Patents by Inventor Wen Wei

Wen Wei 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).

  • Human soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE), methods of preparing human sRAGE, and treatment methods using sRAGE
    Patent number: 9175062
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recombinant production of human sRAGE in mammalian cells, as well as a human sRAGE having a mammalian post-translational modification and compositions thereof. The present disclosure also provides a method of treating a vascular disease, injury, or inflammation in a mammal by administering to a mammal with a vascular disease, injury, or inflammation a composition comprising human sRAGE having a mammalian post-translational modification, thereby treating the vascular disease, injury, or inflammation in the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Li Lin, Sungha Park, Wen Wei, Rui-Ping Xiao, Mark I. Talan, Edward G. Lakatta
  • Pre-reading method and programming method for 3D NAND flash memory
    Patent number: 9177662
    Abstract: A pre-reading method and a programming method for a 3D NAND flash memory are provided. The pre-reading method comprises the following steps. A selected string includes a first memory cell, two second memory cells and a plurality of third memory cells. The two second memory cells are adjacent to the first memory cell. The third memory cells are not adjacent to the first memory cell. A first pass voltage is applied on the second memory cells, a second pass voltage is applied on the third memory cells, and a read voltage is applied on the first memory cell via a plurality of word lines for reading a data of the first memory cell. The first pass voltage is larger than the second pass voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNAITONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Wei Yeh, Chih-Shen Chang, Kuo-Pin Chang
  • Method And Apparatus For Locating Unit In Assembly
    Publication number: 20150310608
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a method and apparatus for locating a unit in an assembly. According to the embodiments, a unit in an assembly is located. An identification of the target unit in the assembly is obtained. An image of at least a part of the assembly is acquired. The image includes a visual code associated with the part. The visual code is decoded to obtain an identification of at least one unit in the part. It is determined if the target unit is included in the part responsive to identification of a match of the target unit with the identification of the at least one unit. There is further disclosed a corresponding apparatus, assembly, and fault diagnosis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai CK Chen, Zhen Yu Ge, Adrian X. Rodriguez, Wen Wei Tang
  • Hot carrier generation and programming in NAND flash
    Patent number: 9171636
    Abstract: A memory device is described that includes a three-dimensional array of memory cells having a plurality of levels of memory cells accessed by a plurality of word lines, and a plurality of bit lines. Control circuitry is coupled to the plurality of word lines and the plurality of bit lines. The control circuitry is adapted for programming a selected memory cell in a selected level of the array and on a selected word line, by hot carrier generation assisted FN tunneling, while inhibiting disturb in unselected memory cells in unselected levels and in the selected level and on unselected word lines by self-boosting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Macronix International Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Pin Chang, Wen-Wei Yeh, Chih-Shen Chang, Hang-Ting Lue
  • Load transient of a cot mode power supply
    Patent number: 9158315
    Abstract: A constant on time mode power supplier uses longer constant on time when the output voltage of the constant on time mode power supplier is drooped due to load variation, to increase energy provided to the output of the constant on time mode power supplier for preventing the output voltage from undershooting and shortening the time for the output voltage to recover stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Wen-Wei Chen
  • Method for suppressing transmission noise comprised in received downlink signal and communications apparatus utilizing the same
    Patent number: 9160462
    Abstract: A communications apparatus is disclosed. A first radio module provides a first wireless communications service and communicates with a first communications device in compliance with a first protocol. A second radio module provides a second wireless communications service and communicates with a second communications device in compliance with a second protocol. A transmission noise suppression device is operative to process downlink signals received by the first radio module to cancel transmission noise comprised in the downlink signals, where the transmission noise is generated when the second radio module is processing uplink signals to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Lin, Qiang Zhou, Charles Chien, Paul Cheng Po Liang, Wen-Wei Yang
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN METHOD
    Publication number: 20150278419
    Abstract: An integrated circuit design method includes extracting a custom IC design parameter from a configuration file using a design customization module (DCM) and creating an IC design file with a module in a processor design kit (PDK) using the custom IC design parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Ching-Shun YANG, Steven SHEN, W. R. LIEN, Wan-Ru LIN, Chau-Wen WEI
  • Method and system for providing content to users based on frequency of interaction
    Patent number: 9143572
    Abstract: A system and method for providing content to a user based on at least one prior user experience are provided. First content is transmitted to a user, wherein at least some of the first content is transmitted in response to one or more user content selections. Frequency information based on the inputs and/or the first content is stored. A request for content is received from the user. Second content is selected based on the frequency information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABOUT, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin R J B Donovan, James Keith Toothman, Wen-Wei Wang, Tara Long
  • Substrate interconnections having different sizes
    Patent number: 9142533
    Abstract: A bump structure that may be used to interconnect one substrate to another substrate is provided. A conductive pillar is formed on a first substrate such that the conductive pillar has a width different than a contact surface on a second substrate. In an embodiment the conductive pillar of the first substrate has a trapezoidal shape or a shape having tapered sidewalls, thereby providing a conductive pillar having base portion wider than a tip portion. The substrates may each be an integrated circuit die, an interposer, a printed circuit board, a high-density interconnect, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Wei Shen, Ying-Ching Shih, Chen-Shien Chen, Ming-Fa Chen
  • Control circuit for dynamically adjusting off time of power switch in power converter
    Patent number: 9130454
    Abstract: A control circuit of a power converter includes: a periodical signal generating circuit for generating a first filtered signal, a second filtered signal, and a periodical signal according to a second feedback signal corresponding to an inductor voltage of the power converter; a comparison circuit for comparing the error signal and the periodical signal to generate a comparison signal; a control signal generating circuit for generating a control signal to control power switches of the power converter according to the comparison signal; and a signal adjusting circuit. During a load transient period at which the load of the power converter changes from a relatively light load to a relatively heavy load, when a lower switch of the power converter is turned on, the signal adjusting circuit reduces an output current of the periodical signal generating circuit to increase a loop response of the power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Te Lee, Wen-Wei Chen, Wei-Yuan Ting
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150244110
    Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector includes an insulating body having a base and a tongue extending forward from the base. An upper row of terminals and a lower row of terminals are disposed in the insulating body. Each upper or lower row terminal has a contact portion exposed from an upper or a lower surface of the tongue, respectively. An upper and a lower grounding sheets are laminated to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue respectively, and are assembled and connected to each other. A shielding case covers the periphery of the insulating body, and the upper and lower grounding sheets. The shielding case, the insulating body, and the upper and lower grounding sheets together form an insertion space for the mating connector to be inserted therein. The shielding case is respectively and electrically conducted to the upper and lower grounding sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Ted Ju, Wen Wei Lin, Li Ming Zhang, Chin Chi Lin
  • Method for detecting a surface pattern of a solar cell
    Patent number: 9116135
    Abstract: A surface pattern detecting method includes: capturing a surface image of a sample element to be detected, wherein the surface image containing N grayscale pixels and wherein the N is a positive integer; selecting f×N pixels with small grayscale value based on a selection ratio f in order to define a pattern zone and further calculating a pattern mean of the pattern zone based on pixel amount and grayscale value of the pattern zone; selecting f×N pixels with big grayscale value in order to define a background zone and further calculating a background mean of the background zone based on pixel amount and grayscale value of the background zone; and determining whether the surface image has a defect based on the pattern means of the pattern zone and the background mean of the background zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Chroma Ate, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Wei Cheng, Ming-Kai Hsueh, Wen-Chi Lo
  • PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150237292
    Abstract: A projection system and a projection method thereof are provided. An illumination beam is outputted through a light-uniforming element which an aspect ratio of a light emitting terminal conforms to an ultrawide projection ratio. A host is instructed by an extended display identification data to provide an image signal corresponding to the ultrawide projection ratio. A light valve is configured to a mode corresponding to the ultrawide projection ratio. The light valve is controlled to convert the illumination beam into an image beam according to the image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Wei Tsai, Tung-Yi Lu, Chun-Chin Chang, Shun-Tai Chen, Kun-Liang Jao
  • PROJECTION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150237319
    Abstract: A projection system and a projection method thereof are provided. A plurality of image source signals is combined into a combination image signal. A host is instructed to provide a plurality of the projection ratios corresponding to the image source signals according to extended display identification data. An image source signal combination unit combines the projection ratios corresponding to the image source signals to form a combination projection ratio corresponding to the combination image signal. A light valve is set to a mode corresponding to the combination projection ratio. The illumination beam is converted to an image beam according to the combination image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Wei Tsai, Tung-Yi Lu, Chun-Chin Chang, Shun-Tai Chen, Kun-Liang Jao
  • RESTORING FROM A LEGACY OS ENVIRONMENT TO A UEFI PRE-BOOT ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150227427
    Abstract: Restoring from a legacy OS environment to a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) pre-boot environment, including: storing, under the UEFI pre-boot environment, context in the UEFI pre-boot environment that needs to be preserved, where the context in the UEFI pre-boot environment that needs to be preserved includes CPU execution context; restoring a first portion of the CPU execution context in response to the UEFI pre-boot environment failing to load the legacy OS; making a CPU associated with the UEFI pre-boot environment enter into System Management Mode, and restoring a second portion of the CPU execution context under the System Management Mode; and exiting from CPU System Management Mode, thereby returning to the UEFI pre-boot environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: ADAM L. SODERLUND, WEN WEI TANG, SONG QING WU
  • Electronic cigarette cup holder
    Patent number: D737504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Wen Wei, Billy Chen
  • Tattoo tube grip
    Patent number: D737972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Wen Wei, Billy Chen
  • Electronic cigarette desktop holder
    Patent number: D738039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Wen Wei, Billy Chen
  • Tattoo machine tube
    Patent number: D739019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Wen Wei, Billy Chen
  • Drum type washing machine
    Patent number: D739095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignees: HAIER GROUP CORPORATION, QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hai Shu, Wen Wei Li, Rong Shuai Cai, Jin Kai Wang, Bin Ding, Jian Ping Zhu, Chun Hui Jiang