Patents by Inventor Ching-Po Lee

Ching-Po Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 8329352
    Abstract: A heat exchanging element adapted to a fuel cell system includes a plurality of heat exchanging units and a fixing unit. The heat exchanging units are arranged to be spaced apart from one another along a first direction. The fixing unit fixes the heat exchanging units. Each of the heat exchanging units is demarcated into a first part and a second part extending from the first part by the fixing unit. A thermal conductivity coefficient of each of the heat exchanging units is higher than that of the fixing unit. The fixing unit is configured to slow heat conduction between the heat exchanging units. The heat exchanging element improves a heat recovery efficiency of the fuel cell system. In addition, two kinds of fuel cell systems using the above-mentioned heat exchanging element are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Ching-Po Lee, Chih-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 8256927
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a lamp housing component, a main bone disposed inside the lamp housing component, and at least one light emitting component. The light emitting component has a heat sink member and a light emitting member. The heat sink member is locked on the main bone, and the light emitting member is disposed on the lamp housing component and contacts the heat sink member. According to the demand for luminance, the number of light emitting components is optionally increased or decreased on the main bone, or the main bone inside the lamp housing component is replaced by an extended main bone, so as to increase the number of light emitting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Leotek Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Hu, Yu-Yuan Yeh, Ming-Chun Wu, Ching-Po Lee
  • Patent number: 8241811
    Abstract: A flow channel plate adapted to a fuel cell apparatus is provided. The flow channel plate includes a separating film and a plurality of bar supporting members. The separating film is disposed between two components of the fuel cell apparatus, and the bar supporting members lean against the separating film and the two components to maintain a distance between the two components. The flow channel plate has low flow resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Nien-Hui Hsu, Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee
  • Patent number: 8133630
    Abstract: A fuel cell module including a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), a pressing plate, an anode collector, an anode flow channel plate, a cathode collector, and a cathode flow channel plate is provided. The MEA has a protrusion, and the pressing plate presses an edge of a cathode of the MEA. The pressing plate has a first opening to expose the protrusion. The anode collector is disposed on an anode of the MEA. The anode flow channel plate is disposed on anode collector. The anode collector is disposed between the anode and the anode flow channel plate. The cathode flow channel plate faces the cathode collector disposed on the cathode and the pressing plate to form a flow channel between an inner surface of the cathode flow channel plate and the cathode collector. The cathode flow channel plate has a concave portion corresponding to the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.,
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Ching-Po Lee, Jin-Shu Huang, Nien-Hui Hsu
  • Patent number: 8101313
    Abstract: A flow field plate module for a fuel cell system includes at least one flow field plate defining a fuel transporting channel thereon. The fuel transporting channel is divided into a middle converging zone having a group of first flow guiding plates arranged therein, and two diverging zones located at two lateral sides of the middle converging zone and each having a group of second flow guiding plates arranged therein. The second flow guiding plates are symmetrically arranged in the two diverging zones and are directed at respective inner end toward a space between two adjacent first flow guiding plates in the middle converging zone to thereby offset from each of the two adjacent first flow guiding plates by a predetermined distance in a fuel flowing direction, so that a fluid path is formed between any two adjacent first and second flow guiding plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee, Nien-Hui Hsu
  • Patent number: 8034492
    Abstract: A fuel cell apparatus including a fuel cell module, a heat exchanging assembly, and an airflow producing element is provided. The fuel cell module is used to perform chemical reactions of a fuel cell. The heat exchanging assembly includes a first heat exchanging part, a second heat exchanging part, and a connection part. The connection part connects the first heat exchanging part and the second heat exchanging part respectively. The airflow producing element is adapted to produce an airflow, and the airflow flows through the first heat exchanging part, the fuel cell module, and the second heat exchanging part sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventors: Nien-Hui Hsu, Cheng Wang, Ching-Po Lee, Jin-Shu Huang
  • Publication number: 20110063832
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a lamp housing component, a main bone disposed inside the lamp housing component, and at least one light emitting component. The light emitting component has a heat sink member and a light emitting member. The heat sink member is locked on the main bone, and the light emitting member is disposed on the lamp housing component and contacts the heat sink member. According to the demand for luminance, the number of light emitting components is optionally increased or decreased on the main bone, or the main bone inside the lamp housing component is replaced by an extended main bone, so as to increase the number of light emitting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: LEOTEK ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung HU, Yu-Yuan Yeh, Ming-Chun Wu, Ching-Po Lee
  • Patent number: 7901827
    Abstract: A fuel cell apparatus including a reaction unit for performing a chemical reaction, at least one fan for providing an airflow, and an airflow guiding device is provided. The airflow guiding device is connected to the fan and the reaction unit. The airflow guiding device includes an airflow rectification segment and a first airflow separation segment. The airflow rectification segment is connected to the fan and has one flow channel. The first airflow separation segment is connected to the airflow rectification segment and disposed between the airflow rectification segment and the reaction unit. A number of flow channels inside the first airflow separation segment is N1, where N1 is a positive integer and N1>1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Young Green Energy Co.
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Nien-Hui Hsu, Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee
  • Publication number: 20110032697
    Abstract: An LED light device module includes a housing, a light source structure and a power supply. The housing has a cover body and a base body. The cover body is located on the base body. The light source structure is located in the housing. The light source structure includes a cooling device, an LED light source device and a secondary optical device. The LED light source device and the secondary optical device are located on the cooling device. The LED light source device is located between the cooling device and the secondary optical device. The power supply is located in the housing and electrically connected with the light source structure. Thereby, the system cost is reduced, the total weight is low, it is easy to manufacture and maintain. The LED light device module can be expanded and the outline of the LED light device module can be designed flexibly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Hu, Yu-Yuan Yeh, Ching-Po Lee
  • Publication number: 20100304275
    Abstract: A channel module suitable to diverge or converge a liquid fuel includes a first carrier, a second carrier, and a cover. The first carrier has a channel opening and a channel communicating with the channel opening. The second carrier disposed on the first carrier has at least one accommodation cavity and at least one main opening. The main opening is located at the geometry center of a bottom surface of the accommodation cavity and the accommodation cavity communicates with the channel through the main opening. The cover disposed on the second carrier has a plurality of sub-openings. The sub-openings communicate with the accommodation cavity, the locations of the sub-openings are on a same plane and form a geometry shape, and the orthogonally projected location on the plane of the main opening is the geometry center of the geometry shape. A fuel cell employing the channel module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: YOUNG GREEN ENERGY CO.
    Inventors: Ching-Po Lee, Cheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20100279189
    Abstract: A fuel cell system having uniform temperature field, includes at least one fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack includes a housing, a fuel cell module, and an air guiding device. The housing defines an internal receiving space, and has an air outlet zone and at least two air inlet zones. The fuel cell module is disposed in the receiving space and includes a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies are disposed at intervals along a first sidewall toward a second sidewall on a plane of the receiving space of the housing. Each of the membrane electrode assemblies corresponds to at least one of the air inlet zones. The air guiding device is disposed on of the housing for generating airflows via the air inlet zones into the housing. The airflows flow along cathode surfaces of the membrane electrode assemblies and finally flow out of the housing via the air outlet zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee, Nien-Hui Hsu
  • Patent number: 7682047
    Abstract: A backlight module including a light box, a plurality of light source sets, and a heat dissipation device is provided. The light box has a bottom and a light-emitting section. The bottom has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light source sets are disposed on the first surface, and each of the light source sets includes a substrate disposed on the first surface and a plurality of point light sources disposed on the substrate. The heat dissipation device is disposed on the second surface. The heat dissipation device includes a thermal assembly and at least one fan, and the thermal assembly includes a plurality of covers. Each of the covers is individually disposed on the second surface at a position below one of the light source sets, and an air flow channel is formed between each cover and the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Nien-Hui Hsu, Ching-Po Lee
  • Publication number: 20090181273
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a first airflow generator, a first fuel cell module, a second airflow generator and a second fuel cell module. The first airflow generator is capable of providing a first airflow, which flows through the first fuel cell module. The second airflow generator is capable of providing a second airflow, which flows through the second fuel cell module. A heat exchange is proceeded between the first airflow departing from the first fuel cell module and the second airflow prior to entering the second fuel cell module, and another heat exchange is proceeded between the second airflow departing from the second fuel cell module and the first airflow prior to entering the first fuel cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee, Cheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20090148737
    Abstract: A heat exchanging element adapted to a fuel cell system includes a plurality of heat exchanging units and a fixing unit. The heat exchanging units are arranged to be spaced apart from one another along a first direction. The fixing unit fixes the heat exchanging units. Each of the heat exchanging units is demarcated into a first part and a second part extending from the first part by the fixing unit. A thermal conductivity coefficient of each of the heat exchanging units is higher than that of the fixing unit. The fixing unit is configured to slow heat conduction between the heat exchanging units. The heat exchanging element improves a heat recovery efficiency of the fuel cell system. In addition, two kinds of fuel cell systems using the above-mentioned heat exchanging element are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Ching-Po Lee, Chih-Cheng Chou
  • Publication number: 20090123794
    Abstract: A fuel cell circulation system includes a fuel tank, a water tank, a mixing tank, a first pump, a second pump, and an on/off valve. The mixing tank is in fluid communication with the fuel tank and the water tank. The first pump in fluid communication with the fuel tank, the water tank and the mixing tank is for pumping the fuel in the fuel tank and the reaction water in the water tank into the mixing tank to form a mixed fluid. The second pump in fluid communication with the fuel cell and the mixing tank is used for cyclically pumping the mixed fluid to the fuel cell and sending the reacted mixed fluid back to the mixing tank. The on/off valve is provided on the flow path between the fuel tank and the first pump to control the fluid communication between the fuel tank and the mixing tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Ching-Po LEE, Jin-Shu Huang, Cheng Wang, Nien-Hui Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090035641
    Abstract: A fuel cell device for being inserted into an expansion slot of an electronic device is provided. The fuel cell device includes a case, a first fuel cell module, second fuel cell modules, a connecting interface, and a power management module. The case is divided into a first part and a second part connected thereto. When the fuel cell device is inserted into the expansion slot, the first part is inside the expansion slot and the second part is outside the expansion slot. The first fuel cell module is disposed inside the first part and the second fuel cell modules are juxtaposed inside the second part. The connecting interface is disposed at the case, for being electrically connected to the expansion slot. The power management module is disposed inside the case, for being electrically connected to the first and the second fuel cell modules and the connecting interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee, Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 7485388
    Abstract: A fuel cell including at least a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), a pipe, a pump and a linkage arrangement is provided. The MEA includes an anode layer, a cathode layer and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The pump is adapted to drive a fluid flowing in the pipe to provide fuel for the anode layer. The linkage arrangement includes a first blade, at least a second blade and a connecting element. The first blade is disposed inside the pipe and located on a flowing path of the fluid, and the fluid is adapted to drive the first blade to rotate. The second blade is disposed outside the pipe, and the connecting element is adapted to connect the first blade and the second blade so that the first blade drives the second blade to rotate to bring air to flow through the cathode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee, Nien-Hui Hsu, Cheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20090029209
    Abstract: A fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell module, a pump, a mixing tank, a circulating piping, a valve, a cartridge, and a pressing element. The circulating piping having a first opening is connected to the fuel cell module, pump, and mixing tank. The valve is disposed at the first opening for optionally covering it. The mixing tank stores first fuel. The cartridge connected to a sidewall of the first opening stores second fuel. The concentration of the second fuel is higher than that of the first fuel. The pressing element presses the cartridge to deform it. When the pump is turned on, the valve is closed to cover the first opening, and the first fuel is transported to the fuel cell module. When the pump is turned off, the valve is opened to expose the first opening, and the second fuel is transported to the mixing tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng WANG, Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee
  • Publication number: 20090011305
    Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of a three-edge configuration is provided for a fuel cell system. The MEA is tailored to have three edges and the three edges are embedded in an open space of a frame. The three-edge MEA is arranged between an anode collector plate and a cathode collector plate of the fuel cell system. A flow field plate is arranged at the anode side of the MEA with the anode collector plate interposed between the flow field plate and the MEA. The flow field plate forms a fuel transporting channel that is delimited by three side walls and has three vertices. The configuration of the fuel transporting channel corresponds in shape to the three-edge configuration of the MEA and is in communication with at least one fuel inlet and at least one fuel outlet corresponding to the fuel inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Po Lee, Cheng Wang, Jin-Shu Huang, Nien-Hui Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090004524
    Abstract: A fuel cell including at least a fuel cell module is provided. The fuel cell module has a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), two base plates, an anode current collector and a cathode current collector. The two base plates are disposed on two opposite sides of the MEA to clamp the edge of the MEA. The anode current collector and the cathode current collector are respectively assembled in the central area of the MEA. Moreover, the cathode current collector protrudes from the corresponding base plate. Water produced by the cathode in the present invention flows out through the edge of the cathode current collector so as to improve electricity generation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng Wang, Jin-Shu Huang, Ching-Po Lee