Patents by Inventor Ting-Hsin KUO

Ting-Hsin KUO 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: 10393773
    Abstract: A probe card includes a probe seat having upper and lower dies and a probe accommodating hole, a spring probe inserted through the probe accommodating hole and including a spring sleeve having upper and lower non-spring sections, and a circuit board disposed on the upper die and having a contact pad against which the spring probe is abutted. At least one of the upper and lower dies has a stopping surface partially facing the probe accommodating hole and an extended portion inserting hole in alignment with the probe accommodating hole. At least one of the upper and lower non-spring sections has a cylinder portion abutted on the stopping surface and an extended portion inserted through the extended portion inserting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MPI Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Chen, Ting-Hsin Kuo, Yi-Lung Lee, Shih-Shin Chen, Horng-Chuan Sun, Horng-Kuang Fan
  • Publication number: 20170097376
    Abstract: A spring probe includes a needle, a spring sleeve sleeved onto and fixed to the needle and having non-spring sections and at least one spring section, and an outer sleeve sleeved onto the spring sleeve and covering the at least one spring section. A part of the outer sleeve is connected with the spring sleeve. A probe device includes the spring probe, and a probe seat having dies piled on one another, including upper and lower dies. The spring probe is inserted through the dies in a way that a bottom end of the spring sleeve is abutted on the lower die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Ching CHOU, Ting-Hsin KUO, Tien-Chia LI
  • Publication number: 20170082656
    Abstract: A probe card includes a probe seat having upper and lower dies and a probe accommodating hole, a spring probe inserted through the probe accommodating hole and including a spring sleeve having upper and lower non-spring sections, and a circuit board disposed on the upper die and having a contact pad against which the spring probe is abutted. At least one of the upper and lower dies has a stopping surface partially facing the probe accommodating hole and an extended portion inserting hole in alignment with the probe accommodating hole. At least one of the upper and lower non-spring sections has a cylinder portion abutted on the stopping surface and an extended portion inserted through the extended portion inserting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi CHEN, Ting-Hsin KUO, Yi-Lung LEE, Shih-Shin CHEN, Horng-Chuan SUN, Horng-Kuang FAN
  • Patent number: 9588141
    Abstract: A probe device includes a spring probe having a spring sleeve with at least a spring section and a connection segment fixed to a needle and having a convex portion protruding over an outer cylinder surface of the spring section, and a probe seat having stacked dies and at least a guiding hole through which the probe is inserted. The dies includes a lower die, a supporting die above the lower die and a non-circular supporting hole at the supporting die. The distance between a supporting surface and a center of the supporting hole is greater than the radius of the outer cylinder surface and smaller than the distance between a guiding surface of the supporting hole and the center, which is greater than the maximum distance between the convex portion and a needle center, thereby preventing the probe receiving external force from exceeding deflection and bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Chen, Chien-Chou Wu, Tien-Chia Li, Ting-Hsin Kuo
  • Patent number: 9535092
    Abstract: A spring probe includes a needle, a spring sleeve sleeved onto the needle, and a protrusion. The spring sleeve has upper and lower non-spring sections, and at least a spring section therebetween. The needle has a bottom end portion protruding out from the lower non-spring section, and a top end portion located in the upper non-spring section. The protrusion is located at one of the top end portion and the upper non-spring section. The needle is movable relative to the upper non-spring section from an initial position to a connected position where the upper non-spring section is electrically connected with the needle through the protrusion when receiving an external force. As a result, the spring probe effectively prevents signals from being transmitted through the spring section, thereby improving stability of signal transmission and preventing the spring section from fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Hsin Kuo, Tsung-Yi Chen, Tien-Chia Li, Yi-Lung Lee, Chien-Chou Wu
  • Publication number: 20150276807
    Abstract: A probe device includes a spring probe having a spring sleeve with at least a spring section and a connection segment fixed to a needle and having a convex portion protruding over an outer cylinder surface of the spring section, and a probe seat having stacked dies and at least a guiding hole through which the probe is inserted. The dies includes a lower die, a supporting die above the lower die and a non-circular supporting hole at the supporting die. The distance between a supporting surface and a center of the supporting hole is greater than the radius of the outer cylinder surface and smaller than the distance between a guiding surface of the supporting hole and the center, which is greater than the maximum distance between the convex portion and a needle center, thereby preventing the probe receiving external force from exceeding deflection and bending.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi CHEN, Chien-Chou WU, Tien-Chia LI, Ting-Hsin KUO
  • Publication number: 20150253356
    Abstract: A spring probe includes a needle, a spring sleeve sleeved onto the needle, and a protrusion. The spring sleeve has upper and lower non-spring sections, and at least a spring section therebetween. The needle has a bottom end portion protruding out from the lower non-spring section, and a top end portion located in the upper non-spring section. The protrusion is located at one of the top end portion and the upper non-spring section. The needle is movable relative to the upper non-spring section from an initial position to a connected position where the upper non-spring section is electrically connected with the needle through the protrusion when receiving an external force. As a result, the spring probe effectively prevents signals from being transmitted through the spring section, thereby improving stability of signal transmission and preventing the spring section from fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Ting-Hsin KUO, Tsung-Yi CHEN, Tien-Chia LI, Yi-Lung LEE, Chien-Chou WU