Patents by Inventor Wen Cheng

Wen Cheng 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: 9928851
    Abstract: A voice verifying system, which comprises: a microphone, which is always turned on to output at least one input audio signal; a speech determining device, for determining if the input audio signal is valid or not according to a reference value, wherein the speech determining device passes the input audio signal if the input audio signal is valid; and a verifying module, for verifying a speech signal generated from the input audio signal and for outputting a device activating signal to activate a target device if the speech signal matches a predetermined rule; and a reference value generating device, for generating the reference value according to speech signal information from the verifying module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Liang-Che Sun, Yiou-Wen Cheng, Ting-Yuan Chiu
  • Patent number: 9919914
    Abstract: An embodiment is MEMS device including a first MEMS die having a first cavity at a first pressure, a second MEMS die having a second cavity at a second pressure, the second pressure being different from the first pressure, and a molding material surrounding the first MEMS die and the second MEMS die, the molding material having a first surface over the first and the second MEMS dies. The device further includes a first set of electrical connectors in the molding material, each of the first set of electrical connectors coupling at least one of the first and the second MEMS dies to the first surface of the molding material, and a second set of electrical connectors over the first surface of the molding material, each of the second set of electrical connectors being coupled to at least one of the first set of electrical connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Wen Cheng, Jung-Huei Peng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Hung-Chia Tsai, Yi-Chuan Teng
  • Patent number: 9921610
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes first body and second body pivoted to the first body. The first body includes casing, supporter, first magnetic component and torsion component. The casing includes accommodating trench and first trench. First lateral of the supporter is pivoted to the casing via the torsion component, and second lateral of the supporter includes notch. When the supporter is located in the accommodating trench and the first magnetic component extends into the notch, the supporter is positioned inside the accommodating trench by the first magnetic component, and the torsion component stores elastic potential energy. When the second body rotates close to the first body, the first magnetic component exits the notch due to magnetic repulsive force of second magnetic component of the second body, and the torsion component releases the elastic potential energy so that the second lateral of the supporter rotates out to support the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Kun-Hsin Liu, Yun Bai, Yu-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 9923099
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin-film transistor (TFT) is provided, including the following steps. A gate is formed on a substrate. A gate insulating layer is formed on the gate. A patterned semiconductor layer is formed on the gate insulating layer. A source is formed on the patterned semiconductor layer. The peripheral portion of the source is oxidized to form an oxide layer, wherein the oxide layer covers the source and a portion of the patterned semiconductor layer. A protective layer and hydrogen ions are formed, wherein the protective layer covers the oxide layer and the patterned semiconductor layer. The patterned semiconductor layer not covered by the oxide layer is doped with the hydrogen ions to form a drain. A TFT is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Tzu Kao, Ya-Ju Lu, Hsiang-Hsien Chung, Wen-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20180074810
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a transmission interface, a wireless communication circuit and microprocessor. The wireless communication circuit connects to a cloud server through the Internet. The microprocessor obtains firmware-version information and device-setting information of an electronic device through the transmission interface, and controls the wireless communication circuit to send the firmware-version information and the device-setting information to the cloud server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shih-Hao LIN, Chao-Kuang YANG, Wen-Cheng HSU, Wen-Ping CHANG, Chih-Hsueh HUANG
  • Patent number: 9915630
    Abstract: A biochip includes a substrate, where the substrate includes at least one hole extending from a first surface of the substrate to a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, and where the substrate comprises a microfluidic channel pattern. The biochip further includes a surface modification layer over the substrate. Additionally, the biochip includes a sensing wafer bonded to the substrate, where the sensing wafer has one or more modified surface patterns having different surface properties from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yi-Shao Liu, Chun-Wen Cheng, Chun-Ren Cheng
  • Publication number: 20180065841
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a cavity disposed in a substrate and enclosed by a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The semiconductor structure also includes a first electrode pair having a first electrode on the first surface and a second electrode on the second surface. The first electrode pair is configured to measure a first spacing between the first surface and the second surface. The semiconductor structure further includes a second electrode pair having a third electrode on the first surface and a fourth electrode on the second surface. The second electrode pair is configured to measure a second spacing between the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: JUNG-HUEI PENG, YI-CHIEN WU, YU-CHIA LIU, CHUN-WEN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20180064770
    Abstract: A composite with the function of regulating blood glucose is formed into a tablet by clustering and mixing bitter gourd extract, olive extract, cinnamon extract, zinc gluconate, and chromium yeast. Animal experiment results clearly show that diabetic patients have significant improvements by taking a blood glucose regulating tablet with the compound recipe of the composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Ya Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 9910009
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Kalnitsky, Yi-Shao Liu, Kai-Chih Liang, Chia-Hua Chu, Chun-Ren Cheng, Chun-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 9909106
    Abstract: A recombinant baculovirus expression vector or cell comprising an engineered baculovirus fp25k gene with one to three modified or mutated spots, the modified spots comprise the two 7-adenine mononucleotide repeats (MNR) and the 10th TTAA site. The invention also provides the method of making the vector and baculovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Miami University
    Inventors: Xiao-Wen Cheng, Xin-Hua Cheng, Tyler A. Garretson
  • Patent number: 9912501
    Abstract: A signal detection method associated with a constellation diagram corresponding to a modulation scheme is provided for enhancing the reliability of code rate search. A mask is provided between two adjacent constellation points in the modulation scheme. The signal detection method includes: receiving a plurality of signals, and mapping the plurality of signals to the constellation diagram; when a first signal among the plurality of signals is located in the mask, discarding the first signal; and when a second signal among the plurality of signals outside located in the mask, determining a constellation point corresponding to the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsien Ku, Chia-Wei Chen, Kai-Wen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20180060941
    Abstract: A sectionalized method for a battery manufacturing process includes the steps of: receiving at least one zeroth client purchase order having a zeroth quantity of the battery assembly. If the zeroth quantity is no less than a zeroth predetermined number, or if an accumulated zeroth quantity is no less than the zeroth predetermined number, then a first proposal is generated to propose the client end to build a first production line to assemble cells into battery assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mike YANG, Wen-Cheng CHENG
  • Patent number: 9904743
    Abstract: A method and a corresponding system for analyzing process variation and parasitic resistance-capacitance (RC) elements in an interconnect structure of an integrated circuit (IC) are provided. First descriptions of parasitic RC elements in an interconnect structure of an IC are generated. The first descriptions describe the parasitic RC elements respectively at a typical process corner and a peripheral process corner. Sensitivity values are generated at the peripheral process corner from the first descriptions. The sensitivity values respectively quantify how sensitive the parasitic RC elements are to process variation. The sensitivity values are combined into a second description of the parasitic RC elements that describes the parasitic RC elements as a function of a process variation parameter. Simulation is performed on the second description by repeatedly simulating the second description with different values for the process variation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Te-Yu Liu, Cheng Hsiao, Chia-Yi Chen, Wen-Cheng Huang, Ke-Wei Su, Ke-Ying Su, Ping-Hung Yuh
  • Publication number: 20180053457
    Abstract: A display control method includes splitting an image signal into a plurality of input signal sets, generating a first color reformed data, a second color reformed data, a third color reformed data and a fourth color reformed data according to each input signal set, outputting the first color reformed data, the second color reformed data and the third color reformed data when a plurality of pixels corresponding to one input signal set is located at an odd row, and outputting the second color reformed data, the third color reformed data and the fourth color reformed data when the plurality of pixels corresponding to one input signal set is located at an even row. Each input signal set includes a plurality of input signals that correspond to a plurality of adjacent pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Ya-Ting CHEN, Hui-Feng LIN, Sheng-Wen CHENG
  • Patent number: 9897749
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back board, an illumination assembly, a supporting component and a frame. The illumination assembly is disposed on the back board. The supporting component includes a base, a first extending plate and a second extending plate. The base is disposed on the back board. Both of the first extending plate and the second extending plate stand on the base and extend along an axial direction of the base so that the first extending plate and the second extending plate are at a first angle and a second angle relative to the base, respectively. The first extending plate is located between the second extending plate and the illumination assembly. The frame is disposed on the supporting component, and the illumination assembly is located between the frame and the back board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Hsieh, Chih-Kuei Wang, Chieh-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 9897614
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for the detection of neurotransmission or developmental disorders, including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis that is seronegative for autoantibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and/or muscle specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK), the method including detecting autoantibodies that bind to LRP4, or an epitope thereof. Also included are methods for the treatment of an individual suffering from a neurotransmission disorder, the method including detecting in a bodily fluid of the individual autoantibodies that bind to LRP4, or an epitope thereof, and administering to the patient an effective amount an immunosuppressant and/or another appropriate therapeutic modality. Also included are antibodies that bind to autoantibodies to LRP4 and kits for the detection of neurotransmission or developmental disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Lin Mei, Wen-Cheng Xiong, Bin Zhang, Chengyong Shen
  • Publication number: 20180049267
    Abstract: A communication device for redirecting the communication device comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The instructions comprise performing a first random access (RA) procedure with a first node; transmitting information of a service to the first node, when performing the first RA procedure; receiving a RRC redirection command message for redirecting the communication device to at least one second node from the first node, after transmitting the information of the service; selecting a first one of the at least one second node according to the RRC redirection command message; and performing a second RA procedure with the first one of the at least one second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hung-Chen Chen, Ching-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 9890915
    Abstract: A water curtain simulated candle lamp, which is mainly provided to achieve the dynamic effect of simulating candle burning by using water curtain projection, including a base body, a cover body, a spraying device, a light source and a floating wick. Wherein, a water container with an upper opening is set on the base body, the cover body including a concave upper surface is used to cover the water container, and a spacing hole is set on its concave end; the spraying device set inside the water container includes a pump and a spray pipe, which is used to spray a water curtain simulating flame shape from the spacing hole; the light source is used to light up the sprayed water curtain, the floating wick set inside the spray pipe is provided to move up and down with water flow to form a wick of simulating candle lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Wen-Cheng Lai
  • Patent number: 9892822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-winding modular linear unit, which comprises: a center connection portion, a left connection portion horizontally connected to the center connection portion, and a right connection portion horizontally connected to the center connection portion, wherein the left connection portion includes a left extending portion extending downwardly from the left connection portion and forming a left connection space with the center connection space. The right connection portion includes a right extending portion extending upwardly from the right connection portion, and forming a right connection space with the center connection portion. When the left extending portion is embedded into the right connection space or the right extending portion is embedded into the left connection space, the present invention achieves self-winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Wen-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: D812617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yun Bai, Wang-Hung Yeh, Ming-Chung Liu, Yu-Wen Cheng, Hsin-Chieh Fang, Yu-Ning Chang