Patents Assigned to Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
  • Patent number: 8038777
    Abstract: An air sterilization device with low aerosol bounce includes an air conditioning pipe, a porous filter media, and a UV light generator. This porous filter media, it is secured on the fixing portion. This porous filter media has many irregularly distributed channels. The channel is coated with a coating layer having a thickness between 10 ?m to 1000 ?m sticking aerosols for avoiding bounce effect. The UV light generator can emit UV light to kill biological aerosols. It is suitable for long-term usage. So, the bounce effect of aerosols can be significantly reduced. The maintenance cost is low. The sterilization effect is excellent. Plus, the flow rate of the air conditioning system remains high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Chane-Yu Lai, Po-Chen Hung, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Yu-Fang Ho, Cheng-Ping Chang, Tung-Sheng Shih, Tai-Shan Yu, Chi-yu Chuang
  • Patent number: 7819727
    Abstract: The present invention is a push-pull ventilation hood having a push device to obtain a push air flow and a pull device to exhaust contaminant flow with an exhaust opening and the two devices properly coordinated with each other, wherein, when the push flow flows through a contaminant source, a contaminated flow of the push flow is exhausted through the exhaust opening. Based on the design process according to the present invention, a push-pull hood with the highest efficiency of push velocity can be designed and the push-pull hood can economically and effectively control the contaminant source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Rong Fung Huang, Yu-Kang Chen, Tung-Sheng Shih, Cheng-Ping Chang, Wen-Yu Yeh, Chun-Wan Chen, Shin Yi Lin, Shun-Yuan Jan
  • Publication number: 20100267321
    Abstract: A biological safety cabinet (BSC) has an air curtain to isolate air inside and outside the BSC. A most preferable slight concave curtain of air can be obtained. With the curtain, neither contamination in the BSC leaks out nor outside contamination enters the BSC. Furthermore, no circulation is formed in the BSC by blowing the air curtain. Thus, the operator using the BSC and the product in the BSC are both well protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Rong Fung Huang, Tung-Sheng Shih, Cheng-Ping Chang, Chun-Wan Chen, Chen-Hsiung Hung
  • Patent number: 7582146
    Abstract: A uniform aerosol deposit sampling device includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has an air inlet and a first chamber. The second housing has an air outlet, an second chamber, a filter holder and a flow guiding portion. The filter holder is provided for securing an air-penetratable supporting pad and a filter media. The flow guiding portion is a substantially conical and gradually narrowing. The flow guiding portion has a semi-conical angle ranged from 15 to 85 degrees. So, the flow guiding portion makes the entire air flow smooth and evenly distributed. The aerosols will be evenly distributed and uniformly deposited on the filter media. And, it is easy to evaluate the amount and composition of the aerosols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Chane-Yu Lai, Perng-Jy Tsai, Da Toung Tang, Tung-Sheng Shih, Hsin-Ying Lee, Wam Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 7537629
    Abstract: A porous metal denuder has a cascade impactor to collect aerosol particles of different diameters, two porous metal discs downstream to collect basic and acidic gases, respectively, and a final filter to collect particles smaller than the cut diameter of the last stage of the cascade impactor which will penetrate the two porous metal discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Hsiung Huang
  • Publication number: 20090095161
    Abstract: A porous metal denuder has a cascade impactor to collect aerosol particles of different diameters, two porous metal discs downstream to collect basic and acidic gases, respectively, and a final filter to collect particles smaller than the cut diameter of the last stage of the cascade impactor which will penetrate the two porous metal discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 7458284
    Abstract: A three-stage dust sampler makes use of a porous foam as the impactor substrates. The sampler includes an annular inlet which conforms to ISO/CEN/ACGIH inhalable sampling criteria, two impactor stages to classify thoracic and respirable particles and a final filter to collect respirable particles after the impactors. For 100 ppi polymer foam substrates, and a flow rate of 3.2 lpm, the collection efficiency curves of the thoracic and respirable dust matches ISO/CEN/ACGIH criteria when the jet-to-plate distance is 1.0. The cut-off aerodynamic diameter is 9.6 and 4.0 ?m for the first and second impactor stages, respectively, and ?{square root over (stk50)} is 0.39 for both stages. The collection efficiencies for solid particles is equal to that for liquid particles, indicating that there is no solid particle bouncing from the foam substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Da-Toung Tang, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 7318771
    Abstract: The present invention is a fume hood capable of exhausting contaminant, having an air pipe in a sash and a suction slot corresponding to the air pipe deposed at the front rim of the bottom surface to obtain an air curtain, where contaminant is efficiently prevented from leakage and energy is saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Rong Fung Huang, Yu-Kang Chen, Tung-Sheng Shih, Cheng-Ping Chang, Chun-Wan Chen, Yi-Ta Wu, Hung-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20070269349
    Abstract: A three-stage dust sampler makes use of a porous foam as the impactor substrates. The sampler includes an annular inlet which conforms to ISO/CEN/ACGIH inhalable sampling criteria, two impactor stages to classify thoracic and respirable particles and a final filter to collect respirable particles after the impactors. For 100 ppi polymer foam substrates, and a flow rate of 3.2 lpm, the collection efficiency curves of the thoracic and respirable dust matches ISO/CEN/ACGIH criteria when the jet-to-plate distance is 1.0. The cut-off aerodynamic diameter is 9.6 and 4.0 ?m for the first and second impactor stages, respectively, and ?{square root over (stk50)} is 0.39 for both stages. The collection efficiencies for solid particles is equal to that for liquid particles, indicating that there is no solid particle bouncing from the foam substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Da-Toung Tang, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Sheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20060116066
    Abstract: A method for removing environmental contaminants includes: blowing the environmental contaminants along a predetermined direction with a blower; and extracting the blown environmental contaminants along the predetermined direction with a ventilation device; further characterized in: the placement of a guiding side plates between the blower and the ventilation device for guiding a flow path of air flow; and operating with a low blowing force and a strong vacuum force. The present invention also provides a device for removing environmental contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Rong-Fung Huang, Cheng-Ping Chang, Da-Toung Tang, Jui-Shu Chou, Tse-Pei Fang, Yih-Shiaw Huang
  • Publication number: 20040261622
    Abstract: A porous denuder system includes: a sample inlet, which is a hollow tube and has a first connecting element at its top, external end; a particle sorter comprising one or a plurality of annular sorters, the sorter located in the sample inlet and one of its ends being pushing against an inside of the top end of the sample inlet; a porous collecting element being made of a porous material; and a sampling body which is a hollow tube and has a first connecting element at its external top end for connecting to the first connecting element at the sample inlet external top end, and a stopper at its bottom end for pushing against the porous absorbing element so the porous absorbing element is placed between the particle sorter and the stopper, and the stopper has a through hole or a through tube at its center for connecting to an external part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 6703922
    Abstract: A method for monitoring exposure time of workers involves the use of a sensor, which is carried by the workers for monitoring continually in a real-time fashion in an environment such that the results are recorded by a recorder. The an add-on or built-in timer in the sensor or the recorder is used to monitor time, which is recorded in the recorder simultaneously, so as to obtain the real-time continuous exposure level of a hazardous material in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Peng-Yau Wang
  • Publication number: 20040008115
    Abstract: A method for monitoring exposure time of workers involves the use of a sensor, which is carried by the workers for monitoring continually in a real-time fashion in an environment such that the results are recorded by a recorder. The an add-on or built-in timer in the sensor or the recorder is used to monitor time, which is recorded in the recorder simultaneously, so as to obtain the real-time continuous exposure level of a hazardous material in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Peng-Yau Wang
  • Publication number: 20040002160
    Abstract: A device is used to monitor a worker's exposure to a hazardous gas in a workplace. The device includes an infrared locating member, a chemical sensor, a controller, and a power source. The infrared locating member is used to monitor the worker's exposure position. The chemical sensor is uses to monitor the worker's exposure concentration. The controller serves as a central processing unit to receive an exposure position signal from the infrared locating member, and an exposure concentration signal from the chemical sensor. The controller is provided with a built-in or externally-connected timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Peng-Yau Wang
  • Patent number: 6164875
    Abstract: A trench shield includes a pair of shielding panels for protecting opposite side walls of a trench excavation, two side frames are provided for restively adjustably securing the two shielding panels on the two side frames, and have a plurality of brace members spaced between the two side frames for retaining the two side frames and the two shielding panels, and two rolling devices respectively are mounted on a front bottom portion and a rear bottom portion of the trench shield for carrying the trench shield to be ridable and movable on a pipe under construction in the trench excavation. Upon rolling of the rolling devices on the constructing pipe, the trench shield will be conveniently moved on the pipe without any obstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Shih-Hsiung Wu, Chen-Chung Lin, Cheng-Yang Hsu
  • Patent number: 6155750
    Abstract: A trench shield includes: a pair of shielding wheels rotatably mounted on a pair of retaining plates; a plurality of brace members passing through two retaining plates for retaining the two shielding wheels, each shielding wheel formed as a protective circular panel for shielding a side wall of a trench excavation for preventing collapse of the trench walls; and two control devices each provided for locking or unlocking each shielding wheel on each retaining plate; whereby upon unlocking of the wheels from the retaining plates and upon rolling of the wheels in the trench, the trench shield will be forwardly moved conveniently and smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs
    Inventors: Shih-Hsiung Wu, Chen-Chung Lin, Cheng-Yang Hsu
  • Patent number: 6151970
    Abstract: A virtual cyclone sampler of a hollow rectangular container is provided with an arcuate surface by chamfering an edge thereof. The virtual cyclone sampler is further provided with two guide slots which are located at junctions of the arcuate surface and two adjacent planes sharing the chamfered edge. The guide slots are intended to guide gas or airborne particles to flow into or out of the container. Two virtual cyclone samplers may be connected in symmetry to form a composite virtual cyclone sampler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Chih-Chieh Chen, Sheng-Hsiu Huang
  • Patent number: 6124798
    Abstract: An alarm device is designed to warn of danger of hitting high voltage overhead power lines by a crane in motion. The alarm device is composed of an electric-field sensor for detecting the alternating electric field of the overhead power lines and for outputting an alternating current, which is then converted or amplified by an amplifier connected with the electric-field sensor. An alternating voltage is outputted by the amplifier such that the alternating voltage is rectified and filtered by a rectifier/filter circuit connected with the amplifier. A direct current voltage output is brought about by the rectifier/filter circuit. A starter is disposed between the rectifier/filter circuit and a wireless transmitter capable of being activated by the starter to transmit a wireless signal at such time when the value of the direct current voltage exceeds a preset value. The alarm device is further composed of a wireless receiver/alarm for receiving the wireless signal and for effecting a warning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Tai, Wen-Yuan Su, Chang-Fa Yang, Chi-Jui Wu, Shih-Shong Yen
  • Patent number: 6119059
    Abstract: An advance warning device for monitoring the working conditions of a hydraulic braking system of a motor vehicle is composed of a plurality of sensors and a controller in communication with the sensors for processing the signals transmitted by the sensors so as to provide the operator of the motor vehicle with an advance warning signal as to likelihood of the brake failure. The sensors are intended to monitor respectively the temperature of the brake lining piece, the temperature of the brake fluid kept in the distribution pump, the water content of the brake fluid of the hydraulic braking system, and the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic braking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Institute Of Occupational Safety And Health, Council Of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Tai, Shih-Hsiung Wu, Chung-Yun Gau, Shuo-Jen Lee, Ke-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 5984868
    Abstract: A device is intended to measure an absorbed dose of a hazardous gas by skin of a human body and is composed of an exposure chamber, a gas concentration control system, and one or more gas sensors. A naked part of the human body is held in the exposure chamber containing the hazardous gas of a concentration which is kept in a predetermined range by the gas concentration control system. As the concentration of the hazardous gas drops below the predetermined range, the gas concentration control system replenishes the exposure chamber with an amount of the hazardous gas with the help of a concentration signal transmitted from the sensors, so that the concentration of the hazardous gas is once again kept in the predetermined range. The absorbed dose of the hazardous gas by skin is computed on the basis of the amount of the hazardous gas that is replenished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Peng-Yau Wang