Patents Assigned to Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140112837
    Abstract: A gas sterilization apparatus comprises a housing with a sterilizing unit and a power device. An ozone generator and an air purifying device are provided in the housing. The power device is operated to allow air to pass through the ozone generator and flow into the sterilizing unit so as to perform sterilization. After being sterilized, the air in the sterilizing unit can be drained via the purification of the air purifying device. The gas sterilization apparatus can sterilize the air by use of ozone, thus it is applicable for articles and materials which can be sufficiently soaked by ozone to achieve the sterilization effect, and it can reduce the denaturation of biological materials, so it has wide application. The gas sterilization apparatus can sterilize the articles and materials in simple and convenient ways for user, so it is beneficial to use in the industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Ling-Huei Huang
  • Publication number: 20140111605
    Abstract: A low-complexity panoramic image and video stitching method includes the steps of (1) providing a first image/video and a second image/video; (2) carrying out an image/video alignment to locate a plurality of common features from the first and second images/videos and to align the first and second images/videos pursuant to the common features; (3) carrying out an image/video projection and warping to make the first and second coordinates of the common features in the first and second images/videos correspond to each other and to stitch the first and second images/videos according to the mutually corresponsive first and second coordinates; (4) carrying out an image/video repairing and blending for compensating chromatic aberrations of at least one seam between the first and second images/videos; and outputting the stitched first and second images/videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jiun-In GUO, Jia-Hou CHANG, Cheng-An CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20140112613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a double-sided grating waveguide biosensor. The double-sided grating waveguide biosensor is used to sense the properties of a sample solution. The double-sided grating waveguide biosensor comprises a sequential stack of a plastic grating having a grating part, a waveguide layer having a double-sided grating structure, and a channel chip. Furthermore, the sample solution is guided into the channel chip; the light beam is coupled into the waveguide layer via the double-sided grating structure, propagates in the waveguide layer, and penetrates outward. The double-sided waveguide biosensor detects the properties of the sample solution via a variation of a light beam intensity of the outgoing light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: WEN-HSIN HSIEH, LAI-KWAN CHAU, HSUN-YUAN LI, WEI-CHUN HSU
  • Patent number: 8703495
    Abstract: A blood coagulation detection device includes a micro channel unit, an optical signal unit, an opto-electronic conversion circuit, an amplifier circuit, and a filter circuit. The micro channel unit has a sample detection area. The optical signal unit transmits a reference light to the micro channel unit so as to form a message light. The opto-electronic conversion circuit receives the message light and converts the message light into an electrical signal. The amplifier circuit is electrically connected to the opto-electronic conversion circuit for amplifying the electrical signal. The filter circuit is electrically connected to the amplifier circuit for filtering the amplified electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Kung-Chia Young, Song-Jeng Huang, Chin-Lung Yang
  • Patent number: 8703410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CO2 laser-transparent material having a mark on the surface thereof and the method for making the same. The method includes the following steps: providing a first substrate, which has a top surface and a bottom surface; providing a second substrate which has a top surface; putting the bottom surface of the first substrate on the top surface of the second substrate; irradiating a CO2 laser beam to the top surface of the second substrate by passing through the top surface and the bottom surface of the first substrate; and forming a mark on the bottom surface of the first substrate. The material of the mark is oxide of the second substrate or the same as the material of the second substrate. Whereby the cheap CO2 laser is utilized to form the mark on the first substrate, and the mark can be erased easily by a proper chemical for recycling the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chen-Kuei Chung, Meng-Yu Wu, En-Jou Hsiao, Shih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20140107535
    Abstract: The present disclosure is to destroy adipose tissue non-invasively by using focused ultrasound (FUS) and to increase the treatment efficiency by the synergy of the novel FUS and electrical stimulation. Lipid can be released from the destroyed adipocytes and stay in the interstitial fluid of undestroyed adipocytes. In the meanwhile or after the treatment of FUS, a passive exercise of muscle in thighs or other parts is performed by electrical stimulation to consume energy. Therefore, metabolism of the free lipid can be enhanced by supplying energy to the muscles. The ultrasound treatment of the present disclosure is able to increase the treatment area, and while in combination with electrical stimulation, it can efficiently remove lipids in the circulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: National Cheng Kung University, National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Chou-Ching Lin, Gin-Shin Chen
  • Publication number: 20140104115
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes a substrate and a conductive layer. The conductive layer covered on a top surface of the substrate includes a ground element, a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The ground element is connected with a bottom side edge of the substrate. The first radiating element is connected with one end of a lower top edge of the ground element. The first radiating element includes a connection portion, a first coupling portion, a first radiating portion and a first inductance portion. The second radiating element is connected with the other end of the lower top edge of the ground element. The second radiating element includes a second inductance portion, a second coupling portion, a second radiating portion and a third radiating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YI-FENG HUANG, JIA-HUNG SU, KAI SHIH
  • Patent number: 8698056
    Abstract: A battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector includes a substrate, an antenna, a filter circuit electrically connected with the antenna, a clamp circuit electrically connected with the filter circuit, and an indicating member electrically connected with the clamp circuit. Accordingly, the battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector is structurally simple and compact and can detect electromagnetic waves and display the detection without connection with any external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: National Chung Cheng University
    Inventors: Sheng-Fuh Chang, Chia-Chan Chang, Po-Yu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140097817
    Abstract: A monitoring method with a function of correlation-based system identification applicable for a digitally controlled DC-DC converter system is revealed. The monitoring method includes a plurality of steps. After the system is operated in a steady state, input a pseudo random binary sequence signal into the system via a pseudo random binary sequence generator and store the pseudo random binary sequence signal and an output signal of a path to be monitored in a memory unit. Then perform a correlation analysis of data stored in the memory unit by a correlation analysis module and output an impulse response. Next obtain a frequency response of the impulse response by a discrete-time Fourier transform module. Finally, smooth the frequency response by an adaptive sliding window smoothing module so that a is monitoring curve of the frequency response becomes smooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: CHUN-YEN LIU, CHIEN-HUNG TSAI, CHUN-HUNG YANG, SHYH-MING LIN
  • Publication number: 20140101234
    Abstract: A multi-cloud communication system includes a plurality of clouds, each of which has a cloud server and a plurality of servers connected with the cloud server. The cloud server has a service information of the servers. When a first cloud server of a first cloud transmits a request information to a second cloud server of a second cloud, the second cloud server determines a level relationship between the first and second clouds, and acquires a target data from at least a second server of the second cloud according to the request information and the service information. The target data is encoded according to the level relationship, and then transmitted to at least a first server of the first cloud through the second cloud server and the first cloud server. The first server, according to the level relationship, decodes the encoded target data to obtain the target data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chiang LEE, Chao-Hsien HSIEH, Nai-Ying KO
  • Patent number: 8690687
    Abstract: A magnetic coupling assembly has a supporting base, a first disk, a second disk and two piezoelectric actuators. The piezoelectric actuators are mounted between the supporting base and the first disk to drive the first disk to move along an axial direction of the supporting base and to adjust the air gap between the first and second disks. Each piezoelectric actuator has a housing, a pushing arm and at least one piezoelectric block. The pushing arm is mounted slidably in and extends out of the housing along a longitudinal direction parallel with the axial direction of the supporting base and has an end securely connected with the first disk. The at least one piezoelectric block is mounted in the housing and is attached to the pushing arm to push the pushing arm to move along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Hung-Shiang Chuang, Sheng-He Wang, Po-Jen Ko, Kwei-Yuan Chiou
  • Patent number: 8691229
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using inhibitors of phospholipid scramblases (PLSCRs) for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of cancers. The PLSCR-inhibitors of the invention comprise compounds PLSCR-specific monoclonal antibodies, antagonists or nucleic acids, which have ability to decrease the level and/or biological activity of PLSCRs in cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Err-Cheng CHAN
    Inventors: Err-Cheng Chan, Hong-Arh Fan, Kuei-Tien Chen, Yung-Bin Kuo, Jinn-Shiun Chen, Chung-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 8692235
    Abstract: An organic photoelectric semiconductor device including organic group VA salts in an organic salt-containing layer and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The organic photoelectric semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; an organic active layer disposed over the first electrode; an organic salt-containing layer disposed over the organic active layer, where the organic salt-containing layer includes quaternary group VA salts of cations represented by the following formula (I) or derivatives thereof and anions; and a second electrode, disposed over the organic salt-containing layer, where, X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined the same as the specification. Accordingly, the present invention can enhance the transmission of electrons and thus enhances the performance of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Ten-Chin Wen, Sung-Nien Hsieh, Tzung-Fang Guo, Wei-Chou Hsu, Chen-Yan Li
  • Patent number: 8689800
    Abstract: A magnetic navigation control apparatus includes a sensing unit, a control unit and a magnetic field generating unit. The sensing unit generates a sensing signal according to the position of a magnetic element. The control unit is electrically connected with the sensing unit and generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to the sensing signal. The magnetic field generating unit is electrically connected with the control unit and has a housing, a plurality of interpoles, and a plurality of short poles. The interpoles are disposed in the housing. The short poles are disposed between the interpoles evenly. The magnetic field generating unit generates a navigation signal according to the first control signal, thereby controlling the magnetic element to move in at least one direction within a target region. The magnetic navigation control apparatus has greater magnetic navigation effects, and can thus reduce the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: National Cheng Kung University, Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray-Lee Lin, Sheng-Fu Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20140090690
    Abstract: A solar concentrator and photoelectric conversion structure is described. The solar concentrator and photoelectric conversion structure includes a glass concentrator and at least one photoelectric conversion layer. The glass concentrator forms a light incident surface and a plane. The plane includes a plurality of concentrating elements. Each concentrating element includes a hollow taper and a hollow pillar. The hollow taper includes a first opening. The hollow pillar includes a second opening and a third opening on opposite sides, in which the second opening is correspondingly connected to the first opening. The photoelectric conversion layer deposited onto inner side surfaces of the hollow tapers and the hollow pillars of the concentrating elements. The photoelectric conversion layer includes at least one p-type material and at least one n-type material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chau-Nan HONG, Shu-Chun CHU, Wang-Chieh YU, Shan-Bin CHANG, Min-Hsiung HON
  • Publication number: 20140093871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting mitochondria alterations, which comprises the following steps: (A) providing a separation element and a sample; (B) mixing the separation element and the sample, wherein a detecting sample is obtained through the binding of a DNA fragment on the separation element to mitochondrial DNA in the sample; (C) dividing the detecting sample into a comparison group and a detection group; (D) adding an amplification solution into the comparison group and the detection group respectively to begin a DNA amplified reaction, and further adding a restriction enzyme into the detection group, wherein the amplification solution comprises a labeling reagent and a primer pair; and (E) detecting amounts of the labeling reagent in the comparison group and the detection group respectively after the DNA amplified reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
  • Patent number: 8688256
    Abstract: An advanced process control (APC) system, an APC method, and a computer program product, which, when executed, performs an APC method are provided for incorporating virtual metrology (VM) into APC. The present inventions uses a reliance index (RI) and a global similarity index (GSI) to adjust at least one controller gain of a run-to-run (R2R) controller when the VM value of a workpiece is adopted to replace the actual measurement value of the workpiece. The RI is used for gauging the reliability of the VM value, and the GSI is used for assessing the degree of similarity between the set of process data for generating the VM value and all the sets of historical process data used for building the conjecturing model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: National Cheng Kung University, Foresight Technology Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fan-Tien Cheng, Chi-An Kao, Wei-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20140088806
    Abstract: The automatic gear shifting system for two-wheel electric vehicles includes a detection unit for detecting the status of operation of the two-wheel electric vehicle, a processing unit connected with the detection unit for receiving, analyzing and filtering the detected signals so as to generate a speed-changing signal that is correspondent to the detected signal, and a driving device having a low-power motor unit and control member with multiple nodes. The driving device is connected to the operation cable of the speed changing device. The driving device receives the signals of changing speed so as to change the gears according to the signals of changing speed. A motor unit located at the mediate portion of the vehicle is coupled to the processing unit and the front chainwheel. The gears are automatically changed according to the statuses of the two-wheel electric vehicle to provide sufficient power for climbing, low-speed and high-speed operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: SEN-YUNG LEE
  • Patent number: 8679542
    Abstract: A nucleic acid cleavage kit is used to cleave a target nucleic acid. The nucleic acid cleavage kit includes a carrier, an oligonucleotide, and a nucleic acid cleavage agent. The oligonucleotide recognizes at least partial sequence of the target nucleic acid. Then, the nucleic acid cleavage agent cleaves the target nucleic acid. A nucleic acid cleavage detection apparatus including the nucleic acid cleaving kit and a gene therapy by administering the nucleic acid cleavage kit are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Dar-Bin Shieh, Tsung-Lin Tsai, Wu-Chou Su, Kao-Shu Chuang, Jih-Ru Hwu
  • Patent number: 8681051
    Abstract: Provided is a multiband printed antenna for receiving and emitting multiple electromagnetic wave signals of different bands. The multiband printed antenna includes a substrate and a conductive layer formed on a positive surface of the substrate. The conductive layer includes a grounding portion, a plurality of radiating portions controlling different bands and a single feeder point used to transmit electromagnetic wave signals. The multiband printed antenna of the present invention can separately control multiple radiating portions, which have different bands and are together formed on one same substrate, to emit the electromagnetic wave signals at one same feeder point, thereby realizing the object of the single printed antenna controlling multiple bands and greatly reducing the manufacture cost to satisfy the demand of 4G communication industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-feng Huang, Jia-hung Su, Kai Shih, Ching-feng Tseng