Patents by Inventor Chih-Chun Chen
Chih-Chun Chen 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).
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Publication number: 20250138188Abstract: An unmanned vehicle processing system includes a controller, a laser source, a galvanometer module and a receiving device. The controller provides a laser trigger signal. The laser source is connected electrically to the controller, receives the laser trigger signal and further emits accordingly a laser beam. The galvanometer module includes a scanning galvanometer for reflecting and converting the laser beam into a processing beam. The receiving device is connected electrically to the controller, receives a processing reflected beam reflected from the object and further emits correspondingly a reflected reception signal to the controller. The controller obtains a processing distance between the unmanned vehicle and the object according to the reflected reception signal and the laser trigger signal, the reflected reception signal has a reflected-signal intensity, and the controller detects a processed state of the object according to the reflected-signal intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: CHIH-CHUN CHEN, CHIEN-HUNG LU, CHIH-YU TSAI, YU-CHENG SONG
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Publication number: 20250123368Abstract: A light emission module includes a laser source, a beam steering element, a focusing lens set, an imaging fiber bundle set, and expansion lens sets. The beam steering element splits a received laser beam into at least two laser beams to the focusing lens set. The imaging fiber bundle set includes a receiving element and branch elements, which the branch elements are individually connected to the receiving element, distributed disposing, and oriented to individual desired scanning directions. The focusing lens set is disposed between the beam steering element and the receiving element. The at least two laser beams are focused on the receiving element and emitted through one of the branch elements. The expansion lens sets, disposed individually corresponding to the branch elements, receives the laser beam emitted from the branch elements and further controls the laser beam to have a spread angle and an expanding angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: April 17, 2025Inventors: CHIA-YU HU, CHIH-CHUN CHEN, YI-CHI LEE, JI-BIN HORNG
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Publication number: 20250004480Abstract: Method for monitoring industrial safety, which includes: setting a field feature related to a working event and an industrial safety feature related to an industrial safety event. Controlling a self-propelled device to move within a working environment while also controlling an image capturing unit to capture an environmental image of the working environment, and controlling an internal computer to analyze the environmental image. Controlling the self-propelled device to stay at a location where the field feature is captured when the environmental image is analyzed and it was determined that the field feature exists in the working environment; and controlling the self-propelled device to transmit an industrial safety information related to the industrial safety event to the terminal device when the analysis of the captured environmental image indicates that the industrial safety feature exists in the field feature, thereby helping the industrial safety personnel to realize the on-site situation remotely.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventor: Chih-Chun CHEN
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Patent number: 12112217Abstract: An electronic card receiving device, including a housing, a card stand, a rotating shaft, and a contact element, is provided. The housing includes a front plate having an opening. The card stand is disposed in an inner space of the housing and includes a plate section, a connecting section, and a hook section. The connecting section is connected between the plate section and the hook section. A terminal of the hook section protrudes toward the opening. The rotating shaft is attached to the plate section and is lower than the opening. An axis of the rotating shaft is substantially parallel to the front plate. The rotating shaft rotates to drive the card stand to oscillate between an initial configuration and a card-reading configuration. The contact element is disposed on the plate section of the card stand. A method of using an electronic card receiving device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Huei-Chuan Lee, Bo-Tsang Huang, Chu-Kuang Tseng, Chin-Chi Yu, Chih-Chun Chen, Kai-Yi Cho
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Patent number: 12094887Abstract: A display apparatus includes a wireless transmission unit and a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel units and a signal line. The substrate includes a display region and a periphery region. The periphery region surrounds the display region. The pixel units are disposed on the display region. Each of the pixel units includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The signal line is on the periphery region. As viewed from a top view, the signal line has an annular shape having a gap and surrounds the display region.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chia-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Jia-Hung Chen, Bo-Tsang Huang, Wei-Yueh Ku
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Patent number: 11990100Abstract: An e-paper identification card system including an e-paper identification card and a data updating apparatus is provided. The e-paper identification card is configured to display first image information. The data updating apparatus is electrically connected to the e-paper identification card. The data updating apparatus is configured to update the e-paper identification card according to the first image information to drive the e-paper identification card to display second image information. In addition, an e-paper identification card is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chih-Chun Chen, Huei-Chuan Lee, Cheng-Hsien Lin, Shuo-En Lee, Kai-Yi Cho
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Patent number: 11972800Abstract: A non-volatile memory cell includes a first select transistor, a first floating gate transistor, a second floating gate transistor and a second select transistor. The first select transistor is connected with a program source line and a program word line. The first floating gate transistor includes a floating gate. The first floating gate transistor is connected with the first select transistor and a program bit line. The second floating gate transistor includes a floating gate. The second floating gate transistor is connected with a read source line. The second select transistor is connected with the second floating gate transistor, the read word line and the read bit line. The floating gate of the second floating gate transistor is connected with the floating gate of the first floating gate transistor.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: EMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chih-Chun Chen, Chun-Hung Lin
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Publication number: 20240106197Abstract: A laser automatic compensation control device includes a controller, a digital array, a decoder, a compensation array and a synchronizer. The controller is configured for receiving a number of laser energy signals and comparing each laser energy signal with a corresponding preset energy value to obtain a corresponding output digital signal. The digital array is electrically connected to the controller and configured for storing the output digital signals. The decoder is electrically connected to the digital array and configured for converting the output digital signals into a number of analog compensation signals. The compensation array is electrically connected to the decoder and configured for storing the analog compensation signals. The synchronizer is electrically connected to the compensation array and configured for receiving the analog compensation signals, and synchronously outputting the analog compensation signals to a laser diode array.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jia-You WANG, Fu-Shun HO, Chun-Chieh YANG, Chih-Chun CHEN
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Patent number: 11942750Abstract: A laser inspection system is provided. A laser source emits a laser with a first spectrum and the laser is transmitted by a first optical fiber. A gain optical fiber doped with special ions is connected to the first optical fiber, and a light detector is provided around the gain optical fiber. When the laser with the first spectrum passes through the gain optical fiber, the gain optical fiber absorbs part of the energy level of the laser with the first spectrum, so that the laser with the first spectrum is converted to generate light with a second spectrum based on the frequency conversion phenomenon. The light detector detects the intensity of the light with the second spectrum, so that the power of the laser source can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yi-Chi Lee, Hsin-Chia Su, Shih-Ting Lin, Yu-Cheng Song, Fu-Shun Ho, Chih-Chun Chen
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Publication number: 20240077593Abstract: An optical radar includes an optical-signal receiving unit and an optical-signal pickup unit. The optical-signal receiving unit is configured to receive a reflected light. The optical-signal pickup unit is coupled to the optical-signal receiving unit and includes a first optical-signal filtering circuit and a second optical-signal filtering unit. The first optical-signal filtering circuit is configured to filter out a first interference pulse of the reflected light, wherein the first interference pulse has a first interference voltage value higher than a reference voltage. The second optical-signal filtering circuit is coupled to the first optical-signal filtering circuit and configured to generate a clock signal comprising a clock pulse; and filter out a second interference pulse that does not match the clock pulse in time point from the reflected light.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chih-Chun CHEN, Yi-Chi LEE, Chia-Yu HU, Ji-Bin HORNG
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Publication number: 20230282652Abstract: A display apparatus includes a wireless transmission unit and a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel units and a signal line. The substrate includes a display region and a periphery region. The periphery region surrounds the display region. The pixel units are disposed on the display region. Each of the pixel units includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The signal line is on the periphery region. As viewed from a top view, the signal line has an annular shape having a gap and surrounds the display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Chia-Chi CHANG, Chih-Chun CHEN, Chi-Ming WU, Yi-Ching WANG, Jia-Hung CHEN, Bo-Tsang HUANG, Wei-Yueh KU
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Publication number: 20230274713Abstract: An e-paper identification card system including an e-paper identification card and a data updating apparatus is provided. The e-paper identification card is configured to display first image information. The data updating apparatus is electrically connected to the e-paper identification card. The data updating apparatus is configured to update the e-paper identification card according to the first image information to drive the e-paper identification card to display second image information. In addition, an e-paper identification card is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chih-Chun Chen, Huei-Chuan Lee, Cheng-Hsien Lin, Shuo-En Lee, Kai-Yi Cho
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Publication number: 20230237294Abstract: An electronic card receiving device, including a housing, a card stand, a rotating shaft, and a contact element, is provided. The housing includes a front plate having an opening. The card stand is disposed in an inner space of the housing and includes a plate section, a connecting section, and a hook section. The connecting section is connected between the plate section and the hook section. A terminal of the hook section protrudes toward the opening. The rotating shaft is attached to the plate section and is lower than the opening. An axis of the rotating shaft is substantially parallel to the front plate. The rotating shaft rotates to drive the card stand to oscillate between an initial configuration and a card-reading configuration. The contact element is disposed on the plate section of the card stand. A method of using an electronic card receiving device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Huei-Chuan Lee, Bo-Tsang Huang, Chu-Kuang Tseng, Chin-Chi Yu, Chih-Chun Chen, Kai-Yi Cho
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Patent number: 11695018Abstract: A display apparatus includes a wireless transmission unit and a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel units and a signal line. The substrate includes a display region and a periphery region. The periphery region surrounds the display region. The pixel units are disposed on the display region. Each of the pixel units includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The signal line is on the periphery region. As viewed from a top view, the signal line has an annular shape having a gap and surrounds the display region.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chia-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Jia-Hung Chen, Bo-Tsang Huang, Wei-Yueh Ku
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Publication number: 20230197156Abstract: A non-volatile memory cell includes a first select transistor, a first floating gate transistor, a second floating gate transistor and a second select transistor. The first select transistor is connected with a program source line and a program word line. The first floating gate transistor includes a floating gate. The first floating gate transistor is connected with the first select transistor and a program bit line. The second floating gate transistor includes a floating gate. The second floating gate transistor is connected with a read source line. The second select transistor is connected with the second floating gate transistor, the read word line and the read bit line. The floating gate of the second floating gate transistor is connected with the floating gate of the first floating gate transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Chih-Chun CHEN, Chun-Hung LIN
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Patent number: 11619776Abstract: A light guide assembly includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate has a through hole, an inner sidewall that surrounds the through hole, and an outer sidewall that surrounds the inner sidewall. The inner sidewall has a halo elimination structure that faces the through hole. The outer sidewall has a light incident surface. The light source faces the light incident surface of the outer sidewall of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Hao Jen, Tsai-Wei Shei, Chin-Chi Yu, Chih-Chun Chen
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Patent number: 11615725Abstract: A display panel including horizontal signal lines, vertical signal lines intersecting the horizontal signal lines, first transmission lines and second transmission lines is provided. The horizontal signal lines are divided into a first horizontal signal line group and an adjacent second horizontal signal line group. Each of the first and second horizontal signal line groups includes N horizontal lines, wherein N is a positive integer. The first transmission lines are positioned at a first side of the vertical signal lines and respectively connected to the N horizontal signal lines in the first horizontal signal line group in a first tendency. The second transmission lines are positioned at a second, opposite side of the vertical signal lines and respectively connected to the N horizontal signal lines in the second horizontal signal line group in a second tendency. The first tendency is opposite to the second tendency.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chia-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Jia-Hung Chen, Wei-Yueh Ku
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Patent number: 11551597Abstract: An electronic device including a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, and a plurality of second signal lines is provided. The first signal lines are disposed on the substrate. Each of the first signal lines includes a first intersecting section and a first extending section. The first intersecting section each has a constant extending direction. The first intersecting section is connected to the first extending section, while the first intersecting section and the first extending section have different extending directions. The second signal lines are disposed on the substrate. Each of the second signal lines includes a second intersecting section. The second intersecting section each has a constant extending direction. The second signal lines intersect with the first signal lines to form a plurality of intersections on each of the first signal lines, and the intersections are located on the first intersecting sections.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chia-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Jia-Hung Chen, Shu-Fen Tsai
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Publication number: 20220131326Abstract: A laser inspection system is provided. A laser source emits a laser with a first spectrum and the laser is transmitted by a first optical fiber. A gain optical fiber doped with special ions is connected to the first optical fiber, and a light detector is provided around the gain optical fiber. When the laser with the first spectrum passes through the gain optical fiber, the gain optical fiber absorbs part of the energy level of the laser with the first spectrum, so that the laser with the first spectrum is converted to generate light with a second spectrum based on the frequency conversion phenomenon. The light detector detects the intensity of the light with the second spectrum, so that the power of the laser source can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Yi-Chi Lee, Hsin-Chia Su, Shih-Ting Lin, Yu-Cheng Song, Fu-Shun Ho, Chih-Chun Chen
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Patent number: 11283232Abstract: A laser protection system includes a high-power laser source, an optical diffuser, a photo detector, a signal-processing device, and a control module. The high-power laser source generates a first laser light beam, and the optical diffuser attenuates a laser power of the first laser light beam to form a second laser light beam. The photo detector obtains an optical detection signal from the second laser light beam. The signal-processing device includes a signal conversion module, a processor, and an encoder. The signal conversion module transforms the optical detection signal into a measurement data eigenvalue. The encoder encodes the measurement data eigenvalue into a measured encoded data, and the setting data eigenvalue into a set encoded data. The control module evaluates the set encoded data and the measured encoded data to determine whether or not the high-power laser source needs to be stopped.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chih-Chun Chen, Fu-Shun Ho, Chun-Chieh Yang, Yu-Cheng Song