Patents by Inventor Chih-An Liao

Chih-An Liao 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: 20230155056
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface; a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a portion of the top surface is exposed; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed on the semiconductor stack and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate; a metal layer formed on the distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate and being insulated with the semiconductor stack; and an insulation layer formed on the metal layer and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Liao, Chi-Shiang Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Patent number: 11633035
    Abstract: A makeup mirror display with multiple cameras and variable color temperature light source includes an adjustable makeup mirror, a makeup mirror display, at least two cameras, and at least one variable color temperature light source. The makeup mirror display is arranged at one end of the adjustable makeup mirror surface and includes at least one control button and a control circuit arranged therein. The at least two cameras are respectively arranged on a left side and a right side of the makeup mirror display and electrically connected with the makeup mirror display. The at least one variable color temperature light source is disposed on one side of the makeup mirror display and electrically connected with the makeup mirror display. Therefore, the user can perform makeup more efficiently and finish a more perfect makeup, so as to enhance the overall practicability and convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Chien-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: 11577389
    Abstract: A method for reducing vibration of a robot arm includes: a step of mounting at least one inertia actuator and at least one vibration signal capturing unit to a processing end of a robot arm; a step of applying the at least one vibration signal capturing unit to detect a vibration generated at the processing end of the robot arm so as to generate a vibration signal; a step of applying a central processing unit to evaluate the vibration signal and coordinates of the processing end of the robot arm so as to capture at least one set of corresponding control parameters for calculating at least one output force; and, a step of having the inertia actuator to apply the output force to the processing end of the robot arm for counteracting the vibration at the processing end of the robot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hung-I Lu, Jen-Ji Wang, Chien-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: 11575070
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate including a top surface; a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a portion of the top surface is exposed; a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed on the semiconductor stack and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate; a metal layer formed on the distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate and being insulated with the semiconductor stack; and an insulation layer formed on the metal layer and contacting the portion of the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Che-Hung Lin, Chien-Chih Liao, Chi-Shiang Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20230035759
    Abstract: Sensing pixels each store a sensing voltage level. A method for driving the plurality of sensing pixels includes providing a plurality of readout scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels, and providing a plurality of reset scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of readout scan signals enables one of the plurality of sensing pixels to output the sensing voltage level stored in the one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of plurality of reset scan signals resets the sensing voltage level stored in one of the plurality of sensing pixels. An nth reset scan signal of the plurality of reset scan signals is started behind an nth readout scan signal of the plurality of readout scan signals in time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20230008223
    Abstract: An aerosol-shielding endoscopy mouthpiece (AeroFree mouthpiece) is disclosed. The aerosol-shielding endoscopy mouthpiece includes a bite block part through which the endoscope passes and a mouth and nose-shielding part. Besides allowing for safe passage of the endoscope and respiration of the examinee, the bite block part includes a cover which is configured to mitigate splashing of aerosol and saliva through the orifice for endoscope passage during the endoscopic procedure. The mouth and nose-shielding part contains the bodily fluids and aerosols from the examinee's mouth and nose and reduces the risk of contamination at the time of removal and disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Wei-Chih LIAO, Chen-Ling PENG, Hsiao-Yu LIN, Yi-Xin ZHANG JIAN
  • Patent number: 11501558
    Abstract: Sensing pixels each store a sensing voltage level. A method for driving the plurality of sensing pixels includes providing a plurality of readout scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels, and providing a plurality of reset scan signals to the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of readout scan signals enables one of the plurality of sensing pixels to output the sensing voltage level stored in the one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of plurality of reset scan signals resets the sensing voltage level stored in one of the plurality of sensing pixels. One of the plurality of reset scan signals is generated by converting one of the plurality of readout scan signals with a level shift circuit or one of the plurality of readout scan signals is generated by converting one of the plurality of reset scan signals with a level shift circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Liao, Hsing-Yuan Hsu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
  • Publication number: 20220344190
    Abstract: Air curtain devices can reduce defects on semiconductor wafers when implemented on a track equipped with robotic wafer transport. The air curtain devices can be added to one or more processing devices arranged along the track to prevent defects from landing on wafer surfaces. For example, the air curtain devices can prevent volatile organic solvent mist from drifting towards processing devices on the track and preventing contamination via a wafer transport system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Liao, Shih-Yu Tseng
  • Publication number: 20220335649
    Abstract: An example system includes a camera aimable at a planar platform, a depth sensor aimable at the planar platform, and a controller to control the camera to obtain a captured image of the planar platform. The controller is further to control the depth sensor to capture depth data of the planar platform. The controller is further to determine a pose of the camera using the depth data and features extracted from the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Vijaykumar NAYAK, Yun David TANG, Nathan Reede Mazhar GODWIN, Shaymus Jamil ALWAN, Andy Yi-Chih LIAO
  • Patent number: 11446807
    Abstract: A support mechanism includes a fixed body, a rotating unit, a moving unit and a driving unit. The rotating unit is rotationally mounted to the fixed body. The moving unit, disposed at the fixed body, includes a ball screw spline shaft, a ball screw nut and a ball spline nut. The ball screw nut and the ball spline nut are both rotatably disposed at the ball screw spline shaft moved together with the rotating unit. The driving unit, disposed at the fixed body, includes a first driving member and a second driving member to rotate the ball screw nut and the ball spline nut, respectively. With different rotation pairs of the ball screw nut and the ball spline nut to the ball screw spline shaft, the ball screw spline shaft is driven to move, and the ball screw spline shaft is further to move the rotating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bo-Jyun Jhang, Wei-Juh Lin, Wei-Tse Lin, Pei-Yin Chen, Chien-Chih Liao, Chun-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 11424021
    Abstract: Provided are a medical image analyzing system and a method thereof, which mainly crop a plurality of image patches from a processed image including a segmentation label corresponding to a location of an organ, train a deep learning model with the image patches to obtain prediction values, and plot a receiver operating characteristic curve to determine a threshold which determines whether the image patches are cancerous, thereby effectively improving the detection rate of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Liao, Wei-Chung Wang, Kao-Lang Liu, Po-Ting Chen, Ting-Hui Wu, Holger Roth
  • Patent number: 11421941
    Abstract: A stackable heat pipe assembly and method of making the same comprising first and second conductive metal plates, a conductive metal tube, and a working pipe is provided. The first and second conductive metal plates have first and second contact sides and first and second attachment sides, respectfully. The first conductive metal plate has a through hole therethrough. The first and second attachment sides have first and second planar central portions and first and second walls, first and second top ledges, and first and second expanded walls theresurrounding, respectively. The conductive metal tube has an inner wall having a wick structure thereon. A plurality of brazing rings are used to braze the working pipe to the through hole and the first and second planar central portions to the first and second attachment rim ends, respectively. Either of the first or second contact sides contacts a heat source and is stackable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Wen Chih Liao
  • Publication number: 20220218091
    Abstract: A makeup mirror display with multiple cameras and variable color temperature light source includes an adjustable makeup mirror, a makeup mirror display, at least two cameras, and at least one variable color temperature light source. The makeup mirror display is arranged at one end of the adjustable makeup mirror surface and includes at least one control button and a control circuit arranged therein. The at least two cameras are respectively arranged on a left side and a right side of the makeup mirror display and electrically connected with the makeup mirror display. The at least one variable color temperature light source is disposed on one side of the makeup mirror display and electrically connected with the makeup mirror display. Therefore, the user can perform makeup more efficiently and finish a more perfect makeup, so as to enhance the overall practicability and convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Chien-Chih Liao
  • Publication number: 20220212304
    Abstract: A method for analyzing an overcutting defect of a machining process comprises steps as following. A machining code is executed to generate a cutting face, wherein the cutting face comprises a plurality of machining paths. A specified machining path is defined from the plurality of machining paths and a specified node is set on the specified machining path. A sectional plane passing through the specified node is calculated. A plurality of intersection points between the sectional plane and the other machining paths which are different from the specified machining path are obtained. A first adjacent intersection point a second adjacent intersection point are specified from the intersection points. A connection line located between the first adjacent intersection point and the second adjacent intersection point is obtained. A distance between the specified node and connection line is calculate and the distance is defined as an overcutting amount of the specified node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Kuo-Hua CHOU, Cheng-Wei WANG, Jen-Ji WANG
  • Publication number: 20220214664
    Abstract: A system for acceleration adjustment of machine tool at rapid traverse includes a signal measurement module, a signal judgment module and an acceleration optimization module. The machine tool has a servo motor and a working platform. The signal measurement module measures signals while the servo motor drives the working platform from a first specific position to a second specific position, or from the second specific position back to the first specific position. The signal judgment module judges whether the actual maximum current value of the motor is equal to the manufacturer's specification according to the signals; and if negative, the acceleration optimization module calculates and optimizes an axial acceleration till an optimal value is achieved. Then, a curve smoothing time of the optimal acceleration is calculated and optimized by the acceleration optimization module. In addition, a method for acceleration adjustment of machine tool at rapid traverse is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: JHENG-JIE LIN, KUO-HUA CHOU, CHIEN-CHIH LIAO, JEN-JI WANG
  • Patent number: 11375638
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an immersion cooling apparatus configured to accommodate and cool at least one heat source. The immersion cooling includes a tank, a coolant, and at least one condenser. The coolant is accommodated in the tank and configured to direct thermal contact the at least one heat source. At least part of the at least one condenser is immersed in the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: WIWYNN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuchun Cheng, Ting Yu Pai, Chih-An Liao, Tsunglin Liu, Pai-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20220187649
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first substrate; a second substrate, disposed opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a sensing circuit, disposed on the first substrate and having a high voltage wire; and a conductor, disposed between the high voltage wire and the liquid crystal layer; wherein the conductor is less than the high voltage wire in voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chih LIAO, Hsing-Yuan HSU, Po-Yang CHEN, I-An YAO
  • Publication number: 20220176504
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a workpiece-supporting module includes: setting initial support position information of a workpiece, the initial support position information including positions of support devices and a spacing value for separating the support devices; according to the initial support position information, applying a finite element method to analyze a CAD file of the workpiece to obtain workpiece deformation information; according to the workpiece deformation information and target workpiece deformation information, realizing support position information corresponding to each support device, the support position information including X-axis coordinates and Y-axis coordinates; according to the support position information and a conversion program, obtaining a Z-axis coordinate and a normal vector of each support devices; and, according to the support position information, the Z-axis coordinate and the normal vector, adjusting the position and the angle of each support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: CHUN-TING CHEN, CHIEN-CHIH LIAO, PEI-YIN CHEN, JEN-JI WANG, YU-SHENG LAI
  • Publication number: 20220156929
    Abstract: A medical image analyzing system and a medical image analyzing method are provided and include inputting at least one patient image into a first model of a neural network module to obtain a result having determined positions and ranges of an organ and a tumor of the patient image; inputting the result into a second model of a first analysis module and a third model of a second analysis module, respectively, to obtain at least one first prediction value and at least one second prediction value corresponding to the patient image; and outputting a determined result based on the first prediction value and the second prediction value. Further, processes between the first model, the second model and the third model can be automated, thereby improving identification rate of pancreatic cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Wang, Wei-Chih Liao, Kao-Lang Liu, Po-Ting Chen, Po-Chuan Wang, Da-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20220130038
    Abstract: A medical image analyzing system and a medical image analyzing method are provided and include inputting at least one patient image into a first model of a first neural network module to obtain a result having determined positions and ranges of an organ and a tumor of the patient image; inputting the result into a plurality of second models of a second neural network module, respectively, to obtain a plurality of prediction values corresponding to each of the plurality of second models and a model number predicting having cancer in the plurality of prediction values; and outputting a determined result based on the model number predicting having cancer and a number threshold value. Further, processes between the first model and the second models can be automated, thereby improving identification rate of pancreatic cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Wang, Wei-Chih Liao, Kao-Lang Liu, Po-Ting Chen, Po-Chuan Wang, Ting-Hui Wu