Patents by Inventor Chih-Chuan Lee

Chih-Chuan Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 11940727
    Abstract: A reticle enclosure includes a base including a first surface, a cover including a second surface and coupled to the base with the first surface facing the second surface. The base and the cover form an internal space that includes a reticle. The reticle enclosure includes restraining mechanisms arranged in the internal space and for securing the reticle, and structures disposed adjacent the reticle in the internal space. The structures enclose the reticle at least partially, and limit passage of contaminants between the internal space and an external environment of the reticle enclosure. The structures include barriers disposed on the first and second surfaces. In other examples, a padding is installed in gaps between the barriers and the first and second surfaces. In other examples, the structures include wall structures disposed on the first and second surfaces and between the restraining mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Tsung Shih, Tsung-Chih Chien, Tsung Chuan Lee, Hao-Shiang Chang
  • Publication number: 20240097301
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an integrated choke assembly comprising: a base having a main body structure, a first protruding part and a second protruding part. A first choke has a first magnetic core and a first winding, wherein the first protruding part is arranged through the first opening of the first magnetic core so that the first choke is arranged on the upper surface of the main body structure, and the first winding is wound on the first magnetic core. A second choke has a second magnetic core and a second winding, wherein the second protruding part is arranged through the second opening of the second magnetic core so that the second choke is arranged on the lower surface of the main body structure, and the second winding is wound on the second magnetic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Pang-Chuan CHEN, Chih-Shin HUANG, Shu-Cheng LEE
  • Publication number: 20210172603
    Abstract: A microturbine including a combustor, an igniter disposed adjacent to the combustor, and a plurality of fuel nozzles disposed adjacent to the combustor. The combustor includes a plurality of laser holes located merely in a region of the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Yung-Mao Tsuei, Chih-Chuan Lee, Sing-Mao Wu
  • Patent number: 10900664
    Abstract: A fuel gas nozzle used in a microturbine includes a first chamber, a second chamber connected to the first chamber, a pilot fuel gas pipe, a main fuel gas pipe and an intake pipe. An intake zone and a mixing zone are respectively formed in the first chamber and the second chamber and are communicated with each other. The pilot fuel gas pipe is for introducing a first fuel gas into a downstream of the second chamber. The main fuel gas pipe is for introducing a second fuel gas into the mixing zone via the intake zone. The intake pipe is for introducing an air into the mixing zone. A centerline of the intake pipe is not intersected with a centerline of the second chamber, so as to induce a vortex flow field of the air flowing into the mixing zone for mixing the air and the second fuel gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yung-Mao Tsuei, Chih-Chuan Lee, Chi-Fang Chiu
  • Publication number: 20200200391
    Abstract: A fuel gas nozzle used in a microturbine includes a first chamber, a second chamber connected to the first chamber, a pilot fuel gas pipe, a main fuel gas pipe and an intake pipe. An intake zone and a mixing zone are respectively formed in the first chamber and the second chamber and are communicated with each other. The pilot fuel gas pipe is for introducing a first fuel gas into a downstream of the second chamber. The main fuel gas pipe is for introducing a second fuel gas into the mixing zone via the intake zone. The intake pipe is for introducing an air into the mixing zone. A centerline of the intake pipe is not intersected with a centerline of the second chamber, so as to induce a vortex flow field of the air flowing into the mixing zone for mixing the air and the second fuel gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Yung-Mao Tsuei, Chih-Chuan Lee, Chi-Fang Chiu
  • Patent number: 10619853
    Abstract: A micro turbine generator includes a compressor, a guide channel, an expansion chamber, and a recuperator. The expansion chamber includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and a guide vane structure. The air inlet is disposed at one end of the expansion chamber, connected with the compressor through the guide channel, and receives an air compressed by the compressor. The air outlet is disposed at the other end of the expansion chamber, connected with the recuperator, and discharges the air, allowing the air to enter the recuperator. The guide vane structure extends inward from an inner wall of the expansion chamber to allow the air to pass the guide vane structure before being discharged from the air outlet to enter the recuperator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yung-Mao Tsuei, Chih-Chuan Lee
  • Patent number: 10598087
    Abstract: An intake/outlet pipe optimization method for a rotary engine, comprising the steps of: (A) providing a rotary engine; (B) providing a simulation software package, to perform a series of simulations for the rotary engine according to different combinations of a pipe length, a pipe diameter, a pipe shape and a pipe angle, to determine an optimal combination of the pipe length, the pipe diameter, the pipe shape, and pipe angle, to obtain an optimal power output for the rotary engine; and (C) performing tests for the rotary engine, by utilizing the optimal combination of the pipe length, the pipe diameter, the pipe shape, and pipe angle obtained in step (B), to obtain a test optimized power output for the rotary engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG-SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHN
    Inventors: Dun-Zen Jeng, Ming-Chun Hsieh, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh
  • Publication number: 20190145284
    Abstract: An exhaust channel of a microturbine engine, characterized by a tapering pipe for reducing the speed at which a high-temperature gas is discharged from the turbine and ensuring that the high-temperature gas induced into a recuperator produces a uniform, low-speed flow field, with a view to preventing any noticeable vortex region from developing in the channel, minimizing the pressure loss in the channel, and enhancing the heat exchange efficiency of the recuperator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: CHIH-CHUAN LEE, YUNG-MAO TSUEI, SING-MAW WU
  • Publication number: 20180258844
    Abstract: An intake/outlet pipe optimization method for a rotary engine, comprising the steps of: (A) providing a rotary engine; (B) providing a simulation software package, to perform a series of simulations for the rotary engine according to different combinations of a pipe length, a pipe diameter, a pipe shape and a pipe angle, to determine an optimal combination of the pipe length, the pipe diameter, the pipe shape, and pipe angle, to obtain an optimal power output for the rotary engine; and (C) performing tests for the rotary engine, by utilizing the optimal combination of the pipe length, the pipe diameter, the pipe shape, and pipe angle obtained in step (B), to obtain a test optimized power output for the rotary engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: DUN-ZEN JENG, MING-CHUN HSIEH, CHIH-CHUAN LEE, TING-HUA CHIEH
  • Publication number: 20180172270
    Abstract: A micro turbine generator includes a compressor, a guide channel, an expansion chamber, and a recuperator. The expansion chamber includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and a guide vane structure. The air inlet is disposed at one end of the expansion chamber, connected with the compressor through the guide channel, and receives an air compressed by the compressor. The air outlet is disposed at the other end of the expansion chamber, connected with the recuperator, and discharges the air, allowing the air to enter the recuperator. The guide vane structure extends inward from an inner wall of the expansion chamber to allow the air to pass the guide vane structure before being discharged from the air outlet to enter the recuperator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: YUNG-MAO TSUEI, CHIH-CHUAN LEE
  • Patent number: 9828908
    Abstract: A device for internal cooling and pressurization of rotary engine, comprising: a mechanical charger, a charger outlet tube, a core cooling intake tube, an engine air intake tube, a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve. The mechanical charger is mounted in a ventilated place. The charger outlet tube is used to dispense air, and the charger outlet tube has two sides, with one side coupled to the mechanical charger. The core cooling intake tube is connected to another side of the charger outlet tube, and is used to dispense air. The engine air intake tube is connected to another side of the charger outlet tube. The device for cooling and pressurization of rotary engine is capable of achieving improved cooling and performance of rotary engine, through switching a plurality of valves, in automatic control manner and/or in remote control manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG-SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dun-Zen Jeng, Ming-Chun Hsieh, Chih-Chuan Lee, Hon-Wei Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20170130647
    Abstract: A device for internal cooling and pressurization of rotary engine, comprising: a mechanical charger, a charger outlet tube, a core cooling intake tube, an engine air intake tube, a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve. The mechanical charger is mounted in a ventilated place. The charger outlet tube is used to dispense air, and the charger outlet tube has two sides, with one side coupled to the mechanical charger. The core cooling intake tube is connected to another side of the charger outlet tube, and is used to dispense air. The engine air intake tube is connected to another side of the charger outlet tube. The device for cooling and pressurization of rotary engine is capable of achieving improved cooling and performance of rotary engine, through switching a plurality of valves, in automatic control manner and/or in remote control manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: DUN-ZEN JENG, MING-CHUN HSIEH, CHIH-CHUAN LEE, HON-WEI HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20160305315
    Abstract: An external cooling fin of a rotary engine is mounted onto the housings of the rotary engine and includes a plurality of cooling teeth for lowering the temperature of the rotary engine, and each cooling fin includes a root and two or more outstretching fin stems, and the root is coupled to the rotary engine housings, so as to achieve a high-efficiency heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Dun-Zen Jeng, Chih-Chuan Lee, Chien-Chou Weng
  • Publication number: 20160201464
    Abstract: An intake/outlet pipe optimization method includes the steps of providing a rotary engine, measuring the pressure in an operation of the engine, designing the appearance of the intake/outlet pipes, adjusting the pressure wave in an air pipe and the pressure in an air chamber of the engine to increase the air intake and improve the output horsepower of the engine. The intake pipe is a tapered pipe having the pipe diameter on an intake side greater than the pipe diameter on the engine side; and the outlet pipe is an inversely tapered pipe having the pipe diameter on the engine side smaller than the pipe diameter on the outlet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dun-Zen Jeng, Ming-Chun Hsieh, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh
  • Patent number: 9322328
    Abstract: An internal cooling passage structure for rotary engine, which includes a rotary engine body, having a front frame, a mid-frame, a rear frame and a rotor, wherein the rotor has cooling passages beneath the rotor triangular apexes, and both front and rear frames respectively have corresponding openings; a rotor, rotating in the mid-frame, having the core cooling passages in full or partial connection with the openings in both front and rear frames in the engine operation; and a guide vane along the opening edge, wherein external air is guided into the rotor core cooling passages by the guide vane which avoids generating heat vortices and helps to increase the cooling air so as to lower the temperature on the rotor and its assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: CHUNG-SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARMAMENTS BUREAU, M.N.D
    Inventors: Ming-Chun Hsieh, Dun-Zen Jeng, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh
  • Publication number: 20150260088
    Abstract: An intake/outlet pipe optimization method and apparatus for a rotary engine are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a rotary engine, measuring the pressure in an operation of the engine, designing the appearance of the intake/outlet pipes, adjusting the pressure wave in an air pipe and the pressure in an air chamber of the engine to increase the air intake and improve the output horsepower of the engine. The intake pipe is a tapered pipe having the pipe diameter on an intake side greater than the pipe diameter on the engine side; and the outlet pipe is an inversely tapered pipe having the pipe diameter on the engine side smaller than the pipe diameter on the outlet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments Bureau, M.N.D
    Inventors: Dun-Zen Jeng, Ming-Chun Hsieh, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh
  • Publication number: 20150260090
    Abstract: An internal cooling passage structure for rotary engine, which includes a rotary engine body, having a front frame, a mid-frame, a rear frame and a rotor, wherein the rotor has cooling passages beneath the rotor triangular apexes, and both front and rear frames respectively have corresponding openings; a rotor, rotating in the mid-frame, having the core cooling passages in full or partial connection with the openings in both front and rear frames in the engine operation; and a guide vane along the opening edge, wherein external air is guided into the rotor core cooling passages by the guide vane which avoids generating heat vortices and helps to increase the cooling air so as to lower the temperature on the rotor and its assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments Bureau, M.N.D
    Inventors: Ming-Chun Hsieh, Dun-Zen Jeng, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh
  • Publication number: 20150260091
    Abstract: An external cooling fin of a rotary engine is mounted onto the housings of the rotary engine and includes a plurality of cooling teeth for lowering the temperature of the rotary engine, and each cooling fin includes a root and two or more outstretching fin stems, and the root is coupled to the rotary engine housings, so as to achieve a high-efficiency heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments Bureau, M.N.D
    Inventors: Ming-Chun Hsieh, Dun-Zen Jeng, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh
  • Publication number: 20150260089
    Abstract: A device for cooling and pressurization, which is composed of a charger, an outlet tube couples the mechanical charger, a first valve coupled to the charger outlet tube and a engine intake tube, a second valve coupled to the charger outlet tube and a core cooling tube, and a rotary engine body coupled to the engine intake tube and the core cooling tube. The device of the present invention has functions with cooling and/or pressurization, and manners of the engine intake and core heat dissipation intake can be used in the device to perform the core cooling by the serial, parallel or independent manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments Bureau, M.N.D
    Inventors: Dun-Zen Jeng, Ming-Chun Hsieh, Chih-Chuan Lee, Ting-Hua Chieh