Patents Represented by Attorney Chun-Ming Shih
  • Patent number: 8147097
    Abstract: An angle-adjustable aroma-diffusing night lamp system includes an electrical plug unit, a lamp socket unit, a collar coupled to a front coupling neck of the housing of the electrical plug unit and affixed to the housing of the lamp socket unit for allowing rotation of the lamp socket unit relative to the electrical lug unit within a predetermined angle, a spring-supported latch installed in the housing of the electrical plug unit to lock the electrical plug unit to the collar in one of a series of angular position, and a lampshade coupled to the lamp socket unit around the lamp bulb in the lamp socket unit and holding a fluid aroma substance for heating by the radiation heat from the lamp bulb into vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Ming Jen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8150322
    Abstract: A slave device that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol includes a communication module, a memory and a RF output module. The communication module can be operated to generate a driving signal. The memory stores an access code that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol and is electrically connected to the communication module. The memory is configured to determine whether or not to output the access code according to the driving signal output by the communication module. The RF output module is electrically connected to the memory so as to receive and output the access code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Ying-Yao Lin
  • Patent number: 8144124
    Abstract: An optical scrolling module includes a prism, a light source, an image sensor and a first condenser. The prism is disposed at an opening of an upper shell of a mouse and has a light incident surface, a reflective surface, a contact surface and a light emitting surface. The contact and light incident surfaces are respectively connected between the reflective and light emitting surfaces. The contact surface is exposed by the opening. A light beam from the light source is transmitted to the contact surface via the light incident and reflective surfaces. When an object with a pattern structure puts on the contact surface, the light beam is scattered and a portion of the light beam is transmitted to the image sensor via the first condenser. When the object is removed from the contact surface, the light beam is reflected to the light emitting surface by the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Hui-Hsuan Chen, Hung-Ching Lai, Tien-Chia Liu
  • Patent number: 8144133
    Abstract: A display device with touch panel and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The display device with touch panel includes a flexible display panel and a force sensitive touch panel. The force sensitive touch panel is disposed under a portion of the flexible display panel. Since the force sensitive touch panel is only configured under the portion of the flexible display panel, the display device with touch panel may have touching control function and flexibility at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Ching Wang, Tzu-Ming Wang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8143799
    Abstract: A LED driving circuit includes a transformer, a rectifying filtering circuit, a PWM IC, a constant current circuit, and a feedback circuit. The transformer has a primary side and a secondary side. The rectifying filtering circuit is coupled to the secondary side and has a first output terminal. The PWM IC is coupled to the primary side. The constant current circuit has a second output terminal. A LED load is adapted to couple between the first output terminal and the second output terminal. The feedback circuit has a first input terminal coupled to the first output terminal to receive a first voltage and a second input terminal coupled to the constant current circuit to receive a second voltage. The second voltage varies with a conduction status of the LED load. The feedback circuit is adapted to control the PWM IC according to the received first and second voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Ruei-Jhih Jheng, Chia-Liang Tai
  • Patent number: 8139697
    Abstract: A sampling method and a data recovery circuit using the same are provided. The sampling method includes following steps. First, a first strobe, a second strobe, a third strobe, and a fourth strobe are provided, wherein the second strobe lags the first strobe a first predetermined phase, the third and the fourth strobe respectively lag the first and the second strobe a second predetermined phase, and the second predetermined phase is half of the first predetermined phase. Then, a digital signal is respectively sampled with the first and the second strobe. Thereafter, the positions of data transition points of the digital signal are determined according to the sampling results of the first and the second strobe. Next, the third or the fourth strobe is selected as a preferable sampling strobe according to the determination result. Finally, the digital signal is sampled with the preferable sampling strobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hai Thanh Nguyen, Wei-Liang Chen, Yuan-Hui Chen
  • Patent number: 8137630
    Abstract: A light-emitting smell-altering aroma dispenser includes a casing having a bottom opening blocked by a base member, heater members supported on trays above a control circuit board in the casing, tubular aroma containers inserted through the top wall of the casing into the heater members at the trays and holding a respective aromatic substance for heating by the heater members to release a pleasant smell subject to the control of the control circuit board, and light emitting devices controlled by the control circuit board to emit light toward the aroma containers when the aroma substance in the aroma containers is being heated to release a pleasant smell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Carsten Jörgensen
  • Patent number: 8135561
    Abstract: A sensing system includes a panel, a reflective element, an image sensor, a processor, a first light guide rod, a second light guide rod and a light source module. The panel has a plane and a first area and a third area located at the plane. The third area in the first area is smaller than or equal to the first area. The first area has four boundaries connected in order. A reflective mirror plane of the reflective element disposed at the first boundary mirrors the first and third areas. The image sensor disposed at the intersection of the third and fourth boundaries is electrically connected to the processor. The first and the second light guide rods are disposed at the second and the third boundaries respectively. The light source module is adapted to emit light passing through the first and the second light guide rods to the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging inc.
    Inventors: Cho-Yi Lin, Hsin-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 8130437
    Abstract: A color filter including a substrate, a plurality of pixel units and a transparent electrode layer is provided. The substrate has a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region has a plurality of first sub-pixel regions and a second sub-pixel region. Each pixel unit is disposed in one of the pixel regions corresponding thereto and includes a plurality of and a white filter film. Each color filter film is disposed in one of the first sub-pixel regions corresponding thereto and the white filter film is disposed in the second sub-pixel region. Since the area of the white filter film is larger than the area of each color filter film, the color filter has high light-transmittance. The transparent electrode layer is disposed on the pixel units. Furthermore, a color reflective display device with the color filter is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: E Ink Holding Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Wen Hsiao, Yuan-Chih Tasi, Lee-Tyng Chen, Chuan-Feng Liu, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8132143
    Abstract: A voltage-mode nth-order differential difference current conveyor (DDCC) and fully differential current conveyor (FDCCII)-resistor and capacitor filter structures are proposed using a new effective analytical synthesis method (ASM), a succession of innovative algebra operations until a set of simple equations are produced, which are then realized using n integrators and a constraint sub-circuitry, A new ASM can effectively carry out (i) use of all the grounded capacitors and grounded resistors, and (ii) employment of the minimum number of active and passive components and then enjoys the low sensitivities, lower parasitics, power consumption, noise, and smaller chip area leading to simultaneously achieving two important features: (i) higher output performance and (ii) lower cost, without tradeoff. Moreover, the component value variations of all the relative sensitivities have the same incremental percentage or decrement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Shu-Hui Tu
  • Patent number: 8131502
    Abstract: In a sensing system and a method for obtaining a location of a pointer, the sensing system includes a sensing area, a reflective mirror, a first image sensor and a second image sensor. The reflective mirror is configured for generating a mirror image of the sensing area. The sensing system utilizes the above two image sensors to sense the pointer disposed in the sensing area and a mirror image of the pointer for obtaining two coordinate values. And then the sensing system endues each of the two coordinate values with a weighting factor for calculating the location of the pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung-Min Su, Cho-Yi Lin, Hsin-Chia Chen, Chih-Hsin Lin, Tzu-Yi Chao
  • Patent number: 8129736
    Abstract: The invention discloses a light-emitting diode which includes a substrate on which a first conducting-type semiconductor layer, an illuminating layer and a second conducting-type semiconductor layer are formed sequentially, a transparent insulating material, a first transparent conducting layer, and a second transparent conducting layer. The top surface of the first conducting-type semiconductor layer includes a first region and a second region surrounded by the first region. Plural pillar-like holes are formed at the first region and protrude into the first conducting-type semiconductor layer. The transparent insulating material fills up the holes. The first transparent conducting layer is formed on the second conducting-type semiconductor layer, and the second transparent conducting layer is formed on the top surface of the transparent insulating material and on the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Huga Optotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin-Chieh Kao, Shu-Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 8129101
    Abstract: A method for increasing the removal rate of a photoresist layer is provided. The method includes performing a pre-treatment of a substrate, such as a plasma process, before forming the photoresist layer. The method can be applied to the fabrication of semiconductor devices for increasing the removal rate of the photoresist layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Huang, Min-Chieh Yang, Jiunn-Hsing Liao
  • Patent number: 8127505
    Abstract: An assembly type wall structure is disclosed. The assembly type wall structure may be used as a vertical wall in an interior space and includes a plurality of wall units. Each wall units together to form a wall and may connect this wall with the corresponding ceiling, walls and floor of the interior space. Hence, the assembly type wall structure may be used as a vertical wall in an interior space and has the advantages of fast and simple implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventors: Chen-Yin Lu, Ying-Chung Lan
  • Patent number: 8130995
    Abstract: An earpiece device includes a housing having a sound output portion, a speaker and a microphone. The speaker disposed in the housing includes a diaphragm and a sound transmitting hole. The diaphragm is located between the sound output portion and the sound transmitting hole. The microphone is disposed in the housing and covers the sound transmitting hole. A sound wave generated within an ear canal would be received by the speaker and delivered through the sound transmitting hole to the microphone for pickup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Ching Her, Hung-Yue Chang, Ton-Kun Ho
  • Patent number: 8127126
    Abstract: An integrated power supply and network connection control device for a cord set includes a power device having a main outlet and a plurality of auxiliary outlets, the main outlet is kept power-on permanently, and the plurality of auxiliary outlets is controlled to be on/off by a control device; a network connector (RJ45) is disposed on the power device for connecting with a network cable and is also controlled to be on/off by the control device; the control device is coupled with a computer host via a USB cable for a user to set a cursor idle time, a sleep time, a standby time and a shutdown time for the computer host; when the cursor doesn't move for more than the cursor idle time, the control device will force the network connector to turn off the network connection; if the computer host is in a sleep, standby or a shutdown mode, the control device will force the plurality of auxiliary outlets of the power device to be power-off to save energy and to prevent computer hacking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Li-Chun Lai
  • Patent number: 8123467
    Abstract: A fan device with a vibration attenuating structure is disclosed. The fan device with a vibration attenuating structure comprises a fan and a frame covering the fan. The frame entirely covers the fan, and two opposing sides of the frame have an opening thereon. The openings are corresponding to blades of the fan to form the flowing path of the air. As above-mentioned, the frame performs as a buffering member for attenuating the vibration of the fan so as to prevent the noise generated by the vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Enermax Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Chun-Ju Lin
  • Patent number: 8125775
    Abstract: A thin type mouse includes a main body and a finger ring. The main body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The finger ring is removably attached to the top surface of the main body. The finger ring not only can prevent the user's palm from sliding off the main body, but also can force the user's palm to rest on the top surface of the main body. Therefore, the user's hand is not easily tired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin Yu Lin, Shu I Chen
  • Patent number: 8119492
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a bottom electrode material layer containing aluminum and cupper over the substrate. An insulating material layer and a top electrode material layer are sequentially formed on the surface of the bottom electrode material layer. A photoresist pattern is formed on the top electrode material layer, and then the top electrode material layer is patterned to form a top electrode by using the photoresist pattern as mask. The photoresist pattern is removed by plasma ash and then an alloy process is performed to the bottom electrode material layer. Thereafter, the insulating material layer, and the bottom electrode material layer are patterned to form a patterned insulating layer and a patterned bottom electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 8117757
    Abstract: A cutter adapter includes a holder having a receiving portion for inserting a cutter therein; a sleeve sleeved onto the holder and having an annular bevel; a lock pin inserted into the holder and having an active end and a passive end, the passive end being squeezed by the annular bevel when the sleeve is moved, the active end being inserted into the cutter when the passive end is squeezed; and a biasing pin located in the receiving portion and pushed by a spring mounted in the receiving portion. In this way, when intending to mount the cutter to the cutter adapter, the user only needs to insert the cutter into the receiving portion to force the biasing pin to disengage from the lock pin, the lock pin being forced by the annular bevel to insert the active end into the receiving portion to hold the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mobiletron Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tung-Chin Kuo