Patents by Inventor Tai-Chuan Mao

Tai-Chuan Mao 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: 20240147661
    Abstract: A zoned heat dissipation control system for a water cooling radiator and a water cooling heat dissipation system having the zoned heat dissipation control system includes a plurality of fans, a plurality of heat dissipation zones defined on the water cooling radiator, a thermal detector, and a control unit. At least one of the fans is disposed within each of the heat dissipation zones. The thermal detector is disposed within at least one of the heat dissipation zones and configured to detect the temperature of the water cooling radiator. The control unit is electrically connected to the fans and the thermal detector and configured to modulate the rotational speed of the fan within each of the heat dissipation zones based on the detected data from the thermal detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: SHUN-CHIH HUANG, TAI-CHUAN MAO, PO-SHENG CHIU, WEI-EN SHIH, CHIH-CHIA LIN
  • Publication number: 20230184259
    Abstract: A fan device includes a hub and a plurality of fan blades. Each of the fan blades includes a driving surface, and the driving surface includes a first tooth column and a second tooth column. The first tooth column includes a plurality of first skin-tooth units. Each of the first skin-tooth units includes a first body. A first middle ridge and two first side ridges protrude from a surface of the first body, and a groove is formed between two adjacent first skin-tooth units. The second tooth column includes a plurality of second skin-tooth units. Each of the second skin-tooth units includes a second body and an extension element. A second middle ridge and two second side ridges protrude from a surface of the second body, and the extension element is located in the groove and includes an extension rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Huan-Zhong Chen, Chun-Liang Guo
  • Patent number: 11448331
    Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly includes a case and a partition structure. The case has a chamber. The partition structure includes a partition wall vertically disposed in the chamber to separate a first flow path and a second flow path in the chamber, and the partition wall has a breach and a valve structure disposed at the breach, wherein the valve structure covers the breach when the valve structure is not pushed open. When a fluid pressure existed in a section of one of the first flow path and the second flow path which is adjacent to the valve structure is greater than a fluid pressure existed in a section of the other one of the first flow path and the second flow path which is adjacent to the valve structure, the valve structure is pushed away to expose at least a part of the breach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Yi-Jhen Lin
  • Patent number: 11408692
    Abstract: A liquid cooling device includes a liquid cooling conductor, a detecting probe, and a determining circuit. The liquid cooling conductor includes a chamber defined therein for communicating with the outside, the chamber is configured to accommodate the coolant, and the surface of the liquid cooling conductor is provided with at least one communicating port communicating with the chamber; wherein the liquid cooling conductor is formed joining at least two combination blocks, and at least one of the two combination blocks is a metal conductor. The detecting probe is disposed on the liquid cooling conductor and normally electrically disconnected from the metal conductor. The determining circuit is electrically connected to the metal conductor and the detecting probe, and generates a liquid leakage alarm signal when the metal conductor and the detecting probe are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Ching-Yu Lu, Yi-Jhen Lin, Liang-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 10973150
    Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly includes a case and a partition structure. The case includes a cavity, a first water hole, and a second water hole, wherein the cavity includes a first region and a second region communicated with each other. The first water hole and the second water hole are communicated with the first region. The partition structure includes a separation wall and a separation layer connected to each other, wherein the separation wall is vertically disposed in the first region to separate a first flow path and a second flow path disposed in left and right portions in the first region. The separation layer is horizontally disposed in the second region to separate a third flow path and a fourth flow path disposed in upper and lower portions in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Yi-Jhen Lin
  • Publication number: 20210007245
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device is adapted to be disposed on a primary heat source and a secondary heat source. The heat dissipation device includes a water cooling head module and a heat conducting member. The water cooling head module is disposed on the primary heat source. The heat conducting member is thermally coupled to the secondary heat source and extends into the water cooling head module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Chun-Liang Guo
  • Publication number: 20200208748
    Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly includes a case and a partition structure. The case has a chamber. The partition structure includes a partition wall vertically disposed in the chamber to separate a first flow path and a second flow path in the chamber, and the partition wall has a breach and a valve structure disposed at the breach, wherein the valve structure covers the breach when the valve structure is not pushed open. When a fluid pressure existed in a section of one of the first flow path and the second flow path which is adjacent to the valve structure is greater than a fluid pressure existed in a section of the other one of the first flow path and the second flow path which is adjacent to the valve structure, the valve structure is pushed away to expose at least a part of the breach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Yi-Jhen Lin
  • Publication number: 20200137925
    Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly includes a case and a partition structure. The case includes a cavity, a first water hole, and a second water hole, wherein the cavity includes a first region and a second region communicated with each other. The first water hole and the second water hole are communicated with the first region. The partition structure includes a separation wall and a separation layer connected to each other, wherein the separation wall is vertically disposed in the first region to separate a first flow path and a second flow path disposed in left and right portions in the first region. The separation layer is horizontally disposed in the second region to separate a third flow path and a fourth flow path disposed in upper and lower portions in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Yi-Jhen Lin
  • Publication number: 20190368832
    Abstract: A liquid cooling device includes a liquid cooling conductor, a detecting probe, and a determining circuit. The liquid cooling conductor includes a chamber defined therein for communicating with the outside, the chamber is configured to accommodate the coolant, and the surface of the liquid cooling conductor is provided with at least one communicating port communicating with the chamber; wherein the liquid cooling conductor is formed joining at least two combination blocks, and at least one of the two combination blocks is a metal conductor. The detecting probe is disposed on the liquid cooling conductor and normally electrically disconnected from the metal conductor. The determining circuit is electrically connected to the metal conductor and the detecting probe, and generates a liquid leakage alarm signal when the metal conductor and the detecting probe are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Ching-Yu Lu, Yi-Jhen Lin, Liang-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 10378753
    Abstract: A light-emitting cooling fan includes a base, a bracket arranged above the base, an impeller located in between the base and the bracket, a light source disposed on the bracket, a reflector disposed on a hub of the impeller and a light guiding member. The light source points downward to the hub of the impeller. The reflector is disposed underneath the light source, and configured for reflecting light from the light source in a radial direction of the hub. The light guiding member is disposed underneath the light source, and configured for receiving the light from the reflector and leading the light to travel along the radial direction of the hub to outside of the hub and then hit one of fan blades of the impeller. In this way, rotation of the impeller transfers the light into a halo visual illusion for human eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao
  • Publication number: 20190063740
    Abstract: A light-emitting cooling fan includes a base, a bracket arranged above the base, an impeller located in between the base and the bracket, a light source disposed on the bracket, a reflector disposed on a hub of the impeller and a light guiding member. The light source points downward to the hub of the impeller. The reflector is disposed underneath the light source, and configured for reflecting light from the light source in a radial direction of the hub. The light guiding member is disposed underneath the light source, and configured for receiving the light from the reflector and leading the light to travel along the radial direction of the hub to outside of the hub and then hit one of fan blades of the impeller. In this way, rotation of the impeller transfers the light into a halo visual illusion for human eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Shun-Chih HUANG, Tai-Chuan MAO
  • Patent number: 9904332
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module, including a heat sink set, a first fan and a second fan disposed adjacent to each other on the heat sink set, is provided. A projection of an area covered by the first fan during rotation on a plane where the heat sink set is located partially overlaps with a projection of an area covered by the second fan during rotation on the plane where the heat sink set is located. A rotating direction of the first fan is different from a rotating direction of the second fan. A display card assembly including a display card and aforesaid heat dissipation module is further provided. An electronic device including a main board and aforesaid display card assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Guang Bo Ning
  • Publication number: 20170108901
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module, including a heat sink set, a first fan and a second fan disposed adjacent to each other on the heat sink set, is provided. A projection of an area covered by the first fan during rotation on a plane where the heat sink set is located partially overlaps with a projection of an area covered by the second fan during rotation on the plane where the heat sink set is located. A rotating direction of the first fan is different from a rotating direction of the second fan. A display card assembly including a display card and aforesaid heat dissipation module is further provided. An electronic device including a main board and aforesaid display card assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao, Guang Bo Ning
  • Publication number: 20130056183
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat sink in cooperation with a fan. The heat sink includes a connecting piece and plural air guide fins disposed on the connecting piece at intervals and each having a guiding face thereon. The guiding face functions to direct the airflow generated by the fan from a first axial direction to a second axial direction, thereby improving greatly the heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Tai Chuan Mao
  • Publication number: 20110308776
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a fin set, a cover, a first fan, a second fan and a control module. The fin set includes a plurality of cooling fins transversely spaced apart and has a substantially flat section at a bottom thereof for contacting a heat source. The cover includes a plate which covers a top surface of the fin set and has two inlets longitudinally spaced apart. The first and second fans are mounted in the two inlets of the cover for generating airflow toward front and rear top sections of the fin set respectively. Additionally, the control module is configured to either actuate the first and second fans upon receiving a working signal or execute the following steps upon receiving a dust-disposal signal: (a). turning on the first cooling fan and turn off the second cooling fan simultaneously for a period of time; and (b). turning on the second cooling fan and turn off the first cooling fan simultaneously for a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Shun-Chih HUANG, Tai-Chuan Mao
  • Publication number: 20060271788
    Abstract: An access method that a user can use to log into a computer system via a wireless authentication device. The access method includes: the wireless authentication device enters within the sensing range of an authentication module of the system. The authentication module of the system senses the wireless authentication device and generates access request message. The authentication module transmits an authentication request message to the wireless authentication device. The authentication module receives a set of access codes from the wireless authentication device. An authentication procedure is processed, allowing the system to be accessed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: An-Sheng Chang, Tai-Chuan Mao