Patents Assigned to National Applied Research Laboratories
  • Patent number: 11328419
    Abstract: A portable biological microscopic image analysis system is suitable for analyzing a sample on a slide in real time, and the sample comes from an animal. The portable biological microscopic image analysis system includes a handheld electronic device and a microscope kit; the handheld electronic device includes an image capture unit, an image analysis module electrically connected to the image capture unit, and a real-time state analysis module electrically connected to the image analysis module; the microscope kit is detachably mounted on the handheld electronic device; wherein the image capture unit is used to obtain an image related to the sample through the microscope kit, the image analysis module is used to obtain cell information corresponding to the animal according to the image, and the real-time state analysis module is used to obtain state information corresponding to the animal according to the cell information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Chiu, Chia-Yung Jui, Shu-Hui Hung, Peggy Joy Lu
  • Patent number: 11324665
    Abstract: A medical intelligent device is for use with a medical jar. The medical jar defines an accommodating space for containing at least one medicine. The medication intelligent device includes a cover and an auxiliary medicine deliver. The cover is detachably mounted on the medical jar. The auxiliary medicine deliver is disposed on the cover and includes a main control chip and a medicine delivery gate electrically connected to the main control chip. The main control chip is used to move the gate between a closed position and an opened position relative to the cover. In the closed position, the medicine delivery gate closes the accommodating space. In the opened position, the medicine delivery gate opens the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Shaw-Ben Shi, Shu-Hui Hung, Wei-Hua Teng
  • Patent number: 11314035
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adjustable optical element supporting structure comprising a first structure group, a second structure group, a third structure group and a fourth structure group. The second structure group is disposed on the first structure group, the third structure group is disposed on the second structure group, and the fourth structure group is disposed on the third structure group. Each of the first structure group, the second structure group and the third structure group includes a supporting beam and a node assemble, and the position of the node assemble can be adjusted along a radial or a tangential direction. The fourth structure group is a supporting member having three branches, and a supporting pad made by an elastic material is disposed on the supporting member for supporting an optical element. Accordingly, the present invention can evenly support the optical element having different sizes and structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventor: Yi-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 11268845
    Abstract: A liquid level monitoring system includes: a hardware unit with a tube to extend through a surface of a liquid; a processor unit generating control signals that respectively correspond to target frequencies; a sound generator unit generating, respectively based on the control signals, incident sound waves that transmit in the tube and that are reflected by the surface of the liquid to respectively form reflected sound waves; and a sensor unit for sensing the reflected sound waves to respectively generate feedback signals. The processor unit determines a maximum amplitude frequency based on the feedback signals, and calculates a level of the surface of the liquid based on the maximum amplitude frequency and a length of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Huang, Chen-Chia Chen, Chih-Hsing Lin, Chien-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20220019049
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adjustable optical element supporting structure comprising a first structure group, a second structure group, a third structure group and a fourth structure group. The second structure group is disposed on the first structure group, the third structure group is disposed on the second structure group, and the fourth structure group is disposed on the third structure group. Each of the first structure group, the second structure group and the third structure group includes a supporting beam and a node assemble, and the position of the node assemble can be adjusted along a radial or a tangential direction. The fourth structure group is a supporting member having three branches, and a supporting pad made by an elastic material is disposed on the supporting member for supporting an optical element. Accordingly, the present invention can evenly support the optical element having different sizes and structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventor: Yi-Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20210377439
    Abstract: Auto-focus method and a remote sensing satellite are disclosed. The satellite comprises at least a focal plane assembly (FPA) and a focus adjusting apparatus, the auto-focus method comprises: processing a point spread function (PSF) estimation to a multiple regions of a first image to generate multiple first estimated point spread functions; generating a first average point spread function according to the first estimated point spread functions; processing a Gaussian curve fitting to the first average PSF function and defining a first focus number; processing a PSF estimation to multiple regions of a second image to generate multiple second estimated PSF functions; generating a second average point spread function according to the second estimated point spread functions; processing a Gaussian curve fitting to the second average point spread function and defining a second focus number; and comparing the first focus number and the second focus number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Shiau-Jing Liu, Yu-Lin Tsai, Li-Fen Huang
  • Patent number: 11142351
    Abstract: Provided are an earth satellite attitude data fusion system and method, applicable to an earth satellite space environment to estimate attitude data of a satellite. When the earth satellite attitude data fusion system of the present invention is used to perform the earth satellite attitude data fusion method, the first step is to perform a body rates/quaternion attitude data processing operation. Then, the next step is to perform an attitude/rates data fusion processing operation, wherein an attitude data fusion algorithm module receives a first IAE result data from a first EKF, and a second IAE result data from a second EKF, and performs an attitude/rates data fusion algorithm in a subsystem level to evaluate an attitude estimation IAE performance based on the first IAE result data, and the second IAE result data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Ying-Wen Jan, Ming-Yu Yeh, Wei-Ting Wei, Yeong-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 11143585
    Abstract: A photoelectrical device for detection of bacterial cell density includes a substrate, a driving electrode layer, an AC power source and a photoelectric conversion layer. The driving electrode layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a central electrode and a peripheral electrode pattern surrounding the central electrode. A fluid sample is disposed on the driving electrode layer. The AC power source is electrically connected to the driving electrode layer, and used to produce a non-uniform alternating electric field in the fluid sample on the driving electrode layer for driving the target bioparticles to gather up on the central electrode to form a particle cluster. The photoelectric conversion layer is used for receiving a light detecting beam after passing through the particle cluster and outputting an electric current based on the optical density of light detecting beam. The electric current changes as a concentration of the target bioparticles changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: I-Fang Cheng, Tzu-Ying Chen, Yi-Ling Chen
  • Patent number: 11146631
    Abstract: A method for deploying a computer operating environment and a deployment system are provided. A template machine is provided. A deployment program is executed in the template machine for scanning data of an operating system and applications in the template machine. The data are segmented into multiple segments and then encoded. An index and a checksum for each of the segments called metainfo are created. The metainfo is distributed to terminal machines within a network domain. After receiving the metainfo, every terminal machine obtains the segments, decodes the segments, and verifies the correctness of the received segments with the checksum. When requested by other terminal machines, the terminal machine reads the specific segments and then distributes those to the other terminal machines via a peer-to-peer data sharing protocol. The deployment is completed after all of the segments of operating environment are written in the terminal machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Jr-Huang Shiau, Chen-Kai Sun, Yu-Chin Tsai, Yu-Chiang Huang, Ching-Hsuan Yen
  • Patent number: 11137434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active measuring probe for EMI detection comprising a first connecting member, an impedance element, an amplifier and a second connecting member. The first connecting member is coupled to one terminal of the impedance element and an input terminal of the amplifier. The other terminal of the impedance element is coupled to a ground terminal. The second connecting member is coupled to an output terminal of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Yin-Cheng Chang, Da-Chiang Chang
  • Patent number: 11131105
    Abstract: An annular reinforcing structure for the reinforcement of a supporting structure of a construction is provided. The annular reinforcing structure includes an outer frame body, an inner frame body and an elastic body. The inner frame body is connected to the outer frame body and positioned therein. The inner frame body and the outer frame body together define an annular space. The elastic body is accommodated in the annual space between the inner frame body and the outer frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Yu-Chi Sung, Chin-Kuo Su, Hsiao-Hui Hung, Chia-Chuan Hsu, Chia-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20210286150
    Abstract: An optical system having a secondary mirror refocusing mechanism includes a primary mirror; a secondary mirror arranged corresponding to the primary mirror, and the secondary mirror is smaller than the primary mirror; a mirror base for receiving the secondary mirror; a beam having a first end and a second end disposed opposite to each other; and an actuation mechanism including a thermal deformation structure and a heating device, the heating device provides thermal energy to the thermal deformation structure such that the thermal deformation structure generates a deformation; wherein, the first end of the beam is fixed to the mirror base, the second end of the beam is fixed to the actuation mechanism, and the beam and the actuation mechanism are deformed correspondingly. With the above structure, the secondary mirror can be refocused to ensure the imaging quality of the optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Wei-Chuan Wu, Jen-Chueh Kuo
  • Publication number: 20210208376
    Abstract: A catadioptric optical system in sequence of ray tracing comprises a first mirrors group of Ritchey-Chrétien type hyperbolic mirrors with positive diopter including a concave primary mirror having a central through hole and a convex secondary mirror, a second corrector lens group with negative diopter positioned at the image-side of the first mirrors group including a first meniscus lens element having positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface, a second lens element having negative refractive power and biconcave surfaces, a third meniscus lens element having negative refractive power and a concave object-side surface, and a fourth lens element having positive refractive power and biconvex surfaces. The infinite conjugate beams of incident light within field of view pass through the catadioptric optical system to become a corrected beam having a small CRA angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: SHENG-FENG LIN, CHING-WEI CHEN, CHIA-RAY CHEN, TIEN-CHUN KUO
  • Patent number: 11046462
    Abstract: A satellite attitude data fusion system and method is disclosed, applicable to the earth satellite environment to estimate attitude data of the satellite. When the satellite attitude data fusion system of the present invention is used to perform the satellite attitude data fusion method, the first step is to perform a body rates quaternion attitude data processing operation. Then, the next step is to perform an attitude/rates data fusion processing operation, wherein an attitude data fusion algorithm module receives the first IAE result data from the first EKF, and the second JAE result data from the second EKF, and performs an attitude/rates data fusion algorithm in a subsystem level to evaluate an attitude estimation JAE performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Ying-Wei Jan, Ming-Yu Yeh, Wei-Ting Wei, Jia-Cheng Li, Yeong-Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20210180952
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical gyroscope system is provided. The system includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate. The substrates respectively have a first fixing, a second fixing, and a third fixing surfaces. The system further includes a first sensing, a second sensing and a third sensing module boards respectively fixed to the fixing surfaces. Each sensing module board has several microelectromechanical gyroscopes. A signal processing control board is electrically connected to the first sensing module board, the second sensing module board, and the third sensing module board. Wherein the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate are perpendicular to each other. With the above structure, on each system coordinate axis of the microelectromechanical gyroscope system, at least one gyroscope is aligned with it for data acquisition and measurement. Accordingly, the measurement accuracy of the system is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Yung-Fu Tsai, Yeong-Wei Wu, Min-Yu Hsieh, Kuo-Liang Wu, Ying-Wen Jan, Chen-Tsung Lin
  • Patent number: 11022707
    Abstract: A method of determining an earthquake event for an earthquake detecting system includes retrieving at least one initial wave characteristic related to each earthquake data among a plurality of earthquake data; utilizing a support vector classification (SVC) method to establish an earthquake determination model according to the initial wave characteristic; and determining whether new earthquake data belong to an earthquake event or a non-earthquake event according to the earthquake determination model when the new earthquake data are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Hsu, Rih-Teng Wu, Shyu-Yu Wu, Pei-Yang Lin, Shieh-Kung Huang, Hung-Wei Chiang, Kung-Chun Lu, Kuo-Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 10942456
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) light source is provided. The device uses a high-uniformity diode array. A lens unit of collimated illumination lenses is used. A light source of UV light-emitting diode (UVLED) array is formed and passes through the lens unit to uniformly distribute the light source and obtain a collimated light. The present invention comprises a light source of UVLED array; a collimated illumination lens unit; and a substrate. The construction is simple. The present invention can be applied in the lithography of a semiconductor. The lithography forms contact lines of widths not greater than 3 microns (?m); soft-contact lines of widths of 3˜30 ?m; and short-spaced lines of widths of 30˜200 ?m. The present invention avoids the mask from contact wear-out for multiple uses, and further reduces the replacement rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Jiun-Woei Huang, Min-Wei Hung, Kuo-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 10943090
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for tracking face in a video, comprising steps of taking an image sample from a video; extracting and storing a target face feature according to the image sample; dividing the video into one or more scene; and labeling one or more face matching the target face feature. Accordingly, an actor's facial expression and motion can be extracted with ease and used as training materials or subject matters for discussion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Kuo, Chih-Yang Lin, Shang-Ming Wang, Wen-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 10928247
    Abstract: A system for detecting an illuminance of the present invention includes a light source, a light sensor, and a signal output module. The light source includes a first A light-emitting diode, the first A light-emitting diode having a first color light; and the light source emits a first ray of light. The light sensor has a sensing face; the light sensor includes a first B light-emitting diode disposed on the sensing face, the first B light-emitting diode having the first color light; and the light sensor receives at least a portion of the first ray of light and generates a first sensing voltage. The signal output module is coupled to the light sensor to receive the first sensing voltage and output a sensing result signal according to the first sensing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Fang-Ci Su, Hsin-Yi Tsai, Min-Wei Hung, Yi-Cheng Lin, Kuo-Cheng Huang, Hsin-Su Yu, Chiou-Lian Lai, Chung-Yao Hsu, Chao-Hung Cheng, Li-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 10920746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power generating system utilizing current around a structural body. The power generating system is disposed in a flow field, wherein the streams of the flow field flow along a main fluid flow direction. The power generating system comprises a supporting device and a power generating device. The supporting device comprises a supporting body, wherein at least one of a stream-facing region, a side-stream region, and a vortex region is defined on the supporting body. The power generating device comprises at least one power generating unit and a power storage unit, wherein the power generating unit is disposed in at least one of the stream-facing region, the side-stream region, and the vortex region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yung-Bin Lin, Kuo-Chun Chang, Jihn-Sung Lai, Yuan-Shiang Tsai, Chi-Heng Chiang, Ping-Hsun Huang