Patents by Inventor Chih-Chun Chai

Chih-Chun Chai 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: 11653720
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the quality of a surface treatment applied to an article in a manufacturing process are provided. A surface treatment may be applied to at least a portion of an article. A thermal profile of the article may be obtained and used to determine temperature indications of different regions of the article to which the surface treatment has been applied. A standard model of the article may be obtained that includes model regions having model temperature ranges. The temperature indications of the article can be compared with the model temperature ranges to determine if any temperature indications are outside of a corresponding model temperature range. The article may be a shoe part. The surface treatments may include the application of heat, plasma, dye, paint, primer, and/or the application of other materials, substances, and/or processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dragan Jurkovic, Chun-Wei Huang, Jen-Chuan Lin, Shih-Yuan Wu, Chih-Chun Chai, Ming-Ji Lee, Chien-Liang Yeh
  • Patent number: 11109645
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the quality of a surface treatment applied to an article in a manufacturing process are provided. A surface treatment may be applied to at least a portion of an article. A thermal profile of the article may be obtained and used to determine temperature indications of different regions of the article to which the surface treatment has been applied. A standard model of the article may be obtained that includes model regions having model temperature ranges. The temperature indications of the article can be compared with the model temperature ranges to determine if any temperature indications are outside of a corresponding model temperature range. The article may be a shoe part. The surface treatments may include the application of heat, plasma, dye, paint, primer, and/or the application of other materials, substances, and/or processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dragan Jurkovic, Chun-Wei Huang, Jen-Chuan Lin, Shih-Yuan Wu, Chih-Chun Chai, Ming-Ji Lee, Chien-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20210267318
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the quality of a surface treatment applied to an article in a manufacturing process are provided. A surface treatment may be applied to at least a portion of an article. A thermal profile of the article may be obtained and used to determine temperature indications of different regions of the article to which the surface treatment has been applied. A standard model of the article may be obtained that includes model regions having model temperature ranges. The temperature indications of the article can be compared with the model temperature ranges to determine if any temperature indications are outside of a corresponding model temperature range. The article may be a shoe part. The surface treatments may include the application of heat, plasma, dye, paint, primer, and/or the application of other materials, substances, and/or processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Dragan Jurkovic, Chun-Wei Huang, Jen-Chuan Lin, Shih-Yuan Wu, Chih-Chun Chai, Ming-Ji Lee, Chien-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20180343980
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the quality of a surface treatment applied to an article in a manufacturing process are provided. A surface treatment may be applied to at least a portion of an article. A thermal profile of the article may be obtained and used to determine temperature indications of different regions of the article to which the surface treatment has been applied. A standard model of the article may be obtained that includes model regions having model temperature ranges. The temperature indications of the article can be compared with the model temperature ranges to determine if any temperature indications are outside of a corresponding model temperature range. The article may be a shoe part. The surface treatments may include the application of heat, plasma, dye, paint, primer, and/or the application of other materials, substances, and/or processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Dragan Jurkovic, Chun-Wei Huang, Jen-Chuan Lin, Shih-Yuan Wu, Chih-Chun Chai, Ming-Ji Lee, Chien-Liang Yeh