Patents by Inventor Chih-chin Wen

Chih-chin Wen 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: 20200171655
    Abstract: An automatic control method and an automatic control device are provided. The automatic control device includes a processing unit, a memory unit and a camera unit. The memory unit records an object database and a behavior database. When the automatic control device is operated in an automatic learning mode, the camera unit obtains a continuous image, and the processing unit analyzes the continuous image to determine whether there is an object being moved and matching an object model recorded in the object database in a first placement area. When the continuous image displays the object is moved, the processing unit obtain control data corresponding to moving the object from the first placement area to a second placement area, and the processing unit records the control data to the behavior database. The control data includes trajectory data and motion posture data of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Lin, Fu-I Chou, Chun-Ming Yang, Wei-Chan Weng, Chih-Chin Wen
  • Publication number: 20180093365
    Abstract: A vacuum device includes a negative pressure pump and a vacuum-switching device. The vacuum-switching device includes a cylinder, a piston and a piston-driving device. The cylinder has a first hole row, which includes a plurality of first vacuum suction holes. The cylinder has two through holes at two opposite ends, wherein either one of the two through holes is connected with a negative pressure pump. The piston is slidably connected within a hollow chamber inside the cylinder. The piston-driving device enables the piston to be slid back and forth so as to define two different-pressured chambers, thereby switching the first vacuum suction holes progressively to a different pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hao-Jhen CHANG, Chia-Chu HUANG, Chih-Chin WEN, Shi-Wei LIN, Cheng-Chang CHIU
  • Patent number: 9874807
    Abstract: An optical image capturing module and an alignment method and an observation method for an upper substrate and a lower substrate using the optical image capturing module are provided. The upper substrate and the lower substrate are disposed opposite. The alignment method includes the following steps of: emitting a light ray; filtering the light ray and dividing the light ray into a light ray at first wavelength and a light ray at second wavelength, whereby the light ray at first wavelength irradiates a pattern on the upper substrate, and the light ray at second wavelength irradiates a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting the pattern on the upper substrate to an image capturing device; reflecting the pattern on the lower substrate to the image capturing device; and determining the positions of the pattern on the upper substrate and the pattern on the lower substrate on the image capturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Lin, Chun-Ming Yang, Chih-Chin Wen, Chorng-Tyan Lin
  • Patent number: 9749621
    Abstract: A calibration plate and a method for calibrating image capturing devices are provided. The calibration plate includes: a plate having a front face and a rear face; a plurality of calibration patterns formed at the front face of the plate, arranged in a regular manner, and used to calibrate image distortions, lens aberrations, and image center positions for the image capturing devices; and a plurality of graphically encoded patterns formed at the front face of the plate, the graphically encoded patterns being different from each other, and the graphically encoded patterns having information providing the positions of the calibration patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Lin, Chih-Chin Wen, Kuo-Kai Hung, Chia-Chu Huang, Hao-Jhen Chang
  • Patent number: 9459460
    Abstract: A method of aligning an upper substrate and a lower substrate is provided. The upper and lower substrates are oppositely arranged, and the aligning method includes the following steps: providing an optical image capturing module; emitting light rays to a third surface of a first prism; filtering the light rays, so that the light rays are divided into light rays at the first wavelength range and light rays at the second wavelength range, wherein the light rays at the first wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the upper substrate, and light rays at the second wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting a pattern image on the upper substrate to an image capturing apparatus; reflecting a pattern image on the lower substrate to the image capturing apparatus; and determining locations of the patterns of the upper and lower substrate that are on the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Lin, Chun-Ming Yang, Chih-Chin Wen, Chorng-Tyan Lin
  • Patent number: 9362153
    Abstract: A method for aligning substrates in different spaces and having different sizes includes: capturing actual local images of two substrates; comparing specific marks in standard local feature regions of the two substrates, and obtaining specific marks in actual local feature regions of the two substrates; separately establishing actual coordinate systems of the two substrates to synthesize aligned assembly coordinate system; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates in the two actual coordinate systems to obtain first group of offsets, and comparing sizes of the two substrates to obtain a size difference; using the first group of offsets and the size difference to correct coordinate values of specific marks of one of the two substrates; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates, to obtain second group of offsets; and moving the one to a position compensated by the second group of offsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: Chorng-Tyan Lin, Chih-Chin Wen, Chun-Ming Yang, Shi-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20150205216
    Abstract: A method for aligning substrates in different spaces and having different sizes includes: capturing actual local images of two substrates; comparing specific marks in standard local feature regions of the two substrates, and obtaining specific marks in actual local feature regions of the two substrates; separately establishing actual coordinate systems of the two substrates to synthesize aligned assembly coordinate system; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates in the two actual coordinate systems to obtain first group of offsets, and comparing sizes of the two substrates to obtain a size difference; using the first group of offsets and the size difference to correct coordinate values of specific marks of one of the two substrates; comparing coordinate values of the specific marks of the two substrates, to obtain second group of offsets; and moving the one to a position compensated by the second group of offsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: CHORNG-TYAN LIN, CHIH-CHIN WEN, CHUN-MING YANG, SHI-WEI LIN
  • Publication number: 20150049334
    Abstract: A method of aligning an upper substrate and a lower substrate is provided. The upper and lower substrates are oppositely arranged, and the aligning method includes the following steps: providing an optical image capturing module; emitting light rays to a third surface of a first prism; filtering the light rays, so that the light rays are divided into light rays at the first wavelength range and light rays at the second wavelength range, wherein the light rays at the first wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the upper substrate, and light rays at the second wavelength range irradiate a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting a pattern image on the upper substrate to an image capturing apparatus; reflecting a pattern image on the lower substrate to the image capturing apparatus; and determining locations of the patterns of the upper and lower substrate that are on the image capturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: SHI-WEI LIN, CHUN-MING YANG, CHIH-CHIN WEN, CHORNG-TYAN LIN
  • Patent number: 8854450
    Abstract: An alignment method for assembling substrates in different spaces without fiducial mark and its system are provided, and the alignment method has steps of: pre-defining partially standard character regions of two substrates; capturing at least two partially actual images of two substrates in different waiting spaces, respectively; comparing to obtain at least two partially actual character regions of the two substrates, respectively; building actual coordinate systems of the two substrates, respectively; comparing the actual coordinate systems of the two substrates with each other to obtain a set of offset values; moving the two substrates from the different waiting spaces to an alignment-and-installation space based on the set of offset values and a predetermined movement value, respectively; and stacking the two substrates with each other to finish the alignment and installation in the alignment-and-installation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chorng-tyan Lin, Chih-chin Wen, Chun-ming Yang, Jwu-jiun Yang
  • Publication number: 20140184791
    Abstract: An optical image capturing module and an alignment method and an observation method for an upper substrate and a lower substrate using the optical image capturing module are provided. The upper substrate and the lower substrate are disposed opposite. The alignment method includes the following steps of: emitting a light ray; filtering the light ray and dividing the light ray into a light ray at first wavelength and a light ray at second wavelength, whereby the light ray at first wavelength irradiates a pattern on the upper substrate, and the light ray at second wavelength irradiates a pattern on the lower substrate; reflecting the pattern on the upper substrate to an image capturing device; reflecting the pattern on the lower substrate to the image capturing device; and determining the positions of the pattern on the upper substrate and the pattern on the lower substrate on the image capturing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: SHI-WEI LIN, CHUN-MING YANG, CHIH-CHIN WEN, CHORNG-TYAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140184815
    Abstract: A calibration plate and a method for calibrating image capturing devices are provided. The calibration plate includes: a plate having a front face and a rear face; a plurality of calibration patterns formed at the front face of the plate, arranged in a regular manner, and used to calibrate image distortions, lens aberrations, and image center positions for the image capturing devices; and a plurality of graphically encoded patterns formed at the front face of the plate, the graphically encoded patterns being different from each other, and the graphically encoded patterns having information providing the positions of the calibration patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventors: SHI-WEI LIN, CHIH-CHIN WEN, KUO-KAI HUNG, CHIA-CHU HUANG, HAO-JHEN CHANG
  • Patent number: 8644591
    Abstract: An alignment method for assembling substrates without fiducial mark is provided and has steps of: pre-defining at least two partially standard character regions; capturing at least two partially actual images of a first substrate; comparing to obtain at least two partially actual character regions; building an actual coordinate system of the first substrate; comparing the actual coordinate system with a coordinate system of a second substrate to obtain three types of offset values; moving the first substrate to a correct waiting position based on the offset values; ensuring if the first substrate is disposed at the correct waiting position; and stacking the first substrate with the second substrate to finish the alignment and installation. Thus, the alignment method of the present invention can be applied to to-be-installed substrates without any fiducial mark for alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chorng-tyan Lin, Chih-chin Wen, Chun-ming Yang, Jwu-jiun Yang
  • Publication number: 20130148878
    Abstract: An alignment method for assembling substrates without fiducial mark is provided and has steps of: pre-defining at least two partially standard character regions; capturing at least two partially actual images of a first substrate; comparing to obtain at least two partially actual character regions; building an actual coordinate system of the first substrate; comparing the actual coordinate system with a coordinate system of a second substrate to obtain three types of offset values; moving the first substrate to a correct waiting position based on the offset values; ensuring if the first substrate is disposed at the correct waiting position; and stacking the first substrate with the second substrate to finish the alignment and installation. Thus, the alignment method of the present invention can be applied to to-be-installed substrates without any fiducial mark for alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: Chorng-tyan Lin, Chih-Chin Wen, Chun-ming Yang, Jwu-jiun Yang
  • Publication number: 20130147942
    Abstract: An alignment method for assembling substrates in different spaces without fiducial mark and its system are provided, and the alignment method has steps of: pre-defining partially standard character regions of two substrates; capturing at least two partially actual images of two substrates in different waiting spaces, respectively; comparing to obtain at least two partially actual character regions of the two substrates, respectively; building actual coordinate systems of the two substrates, respectively; comparing the actual coordinate systems of the two substrates with each other to obtain a set of offset values; moving the two substrates from the different waiting spaces to an alignment-and-installation space based on the set of offset values and a predetermined movement value, respectively; and stacking the two substrates with each other to finish the alignment and installation in the alignment-and-installation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
    Inventors: CHORNG-TYAN LIN, Chih-chin Wen, Chun-ming Yang, Jwu-jiun Yang