Patents by Inventor Cheng Chuang

Cheng Chuang 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: 20140067290
    Abstract: A streetlamp fault detection apparatus and a streetlamp fault detection method thereof are provided. The streetlamp fault detection apparatus is coupled to a streetlamp loop, and stores an impedance condition table defining a reference impedance range and a non-reference impedance range. The streetlamp fault detection apparatus measures a total impedance value of the streetlamp loop in a measurement period, determines that the streetlamp loop is in a normal operating state if the total impedance value stably falls within the reference impedance range in the measurement period, and determines that the streetlamp loop is in a fault state if the total impedance value falls into the non-reference impedance range in the measurement period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Shao-Hsuan HSU, Chi-Cheng CHUANG, Ji-Tsong SHIEH
  • Publication number: 20140066361
    Abstract: Peptides useful as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are provided. Also provided are compositions comprising one or more of the peptides and methods for preventing, treating and/or diminishing one or more syndromes associated with angiotensin converting enzyme by using the peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
    Inventors: YI-HONG CHEN, HSIANG-LING LAI, SHIAO-CHENG CHUANG, CHIEN-TI CHANG, MING-YU HUNG, YU-HUI LIU, SU-ER LIOU, FU-NING CHIEN, CHU-CHIN CHEN
  • Patent number: 8665513
    Abstract: An electro-phoretic display device includes a first substrate, an active elements array, a driving circuit, a conductive flexible board, an electro-phoretic layer and a second substrate. The first substrate has a first surface defining a display area and a circuit area, and a second surface. The active elements array is disposed within the display area and the driving circuit is disposed within the circuit area and electrically connected to the active elements array. The conductive flexible board is partially disposed at the first substrate and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The electro-phoretic layer and the second substrate are sequentially disposed on the active elements array and the driving circuit. A fabricating method of electro-phoretic display device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Wen Hsiao, Tzu-Ming Wang, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Chi-Ming Wu, Jen-Shiun Huang, Yung-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 8659540
    Abstract: An electro-phoretic display and a brightness adjusting method thereof are provided. The method for adjusting a brightness includes steps of: providing a pixel having a first area displaying a white color and a plurality of first particles corresponding to the first area; obtaining an environmental brightness; and controlling only locations of the plurality of first particles in response to the environmental brightness so as to adjust the brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Tzu-Ming Wang, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Po-Wen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8658538
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a memory device includes forming a plurality of first insulative blocks and a plurality of second insulative blocks arranged in an alternating manner in a substrate, forming a plurality of wide trenches in the substrate to form a plurality of protruding blocks, forming a word line on each sidewall of the protruding blocks, isolating the word line on each sidewall of the protruding block, and forming an trench filler in the protruding block to form two mesa structures, wherein the first insulative block and the second insulative block have different depths, and the wide trenches are transverse to the first insulative blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ying Cheng Chuang, Ping Cheng Hsu, Sheng Wei Yang, Ming Cheng Chang, Hung Ming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140051296
    Abstract: A method of forming a colored appearance suitable for forming a colored appearance for a conductive casing of a connector is provided. The conductive casing has a body and at least one lead. The lead extends from the body. The method of forming a colored appearance includes the following steps. A surface of the conductive casing is roughened. A conductive metal layer is formed on the roughened surface of the conductive casing. A shielding layer is formed on a part of the conductive metal layer located on the lead. A colorful conductive layer is formed on the conductive casing. The shielding layer and a part of the colorful conductive layer located on the shielding layer are removed to expose the part of the conductive metal layer on the lead. Therefore, the conductive casing has a colored appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Tu, I-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20140046170
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a brain volumetric measuring method for measuring brain volumetric changes of a subject. The method at least comprises the following steps. First, a light source is provide and emitted into the head of the subject through a light source emitting position. And then, a first optical signal is obtained by receiving numerous scattered photons from the head of the patient through several second positions of. A second optical signal will be obtained by processing the first optical signal. The present invention also discloses a brain volumetric measuring system for performing the abovementioned method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Sun, Ching-Cheng Chuang, Yao-Sheng Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140042922
    Abstract: A LED driving device comprises a rectification circuit, a holding current circuit and a driving circuit to drive and linearly regulates an illumination brightness of at least one LED by utilizing level variation of current magnitude. The rectification circuit rectifies and outputs a rectified voltage to the holding current circuit and the driving circuit by filtering impulses via a filter after receiving an alternating current voltage. The driving circuit outputs a driving current filtered by a filter capacitor to the LED, and the driving current is sensed by a sensing resistor to allow the holding current circuit outputttng a holding current to the rectification circuit such that the whole circuit power can be improved to reduce problems of noise interference and twinkling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: UNITY OPTO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-HSIEN WU, WEI CHANG, KAI-CHENG CHUANG
  • Patent number: 8647988
    Abstract: A memory device includes a mesa structure and a word line. The mesa structure, having two opposite side surfaces, includes at least one pair of source/drain regions and at least one channel base region corresponding to the pair of source/drain regions formed therein. The word line includes two linear sections and at least one interconnecting portion. Each linear section extends on the respective side surface of the mesa structure, adjacent to the channel base region. The at least one interconnecting portion penetrates through the mesa structure, connecting the two linear sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nanya Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ying Cheng Chuang, Ping Cheng Hsu, Sheng Wei Yang, Ming Cheng Chang, Hung Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 8629859
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes an electrophoretic displaying layer, a photoconductive layer and a top electrode layer. The electrophoretic displaying layer includes a number of pixels. The top electrode layer and the photoconductive layer are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the electrophoretic displaying layer. The photoconductive layer includes a number of photoconductive units spaced apart from each other. Each of the pixels corresponds to at least one photoconductive units. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the electrophoretic display device and a method for driving the electrophoretic display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Cheng Chuang, Tzu-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20130323360
    Abstract: Provided is a soybean oligosaccharide product containing acidic soluble saccharides of soybean and probiotics, which at least include fructose, glucose, sucrose, raffinose, and stachyose, with a percentage of the combined weight of raffinose and stachyose being at least 46%, a weight percentage of fructose being not greater than 8.5%, and a weight percentage of glucose being not greater than 1.0%, based on the total weight of fructose, glucose, sucrose, raffinose, and stachyose. The soybean oligosaccharide product is prepared by extracting a soybean raw material with water under a pH of 3-6 and at a temperature of 50-70° C. to obtain an extract containing acidic soluble saccharides of soybean, and inoculating and fermenting the extract with probiotics that are able to decompose monosaccharides and disaccharides, but substantially not able to decompose trisaccharides or tetrasaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: YU-HUI LIU, CHIEN-TI CHANG, MING-YU HUNG, SHIAO-CHENG CHUANG, SU-ER LIOU, FU-NING CHIEN, HSIANG-LING LAI, YI-HONG CHEN, CHU-CHIN CHEN
  • Patent number: 8594754
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module movable relative to the first module, and an elastic component. The second module has a slot and a convex surface on opposite sides thereof, wherein a sliding portion of the first module is movably received in the slot. When the second module moves relative to the first module to a closed or open position, the sliding portion abuts a first or second end surface of the slot. The elastic component is disposed in the first module and has a retractable end portion contacting the convex surface. When the second module moves with respect to the first module, the end portion slides along the convex surface and exerts an elastic force on the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, Yao-Wen Yeh, Yu-Huei Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130271896
    Abstract: A display unit and an electronic device and an assembling method are provided, wherein the electronic device includes a case and a display unit. The case includes a holding compartment. The display unit is accommodated in the holding compartment, and includes a display module, a transparent cover layer and a transparent adhesive tape. The transparent adhesive tape is configured between the display module and the transparent adhesive tape, and the transparent adhesive tape is adhered to the transparent cover layer. The transparent adhesive tape includes a flange portion extending beyond the display module, and the flange portion can be bent to secure the display unit to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Hu, Hsien-Wei Juan, I-Cheng Chuang, Yi-Ting Liu, Shih-Po Chien, Yin-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20130271384
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first transparent flexible substrate, a plurality of first connection lines, a plurality of second connection lines, a first sensing layer, and a second sensing layer is provided. The first transparent flexible substrate has a first side and a second side and includes a first carrying portion and a first leading portion. The first connection lines and the second connection lines are respectively disposed at the first side and the second side and are extended from the first carrying portion to the first leading portion. The first sensing layer and the second sensing layer have plural transparent electrode patterns and are respectively disposed at the first side and the second side of the first carrying portion. The transparent electrode patterns are respectively connected with the first connection lines and the second connection lines. A handheld electronic device with a touch input function is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, Chih-Kai Hu, Chun-Lung Huang, Shih-Po Chien, Yi-Ting Liu
  • Publication number: 20130265470
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a camera device and a support ring. The camera device includes a substrate, an image sensor device on the substrate, and a holder for covering the image sensor device, wherein the holder includes a side portion placed around the image sensor device. The support ring is fixed to and laterally extends from the side portion of the holder, and is attached onto a wall portion of the chassis. A portable device with the camera module is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Chih LIU, Yu-Jing LIAO, Ying-Yen CHENG, Yin-Chou CHEN, I-Cheng CHUANG, Chia-Huan CHANG
  • Patent number: 8553313
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display unit includes a substrate, a first electrode, a first insulation layer, a second electrode and a second insulation layer. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate. The first insulation layer is disposed on the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on the first insulation layer. The second insulation layer is disposed on the second electrode. Wherein, the second insulation layer has an opening for appearing a part of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Wen Hsiao, Tzu-Ming Wang, Kai-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20130229362
    Abstract: For a communication device having a touch module or a touch display module, a near field communicable NFC antenna pattern is disposed on a component above a touch sensor unit of the touch module or the touch display module, which places the NFC antenna pattern away from the shielding easily generated from the metallic frame or metallic housing of the communication device. The NFC antenna pattern may be printed on a bottom side, a top side, or in the interior of a cover lens of the touch module or the touch display module, or on a surface of a deco film outside the cover lens. A ferrite sheet may also be disposed between the NFC antenna pattern and the touch sensor unit for further preventing electromagnetic interference from the touch sensor unit or other internal components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Liu, I-Cheng Chuang, Chih-Kai Hu, Shih-Po Chien, Wei-Yang Wu
  • Patent number: 8518722
    Abstract: A method for detecting the under-fill void of the flip chip ball grid array package structure is provided, which includes providing a substrate having an interconnect structure and a plurality of interposers therein; providing a chip having an active surface and a back side, and a plurality of first connecting elements on the active surface of the chip; mounting and electrically connecting the active surface of the chip on the substrate; performing at least once IR reflow to fix the plurality of first connecting elements on the substrate; filling an encapsulate material to cover the active surface of the chip and the plurality of first connecting elements; performing a detecting process to detect that void is not formed between the active surface of the chip and the plurality of first elements; and forming a plurality of second connecting elements on the back side of the substrate to obtain a flip chip ball grid array package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Global Unichip Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Chen, Chia-Jen Kao, Jui-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 8501685
    Abstract: A process for producing a peptide product having cholecystokinin secretion promoting effect, said process comprising hydrolyzing soybean residues with one or more proteases so that the peptide product having cholecystokinin secretion promoting effect is obtained. Also disclosed is the composition containing the peptide product and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Hong Chen, Yu-Hui Liu, Chu-Chin Chen, Shiao-Cheng Chuang, Hsiang-Ling Lai, Chien-Ti Chang, Ming-Yu Hung, Su-Er Liou, Fu-Ning Chien
  • Patent number: D693306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Chuang, Ji-Tsong Shieh, Chun-Yun Ku, Chung-Shih Sun