Patents by Inventor Horng-Bin Hsu
Horng-Bin Hsu 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).
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Patent number: 11528788Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a luminescent device driven by a rectified AC voltage, a current detecting circuit, a current regulating circuit, and a duty cycle detecting circuit. The current regulating circuit is configured to provide a regulating current so that the current flowing through the luminescent device does not exceed the regulating current. The current detecting circuit is configured to monitor the value of the regulating current, and the duty cycle detecting circuit is configured to monitor the duty cycle of the regulating current. The present invention can improve the overall line regulation of the LED lighting device when the rectified AC voltage somehow fluctuates between its upper bound and lower bound.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Chiplight Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Pen-Li Chou
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Publication number: 20220377859Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a luminescent device driven by a rectified AC voltage, a current detecting circuit, a current regulating circuit, and a duty cycle detecting circuit. The current regulating circuit is configured to provide a regulating current so that the current flowing through the luminescent device does not exceed the regulating current. The current detecting circuit is configured to monitor the value of the regulating current, and the duty cycle detecting circuit is configured to monitor the duty cycle of the regulating current. The present invention can improve the overall line regulation of the LED lighting device when the rectified AC voltage somehow fluctuates between its upper bound and lower bound.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Chiplight Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Pen-Li Chou
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Patent number: 10568173Abstract: A dimmer circuit is used in an LED lighting system which includes a power supply circuit and a lamp. The power supply circuit is configured to provide an AC voltage. The lamp is coupled to the power supply. The dimmer circuit is configured to adjust the brightness of the lamp according to a dimming signal without the lamp conducting a bleeder current during each cycle of the AC voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Chiplight Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Pen-Li Chou
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Patent number: 10531533Abstract: An LED lighting system includes a luminescent unit driven by a rectified AC voltage and a bleeder circuit. The bleeder circuit includes a current source, a dimming detection unit and an adjusting unit. The current source is configured to provide a bleeder current according to a control signal. The dimming detection unit is configured to monitor the rectified AC voltage, thereby outputting a dimming detection signal associated with an operational mode of the LED lighting system. The adjusting unit is configured to output the control signal according to the dimming detection signal so as to instruct the current source to keep the bleeder current at a first value during a first period and at a second value smaller than the first value during a second period subsequent to the first period when the dimming detection signal indicates that the LED lighting system is operating in a dimming mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li
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Patent number: 10334682Abstract: An LED lighting system includes a luminescent unit driven by a rectified AC voltage, a dimmer switch configured to adjust a duty cycle of a system current, and a bleeder circuit. The bleeder circuit includes a first current source, a second current source, a third current source, a current-sensing element for providing a first feedback voltage associated with the system current, a capacitor, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to activate the first current source and deactivate the second current source for charging the capacitor when the system current exceeds a predetermined threshold, deactivate the first current source and activate the second current source for discharging the capacitor when the system current does not exceed the predetermined threshold, and deactivate the third current source to stop supplying the bleeder current according to a second feedback voltage established across the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 10237932Abstract: An LED lighting system includes a luminescent unit driven by a rectified AC voltage, a dimmer switch configured to adjusting a duty cycle of a system current, and a bleeder circuit. The bleeder circuit includes a first current source, a second current source, a third current source, a current-sensing element for providing a first feedback voltage associated with the system current, a capacitor, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to activate the first current source and deactivate the second current source for charging the capacitor when the system current exceeds a predetermined threshold, deactivate the first current source and activate the second current source for discharging the capacitor when the system current does not exceed the predetermined threshold, and deactivate the third current source to stop supplying the bleeder current according to a second feedback voltage established across the capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 10201045Abstract: An LED lighting device includes at least two luminescent devices, two current sensing elements, and two current regulators. The first and second luminescent device are driven by a rectified AC voltage for providing light according to first current and second current, respectively. The first current sensing element provides a first feedback voltage associated with the first current and the second current sensing element provides a second feedback voltage associated with the second current. The first current regulator provides a first regulating current setting according to the first feedback voltage and a line voltage detection voltage associated with the rectified AC voltage, wherein the waveform of the first regulating current setting follows the waveform of the rectified AC voltage. The second current controller is coupled in parallel to the second luminescent device and provides a constant second regulating current setting according to the second feedback voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9930735Abstract: An LED lighting device driven by a rectified AC voltage includes a luminescent device, a charge storage unit and a current controller. The charge storage unit is configured to turn on the luminescent device when the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the luminescent device. The current control unit is configured to allow the LED lighting device to have constant luminance regardless of the level of the rectified AC voltage or dimmer condition, thereby improving flicker phenomenon.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9554428Abstract: An LED lighting device driven by a rectified AC voltage includes a luminescent device, a charge storage unit and a current controller. The charge storage unit is configured to turn on the luminescent device when the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the luminescent device. The current control unit is configured to allow the LED lighting device to have constant luminance regardless of the level of the rectified AC voltage, thereby improving flicker phenomenon.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yung-Hsin Chiang, Yi-Mei Li
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Publication number: 20160381744Abstract: An LED lighting device driven by a rectified AC voltage includes a luminescent device, a charge storage unit and a current controller. The charge storage unit is configured to turn on the luminescent device when the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the luminescent device. The current control unit is configured to allow the LED lighting device to have constant luminance regardless of the level of the rectified AC voltage, thereby improving flicker phenomenon.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yung-Hsin Chiang, Yi-Mei Li
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Publication number: 20160150610Abstract: An LED lighting device includes first and second luminescent units, first and second current controllers, a line voltage sensing unit and a mode control unit. The first current controller with a first current setting is selectively coupled to the first luminescent unit according to a sensing voltage associated a range of the rectified AC voltage. The second current controller with a second current setting is coupled in series to the second luminescent unit . The line voltage sensing unit is configured to detect the sensing voltage. The mode control unit is configured to operate the LED lighting device in a first driving mode when detecting that the rectified AC voltage is within a first AC range and operate the LED lighting device in a second driving mode when detecting that the rectified AC voltage is within a second AC range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9351363Abstract: An LED lighting device includes first and second luminescent units, first and second current controllers, a line voltage sensing unit and a mode control unit. The first current controller with a first current setting is selectively coupled to the first luminescent unit according to a sensing voltage associated a range of the rectified AC voltage. The second current controller with a second current setting is coupled in series to the second luminescent unit. The line voltage sensing unit is configured to detect the sensing voltage. The mode control unit is configured to operate the LED lighting device in a first driving mode when detecting that the rectified AC voltage is within a first AC range and operate the LED lighting device in a second driving mode when detecting that the rectified AC voltage is within a second AC range.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9265102Abstract: An LED lighting device includes first through third luminescent devices and first through third current controllers. The first and second luminescent devices are driven by a rectified AC voltage for providing light of a first color. The third luminescent device is driven by the rectified AC voltage for providing light of a second color different from the first color. The first through third current controllers are configured to regulate the current flowing through the first through third current controllers according to a first current setting, a second current setting and a third current setting, respectively. The color rendering index of the LED lighting device can thus be adjusted flexibly.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9258865Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple luminescent devices driven by a rectified AC voltage. The multiple luminescent devices are turned on flexibly in a multi-stage driving scheme using multiple current control units. At least one charge storage unit is coupled in parallel with at least one luminescent device. When the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the at least one luminescent device, the at least charge storage unit is configured to discharge energy to the at least one luminescent device, thereby keeping the at least one luminescent device turned on.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9226354Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a slave driving stage and a master driving stage. The slave driving stage includes a first luminescent device and a first current controller for providing a constant current setting in an ON phase. The master driving stage includes a second luminescent device and a current control unit having a second current controller and a current envelope controller. The second current controller provides a current envelope in the ON phase. The current envelope controller sets a level of the current envelope according to a rectified AC voltage. The driving current is regulated by the first current controller according to the constant current setting when the constant current setting is smaller than the level of the current envelope, or by the second current controller according to the current envelope when the level of the current envelope is smaller than the constant current setting.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Publication number: 20150257214Abstract: An LED lighting device includes first through third luminescent devices and first through third current controllers. The first and second luminescent devices are driven by a rectified AC voltage for providing light of a first color. The third luminescent device is driven by the rectified AC voltage for providing light of a second color different from the first color. The first through third current controllers are configured to regulate the current flowing through the first through third current controllers according to a first current setting, a second current setting and a third current setting, respectively. The color rendering index of the LED lighting device can thus be adjusted flexibly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Publication number: 20150245442Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple luminescent devices driven by a rectified AC voltage. The multiple luminescent devices are turned on flexibly in a multi-stage driving scheme using multiple current control units. At least one charge storage unit is coupled in parallel with at least one luminescent device. When the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the at least one luminescent device, the at least charge storage unit is configured to discharge energy to the at least one luminescent device, thereby keeping the at least one luminescent device turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9113523Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple driving stages. A first driving stage includes a first luminescent device driven by a first current and a first current controller coupled in parallel with the first luminescent device. The first current controller is configured to conduct a second current according to a voltage established across the first current controller and regulate the second current so that a sum of the first current and the second current does not exceed a first value. The second driving stage includes a second luminescent device driven by a third current and a second current controller coupled in series to the second luminescent device. The second current controller is configured to conduct a fourth current according to a voltage established across the second current controller and regulate the fourth current so that a sum of the third current and the fourth current does not exceed a second value.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Publication number: 20150201471Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple luminescent devices driven by a rectified AC voltage. The multiple luminescent devices are turned on flexibly in a multi-stage driving scheme using multiple current control units. At least one charge storage unit is coupled in parallel with at least one luminescent device. When the rectified AC voltage is still insufficient to turn on the at least one luminescent device, the at least charge storage unit is configured to discharge energy to the at least one luminescent device, thereby keeping the at least one luminescent device turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li, Yung-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9084315Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple driving stages. A first driving stage includes a first luminescent device driven by a first current, a second luminescent device driven by a second current, a path-controller for conducting a third current, a first current controller for regulating the first current, and a second current controller for regulating the second current. The second driving stage includes a third current controller coupled in series to the first driving stage and configured to conduct and regulate a fourth current. When the path-controller is turned off, the third current is zero, and the fourth current is equal to the sum of the first current and the second current. When the path-controller is turned on, the first current, the second current, the third current and the fourth current is equal.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: IML InternationalInventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yi-Mei Li