Patents by Inventor Yan-Yu Chen

Yan-Yu 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).

  • Publication number: 20230422422
    Abstract: An engaging mechanism includes a casing, a first engaging member and a second engaging member. The casing has a first engaging recess and a second engaging recess. The first engaging member is slidably disposed in the casing and has a first engaging portion. The second engaging member is rotatably disposed in the casing and has a second engaging portion. When the first engaging member is located at a first lock position, the second engaging member is able to rotate between a second lock position and a second unlock position. When the second engaging member is located at the second unlock position and the first engaging member slides from the first lock position to a first unlock position, the first engaging member pushes the second engaging member to rotate toward the second lock position, such that the second engaging portion blocks the second engaging recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Wiwynn Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Li Huang, Hung-Lung Lin, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11721573
    Abstract: A method for detecting positions of wafers includes: rotating a rotation table with a wafer thereon in a first direction at a first speed; detecting a contour of the wafer rotating in the first direction at the first speed to provide contour data; rotating the rotation table in a second direction at a second speed when an aiming feature of the wafer passes the detector in the first direction at the first speed; detecting the contour of the wafer rotating in the second direction at the second speed to provide new contour data; and stopping the rotation of the rotation table and the detection of the wafer according to an accumulation of contour data and corresponding rotation angles, to estimate an eccentric position of the wafer and a position of the aiming feature when the aiming feature passes the detector in the second direction at the second speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Ming-Shiou Liu
  • Patent number: 11334112
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first body, a supporting member, a second body, and an input assembly is provided. The first body is provided with a front end and a rear end opposite to each other. One terminal end of the supporting member is pivotally connected to the rear end of the first body. The second body is pivotally connected to the other terminal end of the supporting member. The input assembly is rotatably connected to the second body and is suitable for being carried by the first body. When a lower edge of the second body is located at the front end of the first body, the input assembly protrudes out from the front end of the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Wang-Hung Yeh, Yu-Wen Cheng, Chun-Wen Wang
  • Publication number: 20220147103
    Abstract: A flexible display, including a stand, a supporting mechanism, a flexible screen, a driving component, a driven component, and a link, is provided. The supporting mechanism is connected to the stand. The flexible screen is attached to the supporting mechanism. The driving component is disposed on the stand. The driven component is disposed on a side of the supporting mechanism distant from the stand. The link has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is connected to the driving component, and the second end is connected to the driven component. The driving component drives the driven component through the link to move on a first horizontal plane to drive the supporting mechanism and the flexible screen to transform when the driving component moves between the first horizontal plane and a second horizontal plane that is parallel to the first horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Wen Cheng, Yan-Yu Chen, Chun-Wen Wang, Chung-Lin Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20220059382
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting positions of wafers. A rotation table, on which the wafer with an aiming feature is disposed, rotates in a direction at a faster speed while a detector detects a periphery of the wafer and provides a controller with a detection result. The rotation table rotates in an opposite direction at a slower speed after the aiming feature passes the detector, while the detector detects the periphery of the wafer and provides the controller with a new detection result. A respective detection result corresponds to a rotation angle. When the aiming feature passes the detector again, the rotation table stops rotating, and the controller computes the eccentric position of the wafer and the position of the aiming feature according to the detection results and their rotation angles. Therefore, the time for detection may decrease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Ming-Shiou Liu
  • Patent number: 11216030
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a host, a sliding base, a base plate, a display and a sliding rotating element. The sliding base is disposed on the host and has at least one guiding portion and at least one sliding slot connected to the guiding portion. The base plate is disposed on the sliding base. The display is pivoted on the base plate. The sliding rotating element is fixed to the base plate and is rotatably and slidably connected to the sliding base, and the display and the base plate are configured to rotate or slide on the sliding base along with the sliding rotating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Chien-Feng Chan, Ming-Cheng Tsou, Yu-Wen Cheng, Chun-Wen Wang, Wang-Hung Yeh
  • Publication number: 20210089084
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a host, a sliding base, a base plate, a display and a sliding rotating element. The sliding base is disposed on the host and has at least one guiding portion and at least one sliding slot connected to the guiding portion. The base plate is disposed on the sliding base. The display is pivoted on the base plate. The sliding rotating element is fixed to the base plate and is rotatably and slidably connected to the sliding base, and the display and the base plate are configured to rotate or slide on the sliding base along with the sliding rotating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Chien-Feng Chan, Ming-Cheng Tsou, Yu-Wen Cheng, Chun-Wen Wang, Wang-Hung Yeh
  • Publication number: 20200356141
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first body, a supporting member, a second body, and an input assembly is provided. The first body is provided with a front end and a rear end opposite to each other. One terminal end of the supporting member is pivotally connected to the rear end of the first body. The second body is pivotally connected to the other terminal end of the supporting member. The input assembly is rotatably connected to the second body and is suitable for being carried by the first body. When a lower edge of the second body is located at the front end of the first body, the input assembly protrudes out from the front end of the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Wang-Hung Yeh, Yu-Wen Cheng, Chun-Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 10537040
    Abstract: A chassis includes a housing, a partition, a movable member and a tray. The housing includes a top plate and a bottom plate, and the top plate is opposite to the bottom plate. An accommodating space is located between the top plate and the bottom plate. The bottom plate has a through hole. The partition is disposed in the accommodating space. The movable member is connected to the partition. The movable member is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The tray includes a latch member. When the movable member is located at the first position and the tray is placed into the accommodating space, the movable member is embedded into the through hole and the latch member engages with the movable member. When the movable member is located at the second position, the movable member disengages from the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Wiwynn Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Yeh, Yan-Yu Chen, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Hung-Lung Lin, Chia-Hsin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9625017
    Abstract: A motion guide device includes a ball nut attached onto a shaft and having helical grooves for receiving ball bearing elements, a ball circulating member is engaged with the ball nut and includes a ball circulating channel communicative with the helical groove of the ball nut, and includes an intermediate segment and two end segments, a ball coupler includes two flexible coupling members for engaging with the ball bearing elements, and the ball circulating member includes two opposite helical guide pathways for receiving the flexible coupling members of the ball coupler, and curved relative to the ball circulating member for smoothly guiding the flexible coupling members to move through the ball circulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Wuteng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9597807
    Abstract: A robot teaching device is suitable for being signal connected to a controller used to control a robot, and includes: a connecting base which includes an enable switch and a first connector, and is connected to the controller by a transmission wire; a motion device which is removably disposed in the connecting base, and includes a second connector connected to the first connector, and a touch screen for displaying plural virtual keys. The motion device will be wirelessly signal connected to the controller, when it is removed from the connecting base, and the touch screen will display the virtual keys. When the motion device is inserted in the connecting base, and the enable switch is not pressed, the first and second connectors will be connected, and the virtual keys will be switched off. The virtual keys will be switched on after the enable switch is kept being pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Chia Wu, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 9572114
    Abstract: A channel map generation method includes: performing a power spectrum density detection on a plurality of channels in a frequency band, to generate a first channel map; and performing a first smoothing operation on the first channel map by a first window size to generate a second channel map. The first smoothing operation includes: grouping channels of the first channel map into a plurality of channel groups according to the first window size; and according to the number of good channels or bad channels in each of the channel group, deciding to retain channel determinations in the first channel map of the channel group, or re-designating all the channels of the channel group, so as to generate the second channel map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Chung-Yao Chang
  • Patent number: 9554861
    Abstract: A medical instrument holding apparatus includes a shaft slidably engaged into a housing and movable into and out of the housing, the housing includes a guiding member engaged with the shaft for guiding and limiting the shaft to slide relative to the housing only and for preventing the shaft from being rotated relative to the housing, a locking device is engaged onto the shaft and includes a positioning member for engaging with an anchoring member of the shaft and for locking the shaft and the housing together, and one or more fasteners are engaged with the housing and the locking device for securing the shaft and the housing together with the locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Zong Sian Jiang, Wuteng Hsieh, Yan Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20160265637
    Abstract: A motion guide device includes a ball nut attached onto a shaft and having helical grooves for receiving ball bearing elements, a ball circulating member is engaged with the ball nut and includes a ball circulating channel communicative with the helical groove of the ball nut, and includes an intermediate segment and two end segments, a ball coupler includes two flexible coupling members for engaging with the ball bearing elements, and the ball circulating member includes two opposite helical guide pathways for receiving the flexible coupling members of the ball coupler, and curved relative to the ball circulating member for smoothly guiding the flexible coupling members to move through the ball circulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu CHEN, Wuteng HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20160114478
    Abstract: A robot teaching device is suitable for being signal connected to a controller used to control a robot, and includes: a connecting base which includes an enable switch and a first connector, and is connected to the controller by a transmission wire; a motion device which is removably disposed in the connecting base, and includes a second connector connected to the first connector, and a touch screen for displaying plural virtual keys. The motion device will be wirelessly signal connected to the controller, when it is removed from the connecting base, and the touch screen will display the virtual keys. When the motion device is inserted in the connecting base, and the enable switch is not pressed, the first and second connectors will be connected, and the virtual keys will be switched off. The virtual keys will be switched on after the enable switch is kept being pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wen-Chia WU, Yan-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 9188210
    Abstract: The invention provides an external circulation type ball screw device comprising screw shaft and nut having first and second screw grooves. A circulation member comprises first leg, second leg and connection portion. The first leg comprises a first end surface having first inner and outer points, and the second leg comprises a second end surface having second inner and outer points; first and second entrances formed on the first and second end surfaces of circulation passage; first and second thickness respectively provided between the first entrance and the first inner and outer points thereof; the second thickness being greater than the first; the third and fourth thickness respectively provided between the second entrance and the second inner and outer points thereof; the fourth thickness being greater than the third. The groove wall of the second screw groove occupied and the occurrence of broken teeth of the nut are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Yao Lin, Po-Chuan Hau, Yan-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 9153570
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge tolerant device includes a semiconductor body having a first conductivity type, and a pad. A surrounding well having a second conductivity type is laid out in a ring to surround an area for an electrostatic discharge circuit in the semiconductor body. The surrounding well is relatively deep, and in addition to defining the area for the electrostatic discharge circuit, provides the first terminal of a diode formed with the semiconductor body. Within the area surrounded by the surrounding well, a diode coupled to the pad and a transistor coupled to the voltage reference are connected in series and form a parasitic device in the semiconductor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Wang, Chia-Ling Lu, Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Lien Liu, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20150230870
    Abstract: A medical instrument holding apparatus includes a shaft slidably engaged into a housing and movable into and out of the housing, the housing includes a guiding member engaged with the shaft for guiding and limiting the shaft to slide relative to the housing only and for preventing the shaft from being rotated relative to the housing, a locking device is engaged onto the shaft and includes a positioning member for engaging with an anchoring member of the shaft and for locking the shaft and the housing together, and one or more fasteners are engaged with the housing and the locking device for securing the shaft and the housing together with the locking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Zong Sian JIANG, Wuteng HSIEH, Yan Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 9010210
    Abstract: An internal circulation ball screw includes a threaded shaft, a nut having a receiving space, a circulation member mounted to the receiving space and having a first circulation groove and a second circulation groove, and a plurality of rolling members running between the threaded shaft and the nut. The first circulation groove defines a first front section, a first rear section, and a first curved section communicating with the first front section and the first rear section separately. The second circulation groove defines a second front section, a second rear section, and a second curved section communicating with the second front section and the second rear section separately. The first and second curved sections define a predetermined included angle with respect to the threaded shaft radially. Therefore, the wall between the circulation channels is uniform to enhance the durability of the ball screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hiwin Technololgies Corp.
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Chen, Yung-Hsueh Lin
  • Patent number: 8952457
    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit including a substrate of a first conductivity type, an annular well region of a second conductivity type, two first regions of the first conductivity type and at least one transistor of the second conductivity type is provided. The annular well region is disposed in the substrate. The first regions are disposed in the substrate and surrounded by the annular well region. The at least one transistor is disposed on the substrate between the first regions and including a source, a gate, and a drain. The annular well region and the drain are coupled to a first voltage source. The source and one of the first regions are coupled to a second voltage source, and the other of the first regions is coupled to a substrate triggering circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Wang, Chia-Ling Lu, Yan-Yu Chen, Yu-Lien Liu, Tao-Cheng Lu