Patents Represented by Attorney Morris, Manning & Martin LLP
  • Patent number: 8215929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detachable pump and a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system using the same. The detachable pump comprises: a top module, including a motor set and a top elastic member; and a bottom module, arranged beneath the top module in a manner that it is connected to the top module by a detachable connection mechanism and comprised of: a base configured with an inlet and an outlet; at least an one-way suction valve; at least an one-way drain valve; a diaphragm element; and a bottom elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Te-Yang Shen, Nan-Kuang Yao
  • Patent number: 8217462
    Abstract: The present invention relates a transient voltage suppressor (TVS) for directional ESD protection. The TVS includes: a conductivity type substrate; a first type lightly doped region, having a first type heavily doped region arranged therein; a second type lightly doped region, having a second type heavily doped region and a third type heavily doped region arranged therein; a third type lightly doped region, having a fourth type heavily doped region arranged therein; a plurality of closed isolation trenches, arranged on the conductivity type substrate, wherein at least one of the plurality of closed isolation trenches is neighbored one of the type lightly doped regions; and a first pin. Accordingly, the TVS of present invention may adaptively provide effective ESD protection under positive and negative ESD stresses, improve the efficiency of ESD protection within the limited layout area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Amazing Microelectronic Corp.
    Inventors: Kun-Hsien Lin, Che-Hao Chuang, Ryan Hsin-Chin Jiang
  • Patent number: 8218867
    Abstract: A compensation method for removing an image noise is applicable to compensate for noises generated by Bayer pattern color interpolation. The compensation method includes the following steps selecting a partial region in the Bayer pattern to set a selection region; selecting a plurality of color units from the selection region one by one, in which each of the color units at least includes a green pixel, a red pixel, and a blue pixel; sequentially performing a color weight adjustment on the green pixel, the red pixel, and the blue pixel; and compensating for the pixel in the selection region according to each color weight, so as to generate a recovered pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Fang Chien, Che-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 8210069
    Abstract: A wrist structure of a robot arm includes a forearm body, a first rotating assembly, a wrist body, and a second rotating assembly. The first rotating assembly is disposed in the forearm body and drives the wrist body to rotate with respect to the forearm body in a first rotation axis direction. The second rotating assembly is disposed in the wrist body and drives a workpiece to rotate with respect to the wrist body in a second rotation axis direction. The first rotating assembly has a first speed reducer directly connected to the wrist body, so as to directly drive the wrist body at a predetermined speed reduction ratio, thereby obtaining a predetermined torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jan Hao Chen, En Sheng Chang, Chun Chien Ting
  • Patent number: 8212760
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) with a driver IC and an LCD panel having source and gate lines. A gate driver is disposed in the LCD panel for sequentially supplying scan signals to the gate lines of the panel. A source driver in the driver IC converts pixel data into an analog source signal and supplies the signal to the source lines. A lookup table is stored with a mapping of possible luminance values for pixels of the LCD panel onto at least one luminance control parameter. The source driver converts the pixel data so that a voltage of the analog source signal increases during a gate scan period depending on the luminance control parameter in such a way that at the end of the gate scan period a voltage at a corresponding pixel electrode is equal to an analog value corresponding to the pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Creusen, Ronald Bartels
  • Patent number: 8209853
    Abstract: A rework soldering jig is used for heating a surface mounted slot. The rework soldering jig includes a body and an assembly frame. The assembly frame is detachably disposed on the body. The body and the assembly frame together wrap the surface mounted slot. Since the rework soldering jig has the detachable assembly frame, a size thereof can be adjusted according to different forms of slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Ching Shun Chen
  • Patent number: 8212143
    Abstract: A thin film solar cell including a substrate, a first conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, a second conductive layer and a passivation layer is provided. The first conductive layer disposed on the substrate has a plurality of first openings, so as to divide the first conductive layer into bottom electrodes of a plurality of photovoltaic elements. The photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the first conductive layer has a plurality of second openings. The second conductive layer is disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer through the second openings. The passivation layer is disposed on the sidewall of the photoelectric conversion layer, so that the second conductive layer in the second openings is electrically isolated from the photoelectric conversion layer. A manufacturing method of the thin film solar cell is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Auria Solar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Yao Tsai, Chien-Sheng Yang
  • Patent number: 8213190
    Abstract: A single-stage isolated high power factor AC/DC converter with a leakage inductor energy recovery function includes a buck-boost circuit, for step-down or step-down a power supply; a transformer, electrically connected to the buck-boost circuit, for transforming the stepped-down or stepped-up power supply; a switch, electrically connected to the buck-boost circuit; an input capacitor, electrically connected to the buck-boost circuit; and an output circuit, for outputting the power supply transformed by the transformer. When the switch is cut off, the buck-boost circuit provides an energy recovery path to return energy stored in a leakage inductor of the transformer to the input capacitor. The energy stored in the leakage inductor of the transformer in a flyback converter or a forward converter is returned to the input capacitor through the energy recovery path. The problem caused by the leakage inductor of the transformer is solved without using any additional element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Macroblock, Inc.
    Inventor: Yan-Cun Li
  • Patent number: 8214835
    Abstract: A scheduler of a virtual machine (VM) module, a scheduling method thereof, and a device containing computer software are provided. The scheduler has a classification module and a scheduling module. The classification module receives at least one VM module and analyzes a resource proportion parameter to generate classification result information. The scheduling module has a first schedule queue and a second schedule queue, sort an immediately resource-required VM module to the first schedule queue and a non immediately resource-required VM module to the second schedule queue, and determine whether the VM module of the first schedule queue exists or not, and if yes, it outputs the VM module of the first schedule queue to a processor; otherwise, outputs the VM module of the second schedule queue to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chieh-Ping Tsai, Mong-Fong Horng, Yau-Hwang Kuo, I-Hsun Chuang, Jui-Yi Kuo
  • Patent number: 8213097
    Abstract: This invention provides a compact imaging lens assembly from an object side toward an image side in order including a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface with at least one of surfaces thereof being aspheric, a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one of surfaces thereof being aspheric. An aperture stop is positioned between the imaged object and the second lens element. There are two lens elements with refractive power in the compact imaging lens assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsung Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 8208555
    Abstract: An image capturing and transmission device includes an image capturing module, an image processor, an image encoder, and a network transmission module. The image capturing module is used for capturing a scene of an area to be displayed and outputting image data. The image processor converts the image data according to a first and a second cutting areas and a first and a second shrink ratio values, and outputs a first and a second sub-images. The first cutting area includes the second cutting area, and the first shrink ratio value is greater than the second shrink ratio value. The image encoder encodes the first and the second sub-images according to first and second encoding information, and outputs a first and a second streaming images. The network transmission module is used for transmitting the first and the second streaming images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Vivotek Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Chih Wu
  • Patent number: 8207685
    Abstract: The LED driver of the present invention comprises multiple LED arrays, at least one dividing diode, a power module, a driving module, at least one switch pair and a voltage sensing module. Each LED array comprises multiple LEDs connected in series. The dividing diode is mounted between adjacent LED arrays. The power module is connected to an external power source and forms a pulsating direct current (DC) voltage. The driving module receives the pulsating DC voltage outputs a constant current to the LED arrays. The voltage sensing module closes and opens the switch pairs that changes electrical configuration of the LED arrays. The LED driving method of the present invention comprises setting multiple voltage drops and at least one reference voltage; sensing an incoming voltage to compare with the reference voltage; and changing ways of connections of LED arrays based on the reference voltage and the incoming voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Chi Cheng, Wen-Hsiang Chien
  • Patent number: 8203843
    Abstract: The invention discloses an electronic device and an engaging structure thereof. The electronic device comprises a first casing and a second casing. The first casing comprises a plate portion and a plurality of hooks. Each hook is located on the plate portion. The second casing comprises a first side portion, a second side portion, an engaging portion, a first rib and a second rib. The engaging portion is between the first and the second side portions and comprises a plurality of recesses. Each recess is engaged with one of the hooks and has a front edge. A gap is between one end of the hook and the front edge of the recess. The first and second ribs are respectively located on the first and the second side portions. The plate portion is disposed on the first and second ribs. The hook can be detached from the recess by the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Ching-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 8204283
    Abstract: A fingerprint input module includes at least one prism sheet, an image-capturing unit, and a planar light source. The prism sheet has a micro-prism array. The image-capturing unit has a lens. The planar light source is disposed between the prism sheet and the image-capturing unit, and has a through hole in optical alignment with the lens for passage of light from the micro-prism array to the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Chieh Wu
  • Patent number: 8202772
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of making the devices are described. The devices can be junction field-effect transistors (JFETs). The devices have raised regions with sloped sidewalls which taper inward. The sidewalls can form an angle of 5° or more from vertical to the substrate surface. The devices can have dual-sloped sidewalls in which a lower portion of the sidewalls forms an angle of 5° or more from vertical and an upper portion of the sidewalls forms an angle of <5° from vertical. The devices can be made using normal (i.e., 0°) or near normal incident ion implantation. The devices have relatively uniform sidewall doping and can be made without angled implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: SS SC IP, LLC
    Inventors: David C. Sheridan, Andrew P. Ritenour
  • Patent number: 8203797
    Abstract: This invention provides a photographing optical lens assembly from an object side toward an image side in order including a first lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, a second lens element with positive refractive power having the object-side surface and the image-side surface being convex, a third lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and both surfaces thereof being aspheric. An aperture stop is positioned between the first and the second lens elements. An electronic photo sensor is positioned at the image plane. There are three lens elements with refractive power in the photographing optical lens assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po Lun Hsu, Tsung Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 8203377
    Abstract: A DC-coupled two-stage gate driver circuit for driving a junction field effect transistor (JFET) is provided. The JFET can be a wide bandgap junction field effect transistor (JFET) such as a SiC JFET. The driver includes a first turn-on circuit, a second turn-on circuit and a pull-down circuit. The driver is configured to accept an input pulse-width modulation (PWM) control signal and generate an output driver signal for driving the gate of the JFET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: SS SC IP, LLC
    Inventors: Robin Lynn Kelley, Fenton Rees
  • Patent number: 8203655
    Abstract: A multimedia television system is disclosed. The multimedia television system comprises a receiver, a detector, an audio processing/controlling device, and a mixing device. The receiver receives an audio/video signal comprising an audio signal and a video signal and outputs the audio signal and the video signal respectively. When an external upgrading/transmitting device is connected to the detector, the detector will generate an upgrading signal. When the audio processing/controlling device receives the upgrading signal, the audio processing/controlling device will process the audio signal into a multi-channel audio signal comprising front sub-audio signals and rear sub-audio signals according to the upgrading signal. Then, the mixing device processes the rear sub-audio signals into at least one mixed audio signal. The detector receives the at least one mixed audio signal and transmits the at least one mixed audio signal via the external upgrading/transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Amtran Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shen-Chin Chao, Chih-Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 8204284
    Abstract: A fingerprint identifying system includes a light source, a light-transmissive finger press plate, and an image-capturing unit. The light-transmissive finger press plate is disposed to receive light from the light source, and has a top face adapted to contact a finger, a bottom face, and at least one first microstructure layer formed on at least one of the top and bottom faces of the light-transmissive finger press plate for guiding the light received from the light source to uniformly scatter. The image-capturing unit is disposed below the light-transmissive finger press plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Chieh Wu
  • Patent number: D662719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Lerado (Zhong Shan) Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Shiung Yeh, Yi-Chun Chen, Yu-Tung Lin, Tzu-Tang Lin