Patents by Inventor A-Chu Lai

A-Chu Lai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140153277
    Abstract: An assembling structure of an LED lamp module includes an LED lamp base (10) and a heat sink (30). The LED lamp base (10) includes a plastic receptacle (11), an LED light source (12) disposed in the plastic receptacle (11), and a plurality of metal fasteners (20) spaced apart and upright on an outer side surface of the plastic receptacle (11). The heat sink (30) includes has a plurality of openings (42), wherein the LED lamp base (10) is rotatable with respect to the heat sink (30) to make the metal fasteners (20) positioned in the openings (42), respectively and thus, the LED lamp base (10) is combined with the heat sink (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu LAI
  • Publication number: 20140124950
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The semiconductor substrate includes a substrate body having at least an opening formed on a surface thereof, wherein the surface of the substrate body and a wall of the opening are made of an insulating material; and a circuit layer formed on the surface of the substrate body, wherein the circuit layer covers an end of the opening and is electrically insulated from the opening. The opening facilitates to increase the thickness of the insulating structure between the circuit layer and the substrate body of a silicon material to prevent signal degradation when high frequency signals are applied to the circuit layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Shiang Fang, Ho-Chuan Lin, Chia-Chu Lai, Min-Han Chuang, Li-Fang Lin
  • Patent number: 8703347
    Abstract: A flat fuel cell assembly including a membrane electrode assembly, a cathode porous current collector, an anode porous current collector and a gas barrier material layer is provided. The membrane electrode assembly includes a proton conducting membrane, an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer disposed respectively on two sides of the proton conducting membrane, and an anode gas diffusion layer and a cathode gas diffusion layer disposed respectively on the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer. The cathode porous current collector is disposed on one side of the cathode gas diffusion layer. The anode porous current collector is disposed on one side of the anode gas diffusion layer. The gas barrier material layer having at least an opening exposing the surface of the cathode gas diffusion layer is disposed on the cathode gas diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ku-Yen Kang, Chun-Ho Tai, Chiou-Chu Lai, Ying-Ying Hsu, Yin-Wen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140097681
    Abstract: A system and a method for electricity management are disclosed. The system includes a data management unit, a cabinet, a control unit, an uninterruptible power supply apparatus and a power switch. The cabinet is powered by an external power supply. When the data management unit sends a testing instruction to the cabinet, the control unit controls the power switch to shut down the external power supply such that the cabinet is powered by the uninterruptible power supply apparatus instead. The control unit measures a set of battery parameters of the uninterruptible power supply apparatus, computes a power supply capacity of the uninterruptible power supply apparatus according to the set of battery parameters, and returns the power supply capacity to the data management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: LITE-ON CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: CHIOU-CHU LAI, MING-YAO CHENG, CHIEN-CHU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140098537
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an illuminating device includes steps of: forming an electrical conductive circuit on a metallic substrate, arranging light-emitting elements on the metallic substrate to be electrically connected with the electrical conductive circuit, covering a transparent cap on each of the light-emitting elements, fixing an electrical connector to the metallic substrate to be electrically connected to the electrical conductive circuit, forming a transparent body outside the transparent caps, the metallic substrate and the electrical conductive circuit by means of an over-molding process; forming a lamp cover outside the transparent body, the metallic substrate and the electrical connector by means of an over-molding process. An illuminating device is further provided, thereby prevents the light-emitting elements from suffering damage due to the temperature and pressure of the over-molding process, and increasing the brightness of the light emitted by the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Liang Meng Plastic Share Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu LAI
  • Patent number: 8678617
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an illuminating device includes steps of: forming an electrical conductive circuit on a metallic substrate, arranging light-emitting elements on the metallic substrate to be electrically connected with the electrical conductive circuit, covering a transparent cap on each of the light-emitting elements, fixing an electrical connector to the metallic substrate to be electrically connected to the electrical conductive circuit, forming a transparent body outside the transparent caps, the metallic substrate and the electrical conductive circuit by means of an over-molding process; forming a lamp cover outside the transparent body, the metallic substrate and the electrical connector by means of an over-molding process. An illuminating device is further provided, thereby prevents the light-emitting elements from suffering damage due to the temperature and pressure of the over-molding process, and increasing the brightness of the light emitted by the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Liang Meng Plastic Share Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu Lai
  • Publication number: 20140028103
    Abstract: A control system, a power supply system, and a method for preventing a floating charge of a battery are disclosed. The control system is applied to the power supply system electronically connected to an electronic equipment and a power supply terminal. The control system includes a current regulator module and a battery management system. The current regulator module includes a switch element and a diode connected in parallel. The battery management system is used for monitoring a capacity of the battery and controlling the switch element; wherein when the capacity of the battery reaches a default value, the battery management system is used for controlling the switch element to stop charging the battery. When the power supply terminal stops providing the power, the battery provides the power through the diode first and then through the switch element to the electronic equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: LITE-ON CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Chiou-Chu LAI, Cheng-Kuan LIANG, Wen-Chien SHIH
  • Publication number: 20140015621
    Abstract: A balanced-to-unbalanced converter (balun) is provided, including: a converting circuit having a first processing circuit including a first inductor and a first capacitor connected in series, a second processing circuit including a second capacitor and a second inductor connected in series, the second capacitor being electrically connected to the first inductor, and two balanced output ends connected to the first processing circuit and the second processing circuit, respectively; and a preprocessing circuit connected to the converting circuit and including an unbalanced input end for converting real impedance at the unbalanced input end into complex impedance at the balanced output ends. Accordingly, the balun satisfies the need of the wireless communication chips by providing differential signals with complex impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Fan Tsai, Hsin-Hung Lee, Chia-Chu Lai, Yen-Yu Chen, Ho-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20140017497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow sphere with a mesoporous structure, and a method for manufacturing the same. The hollow sphere with a mesoporous structure comprises: a shell with plural mesopores penetrating the shell, wherein the shell comprises: a mesoporous silicon oxide material, and mesopores of the mesoporous silicon oxide material are arranged in Ia3d cubic symmetry. In addition, according to the method of the present invention, the aforementioned hollow sphere with the mesoporous structure can be easily obtained by use of mixed surfactants of a cationic surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chia-Min YANG, Li-Lin CHANG, Pei-Hsin KU, Nien-Chu LAI, Kuan-Yi LI
  • Patent number: 8609297
    Abstract: A connecting structure of a flat fuel cell assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of fuel cells, each of which has a membrane electrode assembly with an anode, a proton exchange membrane and a cathode combined. Two conductive nets are attached to the surfaces of the anode and the cathode of each membrane electrode assembly by thermosetting adhesive and heat pressing to collect and transmit electrons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yeu-Shih Yen, Chiou-Chu Lai, Ju-Pei Chen, Shu-Chen Huang, Ku-Yin Ka
  • Publication number: 20130264735
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mold-making method capable of shortening a procedure of manufacturing a product mold, including steps of: preparing a plastic original mold; processing the original mold to form a preliminary product; assembling the preliminary product and testing the functions of the preliminary product having the original mold; producing a standard mold after testing the functions of the preliminary product; and producing a final mold having a profile and a dimension corresponding to those of the standard mold. By this method, the procedure of developing a mold is shortened, so that the production cost of a mold can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu LAI
  • Patent number: 8501491
    Abstract: A method of measuring concentration of a fuel is provided. First, a fuel cell unit having at least an anode, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is provided. Next, a fuel is supplied to the anode, while a reactive gas is supplied to the cathode. Then, the amount of the reactive gas supplied to the cathode is adjusted and the concentration of the fuel is estimated in accordance with the consumption rate of the reactive gas in the fuel cell unit, wherein a method of estimating the concentration of the fuel in accordance with a consumption rate of the reactive gas in the cathode includes measuring a concentration of the reactive gas supplied to the cathode and estimating the concentration of the fuel in accordance with a relationship between the concentration of the reactive gas supplied to the cathode and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ku-Yen Kang, Pei-Fang Huang, Chiou-Chu Lai
  • Publication number: 20130154765
    Abstract: A cross-coupled bandpass filter includes first, second, third and fourth resonators such that magnetic couplings are generated between the first and second resonators, between the third and fourth resonators and between the first and fourth resonators, a capacitive coupling is generated between the second and third resonators, and the magnetic coupling between the first and fourth resonators has a polarity opposite to that of the capacitive coupling between the second and third resonators, thereby generating two transmission zeros in a transmission rejection band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Han Chuang, Chia-Chu Lai, Bo-Shiang Fang, Ho-Chuan Lin, Sung-Chun Wu
  • Patent number: 8460936
    Abstract: An apparatus of measuring concentration of fuel including a catalyst layer, a diffusion layer, a fuel chamber, a reactive gas chamber, and a sensor is provided. The diffusion layer is connected to the catalyst layer. The fuel chamber is suitable for containing a fuel. The diffusion layer is between the fuel chamber and the catalyst layer. The reactive gas chamber is suitable for containing a reactive gas. The catalyst layer is between the reactive gas chamber and the diffusion layer. The fuel diffuses to the catalyst layer via the diffusion layer such that a combustion reaction of the fuel and the reactive gas is conducted in the catalyst layer to consume the reactive gas and generate a gaseous product. The sensor is disposed on the reactive gas chamber for measuring the concentration of the reactive gas or the concentration of the gaseous product in the reactive gas chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ku-Yen Kang, Chiou-Chu Lai
  • Publication number: 20130141187
    Abstract: A cross-coupled bandpass filter includes first, second and third resonators such that a positive mutual inductance is generated between the first and third resonators and mutual inductance generated between the first and second resonators and mutual inductance generated between the second and third resonators have the same polarity, thereby generating a transmission zero in a high frequency rejection band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Han Chuang, Chia-Chu Lai, Bo-Shiang Fang, Ho-Chuan Lin, Li-Fang Lin
  • Patent number: 8430527
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an illuminating device includes steps of: forming an electrical conductive circuit on a metallic substrate, arranging light-emitting elements on the metallic substrate to be electrically connected with the electrical conductive circuit, covering a transparent cap on each of the light-emitting elements, fixing an electrical connector to the metallic substrate to be electrically connected to the electrical conductive circuit, forming a transparent body outside the transparent caps, the metallic substrate and the electrical conductive circuit by means of an over-molding process; forming a lamp cover outside the transparent body, the metallic substrate and the electrical connector by means of an over-molding process. An illuminating device is further provided, thereby prevents the light-emitting elements from suffering damage due to the temperature and pressure of the over-molding process, and increasing the brightness of the light emitted by the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Liang Meng Plastic Share Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu Lai
  • Patent number: 8421174
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package structure includes a substrate (10), LED bare chips (20) and a lens (30). The substrate (10) has an upper surface (11), a lower surface (12) and a side surface (13) between the upper surface (11) and the lower surface (12). The upper surface (11) is provided with a circuit pattern (111). The side surface (13) is provided with a groove (131). The LED bare chips (20) are fixed on the upper surface (11) and electrically connected with the circuit pattern (111). The lens (30) covers the LED bare chips (20), the upper surface (11) and the circuit pattern (111) by an injection molding process so as to be inserted into the groove (131). With this arrangement, the connecting strength between the substrate (10) and the lens (30) can be enhanced, thereby achieving waterproof and anti-electrostatic effects. Further, material cost of the present invention is reduced greatly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Liang Meng Plastic Share Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu Lai
  • Publication number: 20130044484
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an illuminating device includes steps of: forming an electrical conductive circuit on a metallic substrate, arranging light-emitting elements on the metallic substrate to be electrically connected with the electrical conductive circuit, covering a transparent cap on each of the light-emitting elements, fixing an electrical connector to the metallic substrate to be electrically connected to the electrical conductive circuit, forming a transparent body outside the transparent caps, the metallic substrate and the electrical conductive circuit by means of an over-molding process; forming a lamp cover outside the transparent body, the metallic substrate and the electrical connector by means of an over-molding process. An illuminating device is further provided, thereby prevents the light-emitting elements from suffering damage due to the temperature and pressure of the over-molding process, and increasing the brightness of the light emitted by the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu LAI
  • Patent number: 8342703
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus including a circuit board (10), at least one light emitting chip (20), an integrated optical cover (30) and a fluorescent layer (40). The light emitting chip (20) is arranged on the circuit board (10). The integrated optical cover (30) has a peripheral wall (31), a top wall (32) and a light guiding post (33). The peripheral wall (31) is arranged around the circuit board (10). The top wall (32) is arranged on the peripheral wall (31). The light guiding post (33) extends from the top wall (32) toward the light emitting chip (20). The light guiding post (33) includes a recess portion (332). The light emitting chip (20) is accommodated in the recess portion (332). The fluorescent layer (40) is arranged between the recess portion (332) and the light emitting chip (20). By using the recess portion (332) and the light emitting chip (20) cooperatively to confine the fluorescent layer (40), the thickness thereof can be controlled to be consistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Liang Meng Plastic Share Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu Lai
  • Patent number: 8293418
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a fuel supply control system to control a fuel cell system to work in a predetermined temperature range by controlling a fuel supply rate. The fuel supply control system includes a fuel supply controller and a fuel supply device. The fuel supply controller calculates a temperature variation slope to generate a first fuel supply rate by increasing or decreasing the predetermined fuel supply rate according to the relationship of system temperature and predetermined working temperature, and controls a fuel delivering rate of the fuel supply device according to the first fuel supply rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chiou-Chu Lai, Bin-Chen Wei, Shih-Hao Liang, Yin-Wen Tsai