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Aimei Chen, Eugene, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100291547FLUOROGENIC HYDRAZINE-SUBSTITUTED COMPOUNDS - The present disclosure is directed to fluorogenic schiff base-forming dyes capable of detecting analytes containing aldehyde and ketone groups. The dyes contain nucleophilic hydrazinyl appendages and are capable of binding and detecting analytes in situ.11-18-2010

Alqing Chen, Eugene, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080218887Broadband asymmetric mirrors - An asymmetric mirror is composed of a dielectric substrate [09-11-2008

Chenyao Chen, Fairview, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090048748PREDICTIVE VEHICLE CONTROLLER - Due to time delays, vehicle speed may become difficult to control. A predictive speed controller is configured to receive a desired speed request for a vehicle and simulate vehicle responses according to the desired speed request. A compensation value is derived from the simulated vehicle responses that compensates for the time delays of the vehicle. The actual speed of the vehicle is then controlled according to the compensation value.02-19-2009

Chenyao Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090132134DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE INCH/BRAKE OVERLAP FOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CONTROL - A motorized vehicle includes a transmission system and an inch/brake device providing at least two ranges of motion. An engagement force of the transmission system is provided in a first range of motion of the inch/brake device, and a braking force of the motorized vehicle is provided in a second range of motion of the inch/brake device. An accelerator device moves between two or more positions, wherein moving the accelerator device from one position to another position causes an amount of overlap between the first and second ranges of motion of the inch/brake device to vary.05-21-2009
20110297460DIRECT POWER REVERSING DRIVE AXLE - A drive axle assembly includes a drive axle configured to rotate with a driving torque, a first clutch pack assembly located at an end of the drive axle, and a second clutch pack assembly located at an opposite end of the drive axle. A first drive wheel assembly is operatively connected to the first clutch pack assembly, wherein the first clutch pack assembly is configured to convert the driving torque of the drive axle to a first driving torque of the first drive wheel. A second drive wheel assembly is operatively connected to the second clutch pack assembly, wherein the second clutch pack assembly is configured to convert the driving torque of the drive axle to a second driving torque of the second drive wheel.12-08-2011
20110303505VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WITH CLUTCH PACK OVERRUN - A transmission system (12-15-2011

Patent applications by Chenyao Chen, Portland, OR US

Chih-Cheh Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100329254MULTICAST SUPPORT ON A SWITCH FOR PCIe ENDPOINT DEVICES - Devices and method with hardware configured to support phantom register programming. Where phantom register programming allows a device driver for an endpoint device to program multicast registers in the device without support of the operating system.12-30-2010

Huimin Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080231331Spread spectrum clock generator - Disclosed are embodiments of methods and circuits to generate spread spectrum clocks.09-25-2008
20120076251DIGITAL NRZI SIGNAL FOR SERIAL INTERCONNECT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE LINK LAYER AND PHYSICAL LAYER - Systems and methods of operating a serial interconnect interface provide for generating a pulse in response to a state change in a data signal of the serial interface interconnect, and transmitting the pulse from a physical layer of the serial interconnect interface to a link layer of the serial interconnect interface. The duration of the pulse can be selected based on whether the state change corresponds to an end of packet (EOP) condition. In addition, the data signal may include a non return to zero invert (NRZI) encoded signal, wherein the pulse is part of a digital NRZI signal.03-29-2012

Inching Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080240005PROCESSING WIRELESS AND BROADBAND SIGNALS USING RESOURCE SHARING - Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.10-02-2008
20080240168PROCESSING WIRELESS AND BROADBAND SIGNALS USING RESOURCE SHARING - Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.10-02-2008
20080294874ALLOCATION OF COMBINED OR SEPARATE DATA AND CONTROL PLANES - A dual mesh interconnect network in a heterogeneous configurable circuit may be allocated between data communication and control communication.11-27-2008
20090003462Method and apparatus for data synchronization - In one embodiment of the invention, a memory receives unsynchronized data and a processor performs symbol interleaving at a synchronization point located after a beginning of a superframe.01-01-2009
20120076199Adaptive data transmission rate control for a wireless display device - A method, a computer readable medium and an apparatus to adaptively control a data transmission rate of a wireless display device. The method includes determining a current data transmission rate capacity of a wireless channel; and controlling a data transmission rate of a wireless transmission device based on the current data transmission rate capacity.03-29-2012

Patent applications by Inching Chen, Portland, OR US

Philip Chen, Beaverton, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110012166METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WAFER SCALE PACKAGING OF OPTICAL DEVICES USING A SCRIBE AND BREAK PROCESS - A multilayered integrated optical and circuit device. The device has a first substrate comprising at least one integrated circuit chip thereon, which has a cell region and a peripheral region. Preferably, the peripheral region has a bonding pad region, which has one or more bonding pads and an antistiction region surrounding each of the one or more bonding pads. The device has a second substrate with at least one or more deflection devices thereon coupled to the first substrate. At least one or more bonding pads are exposed on the first substrate. The device has a transparent member overlying the second substrate while forming a cavity region to allow the one or more deflection devices to move within a portion of the cavity region to form a sandwich structure including at least a portion of the first substrate, a portion of the second substrate, and a portion of the transparent member. The one or more bonding pads and the antistiction region are exposed while the one or more deflection devices is maintained within the portion of the cavity region.01-20-2011

Patent applications by Philip Chen, Beaverton, OR US

Po-Chiang Chen, Hillsboro, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110304953Nanostructured thin-film electrochemical capacitors - An asymmetric electrochemical capacitor including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte between the anode and the cathode. The anode includes manganese dioxide (MnO12-15-2011
20110304955Fabrication of electrochemical capacitors based on inkjet printing - An electrochemical capacitor includes a first electrode including a first flexible substrate, a second electrode including a second flexible substrate, and an electrolyte. The first electrode includes a first layer of single-walled carbon nanotubes inkjetted on the first flexible substrate and a layer of first nanowires disposed on the first layer of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The second electrode includes a second layer of single-walled carbon nanotubes inkjetted on the second flexible substrate and a layer of second nanowires disposed on the second layer of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The electrolyte is sandwiched between the layer of first nanowires and the layer of second nanowires to form the electrochemical capacitor. A flexible energy storage device includes a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, and one or more electrochemical capacitors formed between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate. The flexible energy storage device can be wearable.12-15-2011
20110309306Fabrication of Silicon Nanowires - Nanowires are formed in a process including fluidized bed catalytic vapor deposition. The process may include contacting a gas-phase precursor including a metal or a semiconductor with a catalyst in a reaction chamber under conditions suitable for growth of nanowires including the metal or the semiconductor. The reaction chamber includes a support. The support can be, for example, a particulate support or a product vessel in the fluidized bed reactor. Nanowires are formed on the support in response to interaction between the gas-phase precursor and the catalyst. The nanowire-laden support is removed from the reaction chamber, and the nanowires are separated from the support. An anode or a lithium-ion battery may include nanowires formed in a fluidized bed reactor.12-22-2011
20110311874Silicon-Carbon Nanostructured Electrodes - Hybrid silicon-carbon nanostructured electrodes are fabricated by forming a suspension including carbon nanostructures and a fluid, disposing the suspension on a substrate, removing at least some of the fluid from the suspension to form a carbon nanostructure layer on the substrate, and sputtering a layer of silicon over the carbon nanostructure layer to form the hybrid silicon-carbon nanostructured electrode. Sputtering the layer of silicon facilitates fabrication of large dimension electrodes at room temperature. The hybrid silicon-carbon nanostructured electrode may be used as an anode in a rechargeable battery, such as a lithium ion battery.12-22-2011

Roger D. Chen, Beaverton, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100299616Collaborative Activities in On-Line Commerce - Computer based systems and methods allow collaborative shopping for and/or designing of (e.g., customization) consumer products, such as articles of footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, etc., by plural users using different computing devices. The users' computing devices may be in communication with one another in various manners, such as over networked connections (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), an internet connection, etc.); via peer-to-peer communications; through a common server or combination of servers that establish a communications link; etc.). The various parties may participate in an on-line or other computer communicative session to create and buy customized products. Additionally, user interfaces for providing these collaborative sessions are described.11-25-2010

Ru Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080317946FUEL CELL MEMBRANES, GELS, AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - The forming of fuel cell membranes via novel intermediate gels is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a method of making a fuel cell polyazole membrane comprising dissolving a polyazole with a water stable polyazole solubilizing acid thereby forming a polyazole-acid solution, applying a layer of said polyazole-acid solution to a support thereby forming a polyazole-acid film, contacting said polyazole-acid film with water thereby forming a polyazole-acid gel, and contacting said polyazole-acid gel with a doping acid thereby forming said fuel cell polyazole membrane.12-25-2008
20090246578THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Embodiments of thermally integrated HT PEM fuel cell systems are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a fuel processor configured to form a processed fuel for the fuel cell, and a thermal management system comprising a heat transfer fluid circulation loop that circulates a heat transfer fluid through the fuel cell and through the fuel processing system in a common loop.10-01-2009
20100227250Rigidity & Inplane Electrolyte Mobility Enhancement for Fuel Cell Eletrolyte Membranes - Embodiments related to fuel cells and membrane-electrode assemblies for fuel cells are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a membrane-electrode assembly includes a catalyzed anode material and a membrane disposed in face-sharing contact with the catalyzed anode material. The membrane comprises mutually interpenetrating first and second phases, the first phase supporting an ionic conduction through the membrane, and the second phase supporting a dimensional structure of the membrane. The membrane-electrode assembly also includes a catalyzed cathode material disposed in face-sharing contact with the membrane, opposite the catalyzed anode material. Two opposing flow plates are also provided, each flow plate configured to distribute a reactant gas to a catalyzed electrode material of the membrane-electrode assembly. Other embodiments provide variants on the membrane-electrode assembly and methods to make the membrane-electrode assembly.09-09-2010

Patent applications by Ru Chen, Portland, OR US

Singjang Chen, Beaverton, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090127718FLIP CHIP WAFER, FLIP CHIP DIE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THEREOF - The invention relates to a flip chip wafer comprising an active surface having a plurality of bumps (05-21-2009
20100318142METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ALUMINUM SLUG ANODE - An aluminum slug anode usable in capacitors is produced from multiple-stacked layers of aluminum foils. The foils are stacked (possibly after cutting them to have an area similar to the area desired for the anode), hot-pressed, sintered, and anodized to generate the anode. A contact in electrical communication with the foils is formed, as by welding a contact across at least some of the foils. A capacitor casing be formed by situating the anode within a casing which serves as a cathode, with the anode being wrapped in a dielectric such as separator paper.12-16-2010

Su-Wen Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120102840SLIDING PARTITION FASTENERS - A compact fastener configured to latch a sliding partition to a second structure can include an actuator configured to move a hook in and out of a locked position. In one or more implementations, compact fastener can further include a pin extending from the actuator into a slot in the hook. As the actuator rotates, the pin can slide along the groove causing the hook to rotate. Additionally, in one or more implementations, the actuator can rotate about a first axis, and the hook can rotate about a second axis offset from the first axis. The fastener can further include one or more of a latch handle and a lock configured to rotate the actuator. The lock can include a dowel pin that extends into a groove of the actuator.05-03-2012

Su-Wen U. Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110203747PIVOTING WEDGE PANEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS - A panel mounting system configured to securely mount a panel to a support structure includes a channel and a pivoting wedge assembly. The pivoting wedge assembly is configured to selectively lock a panel to the channel. In one or more implementations, the pivoting wedge assembly is configured to automatically rotate between a released position and a locked position.08-25-2011

Yongfen Chen, Eugene, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110223110STABLE INDIUM-CONTAINING SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS - Nanocrystals having an indium-based core and methods for making them and using them to construct core-shell nanocrystals are described. These core-shell nanocrystals are highly stable and provide higher quantum yields than known nanocrystals of similar composition, and they provide special advantages for certain applications because of their small size.09-15-2011

Yuan-Chuan Steven Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080238435INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING WITH LASER STIMULATION AND EMISSION ANALYSIS - A diagnostic tool for testing an integrated circuit device directs a beam of laser energy to stimulate at least a portion of the device. In one mode, electromagnetic waves from said device may be detected at the same time in response to the stimulation. A processor collects image data and determines as a function of the collected image data whether the device has a defect. Other embodiments are described and claimed.10-02-2008

Yufong Chen, Corvallis, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090056575Pattern transfer apparatus - A pattern transfer apparatus including an inflatable membrane is described.03-05-2009

Zhanping Chen, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090080232AREA EFFICIENT PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY (PROM) ARRAY - A programmable ROM (PROM) architecture includes cascode NMOS transistors with a fuse bit cell that is arrayed, with sleep transistors located in each column of the array that in a standby mode shut down the entire fuse array. A fuse redundancy scheme may be used to repair a defective fuse row.03-26-2009
20100046269Programmable read only memory - An array of memory cells is disclosed. The memory cell includes a fuse and at least one transistor. The transistor is used to control the programming or sensing of the fuse. A program voltage is applied to a stack of first and second conductive layers. A first portion of the stack couples the program voltage to a terminal of the transistor in a cell. A second portion of the stack couples the program voltage to a terminal of the transistor in another cell.02-25-2010
20100164603Programmable fuse and anti-fuse elements and methods of changing conduction states of same - A programmable anti-fuse element includes a substrate (07-01-2010
20100165699ANTIFUSE PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY ARRAY - Techniques and circuitry are disclosed for efficiently implementing programmable memory array circuit architectures, such as PROM, OTPROM, and other such programmable non-volatile memories. The circuitry employs an antifuse scheme that includes an array of memory bitcells, each containing a program device and an antifuse element configured with current path isolation well and for storing the memory cell state. The bitcell configuration, which can be used in conjunction with column/row select circuitry, power selector circuitry, and/or readout circuitry, allows for high-density memory array circuit designs and layouts.07-01-2010
20110103170NOVEL FUSE PROGRAMMING SCHEMES FOR ROBUST YIELD - An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to program a fuse. A program circuit generates first and second currents to program the fuse. The second current is higher than the first current. A control circuit controls generating the first and second currents in succession.05-05-2011
20110156801TAMPER RESISTANT FUSE DESIGN - A tamper resistant fuse design is generally presented. In this regard, an apparatus is introduced comprising a plurality of fuses in an integrated circuit device to store values and a plurality of resistors in parallel to the fuses, wherein each fuse includes a parallel resistor to provide a potential dissipation path around the fuse. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.06-30-2011

Patent applications by Zhanping Chen, Portland, OR US

Zhizhang Chen, Corvallis, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090032812Microelectronic device - A microelectronic device includes a thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor channel and an organic polymer passivation layer formed on the oxide semiconductor channel.02-05-2009
20090075421Wet etching of zinc tin oxide thin films - A method of wet etching semiconductor zinc tin oxide includes submerging a semiconductor zinc tin oxide film in a bath solution. The film is partially covered with a pattern of protective material, and the bath solution etches semiconductor zinc tin oxide film not covered by the protective material. A system for wet etching semiconductor zinc tin oxide includes a bath containing a bath solution. The bath solution is effective to wet etch the semiconductor zinc tin oxide.03-19-2009
20090130812Creating High Voltage FETs with Low Voltage Process - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a high voltage first-conductivity type field effect transistor (HV-first-conductivity FET) and a high voltage second-type field effect transistor (HV-second-conductivity FET). The HV first-conductivity FET has a second-conductivity-well and a field oxide formed over the second-conductivity-well to define an active area. A first-conductivity-well is formed in at least a portion of the active area, wherein the first-conductivity-well is formed to have the capability to operate as a first-conductivity− drift portion of the HV-first-conductivity FET. The HV second-conductivity FET has a first-conductivity-well and a field oxide formed over the first-conductivity-well to define an active area. A channel stop region I s formed in at least a portion of the active area, wherein the channel stop region is formed to have the capability to operate as second-conductivity− drift portions of the HV-second-conductivity FET.05-21-2009
20090230389Atomic Layer Deposition of Gate Dielectric Layer with High Dielectric Constant for Thin Film Transisitor - Embodiments of a thin film transistor with an atomic layer deposition gate dielectric layer having a high dielectric constant and a zinc indium oxide channel are disclosed.09-17-2009

Patent applications by Zhizhang Chen, Corvallis, OR US