Patents by Inventor Chih Hsien Wu

Chih Hsien Wu 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: 20150351184
    Abstract: A self-excited TRIAC dimming circuit applied in a panel light includes a dimming module and at least one conversion module, and a power factor controller (PFC) is installed in the dimming module, and the conversion module is a self-excited electronic isolation transformer, and the TRIAC PFC is integrated with the circuit structure of a self-excited electronic transformer to improve the overall circuit stability, so that the panel light complies with a high safety standard to enhance product applicability and competitiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Wei Chang, Chih-Hsien Wu, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu, Cheng-Han Hung
  • Patent number: 9198243
    Abstract: An LED driver circuit for supplying a TRIAC holding current by using a controllable current source has a single-stage power factor correction circuit architecture, and the circuit receives an input voltage received by a conversion module of the controllable current source to form an operating current for driving an LED light source to emit light and monitoring the change of the input voltage by a control chip, and adopts a switching method of a fixed cut-off time of a switch unit, so that the controllable current source outputs a constant operating current in a standard peak value to achieve the constant current status during the operation of the LED light source while assuring the operating current is always greater than a holding current required by the TRIAC element when the TRIAC element is conducted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu
  • Publication number: 20150334801
    Abstract: Disclosed is a purely resistive dimming circuit for driving LEDs to emit light and support an LED dimming function. The LEDs are divided into a first string and a second string connected in series with each other. The purely resistive dimming circuit is respectively and electrically coupled to an anode terminal of the first string and an anode terminal of the second string by a driving resistor and a current limiting resistor which are connected in series with each other. The resistance of the driving resistor restricts the LEDs to emit light at different stages to enhance the working efficiency of circuits, while using the property of the current limiting resistor to limit the overvoltage current, so as to achieve a constant power operating effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: CHIH-HSIEN WU, WEI CHANG, KAI-CHENG CHUANG, SZU-CHIEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150300585
    Abstract: An LED lamp is connected to a pair of connecting elements and includes at least one lamp tube and two end caps. One end cap includes a power supply element and is electrically connected to an LED module, and the other end cap is connected to the lamp tube and includes a power conversion element. The end cap has an electric wire and a plug connected to the power supply element through the electric wire and connected to a socket for power supply. The lamp tube has a backlight surface, a light exit surface, and first latch portions disposed at both ends of the lamp tube, and the two end caps have at least one second latch portion and a fixing portion with a first through hole each, so that the connecting elements can be fixed to the two end caps through the first through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Po-Wen Hsiao, Han-Chi Chi
  • Patent number: 9167645
    Abstract: A driver circuit adopting a primary side regulating architecture and an isolation transformer for improving LED flickers includes a transformer, a primary side regulating module, a feedback portion, a driving module and a dimming portion. The transformer includes an input coil, an auxiliary coil, a driving coil, and a dimming coil. The primary side regulating module is electrically coupled to the input coil; the feedback portion is electrically coupled to the auxiliary coil and the primary side regulating module; the driving module is electrically coupled to the driving coil; the dimming portion is electrically coupled to the dimming coil and the driving module. When a dimming signal inputted to the dimming portion has a voltage of 1V-10V, and the driver circuit is applied to a panel light, the LED flicker is improved effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Huan-Ying Lu, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Che-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 9072149
    Abstract: An LED driving device with open circuit protection and color temperature and brightness adjustment is applied in a lamp to drive LEDs which are divided into strings, and at least one string is formed by connecting blue light diodes in series, and the remaining strings are formed by connecting yellow light LEDs in series, and at least one of the yellow light strings is connected to the blue light string in parallel and then connected to the remaining strings in series to form a node. The LED driving device employs a switch to conduct the blue or yellow light string to change the color temperature of the emitted light of the lamp, and a power input pin of a control chip is electrically coupled to the node. If there is an open circuit caused by an abnormality of the LEDs, the operation will be stopped to provide protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Huan-Ying Lu, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu
  • Publication number: 20150173140
    Abstract: An LED driver circuit for supplying a TRIAC holding current by using a controllable current source has a single-stage power factor correction circuit architecture, and the circuit receives an input voltage received by a conversion module of the controllable current source to form an operating current for driving an LED light source to emit light and monitoring the change of the input voltage by a control chip, and adopts a switching method of a fixed cut-off time of a switch unit, so that the controllable current source outputs a constant operating current in a standard peak value to achieve the constant current status during the operation of the LED light source while assuring the operating current is always greater than a holding current required by the TRIAC element when the TRIAC element is conducted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: CHIH-HSIEN WU, WEI CHANG, KAI-CHENG CHUANG, SHAO-WEI CHIU
  • Patent number: 9027513
    Abstract: A green-light device for driving mice away includes a casing and a control circuit in the casing, wherein the control circuit comprises a power conversion circuit, a voltage regulating integrated circuit (IC), an amplifying circuit, a control knob, an ultrasonic frequency oscillator circuit, a logical-determination circuit and multiple green-light emitting diodes (LED) coupled to and controlled by the logical-determination circuit. The control knob is configured to be switched to lead the control circuit to create an ultrasonic wave or a special light wave such that mice can be cheated or driven away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Chih-Hsien Wu
  • Publication number: 20150117007
    Abstract: An LED lead frame mounted on a platform of a lightbulb includes a metal polarity substrate, a metal retaining substrate and a casing for partially covering the metal polarity substrate and the metal retaining substrate. The metal retaining substrate is a sheet bent into a disposing portion and a carrying portion, and an included angle ?1 is defined between the portions, and an abutting surface of the disposing portion abuts the platform, and a portion of the carrying portion not covered by the casing is provided for installing at least one LED chip. The metal polarity substrate is bent to form an included angle ?2, and ?1=?2, and 93°??1?130°. The casing has a support member formed on the casing and protruded in a direction opposite to the direction of bending the metal retaining substrate. The LED lead frame enhances the illumination angle and light uniformity of the lightbulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: UNITY OPTO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEI CHANG, CHIH-HSIEN WU, HUAN-YING LU, SHIH-CHAO SHEN, SEN-YUH TSAI
  • Publication number: 20150097489
    Abstract: An LED driving device with open circuit protection and color temperature and brightness adjustment is applied in a lamp to drive LEDs which are divided into strings, and at least one string is formed by connecting blue light diodes in series, and the remaining strings are formed by connecting yellow light LEDs in series, and at least one of the yellow light strings is connected to the blue light string in parallel and then connected to the remaining strings in series to form a node. The LED driving device employs a switch to conduct the blue or yellow light string to change the color temperature of the emitted light of the lamp, and a power input pin of a control chip is electrically coupled to the node. If there is an open circuit caused by an abnormality of the LEDs, the operation will be stopped to provide protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: UNITY OPTO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-HSIEN WU, WEI CHANG, HUAN-YING LU, KAI-CHENG CHUANG, SHAO-WEI CHIU
  • Patent number: 8941323
    Abstract: A ceiling lamp adopting a non-separating driver circuit includes a conversion module and a control module. The conversion module converts an input voltage into an operating voltage to drive the LEDs and forming a driving current, and the control module monitors the operating voltage and the driving current to adjust the operating cycle of the conversion module, change the output voltage value of the operating voltage, and linearly change the driving current at a constant current state. The conversion module just executes the power conversion for one time to provide the driving power of the LEDs instead of using the conventional driving method that executes a two-stage power conversion by a separating power converter and a negative booster of the conventional ceiling lamp. Therefore, the ceiling lamp adopting a non-separating driver circuit is capable of lowering the circuit cost and improving the operating efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu
  • Patent number: 8941328
    Abstract: Disclosed is a variable power dimming control circuit for driving and linearly adjusting the illumination brightness of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the circuit includes a dimming stabilization unit and a control unit. The control unit is provided for detecting an input current of a circuit, and the dimming stabilization unit is driven for outputting a holding current when the input power is smaller than a standard, and stopping the output the holding current when the input power is greater than the standard. When the LEDs are dimmed to low luminance, a chip controls the operation of the dimming stabilization unit to assure the stability of the dimming operation of a TRIAC. When the LEDs are adjusted to high or full brightness, the chip stops the output of the holding current to reduce unnecessary power consumption and enhance the overall circuit performance effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Huan-Ying Lu, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu
  • Publication number: 20150008826
    Abstract: A ceiling lamp adopting a non-separating driver circuit includes a conversion module and a control module. The conversion module converts an input voltage into an operating voltage to drive the LEDs and forming a driving current, and the control module monitors the operating voltage and the driving current to adjust the operating cycle of the conversion module, change the output voltage value of the operating voltage, and linearly change the driving current at a constant current state. The conversion module just executes the power conversion for one time to provide the driving power of the LEDs instead of using the conventional driving method that executes a two-stage power conversion by a separating power converter and a negative booster of the conventional ceiling lamp. Therefore, the ceiling lamp adopting a non-separating driver circuit is capable of lowering the circuit cost and improving the operating efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: UNITY OPTO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-HSIEN WU, WEI CHANG, KAI-CHENG CHUANG, SHAO-WEI CHIU
  • Patent number: 8902107
    Abstract: A mobile communication device including a first appearance and an antenna is provided. An upper surface of the first appearance is bent a first angle from a border between a display area and a non-display area toward a display direction, and a lower surface of the first appearance is bent a second angle from a bending point toward the display direction, wherein the bending point of the lower surface is corresponding to the display area of the upper surface. The antenna is disposed in the mobile communication device and corresponding to the non-display area of the first appearance. The antenna transmits and receives signals processed by the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Chih-Ling Chien, Hung-Yi Huang, Chung-Ting Hung, Chien-Chun Cheng, Chih-Hsien Wu, Kuo-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8896223
    Abstract: A LED driving device comprises a rectification circuit, a holding current circuit and a driving circuit to drive and linearly regulates an illumination brightness of at least one LED by utilizing level variation of current magnitude. The rectification circuit rectifies and outputs a rectified voltage to the holding current circuit and the driving circuit by filtering impulses via a filter after receiving an alternating current voltage. The driving circuit outputs a driving current filtered by a filter capacitor to the LED, and the driving current is sensed by a sensing resistor to allow the holding current circuit outputting a holding current to the rectification circuit such that the whole circuit power can be improved to reduce problems of noise interference and twinkling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Kai-Cheng Chuang
  • Publication number: 20140320031
    Abstract: Disclosed is a variable power dimming control circuit for driving and linearly adjusting the illumination brightness of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the circuit includes a dimming stabilization unit and a control unit. The control unit is provided for detecting an input current of a circuit, and the dimming stabilization unit is driven for outputting a holding current when the input power is smaller than a standard, and stopping the output the holding current when the input power is greater than the standard. When the LEDs are dimmed to low luminance, a chip controls the operation of the dimming stabilization unit to assure the stability of the dimming operation of a TRIAC. When the LEDs are adjusted to high or full brightness, the chip stops the output of the holding current to reduce unnecessary power consumption and enhance the overall circuit performance effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: CHIH-HSIEN WU, WEI CHANG, HUAN-YING LU, KAI-CHENG CHUANG, SHAO-WEI CHIU
  • Publication number: 20140245969
    Abstract: A green-light device for driving mice away includes a casing and a control circuit in the casing, wherein the control circuit comprises a power conversion circuit, a voltage regulating integrated circuit (IC), an amplifying circuit, a control knob, an ultrasonic frequency oscillator circuit, a logical-determination circuit and multiple green-light emitting diodes (LED) coupled to and controlled by the logical-determination circuit. The control knob is configured to be switched to lead the control circuit to create an ultrasonic wave or a special light wave such that mice can be cheated or driven away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: CHIH-HSIEN WU
  • Patent number: 8766560
    Abstract: An adaptive LED dimming driving circuit is disclosed, wherein its control module is disposed with a first resistor, a second resistor, a retainer, a third resistor and a fourth resistor. When the control module receives an input voltage, the retainer is driven to output a retaining current Ihold to the second resistor, thereby ensuring normal dimming. The first resistor and the third resistor detect the input voltage so that when an input current Iin satisfies a correlation Iin=Ihold+ILED, the retaining current has the minimum value to increase work efficiency during the LED that is dimmed to the maximum intensity. When the input voltage is too low, the reference level is reduced to prevent the LED from generating twinkling. The fourth resistor detects the voltage energy of the LED. Therefore, when the voltage energy is changed, a high-low-voltage compensation is performed to achieve a constant power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Wei Chang, Huan-Ying Lu, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Shao-Wei Chiu
  • Patent number: D728480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Chang, Chih-Hsien Wu, Huan-Ying Lu, Shih-Chao Shen
  • Patent number: D739976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Huei Wu, Chih-Hsien Wu, Ching-Li Chou, Shih-Hsun Chang