Chih-Kung Chang
  • Patent number: 11938405
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for detecting abnormal device operation are provided. The method includes: obtaining multiple action events of a movable input device, and each action event including a relative coordinate and a time stamp of the movable input device; generating multiple absolute coordinates based on the relative coordinate of each action event; estimating multiple speed vectors based on the absolute coordinates and the time stamp of each action event; estimating multiple acceleration vectors based on the speed vectors and the time stamp of each action event; and estimating a probability of abnormal operation based on the speed vectors and the acceleration vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Tien-Yi Chi, Wei-Chieh Chen, Shih-Cheng Huang, Tzu-Lung Chuang
  • Publication number: 20240088182
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a photodetector disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A wave guide filter having a substantially planar upper surface is disposed over the photodetector. The wave guide filter includes a light filter disposed in a light filter grid structure. The light filter includes a first material that is translucent and has a first refractive index. The light filter grid structure includes a second material that is translucent and has a second refractive index less than the first refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng Yu Huang, Chun-Hao Chuang, Chien-Hsien Tseng, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Keng-Yu Chou, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Wen-Chien Yu, Ting-Cheng Chang, Wen-Hau Wu, Chih-Kung Chang
  • Patent number: 11923392
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes an image sensing element disposed within a substrate. A gate structure is disposed along a front-side of the substrate. A back-side of the substrate includes one or more first angled surfaces defining a central diffuser disposed over the image sensing element. The back-side of the substrate further includes second angled surfaces defining a plurality of peripheral diffusers laterally surrounding the central diffuser. The plurality of peripheral diffusers are a smaller size than the central diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keng-Yu Chou, Chun-Hao Chuang, Jen-Cheng Liu, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Ming-En Chen, Shyh-Fann Ting, Shuang-Ji Tsai, Wei-Chieh Chiang
  • Patent number: 11923386
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a first photodetector disposed in a first pixel region of a semiconductor substrate and a second photodetector disposed in a second pixel region of the semiconductor substrate. The second photodetector is laterally separated from the first photodetector. A first diffuser is disposed along a back-side of the semiconductor substrate and over the first photodetector. A second diffuser is disposed along the back-side of the semiconductor substrate and over the second photodetector. A first midline of the first pixel region and a second midline of the second pixel region are both disposed laterally between the first diffuser and the second diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keng-Yu Chou, Chun-Hao Chuang, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Cheng Yu Huang, Wen-Hau Wu, Chih-Kung Chang
  • Publication number: 20220415891
    Abstract: A capacitor includes cup-shaped lower electrodes disposed on a substrate, a capacitor dielectric layer conformally covering inner surfaces and outer surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes, and a support layer disposed between outer surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes to connect the cup-shaped lower electrodes. The capacitor further includes an annealed oxide layer, which is interposed between the inner surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes and the capacitor dielectric layer, and is also interposed between a portion of the outer surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes and the capacitor dielectric layer. A method for forming the capacitor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yu-Ping HSIAO, Cheol-Soo PARK, Chun-Hung CHENG, Wei-Chieh CHUANG, Wei-Chao CHOU, Yen-Min JUAN
  • Publication number: 20210323126
    Abstract: A torque socket includes: a shaft rod, having two sides thereof axially extended with an insertion tenon and a core shaft, wherein the core shaft is axially formed with a shaft hole; and a shaft cylinder, having two sides thereof respectively formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot allowing a drive head to be inserted, wherein the shaft cylinder has a recess which is radially formed with a ball hole allowing a ball member to be disposed, the recess has an elastic tube member radially formed with a receiving hole allowing the ball member to be received, so that an elastic effect of the elastic tube member can be provided to the ball member for allowing the ball member to constantly protrude from the sleeve slot, and the ball member is able to be elastically latched in a latch slot of the drive head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh CHUANG
  • Patent number: 11027402
    Abstract: A torque socket having torque value indication, includes: a main body, one side thereof axially disposed with an insertion part and another side thereof axially formed with an accommodation slot, wherein at least one guiding tenon and an indication ring are radially and axially disposed on an outer circumference of the accommodation slot respectively, an outer circumference of the indication ring is annularly provided with torque value marks; a torque adjusting assembly, including a spring and a shaft cylinder, wherein an outer circumference of shaft cylinder is radially formed with an arc-shaped guiding slot allowing the guiding tenon to be inserted, the shaft cylinder can axially compress the spring for adjusting a torque value; and an end cover ring, having an indication mark at an outer circumference thereof. Accordingly, the indication mark can be aimed at one of the torque value marks for displaying a locking torque value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Patent number: 10596687
    Abstract: A torque socket having locking and releasing function, comprises: a shaft rod, having a core shaft radially formed with a shaft hole and an outer circumference thereof radially formed with a first friction surface; a shaft cylinder, having two axial sides thereof respectively formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve tube having a sleeve slot, a second friction surface is radially formed inside the shaft slot; and a locking and releasing mechanism, including: a first elastic member, sleeved on the sleeve tube; a slide sleeve, sleeved with the shaft cylinder, the sleeve tube is radially formed with a positioning hole allowing a positioning ball to be received, and an inner circumference of the slide sleeve is formed with a stopping wall and a ball chamber corresponding to the location of the positioning ball during two elastic sliding strokes; and a fasten ring, fastened with the sleeve tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Publication number: 20190321948
    Abstract: A torque socket having torque value indication, includes: a main body, one side thereof axially disposed with an insertion part and another side thereof axially formed with an accommodation slot, wherein at least one guiding tenon and an indication ring are radially and axially disposed on an outer circumference of the accommodation slot respectively, an outer circumference of the indication ring is annularly provided with torque value marks; a torque adjusting assembly, including a spring and a shaft cylinder, wherein an outer circumference of shaft cylinder is radially formed with an arc-shaped guiding slot allowing the guiding tenon to be inserted, the shaft cylinder can axially compress the spring for adjusting a torque value; and an end cover ring, having an indication mark at an outer circumference thereof. Accordingly, the indication mark can be aimed at one of the torque value marks for displaying a locking torque value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20180318990
    Abstract: A torque socket having locking and releasing function, comprises: a shaft rod, having a core shaft radially formed with a shaft hole and an outer circumference thereof radially formed with a first friction surface; a shaft cylinder, having two axial sides thereof respectively formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve tube having a sleeve slot, a second friction surface is radially formed inside the shaft slot; and a locking and releasing mechanism, including: a first elastic member, sleeved on the sleeve tube; a slide sleeve, sleeved with the shaft cylinder, the sleeve tube is radially formed with a positioning hole allowing a positioning ball to be received, and an inner circumference of the slide sleeve is formed with a stopping wall and a ball chamber corresponding to the location of the positioning ball during two elastic sliding strokes; and a fasten ring, fastened with the sleeve tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh CHUANG
  • Patent number: 10065296
    Abstract: A torque socket having a torque adjusting function comprises: a shaft rod having two ends axially extended with an insertion tenon and a core shaft having a shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof radially formed with a first friction surface; an adjustment member disposed in the shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof formed with a top connection head and a connecting segment; and a shaft cylinder having two axial ends formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot, wherein the interior of the shaft slot is radially formed with a second friction surface being in contact with the first friction surface; when rotating the adjustment member, the outer dimension of the core shaft and the contact area of the first friction surface and the second friction surface can be altered for adjusting the torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Publication number: 20170266790
    Abstract: A torque socket having a torque adjusting function comprises: a shaft rod having two ends axially extended with an insertion tenon and a core shaft having a shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof radially formed with a first friction surface; an adjustment member disposed in the shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof formed with a top connection head and a connecting segment; and a shaft cylinder having two axial ends formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot, wherein the interior of the shaft slot is radially formed with a second friction surface being in contact with the first friction surface; when rotating the adjustment member, the outer dimension of the core shaft and the contact area of the first friction surface and the second friction surface can be altered for adjusting the torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh CHUANG
  • Patent number: 8833211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-return ratchet type torque socket comprising a shaft rod and a shaft cylinder. A core shaft of shaft rod is sleeved with a mobile ratchet capable of axially moving; the shaft cylinder having a shaft slot formed for being sleeved with the core shaft; an accommodation slot is formed in the shaft slot thereby allowing the mobile ratchet to be accommodated; the interior of the accommodation slot is formed a fixed ratchet; a fixed ratchet teeth are mutually engaged with a mobile ratchet teeth; when the core shaft rotates in the shaft slot and the applied torque exceeds the preset torque value, the core shaft idly rotates in the shaft slot, the mobile ratchet teeth of the mobile ratchet are engaged and rotated along the fixed ratchet teeth of the fixed ratchet for axially and elastically moving so as to generate a sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Publication number: 20140000420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-return ratchet type torque socket comprising a shaft rod and a shaft cylinder. A core shaft of shaft rod is sleeved with a mobile ratchet capable of axially moving; the shaft cylinder having a shaft slot formed for being sleeved with the core shaft; an accommodation slot is formed in the shaft slot thereby allowing the mobile ratchet to be accommodated; the interior of the accommodation slot is formed a fixed ratchet; a fixed ratchet teeth are mutually engaged with a mobile ratchet teeth; when the core shaft rotates in the shaft slot and the applied torque exceeds the preset torque value, the core shaft idly rotates in the shaft slot, the mobile ratchet teeth of the mobile ratchet are engaged and rotated along the fixed ratchet teeth of the fixed ratchet for axially and elastically moving so as to generate a sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh CHUANG
  • Patent number: 8549963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a torque socket, which comprises a shaft rod and a shaft cylinder. Two ends of the shaft rod are respectively axially formed with an insertion tenon and a core shaft having at least a cut groove transversally on a surface. Two axial ends of the shaft cylinder are respectively formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot, wherein the shaft slot allows the core shaft to be inserted therein and is formed with a buckle part corresponding to the location of the flange part; the interior of the shaft slot is radially and protrudingly formed with a friction segment for tightening the core shaft, thereby forming a preset torque value between the core shaft and the shaft slot. When the socket is used to fasten a connection unit, if the preset torque of the socket is exceeded, an idle rotation state is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120240734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a torque socket, which comprises a shaft rod and a shaft cylinder. Two ends of the shaft rod are respectively axially formed with an insertion tenon and a core shaft having at least a cut groove transversally on a surface. Two axial ends of the shaft cylinder are respectively formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot, wherein the shaft slot allows the core shaft to be inserted therein and is formed with a buckle part corresponding to the location of the flange part; the interior of the shaft slot is radially and protrudingly formed with a friction segment for tightening the core shaft, thereby forming a preset torque value between the core shaft and the shaft slot. When the socket is used to fasten a connection unit, if the preset torque of the socket is exceeded, an idle rotation state is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Patent number: 7690082
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-directional spindle construction, comprising a fixed part which is a seat having a rod hole, at least a sleeve on one side, and an axle hole disposed in the sleeve; at least a horizontal coupler which is a rod provided with an elastic axle fittingly inserted to the axle hole on one side and a linking portion on the other side; a vertical coupler which is also a rod provided with an elastic axle inserted through the rod hole of the fixed part to be secured vertically; and a rotating part which is a tubular body disposed with a sleeve to be insertingly connected to the axle, such that the axle of the horizontal coupler may rotate in the sleeve of the fixed part to achieve lifting open or close and the axle sleeve of the rotating part may freely rotate on the shaft of the vertical coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Publication number: 20070192994
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sheath type hinge, comprising a movable part with one end disposed with a jointing portion and the other end extending to form an axle; a fixed part with one end disposed with a connecting portion and a sleeve on the other end manufactured to form an axial bore; and two arch-shape springs formed by stamping metal slices and disposed face to face, which are slantingly bended on both ends to form a contact face, respectively, to be abutted against each other with their edges and are socketingly inserted into the axial bore for positioning; the axle is socketingly inserted into the polygonal space encompassed by the two arch-shape springs and their respective bend portion expends to press against the inner wall of the axial bore and thus absorb the deformation energy such that a friction torque is generated between the respective contact faces and the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Wei-Chieh Chuang
  • Patent number: D1023230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ye Siang Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting-Fang Yu, Shih-Chieh Chuang, Shih-Hsien Chuang, Wei-Kuo Kong