Patents by Inventor Sung-Ming Lai

Sung-Ming Lai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240162455
    Abstract: A battery cell including a membrane electrode assembly, a cathode bipolar plate and an anode bipolar plate. The anode bipolar plate includes a metal layer and a thermally conductive layer. The metal layer is stacked on a side of the membrane electrode assembly that is located farthest away from the cathode bipolar plate. The metal layer has a bottom surface, a top surface, a first side surface and a second side surface. The bottom surface faces the membrane electrode assembly. The thermally conductive layer includes a first cover layer and two second cover layers. The first cover layer covers the top surface of the metal layer. The two second cover layers protrude from two opposite sides of the first cover layer, respectively. The two second cover layers at least partially cover the first side surface and the second side surface of the metal layer, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Ming LAI, Sung-Chun CHANG, Chiu-Ping HUANG, Li-Duan TSAI
  • Patent number: 11978929
    Abstract: A close-end fuel cell and an anode bipolar plate thereof are provided. The anode bipolar plate includes an airtight conductive frame and a conductive porous substrate disposed within the airtight conductive frame. In the airtight conductive frame, an edge of a first side has a fuel inlet, and an edge of a second side has a fuel outlet. The conductive porous substrate has at least one flow channel, where a first end of the flow channel communicates with the fuel inlet, a second end of the flow channel communicates with the fuel outlet. The flow channel is provided with a blocking part near the fuel inlet to divide the flow channel into two areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung-Chun Chang, Chien-Ming Lai, Chiu-Ping Huang, Li-Duan Tsai, Keng-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 8395343
    Abstract: A rotation speed control circuit for controlling a rotation speed of a fan includes: a rotation speed detector, for generating a rotation speed voltage according to a rotation speed signal corresponding to the rotation speed; a sample and hold element, coupled to the rotation speed detector, for sampling and storing the rotation speed voltage; an error amplifier, coupled to the sample and hold element, for controlling a voltage of a filter capacitor according to the rotation speed voltage and a reference voltage, to adjust an error voltage; and a pulse width modulation signal generator, coupled to the filter capacitor, for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the error voltage and a triangle wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jung Tsai, Kun-Min Chen, Ching-Sheng Li, Sung-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 8248011
    Abstract: A method for driving a two-phase brushless motor is disclosed. The motor includes a rotator with permanent magnetism and a stator including a first coil and a second coil. The method includes activating the two-phase brushless motor, detecting an output voltage of a disabled coil of the first coil and the second coil to generate a detection result, comparing the detection result and a reference voltage to determine a commutation time point between the first coil and the second coil, generating a commutation signal according to the commutation time point, and driving the two-phase brushless motor according to the commutation time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Ming Lai, Chia-Tai Yang
  • Publication number: 20120007526
    Abstract: A rotation speed control circuit for controlling a rotation speed of a fan includes: a rotation speed detector, for generating a rotation speed voltage according to a rotation speed signal corresponding to the rotation speed; a sample and hold element, coupled to the rotation speed detector, for sampling and storing the rotation speed voltage; an error amplifier, coupled to the sample and hold element, for controlling a voltage of a filter capacitor according to the rotation speed voltage and a reference voltage, to adjust an error voltage; and a pulse width modulation signal generator, coupled to the filter capacitor, for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the error voltage and a triangle wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Jung Tsai, Kun-Min Chen, Ching-Sheng Li, Sung-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 8080955
    Abstract: A driving method for a motor includes sensing variation of magnetic pole of a rotator of the motor, to generate a magnetic pole sensing signal, determining dead zone of the motor according to the magnetic pole sensing signal, to generate a determination result, and adjusting voltage outputted to a coil of the rotator according to the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Anpec Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Ming-Jung Tsai, Sung-Ming Lai, Ching-Sheng Li, Ching-Shan Lu
  • Publication number: 20110121770
    Abstract: A method for driving a two-phase brushless motor is disclosed. The motor includes a rotator with permanent magnetism and a stator including a first coil and a second coil. The method includes activating the two-phase brushless motor, detecting an output voltage of a disabled coil of the first coil and the second coil to generate a detection result, comparing the detection result and a reference voltage to determine a commutation time point between the first coil and the second coil, generating a commutation signal according to the commutation time point, and driving the two-phase brushless motor according to the commutation time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Sung-Ming Lai, Chia-Tai Yang
  • Publication number: 20100253259
    Abstract: A driving method for a motor includes sensing variation of magnetic pole of a rotator of the motor, to generate a magnetic pole sensing signal, determining dead zone of the motor according to the magnetic pole sensing signal, to generate a determination result, and adjusting voltage outputted to a coil of the rotator according to the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Kun-Min Chen, Ming-Jung Tsai, Sung-Ming Lai, Ching-Sheng Li, Ching-Shan Lu