Patents by Inventor Yu Jen Chen
Yu Jen 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).
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Patent number: 11810934Abstract: An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate having a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The image sensor also includes a resonator structure disposed over the substrate. The resonator structure includes a first metal layer over the first pixel region and the second pixel region. The resonator structure also includes a first insulating layer over the first metal layer and the first pixel region. The first insulating layer has a first thickness. The resonator structure further includes a second insulating layer over the first metal layer and the second pixel region. The second insulating layer has a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. In addition, the resonator structure includes a second metal layer over the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Chang-Wei Chen
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Publication number: 20230337971Abstract: A detecting method for a behavior disorder event during rapid-eye-movement sleep is provided. The detecting method includes: collecting a heart rate value and a motion value of a user per epoch within a time period; generating a plurality of corresponding sleep condition values by using the motion values, to distinguish epochs into an awake period and a sleep period; transforming the motion values corresponding to the sleep period into a score according to a predetermined rule, to generate a plurality of sleep depth scores, and distinguishing the sleep period into a light sleep period and a deep sleep period by using the sleep depth scores; grouping the heart rate values corresponding to the deep sleep period as a high heart rate group and a low heart rate group; and determining, when the motion values corresponding to the high heart rate group satisfy a condition, that a behavior disorder event happens.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Pei-Chi CHUANG, Chun-Hsiang TSAI, Yu-Jen CHEN, Ching-Fu WANG, Shih-Zhang LI, Sheng-Huang LIN, Pei-Hsin KUO, You-Yin CHEN
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Patent number: 11764970Abstract: A method of verifying partial data based on collective certificate is provided. A provider-end computer apparatus receives a request of data, retrieves a data cluster, executes a fingerprint process on the unrequested part of the data cluster for obtaining an unrequested data fingerprint, and transfer the requested part of the data cluster and the unrequested data fingerprint to a request-end computer apparatus. The request-end computer apparatus retrieves a trusty collective data fingerprint, executes the fingerprint process on the requested part of the data cluster for obtaining a requested data fingerprint, merges the unrequested data fingerprint and the requested data fingerprint into a merged collective data fingerprint, and determines that the requested part is correct if the merged collective data is consistent with the trusty collective data fingerprint. The present disclosed example can effectively verify correctness of the requested part of data.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: AuthMe Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nai-ho Hsu, Chi-Kuang Lee, Yu-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11763061Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure includes forming a plurality of gate electrodes over a plurality of active regions. The method further includes increasing a width of a portion of each of the plurality of gate electrodes between adjacent active regions of the plurality of active regions, wherein increasing the width of the portion of each of the plurality of gate electrodes comprises increasing the width of less than an entirety of each of the plurality of gate electrodes between the adjacent active regions. The method further includes removing a central region of each of the plurality of gate electrodes, wherein the central region has the increased width, and removing the central region comprises removing less than an entirety of the portion of each of the plurality of gate electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Ling-Sung Wang, I-Shan Huang, Chan-Yu Hung
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Publication number: 20230284428Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: first and second active regions extending in a first direction and separated by a gap relative to a second direction; and gate structures correspondingly over the first and second active regions, the gate structures extending in the second direction; and for each active region, a portion of each of some but not all of the gate structures (gate extension) extending partially into the gap; and when viewing the gate structures as a group, the group having a notched profile relative to the second direction, where notches in the notched profile correspond to ones of the gate structures which are substantially free of extending into the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Yu-Jen CHEN, Wen-Hsi LEE, Ling-Sung WANG, I-Shan HUANG, Chan-yu HUNG
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Patent number: 11725406Abstract: The present disclosure provides a spraying system and a using method thereof. The spraying system includes a lifting apparatus and a spraying apparatus. The spraying apparatus connects to the lifting apparatus and includes a stage, a multi-axis transfer mechanism, a spraying component, a driving component, a surface profile detector, and a controlling component. The multi-axis transfer mechanism is disposed on the stage. The spraying component is disposed on the multi-axis transfer mechanism and the stage. The driving component is disposed on the stage and connects to the lifting apparatus. The surface profile detector is disposed on the stage and scans an area to be sprayed to obtain scanning data. The controlling component is disposed on the stage and controls the lifting apparatus, the spraying component, and the driving component according to the scanning data and pre-stored initial data.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: KENMEC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Chun-Jen Lin, Chia-Hui Huang
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Patent number: 11632840Abstract: An the LED driving circuit, for driving an the LED load, includes: a bridge rectifier for rectifying an AC input voltage into a DC voltage; a serial capacitor voltage divider coupled to the bridge rectifier, including a plurality of serial capacitors; a half-bridge switch, coupled to the serial capacitor voltage divider; and a controller coupled to the half-bridge switch, for determining whether the DC voltage is higher than a threshold value and for controlling the half-bridge switch in a full-voltage mode or a half-voltage mode. In the full-voltage mode, the plurality of serial capacitors of the serial capacitor voltage divider synchronously supply power to the LED load. In the half-voltage mode, the plurality of serial capacitors of the serial capacitor voltage divider alternatively supply power to the LED load.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wen-Tien Tsai, Yu-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11630062Abstract: A biosensor is provided. The biosensor includes a substrate, photodiodes, pixelated filters, an excitation light rejection layer and an immobilization layer. The substrate has pixels. The photodiodes are disposed in the substrate and correspond to one of the pixels, respectively. The pixelated filters are disposed on the substrate. The excitation light rejection layer is disposed on the pixelated filter. The immobilization layer is disposed on the excitation light rejection layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hsin-Yi Hsieh, Chin-Chuan Hsieh, Wei-Ko Wang, Yu-Jen Chen, Yi-Hua Chiu, Chung-Jung Hsu
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Publication number: 20230057095Abstract: An embedded power supply apparatus is partially buried in an enclosed structure, is configured to provide a first DC voltage to a plurality of electronic devices, and includes a first power conversion circuit, a plurality of switch circuits, a human-machine interface module and a control circuit. The first power conversion circuit is configured to convert an input AC voltage into the first DC voltage and provide the first DC voltage to the switch circuits. The switch circuits each is configured to selectively transmit the first DC voltage to a corresponding electronic device of the electronic devices according to a corresponding first control signal of a plurality of first control signals. The control circuit is configured to receive a second control signal generated by the human-machine interface module, and generate the first control signals to the switch circuits according to the second control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Yu-Jen CHEN, Chih-Yen LIU
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Patent number: 11587937Abstract: A method (of manufacturing a semiconductor device) includes: forming active regions including spacing apart neighboring active regions resulting in corresponding gaps; forming gate structures (overlying the active regions and the gaps) including locating intra-gap segments of the gate structures over the gaps, arranging each intra-gap segment to include two end regions separated by a central region, and at intersections between active regions and gate structures that is designated to be non-functional (flyover intersection), preventing formation of a functional connection between the two; and removing selected portions of at least some of the intra-gap segments including removing central regions of first selected intra-gap segments substantially without removing portions of corresponding end regions of the first selected intra-gap segments, and removing central regions and portions of end regions of second selected intra-gap segments for which corresponding end regions of the second intra-gap segments abut flType: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Wen-Hsi Lee, Ling-Sung Wang, I-Shan Huang, Chan-Yu Hung
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Patent number: 11547311Abstract: A physiological data detection method is provided. The physiological data detection method includes the following steps. Firstly, an ECG signal and a PPG signal are detected. Then, a plurality of RRI values is calculated according to the ECG signal, and a plurality of PPI values is calculated according to the PPG signal. Thereafter, wrong RRI values are excluded according to the RRI values and/or the PPI values. Then, whether an abnormal state occurs or not is determined by using the remaining RRI values. A wearable device therefor is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Chun-Hsiang Tsai
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Publication number: 20220366117Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor structure includes forming a plurality of gate electrodes over a plurality of active regions. The method further includes increasing a width of a portion of each of the plurality of gate electrodes between adjacent active regions of the plurality of active regions, wherein increasing the width of the portion of each of the plurality of gate electrodes comprises increasing the width of less than an entirety of each of the plurality of gate electrodes between the adjacent active regions. The method further includes removing a central region of each of the plurality of gate electrodes, wherein the central region has the increased width, and removing the central region comprises removing less than an entirety of the portion of each of the plurality of gate electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Yu-Jen CHEN, Ling-Sung WANG, I-Shan HUANG, Chan-yu HUNG
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Patent number: 11497440Abstract: The present invention provides a human-computer interactive rehabilitation system, which can automatically calculate rehabilitation strength suitable for the patient, so that it is not necessary to manually evaluate and adjust the parameter settings in human-computer interactive rehabilitation system when different patients use it. At the same time, the human-machine interactive rehabilitation system and the hospital end can track the rehabilitation status and intervene through the data platform at any time. The platform establishes a cloud community feedback and encouragement mechanism, and immediately transmits the rehabilitation results to the designated barriers of the patients, provides patient encouragement feedback, and strengthens the community interaction and linkage in the medical relationship.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITYInventors: Chien-Wen Lin, Chia-Hsiang Lee, Yu-Jen Chen, Jui-Yun Hung
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Patent number: 11457823Abstract: A wearable blood pressure detecting device is provided. The wearable blood pressure detecting device includes a pulse detecting module, a processing unit, a memory unit, a model selecting unit, and a blood pressure calculating unit. The pulse detecting module is configured to generate a pulse waveform. The processing unit is configured to capture the pulse waveform to generate at least one pulse characteristic value. The memory unit is configured to store at least two blood pressure models corresponding to different pulse characteristic value ranges. The model selecting unit is configured to select a corresponding blood pressure model according to the at least one pulse characteristic value. The blood pressure calculating unit is configured to calculate a blood pressure value by the selected blood pressure model.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11443093Abstract: The semiconductor structure includes first and second active regions arranged in a first grid oriented in a first direction. The semiconductor structure further includes gate electrodes arranged spaced apart in a second grid and on corresponding ones of the active regions, the second grid being oriented in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second active regions are separated, relative to the second direction, by a gap. Each gate electrode includes a first segment and a gate extension. Each gate extension extends, relative to the second direction, beyond the corresponding active region and into the gap by a height HEXT, where HEXT?150 nanometers (nm). Each gate extension, relative to a plane defined by the first and second directions, is substantially rectangular.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Ling-Sung Wang, I-Shan Huang, Chan-yu Hung
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Patent number: 11430532Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of shift registers coupled in series. An nth shift register includes a driving circuit and a pull-down circuit. The driving circuit is electrically coupled to an output node and a first node. The driving circuit is configured to receive a first clock signal and output a gate signal according to the first clock signal. The pull-down circuit is electrically coupled to the output node. The pull-down circuit is configured to receive an (n?m)th gate signal and an (n+m)th gate signal, and pull-down the gate signal to a low voltage level according to one of the (n?m)th gate signal and the (n+m)th gate signal, wherein m and n are positive integers.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Jen Chen, Meng-Chieh Tsai
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Patent number: 11424686Abstract: A converter with half-bridge circuit is disclosed. The converter includes a voltage source, a first switch, a second switch, a first resonant capacitor, a second resonant capacitor, a resonant inductor, a transformer and a control unit. The control unit is configured to generate a first control signal for turning on/off the first switch and a second control signal for turning on/off the second switch. When the half-bridge converter is turned on or reopened, a first duty rate of a first pulse being the first pulse of the first control signal for turning on the first switch is less than 50%, and a second duty rate of a second pulse being the first pulse of the second control signal for turning on the second switch after the end of the first pulse of the first control signal is greater than 50%.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventors: En-Yong Yang, I-Hung Lamn, Yu-Jen Chen, Chin-Pin Chen
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Patent number: 11404452Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display panel comprises: providing a first substrate; forming active switches on the first substrate; providing a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; forming a color filter layer on the first substrate or the second substrate; and forming at least one spacer unit on the first substrate or the second substrate. The spacer unit comprises a photosensitive spacer material comprising two different wavelengths of light initiators.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMI TED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11398200Abstract: A display device is disclosed. Plural sub-pixels of display panel are electrically connected to a gate line set of corresponding row. Each data line is electrically connected to two adjacent sub-pixels of same pixel. The first gate line of each gate line set is electrically connected to one of odd-numbered and even-numbered ones of sub-pixels of pixels of same row. The second gate line of each gate line set is electrically connected to the other one of the odd-numbered and even-numbered ones of sub-pixels of pixels of same row. In one frame time, the data signal drives the two adjacent sub-pixels of same pixel through the nth and (n+1)th data lines using opposite polarities, and the data signal drives the column-direction adjacent two sub-pixels through the nth and (n+1)th data lines using opposite polarities.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11366335Abstract: A wearable device, a 3D display system, and a 3D image displaying method are provided. The 3D image displaying method includes acquiring a curvature information of the 3D display device when the 3D display device is turned on; adjusting a curvature of the wearable device according to the curvature information; determining whether an adjusted curvature of the wearable device and a curvature of the 3D display device satisfy a predetermined relationship; and sending a control signal to the 3D display device to control the 3D display device to display a 3D image when the adjusted curvature of the wearable device and the curvature of the 3D display device satisfy the predetermined relationship.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen