Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
  • Patent number: 8293877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel reactive dyestuff with a N-alkylamino group, represented by the following formula (I): wherein A1, A2, R1, R2, R3, R4, (R5)0-2, (R6)0-2, (Z1)0-1, (Z2)0-1, X1, X2 and n are defined the same as the specification. The reactive dyestuff of the present invention is suitable for exhaust dyeing, cold batch-up dyeing, continuous dyeing, printing and digital spray printing materials that contain hydroxyl group or amino group fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Everlight USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Jang Chen, Chen-Lung Kao, Chien-Yu Chen, Huei-Chin Huang
  • Patent number: 8293427
    Abstract: A separator unit is inserted between adjacent stacked fuel cells, in each of which an electrolyte layer is sandwiched between a fuel electrode and an oxygen electrode. The separator unit includes a sheet-shaped gas barrier member, which blocks a gas, and a collector, which is inserted between the gas barrier member and the fuel electrode or the oxygen electrode and which is provided with a plurality of openings that diffuse the gas. The collector is provided with an electrode contact portion, which is made up of a flat, porous panel that is in contact with the fuel electrode or the oxygen electrode and collects power, and a gas barrier member contact portion, which is made up of a linear piece that forms a gas flow route by being in contact with the gas barrier member and supports the electrode contact portion. A height dimension of the gas barrier member contact portion is smaller than an equivalent diameter of an opening in the electrode contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Equos Research
    Inventors: Noriyuki Takada, Toshihiko Nonobe
  • Patent number: 8295557
    Abstract: A face image processing method is applied to an electronic device, such that the electronic device can perform a face detection to a digital image to obtain a face image in the digital image automatically, and perform a skin color detection to the face image to exclude non-skin features such as eyes, eyeglasses, eyebrows, a moustache, a mouth and nostrils on the face image, and form a skin mask in an area range of the face image belonging to skin color, and finally perform a filtering process to the area range of the face image corresponding to the skin mask to filter high-frequency, mid-frequency and low-frequency noises of an abnormal skin color in the area range of the face image, so as to quickly remove blemishes and dark spots existed in the area range of the face image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Arcsoft Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Guo-Gang Wang, Cheng-Jian He, Xiao-Mu Liu, Jian-Feng Li
  • Patent number: 8293773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,2,3-triazole derivatives which can be used as cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists. In addition, the compound of the 1,2,3-triazole derivatives in the present invention can be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition for treating indications relative to signal transduction of CB1 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Duen-Ren Hou, Ming-Shiu Hung, Chun-Chen Liao, Chun-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 8294492
    Abstract: An ultra-low-power transconductance device is provided, (FIG. 1b, FIG. 1c), comprising a series connection of a transistor of a first channel type (A) and a transistor of a second channel type (B), the first channel type having a different polarity than the second channel type. The transistors each have a source, a drain and a gate. The source of the transistor of the first channel type (A) is coupled with the source of the transistor of the second channel type (B) and the drain of the transistor of the first channel type (A) is coupled with the gate of the transistor of the second channel type (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Universite Catholique de Louvain
    Inventors: David Bol, Denis Flandre, Jean-Didier Legat
  • Patent number: 8294735
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting and adjusting grayscale/white balance of a display comprises the steps of: detecting a chromaticity coordinate and a brightness of a present white color of the display by a detector; selecting a chromaticity coordinate of three primary colors of red, green, and blue in a known chromaticity space for automatically calculating a present mixing ratio of the three primary colors of red, green, and blue of the present white color of the display according to Grassman's Law of color mixture in colormetry; calculating a desired mixing ratio of three primary colors of red, green, and blue of an ideal white color under a predetermined color temperature; and comparing the present mixing ratio with the desired mixing ratio to obtain a proportion therebetween which is used as a set of gain values of the three primary colors of red, green of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Marketech International Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Chwan Chao, Yi-Sheng Yu, Hsu-Pin Kao
  • Patent number: 8294262
    Abstract: A LED chip package including a two-phase-flow heat transfer device, at least one LED chip, a metal lead frame and a package material. The two-phase-flow heat transfer device has at least one flat surface. The LED chip is directly or indirectly bonded or adhered to the flat surface of the two-phase-flow heat transfer device. Heat generated by the LED chip can be easily conducted away from the LED chip by the two-phase-flow heat transfer device such as a heat pipe, a vapor chamber and the like so as to prevent heat from accumulating in the LED chip thereby extending the service duration of the LED chip and to prevent the LED chip from deterioration of the light emitting performance caused by the accumulation of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ke-Chin Lee
  • Patent number: 8292249
    Abstract: A foldable tool stand includes a main shaft, a pair of base plates affixed to the main shaft and two pairs of legs. The main shaft has a first end, a second end, and positioning members respectively provided at the first end and the second end for securing a machine tool. The legs are movable from an extended supporting position to support the stand on the floor to a collapsed position where the legs are closely aligned along the main shaft. By means of utilizing the foldable characteristic of the legs, the foldable tool stand and the machine tool carried on the foldable tool stand provide significant benefits because of its high mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Rexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Hung Chiu
  • Patent number: 8294294
    Abstract: A snap-mounting type remote control switch possesses dual function of wired remote control and wireless remote control, which structure at least comprising an electric cable having three sets of leads, and a PC board having a MCU, a RF receiver and a power control circuit; wherein the MCU is for executing control of the power control circuit under wireless remote control mode according to RF control signal(s) received by the RF receiver to enable the power supplied from an electric power source to appear as an output through one or more sets of leads of the electric cable in the form of positive voltage or negative voltage; particularly the snap-mounting type remote control switch being mounted on a control panel of a vehicle is provided for a driver of the vehicle in application of wired or wireless remotely controlling a rotatable lamp fastened on the vehicle to adjust illumination angle in both vertical and horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: Shih-Yung Chiu
  • Patent number: 8295647
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for retargeting an image, comprising determining a total block structure energy of an input image content. A compressibility rate of the input image content is determined based on the total block structure energy. An optimal scaling factor of the input image content is obtained. The input image content is warped by using a new coordinate matrices and uniformly scaling the input image content to a target image resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shu-Fan Wang, Shang-Hong Lai
  • Patent number: 8296622
    Abstract: A programmable LDPC (Low-Density Parity-Check) code decoder and decoding method thereof is disclosed. By combining at least one programmable switch and at least one memory unit to decode any quasi-cyclic-based parity check matrix, one can set the switch state of the programmable switch to dynamically adjust the size of the decoding matrix and determine the locations of 1's and 0's in the decoding matrix. The mechanism helps improving the usability and flexibility of the decoding matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Xin Yu Shih, An Yeu Wu
  • Patent number: 8292280
    Abstract: A clamp rod (5) is vertically movably inserted into a housing (3), and a detection hole (58) is formed in a lower end wall (3b) of the housing (3), substantially concentrically with an axis of the clamp rod (5). An inlet hole (71, 72) for supplying compressed air is opened in a peripheral surface of the detection hole (58). Into the detection hole (58), a detection member (62) is fitted vertically movably, the detection member (62) having a closing surface (68) which closes an opening portion (71a, 72a) of the inlet hole (71, 72), and a recessed portion (69) through which the opening portion (71a, 72a) is communicatively connected to outside air. The detection member (62) is connected to a downward projecting portion (5a) of the clamp rod (5). The detection member (62) is urged by an elastic member (91) toward the opening portion (71a, 72a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Kosmek Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yokota, Ryota Kojima
  • Patent number: 8293382
    Abstract: The luminous element includes a luminescence lamination, a second transparent oxidative conducting layer and a composite conducting layer. The composite conducting layer includes first transparent oxidative conducting layer and a metal layer. The second transparent oxidative conducting layer is positioned between the metal layer and luminescence lamination the second transparent oxidative conducting layer forms good ohmic contact with the luminous element and with metal layer. Thus, the metal layer will not be influenced by interfusion so as to maintain good light transmissivity and raise luminous efficiency of luminous element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chen Ou, Chen-Ke Hsu
  • Patent number: 8294372
    Abstract: An online time dimmer is disclosed, which comprises a base, an electric circuit unit lodged in the base and a top cover joined with the base correspondingly. The electric circuit unit is functionally made up of a dimmer circuit and a time circuit, and structurally comprises a power switch and a time switch, which are activated by a switch button and a time button respectively. When in use, one end of the unit connects electrically to a power supply through electric wires and a plug, while the other end to a lighting load through electric wires. Once depressing the switch button will in turn press the power switch, which activates power-on, power-off and the adjustment of brightness operated on the lighting load through the dimmer circuit. And depressing the time button will in turn press the time switch, which enables the time circuit to operate time setting on the lighting load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Sun-Lite Sockets Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 8291561
    Abstract: The thermostat installing structure is provided, according to which a thermostat can be installed stably in the circulation path of cooling medium, and the circulation path of cooling medium can be also fastened to the body of an internal combustion engine without causing any damage to the function of the thermostat. The thermostat (5) comprises a frame (12) formed integrally with an annular supporting substrate (6) having the inner circumferential edge portion serving as a valve seat (6a) and regulating a projecting head portion (7a) of an extendable rod (7), whereby the thermostat is installed between the circulation path of cooling medium and the cooling medium channel of the internal combustion engine in a manner that the circulation path of cooling medium and the internal combustion engine body are integrally fastened by fixing the thermostat at a predetermined position in the circulation path of cooling medium with the fixing means and thereafter fitting a gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Uchiyama Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Takaya
  • Patent number: 8294882
    Abstract: The photonic mixer comprises a couple of an injecting contact region (3, 4) for injecting the majority carrier current into the semiconductor substrate (1) and a detector region (7, 8) for collecting the photocurrent. The injecting contact region (3, 4) is doped with a dopant of the first conductivity type (p+) at a higher dopant concentration than the semiconductor substrate (1). The detector region (7, 8) is doped with a dopant of a second conductivity type (n+) opposite the first conductivity type and has a junction (11, 12) with the semiconductor substrate (1), a zone of the semiconductor substrate (1) around said junction (11, 12) being a depleted substrate zone (101, 102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Softkinetic Sensors NV
    Inventors: Ward Van Der Tempel, Daniel Van Nieuwenhove, Maarten Kuijk
  • Patent number: 8292838
    Abstract: An orthopedic device in the form of an unloading osteoarthritic knee brace has proximal and distal frame members with a flexion-extension hinge positioned between the proximal and distal frame members. At least one articulating free hinge is positioned in an upright between the flexion-extension hinge and one of the proximal and distal frame members. The free hinge provides free rotation of the proximal or distal frame member about the anteroposterior axis with respect to the flexion-extension hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Ossur HF
    Inventors: Arni Thor Ingimundarson, Ashley Kimes
  • Patent number: 8294354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field emission light source device, which includes: a base substrate; at least one cathode strip, disposed over the base substrate; at least one emissive protrusion, disposed over the cathode strip and electrically connected to the cathode strip; an insulating layer, disposed over the cathode strip and having at least one opening to allow the emissive protrusion to protrude out of the opening; at least one anode strip, disposed over the insulating layer, where the cathode strip and the anode strip are arranged into an m×n matrix and the at least one anode strip individually has an impacted surface corresponding to the emissive protrude; and a phosphor layer disposed over the impacted surface. Accordingly, the present invention can enhance light utilization efficiency of a field emission light source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Tatung Company
    Inventors: Tzung-Han Yang, Chi-Tsung Lo
  • Patent number: 8292486
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a light guide plate, a first light source module, and a second light source module. The light guide plate has a first incident surface and a second incident surface opposite to the first incident surface. The first and the second light source modules provide light beams into the first and the second incident surfaces, respectively. The first light source module includes at least one first white light emitting diode (LED) and at least one second white LED neighboring with each other. The first and the second white LEDs have different color temperatures. The second light source module includes at least one third white LED and at least one forth white LED neighboring with each other. The third and the forth white LEDs have different color temperatures. The third and the forth white LEDs are located corresponding to the second and the first white LEDs, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Wei-Chun Yang, Chi-Ming Tseng
  • Patent number: 8291800
    Abstract: A combination power tool with a machine base, an independently operable portable circular saw, and a connection device for fastening the portable circular saw to the machine base to form a miter saw. The portable circular saw has a power supply unit including a first power socket that is provided at the front side of the portable circular saw and selectively electrically connectable to the motor of the portable circular saw, a second power socket provided at the rear side of the portable circular saw and selectively electrically connectable to the motor of the portable circular saw, and a power cable for connecting an external power source to one of the first power socket and the second power socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Rexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Cheng-Hung Chiu