Patents by Inventor Chef Hsiao

Chef Hsiao 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).

  • Patent number: 11632257
    Abstract: Power over Ethernet system having multiple power source devices comprising a control device that controls power distribution to a plurality of communication ports. In the control device, a master controller provides a power supply to power consumption look-up-table to a plurality of control circuits in various manners via a series bus. When one power source device shuts down, each control circuit can rapidly shut off selected port switches connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: IC PLUS CORP.
    Inventor: Chef Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20230046723
    Abstract: Power over Ethernet system having multiple power source devices comprising a control device that controls power distribution to a plurality of communication ports. In the control device, a master controller provides a power supply to power consumption look-up-table to a plurality of control circuits in various manners via a series bus. When one power source device shuts down, each control circuit can rapidly shut off selected port switches connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Chef HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20220376935
    Abstract: Power-good detection device for a PoE system with multiple power source devices having multiple power source devices comprises an input to connect multiple power source devices, power state detection circuit to measure power state signals received by the input and power-good threshold generation circuit to generate a threshold value in response to an input control signal. The power-good detection device determines a power-good (normal) and a failure state of the power source devices based on the threshold value and provides a power-good state signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chef HSIAO, Daniel KUO
  • Patent number: 11509492
    Abstract: Control device for power over Ethernet system having multiple power source devices controls power distribution to a plurality of communication ports. Master controller provides a power supply to power consumption look-up-table to a plurality of control circuits in various manners via a series bus. When one power source device shuts down, each control circuit can rapidly shut off selected port switches connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: IC PLUS CORP.
    Inventor: Chef Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20220321365
    Abstract: Control device for PoE system having multiple power source devices comprises power supply state code generator in connection with the power source devices to convert a power supply state signal into a serial power supply state code; plural control circuits to generate power consumption control signals corresponding to said power supply state code by reference to a power supply to power consumption look-up-table, to control the ON/OFF of plural port switches; a signal bus connecting the power supply state code generator and the control circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Chef HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20220209972
    Abstract: Control device for power over Ethernet system having multiple power source devices controls power distribution to a plurality of communication ports. Master controller provides a power supply to power consumption look-up-table to a plurality of control circuits in various manners via a series bus. When one power source device shuts down, each control circuit can rapidly shut off selected port switches connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Chef HSIAO
  • Patent number: 10523448
    Abstract: A power source equipment for power over Ethernet system comprising a plurality of power source devices, each configured to determine, after having determined the power source device is connected by an external device without a powered device (PD) signature, whether another power source device is connected by a power device with a PD signature. If the determination is positive, the two power source devices are determined having been connected by the same PD and power is supplied to the PD by the two power source devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: IC PLUS CORP.
    Inventors: Hann-Yun Tarn, Chef Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10447488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for detecting powered devices connected to a power source equipment in a Power over Ethernet system that provides multiple signal/power channels. A series of inspection signals including one discriminative signal is applied to the respective channels and response signals to the discriminative signal and other detection signals are compared in order to determine whether multiple channels are connected to one single powered device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: IC Plus Corp.
    Inventors: Philip Huang, Chef Hsiao, Pai-Yi Chiu
  • Patent number: 10142116
    Abstract: An inspection device to determine whether a device connected to a Power over Ethernet system is suited for being powered, is configured to apply an inspection signal to the device and to measure a response signal thereto. The inspection signal includes a first, second, third and fourth voltage, wherein the first voltage and the third voltage are substantial the same and the second voltage and the fourth voltages are substantial the same, and an application period for applying the fourth voltage is sum of the application period for the second voltage and an extension period. The inspection device determines that the device is not suitable for being powered if a response signal exceeds predetermined ranges. A method to perform these inspections is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: IC PLUS CORP.
    Inventors: Philip Huang, Chef Hsiao, Pai-Yi Chiu
  • Patent number: 10097361
    Abstract: A gain circuit for power sourcing equipment of Power over Ethernet is disclosed and provides a guard band for the input offset voltages of its operational amplifier. The guard band may be represented by a voltage value and may be set to be greater than the maximum input offset voltage of the input terminals of the operational amplifier. In some embodiment, the guard band allows the voltage of the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier to be greater than 0 V without sacrificing the gain precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: IC PLUS CORP.
    Inventor: Chef Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20180139064
    Abstract: A power source equipment for power over Ethernet system comprising a plurality of power source devices, each configured to determine, after having determined the power source device is connected by an external device without a powered device (PD) signature, whether another power source device is connected by a power device with a PD signature. If the determination is positive, the two power source devices are determined having been connected by the same PD and power is supplied to the PD by the two power source devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Hann-Yun Tarn, Chef Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20180091319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for detecting powered devices connected to a power source equipment in a Power over Ethernet system that provides multiple signal/power channels. A series of inspection signals including one discriminative signal is applied to the respective channels and response signals to the discriminative signal and other detection signals are compared in order to determine whether multiple channels are connected to one single powered device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Philip Huang, Chef Hsiao, Pai-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20170149574
    Abstract: An inspection device to determine whether a device connected to a Power over Ethernet system is suited for being powered, is configured to apply an inspection signal to the device and to measure a response signal thereto. The inspection signal includes a first, second, third and fourth voltage, wherein the first voltage and the third voltage are substantial the same and the second voltage and the fourth voltages are substantial the same, and an application period for applying the fourth voltage is sum of the application period for the second voltage and an extension period. The inspection device determines that the device is not suitable for being powered if a response signal exceeds predetermined ranges. A method to perform these inspections is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Huang, Chef Hsiao, Pai-Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20170104602
    Abstract: A gain circuit for power sourcing equipment of Power over Ethernet is disclosed and provides a guard band for the input offset voltages of its operational amplifier. The guard band may be represented by a voltage value and may be set to be greater than the maximum input offset voltage of the input terminals of the operational amplifier. In some embodiment, the guard band allows the voltage of the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier to be greater than 0 V without sacrificing the gain precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Chef Hsiao