Patents Represented by Attorney WPAT, P.C.
  • Patent number: 8287102
    Abstract: A micro-droplet ejection apparatus includes a substrate, a droplet-ejecting layer, and a plurality of bubble generators. A liquid storage space is formed between the substrate and the droplet-ejecting layer. The liquid storage space has no spacer connecting the substrate and the droplet-ejecting layer. That is, the liquid storage space has no individual chambers. The droplet-ejecting layer has a plurality of through holes arranged in an array, and each through hole is used as a nozzle for pushing out ink. The plurality of bubble generators is disposed above the substrate, and corresponds to and is disposed under the through holes. The bubble generators on two sides of a designated bubble generator generate at least one limit bubble, limiting the growth of a main bubble generated by the designated bubble generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Fan Gang Tseng, I Da Yang
  • Patent number: 8282407
    Abstract: A card connector for receiving a card includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, a first switch terminal, a second switch terminal and a shielding shell covered on the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a first switch groove, a second switch groove, a first fastening groove and a second fastening groove. The first switch terminal includes a first fastening portion fastened in the first fastening groove, a first locating portion located in the first switch groove, and a first contact portion hung over the insulating housing. The second switch terminal includes a second fastening portion fastened in the second fastening groove, a second locating portion located in the second switch groove, and a second contact portion hung over the insulating housing to electrically contact with the first contact portion under the pressure of the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Cheng Qu, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8284125
    Abstract: An active matrix organic electro-luminescence display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate, an organic electro-luminescence device array, a driving circuit array and an insulating layer. A plurality of anodes of the organic electro-luminescence device array is disposed on the substrate. The circuit array is disposed on the organic electro-luminescence device array. The insulating layer is disposed on the substrate and located between the organic electro-luminescence device array and the driving circuit array. The insulating layer exposes a part of each the organic electro-luminescence device. Each driving circuit includes a scan line, a data line and a control unit. The control unit is electrically coupled to the scan line, the data line and a lower voltage source, while the corresponding organic electro-luminescence device is electrically coupled between the control unit and a higher voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Ritdisplay Corporation
    Inventor: Yen-Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 8277049
    Abstract: A projector is provided, which includes a red substrate, a green substrate, a blue substrate, an X-cube, an electronic control element, a light guide element, a light valve element, and a projection lens. The red substrate, the green substrate, and the blue substrate respectively illuminate three surfaces of the X-cube, and the light is mixed in the X-cube and then exits from a light emitting surface. The electronic control element controls the red substrate, the green substrate, and the blue substrate. The light guide element is used for reflecting the light from the light emitting surface of the X-cube. The light valve element is used for reflecting the light from the light guide element back to the light guide element, and the light passes through the light guide element and then projected by the projection lens onto a projection plane area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: National Kaohsiung First University Of Science And Technology
    Inventors: Yi-Chin Fang, Jung-Hung Sun, Wei-Chi Lai, Hsuan-Fu Wang
  • Patent number: 8280749
    Abstract: The present invention provides a real-time interactive information system for measurement of 12-lead electrocardiogram waveforms and report editing, comprising a server providing cross-platform web page browsing for user to input commands or to review ECG reports and to edit or to measure information from patient further, a device for supporting internet interacting protocol which is a WEB SERVICE allowing for receiving commands issued by the server of cross-platform web page browsing and giving the server the feedback of processed ECG information by assistance from the database device, and a database device allowing for accessing patient's information to the internet interacting protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Yuan Ze University
    Inventors: Jui-Chien Hsieh, Kuo-Chiang Yu, Hsiu-Chiung Lo, Chia-Chang Hung
  • Patent number: 8278629
    Abstract: Live-cell imaging chambers are used in a wide range of cell biology research. Recently, chambers capable of taking high-resolution and time-lapse images of live cells have been developed and become commercially available. However, since most of these chambers are designed to maintain a thermally stable environment for the cells under study, it is usually very difficult to use them to study temperature-dependent cellular events. The present invention provides a live-cell observation equipment for a non light-transmitting microscope to study temperature-dependent events and method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventor: Yen-Chung Chang
  • Patent number: 8278570
    Abstract: In an intellectual scale and a method of using same, a plurality of chemical management modes is provided. The intellectual scale can be switched to operate under any one of these chemical management modes to detect and measure a chemical to obtain the type and the weight of the chemical under the current chemical management mode, and record the obtained type and weight of the chemical, so that a user is able to know the use state of the chemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Ding Li Tong Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuan-Hung Sun
  • Patent number: 8279451
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure provides a probing apparatus with on-probe device-mapping function. A probing apparatus according to this aspect of the present disclosure comprises a housing, at least one probe stage positioned on the housing and configured to retain at least one probe, a device holder positioned in the housing and configured to receive at least one semiconductor device under test, and an inspection module having a predetermined field of view configured to capture an image showing at least the semiconductor device, wherein the probe stage includes a driving unit configured to move the probe out of focus of the inspection module in a mapping phase while keeping the device under test in the field of view of the optical inspection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Star Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Yu Liu, Choon Leong Lou, Lai Peng Chew
  • Patent number: 8275173
    Abstract: A parking assistance system (PAS) comprising an image capture device, a display device and an image analysis device is provided, wherein the image capture device captures a rear parking image of a car and the image analysis device analyses the parking image to determine an initial line, two side lines and an auxiliary line in the parking image. The image analysis device determines a first reference point according to a specific position on the car, a second reference point according to an interval of the initial line between the two side lines, a third reference point according to an interval of the auxiliary line between the two side lines and a recommended parking path according to these reference points, and transmits the parking image and the recommended parking path to the display device, such that the parking image and the recommended parking path are superimposed to be displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Bing-Fei Wu, Chao-Jung Chen, Ying-Han Chen, Chih-Chung Kao
  • Patent number: 8274150
    Abstract: A chip bump structure is formed on a substrate. The substrate includes at least one contact pad and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer has at least one opening. The at least one opening exposes the at least one contact pad. The chip bump structure includes at least one elastic bump, at least one first metal layer, at least one second metal layer, and at least one solder ball. The at least one elastic bump covers a central portion of the at least one contact pad. The at least one first metal layer covers the at least one elastic bump. The at least one first metal layer has a portion of the at least one contact pad. The portion of the at least one contact pad is not overlaid by the at least one elastic bump. The at least one second metal layer is formed on a portion of the at least one first metal layer. The portion of the at least one first metal layer is located on the top of the at least one elastic bump. The at least one solder ball is formed on the at least one second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chipmos Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng Tang Huang
  • Patent number: 8276173
    Abstract: A system and a method for processing a program with inserted advertisements are provided. The system includes a plurality of program subscriber apparatuses, an advertising time server and a program-processing device, all of which are in communication with a network. At first, the program subscriber apparatuses generate a plurality of advertising time information in response to the operations of the program subscriber apparatuses by users. Then, the advertising time database integrated the advertising time information to provide an advertising time database having therein a plurality of representative advertising time information. The program-processing apparatus can process a specific program according to the representative advertising time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Alpha Networks Inc.
    Inventor: Dong-Jie Tsai
  • Patent number: 8275188
    Abstract: A system for inspecting chips in a tray comprises a three-dimensional sensor, a focus computing unit, an image sensor and a focusing device. The three-dimensional sensor is used to obtain the height signals of surfaces of the chips. The focus computing unit calculates the focusing positions of chips. The surface inspection sensor is used to inspect the surfaces of the chips. The focusing device is used to bring the images of the surfaces of the chips into the focus of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Mei Instrument Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng Tao Tsai
  • Patent number: 8272334
    Abstract: A three-link toggle type positioning platform comprises a first motor, a first ballscrew coupled to said first motor, a first linkage attached to the ballscrew a second linkage attached to the first linkage, and a third linkage attached to the second linkage. The ballscrew drives the first linkage, and then the first linkage drives the second linkage, and then the second linkage drives the third linkage, which drives a platform in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Sheng-Wei Wang, Kuen-An Hsie, Liang-Zheng Huang, Shih-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8269278
    Abstract: The semiconductor device with a ?-shaped semiconductor conductive layer manufactured by the manufacturing method thereof utilizes two pathways of the ?-shaped semiconductor conductive layer connected to the silicon layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate for heat dissipation, so as to reduce the self-heating effects (SHEs). Furthermore, the semiconductor device of the invention utilizes the self-aligned technique to form a self-aligned structure with a gate unit and the silicon layer, so that the process is simple, the production cost is reduced, the compacted ability and the yield are improved, the off current and short-channel effects (SCEs) are still similar to a conventional UTSOI MOSFET, and the stability and the reliability are therefore superior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Jyi-Tsong Lin, Yi-Chuen Eng, Po-Hsieh Lin
  • Patent number: 8268287
    Abstract: The zinc oxide nanorod thin film in accordance with the present invention is highly condensed and has ideal photoelectric properties. The method for making the zinc oxide nanorod thin film has two steps: forming a zinc oxide seed layer comprising multiple crystals each having a grain size of 1-100 nm on a basal plate and preparing a zinc oxide nanorod thin film growing solution in which the zinc oxide seed layer is allowed to grow a zinc oxide crystal columnar layer at a growing temperature ranging from 50 to 100° C. for a growing time ranging from 0.5 to 10 hours to form a zinc oxide nanorod thin film, wherein the zinc oxide nanorod thin film growing solution is a 0.001-0.1 M aqueous zinc ion solution comprising hexamethylenetetramine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: National Chung Cheng University
    Inventors: Chu-Chi Ting, Chang-Hung Li, Chih-You Kuo, Hsiang-Chen Wang
  • Patent number: 8270380
    Abstract: The method generates a candidate list in accordance with the contents of frames transmitted by access points and sequentially performs the handshaking operations with the access points on the candidate list to select a personal identification number (PIN) enabled access point. During the candidate list generating process, this method places Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) PIN-enabled access points at high priority positions but eliminates non-WPS access points and WPS push button configuration enabled access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Ralink Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jui Chu Peng, Ya Wen Yang, Sung Chien Tang
  • Patent number: 8268562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel genetic markers associated with response of a patient with esophageal cancer (ECa) to chemoradiation therapy, and particularly to methods and kits for predicting an ECa patient's response to chemoradiation therapy by genotyping of the markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Pei-Chun Chen, Yen-Ching Chen, Liang-Chuan Lai, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Shin-Kuang Chen, Pei-Wen Yang, Jang-Ming Lee, Eric Y. Chuang, Chuhsing K. Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8264540
    Abstract: A bidirectional wireless transmission and communication system is disclosed, including a base station, a wireless microphone and an external control device. A bidirectional wireless transmission and communication may be performed between the wireless microphone and the base station. The external control device is connected to the wireless microphone wirelessly or via a cable for controlling the wireless microphone via at least one push button on the external control device. The external control device is also provided with at least one light-emitting element to show the function operating state of the wireless microphone. The wireless microphone is internally provided with a global positioning system and a G-sensor for locating the coordinates of the wireless microphone under different situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Gomet Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Chang, Sheng-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: 8263668
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a tunable fluorescent gold nanocluster. The tunable fluorescent gold nanocluster is formed by mixing gold trichloride (AuCl3) with toluene solvent without reductant. The tunable fluorescent gold nanocluster emits blue fluorescence that can be red shifted through ultrasonic vibration. The spectral region of the tunable fluorescent gold nanocluster is from 400 nm to 550 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Walter Hong-Shong Chang, Cherng-Jyh Ke, Cheng-An Lin, Ching-Yun Chen
  • Patent number: D668612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Well Shin Technology Co., Ltd., Dongguan Well Shin Electronic Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jui-Hsiung Wu, Xing Xu, Yi-Qiao Huang