Patents by Inventor Chi-Lin Chen

Chi-Lin Chen 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: 20130135864
    Abstract: A LED lamp assembly includes a rectangular electrical box formed of two symmetrical U-shaped frame panels that are detachably fastened together by a tongue-and-groove joint and holding therein a control circuit board that is affixed to two parallel mounting grooves in one U-shaped frame panel by screw nails, a back cover plate and a bracket affixed to the electrical box at two opposite sides for mounting, and an elongated, rectangular light source unit affixed to the bracket and controllable by the control circuit board to emit light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Chi-Lin CHEN
  • Patent number: 8449146
    Abstract: A LED lamp assembly for use in a long passage includes an elongated rectangular housing carrying multiple power-output electric connectors, a power-input electric connector and a power switch, a flat rectangular light source having a light-emitting face and selectively fastened to a rectangular top end of housing in one of four angular positions that spaced from one another at 90° angle, and a mounting plate extending perpendicularly from one side of the rectangular end wall of the housing having a plurality a plurality of equiangularly spaced and smoothly arched mounting slots for mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: USTA Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20130098422
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes a substrate, a plurality of cell sets, a first collecting electrode and a second collecting electrode. The cell sets are disposed on the substrate. Each of the cell sets includes a plurality of cell units, a bottom connecting electrode and an upper connecting electrode. The plurality of cell units are electrically connected to each other in series. The cell units are electrically connected between the bottom connecting electrode and the upper connecting electrode. The first collecting electrode is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the bottom connecting electrode of every cell set. The second collecting electrode is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the upper connecting electrode of every cell set. The second collecting electrode and the cell sets are substantially made of the same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: I-Min Chan, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 8363033
    Abstract: A capacitance sensing circuit for a touch panel includes an analog capacitance-detecting circuit, a PWM-to-digital circuit and a self-calibration circuit. The analog capacitance-detecting circuit detects the capacitance of the touch panel based on a charging current, and converts the detected capacitance into a PWM control signal. The PWM-to-digital circuit converts the PWM control signal into a sensing count value based on a clock signal. The self-calibration circuit adjusts the value of the charging current or the frequency of the clock signal according to the difference between the range of the sensing count value and a predetermined detecting range. The predetermined detecting range can thus be adjusted for matching the range of the sensing count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Shih-Wei Wang, Chi-Lin Chen, Chih-Chung Chen, Chia-Lin Liu, Huai-An Li, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20120314416
    Abstract: A LED lamp assembly for use in a long passage includes an elongated rectangular housing carrying multiple power-output electric connectors, a power-input electric connector and a power switch, a flat rectangular light source having a light-emitting face and selectively fastened to a rectangular top end of housing in one of four angular positions that spaced from one another at 90° angle, and a mounting plate extending perpendicularly from one side of the rectangular end wall of the housing having a plurality a plurality of equiangularly spaced and smoothly arched mounting slots for mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Chi-Lin CHEN
  • Patent number: 8259087
    Abstract: In a capacitance sensing analog circuit of a touch panel sensing circuit, by raising a magnitude of a current flowing through a sensing capacitor to form an amplified sensing capacitance, while sensing the amplified sensing capacitance with the aid of pulse width modulation signals, higher resolution of the original sensing capacitance may thus be achieved. Besides, by using a self-calibrating capacitance sensing circuit on the touch panel sensing circuit, linear errors and DC errors of an output signal of the capacitance sensing analog circuit may be filtered off, and thereby resolution of a capacitance amplifying ratio may be effectively raised so as to relieve errors within the capacitance amplifying ratio caused by noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Chih-Chung Chen, Chia-Lin Liu, Huai-An Li, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 8232743
    Abstract: A voltage converter for use in a backlight module stores energy of an input voltage using an inductor and outputs a plurality of output voltages accordingly. The charging path of the inductor is controlled according to the first output voltage so that the first output voltage can be stabilized. The discharging paths from the inductor to other output voltages are controlled according to the differences between other output voltages and the first output voltage so that other output voltages can also be stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Pictures Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Yao-Yi Yang, Ling Li, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 8077139
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a backlight module is provided. The driving circuit has a dimming unit used for transmitting signals, wherein the dimming unit can adjust a current flowing through a light-emitting diode (LED) according a pulse width modulation signal and an enable signal, so as to adjust a light-emitting intensity of the LED. In the present invention, fewer devices are used to implement the dimming unit, and a transmission gate is replaced by a N-type transistor and a P-type transistor, such that a chip area and a circuit cost of the driving circuit are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20110254468
    Abstract: A voltage converter for use in a backlight module stores energy of an input voltage using an inductor and outputs a plurality of output voltages accordingly. The charging path of the inductor is controlled according to the first output voltage so that the first output voltage can be stabilized. The discharging paths from the inductor to other output voltages are controlled according to the differences between other output voltages and the first output voltage so that other output voltages can also be stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Yao-Yi Yang, Ling Li, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20110216031
    Abstract: A capacitance sensing circuit for a touch panel includes an analog capacitance-detecting circuit, a PWM-to-digital circuit and a self-calibration circuit. The analog capacitance-detecting circuit detects the capacitance of the touch panel based on a charging current, and converts the detected capacitance into a PWM control signal. The PWM-to-digital circuit converts the PWM control signal into a sensing count value based on a clock signal. The self-calibration circuit adjusts the value of the charging current or the frequency of the clock signal according to the difference between the range of the sensing count value and a predetermined detecting range. The predetermined detecting range can thus be adjusted for matching the range of the sensing count value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Shih-Wei Wang, Chi-Lin Chen, Chih-Chung Chen, Chia-Lin Liu, Huai-An Li, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20110186359
    Abstract: In a capacitance sensing analog circuit of a touch panel sensing circuit, by raising a magnitude of a current flowing through a sensing capacitor to form an amplified sensing capacitance, while sensing the amplified sensing capacitance with the aid of pulse width modulation signals, higher resolution of the original sensing capacitance may thus be achieved. Besides, by using a self-calibrating capacitance sensing circuit on the touch panel sensing circuit, linear errors and DC errors of an output signal of the capacitance sensing analog circuit may be filtered off, and thereby resolution of a capacitance amplifying ratio may be effectively raised so as to relieve errors within the capacitance amplifying ratio caused by noises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Chih-Chung Chen, Chia-Lin Liu, Huai-An Li, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Patent number: 7960731
    Abstract: A multi-layered complementary conductive line structure, a manufacturing method thereof and a manufacturing method of a TFT (thin film transistor) display array are provided. The process of TFT having multi-layered complementary conductive line structures does not need to increase the mask number in comparison with the currently process and is able to solve the resistance problem of the lines inside a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Chi-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 7927929
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) includes first providing a strip-shaped silicon island which is a thin film region with a predetermined long side and short side. Next, the strip-shaped silicon island is subject to an ion implantation to form a first ion doping region and a second ion doping region. The first and second ion doping regions, respectively used as the source and the drain of the TFT, are located at two sides along the long side of the island and substantially perpendicular to the gate. A gate is formed over the strip-shaped silicon island and the first and second ion doping regions, wherein the gate is substantially parallel to the direction of the short side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Lin Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen, Hsing-Hua Wu, Po-Tsun Liu
  • Patent number: 7851801
    Abstract: A memory cell suitable for being disposed over a substrate is provided. The memory cell includes a poly-silicon island, a first dielectric layer, a trapping layer, a second dielectric layer and a control gate. The poly-silicon island is disposed on the substrate and includes a source region, a drain region and a channel region located between the source and drain regions. The channel region has a plurality of regularly arranged tips thereon. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the poly-silicon island. The trapping layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the trapping layer. The control gate is disposed on the second dielectric layer. The memory cell mentioned above can be integrated into the LTPS-LCD panel or OLED panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hung-Tse Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20100265271
    Abstract: A driving circuit of a backlight module is provided. The driving circuit has a dimming unit used for transmitting signals, wherein the dimming unit can adjust a current flowing through a light-emitting diode (LED) according a pulse width modulation signal and an enable signal, so as to adjust a light-emitting intensity of the LED. In the present invention, fewer devices are used to implement the dimming unit, and a transmission gate is replaced by a N-type transistor and a P-type transistor, such that a chip area and a circuit cost of the driving circuit are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Meng Chang, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo, Ke-Horng Chen, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 7795683
    Abstract: A structure of a thin film transistor and a method for making the same are provided. The structure includes a strip-shaped silicon island, a gate, and a first and second ion doping regions. The strip-shaped silicon island is a thin film region with a predetermined long side and short side, and farther has a plurality of lateral grain boundaries substantially parallel to the short side of the silicon island. The gate is located over the silicon island and substantially parallel to the lateral grain boundaries. The first and second ion doping regions, used as source/drain regions of the TFT, are located at two sides along the long side of the island and substantially perpendicular to the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Lin Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen, Hsing-Hua Wu, Po-Tsun Liu
  • Patent number: 7560365
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, forming an amorphous silicon layer over the substrate, forming a heat retaining layer on the amorphous silicon layer, patterning the heat retaining layer, and irradiating the patterned heat retaining layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jia-Xing Lin, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20090165845
    Abstract: A back contact module for a solar cell is provided. The back contact module includes a transparent conductive layer, a plurality of nano-sized scatters in the transparent conductive layer, and a metal layer on the transparent conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Fu-Chun Tsao, Chi-Lin Chen
  • Publication number: 20090142886
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) includes first providing a strip-shaped silicon island which is a thin film region with a predetermined long side and short side. Next, the strip-shaped silicon island is subject to an ion implantation to form a first ion doping region and a second ion doping region. The first and second ion doping regions, respectively used as the source and the drain of the TFT, are located at two sides along the long side of the island and substantially perpendicular to the gate. A gate is formed over the strip-shaped silicon island and the first and second ion doping regions, wherein the gate is substantially parallel to the direction of the short side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Lin Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen, Hsing-Hua Wu, Po-Tsun Liu
  • Patent number: D669207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: USTA Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Lin Chen