Patents by Inventor Cheng-Ming Chou

Cheng-Ming Chou 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: 7228713
    Abstract: Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing processes for solution separation and seawater desalination are implemented through multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing systems. The systems are set to their initial state for implementing constant temperature distilling process, drain-to-vacuum and freezing process, transferring of a specific solution, and recycling of a hot circulating solution, so as to separate the specific solution. In the multi-stage cooling process, vacuum evaporation cooling is utilized to cool the solution in order to supply the low-temperature solution needed in the multi-stage vacuum freezing process. Vapors produced in the multi-stage vacuum distilling and cooling systems provide condensation heat needed to melt ice crystals produced in the multi-stage vacuum freezing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 7089762
    Abstract: Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing processes for solution separation and seawater desalination are implemented through multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing systems. The systems are set to their initial state for implementing constant temperature distilling process, drain-to-vacuum and freezing process, transferring of a specific solution, and recycling of a hot circulating solution, so as to separate the specific solution. In the multi-stage cooling process, vacuum evaporation cooling is utilized to cool the solution in order to supply the low-temperature solution needed in the multi-stage vacuum freezing process. Vapors produced in the multi-stage vacuum distilling and cooling systems provide condensation heat needed to melt ice crystals produced in the multi-stage vacuum freezing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20060075774
    Abstract: Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing processes for solution separation and seawater desalination are implemented through multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing systems. The systems are set to their initial state for implementing constant temperature distilling process, drain-to-vacuum and freezing process, transferring of a specific solution, and recycling of a hot circulating solution, so as to separate the specific solution. In the multi-stage cooling process, vacuum evaporation cooling is utilized to cool the solution in order to supply the low-temperature solution needed in the multi-stage vacuum freezing process. Vapors produced in the multi-stage vacuum distilling and cooling systems provide condensation heat needed to melt ice crystals produced in the multi-stage vacuum freezing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 7025343
    Abstract: In an adjusting method for remedying the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation of an adjustable helical spring, an adjusting mechanism is mounted at one end of the casing for the adjustable helical spring for changing the precompression or the pretension of the helical spring to thereby remedy the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation thereof, and rotating a rotatable element mounted in the casing and connected to one end of the helical spring, so that the helical spring is adjusted to a preset number of effective turns, and then the precompression or the pretension of the helical spring is adjusted. The adjusting method not only solves the problem of coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation existed in the adjustable helical spring, but also reduces noises produced by the adjustable helical spring in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20050258582
    Abstract: In an adjusting method for remedying the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation of an adjustable helical spring, an adjusting mechanism is mounted at one end of the casing for the adjustable helical spring for changing the precompression or the pretension of the helical spring to thereby remedy the coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation thereof, and rotating a rotatable element mounted in the casing and connected to one end of the helical spring, so that the helical spring is adjusted to a preset number of effective turns, and then the precompression or the pretension of the helical spring is adjusted. The adjusting method not only solves the problem of coil pitch tolerance and fatigue deformation existed in the adjustable helical spring, but also reduces noises produced by the adjustable helical spring in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 6739073
    Abstract: A method for performing multiple cleaning and vacuum drying operations in enclosed vessels uses cleaning and vacuum drying apparatus, low-dissolved-air cleaning solution, and drain-to-vacuum process to produce vacuum in a cleaning vessel, so that influence of air pressure on the operations is minimized. The method utilizes physical features that boiling points of general liquids lower with reduced pressure, that liquid saturated vapor pressure reduces with lowered temperature, and that two vacuum vessels of different working temperatures would have a pressure differential between their saturated vapor pressures, and uses heat control units and heat egress units to regulate temperature and pressure in the vacuumized cleaning vessel, so that wet clean, dry clean, vacuum heat drying, and vacuum freeze drying can be performed on the same apparatus, and low-pressure gas used in the dry clean and cleaning solution and waste solution can be recovered to achieve environment protection and energy saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20040069014
    Abstract: Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing processes for solution separation and seawater desalination are implemented through multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing systems. The systems are set to their initial state for implementing constant temperature distilling process, drain-to-vacuum and freezing process, transferring of a specific solution, and recycling of a hot circulating solution, so as to separate the specific solution. In the multi-stage cooling process, vacuum evaporation cooling is utilized to cool the solution in order to supply the low-temperature solution needed in the multi-stage vacuum freezing process. Vapors produced in the multi-stage vacuum distilling and cooling systems provide condensation heat needed to melt ice crystals produced in the multi-stage vacuum freezing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 6695996
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting die stroke includes a plurality of adjustable helical springs, each of which is equipped with a displacement sensor, a rotation sleeve, and a rotation sleeve driver; a plurality of supporting rods; and a central processing unit. The apparatus is mounted between an oil-pressure cylinder and a top die movable above a bottom die. After the top and the bottom dies are closed to each other, deformation of the adjustable helical springs detected by the displacement sensors and errors measured at different points of molded product released from the dies are sent to the central processing unit for operation. Based on operation results, the central processing unit sends adjusting signals to the rotation sleeve drivers for the same to turn the rotation sleeves and thereby adjusts the helical springs to required modulus of elasticity for use in next cycle of molding process to reduce product errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 6676118
    Abstract: An adjustable casing for helical spring mainly includes a male and a female case, and a rotation member. A helical spring is enclosed in the casing with an end of fixedly connected to a fixing seat provided at a bottom center of the female case, and another end located in the male case. The rotation member is provided around an outer or an inner surface with a plurality of stoppers that are adapted to engage with coils of the helical spring. When the rotation member is rotated, the number of active coils of the spring subjected to a compressing or a stretching force is changed, and the modulus of elasticity of the helical spring is adjusted, accordingly. The helical spring mounted in the adjustable casing may have higher flexibility in its usage to meet requirements of different machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20030121171
    Abstract: A method for performing multiple cleaning and vacuum drying operations in enclosed vessels uses cleaning and vacuum drying apparatus, low-dissolved-air cleaning solution, and drain-to-vacuum process to produce vacuum in a cleaning vessel, so that influence of air pressure on the operations is minimized. The method utilizes physical features that boiling points of general liquids lower with reduced pressure, that liquid saturated vapor pressure reduces with lowered temperature, and that two vacuum vessels of different working temperatures would have a pressure differential between their saturated vapor pressures, and uses heat control units and heat egress units to regulate temperature and pressure in the vacuumized cleaning vessel, so that wet clean, dry clean, vacuum heat drying, and vacuum freeze drying can be performed on the same apparatus, and low-pressure gas used in the dry clean and cleaning solution and waste solution can be recovered to achieve environment protection and energy saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20030030204
    Abstract: An adjustable casing for helical spring mainly includes a male and a female case, and a rotation member. A helical spring is enclosed in the casing with an end of fixedly connected to a fixing seat provided at a bottom center of the female case, and another end located in the male case. The rotation member is provided around an outer or an inner surface with a plurality of stoppers that are adapted to engage with coils of the helical spring. When the rotation member is rotated, the number of active coils of the spring subjected to a compressing or a stretching force is changed, and the modulus of elasticity of the helical spring is adjusted, accordingly. The helical spring mounted in the adjustable casing may have higher flexibility in its usage to meet requirements of different machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20020180081
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting die stroke includes a plurality of adjustable helical springs, each of which is equipped with a displacement sensor, a rotation sleeve, and a rotation sleeve driver; a plurality of supporting rods; and a central processing unit. The apparatus is mounted between an oil-pressure cylinder and a top die movable above a bottom die. After the top and the bottom dies are closed to each other, deformation of the adjustable helical springs detected by the displacement sensors and errors measured at different points of molded product released from the dies are sent to the central processing unit for operation. Based on operation results, the central processing unit sends adjusting signals to the rotation sleeve drivers for the same to turn the rotation sleeves and thereby adjusts the helical springs to required modulus of elasticity for use in next cycle of molding process to reduce product errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Cheng-Ming Chou