Patents Assigned to Metal Industries Research and Development Centre
  • Publication number: 20180150992
    Abstract: A medical image modeling system including a processing device, a display device, and an input device is provided. The processing device is configured to execute an image processing module to generate three-dimensional bone model data based on medical image data of a biological bone tissue. The display device is configured to simultaneously display a medical image and a three-dimensional bone model in the same operation interface according to the medical image data and the three-dimensional bone model data. The input device is configured to receive a parameter instruction, so that the processing device edits the three-dimensional bone model according to the parameter instruction by the image processing module. A medical image modeling method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Kai-Szu Lo, Sheng-Hong Yang, Bo-Wei Pan, Tsung-Chih Yu
  • Patent number: 9980791
    Abstract: An orthodontic remodeling device includes a sleeve having first and second screw holes in two ends thereof. The first and second screw holes have opposite thread directions. A first screw rod includes a first threaded portion threadedly engaged with the first screw hole and a first assembling portion exposed outside of the sleeve. A second screw hole includes a second threaded portion threadedly engaged with the second screw hole and a second assembling portion exposed outside of the sleeve. Two tooth pushing members are respectively engaged with the first and second assembling portions. Each tooth pushing member includes at least one tooth coupling ring mounted on at least one tooth of a patient for pushing the at least one tooth outward. The sleeve is rotatable to move the first and second screw rods toward or away from each other to change a relative position between the two tooth pushing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Yue-Jun Wang, Tung-Lin Tsai, Chun-Chieh Tseng, Li-Wen Weng, Chih-Lung Lin
  • Publication number: 20180141177
    Abstract: A punching system adapted to punch a sheet metal includes a platform, a punching portion, a base portion and a turret device. The punching portion is disposed on the platform, and a first upper die is detachably installed in the punching portion. The base portion is disposed between the punching portion and the platform, and a first lower die is detachably installed in the base portion. The punching portion is adapted to move back and forth along a first direction relative to the platform. The turret device is adapted to move along a second direction relative to the platform, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. A plurality of second upper dies and second lower dies are correspondingly installed on the turret device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Pin-Jyun Chen, Hsin-Wei Chu, Chih-Hao Lin, Yu-Ting Lin
  • Publication number: 20180145502
    Abstract: An intelligentialize motive power module, a driving control apparatus for a motor, and a driving control method thereof are provided. The driving control apparatus includes a driver, a voltage detector, and a control processor. The driver generates a plurality of control voltages according to an electric assisted command, and provides a plurality of power transistors for driving the motor according to the control voltages. The voltage detector receives a plurality of phase voltages. The control processor is used to: calculate a direct-current value, a cosine signal and a sine signal corresponding to each of the phase voltages; calculate a phase amplitude according to the cosine signal and the sine signal corresponding to each of the phase voltages; and, generate a phase abnormal detection result according to the phase amplitude corresponding to each of the phase voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chang-Ching Lin, Cheng-Yen Chen
  • Publication number: 20180135959
    Abstract: A thin film measuring apparatus includes a first sensing module, a second sensing module, and a processing device. The thin film measuring apparatus is configured to non-contact measure a multilayer thin film. The first sensing module and the second sensing module are respectively configured to generate alternating magnetic fields, and respectively sense magnetic field changes correspondingly generated by the multilayer thin film. The processing device has a parameter database. The processing device obtains a first impedance value and a second impedance value of the multilayer thin film according to sensing results of the first sensing module and the second sensing module. The processing device performs a thickness calculation operation to obtain a first thickness value and a second thickness value of the multilayer thin film according to the first impedance value, the second impedance value, and the parameter database. A thin film measuring method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chien-Chang Chen, Cheng-Chi Tai
  • Patent number: 9963069
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an alarm method for reversing a vehicle, in particular for a land vehicle, by sensing obstacles using structured light. When a vehicle reverses, the structured-light projecting module installed on the rear side of the vehicle projects structured light continuously, A plurality of light pattern messages are reflected to the structured-light camera unit. Then the height of and the distance to the obstacle are calculated. According to the height of the obstacle, whether the obstacle may influence the vehicle will be judged. If so, sounds will be emitted for reminding the driver according to the distance to the obstacle and the alarm distance information. Thereby, the reversing safety can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Jinn-Feng Jiang, Shih-Chun Hsu, Hung-Yuan Wei, Tsung-Han Lee, Tsu-Kun Chang, Kuei-Shu Hsu, Chia-Sui Wang
  • Patent number: 9953208
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for detecting whether cells are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), and the method includes: (a) capturing a contour of a cell of a cell image, wherein the contour has a contour pixel thereon; (b) identifying a tangent of the contour pixel on the contour to define in relation to the tangent a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, wherein the first side indicates the intracellular region of the cell and the second side indicates the extracellular region of the cell; (c) calculating an optical parameter average of the plurality of pixels on both of the first side and the second side; and (d) determining whether the cell is infected with HPV based on whether the optical parameter average on the first side is smaller than that on the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Yen-Chun Chen, Ming-Hui Cheng, Yu-Fen Kuo, Po-Wei Pan, Tsung-Chih Yu
  • Patent number: 9932539
    Abstract: A method for extracting lipid from wet biomass includes a step in which a wet biomass and a first solvent are mixed to prepare a mixture. The method continues with a step in which said mixture is separated to obtain a solution containing said first solvent and a concentrated biomass. The method continues with a step in which a liquefied gas is added into said concentrated biomass subjected to mechanical dispersion means to obtain lipid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Chi-Hui Chen, Chun-Hung Hung, Tzu-Chen Kuo
  • Patent number: 9914173
    Abstract: A particle production apparatus including a generating device, a conveying device, and a straightening device is provided. The generating device includes a tank filled with a dense medium, an electric power source, a first and a second electrical conducting element received in the dense medium and coupled to an anode and a cathode of the electric power source respectively. The conveying device is configured to convey a metal wire into the tank and make the metal wire to contact the first electrical conducting element and the second electrical conducting element in a straight-line direction, so as to produce an electric explosion to form a plurality of particles in the dense medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Tai-Hsin Hsu, Yin Chuang, Wen-Pin Chien, Chi-Ming Chang, Ho-Chung Fu, Chang-Pen Chen
  • Patent number: 9891428
    Abstract: An optical measurement system including a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating and a measurement unit is provided. The two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating includes a rotary shaft and a plurality of sine wave structures surrounding the rotary shaft and continuously arranged. The measurement unit is adapted to output a light beam towards the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating, wherein each of the sine wave structures is adapted to reflect the light beam from the two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating back to the measurement unit. A measurement method for errors of a rotating platform and a two-dimensional sine wave annuls grating are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Nai-Chun An
  • Patent number: 9874807
    Abstract: An optical image capturing module and an alignment method and an observation method for an upper substrate and a lower substrate using the optical image capturing module are provided. The upper substrate and the lower substrate are disposed opposite. The alignment method includes the following steps of: emitting a light ray; filtering the light ray and dividing the light ray into a light ray at first wavelength and a light ray at second wavelength, whereby the light ray at first wavelength irradiates a pattern on the upper substrate, and the light ray at second wavelength irradiates a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting the pattern on the upper substrate to an image capturing device; reflecting the pattern on the lower substrate to the image capturing device; and determining the positions of the pattern on the upper substrate and the pattern on the lower substrate on the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Lin, Chun-Ming Yang, Chih-Chin Wen, Chorng-Tyan Lin
  • Patent number: 9841298
    Abstract: A measurement device for a linear stage includes a two-dimensional grating and a measurement unit respectively disposed on first and second moving stages of the linear stage. The measurement unit includes a light source, a two-dimensional sensor and a processor. The light source emits incident light to the two-dimensional grating so that the incident light is reflected thereby to result in reflection light. The two-dimensional sensor receives the reflection light and converts the same to a reflection signal. The processor receives the reflection signal and determines accordingly a first rotational angle, and first and second displacement components of a displacement of the first moving stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research And Development Centre
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Shuo-Ching Chen, Kuo-Yu Chien
  • Patent number: 9831153
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device is provided for reducing the high production costs of conventional heat dissipating devices. The heat dissipating device is mounted on a heat generating object and includes a heat conductive base having a plurality of insertion holes. At least one heat generating region is formed in a contact area between the heat conductive base and a heat source of the heat generating object. A plurality of heat dissipating columns is disposed in the at least one heat generating region and is respectively inserted into and positioned in the plurality of insertion holes. Each heat dissipating column includes a heat conductive silicone layer disposed on an outer periphery thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Chih-Peng Wang, Sung-Mao Chiu, Chun-Chieh Wang, Chia-Min Wei
  • Patent number: 9807367
    Abstract: A light field image capturing apparatus includes: a main lens, configured to transmit light of an object environment, and including an optical axis; a beam generation unit, configured to receive the light transmitted by the main lens and generate plurality Bessel-beams, where the beam generation unit includes plurality slits or conical lenses arranged in an array manner and configured to generate the Bessel-beam respectively; a micro-lens unit, configured to receive the Bessel-beam generated by the beam generation unit, and including plurality micro-lens elements corresponding to the beam generation unit, wherein each micro-lens element is configured to determine a focus point generated after the Bessel-beam passes through each micro-lens element, and a focal length of a distance between the focus point and the micro-lens element; and a light sensing unit, including a focal plane, and configured to enable the focus point to be focused on the focal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Jan, Ying-Chieh Lin
  • Publication number: 20170309017
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for finding a cell nucleus of a target cell from a cell image, wherein the cell image includes the target cell and at least one variation cell, and the target cell includes cytoplasm and the cell nucleus. The method includes steps of: (a) processing the cell image via an image processor such that the cytoplasm, the cell nucleus and the variation cell have different shades of color; (b) demarcating the outlines of the cytoplasm, the cell nucleus and the variation cell; (c) calculating geometrical reference points of the outlines; (d) calculating the distances from the geometrical reference point of the cytoplasm outline to the geometrical reference point of the cell nucleus outline and to the geometrical reference points of the variation cell outlines; and (e) finding a specific geometrical reference point having a shortest distance to locate a specific outline corresponding to the specific geometrical reference point as the cell nucleus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Cheng, Yan-Jun Chen, Tsung-Chih Yu, Bo-Wei Pan, Chun-Sen Wu
  • Patent number: 9780629
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnet-conductive device includes performing a punch process to a plate by a glue-injectable punch structure, wherein the glue-injectable punch structure includes a punch head and a control member. The punch head comprises an accommodating cavity, an injection hole and an inlet, and a supply channel is formed by the accommodating cavity, the injection hole and the inlet. The control member selectively obstructs the supply channel or permits the supply channel into conduction. By using the method for manufacturing the magnet-conductive device, the stack between plural plates is simplified, and the coupling strength between adjacent plates is enhanced. In addition, this invention considers the gel between adjacent plates to be insulating medium to lower the iron loss of the magnet-conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Kuo-Yin Tu, Hsing-Chih Tsai, Hsin-Te Wang, Yi-Wei Sun
  • Patent number: 9765442
    Abstract: An electrolyte for surface treatment of a metal implant includes 10-30 wt % of a sulfur-containing compound aqueous solution, 3-10 wt % of a phosphorous-containing compound aqueous solution, 0.5-2 wt % of an oxidant aqueous solution, and 0.5-5 wt % of a surfactant aqueous solution, with the rest being water. The concentration of the sulfur-containing compound aqueous solution is 0.1-3 M. The concentration of the phosphorous-containing compound aqueous solution is 0.05-2 M. The concentration of the oxidant aqueous solution is 0.05-1 M. The concentration of the surfactant aqueous solution is 0.05-5 M. The electrolyte is utilized for treating a surface of a metal implant, forming a porous oxide layer on the surface of the metal implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Li-Wen Weng, Chun-Chieh Tseng, Yue-Jun Wang, Ho-Chung Fu, Tzyy-Ker Sue
  • Patent number: 9765444
    Abstract: The invention discloses a continuous electrochemical machining apparatus, which comprises an electrode wheel and an auxiliary module. The auxiliary module pushes the material tape to the insulating part of the electrode wheel. The electrode wheel drives the material tape to move. Electrochemical machining is performed on the material tape using at least a conductive pattern of the electrode wheel for forming a plurality of patterns on the material tape. Thereby, continuous electrochemical machining can be performed on the material tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: You-Lun Chen, Hong-Yi Chen, Da-Yu Lin, Ho-Chung Fu
  • Publication number: 20170252393
    Abstract: The Toona sinensis extract of the present invention is prepared using supercritical fluid technique, wherein the method includes steps of: (a) drying the leaves of T. sinensis; (b) pulverizing the leaves as particles; and (c) extracting the particles with supercritical carbon dioxide to obtain the T. sinensis extract. This supercritical T. sinensis extract not only can decrease blood sugar level, but also promotes lipid degradation, inhibits the formation of huge lipid droplet and improves the metabolic symptoms. Accordingly, the T. sinensis extract further is able to be prepared as food supplement and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicants: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, Kaohsiung Medical University
    Inventors: Pei-Jung Lien, Chuan-Chia Sun, Tzu-Chen Kuo, Sheng-Chung Yang, Yang-Chang Wu, Fang-Rong Chang, Tusty-Jiuan Hsieh, Yi-Hung Tsai, Ying-Chi Du
  • Patent number: 9749621
    Abstract: A calibration plate and a method for calibrating image capturing devices are provided. The calibration plate includes: a plate having a front face and a rear face; a plurality of calibration patterns formed at the front face of the plate, arranged in a regular manner, and used to calibrate image distortions, lens aberrations, and image center positions for the image capturing devices; and a plurality of graphically encoded patterns formed at the front face of the plate, the graphically encoded patterns being different from each other, and the graphically encoded patterns having information providing the positions of the calibration patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Lin, Chih-Chin Wen, Kuo-Kai Hung, Chia-Chu Huang, Hao-Jhen Chang