Patents Represented by Attorney WPAT, P.C.
  • Patent number: 8088838
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cone material in endodontic treatment. The cone material comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane and a filler. The thermoplastic polyurethane is formed by a. isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) or hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), b. poly(butyleneadipate) glycol (PBA) and c. chain extender, wherein the molar ratio of PBA and the diisocyanate is equal to or more than 0.8. By changing the molar composition of the components such as polyol and diisocyanate, physical and chemical property of the disclosed cone material in endodontic treatment can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Kuo-Huang Hsieh, Chun-Pin Lin, Ken-Hsuan Liao, Chung-Yi Lee, Ching-Ting Tsao
  • Patent number: 8090070
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a synchronizing device for real-time USB audio data transmission, comprising: a first adder unit, a start-of-frame countdown unit, a phase-locked loop circuit, a frequency divider, a second adder unit, a third adder unit, a fourth adder unit, a frame calibrating register unit, a calibrating mapping unit and a calibrating pulse generating unit. A start-of-frame token sent by the USB host is used as a 1-ms reference cycle so that a high-frequency clock passes through the frequency divider to issue a first clock. The first clock signal has a constant clock number in a USB start-of-frame. The absolute time is automatically adjusted according to the duration of a previous start-of-frame. Therefore, asynchronicity of data transmission between the USB host and external devices can be overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Shing Wu, Chuen-An Lin
  • Patent number: 8090455
    Abstract: A motion control servo loop apparatus, comprising: a feed-forward control module, and a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control loop and a compensation adder. The feed-forward control module is capable of generating a feed-forward compensation. The PID control loop further comprises: a proportional control module, an integral control module and a derivative control module. The proportional control module is capable of generating a proportional compensation. The derivative control module is capable of generating a derivative compensation. The integral control module uses a digital differential analyzer (DDA) algorithm to perform integration for accumulated errors with respect to each sampling clock at each DDA pulse and thus output an accumulated error, which is then processed to generate an integral compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ying-Min Chen, Wen-Chuan Chen, Jing-Yi Huang, Cheng-Xue Wu, Chia-Ching Lin, Wan-Kai Shen
  • Patent number: 8087812
    Abstract: A light guide device and a backlight module. The backlight module comprises a light guide device and a plurality of light sources. The light guide device comprises a housing, comprising a frame around the housing; and a light guide plate, integrated inside the frame and comprising a light-emitting surface on one side of the light guide plate inside the frame and a light-receiving surface on one edge of the light guide plate, wherein a plurality of slots are disposed between the light guide plate and the frame and on other edges different from the edge whereon the light-receiving surface is disposed, and each of a plurality of barriers is disposed on an inner side of the light guide plate while being adjacent to one of the plurality of slots. The barriers are capable of reflecting the light traveling toward the frame back to the backlight module to improve the light efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Chuan Lin, Kuang-Min Wu, Chiu-Chih Fu, Hsing-Fa Wang, Shih-Cheng Wang, Tsung-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 8089743
    Abstract: The present invention mainly relates to a voltage regulator, comprising: a P typed power MOS; a feedback circuit; a differential amplifier; a protecting circuit having a N-typed transistor current mirror; and an active foldback current limiting circuit rather than using a resistor. When the P typed power MOS is under short circuit current situation, the current at the output side of the current mirror is increased in order to limit the current flown through the power MOS. Meanwhile, the same purpose can also be served by increasing the current at the input side of the DC current mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Holtek Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Hong Jian
  • Patent number: 8089693
    Abstract: A color separation and polarization device is provided, which comprises a lens module, having a first frame including a polarization material received therein, and configured with a first light-entrance surface and a first light-emitting surface having a lens structure disposed thereon respectively, and a triangle-shaped optical structures, configured with a second light-entrance surface and a second light-emitting surface having triangle-shaped microstructures disposed thereon respectively. When a white light beam enters the first light-entrance surface, it is polarized by the polarization material, converged by the lens structure of the first light-emitting surface, splitting into a red beam, a green beam, and a blue beam by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-entrance surface, and finally the three color beam are collimated by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Patent number: 8090135
    Abstract: A communication headset includes a housing having an upper cover defining a pivot hole and a locating hole. An earpiece and an ear hook are disposed on the top of the upper cover. A microphone arm has a raised portion received in the pivot hole. The bottom center of the raised portion defines an aperture. A locating cavity is defined at the bottom of the microphone arm. A pivot frame fixed in the housing defines a receiving can to accept a spring shaft, around which a spring winds for providing a torsion force to the microphone arm. An end of the spring shaft forms a locking portion fixed in the aperture. And a limiting body having a buckling block is mounted in the housing for limiting rotation of the microphone arm which is driven by the torsion force when the buckling block is forced to withdraw from the locating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Chung Lin
  • Patent number: 8088479
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for indicating the passage of time, comprising a substrate and an indicating layer formed on the substrate. The indicating layer comprises a polymer matrix and a predetermined amount of redox compound under the reduced form. The redox compound is dispersed in the polymer matrix and has the following properties: the reduced form of the redox compound reacts with oxygen to form the oxidized form of the redox compound; the hue or color density of the reduced form of the redox compound is different from that of the oxidized form of the redox compound; and the hue or color density of the indicating layer varies as the time for the reduced form of the redox compound contacting with oxygen in environment increases to have the amount of the oxidized form of the redox compound increase so as to indicate the passage of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Sun Own Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Fang Su, Yulia Galagan, Sheng-Hao Hsu
  • Patent number: 8088619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Maruca vitrata cell lines established from pupal tissues of M. vitrata, including NTU-MV, two subclones of NTU-MV: NTU-MV-1 and NTU-MV-2. The NTU-MV cell line was confirmed to be derived from M. vitrata, and NTU-MV-1, and NTU-MV-2 were confirmed to be derived from NTU-MV by karyotype analysis, Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) analysis and isozyme analysis. The genotypes and characteristics of the abovementioned 3 cell lines are totally different from other insect cell lines so that they are newly established cell lines. In addition, these three MV cell lines are susceptible to Maruca vitrata multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (MaviMNPV). Therefore the 3 cell lines according to invention can be applied in multiplication of MaviMNPV in vitro to produce biopesticides in pest control. In addition, the cell lines can also be used as hosts for the expression vectors of baculovirus to produce recombinant proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chung-Hsiung Wang, Chih-Yu Wu, Song-Tay Lee
  • Patent number: 8090123
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a microphone comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, a printed circuit board and a shielding layer. The microphone is configured into a mobile communication device. The shielding layer located on the printed circuit board is disposed on the microphone. When the mobile communication device charges with an AC power supply and communicates with others simultaneously, the shielding layer can diminish the 50˜60 Hz noise produced by the AC power supply. Owing to the shielding layer reduces the EMI effect; the talking quality of the mobile communication device is thereby enormously improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Hsuan-Yung Chen
  • Patent number: 8090966
    Abstract: A power management method for a multi-microprocessor system is provided. The multi-microprocessor system comprises a first microprocessor and a second microprocessor. The power management method comprises steps of receiving a power down instruction; transmitting a power down notice signal to the first microprocessor from the second microprocessor, transmitting a reply signal from the first microprocessor to the second microprocessor in response to the power down notice signal, and turning off power of the first microprocessor by the second microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Liang Chen, Chih Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 8083272
    Abstract: A mechanically actuated airtight device for wafer carrier comprises a cover, at least one sealing gasket, at least one linked plate, and a driving wheel. The cover has a first face and a second face, and being formed with at least one hole therethrough. The sealing gasket is positioned above the hole of said cover, and has a base in a form of wedged ramp, where the base is further formed with a through opening. The linked plate has a first face and a second face, where the second face is at one side provided with a protuberance, and the first face is provided with at least one wedged ramp, and where the wedged ramp has a slope equal to that of the wedged ramp of the base, such that at least one of the wedged ramp of the first face of the linked plate mates with the wedged ramp of the second face of the linked plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tzong-Ming Wu, Gwo-Jou Huang
  • Patent number: 8085215
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a base station antenna protection system and the method thereof. The base station antenna protection system receives a wind moving in a direction, and comprises a base station antenna, a sensor, a protective surface and a rotatory device. The sensor is coupled to the base station antenna to detect a deviation of the base station antenna on the direction of the wind. A side of the protective surface is opposite to the base station antenna. The rotatory device is coupled to the protective surface. When the deviation exceeds a predetermined value, the rotatory device rotates the protective surface to cause another side of the protective surface to be opposite to the wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventor: Fan Li
  • Patent number: 8083514
    Abstract: In a uniform-pressure shaping apparatus and system, the system comprises a uniform-pressure shaping apparatus, a vacuum unit and a fluid circulation unit, and the apparatus comprises a first cavity and a second cavity, each including a sealed pressure chamber, a heat conduction film and a template. An object to be imprinted is put on a pattern-imprinting surface of the template. When the first and second cavities get close to each other, the vacuum unit vacuums the space between the pattern-imprinting surfaces of the two templates. Meanwhile, the fluid circulation unit drives a hot fluid to pass through the two sealed pressure chambers. With the iso-pressure characteristic of the hot fluid, the object to be imprinted is heated and pressed uniformly until a desired shape is formed, and then a cold fluid is driven to pass through the two sealed pressure chambers to cool the object to be imprinted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Chenming Mold Ind. Corp.
    Inventors: Yuan-Li Chuang, Ming-Tze Kao
  • Patent number: 8083312
    Abstract: A maintenance station of an inkjet printer mounted in a housing of the inkjet printer includes an ink cup rotationally and slidably coupled to the housing about/along an axis of rotation. The ink cup has a basic plate and a columnar rim around the basic plate. The columnar rim respectively defines a plurality of stopping ratchets and driving ratchets with the same gradient direction at a bottom and top thereof. A moving body is slidably disposed in the housing of the inkjet printer. An actuator movably disposed in the moving body moves together with the moving body, a tail of the actuator stretches out from the moving body for matching with the driving ratchets to rotate the ink cup. A plurality of housing ratchets are disposed in the housing of the inkjet printer and arranged into a ring for matching with the stopping ratchets to prevent the ink cup reversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Foxlink Image Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Hsi Liu, Wei-Yuan Peng, Wei-Fong Lin, Jui-Yi Yu
  • Patent number: 8084728
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical sensing device with multiple photodiode elements and multi-cavity Fabry-Perot ambient light filter structure to detect and convert light signal with different wavelength spectrum into electrical signal. In embodiment, the optical sensing device capable of sensing color information of ambient light or sunlight and provides blocking of infrared (IR) light within the wavelength ranging from 700 nm to 1100 nm. Preferably, the optical sensing device senses not just the ambient light brightness but also the fundamental red, green and blue color components of the ambient light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Capella Microsystems, Corp.
    Inventor: Koon-Wing Tsang
  • Patent number: 8079354
    Abstract: A paintball sensor installing and positioning structure includes a sensor unit screwed to the bottom end of a paintball dropping conduit. A transmitting end and a receiving end of the sensor unit are received respectively in receiving grooves bilaterally provided on the paintball dropping conduit. Positioning elements protruding from the bottom end of the paintball dropping conduit correspond in position to positioning recesses in a gun body to provide secure positioning. A pin at a lower portion of the sensor unit is inserted in a socket of the gun body. Gas inlet ducts provided in the inner wall of the gun body are separate from a paintball dropping port of the paintball dropping conduit such that gas need not pass through the paintball dropping conduit. Hence, corresponding gas ducts can be connected regardless of the precision with which the paintball dropping conduit is installed in the gun body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Inventor: Yi-Tsong Chen
  • Patent number: D651181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicole Schreiber, Holger Glaab, Horst Landwehr
  • Patent number: D651636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gen-Yuan Chang
  • Patent number: D651689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: Wu-Chiao Chou