Patents Assigned to Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
  • Patent number: 9255788
    Abstract: A measuring method for linear stage used for measuring a displacement volume of a linear stage includes a light source, a two-dimensional grating, a quadrant photodiode and a processor. The light source provides an incident light, and the two-dimensional grating is disposed in light path of the incident light and reflects the incident to form a reflection light. The quadrant photodiode is disposed in light path of the reflection light and receives the reflection light for generating a plurality of sensing signals. The processor receives the sensing signals and utilizes the sensing signals to calculate a slope signal by a slope signal equation of the two-dimensional grating and an initial position signal and an end position signal by a position signal equation of the two-dimensional grating. The processor obtains the displacement volume of the linear stage by the slope signal, the initial position signal and the end position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Hsiu-An Tsai, Nai-Chun An
  • Publication number: 20150267966
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a heat exchanger unit is provided. The method includes forming a first heat exchange component by providing a first inlet interface device; providing a first outlet interface device; providing a first set of pipes; and connecting respective first ends of each of the first set of pipes to the first inlet interface device and connecting a respective second ends of the each of the first set of pipes to the first outlet interface device. The method further includes forming a second heat exchange component in the same fashion as the first heat exchange component. The method also includes overlapping the first and second heat exchange components and cross-coupling the first set of pipes and the second set of pipes at a plurality of joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Lin, Hung-Lu Yen, Tai-Hsin Hsu, Yuan-Chih Lin, Da-Yu Lin, De-Chang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150238156
    Abstract: A radiation generating apparatus includes a target base, a target, a holding assembly and an electronic beam generating device. The target is disposed on the target base. The holding assembly holds the target base. The electronic beam generating device is adapted to generate an electronic beam, wherein the electronic beam is emitted to the target to generate a radiation. The target, the holding assembly and the electronic beam generating device are located at the same side of the target base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Yen-Chun Chen, Wei-Hung Shih, Yi-San Chang, Tsung-Chih Yu, Ming-Hui Cheng
  • Patent number: 9118190
    Abstract: A charging balancing system and method thereof based on a battery operating process and are disclosed. This is done by detecting a state of all cells in a detecting battery assembly to generate detection parameters, analyzing the detection parameters to produce an operating process, selecting at least one of residual power estimation methods according to the operating process, so as to calculate a residual power of each cell, and adjusting the charging current and charging time for each cell according to the residual power. As such, the efficiency of charging balancing is promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Sheng-Wei Chen, Kuan-Yuen Liao, Wen-Jiun Liu, Jeng-Chyan Lin
  • Patent number: 9108280
    Abstract: A device having a rail and a block includes a rail and a block. The rail includes a body and a hollow inside, the hollow inside being located inside the body. The hollow inside of the rail is provided with a lightweight, shock absorption and sound absorption material, and the lightweight, shock absorption and sound absorption material is selected from a group consisting of foam metal material, polystyrene, asbestos, foam, plastic, and rubber. The block is adapted for sliding along the rail to finish a slide path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Wang, Yi-An Chen, Chun-Chieh Wang, Chia-Min Wei
  • Publication number: 20150205216
    Abstract: A method for aligning substrates in different spaces and having different sizes includes: capturing actual local images of two substrates; comparing specific marks in standard local feature regions of the two substrates, and obtaining specific marks in actual local feature regions of the two substrates; separately establishing actual coordinate systems of the two substrates to synthesize aligned assembly coordinate system; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates in the two actual coordinate systems to obtain first group of offsets, and comparing sizes of the two substrates to obtain a size difference; using the first group of offsets and the size difference to correct coordinate values of specific marks of one of the two substrates; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates, to obtain second group of offsets; and moving the one to a position compensated by the second group of offsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: CHORNG-TYAN LIN, CHIH-CHIN WEN, CHUN-MING YANG, SHI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20150203940
    Abstract: A brass alloy, with a total weight percentage thereof counted as 100 wt %, includes the following elements: 60 wt % to 65 wt % of copper, 0.1 wt % to 0.35 wt % of bismuth, 0.15 wt % to 0.5 wt % of antimony, a balance of zinc, and an inevitable impurity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: CHING-SHING KANG, SUNG-WEI YEH, CHIN-HSIANG SHIH
  • Publication number: 20150182306
    Abstract: A dental bracket is adapted to connect with a wire for repositioning of a tooth in a mouth of a patient, and includes a base member, a cap, and an adjustable unit. The cap is connected removably to the base member to define an accommodating chamber therebetween, and is formed with an opening in spatial communication with the accommodating chamber. The adjustable unit includes an inner end portion disposed within the accommodating chamber and retained at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions, and an outer end surface formed with at least one wire engaging groove that is disposed outwardly of the opening in the cap. The cap is removable from the base member to allow for angular position adjustment of the inner end portion of the adjusting member relative to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research and Development Centre
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Chen, Wei-Hung Shih
  • Publication number: 20150180260
    Abstract: A power supply with current sharing control and its battery module are disclosed. Wherein, the power supply comprises a main controller and a plurality of battery modules in a parallel connection. The battery modules output a plurality of current status signals according to current quantities of output currents output by their respective battery units. The main controller outputs a plurality of current sharing control instructions according to the current status signals, thereby commanding the battery modules to adjust the output current quantities of the output currents. Therefore, the battery modules respectively adjust the output currents of the battery units by themselves to prevent the battery units from being damaged due to a forced discharge and to equalize the current quantities of the output currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: CHUN-YING JUAN, CHIA-YAO CHANG
  • Publication number: 20150173905
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant, particularly an intervertebral implant comprising local degradable hydroxyl apatite/metal block and based on a support mounting model of porous hydroxyl apatite with metal powders held for sintering and molding, guides osseous tissues to grow in porous metal and is steadily merged in upper and lower bones when the implanted hydroxyl apatite is gradually degraded in a certain period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Wei-Ching Wang, Meng-Xiu Wu, Fu-Shan Wang, Tzyy-Ker Sue, Wei-Te Chen, Wei-Jen Shih
  • Patent number: 9060824
    Abstract: A bone screw includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a shaft portion. The shaft portion is fixedly joined to the front portion and the rear portion, so as to form an integral bone screw. The Young's modulus of the shaft portion is smaller than that of the front portion and that of the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Chi-Sheng Chien, Tsung-Chih Yu, Chung-Hsing Yu, Shien-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 9062381
    Abstract: A method for treating a surface of a metal implant includes a polishing step, a grafting step and a surface modifying step. The polishing step includes polishing a surface of a metal implant to remove an uneven, natural oxide layer on the surface of the metal implant and to generate an even oxide layer on the surface of the metal implant. The grafting step includes grafting an anti-adhesion macromolecule on an outer face of the even oxide layer. A covalent bond between the anti-adhesion macromolecule and oxygen atoms on the outer face of the even oxide layer is formed. Thus, a macromolecular anti-adhesion layer on the outer face of the even oxide layer can be created. The surface modifying step includes changing a property of the surface of the metal implant with the macromolecular anti-adhesion layer by high temperature and high pressure, providing the metal implant with high hydrophilicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Wei-Ching Wang, Wei-The Chen, Wei-Jen Shih
  • Publication number: 20150169422
    Abstract: The present invention provides an evaluation method for calibration of a processing equipment. According to the present invention, prior to processing a device, a test member including the same thickness and material with the device is manufactured. Then, the processing equipment is used to process the device, the test member and form a micro-processing structure in the test member. Next, the status of the micro-processing structure in the test member is inspected for evaluating if the processing equipment should be calibrated. In this way, the size and shape accuracy of the formation micro-processing structures using the monitored processing equipment can be reasonably guaranteed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: FU-CHUAN HSU, YU-FU LIN, TSUNG-PIN HUNG, YU-TING LYU, ZHENG-HAN HUNG
  • Publication number: 20150114821
    Abstract: A method for modifying properties of graphene includes a graphene film provision step and a modification step. In the graphene film provision step, a graphene film is provided, and the graphene is formed on a substrate. In the modification step, the graphene film is placed in a vacuum environment and radiated by an electron beam to obtain a graphene material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Chi-Wen Chu, Sung-Mao Chiu, Chun-Chieh Wang, Chia-Min Wei, Chung-Jen Chung, Bo-Hsiung Wu
  • Publication number: 20150115892
    Abstract: A charging balancing system and method thereof based on a battery operating process and are disclosed. This is done by detecting a state of all cells in a detecting battery assembly to generate detection parameters, analyzing the detection parameters to produce an operating process, selecting at least one of residual power estimation methods according to the operating process, so as to calculate a residual power of each cell, and adjusting the charging current and charging time for each cell according to the residual power. As such, the efficiency of charging balancing is promoted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Sheng-Wei CHEN, Kuan-Yuen LIAO, Wen-Jiun LIU, Jeng-Chyan LIN
  • Patent number: 9017075
    Abstract: A bone implant includes an implant having an implantation end and a connection end. A blind hole is formed in the connection end and extends in an axial direction, defining an abutment receiving section and a locking section. The abutment receiving section includes an anti-rotation portion having a minimal inner width perpendicular to the axial direction. An abutment includes an elastic, deformable portion, a connection portion, and a prosthesis engagement portion. The abutment further includes a bore extending in the axial direction. The elastic, deformable portion includes resilient plates, with a slit formed between two adjacent resilient plates. The elastic, deformable portion has a maximal outer width larger than the minimal inner width. The elastic, deformable portion is aligned and engages with the anti-rotation portion. An abutment screw includes a head end positioned in the bore of the abutment and a locking end engaged with the locking section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Tung-Lin Tsai, Bo-Wei Pan, Yi-Chin Chen, Pei-Hua Wang
  • Patent number: 8991314
    Abstract: A roller microcontact printing device and a printing method of the device are revealed. The roller microcontact printing device includes a transfer module with a transfer roller and a supply module. The supply module provides an isolating solution and a thin film material to the transfer module to form an isolation layer and a thin film layer in turn on the surface of the transfer roller. Then the thin film is transferred to a substrate by the transfer roller. The microcontact print device and method are used in a roll-to-roll printing process. Thus the production efficiency of the thin film layer on the substrate is improved and the cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Jung-Wei Cheng, Chang-Pen Chen, Jeng-Rong Ho, Bo-Wei Li, Yeh-Min Lin
  • Publication number: 20150021198
    Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous machining system and the machining method thereof. The machining system comprises a feeding module, an electrochemical machining module, and a separating module. The feeding module supplies a material strip continuously; the electrochemical machining module performs an electrochemical machining to the material strip. When the feeding module supplies the material strip to the electrochemical machining module continuously, the electrochemical machining module performs the electrochemical machining to the material strip continuously for forming continuously a plurality of components on the material strip. The separating module separates the plurality of components from the material strip. Thereby, the machining time is saved, and thus achieving the purposes of continuous machining and mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: HUNG-YI CHEN, JUNG-CHOU HUNG
  • Publication number: 20140350538
    Abstract: A coil-integrated pad assembly for inductively heating a hyperthermia needle device includes a barrier pad and an electromagnetic unit. The barrier pad is adapted to be inserted into a patient's body and to be placed between the hyperthermia needle device and a non-target tissue of the patient's body when the hyperthermia needle device penetrates a target tissue. The electromagnetic unit has a coil that is at least partially disposed in the barrier pad and that is electrifiable to generate a magnetic field sufficient to inductively heat the hyperthermia needle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Yi-San CHANG, Tsung-Chih YU, Xi-Zhang LIN, Sheng-Jye HWANG, Ying-Jui CHAO, Syuan-Fong CHEN, Guan-Cheng CHEN, Tung-Chieh YANG, Shyang-Jye CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140350647
    Abstract: An electromagnetic hyperthermia assembly includes: a substrate; a plurality of hyperthermia needles each having a needle portion that extends through and downwardly from the substrate and that has a needle tip distal from the substrate; and a guiding plate having a plurality of through holes. The needle portions of the hyperthermia needles respectively and removably extend through the through holes such that the guiding plate is movable along the needle portions and between the substrate and the needle tips of the needle portions. The through holes keep the needle tips spaced apart from each other at predetermined positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Yi-San CHANG, Tsung-Chih YU, Xi-Zhang LIN, Sheng-Jye HWANG, Ying-Jui CHAO, Syuan-Fong CHEN, Guan-Cheng CHEN, Tung-Chieh YANG, Shyang-Jye CHANG