Patents Represented by Law Firm Bacon & Thomas
  • Patent number: 8304112
    Abstract: The present invention discloses that the auxiliary electric conductor is additionally installed between the positive or negative electrode plates being installed at the edge inside the individual electrode cell having electrode plates and the electrode cell casing, and the insulator is further installed between the electrode plate and the auxiliary electric conductor thereby favoring currents of the current collecting terminals at multiple end sides of the electrode plates of the same polarity to be collected to the single end side current collecting terminal structure being used as the input/output interface terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8303711
    Abstract: An electrode anchoring structure in a crystal-growing furnace includes at least one graphite electrode pillar, at least one metal electrode pillar, at least one anchoring base, and at least one locking nut, wherein the graphite electrode pillar is engaged with a nut base of the metal electrode pillar, and the at least one metal electrode pillar is, through the anchoring base, is secured to furnace wall. Therefore, the at least one graphite electrode pillar acts both as weight support and electrical-conducting electrode. Since the flange welded on furnace wall has a greater area exposed to the atmosphere, a desirable cooling effect can be achieved, and temperature drop can be expedited if water spray is performed. The anchoring base is provided with a resilient washer, such that a resilient force can be employed to adjust loading of each graphite electrode pillar in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Green Energy Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Shiow-Jeng Lew, Hur-Lon Lin
  • Patent number: 8304287
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a first substrate with a die formed on a die metal pad, a first and a second wiring circuits formed on the surfaces of the first substrate. A second substrate has a die opening window for receiving the die, a third wiring circuit is formed on top surface of the second substrate and a fourth wiring circuit on bottom surface of the second substrate. An adhesive material is filled into the gap between back side of the die and top surface of the first substrate and between the side wall of the die and the side wall of the die receiving through hole and the bottom side of the second substrate. During the formation, laser is introduced to cut the backside of the first substrate and an opening hole is formed in the first substrate to expose a part of the backside of the Au or Au/Ag metal layer of chip/die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: King Dragon International Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Kun Yang
  • Patent number: 8306262
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a face tracking method for electronic camera devices. The method is applied to an electronic camera device having a face database and a face classifier, and the face database is provided for storing data such as a position, a size and a skin color prototype of a face in a previously stored preview image, and the method includes the steps of: obtaining a current preview image; determining whether or not a known face exists in the face database; defining a searching space on the current preview image; and using the face classifier to detect the searching space in the current preview image, and determining whether or not a face exists in the searching space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Arcsoft, Inc.
    Inventor: Shu Li
  • Patent number: 8305539
    Abstract: A pixel structure of liquid crystal display including a first and a second sub-pixel electrodes, a first and a second data lines, a gate line, and a first and a second transistors is provided. The first and the second sub-pixel electrodes disposed in the first and second sub-pixel areas respectively include at least two display domains at left and right. The first data line is disposed under the interface between two domains of each of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes, and the second data line is disposed under the edges of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes. The gate line is disposed between the first and second sub-pixel areas. The first sub-pixel electrode is controlled by the gate line and the first data line through the first transistor. The second sub-pixel electrode is controlled by the gate line and the second data line through the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ting-Wei Su, Pei-Chun Liao, Hung-Lung Hou
  • Patent number: 8304844
    Abstract: A pressure measuring device having a pedestal, an intermediate piece of semiconductor arranged on the pedestal and, connected with the pedestal and arranged on the intermediate piece and connected with the intermediate piece, a semiconductor pressure sensor having a support and a measuring membrane, or diaphragm. The pressure measuring device offers reliable protection of the sensitive measuring membrane, or diaphragm, against mechanical distortions. Provided extending in the interior of the intermediate piece is an annular cavity, which surrounds a first cylindrical section and, pedestal end thereof, a second cylindrical section of the intermediate piece. The second cylindrical section has a greater outer diameter than the first cylindrical section. The cavity is open on an end of the intermediate piece toward the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Igor Getman, Dieter Stolze, Anh Tuan Tham
  • Patent number: 8305846
    Abstract: A timepiece with LED lights uses a simple light-medium body with a very rough finish to allow light from LED(s) to pass though input-end(s) of the light-medium body and travel within the body and obtain a very even brightness on all surfaces of the light medium that are seen by a viewer. Combined with a milky/frosted front sheet overlay, the light-medium surface can get perfect area illumination effects. The movement for the time display can include analog indicators with a guilt-in light-medium on the top cover to achieve a super slim LED illumination for the time piece. For night light application, the sealed-unit may consist of prong-means and an LED related circuit sealed within a safety standard plastic material and assembled with the night light body to save a lot of cost enable use of all kinds of materials. The invention may also be adapted to an LCD display timepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Patent number: 8302947
    Abstract: A clamp rod (6) inserted into a guide hole (5) of a housing (4) has: a clamping member (10); an inner piston (12); and a tapered pressure receiving surface (13), which are provided in this order in an axial direction from a left end to a right end. An output portion (26) for locking and releasing is provided on an inner periphery of a right end portion of one outer piston (23) inserted between the inner piston (12) and the guide hole (5). A collet (33) inserted between the pressure receiving surface (13) and the guide hole (5) is formed of four divided members (34) arranged circumferentially at substantially regular intervals. An input portion (36) driven by the output portion (26) and a pressing surface (40) which makes a wedge-engagement with the pressure receiving surface (13) from a right side are respectively provided in an outer periphery portion and on an inner periphery portion of each divided member (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Kosmek Ltd.
    Inventors: Keitaro Yonezawa, Toshinao Nishimoto, Hironori Yamada
  • Patent number: 8303264
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the flow rate of a screw- type compressor supplying compressed gas, having a control valve to supply a control pressure (Pn) which is in proportion to the gas pressure (Pw) as of a gas pressure (A); an electronic speed controller which sets a lower rotational speed (N) as the control pressure (Pr1) rises; an inlet valve controlled by the control pressure (Pr1) with a valve element which can freely move inside a housing and where a non-return valve is actuated by a spring provided in a line between the inlet valve and the control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventors: Ivo Daniels, Fernand Marcel Albert C. Masschelein
  • Patent number: 8305403
    Abstract: A method for generating a gamma table is provided. The method is applied to a display, and the display obtains n-bit corrected gray levels [y(1), . . . , y(2m)] from m-bit original gray levels [x(1), . . . , x(2m)] by using the gamma table, wherein m and n are positive integers. The method comprises calculating the corrected gray levels [y(1), . . . , y(2m)] corresponding to the original gray levels [x(1), . . . , x(2m)] according to a gamma curve; and successively calculating differences of two adjacent corrected gray levels (y(i+1)?y(i)) and recording the differences as a plurality of gamma reference values z(i+1) (i=1˜(2m?1)) corresponding to the original gray levels x(i+1), in which the value z(1) corresponding to x(1) is y(1), in order to generate the gamma table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Chun Ko, Shang-Chieh Wen, Chien-Hsin Li
  • Patent number: 8304713
    Abstract: An apparatus for the calibration of a sensor system has at least one sensor and at least one excitation source, a control device for controlling the sensor system, a calibration medium and a drive which moves the calibration medium into an optical path of the sensor system in a calibration mode and moves the calibration medium out of the optical path of the sensor system in an operating mode for the testing of measuring objects. The calibration medium has more than one reference, where the drive moves the calibration medium into the optical path of the sensor system so that one of the references covers a detection area of the sensor system, and the sensor system measures the reference located in the detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut Pradel
  • Patent number: 8305178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange device equipped with a primary fluid circulation loop and a secondary fluid circulation loop and installed between an electrical equipment and a superficial temperature maintaining member, such that the heat generated by the electrical equipment is transmitted by a primary side fluid of the heat exchange device, and a secondary side fluid passes through a heat equalizer installed in the superficial temperature maintaining member so as to dissipate heat through the superficial temperature maintaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8303165
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stirring mechanism with magnetic force. It has a central rotary arm with permanent magnet, as well as a plurality of lever arms, each having one respective permanent magnet. A track disk rotates synchronously with the central rotary arm. An elliptic track slot in the track disk traps the lever arms to swing forward and backward. The lever arms exhibit alternate motions of approaching and leaving, thereby causing a stirring effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Wade Lee Wang
  • Patent number: 8302260
    Abstract: A hinge assembly has a pintle, a stationary leaf, a rotating leaf, a rotating pressing disk, a stationary pressing disk, a biasing assembly and a fastener. The rotating pressing disk is mounted rotatably around the pintle, is attached non-rotatably to the rotating leaf and has a track face, an inner track and an outer track. The stationary pressing disk is mounted securely around the pintle and has a protrusion face, an inner protrusion and an outer protrusion. The inner and outer protrusions respectively contact slidably with the inner and outer track on the rotating pressing disk. With the arrangement of the inner and outer tracks on the rotating pressing disk and the inner and outer protrusions on the stationary pressing disk, the resistance provided by the hinge assembly is variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Chen, Weiming Chen
  • Patent number: 8303845
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a porous phosphor and manufacturing method of the same. The method includes manufacturing an organic-inorganic hybrid porous structure from solution comprising deep eutectic solvent, the 13th group metal source, phosphorous acid source, and counter species source. With 4,4?-trimethylenedipyridine, the structure can be used as an intrinsic phosphor owning properties of photoluminescence without doping additional activator. The present invention also discloses a lighting device coated with the porous phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Sue-Lein Wang, Pei-Ci Jhang
  • Patent number: 8303150
    Abstract: A projection assembly is arranged to be added onto or built into at least one LED-unit or other light-unit of an illuminated object that has more than one LED or other light source to cause the object to be illuminated and show the object's design or appearance while also offering illumination to people. The illuminated object may include all kinds of seasonal lighting, regular light fixtures, track lights, desktop lights, and battery operated lights having more than one light-unit or LED-unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Patent number: 8297636
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a manpower driven device being able to do particular bi-directional pedaling to provide constant directional output for driving the loading wheel train, wherein its pedaling direction is selected by the rider according to his/her operating statuses of the muscles and joints, or the same directional outputs of different speed ratios is made further through the different driving directional inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8301527
    Abstract: Methods for a data processor implemented system monitor for enabling persons to turn over the allocation their investment assets, and/or receive assistance concerning how to receive disbursements from investments, in a manner that is free from or ameliorates the traditional conflicts of interest in previous systems. The methods are adapted to ameliorate the tension between other functions where the compensation may be affected by asset allocation. The systems and methods collect, monitor, and direct information from persons who hold indicative data, e.g., employers, to provide professional asset allocation services including automatic allocation, rebalancing, and reallocation of investment assets, on a regular basis; as well as assistance in determining how much to save or how to receive disbursements in a manner that ameliorates conflicts of interest, which, in the case of employee benefit plans, is consistent with the regulatory restraints of ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventors: Brian C. Tarbox, Mark Greenstein
  • Patent number: 8299758
    Abstract: A charging controller connected to at least one of secondary cells and detachably connected to a charger or a cell driver, the charging controller including: a charging amount control circuit detecting a cell voltage of each secondary cell and outputting a charging control signal for instructing the charger to reduce a charging current when the detected cell voltage exceeds the target voltage; and a protection circuit detecting a cell voltage of each secondary cell and cutting off a current path from the charger to the secondary cell when the detected cell voltage exceeds the upper limit voltage, the protection circuit operating by using the secondary cell as a power source while at least the charger is not connected. In the charging controller, while neither the charger nor the cell driver are connected, the charging amount control circuit does not operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Power Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Sakaue
  • Patent number: RE43783
    Abstract: A secondary cell featuring a transient rise in temperature once charged to saturation is coupled and thereby forms a composite structure with a charging assembly by mutual engagement of conductive contacts provided on either part. The force of union generated by the coupling compresses a thermosetting prestressed means which is a spring or other prestressed element the coupling brings the contacts into conduction to initiate charging. The stress is released once charging in the secondary cell reaches its saturation, followed by cutoff of the charging current to the secondary cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang