Patents by Inventor Chi-Wei Chiu
Chi-Wei Chiu 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).
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Publication number: 20240017372Abstract: A slurry blending tool may include a blending tank to receive and blend one or more materials into a slurry, and at least one inlet pipe connected to the blending tank and to provide the one or more materials to the blending tank. The at least one inlet pipe may vertically enter the blending tank and may not contact the blending tank. The slurry blending tool may include a blending pump partially provided within the blending tank and to blend the one or more materials into the slurry. The slurry blending tool may include an outlet pipe connected to the blending pump and to remove the slurry from the blending tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Chi-Wei CHIU, Yung-Long CHEN, Bo-Zhang CHEN, Chong-Cheng SU, Yu-Chun CHEN, Ching-Jung HSU, Chi-Tung LAI
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Patent number: 11858086Abstract: A slurry blending tool may include a blending tank to receive and blend one or more materials into a slurry, and at least one inlet pipe connected to the blending tank and to provide the one or more materials to the blending tank. The at least one inlet pipe may vertically enter the blending tank and may not contact the blending tank. The slurry blending tool may include a blending pump partially provided within the blending tank and to blend the one or more materials into the slurry. The slurry blending tool may include an outlet pipe connected to the blending pump and to remove the slurry from the blending tank.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Yung-Long Chen, Bo-Zhang Chen, Chong-Cheng Su, Yu-Chun Chen, Ching-Jung Hsu, Chi-Tung Lai
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Publication number: 20230277263Abstract: A controlling system of an endoscopic surgical robot based on head tracking is disclosed. The system includes a host, the robot and a complex camera. The robot holds an endoscope at a specific position through a specific gesture. The complex camera includes a 2D camera for obtaining facial features of a doctor to identify whether the doctor is a registered user. The complex camera includes a 3D camera for obtaining depth information of the doctor's head. The host estimates a 2D space information and a 3D space information of the doctor's head according to the facial features and the depth information, and transforms the 2D space information and 3D space information to a robot moving information by a transformation matrix to control the robot to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Chi-Wei CHIU, Chih-Kun HUANG
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Patent number: 11452435Abstract: A deflection device of steerable endoscope includes a first base, a second base, elastic reposition members and tendon wires. The second base is located above the first base along the endoscope center axis. The elastic reposition members are inlaid between the first and the second bases. Each elastic reposition member includes a first plate connecting to the first base, a second plate connecting to the second base, and a waveform bar connecting the first and the second plates. The wave-height of the waveform bar is not parallel to the endoscope center axis. The tendon wires are located on the two opposite sides of each elastic reposition member. The tendon wires are parallel to and distant from the endoscope center axis. Bending of the steerable endoscope is precisely controlled, and structure of the deflection device is simplified in the invention.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: ISSA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yung-Yun Chen, Chi-Wei Chiu
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Patent number: 11422432Abstract: A lens assembly for a mobile device includes an adjustable diaphragm device capable of being combined to a first lens unit, or between the first lens unit and a second lens unit. The adjustable diaphragm device includes a case having a light transmission hole being communicated with an inner space of the case, a diaphragm sheet with an aperture, and a driving mechanism disposed in the inner space of the case. The driving mechanism includes a driving member and a swing arm. One end of the swing arm is movably connected to the case and the opposite end thereof is fixedly connected to the diaphragm sheet. The driving member is movably connected to a position between two ends of the swing arm. The driving member is controlled by a control unit to move the swing arm and thus the diaphragm sheet, in order to control the amount of light.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corp.Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Yung-Yun Chen
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Patent number: 11411484Abstract: A thin displacement driving device includes a first movable plate, a second movable plate, an axial limiting unit, a first actuator and a second actuator. The axial limiting unit limits the moving direction of the first movable plate and the second movable late. The first actuator has a first shape memory alloy wire coupled to the first movable plate, and the second actuator has a second shape memory alloy wire coupled to the second movable plate. Movement of the first movable plate by the actuation of the first actuator will trigger movement of the second movable plate, and movement of the second movable plate by actuation of the second actuator will trigger movement of the first movable plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tso-Hsiang Wu, Chi-Wei Chiu
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Publication number: 20220229266Abstract: A lens autofocus actuating device includes a base, a guide rail unit, a lens carrier, an actuating member, a plurality of balls, and a shell. The base includes an upper surface. The guide rail unit is disposed on the upper surface of the base. The lens carrier is disposed above the base. The lens carrier is located between a plurality of position-limiting members. The actuating member is disposed on the upper surface of the base. The actuating member comprises two electrode terminal pairs and two shape-memory alloy wires. The balls are divided into groups. The shell is connected to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Chi-Wei CHIU
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Publication number: 20220187465Abstract: An optical switchable depth sensing camera includes an infrared laser module, an image sensor, a first optical lens, a second optical lens, a switching mechanism, and a microcontroller. The image sensor receives an infrared laser outputted from the infrared laser module. The first optical lens is fixed on the image sensor. The second optical lens is removably disposed on the first optical lens. The switching mechanism is coupled to the second optical lens and controls a position of the second optical lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventor: Chi-Wei CHIU
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Patent number: 11320626Abstract: A lens autofocus actuating device includes a fixing ring, which is disposed on an upper surface of a base; a plurality of position limiting members, which is stood on the fixing ring; a lens carrier, which is disposed above the base and located between the position limiting members, wherein an outer side surface has a plurality of protrusions and cavities and a disposing space is consisted of one of the cavities and the corresponding position limiting member; an actuating member, which is disposed on the upper surface of the base and has two electrode terminal pairs and two shape-memory alloy wire; a plurality of balls, which is positioned in the corresponding disposing space and contact to the surfaces of the position limiting member and the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventor: Chi-Wei Chiu
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Publication number: 20210397068Abstract: A lens assembly for a mobile device includes an adjustable diaphragm device capable of being combined to a first lens unit, or between the first lens unit and a second lens unit. The adjustable diaphragm device includes a case having a light transmission hole being communicated with an inner space of the case, a diaphragm sheet with an aperture, and a driving mechanism disposed in the inner space of the case. The driving mechanism includes a driving member and a swing arm. One end of the swing arm is movably connected to the case and the opposite end thereof is fixedly connected to the diaphragm sheet. The driving member is movably connected to a position between two ends of the swing arm. The driving member is controlled by a control unit to move the swing arm and thus the diaphragm sheet, in order to control the amount of light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: CHI-WEI CHIU, YUNG-YUN CHEN
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Publication number: 20210387306Abstract: A slurry blending tool may include a blending tank to receive and blend one or more materials into a slurry, and at least one inlet pipe connected to the blending tank and to provide the one or more materials to the blending tank. The at least one inlet pipe may vertically enter the blending tank and may not contact the blending tank. The slurry blending tool may include a blending pump partially provided within the blending tank and to blend the one or more materials into the slurry. The slurry blending tool may include an outlet pipe connected to the blending pump and to remove the slurry from the blending tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Chi-Wei CHIU, Yung-Long CHEN, Bo-Zhang CHEN, Chong-Cheng SU, Yu-Chun CHEN, Ching-Jung HSU, Lai-Chi TUNG
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Patent number: 11106112Abstract: Provided is a diaphragm sheet transfer device, which is used for a handheld electronic device. Diaphragm sheets include different sizes of a plurality of light through holes. By controlling the positions of the diaphragm sheets, the light through holes with different sizes respectively pass through the incident light paths so that the amount of the light incident to the lens device is changed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Intelligent Mechatronics Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Yung-Yun Chen
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Publication number: 20210203215Abstract: A thin displacement driving device includes a first movable plate, a second movable plate, an axial limiting unit, a first actuator and a second actuator. The axial limiting unit limits the moving direction of the first movable plate and the second movable late. The first actuator has a first shape memory alloy wire coupled to the first movable plate, and the second actuator has a second shape memory alloy wire coupled to the second movable plate. Movement of the first movable plate by the actuation of the first actuator will trigger movement of the second movable plate, and movement of the second movable plate by actuation of the second actuator will trigger movement of the first movable plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Tso-Hsiang Wu, Chi-Wei Chiu
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Patent number: 10983307Abstract: The invention provides an aperture switching device for use with lens of mobile device. The lens of the mobile phone or the portable electronic product usually has a fixed aperture of lens, and the aperture size cannot be adjusted. Therefore, the invention provides an aperture switching device for the lens, comprising a plate base, a driving mechanism, a connecting rod and a transfer mechanism, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises a insert piece having a light-transmissive hole, wherein the driving mechanism moves the connecting rod to move the insert piece toward the lens, and replaces the lens aperture with the light-transmissive hole of the insert piece. As such, the invention achieves the purpose of changing the aperture of the lens, and the lens aperture of the mobile device can be substantially switched.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Intelligent Mechatronics Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Yung-Yun Chen
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Patent number: 10901173Abstract: Autofocus actuator for camera modules comprising a SMA wire (17) as actuating element and at least six spheres (27) as sliding aids contained in at least three slots (26) formed in a lens carrier (12) and symmetrically arranged around a guide pin (15) mounted on a bottom plate (13), whereby the guide pin (15), slots (26) and spheres (27) form a linear bearing for the sliding axial movement of the lens carrier (12) on the bottom plate (13), whereby two sets of additional spheres, each set comprising at least two spheres, are kept in position by a sphere stopping structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBHInventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Hung-Chia Lu, Huang-Wei Hsu
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Publication number: 20200393638Abstract: Autofocus actuator for camera modules comprising a SMA wire (17) as actuating element and at least six spheres (27) as sliding aids contained in at least three slots (26) formed in a lens carrier (12) and symmetrically arranged around a guide pin (15) mounted on a bottom plate (13), whereby the guide pin (15), slots (26) and spheres (27) form a linear bearing for the sliding axial movement of the lens carrier (12) on the bottom plate (13), whereby two sets of additional spheres, each set comprising at least two spheres, are kept in position by a sphere stopping structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBHInventors: Chi-Wei CHIU, Hung-Chia LU, Huang-Wei HSU
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Patent number: 10863065Abstract: A camera module includes a holder frame, a first lens unit, a second lens unit, a first image-sensing unit and a second image-sensing unit. The holder frame includes a first fixed portion and a second fixed portion. The first lens unit is disposed through the first fixed portion and has a first light incident end and a first light exit end. The second lens unit is disposed through the second fixed portion and has a second light incident end and a second light exit end. The first image-sensing unit is disposed opposite to the first light exit end of the first lens unit. The second image-sensing unit is disposed opposite to the second light exit end of the second lens unit. In addition, a manufacturing method of a camera module is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: ISSA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Rong-Jhe Chen
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Patent number: 10842354Abstract: An endoscope device comprises an image capturing unit, a supporting unit, a first and a second coaxial conductive units, and a conductive glue. The image capturing unit has a sensing surface and a back surface with at least two conductive pads thereon. The supporting unit has at least two carrying portions corresponding to the at least two conductive pads respectively. The supporting unit is connected with the back surface of the image capturing unit and extends along a direction approximately orthogonal to the back surface. The first and second coaxial conductive units are located at corresponding carrying portions respectively. The conductive glue covers the first coaxial conductive unit and the conductive pad corresponding to the first coaxial conductive unit, and covers the second coaxial conductive unit and the conductive pad corresponding to the second coaxial conductive unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: ISSA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Rong-Jhe Chen
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Publication number: 20200341233Abstract: A lens autofocus actuating device includes a fixing ring, which is disposed on an upper surface of a base; a plurality of position limiting members, which is stood on the fixing ring; a lens carrier, which is disposed above the base and located between the position limiting members, wherein an outer side surface has a plurality of protrusions and cavities and a disposing space is consisted of one of the cavities and the corresponding position limiting member; an actuating member, which is disposed on the upper surface of the base and has two electrode terminal pairs and two shape-memory alloy wire; a plurality of balls, which is positioned in the corresponding disposing space and contact to the surfaces of the position limiting member and the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventor: Chi-Wei Chiu
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Publication number: 20200297186Abstract: An endoscope device comprises an image capturing unit, a supporting unit, a first and a second coaxial conductive units, and a conductive glue. The image capturing unit has a sensing surface and a back surface with at least two conductive pads thereon. The supporting unit has at least two carrying portions corresponding to the at least two conductive pads respectively. The supporting unit is connected with the back surface of the image capturing unit and extends along a direction approximately orthogonal to the back surface. The first and second coaxial conductive units are located at corresponding carrying portions respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Chi-Wei Chiu, Rong-Jhe Chen