Patents by Inventor Chen-Ming Lin

Chen-Ming Lin 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: 12146341
    Abstract: An electronic lock device includes a lock mechanism, an actuation mechanism that actuates the lock mechanism, and a control unit including a processor and a current detection module. During an operation in which the actuation mechanism is activated to start switching the lock mechanism from an original state to an intended state, the current detection module continuously detects an amount of electric current flowing through the actuation mechanism. When the amount of electric current is greater than a predetermined threshold, the processor controls the actuation mechanism to switch the lock mechanism back to the original state, and deactivates the actuation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang Chuang, Yu Lin, Chun-Yi Fang, Ding-Sian Cai, Chen-Ming Lin, Ruei-Jie Jeng
  • Publication number: 20240240496
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes a locking mechanism and a control device. The locking mechanism includes an electronic driving module, a deadbolt, and a turning-piece module configured to be driven by the electronic driving module or to be manually operated to rotate among a first position, a second position and a third position, and to drive the deadbolt to move while rotating. The control device includes three Hall sensors surrounding a rotation axis of the turning-piece module, a magnetic component co-rotatable with the turning-piece module relative to the Hall sensors, and a control module. Each Hall sensor generates a sensing signal upon detecting the magnetic component. The control module is configured to activate a left-open setting or a right-open setting according to two sensing signals that are first received respectively from two of the Hall sensors without controlling the electronic driving module to drive the turning-piece module to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang CHUANG, Ding-Sian CAI, Jui-Chieh CHENG, Tsung-Li WU, Chen-Ming LIN
  • Patent number: 11914832
    Abstract: A membrane touch panel device includes a circuit board unit, a light-blocking frame plate, a plurality of light-blocking tabs, and an operation panel unit that are stacked along a front-rear direction. The circuit board unit includes a circuit board having a plurality of keypad circuits, and a plurality of LEDs being electrically connected to the circuit board. A light transmission rate of the circuit board ranges from 0% to 20%. The light-blocking frame plate is stacked on the circuit board, and defines a hollow section provided for the LEDs to protrude thereinto. The light-blocking tabs are connected to the light-blocking frame plate such that the light-blocking tabs respectively cover the LEDs. The operation panel unit is stacked on the light-blocking frame plate, and has a plurality of key segments being respectively aligned with the keypad circuits, and being adapted to permit light generated by the LEDs to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang Chuang, Ruei-Jie Jeng, Chen-Ming Lin, Ding-Sian Cai, Chun-Yi Fang
  • Publication number: 20230333702
    Abstract: A membrane touch panel device includes a circuit board unit, a light-blocking frame plate, a plurality of light-blocking tabs, and an operation panel unit that are stacked along a front-rear direction. The circuit board unit includes a circuit board having a plurality of keypad circuits, and a plurality of LEDs being electrically connected to the circuit board. A light transmission rate of the circuit board ranges from 0% to 20%. The light-blocking frame plate is stacked on the circuit board, and defines a hollow section provided for the LEDs to protrude thereinto. The light-blocking tabs are connected to the light-blocking frame plate such that the light-blocking tabs respectively cover the LEDs. The operation panel unit is stacked on the light-blocking frame plate, and has a plurality of key segments being respectively aligned with the keypad circuits, and being adapted to permit light generated by the LEDs to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang CHUANG, Ruei-Jie JENG, Chen-Ming LIN, Ding-Sian CAI, Chun-Yi FANG
  • Publication number: 20230284357
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes a lock assembly configured to switch between a locking state and an unlocking state, and a control unit electrically connected to the lock assembly. The control unit includes an operation panel configured to receive a user input, a light sensor configured to measure intensity of ambient light and generate a light-sense signal, a proximity sensor configured to generate a wake signal, a backlight module configured to emit light from the operation panel, and a control module electrically connected to the lock assembly, the operation panel, the light sensor, the proximity sensor, and the backlight module. The control module is configured to control operation of the lock assembly based on the user input, activate the light sensor to measure the intensity of the ambient light, activate the backlight module to emit the light, and control the backlight module to adjust brightness of the light emitted thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang CHUANG, Jui-Chieh CHENG, Chen-Ming LIN, Ding-Sian CAI, Chun-Yi FANG, Matt Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20230228126
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes a deadbolt, a driver mechanism, a transmission mechanism and a control mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a transmission gear that is driven by the driver mechanism to rotate, a resilient unit that is mounted to and co-rotatable with the transmission gear, and a rotary member that is operable to rotate relative to the transmission gear between a locking position and an unlocking position, and that is connected to the deadbolt. The control mechanism is connected to the rotary member, and ceases operation of the driver mechanism when detecting that the rotary member has been rotated to one of the locking and unlocking positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang CHUANG, Yu LIN, Chun-Yi FANG, Ding-Sian CAI, Chen-Ming LIN, Ruei-Jie JENG
  • Publication number: 20230228120
    Abstract: An electronic lock device includes a lock mechanism, an actuation mechanism that actuates the lock mechanism, and a control unit including a processor and a current detection module. During an operation in which the actuation mechanism is activated to start switching the lock mechanism from an original state to an intended state, the current detection module continuously detects an amount of electric current flowing through the actuation mechanism. When the amount of electric current is greater than a predetermined threshold, the processor controls the actuation mechanism to switch the lock mechanism back to the original state, and deactivates the actuation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Pai-Hsiang CHUANG, Yu LIN, Chun-Yi FANG, Ding-Sian CAI, Chen-Ming LIN, Ruei-Jie JENG
  • Patent number: 11441330
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes an input apparatus. The input apparatus includes a keypad module and a processor module. The keypad module includes plural button devices arranged in plural rows and in plural columns. The processor module includes a signal-processing unit configured to, when operating in a work mode, repeatedly perform an emission process of inputting a detection signal to each column of button devices, and repeatedly perform a scan process to detect, for each row of button devices, the detection signal outputted from any row of button devices. The detection signal includes a pulse wave composed of plural pulses. The signal-processing unit is further configured to generate and output an input signal corresponding to one of the button devices when detecting the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruei-Jie Jeng, Chih-Han Wu, Chen-Ming Lin, Chun-Yi Fang
  • Patent number: 11145149
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes an electric locking unit, a touch panel, and a control module. The control module stores a plurality of touch condition sets which are related to human contact. The control module executes an input scan operation on each touch switch of the touch panel, charges a self capacitor with a scan signal, and charges a mutual capacitor with a driving signal. The control module determines whether an electric change conforms with any one of the touch conditions. Through a structural design of the touch panel and a scan function design of the control module, the electronic lock can more accurately determine whether the touch panel is operated by human touch and can also normally operate in a humid environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruei-Jie Jeng, Chun-Yi Fang, Chen-Ming Lin, Chih-Han Wu
  • Publication number: 20210056787
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes an electric locking unit, a touch panel, and a control module. The control module stores a plurality of touch condition sets which are related to human contact. The control module executes an input scan operation on each touch switch of the touch panel, charges a self capacitor with a scan signal, and charges a mutual capacitor with a driving signal. The control module determines whether an electric change conforms with any one of the touch conditions. Through a structural design of the touch panel and a scan function design of the control module, the electronic lock can more accurately determine whether the touch panel is operated by human touch and can also normally operate in a humid environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ruei-Jie JENG, Chun-Yi FANG, Chen-Ming LIN, Chih-Han WU
  • Publication number: 20200392757
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes an input apparatus. The input apparatus includes a keypad module and a processor module. The keypad module includes plural button devices arranged in plural rows and in plural columns. The processor module includes a signal-processing unit configured to, when operating in a work mode, repeatedly perform an emission process of inputting a detection signal to each column of button devices, and repeatedly perform a scan process to detect, for each row of button devices, the detection signal outputted from any row of button devices. The detection signal includes a pulse wave composed of plural pulses. The signal-processing unit is further configured to generate and output an input signal corresponding to one of the button devices when detecting the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ruei-Jie JENG, Chih-Han WU, Chen-Ming LIN, Chun-Yi FANG
  • Patent number: 10246906
    Abstract: A method of mounting an electronic door lock on a door includes: a manual operation to rotate a protrusion of a rotational actuator to initially press a switch; and an operating procedure implemented by the electronic lock for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock. The operating procedure includes controlling, in response to a signal sent by the switch that is initially pressed, a driving unit to rotate the protrusion in a direction from the initially pressed switch to the other initially un-pressed switch and to drive a latch to move from an unlatched position toward a latched position, followed by stopping and subsequently controlling the driving unit to rotate the protrusion in a reverse direction and to drive the latch to move toward the unlatched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Ming Lin, Tung-Yi Ho
  • Publication number: 20150308157
    Abstract: A method of mounting an electronic door lock on a door includes: a manual operation to rotate a protrusion of a rotational actuator to initially press a switch; and an operating procedure implemented by the electronic lock for determining a correct mounting direction of the electronic door lock. The operating procedure includes controlling, in response to a signal sent by the switch that is initially pressed, a driving unit to rotate the protrusion in a direction from the initially pressed switch to the other initially un-pressed switch and to drive a latch to move from an unlatched position toward a latched position, followed by stopping and subsequently controlling the driving unit to rotate the protrusion in a reverse direction and to drive the latch to move toward the unlatched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., LTD
    Inventors: Chen-Ming Lin, Tung-Yi Ho
  • Patent number: 8621900
    Abstract: An electric door lock including: a lock housing; an operating member having a holding part and a shaft part, the shaft part able to be placed in the lock housing, the shaft part connected to the holding part, the holding part defined as a long axis; a cog wheel able to be placed in the lock housing, the cog wheel having at least one bump; a coupling plate installed on the shaft part of the operating member, the coupling plate having at least one bulge and one protruding part, with the protruding part and the long axis of the holding part designed to move in alignment with each other; a motor placed in the lock housing; three sensor switches set separately in the lock housing; operating the motor causing the bump of the cog wheel to rotate and push the bulge of the coupling plate, so that the protruding part of the coupling plate of the electric door lock installed in the required position on a left-hand door or right-hand door, selectively touches the two sensor switches adjacent to each other, so as to reach
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong-Faa Wu, Tong-Yi Ho, Kun-Chen Tsai, Chen-Ming Lin, Ching-Chuan Kuo
  • Patent number: 8229617
    Abstract: A guide toy vehicle is used for obtaining related knowledge of exhibit in a pleasant and interactive way. Guidance materials are transferred between different guidance systems through a wireless network. Thus, a user can have a wide, easy and effective learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: National Central University
    Inventors: Li-Der Chou, Chen-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20110259059
    Abstract: An electric door lock including: a lock housing; an operating member having a holding part and a shaft part, the shaft part able to be placed in the lock housing, the shaft part connected to the holding part, the holding part defined as a long axis; a cog wheel able to be placed in the lock housing, the cog wheel having at least one bump; a coupling plate installed on the shaft part of the operating member, the coupling plate having at least one bulge and one protruding part, with the protruding part and the long axis of the holding part designed to move in alignment with each other; a motor placed in the lock housing; three sensor switches set separately in the lock housing; operating the motor causing the bump of the cog wheel to rotate and push the bulge of the coupling plate, so that the protruding part of the coupling plate of the electric door lock installed in the required position on a left-hand door or right-hand door, selectively touches the two sensor switches adjacent to each other, so as to reach
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Rong-Faa WU, Tong-Yi Ho, Kun-Chen Tsai, Chen-Ming Lin, Ching-Chuan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090136911
    Abstract: A guide toy vehicle is used for obtaining related knowledge of exhibit in a pleasant and interactive way. Guidance materials are transferred between different guidance systems through a wireless network. Thus, a user can have a wide, easy and effective learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: National Central University
    Inventors: Li-Der CHOU, Chen-Ming LIN
  • Patent number: D677145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Fa Hsieh, Tong-Yi Ho, Chen-Ming Lin, Suh-You Yang, Shih-Kai Hsu
  • Patent number: D679986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Fa Hsieh, Tong-Yi Ho, Chen-Ming Lin, Suh-You Yang, Shih-Kai Hsu
  • Patent number: D1063590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TONG LUNG METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mei-Ching Chu, Chun-Yi Fang, Pai-Hsiang Chuang, Chen-Ming Lin, Yu Lin, Ruei-Jie Jeng, Ding-Sian Cai