Patents by Inventor Zhi Min
Zhi Min 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: 20250014631Abstract: A memory device is provided, including at least one bit cell, a pair of transistors, and a voltage generation circuit. The voltage generation circuit is coupled to the negative voltage line and is configured to pull down a voltage of at least one of the pair of data lines to a negative voltage level through the negative voltage line. The voltage generation circuit includes a first capacitive unit, a second capacitive unit, and a switch circuit. The first capacitive unit includes a first capacitor. The second capacitive unit includes a second capacitor. The switch circuit is configured to connect the first capacitor, the second capacitor, or the combination thereof to the negative voltage line in response to a first kick signal and a second kick signal that are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC Nanjing Company LimitedInventors: Jun-Cheng LIU, Zhi-Min ZHU, Chien-Yu HUANG, Ching-Wei WU
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Publication number: 20250010098Abstract: A quantum graphene generator contains: a far-infrared quantum implantation device which includes: a body, a lid, a crystal quartz, a plasma sheet, an intermediate-frequency current device, a magnet assembly, and an energy medium. The body includes an accommodation chamber. The lid is covered on the body and includes a receiving space. The crystal quartz is received in the accommodation chamber and includes the energy medium. The plasma sheet is comprised of multiple multi-stranded coil layers, multiple copper adhering layers, and a copper sheet. The intermediate-frequency current device includes multiple magnetic elements. A top of the magnet assembly is arranged on a middle copper adhering layer below the top copper adhering layer, and a bottom of the magnet assembly is located on the energy medium to increase the magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Zhi-Min LI, Ching-Cheng TSAI
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Publication number: 20240384813Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for measuring valve characteristic parameters of a valve actuator. An example method includes: resetting the push rod to a top end position; driving the push rod; measuring the DC drive current in real time; recording a first position of the push rod at the start of a first abrupt change in the DC drive current when the first abrupt change in the DC drive current is detected and lasts for more than a first preset time period; continuing to drive the push rod and measure the DC drive current in real time; recording a second position of the push rod at the start of a second abrupt change; and calculating the stroke length of the valve based on the first position and the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AGInventors: Zhi Min Chen, Shun Jie Fan, Bin Zhang, Cheng Pan
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Publication number: 20240388149Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a rotor and a motor. The rotor has a plurality of through-hole groups. Each through-hole group has a plurality of through-holes distributed in a radial direction. The rotor also has auxiliary holes. Each auxiliary hole is located between every two radially adjacent through-holes. A sectional area of each auxiliary hole is less than a sectional area of each through-hole. When a first angle, a second angle and a third angle are defined between three portions of each auxiliary hole and the q-axis respectively, the third angle is greater than or equal to the first angle, and the third angle is less than or equal to the second angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Sheng-Chan YEN, Ta-Yin LUO, Tian-Bao WANG, Zhi-Min ZHOU, Zeng-Xiang GU, Ruo-Hui WU, Sheng-Wang WEI
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Publication number: 20240360479Abstract: A method of making graphene transparent by fermentation contains: a step of preparing prerequisites; a first step in which the graphene mother bacteria, edible powders, powdered sugars, and a warm water and mixed and heated to produce a fermented graphene lump; a second step in which fermented graphene lump is smashed and smoothed out to a holding tray, then the holding tray is dried to form graphene enzyme lump. The method further contains: a third step in which the graphene enzyme lump is refined to graphene enzyme powders by a stirrer; a fourth step in which re-fermenting the graphene enzyme powders of the third step by repeating the first step, the second step and the third step; a fifth step in which the re-fermented graphene powders are soaked to produce edible powders, and the warm water is removed; a step sixth in which a transparent graphene containing probiotics is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventor: Zhi-Min Li
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Publication number: 20240164555Abstract: A support element assembly includes at least two types of standard blocks. The standard blocks are connected to each other and selected from the group consisting of a first standard block having a first elastic constant and a first height, a second standard block having a second elastic constant and the first height, a third standard block having the first elastic constant and a second height, and a fourth standard block having the second elastic constant and the second height. The standard blocks are manufactured by 3D printing and have identical lattices, and each standard block has a jointing structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Sheng-Fa Chen, Feng-Ming Chen, Zhi-Min Shao
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Patent number: 11918021Abstract: The invention relates to an advanced food material in the form of a composition for lowering the glycemic index of a foodstuff and a composite comprising said composition and said foodstuff particularly, but not exclusively, wherein said foodstuff has a glycaemic index which is favourably lowered by the addition of said material. Said composition comprises or consists of insoluble resistant starch in an amount of 40-80% by weight of the composition, soluble fibre, and at least one carbohydrate enzyme in hibitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ALCHEMY FOODTECH PTE. LTD.Inventor: Zhi Min Verleen Goh
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Patent number: 11890812Abstract: The present disclosure provides a 3D printing method including: a resin providing step of providing a dual cure resin; a light curing step of irradiating the dual cure resin by an ultraviolet light to perform 3D printing so as to form an intermediate body having a predetermined lattice shape; a stretching step of applying a stress on the intermediate body in a stretching direction according to a stretching ratio of a predetermined size to stretch and form a stretched body; and a thermal curing step of heating the stretched body to perform thermal curing and shaping so as to form a 3D printing formed body. When the light curing step is performed, a size in a non-stretching direction of the intermediate body is correspondingly pre-compensated based on the stretching ratio. The present disclosure further provides a 3D printing formed body.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: AMPLIFI TECH (XIAMEN) LIMITEDInventors: Zhi-Min Shao, Sheng-Fa Chen, Feng-Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20230378675Abstract: A USB type-C female connector includes an inner and an outer iron case, a terminal set, a plastic member, and a middle steel plate. The terminal set includes a terminal set A and a terminal set B. The terminal set A and terminal set B are in an upper and a lower terminal groove, respectively; the middle steel plate is in the middle steel plate slot. The plastic member is in the inner iron case; the inner iron case is in the outer iron case. The grounding terminal and the power terminal are formed of highly conductive copper material having a 0.20 to 0.30 mm thickness and a conductivity over 80%. The tongue plate area of the second terminal foot set A and second terminal foot set B facing the middle steel plate is thinned by 0.02 mm, improving impedance and optimizing insertion loss and return loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: ZE-FENG LAI, ZHI-MIN QIN, GENG-GENG CHEN, LEI LIAO
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Publication number: 20230356345Abstract: A multi-type industrial robot control system may include: an automation controller; and a programmable logic controller (PLC)-robot bridge. The controller stores a general-purpose robot control function block generated using a unified design standard, calls a corresponding robot control function block for a robot and using robot state data and puts out corresponding first command data to the PLC-robot bridge. The PLC-robot bridge virtualizes robot interfaces of corresponding offline programming functions of different types of robot as a unified virtual interface, calls a corresponding offline programming function via the unified virtual interface according to the first command data, and generates second command data for output to a corresponding robot controller. The corresponding robot controller controls a corresponding robot. At the same time, robot state data from a corresponding type of robot is received via the unified virtual interface and the robot state data is fed back to the automation controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Zhi Min Chen, Zi Jian Wang, Xu Zhao, Wen Feng Liu, Shun Jie Fan
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Patent number: 11741435Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media for the online scheduling of sessions or appointments from within a networking platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive an image or video including a tag identifying a provider or a service of a provider; cause display of the image/video in a feed, story, or reel associated with a user of the networking platform; receive a selection of the tag; in response to the tag selection, cause display of information associated with the provider, the information including a selectable session request indicator; receive a request to engage in a session(s) with the provider (via user selection of the session request indicator); receive detail(s) associated with the engagement request; receive an indication that the request is complete; and send, via a networking-platform-specific communication application, a communication to the user informing the user of request approval or rejection, or indicating the request is pending.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Hong Guo, Zhi Min Seetoh, Nathaniel Owen Hajian, Zachary Moore, Yeuko Ogawa
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Patent number: 11654631Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a processing carrier module comprising a carrier layer and a container. The carrier layer comprises a carrier surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface. The first lateral surface is connected to carrier surface and has at least one first protruding structure. The second lateral surface is connected to carrier surface and has at least one second protruding structure. The first lateral surface is opposite to the second lateral surface. The container comprises at least one first fastening structure and at least one second fastening structure. The first fastening structure and the second fastening structure are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the container. The first fastening structure engages with the first protruding structure, and the second fastening structure engages with the second protruding structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TPK Glass Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.Inventors: Feng Ming Chen, Zhi Min Shao, Jin Run Lin
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Publication number: 20220027895Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and a system for performing inter wallet transactions. The present disclosure provides methods and a system for enabling inter wallet transactions. The system provides an application for enabling inter wallet transactions. A plurality of wallets is registered with the application and a plurality of users associated with one or more of the plurality of wallets is also registered with the application. An intermediate account is created in the application for each user. When a first user associated with a first wallet among the plurality of wallets initiates a transaction to be made to a second user associated with a second wallet among the plurality of wallets, the application debits an amount to the intermediate account in the application and transfers the amount to the second user associated with the second wallet. Therefore, seamless transactions can be made between any wallets registered with the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Yuanbo Zhu, Hang Nga Nguyen, Zhi Min Ong, Linghan Zhang, Ying Jie Lim, Li Wencheng
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Publication number: 20210402698Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a processing carrier module comprising a carrier layer and a container. The carrier layer comprises a carrier surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface. The first lateral surface is connected to carrier surface and has at least one first protruding structure. The second lateral surface is connected to carrier surface and has at least one second protruding structure. The first lateral surface is opposite to the second lateral surface. The container comprises at least one first fastening structure and at least one second fastening structure. The first fastening structure and the second fastening structure are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the container. The first fastening structure engages with the first protruding structure, and the second fastening structure engages with the second protruding structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Feng Ming Chen, Zhi Min Shao, Jin Run Lin
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Patent number: 11150941Abstract: An information processing system that includes at least one information processing apparatus and executes programs, each of which performs a predetermined process, the information processing system including a memory unit configured to store, for each of applications performing a sequence of processes using electronic data, program identification information identifying at least one program performing each process of the sequence of processes, flow information defining an execution order of the at least one program, and app identification information identifying each of the applications, while associating the program identification information, the flow information, and the app identification information, a registering unit, and a process executing unit, in receipt of a request including information related to the electronic data and the app identification information from a second apparatus, configured to cause the program identified by the program identification information in accordance with the executionType: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kohsuke Namihira, Yuuichiroh Hayashi, Kazunori Sugimura, Hikaru Kominami, Zhi Min, Dongzhe Zhang, Ryutaro Sakanashi
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Patent number: 11052187Abstract: A packaging for a reel of medical injection devices includes a base tray configured for supporting the reel and at least a first flat rib and a second flat rib. Each rib includes a respective slot arranged such that the ribs can be interlocked with one another by mutual engagement of the slots. The base tray includes at least two pairs of peripheral openings. Each opening is configured to receive an end of the ribs, so that the base tray and interlocked flat ribs engaging the base tray form a frame configured for enclosing the reel.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Becton Dickinson Holdings Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Hendri Harmoko, Benjamin Yang Teck Tan, Dexter Chew Xuan Han, Stacey Ng Zhi Min
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Publication number: 20200397738Abstract: Provided are methods for treating a subject having or at risk of developing cancer by administering a compound that preserves p53. Also disclosed are methods for protecting renewable tissues by administering a compound that stabilizes EZH2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Zhi-Min YUAN, Xixiang TANG, Weiqi ZENG
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Patent number: 10842814Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for inhibiting, preventing, ameliorating and/or reducing damage to DNA in non-cancerous cells in a subject undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment and/or radiation treatment of cancer cells in the subject, comprising administering to the subject one or more compounds of arsenic in a therapeutically effective amount prior to chemotherapeutic treatment and/or radiation treatment.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Baylor College of MedicineInventors: Chul Soo Ha, Zhi-Min Yuan, Hang Su, Edward Paul Hasty, Alison A. Bertuch, Maria Monica Gramatges, Gregory P. Swanson
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Publication number: 20200159010Abstract: Among other things, we describe a self-cleaning sensor housing. The self-cleaning sensor housing includes at least one sensor comprising a sensor aperture, a motor rotatable about a first axis of revolution, a substantially transparent screen rotatable about a second fixed axis of revolution, and a cleaning mechanism located proximate to the screen and configured to contact the substantially transparent screen. The screen is mechanically coupled to the motor and covers at least a portion of the sensor aperture. We also describe methods for performing self-cleaning operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Lucas Tetsuya Kuwae, Zhi Min Ng, Hwee Peng Tan, Alejandro Israel Barragan Diaz
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Patent number: 10523624Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include a digital multi-group messaging system that manages digital messages across a plurality of social networking groups. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the digital multi-group messaging system detects a digital message and selects a set of social networking groups to suggest to the user. Upon user selection of suggested social networking groups, the digital multi-group messaging system can post the digital message to the selected social networking groups. Moreover, the digital multi-group messaging system can monitor user interaction with the posted digital message in relation to the selected social networking groups and present member interest information to a user, enabling the user to review and manage the digital message across social networking groups.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Rachel Kay Lambert, Raghavendar Chandrasekaran, Areeb Muhammad Malik, Meagan Anne Ryan, Zhi Min Seetoh, Valerie Lauren Ross, Wen-Chien Chen