Patents by Inventor Chien-Fa Tang

Chien-Fa Tang 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: 20240066285
    Abstract: An electrode structure for electronic muscle stimulation (EMS) includes a conductive fabric layer, a water retention fabric layer, and an insulation cover. The conductive fabric layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The water retention fabric layer is connected to the first surface of the conductive fabric layer, in which the EMS points of the electrode structure are consisted of the water retention fabric layer. The insulation cover is disposed on the first surface of the conductive fabric layer and surrounding the edges of the water retention fabric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Chieh YIN, Chien-Lung SHEN, Chien-Fa TANG, Ching YEH
  • Publication number: 20240066286
    Abstract: An upper extremity wearable device includes a pressure sleeve configure to wrap a forearm, a middle finger stimulating electrode and a ring finger stimulating electrode disposed on an inner surface of the pressure sleeve. The middle finger stimulating electrode covers a middle finger stimulating point which is measured from an ulnar styloid process, moving two lateral units, and moving four longitudinal units. The ring finger stimulating electrode covers a ring finger stimulating point which is measured from the ulnar styloid process, moving one lateral unit, and moving five longitudinal units. The lateral unit is a distance from the position of the pressure sleeve corresponding to the ulnar styloid process to a radial styloid process dividing four. The longitudinal unit is a distance from the position of the pressure sleeve corresponding to the ulnar styloid process to an olecranon process dividing twelve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Chieh YIN, Chien-Lung SHEN, Szu-Yu LIAO, Mei-Chuan TSENG, Chien-Fa TANG
  • Patent number: 11166644
    Abstract: A stereoscopic conductive fabric includes a basement yarn layer, a conductive yarn, and a support yarn. The basement yarn layer includes plural warp yarns arranged coursewise and parallel to each other and plural course yarns arranged warpwise and parallel to each other. The course yarns are interwoven with the warp yarns to form the basement yarn layer. The conductive yarn is arranged coursewise and interwoven with the course yarns in a skip manner to form plural conductive structures protruding from a surface of the basement yarn layer. The support yarn is arranged coursewise and interwoven with the course yarns in a skip manner to form plural pressing structures protruding from another surface of the basement yarn layer. A module for detecting electrical signals from body skin applying the stereoscopic conductive fabric is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Shen, Chien-Fa Tang, Kun-Chuan Tsai, Fen-Ling Chen, Ya-Chi Ko
  • Publication number: 20190029558
    Abstract: A stereoscopic conductive fabric includes a basement yarn layer, a conductive yarn, and a support yarn. The basement yarn layer includes plural warp yarns arranged coursewise and parallel to each other and plural course yarns arranged warpwise and parallel to each other. The course yarns are interwoven with the warp yarns to form the basement yarn layer. The conductive yarn is arranged coursewise and interwoven with the course yarns in a skip manner to form plural conductive structures protruding from a surface of the basement yarn layer. The support yarn is arranged coursewise and interwoven with the course yarns in a skip manner to form plural pressing structures protruding from another surface of the basement yarn layer. A module for detecting electrical signals from body skin applying the stereoscopic conductive fabric is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Shen, Chien-Fa Tang, Kun-Chuan Tsai, Fen-Ling Chen, Ya-Chi Ko
  • Publication number: 20180338544
    Abstract: A fabric module includes a first textile, a first elastic waterproof film, a second elastic waterproof film, a first conductive pattern, a control module, and a second textile. The first elastic waterproof film is disposed on the first textile. The second elastic waterproof film is disposed on the first elastic waterproof film. The first conductive pattern is enclosed between the first and second elastic waterproof films and adheres to a surface of one of the first and second elastic waterproof films. The control module is disposed on the first textile and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern. The second textile is opposite to the first textile, in which the first elastic waterproof film, the second elastic waterproof film, the first conductive pattern, and the control module are present between the first and second textiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao HUANG, Chien-Lung SHEN, Po-Chun HSU, Hou-Sheng HUANG, Wen-Kai TU, Chien-Fa TANG
  • Patent number: 10132013
    Abstract: A conductive textile is provided, including warp and weft, and the warp and the weft are interwoven. The warp includes a signal-transmitting unit, an electrical connecting unit, and at least a first warp conductive fiber. The signal-transmitting unit consists of a first signal-transmitting cable and a second signal-transmitting cable, which are intertwined. Each of the first signal-transmitting cable and the second signal-transmitting cable includes a central conductive fiber and an outer insulating layer. The electrical connecting unit consists of a first power cable and a second power cable. The first warp conductive fiber is disposed between the signal-transmitting unit and the electrical connecting unit. The weft includes a weft conductive fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Shen, Kun-Chuan Tsai, Chien-Fa Tang, Fen-Ling Chen
  • Publication number: 20160333503
    Abstract: A conductive textile is provided, including warp and weft, and the warp and the weft are interwoven. The warp includes a signal-transmitting unit, an electrical connecting unit, and at least a first warp conductive fiber. The signal-transmitting unit consists of a first signal-transmitting cable and a second signal-transmitting cable, which are intertwined. Each of the first signal-transmitting cable and the second signal-transmitting cable includes a central conductive fiber and an outer insulating layer. The electrical connecting unit consists of a first power cable and a second power cable. The first warp conductive fiber is disposed between the signal-transmitting unit and the electrical connecting unit. The weft includes a weft conductive fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Shen, Kun-Chuan Tsai, Chien-Fa Tang, Fen-Ling Chen
  • Publication number: 20160324439
    Abstract: A stereoscopic conductive fabric includes a basement yarn layer, a conductive yarn, and a support yarn. The basement yarn layer includes plural warp yarns arranged coursewise and parallel to each other and plural course yarns arranged warpwise and parallel to each other. The course yarns are interwoven with the warp yarns to form the basement yarn layer. The conductive yarn is arranged coursewise and interwoven with the course yarns in a skip manner to form plural conductive structures protruding from a surface of the basement yarn layer. The support yarn is arranged coursewise and interwoven with the course yarns in a skip manner to form plural pressing structures protruding from another surface of the basement yarn layer. A module for detecting electrical signals from body skin applying the stereoscopic conductive fabric is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Shen, Chien-Fa Tang, Kun-Chuan Tsai, Fen-Ling Chen, Ya-Chi Ko
  • Patent number: 9048013
    Abstract: A pressure sensible textile has at least a high-resistance conducting area and two groups of low-resistance conducting wefts or warps contacting the high-resistance area directly. The two groups of low-resistance conducting wefts or warps cross each other and do not contact with each other directly. Furthermore, two scanning circuits can be electrically connected to the two groups of low-resistance conducting wefts or warps. Then, a controller is added to the two scanning circuits to obtain a pressure sensible device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Ching-Tang Huang
  • Patent number: 8351184
    Abstract: An assembled flexible textile capacitor module including a plurality of flexible textile capacitors and at least one flexible connecting board is provided. The flexible connecting board is connected electrically between two adjacent flexible textile capacitors, so that the flexible textile capacitors are connected in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Textile Research Institute
    Inventor: Chien-Fa Tang
  • Patent number: 8165654
    Abstract: A textile structure for detecting body surface electrical signals of human is provided. The textile structure includes a non-conductive textile, a conductive textile, and a plurality of test terminals. The non-conductive textile covers the human body. The conductive textile has a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region is interdigitated into but not electrically coupled to the third region. The first to third test terminals are respectively coupled to the first to third regions of the conductive textile. The first and second test terminals are used for detecting ECG signals. The first and third test terminals are used for detecting respiratory signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Textile Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Chien-Lung Shen, Kun-Chuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8052612
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sleep respiration monitoring system for monitoring sleep quality of a user. The sleep respiration monitoring system has a sensing fabric, a detecting circuit and a judging and analysis circuit. The electrical characteristics of the sensing fabric vary with respiration status or extent of body movement of a user. The detecting circuit detects the electrical characteristics of the sensing fabric. The judging and analysis circuit performs signal processing, signal collection, signal classification and signal determination on output signals of the detecting circuit, so as to determine whether the user lies on the sensing fabric and the sleep quality of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan Textile Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Ching-Tang Huang
  • Publication number: 20110080688
    Abstract: An assembled flexible textile capacitor module including a plurality of flexible textile capacitors and at least one flexible connecting board is provided. The flexible connecting board is connected electrically between two adjacent flexible textile capacitors, so that the flexible textile capacitors are connected in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Chien-Fa Tang
  • Publication number: 20080228097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sleep respiration monitoring system for monitoring sleep quality of a user. The sleep respiration monitoring system has a sensing fabric, a detecting circuit and a judging and analysis circuit. The electrical characteristics of the sensing fabric vary with respiration status or extent of body movement of a user. The detecting circuit detects the electrical characteristics of the sensing fabric. The judging and analysis circuit performs signal processing, signal collection, signal classification and signal determination on output signals of the detecting circuit, so as to determine whether the user lies on the sensing fabric and the sleep quality of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Taiwan Textile Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Ching-Tang Huang
  • Publication number: 20080183063
    Abstract: A textile structure for detecting body surface electrical signals of human is provided. The textile structure includes a non-conductive textile, a conductive textile, and a plurality of test terminals. The non-conductive textile covers the human body. The conductive textile has a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region is interdigitated into but not electrically coupled to the third region. The first to third test terminals are respectively coupled to the first to third regions of the conductive textile. The first and second test terminals are used for detecting ECG signals. The first and third test terminals are used for detecting respiratory signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Chien-Lung Shen, Kun-Chuan Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070080773
    Abstract: A pressure sensible textile has at least a high-resistance conducting area and two groups of low-resistance conducting wefts or warps contacting the high-resistance area directly. The two groups of low-resistance conducting wefts or warps cross each other and do not contact with each other directly. Furthermore, two scanning circuits can be electrically connected to the two groups of low-resistance conducting wefts or warps. Then, a controller is added to the two scanning circuits to obtain a pressure sensible device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Ching-Tang Huang
  • Patent number: 6745597
    Abstract: A positive or active yarn feeding method and apparatus is provided which synchronizes the feeding of textile materials and provides encoding. The device includes a motor connected to an axle, on which a coupling spins the wheel and activates the belt. The motor receives signals from the positive or active feeding controller to adjust its speed. Connected with the main motor, the encoder outputs reference signals that incorporate production data derived with computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: China Textile Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Chin-Huang Chiang
  • Publication number: 20030122019
    Abstract: The invention refers to a positive yarn feeding method and apparatus, which controls and adjusts the speed of feeding to go with the encoder, thus synchronizes feeding and encoding. The device includes a motor connected to an axle, on which a coupling spins the wheel and activates the belt. The motor receives signals from the positive feeding controller to manipulate its speed. Jointed with the main motor, the encoder outputs reference signals combining the production data with computers, therefore, enhances the production efficiency, shortens the intervals of stop for adjustment, and achieves the practical value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Chien-Fa Tang, Chin-Huang Chiang