Patents Assigned to National Cheng-Kung University
  • Publication number: 20240143922
    Abstract: A method of generating knowledge graph, performed by a processing device, includes: obtaining a knowledge document, performing word segmentation and part-of-speech tagging on the knowledge document to generate a number of tagged words, obtaining a number of sentences from the tagged words according to a default sentence pattern, wherein each of the sentences includes a subject, an adverb, a verb and an object, and the adverb corresponding to an adverb type, for each of the sentences, performing: using the subject as a first entity of a triple, using the object as a second entity of the triple, and using the adverb type and the verb as a relation in the triple, and forming a knowledge graph using the triple corresponding to each of the sentences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wen-Hsiang LU, Chia-Ming TUNG, Ding-Jhe LIOU
  • Publication number: 20240145706
    Abstract: The present invention provides a core-shell cathode characterized by comprising: a shell comprising an electrically conductive, porous carbon material; and a core, which is an inner cavity enclosed within the shell, wherein the core contains an active material and an electrolyte, and the active material comprises liquid polysulfide having the general formula Li2Sx, wherein 4?x?8; the shell comprises a first layer, an O-ring and a second layer sequentially stacked from bottom to top to form the inner cavity to contain the active material and the electrolyte. The present invention also provides a lithium-sulfur battery using said core-shell cathode, which attains both high sulfur loading and high sulfur content, and simultaneously satisfies high energy density, high capacity retention and high cycle stability under lean-electrolyte condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng-Heng CHUNG, Yun-Chen WU
  • Publication number: 20240145664
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hot-pressed carbon/sulfur composite energy-storage cathode utilized in a lithium-sulfur battery, comprising: a conductive porous substrate with specific surface area of 1˜100 m2/g before sulfur loading, and a sulfur layer formed on the conductive porous substrate by hot-pressing method; the cathode has a sulfur loading of 8 mg/cm2 and a sulfur content of 73 wt %. The lithium-sulfur battery of the present invention, with the significant enhancement of the loading and the content of the active material achieved by the hot-pressed carbon/sulfur composite energy-storage cathode, may have the effect of high cyclability and high energy density in a lean-electrolyte lithium-sulfur battery with a low electrolyte-to-sulfur ratio of 7˜4 ?L/mg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sheng-Heng CHUNG, Cheng-Che WU
  • Patent number: 11967272
    Abstract: A sweep voltage generator and a display panel are provided. The sweep voltage generator includes an output node, a current generating block and a voltage regulating block. The output node is used to provide a sweep signal. The current generating block is coupled to the output node, includes a detection path for detecting an output load variation on the output node, and adjusts the sweep signal provided by the output node based on the output load variation. The voltage regulating block is coupled to the output node for regulating a voltage of the output node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUO Corporation, National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Yi-Chen Huang, Chih-I Liu, Po-Cheng Lai, Ming-Yang Deng, Chia-En Wu, Ming-Hung Chuang, Chia-Tien Peng
  • Patent number: 11963976
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for treating an ischemic tissue, comprising: a core component and a matrix component, wherein the core component includes a heparin or derivative thereof and the matrix component includes a hyaluronan or derivative thereof, the pharmaceutical composition having a viscosity greater than 10 mPa-s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Lynn L. H. Huang
  • Publication number: 20240127093
    Abstract: A quantum circuit of Coiflet'C6 wavelet transform includes a B quantum circuit, a Q2n·Q2n quantum circuit, and an A quantum circuit. The B quantum circuit is configured to receive a first part of data of n-dimension and generate a first intermediate result. The Q2n·Q2n quantum circuit is configured to receive a second part of the data and generate a first result. The Q2n·Q2n quantum circuit is coupled to the B quantum circuit to receive the first intermediate result and generate a second intermediate result. The A quantum circuit is coupled to the Q2n·Q2n quantum circuit to receive the second intermediate result and generate a second result. The present disclosure also proposes a manufacturing method of a Coiflet'C6 wavelet transform quantum circuit and a Coiflet'C6 wavelet inverse transform quantum circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Chi-Chuan HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240124715
    Abstract: A biomass treatment method includes steps as follows. A biomass and sodium percarbonate are provided, wherein the biomass includes hemicellulose, cellulose and/or lignin. The biomass and the sodium percarbonate are mixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Wei-Hsin Chen, Kuan-Ting Lee
  • Publication number: 20240124163
    Abstract: A magnetic multi-pole propulsion array system is applied to at least one external cathode and includes a plurality of magnetic multi-pole thrusters connected adjacent to each other. Each magnetic multi-pole thruster includes a propellant provider, a discharge chamber, an anode and a plurality of magnetic components. The propellant provider outputs propellant. The discharge chamber is connected with the propellant provider to accommodate the propellant. The anode is disposed inside the discharge chamber to generate an electric field. The plurality of magnetic components is respectively disposed on several sides of the discharge chamber. One of the several sides of the discharge chamber of the magnetic multi-pole thruster is applied for one side of a discharge chamber of another magnetic multi-pole thruster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yueh-Heng Li, Yu-Ting Wu, Chao-Wei Huang, Wei-Cheng Lo, Hsun-Chen Hsieh, Ping-Han Huang, Yi-Long Huang, Sheng-Wen Liu, Wei-Cheng Lien
  • Patent number: 11955865
    Abstract: A three-axis voice coil motor including a base, a spherical bearing, a magnetic component, an X-coil group, a Y-coil group, and at least one Z-coil group is provided. The base has a supporting pole. The spherical bearing is rotatably sleeved around the supporting pole. The magnetic component is securely sleeved around the spherical bearing and the magnetic component rotates along with the spherical bearing. The X-coil group is disposed around the magnetic component along an X-axial direction passing through the spherical bearing, and the X-coil group has first gaps. The Y-coil group is disposed around the magnetic component along a Y-axial direction passing through the spherical bearing, and the Y-coil group has second gaps. The Z-coil group is disposed around the magnetic component along a Z-axial direction passing through the spherical bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Chiu-Nung Yeh
  • Publication number: 20240102934
    Abstract: A test strip detecting system includes a test strip, a test strip detecting carrier and a mobile communication apparatus. The test strip detecting carrier includes a container structure, positioning markers and colorimetric calibrating blocks, and the colorimetric calibrating blocks are embedded inside the positioning markers. The test strip is placed in the container structure and reacts with a specimen to generate color blocks. The mobile communication apparatus controls an image capture unit to capture an original image of the test strip placed in the test strip detecting carrier; detects the positioning markers in the original image to obtain a plurality of coordinates of the positioning markers; performs image coordinate calibration according to the plurality of coordinates to generate a calibrated image; and performs a colorimetric calibration for the color blocks and the colorimetric calibrating blocks according to the calibrated image so as to generate a test result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Lin, Wei-Chien Weng, Yi-Hsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11940610
    Abstract: An autofocus system includes a focus light source, an objective lens, a defocus lens, a first image sensor, and a controller. The defocus lens is disposed on the transmission path of the focus light beam, so that a minimum light point of the focus light beam passing through the objective lens deviates from a focus of the objective lens. The first image sensor is configured to receive a focus reflected light beam generated after the focus light beam is reflected by the sample. The controller is electrically connected to the first image sensor. According to a center change of gravity, a position change, or an energy change of a light spot formed by the focus reflected light beam on an image plane of the first image sensor, the controller drives the objective lens or the sample to move, so that the focus of the objective lens falls on the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Ho-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20240079143
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for providing biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and particularly to a method that is able to enhance the accuracy of predicting AD from Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients using the Hippocampus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) data. The providing MRI images containing the anatomical structure of Hippocampus biomarker and MMSE data as a training data set; training a processor using the training data set, and the training comprising acts of receiving MRI images and MMSE data as a testing data set from a target; and classifying the test data by the trained processor to include aggregating predictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Gwo-Giun LEE, Te-Han KUNG, Tzu-Cheng CHAO, Yu-Min KUO
  • Patent number: 11921474
    Abstract: A virtual metrology method using a convolutional neural network (CNN) is provided. In this method, a dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm is used to delete unsimilar sets of process data, and adjust the sets of process data to be of the same length, thereby enabling the CNN to be used for virtual metrology. A virtual metrology model of the embodiments of the present invention includes several CNN models and a conjecture model, in which plural inputs of the CNN model are sets of time sequence data of respective parameters, and plural outputs of the CNN models are inputs to the conjecture model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fan-Tien Cheng, Yu-Ming Hsieh, Tan-Ju Wang, Li-Hsuan Peng, Chin-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11891303
    Abstract: A catalyst composition for manufacturing a catalyst for hydrogen production based on thermochemical reaction of methanol is disclosed. The catalyst composition includes a support component and an active component. The support component includes cement and clay, wherein a weight ratio of the cement to the clay is 3/7 to 9/1. The active component includes copper oxide or a precursor of copper oxide. Based on 100 parts by weight of the support component, a content of the active component is 5 to 10 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Wei-Hsin Chen, Yi-Kai Chih
  • Publication number: 20240038453
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell, a polymeric solid-state electrolyte film for dye- sensitized solar cells, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps: providing a liquid electrolyte, wherein the liquid electrolyte includes a solvent and an electrolyte material dissolved in the solvent; adding a polymer material into the liquid electrolyte to form a gel electrolyte; applying the gel electrolyte to a carrier to form a colloidal-state film; and evaporating the solvent contained in the colloidal-state film in a vacuum environment, wherein the pressure in the vacuum environment is controlled at 0.01 to 10 torr, the temperature is controlled at 40 to 70° C., and the treatment time is 2 to 100 hours, to form a polymeric solid-state electrolyte film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Yuh-lang Lee
  • Publication number: 20240035801
    Abstract: An optical measurement system measuring optical parameters of an object is provided. The object includes at least two light-transmitting layers. The optical measurement system includes a light source module, an image capture module, and a controller. The light source module emits at least two measurement light beams toward the object. The measurement light beams are respectively incident on the object at different angles. The image capture module receives light spots formed on a sensing surface of the image capture module by at least two first light beams after the measurement light beams are reflected by the object and at least two second light beams after the measurement light beams are refracted and reflected between the object. The controller is electrically connected to the image capture module to obtain positions of the light spots. The controller calculates the optical parameters of the object according to the positions of the light spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Liu, Wen-Yu Shih
  • Patent number: 11887458
    Abstract: A fall detection system includes first sensing devices, second sensing devices, positioning modules, a data server and a display device. The first sensing device is configured to detect a posture of a body part of a user for obtaining body part posture data. The positioning modules are configured to detect positions of the first and second sensing devices, so as to obtain corresponding body part position data. Each of the second sensing devices is disposed on a shoe to detect a posture of a user's feet and to measure a distance from an ambient object for obtaining feet posture data and distance measurement data. The data server is configured to receive the body part posture data, the body part position data, the feet posture data and the distance measurement data to determine if the user falls down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Wen-Ching Chiu, Yuan-Hao Ho
  • Publication number: 20240029630
    Abstract: A sweep voltage generator and a display panel are provided. The sweep voltage generator includes an output node, a current generating block and a voltage regulating block. The output node is used to provide a sweep signal. The current generating block is coupled to the output node, includes a detection path for detecting an output load variation on the output node, and adjusts the sweep signal provided by the output node based on the output load variation. The voltage regulating block is coupled to the output node for regulating a voltage of the output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: AUO Corporation, National Cheng-Kung University
    Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin, Yi-Chen Huang, Chih-I Liu, Po-Cheng Lai, Ming-Yang Deng, Chia-En Wu, Ming-Hung Chuang, Chia-Tien Peng
  • Publication number: 20240017070
    Abstract: A device and method are taught for stimulating sympathetic nerves toward mitigating negative impacts to hematopoiesis. An autonomic nerve actuator and stimulator system with a graphic user interface (GUI), controller circuit which converts treatment parameters into a series of Building Block Waveforms (BBW) which are output to Current/Voltage Driver Circuitry (CDC) whose electrical stimulus (ES) outputs are coupled to one or more electrodes and/or electrode arrays positioned proximal specific nerve situations. The use of this in combination with conventional chemotherapy treatments, such as use of carboplatin, was found to significantly enhance hematopoiesis, with improvements in white and red blood cell counts, platelet concentration and hemoglobin concentration, in addition to other measurable characteristics which increased survival rates in the experimental groups tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wentai Liu, Meng-Ru Shen, Li-Hsien Chen, Ya-Ting Hsu
  • Patent number: 11872083
    Abstract: An ultrasonic device is provided for use on a biological tissue, and includes a base assembly on which a vibrator is mounted, and an ultrasonic probe. The base assembly includes an annular base having at least two pairs of abutment protrusions for abutting against the biological tissue, and an installation base coaxially disposed on and rotatable relative to the annular base between two test positions. The installation base has a through hold in which the ultrasonic probe is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Huang, Pei-Yu Chen