Patents by Inventor Yen-Chang Chu
Yen-Chang Chu 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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Publication number: 20250093248Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Chih-Ming Sun
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Publication number: 20250067667Abstract: There is provided an optical machine of a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source, a light sensor and a light blocking member. The light source and the light sensor are arranged on the substrate in a first direction. The light blocking member is arranged upon the light source and blocks a part of an emission angle of the light source in the first direction far away from the light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: CHENG-NAN TSAI, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun, Chi-Chih Shen, Kuo-Hsiung Li
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Patent number: 12203838Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Chih-Ming Sun
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Patent number: 12188865Abstract: There is provided an optical machine of a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source, a light sensor and a light blocking member. The light source and the light sensor are arranged on the substrate in a first direction. The light blocking member is arranged upon the light source and blocks a part of an emission angle of the light source in the first direction far away from the light sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun, Chi-Chih Shen, Kuo-Hsiung Li
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Publication number: 20240404877Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over a substrate, a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) stop layer is formed over the first ILD layer, a trench is formed by patterning the CMP stop layer and the first ILD layer, a metal layer is formed over the CMP stop layer and in the trench, a sacrificial layer is formed over the metal layer, a CMP operation is performed on the sacrificial layer and the metal layer to remove a portion of the metal layer over the CMP stop layer, and a remaining portion of the sacrificial layer over the trench is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tsai-Ming HUANG, Wei-Chieh HUANG, Hsun-Chung KUANG, Yen-Chang CHU, Cheng-Che CHUNG, Chin-Wei LIANG, Ching-Sen KUO, Jieh-Jang CHEN, Feng-Jia SHIU, Sheng-Chau CHEN
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Publication number: 20240404384Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a first light source, a second light source surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the first light source and the second light source emit light, and generates a first detection signal corresponding to light emission of the first light source and a second detection signal corresponding to light emission of the second light source. The processor distinguishes smoke and floating particles according to a similarity between the first detection signal and the second detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: CHENG-NAN TSAI, GUO-ZHEN WANG, CHING-KUN CHEN, YEN-CHANG CHU, CHIH-MING SUN
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Patent number: 12148279Abstract: A smoke detector includes a substrate, an optical detection module, a base and a top cover. The substrate has a ring shape region surrounding a central detection region, and a first block structure of the central detection region is protruded from the substrate and higher than an upper surface of the ring shape region. The optical detection module is disposed inside the central detection region. The base is disposed on the substrate and around the optical detection module. The base has a second block structure. The top cover is connected to the base. A lateral wall of the top cover is partly overlapped with the second block structure to form a guiding channel. The optical detection module analyzes variation of scattering parameters resulted from gaseous matter entering the top cover through the guiding channel for determining concentration of the gaseous matter.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
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Patent number: 12106649Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a first light source, a second light source surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the first light source and the second light source emit light, and generates a first detection signal corresponding to light emission of the first light source and a second detection signal corresponding to light emission of the second light source. The processor distinguishes smoke and floating particles according to a similarity between the first detection signal and the second detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
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Patent number: 12046114Abstract: A smoke detection device includes a housing, a smoke collector, an optical detector and a cover plate. The housing has a piercing hole. The smoker collector has a smoke hole, and position of the smoke hole is close to position of the piercing hole. The optical detector is disposed inside the smoke collector and adapted to detect gaseous concentration inside the smoke collector. The cover plate is disposed between the housing and the smoke collector, and used to set a channel from the piercing hole to the smoke hole, so that gaseous matter flows from outside the smoke detection device into the smoke collector through the piercing hole and the smoke hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Yen-Po Chen, Chih-Ming Sun, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Ching-Kun Chen
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Publication number: 20240159642Abstract: A smoke detector with an anti-insect function includes a substrate, an optical detection module, a top cover, a base and a perforated plate. The substrate has a ring shape region surrounding a central detection region, and a first block structure of the central detection region is protruded from the substrate and higher than an upper surface of the ring shape region. The optical detection module is disposed inside the central detection region. The top cover has a lateral wall. The base is disposed on the substrate and connected to the top cover to cover the optical detection module. The base has a second block structure partly overlapped with the lateral wall to form a guiding channel. The perforated plate is disposed between the lateral wall and the second block structure to prevent an insect from moving into the top cover through the guiding channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Chih-Ming Sun, Zhi-Hao Wu, Hung-Yu Lai
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Publication number: 20240142361Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: YEN-CHANG CHU, CHENG-NAN TSAI, CHIH-MING SUN
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Publication number: 20240078887Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a first light source, a second light source surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the first light source and the second light source emit light, and generates a first detection signal corresponding to light emission of the first light source and a second detection signal corresponding to light emission of the second light source. The processor distinguishes smoke and floating particles according to a similarity between the first detection signal and the second detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: CHENG-NAN TSAI, GUO-ZHEN WANG, CHING-KUN CHEN, YEN-CHANG CHU, CHIH-MING SUN
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Patent number: 11913864Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a substrate, a light source and a light sensor. The light source and the light sensor are arranged adjacently on the substrate. The substrate is arranged with an asymmetric structure to cause an illumination region of the light source to deviate toward the light sensor thereby increasing a ratio of light intensity reflected by smoke with respect to reference light intensity.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Chih-Ming Sun
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Publication number: 20240054874Abstract: A smoke detector includes a substrate, an optical detection module, a base and a top cover. The substrate has a ring shape region surrounding a central detection region, and a first block structure of the central detection region is protruded from the substrate and higher than an upper surface of the ring shape region. The optical detection module is disposed inside the central detection region. The base is disposed on the substrate and around the optical detection module. The base has a second block structure. The top cover is connected to the base. A lateral wall of the top cover is partly overlapped with the second block structure to form a guiding channel. The optical detection module analyzes variation of scattering parameters resulted from gaseous matter entering the top cover through the guiding channel for determining concentration of the gaseous matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
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Patent number: 11855109Abstract: A system and method for forming pixels in an image sensor is provided. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an image sensor including a first pixel region and a second pixel region in a substrate, the first pixel region being adjacent to the second pixel region. A first anti-reflection coating is over the first pixel region, the first anti-reflection coating reducing reflection for a first wavelength range of incident light. A second anti-reflection coating is over the second pixel region, the second anti-reflection coating reducing reflection for a second wavelength range of incident light that is different from the first wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTDInventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Yeur-Luen Tu, Cheng-Yuan Tsai
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Patent number: 11854361Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
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Publication number: 20230375419Abstract: There is provided a force sensor including a substrate and a polymer material layer. The substrate has a circuit layout that includes a first electrode and a second electrode configured to form a capacitor therebetween. The polymer material layer covers at least on a space between the first electrode and the second electrode, and is used to change capacitance of the capacitor while being pressed. The force sensor is arranged inside a stem of an earphone for detecting the user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: YEN-PO CHEN, HAO-CHE LIU, YEN-CHANG CHU, CHIH-MING SUN
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Patent number: 11761830Abstract: There is provided a force sensor including a substrate and a polymer material layer. The substrate has a circuit layout that includes a first electrode and a second electrode configured to form a capacitor therebetween. The polymer material layer covers at least on a space between the first electrode and the second electrode, and is used to change capacitance of the capacitor while being pressed. The force sensor is arranged inside a stem of an earphone for detecting the user input.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Yen-Po Chen, Hao-Che Liu, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
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Publication number: 20230252871Abstract: A smoke detection device includes a housing, a smoke collector, an optical detector and a cover plate. The housing has a piercing hole. The smoker collector has a smoke hole, and position of the smoke hole is close to position of the piercing hole. The optical detector is disposed inside the smoke collector and adapted to detect gaseous concentration inside the smoke collector. The cover plate is disposed between the housing and the smoke collector, and used to set a channel from the piercing hole to the smoke hole, so that gaseous matter flows from outside the smoke detection device into the smoke collector through the piercing hole and the smoke hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Yen-Po Chen, Chih-Ming Sun, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Ching-Kun Chen
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Publication number: 20230206743Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Guo-Zhen WANG, Ching-Kun CHEN, Yen-Chang CHU, Chih-Ming SUN