Patents Assigned to Lite Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130339986
    Abstract: A disk loading and unloading apparatus of an optical disk drive, the disk loading and unloading apparatus comprises: a chassis; a tray; a supporting frame pivoted on the chassis; a traverse; a spindle motor disposed on the traverse for supporting and rotating an optical disk; a sliding block slidably disposed on the chassis; and a cover. During the disk loading and unloading process, the sliding block drives the traverse and the spindle motor to move up and down to fix the optical disk on the spindle motor or to separate the optical disk from the spindle motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Lite-On IT Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Hsu, Hai-Sheng Hu, Zan-Xun Cen
  • Publication number: 20130339576
    Abstract: A method for constructing an address mapping table of a solid state drive is provided. The address mapping table is stored in a non-volatile memory of the solid state drive. The method includes the following steps. After the solid state drive is powered on, a command from a host is received. Then, a logical allocation address is calculated according to a logical block address corresponding to the command. Then, the calculated logical allocation address is defined as an initial address, and a specified number of logical allocation addresses starting from the initial address and corresponding physical allocation addresses are loaded into a cache memory, so that a first portion of the address mapping table is constructed into the cache memory. Afterwards, the solid state drive responds the command according to the first portion of the address mapping table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chi-Kai Liu, Yen-Heng Chen
  • Patent number: 8607255
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical disc drive and a damper positioning structure thereof. The optical disc drive includes a top cover, a traverse, and a chassis, and the damper positioning structure comprising: a bent element provided on the top cover and having an extension portion and a fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion has a through hole; a positioning pillar provided on the chassis; and a damper for supporting and securing the traverse on the chassis, wherein the damper has a positioning hole through which the positioning pillar is insertable; wherein, when the top cover is assembled to the chassis, the positioning pillar passes through the through hole of the fixing portion, and the fixing portion presses against the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Lin, Cheng-Chung Hsu, Chun-Lung Ho
  • Publication number: 20130309133
    Abstract: An analysis cartridge and an analysis system thereof are disclosed. The analysis cartridge comprises a cartridge body, a liquid storage box and a sealing film. The cartridge body has an accommodation portion. The liquid storage box is disposed within the accommodation portion and has a liquid storage tank and a pillar receiving hole. The sealing film covers the pillar receiving hole and seals an opening of the liquid storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chang LAI, Fu-Chun HUANG, Yuh-Jiuan LIN, Timothy Z. LIU
  • Publication number: 20130309149
    Abstract: An analysis cartridge comprising a cartridge body, a first cover, a liquid storage box and a sealing film is disclosed. The cartridge body has an accommodation portion and a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first cover covers the first side or the second side of the cartridge body and has a first through hole. The liquid storage box is disposed in the accommodation portion and has a liquid through hole. The sealing film seals the liquid through hole of the said liquid storage box and passes through the first through hole of the first cover, wherein the liquid through hole is exposed by removing the sealing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chang LAI, Fu-Chun HUANG, Yuh-Jiuan LIN
  • Publication number: 20130298144
    Abstract: A tray locking device adapted to an optical disc drive for locking and releasing a tray is provided. The optical disc drive has an optical head connected to a lead screw and driven to move by the lead screw. The tray locking device includes a pushing member driven to move by the lead screw, a latching hook for locking and releasing a protruding pin, and a transmission assembly configured between the pushing member and the latching hook. The transmission assembly includes a first rod and a second rod movably configured in the tray. The first rod has a first driving portion, and the second rod has a second driving portion. When the transmission assembly is located at an initial position, the first driving portion is located on a moving path of the pushing member, while the second driving portion is not located on the moving path of the pushing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Hsu, Yung-Han Wu, Sz-Shian He, Ming-Chun Tsao, In-Shuen Lee
  • Patent number: 8570496
    Abstract: An optical detection apparatus which is capable of measuring a sample is provided. The optical detection apparatus includes a plurality of light emission units, a light receiving unit, a driving unit, and an analyzing unit. Each of the light emission units is capable of emitting a light beam. The light receiving unit is capable of receiving the light beam passing through the sample and is capable of converting the received light beam to an electrical signal. The driving unit is capable of changing the relative position of the light emission units and the sample. The analyzing unit is electrically connected to the light receiving unit and is capable of measuring a property of the sample by using the electrical signal. A number of the light receiving unit is less than a number of the light emission units. An optical measurement system including the optical detection apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20130283300
    Abstract: A tray locking device of an optical disc drive adapted to lock and release a tray is provided. The optical disc drive has an optical head engaged with a lead screw and driven to move by the lead screw. The tray locking device includes a pushing member disposed on the optical head, a latching hook for latching and releasing a pin, and a transmission assembly disposed between the pushing member and the latching hook. The transmission assembly includes first and second lever elements. The first lever element pivoted in the tray has a slide slot having a first protrusion portion therein. The second lever element has a second protrusion portion adapted to move within the slide slot. When the tray is to be ejected, the lead screw drives the pushing member to push the second lever element, such that the second protrusion portion is aligned with the first protrusion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Hsu, Yung-Han Wu, Sz-Shian He, Ming-Chun Tsao, In-Shuen Lee
  • Patent number: 8564223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light programmable apparatus comprising a light programmable lamp, a setting device and a main structure. The light programmable lamp is selectively electrically connected to the setting device for retrieving a light property setting such as intensity, saturation or color from the setting device. The light programmable lamp comprises: a programmable unit for retrieving and storing the light property setting while the light programmable lamp is selectively electrically connected to the setting device; and a LED module, electrically connected to the programmable unit, for emitting light corresponding to the light property setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Ta Ho, Tzu-Nan Chen
  • Patent number: 8558465
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a lamp arranged to transform electricity into a light beam having properties such as intensity, color, color temperature, direction and beam cone angle; a light control means arranged to adjust said light beam properties; a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters arranged to transmit ultrasonic signals; a plurality of ultrasonic receivers arranged to receive reflected ultrasonic signals; and a processing means arranged to send an ultrasonic pulse sequentially through each of said transmitters and to determine after each pulse is sent which ones of said receivers receive a reflected ultrasonic signal with an amplitude exceeding a predetermined threshold within a predetermined period, and to send control signals to said light control means in dependence of said determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On IT Corporation
    Inventors: Tony Petrus Van Endert, Tzu-Nan Chen
  • Publication number: 20130255451
    Abstract: A system for screws loading, delivering, fetching and fastening on a working piece is disclosed. The screws are guided by an apparatus having a control module to pass a track, a chute and received by a cut of a graduated disc having a plurality of cuts at the circumference thereof. A screwdriver set is then controlled by the control module to fetch the screws at the cuts in a fetching cycle and fasten them to a working piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jung-Ming Teng
  • Publication number: 20130243668
    Abstract: A liquid analysis container includes a main body and a barrier device. The main body has an accommodating space and a first opening. The barrier device is disposed on the main body and covers the first opening. An accommodating cavity is formed between the barrier device and the main body. The accommodating cavity is connected to the accommodating space through the first opening. The barrier device has a second opening. The accommodating cavity is connected to an external environment through the second opening. An opening diameter of the second opening is larger than an opening diameter of the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fu-Chun Huang, Cheng-Chang Lai
  • Patent number: 8525576
    Abstract: A controlling method is provided for preventing a solid state drive from being operated at a high temperature. The solid state drive includes a controlling circuit, a temperature detecting circuit and a plurality of dies. The dies are divided into n groups and accessed by the controlling circuit through n IO buses. The controlling circuit is in communication with the temperature detecting circuit for detecting a temperature of the solid state drive. The controlling method includes the following steps. Firstly, a judging step is performed to judge whether the temperature of the solid state drive is higher than a predetermined temperature. If the temperature of the solid state drive is higher than the predetermined temperature, the frequencies of n clock signals in the n IO buses are decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Song-Feng Tsai, Jen-Yu Hsu, Shih-Chiang Lu
  • Patent number: 8505040
    Abstract: An optical disk drive including a case, a traverse, a guide rod, an optical pick-up head and at least a locking member is provided. The traverse is disposed in the case and includes at least a cantilever part and at least a locking hole. The cantilever part protrudes from a carrying surface of the traverse and is integrated with the traverse. The guide rod leans against a bearing end of the cantilever part. The optical pick-up head is slidably disposed on the guide rod. The locking member includes a leaning part and a locking part. The locking part is locked into the locking hole and the leaning part presses an upper side of an end of the guide rod for making the bearing end generate a bending displacement toward the carrying surface through the guide rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On IT Corporation
    Inventors: In-Shuen Lee, Hui-Chung Leu, Ming-Chun Tsao
  • Publication number: 20130189157
    Abstract: A rotating device including a main body, a tray, a cover and a motor is provided. The tray is disposed in the main body and is adapted to support an object. The cover is disposed in the main body and is adapted to cover the object. The motor is disposed in the main body and is adapted to drive the object to rotate. When the object rotates to cause a liquid on the object to move away from the object, the cover prevents the liquid from moving to the main body. In addition, a blood analysis equipment is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ta-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8483012
    Abstract: A controlling method for ultra-sound sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of measuring a distance of an obstacle, determining whether the distance is smaller than a distance threshold, and adjusting a driving voltage if the distance is smaller than the distance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Wen Hu, Yi-Chung Lee
  • Publication number: 20130162162
    Abstract: An LED lighting control system incorporating a control IC for fast control of LED current in a switching Buck-type power supply through dedicated power supply control hardware with slow changing signals of temperature and input under control of firmware. The control IC optimizes the use of power from the source and optimizes the operating efficiency of the LED output while providing for a plurality of LED devices to be powered in parallel by a single controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: THIN-LITE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dexter May, Matthew Trotter, Alex Walters, Vincent Potenzone, Lillian Cross-Szymanek
  • Publication number: 20130162598
    Abstract: An input detecting method used for a virtual projecting input system includes: emitting an image light beam through a reflecting mirror, and the image light beam forming a projecting point on a projecting plane; enabling the reflecting mirror to swing, so as to enable the image light beam to swing, and the projecting point scanning back and forth on the projecting plane, and generating an input image; detecting a swing frequency of the reflecting mirror, and generating a frequency signal; judging whether an input action occurs, and if yes, generating a detecting signal; and analyzing a phase difference between the frequency signal and the detecting signal, and calculating an input position of the input action according to the phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wei-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20130151892
    Abstract: A data storing method for a solid state drive is used to preserve data integrity after a power failure. The solid state drive has a flash memory with plural blocks. Each block includes plural pages. One of the plural blocks is set as an old open block. The data storing method includes the following steps. Firstly, the solid state drive is powered on again. Then, the valid data in the old open block are stored into a new open block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Huang, Gang-Ming Fan
  • Patent number: D693296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Lite-On IT Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Chieh Lin, Wei Min Tsao