Patents Represented by Attorney Wang Law Firm, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8004472
    Abstract: An antenna stabilizing apparatus for use on a marine vessel comprises a base body, a housing, a carrier, and a limiting member. The housing is mounted on a top of the base body and internally defines a receiving space. The carrier has at least one antenna carried thereon, and is connected to the house via a hanging member to suspend in the receiving space. The limiting member interconnects the carrier and a bottom of the housing to each other and limits a displacement range allowable for the carrier. With these arrangements, the antenna stabilizing apparatus is able to minimize the adverse influence of the rolling and pitching marine vessel on the signal receiving and transmitting via the antenna mounted on the marine vessel. Therefore, the marine vessel can navigate the sea more safely and stable wireless signal transmission via the antenna mounted on the marine vessel can be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventor: Hsin-Chi Su
  • Patent number: 7997232
    Abstract: An aquarium includes: a box having an accommodating space therein; a dividing board disposed in the accommodating space of the box to divide it into a cultivating layer and a nitrobacteria layer; a pump for drawing water and air, mixing them into bubbles, and sending the mixture out via a transporting pipe; a foam remover connected with the transporting pipe and having a foam outlet and a water outlet. The bubbles received from the transporting pipe are broken into smaller bubbles in the foam remover. The protein impurities in the water are expelled with the bubbles via the foam outlet. The processed water flows via the water outlet into the nitrobacteria layer to decompose the proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Jznn-Pyng Ueng
  • Patent number: 7997186
    Abstract: A beverage maker assembly includes an outer cup and an inner cup which is removably received in the outer cup. A filtering unit is received in the inner cup and communicates with a drain hole defined in a bottom of the inner cup so that the beverage can flow to the outer cup. A cover is pivotably connected to a handle of the outer cup and has an operation portion extending radially from a periphery thereof. A pivotal portion extends from the operation portion and has an elongate hole. The pivotal portion is movably engaged with a recess defined in the handle by extending a pin through the handle and the elongate hole to pivotably connect the cover to the handle. The cover is easily opened and closed relative to the outer cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Chun-Lan Shen Ku
  • Patent number: 7986134
    Abstract: A power supply controller is provided. The power supply controller includes a switching device, an inductor, a comparator, and a sensing device. The switching device is coupled to an input power source and switches according to a comparing result. The inductor is coupled between the switching device and an output terminal, and conducts an inductor current. The comparator is coupled to the output terminal, a reference power source and a bias voltage, compares the voltage level of the output voltage and the reference voltage, and outputs the comparing result according to the bias voltage. The sensing device is coupled to the inductor and the comparator, senses the inductor current, generates a sensed voltage according to the inductor current, and adjusts the bias voltage according to the sensed voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: uPI Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Min Chu Chien, Yung-Peng Huang
  • Patent number: 7980968
    Abstract: A stringing device of a racket stringing machine includes a shell whose internal surrounding surface is defined with a track extending along a straight line; a sliding base accommodated in the track of the shell, with wheels on its opposite sides to roll on the surrounding surface of the track; a stringing head fixed on the sliding base by its bottom end; a transmission mechanism connected to the sliding base to drive the sliding base to slide along the track, concurrently driving the stringing head on the sliding base to move along a straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Elding Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Van Der Pols Erik Bernard
  • Patent number: 7982534
    Abstract: A charge domain filter having a phase divider, first switched capacitor networks, second switched capacitor networks and a connecting circuit. The phase divider receives a first and a second input signal to output first phase divided signals based on the first input signal and second phase divided signals based on the second input signal. The first switched capacitor networks, holding a one to one relationship with the first phase divided signals, each has an input terminal receiving the corresponding first phase divided signal and has an output terminal. The second switched capacitor networks, holding a one to one relationship with the second phase divided signals, each has an input terminal receiving the corresponding second phase divided signal and has an output terminal. The connecting circuit determines connections between the output terminals of the first and second switched capacitor networks to generate a plurality of output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Ming-Feng Huang
  • Patent number: 7983301
    Abstract: A method to enhance a mobile device's ability to transmit short messages over a wireless communication network is provided. The method includes the steps for preprocessing a data according to it data type, fragmenting the data into a plurality of data segments if the data is larger than a predetermined size after being preprocessed and compressed, and transmitting the data segments from a sending terminal after encoding the data segments. The method also includes the steps of recombining the plurality of decoded data segments into a single data after receiving and decoding the data, and displaying the data as a single piece of data at a receiving terminal after decompressing and processing the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: O2Micro International, Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng Li
  • Patent number: 7963404
    Abstract: A combined shoe rack comprises a combined frame and at least one movable spacer plate. The combined frame is defined with at least one holding groove. The movable spacer plate is disposed in the holding groove of the combined frame, and an edge of the movable spacer plate is pivotally combined to an inner edge of the holding groove in such a manner that the movable spacer plate can be pivoted about the inner edge of the holding groove within the holding groove. When the movable spacer plate is pivoted to incline along a diagonal plane of the holding groove, the holding groove will be divided into a first chamber and a second chamber both of which are triangular in cross section, so that one holding groove can hold two pairs of lower shoes or a pair of higher shoes, thus making full use of space to hold more shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventor: Kuo-Wen Shang
  • Patent number: 7950615
    Abstract: A press-fit extendable support rod includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe sheatheable along the outer pipe. An end of a rope is fixed to the inner pipe, and another end of the rope is extendable outward. A press-fit buckle device is sheathed to a joint of the inner and outer pipes. A rotary arm is pivotally coupled to the press-fit buckle device, and an end of the rotary arm has a first operating portion, a second operating portion and a third operating portion. The rotary arm can be pivotally coupled to the press-fit buckle device by one of the operating portions, and another end of the rope is wound onto each operating portion. When the rotary arm is turned, the rope is pulled, turned around, and pressed at each operating portion, and the length of the inner pipe extended out of the outer pipe is adjusted and fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Jung-Wen Lu
  • Patent number: 7947173
    Abstract: A seawater filter is disclosed. A driving unit is disposed on a main body and penetrates into the accommodating space thereof with a rotating axis. The rotating axis is provided with pumping fans, centrifugal fans, and pressurizing fans. A floating object is interposed between the driving unit and the main body. The main body has fresh water inlets, seawater inlets, and seawater outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Chung-Jung Deng
  • Patent number: 7948455
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for driving white LEDs. The apparatus includes a switchable current sink, a DC-DC converter and a reference circuit. The DC-DC converter provides a driving voltage to a plurality of LEDs. The switchable current sink regulates currents through the plurality of LEDs, and the switchable current sink further provides a first reference voltage and outputs a plurality of voltage drops. The reference circuit receives the first reference voltage and the plurality of voltage drops to provide a second reference voltage to the DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter adjusts the driving voltage provided to the plurality of LEDs according to the second reference voltage. In this way, the driving voltage is regulated to a minimum possible value and consequently the voltage drops across the switchable current sink is minimized. Hence, the LED driving system maintains higher efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: 02Micro Inc.
    Inventors: Mingkwang Han, Footshen Wong, Vlad Popescu-Stanesti, Winson Wong, Jacky Lin
  • Patent number: 7946873
    Abstract: A plug with a spark meltdown-proof structure for a spark damaged-proof effect is mainly comprised of two center hinged inserters that can be pressed for angle rotation, each inserter has a conductor, one end of which is connected with the output electric wire and the other end is connected or disconnected with the inserting conductor which can be inserted into the socket; through the said structure, when the plug is released from or inserted into the socket, current can be disconnected first at the instant to prevent conductors sparks-meltdown problems in the plug insertion process from happening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Cho-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 7948502
    Abstract: One objective of the present invention is to provide a method of displaying picture having location data and apparatus thereof. The method comprising the steps of providing an electronic map and a plurality of pictures having location data, and generating a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to the pictures based on a scale, and then displaying the thumbnails on the electronic map based on the location data of corresponding picture of each thumbnail, and further overlappingly displaying the thumbnails of which the distance between the thumbnails is shorter than a threshold on the electronic map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Mitac International Corp.
    Inventor: Craig Stanton
  • Patent number: 7943882
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus comprises a circulating channel for a wire cutting machine, and the sealing apparatus further includes a channel at the position of a lower arm in the fluid tank for injecting a liquid, and a sealing O-ring installed at the sealing apparatus for preventing a leak of liquid, such that a circulating channel is formed around the periphery of the lower arm. The liquid is injected through an injecting inlet into the circulating channel such that the centrifugal force produced by the whirling flow can wash away the debrises attached on the lower arm, and discharge the debrises from a discharge opening to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Accutex Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Fu Tsai
  • Patent number: 7944475
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method is disclosed that is applied for image stabilization. The method comprises the following steps of: At least two images are captured by the image capture module. A sharpest image and a sharper image are selected from the at least two images. At least a motion vector is generated between the sharpest image and the sharper image. The sharpest image is combined with the sharper image based on the motion vector and a combination ratio so as to generate a combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Chiou-Shann Fuh, Jane-Ping Chiu, Jing-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 7874810
    Abstract: A water pressurizing pump includes a pump mounted in a compartment of a water tank for pressurizing and outputting water. The compartment is sealed by a cover having a first channel in communication between the compartment and a water supply coupler and a second channel having an end in communication with the first channel. A pressure tank is mounted to the other end of the second channel of the cover. A differential pressure valve unit is slideably mounted in the pressure tank adjacent to the second channel. The differential pressure valve unit is movable by the high water pressure in the second channel to allow water from the second channel to enter the pressure tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventor: Shun-Zhi Huang
  • Patent number: 7856857
    Abstract: A door lock of key-driven transmission structure which is comprised of a case, a swing arm, a first link bar and a second link bar, whereof the first and second link bars and a lock-bolt structure on the case can be driven by the swing arm to open or close lock. A first transmission piece is driven when the lock-bolt structure is actuated, and an actuator is driven by the first transmission piece to further drive the two top and bottom pull rods which further drive the two top and bottom lock-bolts to extend outward for locking, thereby to reach a combining action between the lock-bolt structure as well as the top and bottom lock-bolts. The lock-bolt structure is further through linking with a labor saving component installed on the second link bar to achieve the labor saving and easy operation effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Imperial Hardware Taiwan, Ltd.
    Inventor: Miao-Hsueh Tsai
  • Patent number: 7845621
    Abstract: A tightener for a binding strap is disclosed. A base is penetrated with a rotating axle with a ratchet installed on its one end. A tooth limits the ratchet to move in a single direction. A driving element is mounted on the rotating axle. A ratchet tooth engages with the ratchet for the driving element to drive the ratchet. The driving element has a cam part and a blocking part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventor: Jung-Wen Lu
  • Patent number: D638329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Yi-Ni Wu
  • Patent number: D641340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Dail Huh